How to Get Movies Off of DVR Before I Send It Back to DirecTV
- 1). Plug the Ethernet cable into the port on the DirecTV DVR. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port on the computer.
- 2). Open the video recording program on your computer.
- 3). Press the "Menu" button on the DVR control panel. Press the arrow keys on the control panel to highlight the "Recorded Programs" menu. Press the Enter key.
- 4). Press the arrow keys on the DVR control panel to select the movie to be recorded.
- 5). Click the record icon on the computer video recording program.
- 6). Press the play button on the DVR remote control.
- 7). Press the stop button on the computer video recording program when the program has ended.
- 8). Click "File" on the video recording program menu. Select "Save" to store the movie on your computer.
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