Manually setting the timer:
During reception of the DTV channel you wish to
record,
press the blue button, then the red button on the
Remote control. A box titled “Schedule” should appear. Select the channel with
the left and right arrow buttons, select start and finish times with the up and
down arrows, and enter the date and time using the number keys on the remote
control.
Mode:
This has two options: “Record” and “View”. In View Mode, at the set time,
the PVR will automatically turn on and switch to the selected channel, but not
record. This is useful if you want to record onto a separate device such as a
VCR or DVD recorder. (You must also set the record time on your recording
device). It can also be used to ensure that you do not miss the start of a
particular program while you are watching another. (NOTE: this
function cannot
switch between file playback and live program).
If
MODE is set to “Record” (default), the PVR will record the program.
Press “OK” to add the program to the “Schedule” list, then press “Exit”.
Repeat:
This allows you to record the same program on a daily or weekly basis.
For example, the evening news or favourite weekly program(s).
Options are once (default), daily or weekly. If set to daily or weekly, when the
recording is completed, the scheduled record time is advanced by another 24
hours (or 7 days).
Setting the timer using the EPG:
The PVR's timer can also be set automatically by the Electronic Program Guide.
Press “EPG”, find your desired program using the arrow buttons, then press
“OK. The “Event Add” box will appear, except this time all the information from
the selected EPG item will have been automatically inserted. Press “OK” to add
it to the Schedule list.
TIME SHIFT (“LIVE PAUSE”)
When a live program is being viewed while a USB device is inserted, pressing
the “Pause” button will effectively freeze the live program. What actually
happens is that the PVR starts recording the program, and when you press
“Play” it starts playing back the recording from the beginning, while
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TIMER FUNCTIONS:
This device can carry out “Scheduled” recordings, similar to the timer record
function in a VCR or DVD recorder. As well as allowing the user to manually
enter the date and time, the timer can also be automatically set using the
Electronic Program Guide (EPG). Timer functions will activate whether or not
the PVR is switched to standby. When the timer is ready to activate, a
warning message will appear.
IMPORTANT:
1. Make sure the time zone is set correctly!
(see “Time” Menu)
2. The timer will not activate during USB playback.
simultaneously recording the rest of the program. If you allow at least 15
minutes before pressing “Play” you will be able to Fast Forward through
undesired parts of the program. (However, once
you “catch up” with the live
recording point, obviously
you cannot Fast Forward past that!)
CAUTION:
1.
Programs are not always transmitted at the time stated in the EPG: most
programs often run a few minutes
late. To avoid missing the end of a program,
you can modify the finish time manually, e.g. a finish time of 14:30 can be
manually “bumped” to 14:40 to ensure the
entire program gets recorded. Use
the left and right arrows to select the character position, and enter the new
time
numbers with the numeric keypad.
2. The timer function will not activate while you are playing back
a recording.
If you stop playback in the middle of a period meant to be recorded, recording
will commence
after playback ceases.
3. The timer
function over-rides the record off-timer setting.
FILE FORMAT :
All recordings are
stored in a main folder named “HB PVR”. The actual program
data is stored as “MTS” files in subfolders carrying the recording's name e.g.
ABC2-02272012-1030-Program name.mts
MTS format files are similar to
MPEG2 files and can be read by most programs
that can read
MPEG2 files.
PLAYING BACK OTHER MEDIA FILES :
This unit can also play back other types of video files, including various
resolutions of MPEG4 /H264 movie downloads, files from tapeless
video
cameras and JPEG image files (see page 8).
Note: This unit will not play DV-AVI
files from MiniDV and Digital-8 video
cameras.
It some cases it is possible to play directly from camera SD cards via an SD to
USB adaptor, but the preferred procedure is to transfer the files onto a USB
type drive first.
All playback modes (PVR and Movie) will play sequentially. That is, when one
program finishes, the next one will start playing. By pressing the blue “repeat”
button you can also set the unit to continuously repeat the current
program, repeat the entire list of programs, or play back programs in a random
sequence.
