Unless I'm missing it I cannot find a way to jump to a certain day and time to set a recording. This is a feature I often use with Directv and find it handy. As I'm planning of dropping D at some point this is something I'd like to find available with Channels.
This is not yet available in the clients. You can do so in the web UI of the DVR. Such a feature is often requested, but there is no estimation of when it might arrive.