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B E C A USE E V E R Y H O ME D ES E RV ES A WE LL - T R A I N ED T V DIGIT AL VIDEO RECORDER USER GUIDE 1676-DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12/8/03 1:45 PM Page 1[...]
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Y OU’RE WA TCHING THE BIG GAME IN THE DEN . SUDDENL Y , Y OU HA VE A DESPERA TE URGE FOR A TURKEY SANDWICH. SO Y OU HIT P AUSE. W ALK TO THE KITCHEN . MAKE Y OUR SANDWICH. GRAB A COLD ONE. W ALK BACK TO THE DEN . PRESS PLA Y . AND THE LIVE GAME PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF . WITHOUT MISSING A SINGLE, HEART -POUNDING PLA Y . WELCOME TO D VR F[...]
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RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS 20 Save Y our Recorded Programs 21 Record a Program Tha t Y ou Are W atching Live 21 Record a Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program 23 Record T wo Programs at Once 25 Display a List of Y our Recorded Programs 26 Play Back a Recorded Program 26 Display a List of Programs Y ou Have Scheduled T o Be Recorded[...]
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INTRODUCING DVR 5 INTRODUCING DVR Y ou’ll never watch TV the same way again. Now you can: Control live programs as if they were recordings Easily record your favorite shows — a t least 30 hours of programming Watch your recordings anytime you want Use the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) feature Get More out of Y our TV With DVR, you can use your TV to[...]
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T ake Control of Live Programs Buffered Programs T urn off the DVR When you turn off the DVR, it erases ever ything from its buffer . Watch the channel for longer than an hour After an hour , DVR removes the earlier minutes of the program from its buffer so that only the most recent hour is kept in the buffer . T une to another program When you cha[...]
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FIND OUT WHEN Y OUR F AVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON 9 THE PROGRAM GUIDE WILL BE YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND . CONSIDER IT THE UL TIMA TE SEARCH ENGINE FOR YOUR TV . NO MORE ENDLESS SCROLLING THROUGH COUNTLESS SHOWS TILL Y OU FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE. NOW Y OU CAN SEARCH BY PROGRAM TITLE, THEME, CHANNEL NUMBER, OR BROADCAST DA TE. WHEN YOU FIND WHA T YOU W ANT TO[...]
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FIND OUT WHEN Y OUR F AVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON 11 Search for a Program by Channel, Title, or Theme DVR automatically lists programs by channel number , but you can customize it to list programs by title or theme. 1. Press Guide . The Program Guide appears and lists programs for the next 7 days. 2. Press Browse By . 3. Press Move Up or Mo ve Down to [...]
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CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS Y OU’RE W A TCHING THE SEASON FINALE OF YOUR F A VORITE SHOW OF ALL TIME. Y OUR BEST FRIEND CALLS . AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, YOU DON’T HA VE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE TWO . JUST PRESS P AUSE. AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROGRAM IS LIVE, Y OU CAN T ALK FO R AN HOUR, PRESS PLA Y , AND NOT MISS ONE MOMENT OF YOUR SHOW . AND [...]
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CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS T o Press Result Fast-forward Action speeds up and the Status Bar appears in the Fast-forward position at the bottom of the screen. The pointer on the Sta tus Bar moves to the right as you fast-forward the program. Speed up: Press F ast-forward one or two more times to incrementally increase the speed. Press it again [...]
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T urn PIP On and Off DVR has built-in picture-in-picture (PIP). When you turn on PIP , you can watch two channels at once. One channel appears as a full-screen image. The other appears as a small image within the full-screen image. Note: If your television came with PIP functionality , you may wish to deactivate it, as the PIP ima ges with DVR beco[...]
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Swap the Main Screen and the PIP Screen T o move the full-screen program shown in the main TV screen to the PIP screen, press Swap . WA TCH TWO PROGRAMS A T ONCE WA TCH TWO PROGRAMS A T ONCE 19 Change save time Play "The Jungle Book" Block "The Jungle Book" Erase Options "The Jungle Book" Wed: 6/11 7:00pm 2hr 0min Save[...]
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RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS 21 Record a Program That Y ou Are W atching Live T o record a program that you are wa tching live, make sure tha t you tune to the channel when the program begins, then press Record . This ensures that you record the entire program from its beginning. Otherwise, you’ll record only part of the program. DVR cannot det[...]
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3. Press Move Left once. The Sa ve Time options are highlighted. 4. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight the length of time you want to save the recording. 5. Press Accept Recording . DVR records the program using the Save T ime option that you selected. RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS 23 RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS Record a Single Program or [...]
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RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS 25 RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS T o Record Press Result All episodes The Edit Recording screen a ppears. twice The Record options are highlighted. Each option is highlighted as you move up or down the list. Stop when All episodes is highlighted. The Record options sho w All episodes and the Save Latest options are n[...]
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RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS Display a List of Y our Recorded Programs T o display a list of your Recorded Programs, press My DVR . T o exit from the Recorded List screen and display full-screen TV , press My DVR again or press Exit . Play Back a Recorded Program Play back your recorded programs whenever you want. Y ou can even record one or two [...]
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MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 29 RECORD AND PLA Y BACK PROGRAMS Cancel a Recording That’ s in Progress Y ou can stop a recording in progress at any time. When you stop a recording, you can save wha t has been recorded or erase the entire recording. 1. If you are not watching the recording, tune to the channel that is being recorded. 2. Press Sto[...]
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MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 31 MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS Keep Others from Watching a Program Y ou can prevent children or anyone else from watching specific programs by using the Parental Control feature. Blocking programs using Parental Controls is a 3-step process. First, you must turn Parental Control on; second, you must enable your PIN[...]
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MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 9. In the STOP column, change the time shown to the time you want the block to end by following this process: A. Press Move Left or Move Right to highlight the one you want to change (hours, minutes, and A.M. or P .M.). B. Press Mo ve Up or Mo ve Down to change each setting. Or , if your local Comcast system allows, y[...]
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MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 35 MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS View a Blocked Recorded Program 1. Press My DVR to view your Recorded List. 2. Highlight the Program T itle you wish to watch. 3. Press Select . 4. Press Move Down to highlight Unlock. 5. Press Select . 6. Enter your 4-digit PIN . 7. Highlight Play . 8. Press Select . Reblock a Record[...]
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Change the Save Time of a Recording Y ou Have Saved After recording a program, you can change how long DVR will sa ve the recording: 1. Press My DVR if the Recorded List screen is not displayed. The Recorded List screen appears. 2. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight the recording with the Save T ime you want to change. 3. Press Select . The Re[...]
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FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS 39 FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Questions about DVR What happens if DVR temporarily loses power? All recordings that were saved prior to the po wer loss are preserved, as well as future recording schedules. Y ou miss only the recordings that were scheduled to be made while the power was out. Where can I find details on in[...]
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B Blocked programs or channels blocking recordings, 31 playing blocked recordings, 33 turning blocking on and off, 30 watching blocked recordings, 34 Blocking programming, 31 Browse By options, 11 Buffering, 6 Buttons, See Remote control C Cable mode placing remote control in, 8 Canceling recordings in progress, 28 scheduled recordings, 27 Changing[...]
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© 2003 Comcast. All rights reserved. Comcast and the Comcast logo are registered trademarks of Comcast Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. T elevision programs, films, programs, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such material may be in violation of applicable laws, includin[...]
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For more information, call 1 .888.COMCAST or click www .comcast.com For use with the Scientific-Atlanta DVR box. UG-DVR-SA 1676-DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12/8/03 1:47 PM Page 44[...]