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TDC777D INSTALLER’S MANUAL (502-3432110)
OPERATING THE SET-TOP (cont.)
Using an external hard disk
The cable service-provider may enable a feature that allows an external hard disk to work with the set-top. If
this is the case, most major brands of serial ATA hard disk, connected to the SATA port, are supported.
You must not connect an external hard disk to the USB port.
If you do use an external hard disk, it gives extra recording capacity, but you cannot choose which disk
(internal or external) the set-top will record onto. It automatically chooses the one with more empty space.
The recordings on the external hard disk are uniquely linked to the set-top on which they were made, so you
cannot play them back or delete them with a different set-top.
Connecting an external hard disk
1. Stop any recording you are making to the set-top’s internal hard disk.
2. Turn off the set-top with the
POWER
button and then wait 60 seconds before disconnecting it from the
wall AC socket. (You must not “hot plug” an external hard disk.)
3. Connect the external hard disk, using an appropriate cable, to the SATA connector on the set-top.
4. Apply power to the external hard disk.
5. Reconnect the set-top to the wall AC socket and turn it on with the
POWER
button.
If the external disk needs formatting, the set-top informs you by displaying a pop-up dialog box on the TV
screen (see right).
6. Use the
arrow
and
SELECT
buttons to select YES, and the formatting begins.
Formatting the Hard
drive. Please
wait...
Do you want to format the
external hard drive?
YES
NO
Using the set-top’s DVR (digital video recorder) functions
The set-top has an internal hard disk that you can use to record and play back television programs, giving
you much more control of your viewing experience. For example, you can pause live television and resume
viewing from the point at which you left off. You can record many more hours than you can by using a VCR or
DVD recorder. There are red lights on the set-top’s front panel to show when recording is taking place.
With the set-top you can:
• pause live TV;
• instantly replay live TV;
• fast-forward up to the point of live TV;
• watch a scene in slow motion;
• rewind through a program you have been watching;
• record high definition digital pictures (as well as the regular standard definition);
• record one program while watching another;
• record two programs while watching a previously recorded program;
• schedule the set-top to record a program or a whole series;
• fully manage any stored recordings;
• back up any digital recordings to a VCR or DVD recorder;
• retain full control over any parental viewing restrictions you have set up.
You control the set-top’s DVR functions using the remote control; consult the information supplied by the
cable service-provider for more details. Also read the operating instructions that are supplied with the remote
control.
NOTES
The exact functionality of the DVR
in the set-top depends on the on-
screen program guide. For more
details, consult the information
supplied by the cable service-
provider.
Do not confuse recording to the
hard disk with recording to a
separate VCR or DVD recorder, as
mentioned on page 24.
The DVR functions will not work if
the set-top becomes overheated.
The internal hard disk will be
temporarily disabled. Refer to the
set-top’s ventilation requirements
on page 4.
