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Step 2b: Unlock The Recording

If you select a locked program in Step 1, the Lock option will instead be
Unlock.
Highlight

Unlock

and press

OK

.

When the program is unlocked, the padlock icon is removed.

Deleting A Recording

Step 1: Pick A Recording

Highlight the recording you want to delete and press

OK

.

Step 2: Delete The Recording

Highlight

and press

OK

.

Step 3: Confirm Delete

Highlight

Yes

and press

OK

to confirm, or

No

if you change your mind.

Step 4: Recording Deleted

Once you confirm the deletion, the entry for that recording is removed from
the list.

Note: Once a recording has been deleted, there is no way to get it
back. Please take care when deleting recordings.

Review Programs To Record

You can easily review and cancel programs to be recorded.

Go To To Record

Highlight

To Record

and press

OK

.

A list of your scheduled future recordings will appear to the right.
The list of programs to be recorded can be sorted by title, date to be
recorded, channel airing the program to be recorded, or recordings to be
skipped or not.
For more information on sorting items in this list, see Sort Recordings
earlier in this section.

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Summary of Contents for Minerva

Page 1: ...Digital TV User s Guide ...

Page 2: ... Digital TV User s Guide Copyright 2005 2009 MS Communications IPG screen images Copyright 2005 2008 Minerva Networks Inc Used with permission All rights reserved Portions Copyright Advanced Digital Broadcasting ADB Amino Communications Ltd Entone Inc and Universal Electronics Inc Used with permission All rights reserved All other images copyright and or trademark of their respective owner s Dolby...

Page 3: ...The Infobar 8 Go To The Infobar 8 Using The Infobar 8 Exit The Infobar 10 4 The Menubar 11 Introducing The Menubar 11 Go To The Menubar 11 Understand The Menubar 11 Guide Layout 13 5 Guide 14 Introducing Guide 14 Go To Guide 14 Parts of Guide 14 Getting Around Guide 14 HDTV Programming 14 Introducing Scheduled Events 14 Set A Reminder Auto Tune or Recording 15 Set A Series Recording 16 Edit A Reco...

Page 4: ...am 29 Lock or Unlock A Recording 29 Deleting A Recording 30 Review Programs To Record 30 Go To To Record 30 Cancel A Recording Event 31 Schedule Priority 31 Go To Schedule Priority 31 Change Schedule Priority 31 Schedule An Event 32 Go To Schedule Event 32 Schedule An Event 32 Your Recording History 32 Go To Record History 32 Review Record History 32 8 Vault 33 Introducing Vault 33 The Vault Menu ...

Page 5: ...ttings 41 Introducing Settings 41 Go To Settings 41 Working With Preferences 41 Working With Settings Users 47 Add A User Account 47 Edit A User Account 49 Edit Master User Account 51 User Account Parental Controls 51 Save Your Parental Control Settings 53 11 Favorites 54 Introducing Favorites 54 Go To Favorites 54 Choose A Favorites List 54 Create or Edit A Favorites List 54 Delete A Favorites Li...

Page 6: ...Table of Contents Set Top Box 58 Entone Amulet 58 Amino 130 Set Top Box 59 ADB 3800 Set Top Box 60 Movie Ratings 61 TV Ratings 62 Notes 63 ...

Page 7: ...ry device GUIDE Displays the Guide VOL Record Direction Buttons Moves the highlight Function Buttons Reserved for future use Jump Buttons Record It displays DVR Phone displays Caller ID POWER MENU Displays the MenuBar INFO Displays the InfoBar EXIT CH p q LAST Returns to the last channel OK Playback Controls Play Pause Rewind Fast Forward and Stop Number Pad Enters a channel number or PIN MUTE ...

Page 8: ...Enters a channel number or PIN AV Cycles through TV inputs Page Up Down Jump up or down in program listings TV Power Device Selection Selects control of set top box DVD or TV Titles For future use Menu Displays the Menubar Channel OK Selects the highlighted item Guide Displays the program guide PVR Displays PVR menu Picture in Picture Toggles picture in picture on or off and swaps it between scree...

Page 9: ...or off Number Pad Enter a channel number or PIN WWW Display Web PHONE Display Caller ID Log Power Turn a selected device on or off Playback Controls Control playback of DVD DVR or VOD Record Begin DVR recording Info Display the Info Bar OK Enter a choice you have made Exit Close any screen and return to TV PG Jump Guide 1 page up or down CH Change the channel VOD Display Rentals LAST Return to pre...

Page 10: ...ly enter a channel number GUIDE will display Guide so you can find a program you like If the program is on now you tune to the channel showing it If not you can set a scheduled event to remind you when it does come on If your set top box supports recording you can schedule a recording for the program For more information on Guide see section 5 Guide For more information on setting reminders autotu...

Page 11: ... watching what s coming on next and what s on other channels For more information on the Infobar see section 3 Infobar EXIT causes your set top box to exit whatever screen you are seeing and return you to normal TV viewing If you ever get lost on a screen it is always safe to press EXIT and then start over ...

Page 12: ...colors based upon the type of program shown Icons may also be displayed based on settings for a particular program Channel Color codes Standard Channel Pay Per View Channel Arrow Indicates Channel Currently Tuned Program Color codes and Attributes Program Movie Highlighted program Auto Tune Reminder Record Series Record Series Record Episode Skipped Closed Captioned Dolby Digital Audio Secondary A...

Page 13: ... is Blocked because of parental controls or that the Emergency Alert System is active Program Name Program Start Time End Time and Rating Program Summary Additional Program Information Indicates if the program offers Closed Captioning or SAP Secondary Audio Programming The current Favorites list will also be indicated Director and Actor Information The detailed Infobar will list the director and s...

Page 14: ...s to make the basic Infobar appear Press Info on your remote control Press the up or down direction buttons on your remote control The basic Infobar will also appear any time you change channels Once the Infobar is active press Info again to display the detailed Infobar It adds information on actors and directors Using The Infobar Step 1 Go To The Infobar Press Info the up or down direction button...

Page 15: ...s On Later Press the right direction button to scroll ahead to upcoming programs for the channel listed on the Infobar Press the left direction button to scroll back towards the current program for the channel listed on the Infobar Note You can combine steps 2a and 2b to see what comes on later on another channel if you like However if you plan to do a lot of browsing for programs on other channel...

Page 16: ...ecordings see Setting Reminders Autotunes and Recordings in section 5 Guide Note Recording options will not be available if your set top box doesn t support those features Exit The Infobar The Infobar will go away on its own after a few seconds of inactivity or Press EXIT on your remote control If you are in the detailed Infobar you can press INFO once more to exit the Infobar ...

Page 17: ...ing DVR as well as reviewing recordings you have scheduled creating a scheduled recording event reviewing the history of what you have recorded recently or deleting your recording history For information on DVR see section 7 DVR Vault provides quick access to previously purchased rentals reminders you have scheduled messages regarding your service and Caller ID history For more information on Vaul...

Page 18: ...r accounts For information on Settings see section 10 Settings Favorites allows you to choose edit create or delete a favorite channel list For information on Favorites see section 11 Favorites Search allows you to search program listings or Video on Demand rentals by title For information on Search see section 12 Search Sign Out allows you to sign out of the current user account This only appears...

Page 19: ...ly highlighted program Highlight Indicates what program listing is currently in focus Program Listings Shows channel number and abbreviation and program listings for each channel Program listings may include icons to indicate a setting or feature for a particular program Listing Date Time Shows the date and time divided into 30 minute increments for the programs currently shown in Guide ...

Page 20: ...omes on later you can set a reminder auto tune or recording if your set top box supports recording These are known as Scheduled Events HDTV Programming In order to watch HD programming you will need a HDTV capable set top box and television and may need to subscribe to an HD channel package Please contact customer service for more information Introducing Scheduled Events A Scheduled Event is any s...

Page 21: ... to the program listing in Guide and press Record Step 2 Set The Reminder Auto Tune or Record Highlight or or and press OK You will then be returned to Guide Step 3 Return to Guide The program listing now shows an icon next to the program s name Reminder set Auto Tune set Recording set Step 4a Your Reminder A few minutes before your program comes on a box will appear on your screen telling you tha...

Page 22: ...em will tune you to the correct channel Step 4c Your Recording If you set a recording and set it to Autotune you don t need to do anything else Once your program begins your set top box will record it for you When you want to watch your recording go to DVR For more information on recordings see section 7 DVR Set A Series Recording Note Recording is not available if your set top box doesn t support...

Page 23: ...ng you will be returned to Guide The program listing now shows an icon next to the program s name Series Recording set Every upcoming episode of the series will be recorded Edit A Recording Note Recording is not available if your set top box doesn t support it Once you have created a recording you can adjust exactly when the recording begins or ends to make sure nothing is missed in case the broad...

Page 24: ...rowheads to either side of the Pad In or Pad Out box use the left and right arrow keys to adjust the Pad In time or Pad Out time Pad In adjusts the amount of recording time added to the recording prior to when it s scheduled to begin so that you don t miss any of the beginning of the program Pad Out adjusts the amount of recording time added to the recording after it is scheduled to end so you don...

Page 25: ...sting and press OK Step 2 Edit Series Recording From the options shown for this program highlight Edit Series Recording and press OK Step 3 Adjust Series Recording Options Use the up and down arrow keys to choose any of the options Once you see arrowheads to either side of the options setting box use the left and right arrow keys to adjust that setting Channels determines whether the series is rec...

Page 26: ... recorded episode of the series once the limit is reached Once you have adjusted the series settings highlight OK and press OK to save your changes Skip An Episode Once you have created a series recording you can manually skip any episode Step 1 Pick The Episode Locate the episode in the series you want to skip Highlight its listing and press OK Step 2 Skip The Episode Highlight Skip Episode and p...

Page 27: ...with the event you want to cancel and press OK Step 2 Cancel the Event Depending on the type of event you are cancelling your option will be or or or Highlight the option you want and press OK Step 3 Return to Guide After you press OK you will return to the Guide The program listing will no longer display the event icon For more information on cancelling scheduled events see section 8 Vault ...

Page 28: ...repeatedly Each press will activate the next Favorites list The name of the active Favorites list is shown on the green tab in the picture in picture area This causes Guide to only display the channels included on that Favorites list Pressing Guide once you have cycled through all Favorites lists will exit Guide ...

Page 29: ...ng lines big crowds expensive concessions and seats in the nose bleed section Go To Pay Per View Pay Per View channels are listed in Guide in red Pay Per View movies are listed in purple Other Pay Per View programs are in blue Buy Pay Per View Step 1 Pick The Program Highlight the Pay Per View program you want to buy and press OK Step 2 Buy PPV Highlight and press OK ...

Page 30: ... Share PPV and press OK For more information on user accounts see section 10 Settings Finally highlight the Buy button and press OK Step 4 Watch Your Pay Per View At this point you can watch your pay per view just as you would any other program if it is currently playing If you purchased your pay per view program in advance you can schedule an auto tune or reminder event so that you don t miss it ...

Page 31: ... Start Recording While watching a program press Record Recording will begin immediately and the Infobar will appear with a red Record icon next to the Live TV indicator You can also start a quick record in Guide Highlight a program you want to record using the direction buttons and press Record If the program is currently on recording will begin immediately If the program comes on in the future yo...

Page 32: ...nel you are now watching The PLT bar appears whenever you pause rewind or fast forward live TV The center area displays a green bar to indicate the amount of TV you can rewind or fast forward through The green arrows show where you are within that range The far left box indicates the current playback function pause play etc The far right box indicates the current time Controlling Recorded or Live ...

Page 33: ...ecordings prioritize series recordings schedule an event and view your recording history Go To DVR Press Menu highlight DVR and press OK The DVR Menu Quick Reference Recordings lists programs you have already recorded Go here to watch lock or delete these recorded programs To Record lists all Recording events you have scheduled and allows you to cancel any future recording events Schedule Priority...

Page 34: ...ecordings alphabetically by title by the date recorded by channel that originally aired the program or by whether you have or have not viewed the recording To sort your recordings by any of those categories press the left arrow button to shift the highlight to the left Highlight the category you want to use to sort and press OK For example if you highlight Date and press OK your recordings will be...

Page 35: ...emote just as you would if watching a videotape or DVD Step 4 Return To Live TV When the recording ends you will be returned to live TV If you want to return to live TV before your recording has ended press Stop Lock or Unlock A Recording Locking a recording prevents the system from deleting a program to make space for new recordings Note You can still manually delete a locked recording Locking on...

Page 36: ...rding Deleted Once you confirm the deletion the entry for that recording is removed from the list Note Once a recording has been deleted there is no way to get it back Please take care when deleting recordings Review Programs To Record You can easily review and cancel programs to be recorded Go To To Record Highlight To Record and press OK A list of your scheduled future recordings will appear to ...

Page 37: ...t program you want to be recorded compared to another Go To Schedule Priority Highlight Schedule Priority and press OK Change Schedule Priority Schedule Priority lists all series recordings you have scheduled The series with the highest priority is listed first This program will always be recorded in preference to any other series recording The series with the lowest priority is listed last This p...

Page 38: ... window appears Highlight the setting you want to change and press OK Use the up or down direction buttons to change the setting Press OK to enter your change Your Recording History Record History is a log of all events related to your recordings such as recording started recording completed or recording cancelled Go To Record History Highlight Record History and press OK Review Record History Pre...

Page 39: ... NCAA college football or professional basketball Reminders lists all reminder and auto tune events you have created From here you can cancel a reminder or auto tune Messages allows you to view any messages about your service Messages may inform you of promotional offers upcoming Video on Demand events service upgrades or billing alerts Caller ID offers access to a log of all calls you have receiv...

Page 40: ... Purchasing PPV Events Use the arrow buttons to highlight the item you want to purchase then press OK Once purchased you can return to the item in Vault and press OK to view or record the event at its scheduled time Introducing Sports Package Sports Package allows you to purchase and watch a season of sporting events such as NCAA college football or professional basketball ...

Page 41: ...ackage and press OK Purchasing Sports Packages Use the arrow buttons to highlight the item you want to purchase then press OK Once purchased you can return to the item in Vault and press OK to view or record any program that is part of your package ...

Page 42: ...ncel A Reminder or Auto Tune Step 1 Pick The Program Highlight the reminder or auto tune you want to cancel and press OK Step 2 Cancel the Auto Tune or Reminder Highlight Cancel Auto Tune or Cancel Reminder depending on the type of event you are cancelling and press OK Introducing Messages Messages allows you to view any messages about your service Messages may inform you of promotional offers upc...

Page 43: ...ea in the upper right hand corner of your screen Introducing Caller ID Caller ID offers access to the call log You can review and delete log entries Note You must subscribe to Caller ID to access this feature Whenever you receive a call an alert will appear in the upper corner of your screen This alert will be removed after a few seconds Go To Caller ID Highlight Caller ID and press OK A list of r...

Page 44: ... ID Entry Step 1 Pick The Entry Highlight the Caller ID listing you want to delete and press OK Step 2 Delete Caller ID Log Entry Highlight Delete and press OK to remove the entry or Cancel if you want to keep it 8 Vault ...

Page 45: ...ental Controls off adults can watch their programs without repeatedly entering a password When Parental Controls are on titles of programs that exceed your parental control settings will not be shown Once Parental Controls are turned off all program titles will be shown Go To Parental Controls Press Menu and highlight Parental Controls Enable Disable Parental Controls The Menu lets you know if par...

Page 46: ...ched The time out is the maximum period of time for which Parental Controls will be disabled At the end of the time period the system will automatically restore Parental Controls You will see an alert on the screen just before parental controls are restored Enable Parental Controls Press Menu and highlight Parental Controls then press OK Parental Controls are now in effect For more information on ...

Page 47: ...shared between users if users must log in how on screen alerts are handled parental controls and blocked channels that apply to everyone Working With Preferences NOTE Require Login are only needed if you intend to use User Accounts i e an account for children Once set up you must select the appropriate account and enter its password before you can watch TV Require Login Require Login determines if...

Page 48: ...rental Control Edit later in this section Hardware Settings Hardware Settings allows you to adjust options for closed captions the default audio language to be used and certain technical options To enter the Hardware Settings screen highlight the Hardware Settings button and press OK Note For use by service provider PPV Action PPV Action determines if a reminder or auto tune is automatically creat...

Page 49: ... OK Whenever you receive a phone call the Caller ID message will stay on your screen for the number of seconds selected Channel Blocking Edit Channel Blocking Edit displays a list of all channels available You can then block or unblock any channel Blocked channels will not appear in channel lineup or available channels To block channels highlight the Channel Blocking Edit button and press OK The C...

Page 50: ...the highest rating for television that will not be blocked To set TV Rating highlight the option box next to TV Rating and press OK Use the direction buttons to cycle through available ratings then press OK Note For more information on TV ratings see TV Ratings in the back of this book Unlock Timeout Unlock Timeout determines how long parental controls will remain disabled when turned off from the...

Page 51: ...hlight Cancel and press OK Adjust Hardware Settings To make changes to your hardware settings highlight the Hardware Settings button and press OK For use by your service provider RF Output Channel This determines what channel will be used to watch your service if your set top box is connected to the TV using a coaxial cable To change RF Output Channel highlight the option box next to RF Output Cha...

Page 52: ...C Overlay Render and press OK CC Channel Service Number This determines the preferred language used for closed captions To change CC Channel Service Number highlight the option box next to CC Channel Service Number and press OK Use the left and right direction buttons to cycle through the available options then press OK Video Description This determines if the resolution of the program you are wat...

Page 53: ...s of your family to have their own parental controls and purchasing limits However this requires you to log in with the appropriate account s password before you can watch TV Note The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white You cannot delete the master account and cannot change the login name for the master account Add A User Account To create a new user...

Page 54: ...e enter the password for the new account Use the number pad on your remote to re enter the password exactly Highlight Allowance to enter a limit to the amount of pay programming that can be purchased per month for the new account Use the number pad on your remote to enter a whole dollar amount e g 200 to limit the account to 200 00 Highlight Enter PIN to enter the PIN used to purchase programming ...

Page 55: ...ess OK Edit A User Account To edit a user account highlight the user account and press OK then highlight the Edit button and press OK Note The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white Highlight New Login to change the name for the account and press OK An on screen keyboard appears ...

Page 56: ...ad on your remote to enter a numeric password Highlight Confirm Password to re enter the password Use the number pad on your remote to exactly re enter the password Highlight Allowance to limit the amount of Video on Demand rentals that can be purchased per month Use the number pad on your remote to enter the whole dollar amount the user is allowed to purchase Highlight Enter PIN to enter the PIN ...

Page 57: ...also enter the old password and PIN in the Password and PIN boxes In all other ways editing the Master Account is identical to editing any other user account For further information on editing user accounts see the previous section Note The master account is the first account listed on the Users screen and is shown in yellow rather than white User Account Parental Controls To edit parental control...

Page 58: ...For more information on TV ratings see TV Ratings in the back of this book Unlock Timeout only available on Master Account Unlock Timeout determines how long parental controls will remain disabled when turned off from the Main Menu To set Unlock Timeout highlight the option box next to Unlock Timeout and press OK Use the direction buttons to display from 30 min to 270 min in 30 minute increments t...

Page 59: ... Sexual Situations D Suggestive Dialogue V Violence L Language and F Fantasy Violence To block a particular type of content highlight the check box to the right of that content item and press OK Save Your Parental Control Settings Once you have changed Parental Control Settings highlight the Submit button and press OK If you want to discard your changes highlight Cancel and press OK ...

Page 60: ...t you want and press OK Favorites From Guide While in Guide you can cycle through your favorites lists by pressing Guide Pressing Guide once you have cycled through all favorites lists will exit Guide Create or Edit A Favorites List Step 1 Create or Edit Follow the steps above in Go To Favorites highlight Create or Edit and press OK Step 2 Name Your Favorites List You will see the Favorites create...

Page 61: ...ight the favorites list you want to delete and press OK Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites While Watching TV Step 1 Pick A Channel Tune to the channel you want to add or remove from a favorites list and press OK Step 2 Pick An Action Highlight Add if this channel is not on any favorite list Remove if this channel is on every favorite list or Add Remove if this channel is on some favorite ...

Page 62: ...t will be on the Search text box when the Search screen appears Press OK and a keyboard will appear to the right of the screen Highlight each letter in the name of the program you want to find and press OK on each Each time you press OK you will see that letter added to the text box If you enter a wrong letter highlight Del and press OK to go back one space If you need to start over highlight Clea...

Page 63: ...rch Guide and press OK then choose Quick Search to only search program titles or Extended Search to search titles and program information Step 3 Pick A Result You can now highlight any program listing and press OK to Watch or record a program it if it s on now Set a reminder auto tune or recording for a program if it comes on later Add or remove the channel airing it to a favorites list ...

Page 64: ... using a CAT5 Ethernet cable HDMI Connects the set top box to your HDTV using an HDMI cable provides best quality audio and video AUDIO LEFT RIGHT Connects the set top box to provide stereo audio provides audio only VIDEO Connects the set top box to provide good quality video provides video only Video Pb Pr Y Connects the set top box to your TV to provide very high quality video provides video onl...

Page 65: ...an HDTV to provide best quality HDTV provides video and audio SPDIF Digital Out Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide surround sound audio provides audio only Audio Visual Out Composite Video and Stereo Audio Connects the set top box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality video and stereo audio custom Amino cable has 10 pin connector at set top box end and yellow red and ...

Page 66: ...igh Definition Media Interface Connects the set top box to your HDTV using an HDMI cable provides audio and video Ethernet Connects the set top box to the video service using a CAT5 Ethernet cable HDTV Pr Pb Y Component Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide very high quality video provides video only SDTV S Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide high quality video prov...

Page 67: ...e or other contents but does not quite fit within the restricted R category Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG 13 rating R Restricted An R rated film may include hard language or tough violence or nudity within sensual scenes or drug abuse or other elements or a combination of some of the above so that parents are counseled to take this advisory rating very seriously NC 17 N...

Page 68: ...some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age TV MA TV Mature Audience Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 Content Ratings Content Ratings are shown just below the program rating FV Fantasy Violence only applied to TV Y7 For those programs where fantasy violence may be mor...

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