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Scientific Atlanta EXPLORER 8000 manual

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    1 Scientific-Atlanta Record your favorite programs when you’re away Record one program and watch another Record two live programs while watching a third program you recorded earlier Record and store from 30 to 50 hours of standard-definition programs on the 8000 and, depending on the model, up to 80 hours of standard- definition programming on th[...]

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    2 Welcome! With the Explorer ® 8000™ Digital Video Recorder (DVR), you can easily record your favorite programs and then play them back anytime. The built-in DVR and Picture-In-Picture (PIP) features give you com- plete control, convenience, and choice when watching TV . Use your DVR to control the following features... Control live TV The telep[...]

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    3 Using Y our Remote Control Use the keys on the AllT ouch ® A T8400™ or A T8500™ Remote Control to access the DVR and PIP features of your DVR. This guide describes the keys used to access the DVR and PIP features. For descriptions of the other key functions, refer to the user’s guide for your remote control model: • A T8400 AllT ouch Rem[...]

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    4 Prep aring the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Y our High-Definition TV If you have an Explorer 8000HD DVR and an HDTV , and you are not using a DVI connection, you may need to set up the 8000HD so that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your HDTV supports. Otherwise, your picture quality may be less than optimal. During inst[...]

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    5 Selecting Compatible Picture Formats If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn it on, the 8000HD may not be sending your HDTV a picture format that your HDTV supports. Follow these steps to select picture format settings that your HDTV supports. Note: Rather than selecting a single picture format setting, you may want to select all setti[...]

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    6 Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard Setting up the 8000HD to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the settings you have chosen while watching TV . Y ou can also select the setting that provides the best picture quality for the format currently being broadcast. There are three ways you can select picture form[...]

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    7 5. Use one of the following methods to select a picture format setting: • T o use a setting of 480i for a st andard-screen HDTV and a setting of 1080i for a wide-screen HDTV , press A to choose the Quick Setup method. • T o be able to toggle between the 1080i and 480i settings while watching TV , press B to choose the S tandard Setup method. [...]

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    8 Controlling Live TV Control a Live Program Y ou Are W atching The Pause , Rewind , Fast-Forward , Play , Instant Replay , and Live keys on the remote control are used to control the live program in the Main screen. For example, when you are watching your favorite live TV program and the telephone rings, press Pause to pause the program for up to [...]

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    9 Recording TV Programs Record a TV Program Y ou Are W atching 1. Press Record . 2. While in the Confirm Recording screen, choose your recording options and press A . The Record Indicator is li t on the front panel of the DVR . 3. T o manually stop recording before the scheduled time, press Stop and then follow the on-screen choices. Record a TV Pr[...]

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    10 W atching Y our Recordings Access and Play Back Y our Recorded Programs Anytime 1. Press List . 2. Use the arrow keys to choose the program you want to play back. 3. Press Select to display your options. Access and Play Back Y our Recorded Programs From the Program Guide 1. Press Guide . 2. Use the arrow keys to choose the DVR channel. Note: The[...]

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    11 Using Picture-In-Picture Activate PIP on Y our TV While watching a program, press PIP On/Off to activate the PIP screen. Notes: • T o pause or record the video in the PIP screen, you must first swap it to the Main screen. • Y ou can only use the dedicated DVR keys ( Pause , Rewind , Fast-Forward ) to control the program shown in the Main scr[...]

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    12 Frequently Asked Questions How far back can I rewind live TV? The length of time you can rewind live TV depends on how long you have been tuned to a single channel. Each time you change channels, a new copy is automatically stored to the built-in recorder . This copy saves up to the last one hour of programming. For example, if you have been wat[...]