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HDPVR MENU BAR 

The following menu bar selections are available on the 

HDPVR

 receiver: 

MENU BAR  SUB MENU 

DETAILS 

PAGE 

Watch TV 

 

Guide 

 

Access the Guide, where you can browse up to 14 days of 
programming information.   

Recordings 

 

Access the PVR List, where you can watch a previously-
recorded program.   

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Music 

 

Allows you to search for commercial free digital music stations 
by genre, or radio stations by city.   

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PVR 

 

Recordings 

 

Access the PVR List, where you can watch a previously-
recorded program.   

30 

Options 

 

The PVR Options menu allows you to customize your recording 
preferences for each show you have scheduled to record. 

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Upcoming 

 

In PVR Upcoming, you can view a list of all upcoming 
programs which are scheduled to record.   

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Manual Timers 

 

Manual Timers can be used to record programs manually by 
timeslot, rather than by program.   

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Search 

 

Title Search 

 

Find programs or movies by title. 

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Interests 

 

Search for something to watch or record by genre. 

11 

Music 

 

Allows you to search for commercial free digital music stations 
by genre, or radio stations by city.   

14 

Interactive 

 

Launch the Shaw Direct Interactive Weather Application 

35 

Messages 

 

Mail 

 

Read mail messages from Shaw Direct 

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Call Log 

 

Check out your Caller ID log 

35 

Settings Menu 

 

Access the main receiver Options Menu.   

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Summary of Contents for HDDSR 605

Page 1: ...SHAWDIRECT SATELLITE TV HDDSR 605 HDPVR 630 User Guide...

Page 2: ...ACE 2010 Shaw Satellite G P All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners Version 1 9 Drumheller 12 1 Last Updated July 14 2010 Created Maintained by Shaw Direct Product De...

Page 3: ...22 4A SETTING REMINDERS 22 4B VIEWING REMINDERS 23 4C MANAGING REMINDERS 23 4D USING AUTO TUNES 24 5 HDPVR 630 SMART PVR TECHNOLOGY 25 5A SETTING RECORDING EVENTS 25 5B CUSTOMIZING YOUR RECORDING EVE...

Page 4: ...iv C HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL...

Page 5: ...high definition HD picture COMPONENT Look for 3 connectors on each end coloured Green Blue and Red This cable does not carry sound DVI TO HDMI This cable allows you to connect a DVI only device to an...

Page 6: ...9 such as most HDTVs traditional square TVs such as most SDTVs are 4x3 Select whichever is applicable to you On a regular HDTV recommended settings are 1080i 480i and 16x9 and will normally result in...

Page 7: ...7 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 recei...

Page 8: ...ng CHw will page up and show channels 283 290 pressing CHs will page down and show channels 314 321 6 Pressing CHw will page up and show episodes starting with A pressing CHs will page down and show e...

Page 9: ...ther the MENU or INTERACTIVE button on your remote control Pressing the A button on your remote control Pressing the OPTIONS button on the remote control and selecting 8 Menu Bar The menu bar will alw...

Page 10: ...customize your recording preferences for each show you have scheduled to record 26 Upcoming In PVR Upcoming you can view a list of all upcoming programs which are scheduled to record 28 Manual Timers...

Page 11: ...eferences for each show you have scheduled 23 Upcoming In Upcoming Reminders you can view a list of all upcoming programs which have reminders or auto tunes set 23 Search Title Search Find programs or...

Page 12: ...ogram which is currently airing will tune to that program pressing ENTER on a program which is not currently airing will bring up the Program Options menu CHw s You can move an entire page at a time 4...

Page 13: ...earch Results are colour coded to help you find what you re looking for faster When you select a program broadcasting symbols help you understand more about it such as the parental rating whether it i...

Page 14: ...BED Channels not included in your Shaw Direct programming package appear in grey These channels can be hidden from your Guide as described on page 20 YELLOW CURRENT SELECTION The program or menu item...

Page 15: ...s not contain any accented characters for example journal in t l journal and Search will find the program INTERESTS SEARCH Interests Search is useful when you re not looking for a specific show don t...

Page 16: ...ollowing information will be shown for regular programming Note that not all broadcasters send the same amount of information so it is normal for certain programs to have more or less information than...

Page 17: ...to many of the great program related features contained in your Shaw Direct receiver including setting recordings or reminders and viewing upcoming air dates While in the Guide Info Pages Upcoming Ai...

Page 18: ...r dates of the selected program or movie on all available channels You can press ENTER on any entry to view the Program Options menu or use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys to sort alphabetically by Episo...

Page 19: ...gs menu as described in section 3C RADIO STATIONS If you have selected Radio in the first column use the RIGHT ARROW to select the city column where you can use the UP and DOWN keys to select a city C...

Page 20: ...ABLE LOCKS ENABLED DISABLED Allows you to turn all locks on enabled or off disabled When locks are disabled all settings with the exception of the password are retained and will be saved for the next...

Page 21: ...D Some programs such as the nightly news sporting events and other specially categorized programs do not include parental ratings By setting Unrated Programs to locked any program without a parental r...

Page 22: ...d will be required to tune to any channel until Guide data has reloaded In most cases Guide data should return within 15 minutes INCORRECT PASSWORD If an incorrect password has been entered five conse...

Page 23: ...it to the right column adding it to the current favourites list If you want to remove a channel from your list select it in the right column and press ENTER to move it back to the list of available c...

Page 24: ...uide Settings menu You can also select 7 Guide Settings from the main Options menu The following options are available in the Guide Settings menu CHANNEL LIST ALL CHANNELS FAVOURITE LIST NAMES Allows...

Page 25: ...ress ENTER on the remote to remove it Your location in the menus or options will always be retained TRACK INFORMATION SHOW HIDE Allows you to enable show or disable hide the track information from app...

Page 26: ...ly You can set multiple reminders for the same program to cover more channels if needed From within the Program Options menu the following selections will set a Reminder SET A REMINDER FOR NEW EPISODE...

Page 27: ...ng Options from the Reminders section on the Menu Bar By selecting a program listed here you can view the Edit Reminder Event menu where the following options are available VIEW UPCOMING AIR DATES Vie...

Page 28: ...when it starts This can be useful if you are recording programs with an external device Second unlike Reminders you cannot set multiple Auto tunes for the same start time Third all Auto tunes are one...

Page 29: ...program airs it will be automatically recorded This creates a recurring Recording Event RECORD THIS PROGRAM When this specific episode or movie airs it will be recorded at this time This creates a one...

Page 30: ...nt of a conflict Your HDPVR can record two programs at once so if three or more recordings overlap only the two with the highest priority will be recorded For Example o The Biggest Loser airs from 8 0...

Page 31: ...ore it is scheduled to begin END LATE OFF 1 90 MINUTE Turning this option on will force the PVR to end recording the program the specified number of minutes after it is scheduled to end This can be us...

Page 32: ...hroughout the Guide Search Results PVR Upcoming and Upcoming Air Dates screens a variety of recording symbols are used to keep you informed of the status of your Recording Events Their meaning is as f...

Page 33: ...mpt 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 Cancel to continue watching the current pr...

Page 34: ...ou 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 protect this recording fro...

Page 35: ...cting a grouping will display all episodes available in that group If only 1 episode is available the Recording Options menu will be displayed PVR SELF MANAGEMENT With Smart Technology your PVR is sel...

Page 36: ...g back will display 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...

Page 37: ...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 R...

Page 38: ...de part way through that you would like to permanently record the program you are currently watching just press the RECORD button on the remote control and confirm the recording All parts available in...

Page 39: ...ews promotions or account information You can access your receiver mailbox by selecting Mail from the Messages section of the Menu Bar When a message is received the envelope icon on the front of your...

Page 40: ...2 PARENTAL CONTROLS Parental Controls allow you to lock certain content from being viewed without a password See page 16 to learn how to set Parental Controls 9C 3 PURCHASE HISTORY Purchase History l...

Page 41: ...y to your TV for sound TV Heavy is usually best If connected to a home theatre system either HiFi Light or No Compression may be preferred ANALOG AUDIO These settings control the Red and White stereo...

Page 42: ...ine to ensure you are always up to date and able to order new movies If you would like to force a reportback manually ensure your phone line is connected and use this screen 4 CLOSED CAPTIONING There...

Page 43: ...l apply globally to all your Recording Events A start early or end late buffer set here will only activate if both tuners are scheduled to be free before and or after each Recording Event You can also...

Page 44: ...if the program you have selected only airs on channels you are not able to subscribe to Examples of this include the regional premium movie services or if you subscribe to Digital Lite programming Q...

Page 45: ...back of the receiver Do not connect the phone cable to the Ethernet port If you don t have a phone jack close to your receiver a Wireless phone jack is a great option and ensures continual connectivit...

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