To delete a recording, press the DVR button and navigate to the recording on the stored shows screen. Navigate to the show and press the blue delete button to remove the individual recording. In the case of a series, select the series and the option will trigger to delete the single show or the entire series. Select the option to remove the.. DISH TV will always try to make it as easy as possible for you to stop recording whenever you want. There are a couple of reasons why you may want to choose to stop the recording in progress. It's possible you may have lost interest in the program you were recording, or perhaps you accidentally set up a timer to record a repeat of a single.
The timer will be deleted, and the recording will also stop. Alternatively, you can; Navigate to a channel you're not recording>>>open PIP>>>SWAP PIP>>>change channel. You'll get a prompt, and the recording will stop. Next is to return to the live mode. Deleting a Recorded Show. When you want to delete any recording, Press the DVR button. For example I have two shows set to record at the same time and am watching channel ___ but want to switch to channel ____. That is when the pop up occurs and I have to tell the Hopper what I want to do--stop recording one of the programs or free the tuner used for the channel I had been watching. I can then go to the channel I want to watch.