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You can use the 

ASPECT

 or 

button while watching any program or recording to stretch or zoom 

the picture.  The current aspect mode is shown on screen each time you press the button, and will 
be reset to the default specified by the “SD Aspect Ratio” setting each time you turn on your 
satellite receiver.   

Additional Connections 

The following connections may also be required for access to certain features or services. 

 

Ethernet:

 

An Ethernet cable is used to connect your receiver to your home router, which 

provides access to the Internet. Internet connectivity currently enables instant access to over 
10,000 of your favourite movies, TV shows, and music videos with Shaw Direct On Demand. 
Details on our on-demand services can be found in Section 9.    

 

Phone Line:

 

Connecting your HDDSR 605 or HDPVR 630 to your home phone line enables 

Caller ID, if you subscribe to this service through your local phone provider. 

 

eSATA:

 An eSATA hard drive can be connected to the HDPVR 630 to add even more recording 

capacity. Refer to page 37 for more information on this feature.  

1B. Current Version 

Pressing 

OPTIONS, 4, 7

 will display the System Status menu. Line H shows the version of your receiver 

software, listed as “Current Version”. This manual applies to Current Version 

42.47

 and higher. 

Individual menus, options, or functionality may be slightly different depending on your Current Version.  
If you have questions about whether your receiver has the most recent version, please inquire with the 
Shaw Direct agent when you activate your receiver. 

 

1C. Activating Your Receiver 

Once connected, your receiver must be activated on your Shaw Direct account in order to access 
programming and function properly. You can reach Shaw Direct customer service anytime at 1-888-554-
7827 to activate your receiver. 

1D. Using Your Remote Control 

For a full list of all buttons and their function, refer to the manual that came with your remote or the 
Welcome Guide that came with your receiver. Throughout this manual, refer to the blue table on the right 
side of the page to know which buttons access a particular functionality.   

Summary of Contents for HDDSR 600

Page 1: ...Shaw Direct Satellite TV User Guide Essential HD Receiver HDDSR 600 Advanced HD Receiver HDDSR 605 Advanced HDPVR HDPVR 630...

Page 2: ...Preface 2014 Shaw Satellite G P All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners Version 4 0 Hinton GA Last Updated July 2014 Created Maintained by Consumer Products KG ii...

Page 3: ...T 32 5A PLAYING BACK YOUR RECORDED PROGRAMS 32 5B PLAYBACK CONTROLS 34 6 CONTROLLING LIVE TV WITH LIVE OFF DISK LOD 36 7 EXPANDING YOUR RECORDING CAPACITY 37 7A EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE REQUIREMENTS 37 7B...

Page 4: ...How to Read This Manual iv...

Page 5: ...igh definition HD picture Component Look for three connectors on each end coloured green blue and red This cable is pictured at right and does not carry sound HDMI This cable carries both video and so...

Page 6: ...he remote to remove it Your location in the menus or options will always be retained TV Type HDTV Small HDTV Large SDTV CRT This option specifies what type of TV you have if you previously had Shaw Di...

Page 7: ...cted to the HDPVR 630 to add even more recording capacity Refer to page 37 for more information on this feature 1B Current Version Pressing OPTIONS 4 7 will display the System Status menu Line H shows...

Page 8: ...right arrow keys also allow you to change options for the selected item in applicable menus as indicated by the a d symbols on screen For example 3 Pressing the LEFT arrow key will change the SD Aspec...

Page 9: ...the HDPVR and HDDSR receivers is contained on the next pages HDPVR Menu Bar Search Audio Search Allows you to search for commercial free digital music stations by genre or radio stations by city Keywo...

Page 10: ...g specific in mind VOD Wishlist You can add titles that you re interested in watching later to your on demand wishlist through your receiver the Shaw On Demand Search app or vod shawdirect ca Access t...

Page 11: ...h as guide displays language and hardware settings Parental Controls Adjust settings such as rating locks and the channel list displayed in your guide If you re using Multi User Mode this will bring y...

Page 12: ...Guide Displays the Interactive Program Guide which can also be accessed by pressing GUIDE on your remote Reminders Reminder Options Customize your reminder preferences for each show you have set to b...

Page 13: ...ly available on the HDDSR 605 Mail Messages View your receiver mail messages sent from Shaw Direct an envelope will be displayed in the info banner if a new message is pending Switch User Login to a d...

Page 14: ...ll depend on your current layout by using CHw and CHs 5 6 Use REWIND and FAST FORWARD to move backwards or forward in the listings 6 hours at a time 9 0 The SKIP BACK and SKIP AHEAD buttons skip 24 ho...

Page 15: ...h as menus and on screen messages Program Colouring Full Colour Subtle Adjusts the colour style for program genres within your guide Full Colour features a bright colour gradient whereas Subtle featur...

Page 16: ...Understanding the Guide 12...

Page 17: ...family viewing Aqua Pay Per View PPV movies sports and events available for purchase Grey Unsubscribed Channels not included in your programming package appear in grey These channels can be hidden fro...

Page 18: ...enu on the HDPVR and the Upcoming Air Dates screen on the HDDSR You can also can choose to press C on your remote to see the Upcoming Air Dates screen quickly for your currently highlighted program To...

Page 19: ...x hours from channels you subscribe to Unlike Keyword and Interests Search results are not folded together by program you will see an individual entry for each channel carrying that program After sele...

Page 20: ...program airs aired on and the program attributes and parental rating As you page through the complete program information you ll find details such as the episode name the full program description ori...

Page 21: ...ets a Smart recurring Recording or Reminder Event Smart Record all episodes HDPVR or Set a reminder for all episodes Sets a Smart recurring Recording or Reminder Event Record this Airing HDPVR or Set...

Page 22: ...Air Dates screen for this PPV Full details on Reminder Events can be found in section 8 Full details on Recording Events can be found in section 4 In accordance with studio licensing requirements note...

Page 23: ...The receiver screensaver will activate over this information if the specified activation period is less than the song duration Your screensaver settings can be changed within the Video Settings menu...

Page 24: ...ave more than one user of a particular receiver or want to create multiple custom channel lists In this mode each profile can have their own PIN however there is no override mechanism If you wish to a...

Page 25: ...t PPV and Adult On Demand stores You will be prompted for your PIN to access all adult rated content Rating Locks C Children C8 Children over 8 G General PG Parental Guidance 14 R Restricted 18 A Adul...

Page 26: ...erican Pie which is rated R for strong sexuality and crude dialogue You will need to re enter the parental password in order to unlock American Pie and allow it to be viewed With No Guide Data If Guid...

Page 27: ...at ALL owner level profiles on your receiver have a PIN set Creating a new profile To create a new profile press MENU navigate to Settings and select Parental Controls You should be presented with the...

Page 28: ...mit a child s daily TV viewing or make sure that a profile with unlocked Adult content isn t left logged in accidently PIN entry will be required to re activate the profile once it has auto logged out...

Page 29: ...ith this profile such as on screen text language closed caption settings and guide views as referenced in 2A The Guide To do this login to the profile you wish to adjust press MENU select Settings and...

Page 30: ...ity and will work to record as much as possible subject to the parameters you have set for each Recording Event For example if allowed by the Channels parameter your PVR can automatically switch to a...

Page 31: ...Dates screen the Recording Event will default to record on the selected channel only If you set a Recording Event from a screen where no channel number is listed such as the Search Results screen the...

Page 32: ...enu The following options may be available depending on the type of Recording Event you have selected View Upcoming Air Dates Selecting this option displays the upcoming air dates screen for the progr...

Page 33: ...lly deleted when hard drive space is required for new recordings 4C Saving your Recording Schedule Each time you make changes to your recording schedule such as by changing a setting adding or deletin...

Page 34: ...our recording event criteria and is currently scheduled to be recorded Recording in progress Denotes an episode which is currently being recorded You can watch it from the beginning in your PVR List D...

Page 35: ...dings in progress If you attempt to change channels while two programs are currently being recorded you will receive a warning message explaining that this is not possible You can select VOD to access...

Page 36: ...d part of this recording you will be given the option to Resume playback from where you last stopped or Restart playback from the beginning of the recording Protect This Recording Pressing ENTER will...

Page 37: ...ly When your PVR List is grouped by program you can press C to delete all episodes for that program PVR Self Management With Smart Technology your PVR is self managing When the hard drive gets full th...

Page 38: ...lay the playback bar so you can see where you are in the recording If you want to jump to a specific point in the recording Absolute Jump allows you to do just that Use the number keys to enter the po...

Page 39: ...you rewind or skip backwards into a part that has already been viewed it will turn green again You can press ENTER at any time while playing back a recording to view the Info Banner for the Program GR...

Page 40: ...gram and previous program regardless of length If you decide part way through that you would like to permanently record the program you are currently watching just press the RECORD button on the remot...

Page 41: ...ly Powered Some 2 5 external hard drives may only be USB powered You must select an external hard drive that comes with its own power supply that plugs into a regular wall outlet Be 2 0 TB or Smaller...

Page 42: ...he remote select Preferences and open the Hardware Settings section You ll find the External Hard Drive Setup button at the bottom of this header 7C Using Your External Hard Drive Once formatting is c...

Page 43: ...of the selected program airs on the selected channel you will receive a reminder This is a recurring reminder Set a reminder for all episodes Each time any episode of the selected program airs on the...

Page 44: ...ected program on the selected channel Recurrence You can toggle between New episodes and All episodes with this option Channels You can set the reminder to apply to only specific channels HD channels...

Page 45: ...airing at the same time as the newest Auto tune will become conflicted as indicated by the exclamation mark over the Auto tune symbol Conflicted Auto tunes will not activate If there is a conflict and...

Page 46: ...the next start time or for the movie to download Plus you can watch an order as many times as you want during the rental window 9B Getting Connected 2A Minimum Requirements Shaw Direct On Demand is a...

Page 47: ...ble or Cat6 cable If you don t already have one lying around you can purchase a cable from your favourite local electronics retailer or a variety of stores online 9C How to Connect If you ve reviewed...

Page 48: ...uired To setup a powerline bridge 1 Connect an Ethernet cable between your home router and the first powerline bridge 2 Connect the first powerline bridge directly to a power outlet near your router D...

Page 49: ...satellite receiver and run the connection speed test Network Status Press the OPTIONS button on your remote control select Status from the menu bar scroll to Network Status and press ENTER The receiv...

Page 50: ...ou can also run the speed test directly from the order options popup when you select a title This helps to ensure you have enough bandwidth to stream successfully before you order the title 9E How to...

Page 51: ...SKIP BACK 9 along with using Absolute Skip or Absolute Jump as explained on page 57 Purchases are billed to your account after 5 minutes of playback except for Adult titles which are billed after 1 m...

Page 52: ...specified user can make in a 24 hour period before access is denied o For example if you set this to 15 a user would be able to order two 2 5 99 movies without the password Bandwidth Management Much...

Page 53: ...ur receiver is properly connected to your home network and is able to communicate with our servers Beyond this there are two additional requirements to access Shaw Direct On Demand 1 Your account must...

Page 54: ...he airing date time shown at the bottom of the poster Press C on your remote to View Upcoming Airings for te movie you have highlighted You can also use the B button on your remote to change how your...

Page 55: ...certain settings 11A Preferences If you re using Multi User mode most preferences are adjustable for each Profile For example one user may prefer to have their on screen text displayed in English whi...

Page 56: ...u can temporarily override your Audio Language and Descriptive Video settings by pressing SOURCE on the remote control and selecting a new audio track Channels with additional audio tracks appear with...

Page 57: ...automatically finished You can set this to only prompt if more than 80 has been viewed to always prompt once STOP is pressed or never be prompted Video Settings The video settings menu is explained on...

Page 58: ...you may need to change your remote control address to prevent a different remote from controlling your receiver Press ENTER to change your receiver s remote control address on screen instructions will...

Page 59: ...he video quality See section 9 for more on download rate limits HD VOD titles require at least 5 0 Mbps to stream Settings lower than this will be temporarily overridden to 5 Mbps when ordering HD con...

Page 60: ...w Direct On Demand More details on this screen are found on page 45 OSS Attributions This menu contains Open Source Scan attribution information and legal text 12 Frequently Asked Questions 12A Genera...

Page 61: ...will submit specific information closer to when the program airs Rest assured knowing your PVR will automatically respond to these changes and update the recording schedule as necessary Q My receiver...

Page 62: ...to stream the same order to two different devices you may see an error appear However if you do have multiple connected receivers there is no limit on the number of different orders you can watch at...

Page 63: ...daytime and primetime TV shows from Global Citytv and CTV are available on VOD within 24 48 hours after airing Q I have an HDPVR 630 Can I record Shaw Direct On Demand content A No Much like renting a...

Page 64: ...results still seem low make sure no one else in the house is using a lot of bandwidth while you re running the speed test File sharing online gaming video streaming VOIP services and more all use a f...

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