Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
High-Definition All-Digital Dual Tuner DVR Set-top DCX3510-M
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User Guide
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Simultaneously Record Two Shows and Watch a Recorded Program
—Watch a program
recorded on your DVR while recording up to two other programs at the same time. You can
also easily switch from viewing the pre-recorded program and either of the programs you’re
recording.
Play Recorded Programming On Networked Set-tops In Your Home
—Using integrated
MoCA networking, DCX3510-M recorded entertainment can be accessed by other compatible
non-DVR set-tops with integrated MoCA, when enabled by application software.
Using the External DVR Expansion Feature
To use the external DVR expansion feature of the DCX3510-M, first ensure that your service
provider has authorized your DCX3510-M for external DVR functionality. If authorized, follow
these steps to begin using the external DVR feature:
1.
Power on your DCX3510-M and your television and ensure that you have a picture.
2.
Connect a compatible eSATA hard disk drive to the DCX3510-M using the eSATA cable
supplied with your external drive enclosure. The DCX3510-M will automatically detect that
a hard disk drive has been connected to the eSATA interface.
3.
The DCX3510-M will display an alert that an external hard disk drive has been connected
and that it must be formatted. Use the remote control to confirm the format (formatting a
drive will erase any and all content that on the drive).
4.
The DCX3510-M displays a message when formatting is complete and if the operation
succeeded or failed.
During formatting of the external hard disk drive, the DCX3510-M will perform several tests to
determine if the hard drive’s performance is acceptable for DVR functionality. If the hard drive is
unable to pass these performance tests, the DCX3510-M will alert you that the external drive is not
compatible for DVR use.
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The DCX3510-M will confirm that an external drive is connected and available for use.
While using the external DVR expansion feature of your DCX3510-M:
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Recordings made on the external hard disk drive can only be played back on the same
DCX3510-M used to record the programs. You cannot connect your external hard disk
drive to another DCX3510-M (or another cable box with an eSATA interface) and watch
programs that have been recorded on the hard drive.
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You can use multiple external hard disk drives with the same DCX3510-M, however; you
can only watch the recordings that are available on the drive connected to the DCX3510-M
at that time. To watch recordings that you made on another external drive, simply
disconnect the external drive, follow the on-screen prompts, reconnect the other external
drive, and again follow the on-screen prompts.
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Whenever the DCX3510-M reboots, a temporary loss of the program listings in the
interactive program guide (IPG) is possible.
