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BECAUSE EVERY

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WELL-TRAINED TV

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

USER GUIDE

1676-DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12/8/03 1:45 PM Page 1

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Page 1: ...BECAUSE EVERY HOME DESERVES A WELL TRAINED TV DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER USER GUIDE 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 45 PM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...CH SO YOU HIT PAUSE WALK TO THE KITCHEN MAKE YOUR SANDWICH GRAB A COLD ONE WALK BACK TO THE DEN PRESS PLAY AND THE LIVE GAME PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF WITHOUT MISSING A SINGLE HEART POUNDING PLAY WELCOME TO DVR FROM COMCAST DIGITAL CABLE 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 45 PM Page 2 ...

Page 3: ...ing a Live Program or a Recording 38 Questions about Watching Two Programs at Once 39 Questions about Recording Programs and Playing Them Back 39 Index 41 Remote Control Quick Reference 43 INTRODUCING DVR 4 Get More Out of Your TV 5 Take Control of Live Programs 6 GETTING STARTED 7 Prepare Your Remote Control 8 Manage Your DVR Box 8 FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON 9 Display the Program...

Page 4: ... episodes of your favorite programs just by performing a one time setup watch two programs and record one of them watch two programs and record both of them watch a pre recording while you record two other programs OOPS YOU JUST MISSED THE BIG CLIFFHANGER ON THE SEASON FINALE OF YOUR FAVORITE SHOW IF ONLY YOU COULD REWIND THAT LIVE SHOW AND SEE IT AGAIN IF ONLY YOU COULD WATCH THAT SHOW PLUS YOUR ...

Page 5: ...time you tune to a live program DVR begins buffering it that is making a temporary recording of it so you can Pause the live program or rewind it Fast forward through the portion you have rewound Replay live TV anytime you want Save the buffered program to the DVR s hard drive to access it again later INTRODUCING DVR Have DVR record the program When you press Record DVR records the portion of the ...

Page 6: ... set up Each night before you go to bed make sure that the green Power indicator is off The time LED will remain on when the DVR is plugged into an active outlet Prepare Your Remote Control After you ve connected DVR to your TV here s how to prepare your remote control Refer to the guide that came with your remote control to make DVR work with the make and model of your TV Follow those instruction...

Page 7: ...ists programs numerically by channel number Browse By Title Title lists programs alphabetically by title Note A star next to a program indicates that the program is currently being broadcast Browse By Theme Theme lists programs by theme such as adventure comedy sports or news FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON Display the Program Guide 1 Press Guide The Program Guide appears and lists pro...

Page 8: ... to watch the last 8 seconds of a live program or a recording again Every additional press jumps back 8 more seconds Never miss a moment of your favorite show again Pause American Idol 8 00 9 00pm The Status Bar appears whenever you pause rewind or fast forward a live program or a recording For a live program red indicates missed programming from the time the program began until the time you tuned...

Page 9: ...atus Bar moves to the left as you rewind the program Speed up Press Rewind one or two more times to incrementally increase the speed Press it again and the program resumes playing at normal speed When you reach the portion of the program you wish to watch at normal speed press Play The Status Bar indicates the Play position and the program plays at normal speed Status Bar Speed Indicator CONTROL L...

Page 10: ...TCH TWO PROGRAMS AT ONCE SO YOU WANT TO WATCH THE BIG GAME AND YOUR DAUGHTER WANTS TO WATCH NICKELODEON YOU HAVE A CHOICE BETWEEN SEEING HISTORY MADE OR SEEING THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE CRY HER EYES OUT NO PROBLEM WITH PICTURE IN PICTURE PIP YOU BOTH GET YOUR WAY AND YOUR TV DOESN T EVEN NEED A BUILT IN PIP FEATURE WATCH TWO PROGRAMS AT ONCE 17 Change the Channel of the PIP Screen 1 Press PIP On unles...

Page 11: ...reen To control the program in the PIP screen use the PIP keys such as Swap or Move To control the program in the Quarter screen or Main TV screen use the main keys on the remote control such as Pause Rewind or Fast forward PIP screen Certain DVR screens such as the Recorded Program Options screen shown here show a reduced version of the main TV screen known as a Quarter screen which is not to be ...

Page 12: ...ing using the length of time established by the default setting Select the Save Time when you schedule a new recording Change the Save Time after recording a program Note DVR is not a long term storage device To further maximize your storage space review your list of recordings regularly and erase the recordings you no longer wish to save For long term storage a program can be transferred to your ...

Page 13: ...rd or rewind the program without affecting the recording Change channels as long as only one program is being recorded Turn off the TV without affecting the recording Turn on the PIP feature Note The PIP screen will not appear in the recording Display the Recorded List screen or the Program Guide When recording the red Record light is on The Jungle Book USA Ch 67 Wed 6 18 7 00 9 00pm Record 1 Epis...

Page 14: ...rding programs live see Record a Program That You Are Watching Live on page 21 Note When recording two programs live at the same time you can watch them while they record or you can play back a recording and watch it as well but you cannot tune to another channel and watch a third program live or You can always press My DVR to access your recordings and change scheduled recordings or If while reco...

Page 15: ...ist of all the programs you have scheduled to record Cancel a Scheduled Recording You can cancel a scheduled recording at any time 1 If the Recorded List screen is not displayed press My DVR The Recorded List screen appears 2 Press Scheduled Recordings The Scheduled Recordings screen appears 3 Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight the recording you want to cancel 4 Press Select The Edit Schedule...

Page 16: ...feature and press Info Both channel banners appear and the Recording Now symbol is displayed if one of the channels is currently recording Display the Recorded List screen and as you move up or down the list look in the Information area of the screen for a recording with the Recording Now symbol Display the Program Guide and look for a program that is highlighted in red If you want to view the pro...

Page 17: ...to block by channel rating time of day or any combination of these methods 1 Press Menu twice on your remote to access the Settings menu 2 Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight one of the following options Block Channels blocks all programs on a specific channel Block Rating blocks all programs according to the rating assigned to the program such as G PG PG 13 or R Block Time New blocks all prog...

Page 18: ...e option Block title of program is highlighted 5 Press Select The PIN Entry box appears 6 Press the number keys to enter your 4 digit PIN The PIN Entry screen disappears and the Closed Lock symbol appears in the Information area of the Recorded List screen MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 33 Clear PIN Entry Cancel PIN Entry Enter your PIN to turn OFF Parental Control and ALLOW viewing of All program...

Page 19: ...ault Save Time setting to 14 days or less Setting it to until erased causes the storage space to fill up more quickly After you watch a recording decide to either erase it or keep it permanently by transferring it to a VCR tape and then erasing it from DVR Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape When you copy recordings to a VCR tape make sure that the recording is displayed on the main TV screen for the en...

Page 20: ...ation area of the screen and the program is removed from the list MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 37 After you select a new default Save Time DVR displays your new selection in the Information area Save time is 1 Day Press to set how long future recordings will be saved Schedule Recordings Recorded List Preferences Sort Recorded List alphabetically Change Save Time fo...

Page 21: ...ow message will appear when you schedule a new recording What happens when I run out of recording space while I m recording a program When the DVR runs out of disk space it will stop recording the program When you go to your Recording List you will receive a message stating that your last recording was not complete Questions about Watching Two Programs at Once If a program is being recorded in the...

Page 22: ...ded by DVR But keep in mind that you can watch ON DEMAND programs as often as you want over a specified period and start them any time you choose Can I record high definition HDTV programs Not just yet but stay tuned as this feature is coming soon Why did DVR record only part of a program If the beginning of the program is missing you may have started recording the program after it began For an ex...

Page 23: ...etup ON DEMAND Press ON DEMAND to access the menu of available ON DEMAND programming Not available in all areas Video Control Buttons In CABLE mode the buttons pause fast forward rewind and stop any DVR or ON DEMAND program you select In the AUX mode these buttons will control a VCR or DVD player if programmed PPV Press PPV to access information on available pay per view selections Page Press to s...

Page 24: ...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 ...

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