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Summary of Contents for Passport Echo

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Page 2: ...ent or for any omissions Except as permitted by such license and applicable copyright laws no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system transmitted adapted or translated in any form or by any means without prior written authorization of Aptiv Digital Inc This product is also protected by one or more the following US Patents 6 400 379 D481 736 D476 015 Other patents ar...

Page 3: ...laying and Browsing QuickInfo 10 Displaying QuickTips 11 Passport Echo Icons 12 Chapter 3 Using the Program Guide 15 About the Program Guide 15 Navigating the Program Guide by Title 16 Exiting the Program Guide 16 Listing Upcoming Episodes or Showings 16 Displaying Information About Upcoming Programs 17 Time View Sort Options 17 Navigating the Program Guide by Theme 18 Theme View Sort Options 18 S...

Page 4: ...trol 37 Turning On Parental Control from the Quick Settings Menu 38 Turning Off Parental Control 39 Turning Off Parental Control Until You Power Off the Set top Box 39 Turning Off Parental Control Until You Manually Turn It Back On 40 Changing Your Parental Control PIN 41 Chapter 7 Purchasing Pay Per View PPV Programs 43 About PPV 43 Enabling Disabling or Changing the Purchase PIN 43 Purchasing PP...

Page 5: ...anel 59 Saved Shows Options Menu 60 Displaying Information About a Saved Show 60 Using the Storage Priority Panel 60 Erasing a Saved Program 61 Sorting and Grouping Titles 61 Playing All or All New Programs in a Folder 62 Deleting a Folder or All Viewed Programs in a Folder 62 Checking Hard Disk Space Usage 63 Clearing Space on the Hard Disk 63 Using the Scheduled Recordings Panel 64 Scheduled Rec...

Page 6: ...from the Standalone Channel Button List 83 Viewing a Blocked Channel in Video Mosaic 83 About Interactive Video Advertisements 83 Audio Behavior in Video Mosaic 83 Using Advanced Mode 83 Using the Record Key in Video Mosaic Channels 84 Chapter 12 Video on Demand 85 Entering and Exiting VOD and SVOD Channels 85 Restricting VOD Purchases 85 About VOD Library Channels 85 VOD and SVOD Icons 89 About t...

Page 7: ...o enjoy the features described in the following chapters and to tailor your Passport Echo system to suit your preferences About the Remote Control To use the remote control with your TV or other equipment you may need to first program the remote control using the procedures explained in your remote control documentation The table that begins on page 2 offers a detailed description of the remote con...

Page 8: ...QuickMenu a second press displays General Settings Otherwise displays the Quick Settings Displays or hides additional information in the Channel Banner Program Guide or General Settings menu Displays the Pay Per View channel with the lowest channel number Displays or hides the Quick Settings menu hides the General Settings menu In the Program Guide grid scrolls the grid down In menus and elsewhere...

Page 9: ...ease the volume level Changes the channel Press CH to channel up Press CH to channel down Key Function Exits the current display or dialog box Channel Banner Program Guide Quick Settings menu QuickMenu or General Settings menus Pressing the EXIT key while a channel application PassTime Games Passport Weather Remote Wizard is displayed will display full screen video of the program currently playing...

Page 10: ... In the Program Guide in Time view mode jumps ahead one day for the convenience of users with remotes that lack Rewind and Fast Forward buttons Fast forwards video If playback is paused initiates slow motion forward In the Program Guide in Time view mode jumps ahead one day Pauses video Stops video or stops recording Records current program to hard drive or schedules the recording of a program Swa...

Page 11: ...l is set to operate the set top box in other words that you have already pressed the CBL key on the remote control Turning On the Set top Box Press the CBL key then the POWER key or Press the power button on the set top box If the set top box does not turn on check to make sure that its AC power cable is plugged into a working electrical socket Also check to make sure that the remote control does ...

Page 12: ...r General Settings menus You can also mark the current channel as a Favorite by pressing the FAV key twice Note It may be possible to access General Settings via the QuickMenu if your cable services company has configured Passport Echo in such a way Making the Current Channel a Favorite You can specify the channel you are currently watching as a favorite by pressing the FAV key twice You can also u...

Page 13: ...plays NO ENTRIES 4 Press the right arrow or the SELECT key to move to the Channels column 5 Press the up or down arrow or the number key s to highlight a channel that you want to make a favorite 6 Press the SELECT key A star icon is displayed to the right of the channel in the Channels column indicating that it is now a favorite The channel number is added to the CURRENT FAVORITES list 7 To specif...

Page 14: ...rites off or on 1 Press the SETTINGS key then press the A key Note If your set top box supports the QuickMenu feature you could alternatively press the MENU key twice Passport Echo displays the General Settings menu 2 Press the up or down arrow to highlight the My Preferences category If the category is not expanded press SELECT to expand the My Preferences category The right side of the screen di...

Page 15: ...tore the audio to its previous volume level press the MUTE key again Using the Channel Banner and Info Banner The Channel Banner and Info Banner provide quick access to information about a program s title start time and end time and more including The channel logo number and call letters The program title start time and end time The current time of day Program Guide icons where appropriate for exa...

Page 16: ... the EXIT key or wait until the Info Banner disappears automatically Displaying and Browsing QuickInfo You can use QuickInfo to get information about programs including the program title rating content advisories description start time end time locked icon if the program is locked by channel time rating or content QuickInfo also indicates the current time the channel logo number and call letters a...

Page 17: ... in QuickInfo press the SELECT key 6 To record a program displayed in QuickInfo press the REC key 7 To exit browse mode press the C key QuickInfo displays the current program information 8 To hide QuickInfo press the INFO key or the EXIT key QuickInfo disappears Note If you do not press the INFO or EXIT key to hide QuickInfo it will automatically disappear after several seconds Displaying QuickTip...

Page 18: ...rogram that will be erased very soon within one day A program that will be erased soon within three days Programs you have specified to be saved until you manually delete them The No Record icon is dis played if a program sched uled to be recorded cannot be recorded due to conflicts with other recording requests or is canceled by the user Indicates that the program is broadcast in High Definition HD ...

Page 19: ...ng icons indicate that a program has been man ually or automatically cropped For more information see Cropping on page 68 The telephone icon appears in the Caller ID Banner when your household receives a telephone call if this feature is supported by your cable ser vices company For more information see Caller ID on page 28 ...

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Page 21: ...ustrates various elements of the Program Guide You can display the Program Guide information in various sorts by time or theme or search the guide by title or keyword by pressing the A B or C key on your remote control By default the information is displayed by time Several custom display options are also available Each of these options is discussed in the following sections A Time B Theme C Searc...

Page 22: ... select a PPV channel you must purchase the program to be able to view it Exiting the Program Guide 1 To exit the Program Guide you can press the GUIDE or EXIT key on the remote Note Alternatively the Program Guide will disappear automatically if you press no key for a short period of time Listing Upcoming Episodes or Showings The Program Guide enables you to display a list of upcoming episodes of...

Page 23: ...n to the information for the present day Time View Sort Options You can sort the Time view of the Program Guide in several ways Press the A key twice to display the Time view Options pop up menu Sort 1 2 3 sorts the listings by channel number Sort A B C sorts the listings by channel call letters List All displays all channels List Favorites displays only your specified Favorite channels List HDTV d...

Page 24: ... the list of themes To quickly jump from one theme category to another press the B key The Program Guide lists all available programs for the highlighted theme in the right window up to a maximum of 1 000 programs 4 To access the list of programs press the right arrow to move the highlight to the right window 5 To scroll through the list press the up or down arrow Current programs are marked by a ...

Page 25: ...available The Customized line up icon indicates that a custom sort option is currently displayed Searching the Program Guide by Title You can search the Program Guide by title The following procedure describes how to search through seven days of Program Guide information 1 Press the GUIDE key to display the Program Guide 2 Press the C Search key The Search button displays a pop up list featuring t...

Page 26: ...r icon is displayed to the left of the item To display all the individual episodes of the program expand the list highlight the Series Heading and press SELECT or the right arrow To hide or collapse the list press the left arrow Note To return to the Title search press the left arrow 8 Press the SELECT or REC key to display the highlighted program s channel or to set up a recording 9 To exit press...

Page 27: ...ording request Keywords can refer to a particular subject matter or to the names of actors or directors etc For example if you are interested in the guitar you could create a keyword series recording request for guitar Passport Echo will then continuously scan the Program Guide data to locate programs for which the description or title includes the word guitar Passport Echo will then automatically...

Page 28: ...eyword header contains the keyword you entered but it may also contain additional words or variations of the word you entered A sub list of programs is contained within each keyword header folder 2 Press the right arrow repeatedly to move the highlight to the right window Press the up or down arrow to move the highlight to the desired keyword header Passport Echo highlights the keyword header Note...

Page 29: ... You can also create a keyword series request even if your search of the Program Guide does not generate any matches If matching programs come along in the future Passport Echo will record them automatically Viewing Additional Information About a Program You can use the Program Guide to display additional information about a program The following display shows an example of additional program info...

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Page 31: ...The Quick Settings menu enables you to do the following Display closed captions Activate Parental Control Make a channel a favorite Record the current channel Play secondary audio SAP Activate the sleep timer Navigating the Quick Settings Menu 1 Press the SETTINGS key Passport Echo displays the Quick Settings menu Note On set top boxes that do not support QuickMenu you can also display Quick Setti...

Page 32: ...les you to do the following things actual options will vary depending on your cable provider Access Preferences View the Program Guide and associated features View a list of Pay Per View PPV channels View a list of Premium Channels Access DVR features Navigating the QuickMenu 1 Press the MENU key Passport Echo displays the QuickMenu Note On set top boxes that do not support QuickMenu pressing the ...

Page 33: ...enu The General Settings menu enables you to access the features described in the following pages Note Your primary set top box might not support all features listed in these pages To display the General Settings menu press the SETTINGS key then press the A key Note If your set top box supports the QuickMenu feature you could alternatively press the MENU key twice ...

Page 34: ...Banner when you receive a message Parental Control Locking Status Enable or disable Parental Control Change PIN Create or change the Parental Control PIN Locked Channels Specify the channels you want to lock when Parental Control is activated Locked Ratings Specify the program ratings to lock when Parental Control is activated Locked Content Specify the content advisory program categories to lock ...

Page 35: ...kground options Display Switch between English and a supported secondary language e g Spanish or French for the display text Subtitles Select the language for subtitles English Spanish French Portuguese or None Audio Video Video Output Format Specify output format parameters to optimize viewing Audio Settings Specify settings for Volume Level Analog Output Digital Output and Dynamic Range Accessor...

Page 36: ...ht the desired preference e g Favorite Channels 4 Press the right arrow or SELECT to move to the next column to adjust the preference settings Note Helpful information for the selected preference is displayed in the upper left corner Press the INFO key to display additional pages of help information if available 5 To return to the Preferences column press the left arrow Exiting the General Setting...

Page 37: ...fy the channels ratings content advisories and time periods you want to lock and whether you want to hide adult oriented program titles If you have not yet created a PIN but still try to turn on Parental Control Passport Echo will prompt you to create a PIN Once you have specified the locking settings you can then turn on Parental Control to lock all the channels ratings content advisory levels and...

Page 38: ... list of channels Locked channels are marked by a closed or open lock icon Note An open lock icon indicates that a channel is locked but Parental Control is currently turned off 5 To lock a channel press the up or down arrows or the number key s to indicate the channel you want to lock then press SELECT The channel number is added to the list of locked channels 6 To unlock a channel press the up o...

Page 39: ...d but Parental Control is currently turned off 5 To lock a rating press the up or down arrow to highlight the rating then press SELECT 6 To unlock a rating press the up or down arrow to highlight the rating then press SELECT To unlock all ratings press the up or down arrow to highlight the Clear All option then press SELECT If Parental Control is not turned on the rating you selected is removed fr...

Page 40: ...t advisory press the up or down arrow to highlight the content advisory then press SELECT 6 To unlock a content advisory press the up or down arrow to highlight the content advisory then press SELECT To unlock all content advisories press the up or down arrow to highlight the Clear All option then press SELECT If Parental Control is not turned on the content advisory you selected is removed from t...

Page 41: ... Press the down arrow to highlight the Locked Time preference 4 To create a new locked time period press the right arrow or SELECT Passport Echo displays the following screen 5 Press the up or down arrow to highlight On 6 Press the right arrow to move to the Day column 7 Press the up or down arrow to select a day You can specify a day date a recurring weekday such as Tuesdays a recurring sequence ...

Page 42: ...riptions from appearing in the Program Guide Saved Shows Scheduled Recordings Series Manager Info Banner Channel Banner and PPV channels It also automatically adds NC 17 and NR Adult ratings to the Locked ratings list Note Enabling the Hide Adult Titles preference blocks the title and description from appearing in the noted places and automatically adds NC 17 and NR Adult to the locked rating list...

Page 43: ...be removed You must remove them manually if you so desire Turning On Parental Control When you turn on Parental Control you activate all settings for Locked Channels Locked Ratings Locked Content Locked Time periods and Hide Adult Titles If you have not locked any channels ratings content or time periods or enabled the Hide Adult Titles preference turning on Parental Control will have no effect If...

Page 44: ...lays the Quick Settings menu 2 Press the up or down arrow to highlight the Activate Parental Control option A dot in the No column indicates that Parental Control is currently turned off 3 Press the left arrow or SELECT to change the setting to Yes Passport Echo requests your PIN 4 Key in the four digits of your Parental Control PIN Passport Echo displays a confirmation message 5 Press the A key to...

Page 45: ...e procedure below When you turn off the set top box then turn it back on Parental Control will be turned on automatically 1 Press the SETTINGS key Passport Echo displays the Quick Settings menu 2 Press the up or down arrow to highlight the Activate Parental Control option A dot in the Yes column indicates that Parental Control is turned on 3 Press the right arrow or SELECT to change the setting to...

Page 46: ...xpand the Parental Control category Passport Echo highlights the Parental Control Locking Status preference and displays its current status 3 Press the right arrow or SELECT to move to the Status column 4 Press the up or down arrow to highlight Off Relock Manually 5 Press the SELECT key Passport Echo requests your PIN 6 Key in the four digits of your Parental Control PIN Passport Echo displays a c...

Page 47: ...category If the category is not expanded press SELECT to expand the Parental Control category 3 Press the down arrow to highlight the Change PIN preference then press SELECT Passport Echo requests your current PIN 4 Key in the four digits of your current PIN Passport Echo requests your new PIN 5 Key in the four digits you want to use for your new PIN Passport Echo requests that you key in the new ...

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Page 49: ...m is about to start You can restrict which household members can purchase PPV programs by enabling the Purchase PIN Purchased PPV programs are identified by a dollar sign icon in the Program Guide QuickInfo and the Channel Banner A maximum of seven pending PPV programs can be purchased at any time Note You cannot pause or rewind a PPV program unless it is being recorded Enabling Disabling or Changi...

Page 50: ...CT Key in your Purchase PIN when prompted Press the A key at the confirmation screen 5 To enable the PIN press the up or down arrow to highlight On then press SELECT Key in your Purchase PIN when prompted Press the A key at the confirmation screen 6 To change your Purchase PIN press the left arrow to return to the Preferences column Press the up or down arrow to highlight the Change PIN preference t...

Page 51: ...s finished the PPV channel is displayed Skip to the next section for information Passport Echo displays the program title price and purchase options 3 Highlight an option and press SELECT Passport Echo displays the Program Guide The PPV program listing appears in a green cell A dollar sign icon is displayed in the cell and in the description area to indicate that you have purchased the program Note...

Page 52: ...e PIN you will be required to enter the Purchase PIN to complete the purchase Reviewing or Canceling PPV Purchases Using General Settings You can review cancel or check the status of PPV purchases using the PPV Purchases preference in the Gen eral Settings menu 1 Press the SETTINGS key then press the A key Passport Echo displays the General Settings menu 2 Press the up or down arrow to highlight t...

Page 53: ...wn arrow to highlight the purchased PPV pro gram that you want to review or cancel 6 To cancel the purchase press the SELECT key One of the following events occurs The following message appears Press the A key to cancel the purchase and return to the Events Summary column The message This event may no longer be cancelled appears Press the A key to acknowledge the message and return to the Events S...

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Page 55: ...d delayed TV You can pause rewind or fast forward the video up to the current point in the program Watch recorded programs Saved Shows Record one program while watching another program that is currently airing Record two programs simultaneously while watching either program Record two programs simultaneously while watching a third program that had been previously saved to the set top box s interna...

Page 56: ...laying back recorded shows or buffered live TV Skip to predetermined time increments as you fast forward or rewind through a program Notch Skip Each tuner saves the currently selected program to the LOD buffer When you turn on the power to the set top box typically one half hour or one hour of the currently selected program depending on your cable company is already present in the LOD buffer This ...

Page 57: ...r FAST FORWARD See the following diagrams for detailed information about the Info Banner and small DVR Info Banner Current Program Air Time Playback Head Time Increment Tick Marks Current Show Title Current Channel Logo Current Channel Number and Call Letters above LOD Buffer Start Time LOD Buffer Bar LOD Buffer LOD Buffer End Time Playback mode Current Time Recorded Program Info Banner Rating and...

Page 58: ... the 30 second skip function is turned off disabled pressing the PLAY key twice quickly initiates slow motion playback Slow Motion Playback If the setting for the 30 second skip function is enabled by your cable company slow motion playback is initiated as follows Pressing PAUSE and FFWD keys in rapid succession initiates slow motion playback Pressing PAUSE and RWD keys in rapid succession initiat...

Page 59: ...hange channels Recording a Program You can schedule to record a single program episode or a complete series In either case the program s will be recorded to the hard disk where they will remain available for future viewing You can record two programs at the same time while watching a saved program from the hard disk You can watch one channel while recording another You can rewind or use other DVR ...

Page 60: ...ep 3 press the arrows to specify your preferences for a series recording in the Series Manager Options display Stopping a Recording If you press the STOP key during the recording a dialog asks whether you want to stop or continue recording the program Press the A key to stop the recording Press the B key to continue recording Press the C key to continue recording Play back will resume from the beg...

Page 61: ...ries the Series Recording dialog appears See Recording a Series on page 56 If you select Remind me about this show a reminder banner appears one minute before the program begins A Reminder Timer icon will be displayed in the Program Guide This option is not available if the program is currently airing If you select View this channel now the channel will be displayed automatically Manual Recording ...

Page 62: ...cording icon is displayed next to the program listing in the Program Guide Canceling a Recording from the Program Guide 1 In the Program Guide highlight the program that is scheduled to be recorded A REC icon is shown next to this program and the program cell in the grid is colored red 2 Press the REC key then If the recording has started and it is a single instance recording press the up or down ...

Page 63: ...ecording Options dialog offers additional options that let you customize your recording request 1 You can display this dialog in several ways From the Recording dialog select Record Options From the Scheduled Recordings Options dialog For more information see Scheduled Recording Options Dialog on page 64 While a show is being recorded press the REC key then select Record Options From the Saved Sho...

Page 64: ...at some conflicts can be avoided via the Cropping function See Cropping on page 68 for more information Playing Back Recorded Programs Recorded programs are programs that you have saved to the hard disk either by pressing the REC key or by scheduling them in the Program Guide These features do not apply to programs in the LOD buffer 1 Press the DVR LIST key on your remote Passport Echo displays the...

Page 65: ...own arrows to highlight a specific program then press SELECT The Saved Shows Options menu appears See Saved Shows Options Menu on page 60 Press the REC key to display the Manual Recording dialog box Each entry in the Saved Shows panel contains the following information Program title Record date Status icons to the left of the title as shown in the following table This program will not be auto matic...

Page 66: ...hlight an option then Press the SELECT key to execute the option or Press the C key to exit the dialog box without executing any option Displaying Information About a Saved Show You can display detailed information about a Saved Show Highlight the show listing then press the INFO key Using the Storage Priority Panel The Storage Priority panel enables you to set or change the storage priority of yo...

Page 67: ...SELECT key 3 Press the up or down arrows to highlight Erase then press the SELECT key A message asks whether you want to permanently erase the recording 4 To erase the program press the A key Sorting and Grouping Titles 1 Press the DVR LIST key Passport Echo displays the Saved Shows panel 2 Press the A key Passport Echo displays the Saved Shows pop up menu 3 Press the up or down arrow to highlight...

Page 68: ... show that has not yet been viewed in the folder back to back Passport Echo displays a confirmation request 4 Press the A key Passport Echo plays all specified programs in the folder Deleting a Folder or All Viewed Programs in a Folder 1 On the Saved Shows panel with titles grouped into folders press the up or down arrow to highlight the folder you wish to delete 2 Press the INFO key Passport Echo d...

Page 69: ...matically erased as needed yellow Total duration of all programs that have been saved to the hard disk that may be automatically erased by Passport Echo Estimated free space green Total amount of hard disk space currently available for recording Clearing Space on the Hard Disk If your hard disk fills up with locked programming and you try to record another program Passport Echo will display the fol...

Page 70: ...hlight a specific scheduled recording Press the SELECT key to display the Scheduled Recording options dialog box Press the REC key to display the Manual Recording dialog Scheduled Recording Options Dialog The Scheduled Recordings Options dialog provides two or three options for recorded programs 1 Press the DVR LIST key on your remote control to display Saved Shows then press the B key to display S...

Page 71: ...s Manager Options dialog box For additional information See Series Manager Options Dialog on page 65 3 To exit the Series Manager panel press the EXIT or DVR LIST key Series Manager Options Dialog The Series Manager Options dialog provides several options for managing series recordings These options are described on the next few pages 1 Use the procedure described in Using the Series Manager Panel...

Page 72: ...5 to display the Series Manager options 2 Press the arrows to highlight Series Recording Priority then press the SELECT key Passport Echo displays the Series Recording Priority panel 3 To modify the priority of the highlighted series do one of the following Press the up arrow to move the series higher in the list making it a higher priority for recording in the event of a conflict Press the down ar...

Page 73: ...rrows to highlight an option Press the right or left arrow to change its status 4 Do one of the following Press the A key to accept the changes and close the dialog box Press the C key to ignore the changes and close the dialog box Series Repeat Options Dialog The Series Repeat Options dialog enables you to specify the days of the week on which a series will be recorded 1 Use the procedure describ...

Page 74: ...their entirety even if the programs start or end at times other than the top or bottom of the hour and conflict with other scheduled recording requests Automatic Cropping If a scheduled recording request overlaps two concurrently scheduled recordings by 10 minutes or less Passport Echo will automatically crop trim the program of lower priority so that the highest priority program will be recorded i...

Page 75: ... Echo displays the Series Manager 2 Press the up or down arrow to highlight Record Options or Series Recording Options then press the SELECT key Passport Echo displays the Scheduled Recording Options dialog or the Series Manager Options dialog 3 Press the down arrow repeatedly to highlight the Start Time or End Time option 4 Repeatedly press the left or right arrow to adjust the Start Time or End ...

Page 76: ...ay a Cropping icon when the relevant program is highlighted in the Saved Shows Scheduled Recordings or Series Manager panel Any cropped Start Time or End time will be displayed in yellow text and abbreviated For example 8 25 pm will appear as 8 25p Cropping3 ...

Page 77: ...9 Passport Echo Viewer s Guide 71 Applications This chapter explains how to use various Passport Echo applications that your cable company may make available to you PassTime Games Passport Weather Remote Wizard ...

Page 78: ...e up or down arrow to highlight the game you wish to play then press SELECT Alternatively you can press the A B or C key Passport Echo displays the initial panel for the game you selected 5 Follow the on screen instructions to begin the game 6 When you have finished playing press the EXIT key Alternatively press the C key to display the PassTime Games menu or the CHANNEL key to exit Passport Weathe...

Page 79: ...fy and set up the Passport Echo remote control to work with various devices connected to your entertainment system 1 Press the MENU key Passport Echo displays the QuickMenu Note Your cable company may enable access to the Remote Wizard through the QuickMenu or by other means Contact your cable company for more information 2 Press the left or right arrow to select the appropriate QuickMenu category...

Page 80: ... or another device then press the right arrow or SELECT Passport Echo displays a list of device brand names 6 Press the up or down arrow to highlight the brand name of the device then press SELECT Passport Echo displays a set of instructions that explain how to set up your Passport Echo remote control to operate the specified device 7 Read the instructions to learn how to complete the set up 8 When...

Page 81: ...consist of one or more premium services Offers consisting of more than one premium service are typically called packages Since multiple offers may be associated with a single service iSubscribe enables you to scroll left and right to browse other offers if available You may then select an offer obtain detailed information about terms conditions and pricing and purchase a subscription all by conven...

Page 82: ...ervices from an iSubscribe screen 1 Select an unsubscribed premium channel Passport Echo displays an iSubscribe screen 2 If necessary press the left or right arrows on your remote control to browse the scrolling offer title list that appears in the bar beneath the masthead Highlight the offer that interests you The highlighted offer is displayed on the left side of the bar Related information is d...

Page 83: ...ck Purchasing Services from the All iSubscribe Offers Channel The All iSubscribe Offers channel enables you to browse and or purchase all available offers Your cable service provider may organize offers into unique categories which appear on the scrolling offer title list Press the left and right arrows on your remote to scroll horizontally through offer categories Press the up and down arrows to ...

Page 84: ...vious screen remains on the bar beneath the masthead 4 Review the information about the offer 5 Do one of the following To subscribe to a service press the B key Upgrade Now Passport Echo displays offer specific pricing terms and conditions If you opt not to subscribe to the service press the C key Passport Echo displays the All iSubscribe Offers screen 6 If you decide to proceed with your purchase...

Page 85: ...Key in your PIN Passport Echo displays the Cover screen above Once your order has been processed Passport Echo displays an offer specific just purchased screen This screen acknowledges your purchase and lists channels that have been made available through the transaction Press the up and down arrows on your remote to scroll the list 8 Press SELECT to view the highlighted channel ...

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Page 87: ...vigate from stream to stream the audio track changes to correspond to the highlighted stream Video Mosaic channels with eight or fewer scaled video feeds may also feature a Standalone Channel Button List typically located on the left side of the screen It displays a vertically scrollable list of channels for which scaled video is unavailable A highlight box indicates the channel button currently i...

Page 88: ...d program or to browse future programs airing on the highlighted channel press the INFO key on your remote The More INFO menu drops down from the Program Information panel To launch a channel from a scaled video stream press the arrow keys to highlight the corresponding scaled video or channel button then press SELECT Using the Standalone Channel Button List To access the Standalone Channel Button...

Page 89: ...video advertisement in the lower right corner of the screen that can feature offers for pay per view events or channel subscriptions To launch an interactive video advertisement press the down arrow until you highlight the interactive video advertisement pane then press SELECT Audio Behavior in Video Mosaic On a Video Mosaic channel Passport Echo plays audio from the highlighted scaled video strea...

Page 90: ...s etc 2 Press the up or down arrow to highlight an option then press SELECT Passport Echo displays a Record icon next to the name of the service below the pane and a REC indicator in the short description above the pane If the Mosaic channel recording is the only recording currently in process Passport Echo will not display full screen video Instead the Mosaic channel will remain displayed while t...

Page 91: ...annels Offer a single VOD title for purchase Subscription Video On Demand SVOD Library Channels Feature a library of titles organized by category and supercategory An SVOD subscription grants you access to all titles in a particular library Supercategory Library Channels May be offered by your cable service provider These channels present VOD content under very general headings such as movies spor...

Page 92: ...of program titles organized into categories such as Comedy Family Foreign and Science Fiction You can browse library categories and titles display information about titles previews if available purchase titles or cancel purchases in some cases The VOD Library screen features a category list horizontal and a title list vertical To browse VOD Library titles 1 Launch a VOD Library channel using any s...

Page 93: ...assport Echo plays the preview if available To purchase VOD programs from a VOD Library channel 1 Launch a VOD Library channel using any standard Passport Echo channel selection method 2 Browse categories using the LEFT RIGHT arrows on your remote Browse titles using the UP DOWN arrows 3 Press the SELECT key on your remote to purchase the highlighted title A purchase confirmation dialog is displaye...

Page 94: ...e then press INFO The More Info screen is displayed Press the INFO key The Cancel Confirmation dialog is displayed Press SELECT to cancel Press EXIT to return to the VOD library screen To review your VOD purchases Press the LEFT RIGHT arrows then SELECT the Recently Purchased category on the scrolling category bar Your household s eight most recent VOD purchases will be displayed Press the UP DOWN ...

Page 95: ...viewed SVOD screens only Preview Appears in the title description area Indicates that a preview is available About the On Demand Channel Banner The On Demand Channel Banner displays information about the On Demand program you are viewing including the deadline for its viewing period current playback status icon pause fast forward rewind etc a progress bar channel number and call letters and the cu...

Page 96: ...chased title the VOD Just Purchased screen is displayed 4 Press the PLAY key on your remote to begin viewing the VOD title To view a preview from a VOD Feature channel press the PLAY key on your remote The preview if available will begin to play About SVOD Library Channels A Subscription Video On Demand SVOD Library Channel features a library of titles organized into categories If you purchase an ...

Page 97: ...ription To purchase an SVOD channel subscription you can use iSubscribe or call your cable operator For more information see Purchasing Premium Services using iSubscribe on page 75 Supercategory Library Channels Your cable service provider may offer Supercategory Library channels which present VOD content under more general headings such as movies sports or series Supercategory Library screens dis...

Page 98: ...unch an On Demand Service from an On Demand Venue channel 1 Launch an On Demand Venue channel using any standard Passport Echo channel selection method 2 Press the LEFT RIGHT arrows on your remote to scroll the category list 3 Press the UP DOWN arrows to highlight the service you wish to launch 4 Press SELECT to launch the channel that features the highlighted service sr_venue tiff ...

Page 99: ... yet powerful tool that enables you to display your current cable services bill on screen using your remote control To display the Bill View Channel 1 Enter the Bill View channel using any standard Passport Echo channel selection method Passport Echo displays the Bill View channel Introduction screen ...

Page 100: ...r account is accessed If Passport Echo can access your account information the Bill View screen is displayed Use the PAGE UP PAGE DOWN keys on your remote to scroll through your bill To exit Bill View use any standard Passport Echo channel selection method If Passport Echo cannot access your account information an error screen is displayed If the problem persists contact our cable service provider...

Page 101: ...nnel 81 C Cable bill review 93 Cable AC power 5 Caller ID 28 Caller ID Banner 13 Cancelling a VOD purchase 88 CBL key 5 CH key 6 Changing Purchase PIN 43 Channel Banner 9 Channel buttons 81 Channels favorite 6 25 28 locking 32 Mosaic 81 power on 28 PPV 46 recording 25 selecting 6 unlocking 32 Clock options 29 Closed captioning 12 29 Conflicts resolving 58 Control parental see Parental control Crop...

Page 102: ...s 61 H Hard disk space 21 63 HD format 12 HDTV output format 28 Help information 30 Hide Adult Titles 28 36 High Definition 12 I Icons 12 Individual recording 55 Info Banner 10 51 INFO key 23 60 Information viewing additional 23 Interactive video advertisement 81 IPG see Program Guide iSubscribe 75 Multiple Offer 76 K Keyword header 22 Keyword series recording 21 Keyword search by 20 Keywords 21 L...

Page 103: ...l Control 41 Purchase 43 Play all 62 Play all viewed 62 Playing secondary audio SAP 25 Playing recorded programs 58 Power button 5 Power cable 5 POWER key 5 Power off timer 28 Power on channel 28 Power on timer 28 PPV 43 PPV channels 26 46 PPV programs 43 purchasing 44 Preferences 26 Premium Channels 26 Premium services 75 Priority 68 Priority series recording 66 Program Guide 15 26 blocking title...

Page 104: ... Manager 3 36 54 56 59 64 65 Series Recording Priority 66 Series Recordings 56 Service packages 75 Settings General Settings menu 27 SETTINGS key 27 Set top box clock options 29 Shows upcoming 16 Skip Ahead 52 Skip notch 52 Skipped Channels 12 28 Sleep timer 28 activating 25 Slow motion 50 52 Sort 1 2 3 17 19 Sort A B C 17 19 Sorting options 17 Sorting titles 61 Space hard disk 21 Start up channel...

Page 105: ...V Venue Library 91 Video Mosaic channel entering 82 Video Mosaic channels 81 Video on Demand 85 Video Output Format 29 Video streams 81 View Disk Info 63 Viewing additional information 23 VOD channels 85 VOD Feature Channels 85 VOD icons 88 VOD Library Channels 85 86 VOD Purchases 86 Volume 3 9 W Weather 71 Weather report 72 ...

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