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Using your DVR
Using the Calendar
Your DVR has a personal calendar that allows
you to manage your diary. You can view TV
recording events, enter birthdays, anniversaries
and appointments. At the appropriate times,
your DVR will display an on screen message to
remind you. The days covered by the 7-day
guide are shown in white. When you select a
day and press O
O
K
K
, you will see the programme
info for that day, if available, in the guide.
To view the calendar, press the M
M
E
E
N
N
U
U
button, and press 2
2
, to
select the calendar function.
• Use the R
R
E
E
D
D
and G
G
R
R
E
E
E
E
N
N
keys to move backwards and
forwards through the calendar a month at a time.
• Use the arrow keys to select a day in the month.
• Press the Y
Y
E
E
L
L
L
L
O
O
W
W
key at any time to return to Today.
Any record events or reminders are shown on the calendar as coloured dots. A red dot
signifies recording events have been set and a blue dot signifies a reminder is set. Record
events are managed automatically in the calendar by the recording menus. See page 12.
To enter the reminder menu, press the B
B
L
L
U
U
E
E
key.
To edit an existing reminder for the chosen day press G
G
R
R
E
E
E
E
N
N
.
If no reminders have been set, then enter a new reminder as below, else press Y
Y
E
E
L
L
L
L
O
O
W
W
first.
1. Now choose the type of reminder using
V
V
/
U
U
, Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily or single.
2. Enter a time using the number keys, 0
0
.
.
.
.
9
9
. (24hr clock)
3. Now enter your message. This works the same way as a mobile phone text message by
using the number keys 2 to 9 (note the letters above each
handset key, e.g. press key 4
4
twice to get ‘H’).
Each time you pause the cursor will move on a step.
• To change caps press the Y
Y
E
E
L
L
L
L
O
O
W
W
key.
• To delete a selected letter press the R
R
E
E
D
D
key.
• To enter a space press the 0
0
key.
• To enter punctuation, press the 1
1
key.
• To enter numbers, press the appropriate key repeatedly.
• To move backwards and forwards in the text use
Y
Y
/
Z
Z
.
4. Once you are happy with the reminder text, press the O
O
K
K
key to store the text or B
B
L
L
U
U
E
E
to cancel the whole reminder.
5. Press E
E
X
X
I
I
T
T
to return to the TV picture.
At the appropriate time, the text of your reminder will appear on the TV screen.
Press O
O
K
K
to clear the message off the calender or G
G
R
R
E
E
E
E
N
N
to snooze the reminder for a short
time.
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