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Layout

Instructions are paired with screen shots to illustrate the process and 
provide confirmation of what you should see on your TV.
On-screen text, such as screen titles, messages and options are shown in 

Deep Blue Bold Type

.

Buttons on the remote control are represented by a graphic of that button, 
or 

Red Bold Type

 when a graphic cannot be shown.

Color-codes and Icons

Program listings are shown in different colors based upon the type of 
program shown. Icons may also be displayed based on settings for a 
particular program.

Channel Color-codes

 Standard Channel

 Pay-Per-View Channel

 Arrow Indicates Channel Currently Tuned

Program Color-codes and Attributes

 Program 

 

 Movie

 Highlighted program

 New Episode (not a re-run)

 Program in High Definition

 Auto Tune   

 

 Reminder

 Record* 

 

 

 Series-Record*

 Series Record Episode Skipped*

 Closed Captioned

 Dolby Digital Audio

 Secondary Audio

 Favorite List In Use

 Live TV 

 

 Live TV

 Live TV

 Blocked by Parental Controls

 Recording to DVR

 Playing from DVR

 Pay-Per-View   

 Video On Demand

*Record and Series Record only appear if your set top box supports 
recording.

2 How To Use This Book

Содержание Digital TV

Страница 1: ...Pioneer Digital TV User s Guide THE FUTURE NOW SHOWING ...

Страница 2: ...r s Guide Copyright 2005 2009 MS Communications IPG screen images Copyright 2005 2008 Minerva Networks Inc Used with permission All rights reserved Portions Copyright Advanced Digital Broadcasting ADB Amino Communications Ltd Entone Inc and Universal Electronics Inc Used with permission All rights reserved All other images copyright and or trademark of their respective owner s Dolby and the double...

Страница 3: ... 9 4 The Menubar 10 Introducing The Menubar 10 Go To The Menubar 10 Understand The Menubar 10 Guide Layout 12 Introducing Guide 13 Go To Guide 13 Parts of Guide 13 Getting Around Guide 13 HDTV Programming 13 Introducing Scheduled Events 13 Set A Reminder Auto Tune or Recording 14 Set A Series Recording 15 Edit A Recording 16 Edit A Series Recording 18 Skip An Episode 19 Cancel An Auto Tune Reminde...

Страница 4: ... 30 The DVR Menu Quick Reference 30 Go To Recordings 31 Sort Recordings 31 Watch A Recorded Program 32 Lock or Unlock A Recording 32 Deleting A Recording 33 Review Programs To Record 33 Go To To Record 33 Cancel A Recording Event 34 Schedule Priority 34 Go To Schedule Priority 34 Change Schedule Priority 34 Schedule An Event 35 Go To Schedule Event 35 Schedule An Event 35 Your Recording History 35...

Страница 5: ...ontrols 41 Disable Parental Controls 42 Enable Parental Controls 42 10 Settings 43 Introducing Settings 43 Go To Settings 43 Working With Preferences 43 Working With Settings Users 48 Add A User Account 48 Edit A User Account 50 Edit Master User Account 52 User Account Parental Controls 52 Save Your Parental Control Settings 54 11 Favorites 55 Introducing Favorites 55 Go To Favorites 55 Choose A F...

Страница 6: ...g Search 57 Go To Search 57 Search For A Program 57 13 MyMedia 59 Introducing MyMedia 59 Go To MyMedia 59 Set Top Box 60 Amino 110 Set Top Box 60 Amino 130 Set Top Box 61 Amino 530 Set Top Box 62 Entone Amulet 63 Movie Ratings 64 TV Ratings 65 ...

Страница 7: ...d off Video Playback Controls Controls playback of DVD or Video on Demand Number Pad Enters a channel number or PIN INPUT Cycles through TV inputs POWER Device Selection Selects control of Set Top Box TV DVD or AUX INFO Displays the Infobar PAGE Jumps guide listings up or down one page LAST Returns to the previous channel Channel ON DEMAND Displays Rentals FAV Cycles through Favorite lists MY DVR ...

Страница 8: ...2 Remote Control Layout This Page Intentionally Left Blank ...

Страница 9: ...off press the Power turned the wrong device on or off press the Power Power button again press the appropriate device selection button AUX DVD TV or STB and press Power once more Power once more Power Change Channels The CH button will change channels up or down one at a time The Number Pad can be used to directly enter a channel number GUIDE will display Guide so you can find a program you like I...

Страница 10: ...ture supported by your service For more information about the Menubar see section 4 Menubar INFO displays the Infobar a feature that lets you see information on what you re watching what s coming on next and what s on other channels For more information on the Infobar see section 3 Infobar EXIT causes your set top box to exit whatever screen you are seeing and return you to normal TV viewing If yo...

Страница 11: ...own Icons may also be displayed based on settings for a particular program Channel Color codes Standard Channel Pay Per View Channel Arrow Indicates Channel Currently Tuned Program Color codes and Attributes Program Movie Highlighted program New Episode not a re run Program in High Definition Auto Tune Reminder Record Series Record Series Record Episode Skipped Closed Captioned Dolby Digital Audio...

Страница 12: ... is Blocked because of parental controls or that the Emergency Alert System is active Program Name Program Start Time End Time and Rating Program Summary Additional Program Information Indicates if the program offers Closed Captioning or SAP Secondary Audio Programming The current Favorites list will also be indicated Director and Actor Information The detailed Infobar will list the director and s...

Страница 13: ...ys to make the basic Infobar appear Press Info on your remote control Press the up or down direction buttons on your remote control The basic Infobar will also appear any time you change channels Once the Infobar is active press Info again to display the detailed Infobar It adds information on actors and directors Using The Infobar Step 1 Go To The Infobar Press Info the up or down direction butto...

Страница 14: ...tep 2b See What s On Later Press the right direction button to scroll ahead to upcoming programs for the channel listed on the Infobar Press the left direction button to scroll back towards the current program for the channel listed on the Infobar Note You can combine steps 2a and 2b to see what comes on later on another channel if you like However if you plan to do a lot of browsing for programs ...

Страница 15: ...rs and recordings see Setting Reminders Autotunes and Recordings in section 5 Guide Note Recording options will not be available if your set top box doesn t support those features Exit The Infobar The Infobar will go away on its own after a few seconds of inactivity or Press EXIT on your remote control If you are in the detailed Infobar you can press INFO once more to exit the Infobar ...

Страница 16: ... creating a scheduled recording event reviewing the history of what you have recorded recently or deleting your recording history For information on DVR see section 7 DVR Rentals provides access to rent Video on Demand movies and programs For information on Rentals see section 6 Rentals Vault provides quick access to previously purchased rentals reminders you have scheduled messages regarding your...

Страница 17: ...ou to choose edit create or delete a favorite channel list For information on Favorites see section 11 Favorites Search allows you to search program listings or Video on Demand rentals by title For information on Search see section 12 Search MyMedia allows you to access the latest news sports weather entertainment and more For information on MyMedia see section 13 MyMedia Sign Out allows you to si...

Страница 18: ...ly highlighted program Highlight Indicates what program listing is currently in focus Program Listings Shows channel number and abbreviation and program listings for each channel Program listings may include icons to indicate a setting or feature for a particular program Listing Date Time Shows the date and time divided into 30 minute increments for the programs currently shown in Guide ...

Страница 19: ...K Exit to leave the Guide If the program comes on later you can set a reminder auto tune or recording if your set top box supports recording These are known as Scheduled Events HDTV Programming Programs available in HD will appear in Guide with a bright green HD icon Programs available in HD will appear in Guide with a bright green next to the name of the program In order to watch HD programming y...

Страница 20: ...tting a recording highlight the listing and press Record the listing and press instead of OK then skip steps 2 and 3 Step 2 Set The Reminder Auto Tune or Record Highlight or or and press OK You will then be returned to Guide Step 3 Return to Guide The program listing now shows an icon next to the program s name Reminder set Auto Tune set Recording set Step 4a Your Reminder A few minutes before you...

Страница 21: ... and the system will tune you to the correct channel Step 4c Your Recording If you set a recording you don t need to do anything else Once your program begins your set top box will record it for you When you want to watch your recording go to DVR For more information on recordings see section 7 DVR Set A Series Recording Note Recording is not available if your set top box doesn t support it If you...

Страница 22: ...ng you will be returned to Guide The program listing now shows an icon next to the program s name Series Recording set Every upcoming episode of the series will be recorded Edit A Recording Note Recording is not available if your set top box doesn t support it Once you have created a recording you can adjust exactly when the recording begins or ends to make sure nothing is missed in case the broad...

Страница 23: ... of the Pad In or Pad Out box use the left and right arrow keys to adjust the Pad In time or Pad Out time Pad In adjusts the amount of recording time added to the recording prior to when it s scheduled to begin so that you don t miss any of the beginning of the program Pad Out adjusts the amount of recording time added to the recording after it is scheduled to end so you don t miss any of the end ...

Страница 24: ...sting and press OK Step 2 Edit Series Recording From the options shown for this program highlight Edit Series Recording and press OK Step 3 Adjust Series Recording Options Use the up and down arrow keys to choose any of the options Once you see arrowheads to either side of the options setting box use the left and right arrow keys to adjust that setting Channels determines whether the series is rec...

Страница 25: ...sode of the series once the limit is reached Once you have adjusted the series settings highlight OK and press OK and press OK OK to OK to OK save your changes Skip An Episode Once you have created a series recording you can manually skip any episode Step 1 Pick The Episode Locate the episode in the series you want to skip Highlight its listing and press OK Step 2 Skip The Episode Highlight Skip E...

Страница 26: ...with the event you want to cancel and press OK Step 2 Cancel the Event Depending on the type of event you are cancelling your option will be or or or Highlight the option you want and press OK Step 3 Return to Guide After you press OK you will return to the Guide The program listing will no longer display the event icon For more information on cancelling scheduled events see section 8 Vault ...

Страница 27: ...ly Each press will activate the next Favorites list The name of the active Favorites list is shown on the green tab in the picture in picture area This causes Guide to only display the channels included on that Favorites list Pressing Guide once you have cycled through all Favorites lists will exit Guide 5 Guide ...

Страница 28: ... crowds expensive concessions and seats in the nose bleed section Go To Pay Per View Pay Per View channels are listed in Guide in red Pay Per View movies are listed in purple Other Pay Per View programs are in blue Buy Pay Per View Step 1 Pick The Program Highlight the Pay Per View program you want to buy and press OK Step 2 Buy PPV Highlight Step 2 Buy PPV Highlight and press OK ...

Страница 29: ...press Share PPV and press Share PPV OK For more information on user accounts see section 10 Settings Finally highlight the Buy button and press OK Step 4 Watch Your Pay Per View At this point you can watch your pay per view just as you would any other program if it is currently playing If you purchased your pay per view program in advance you can schedule an auto tune or reminder event so that you...

Страница 30: ...when you want to watch and how often during the rental period You can even pause rewind or fast forward just like a videotape or DVD Rental prices are comparable to prices at your local video store and some programs may even be free VOD Rentals are the ultimate in convenience and entertainment in your home No more hassles with video rental stores Go To Rentals Press Menu highlight Rentals and pres...

Страница 31: ...ighting a VOD Rental will list information for that Rental in the upper left portion of the screen Note At any time during this process you can press the left arrow button to return to a previous set of categories Rent A VOD Rental Step 1 Pick A Rental Follow Steps 1 2 for Browse Rentals to find a VOD Rental in which you are interested Press OK ...

Страница 32: ...l check box and press OK Now highlight the text box next to Enter PIN and use the number pad to enter your PIN then highlight Rent and press OK to confirm your VOD Rental OK to confirm your VOD Rental OK Watch Your VOD Rental You can play your VOD Rental from Rentals or from Vault Note For information on the Vault see section 8 Vault Step 1 Pick Your Rental Highlight your VOD Rental and press OK ...

Страница 33: ...playback at the current point Press Rewind or Fast Fwd to reverse or advance playback from the current point Press Play to resume watching at normal speed Press Stop to exit playback of the program The Slider Any time you press a Playback Control button while watching a VOD rental the Slider appears The box at the top left indicates the playback function in use The box at the top right indicates t...

Страница 34: ...Recording While watching a program press Record program press Recording will begin immediately and the Infobar will appear with a red Record icon next to the Live TV indicator You can also start a quick record in Guide Highlight a program you want to record using the direction buttons and press Record If the program is currently on recording will begin immediately If the program comes on in the fu...

Страница 35: ...nel you are now watching The PLT bar appears whenever you pause rewind or fast forward live TV The center area displays a green bar to indicate the amount of TV you can rewind or fast forward through The green arrows show where you are within that range The far left box indicates the current playback function pause play etc The far right box indicates the current time Controlling Recorded or Live ...

Страница 36: ...ecordings prioritize series recordings schedule an event and view your recording history Go To DVR Press Menu highlight DVR and press OK The DVR Menu Quick Reference Recordings lists programs you have already recorded Go here to watch lock or delete these recorded programs To Record lists all Recording events you have scheduled and allows you to cancel any future recording events Schedule Priority...

Страница 37: ...betically by title by the date recorded by channel that originally aired the program or by whether you have or have not viewed the recording To sort your recordings by any of those categories press the left arrow button to shift the highlight to the left Highlight the category you want to use to sort and press OK For example if you highlight Date and press OK your recordings will be sorted by the ...

Страница 38: ...emote just as you would if watching a videotape or DVD Step 4 Return To Live TV When the recording ends you will be returned to live TV If you want to return to live TV before your recording has ended press Stop Lock or Unlock A Recording Locking a recording prevents the system from deleting a program to make space for new recordings Note You can still manually delete a locked recording Locking on...

Страница 39: ...hange your mind Step 4 Recording Deleted Once you confirm the deletion the entry for that recording is removed from the list Note Once a recording has been deleted there is no way to get it back Please take care when deleting recordings Review Programs To Record You can easily review and cancel programs to be recorded Go To To Record Highlight To Record and press OK A list of your scheduled future...

Страница 40: ...t program you want to be recorded compared to another Go To Schedule Priority Highlight Schedule Priority and press OK Change Schedule Priority Schedule Priority lists all series recordings you have scheduled The series with the highest priority is listed first This program will always be recorded in preference to any other series recording The series with the lowest priority is listed last This p...

Страница 41: ...pears Highlight the setting you want to change and press OK Use the up or down direction buttons to change the setting Press OK to enter your OK to enter your OK change Your Recording History Record History is a log of all events related to your recordings such as recording started recording completed or recording cancelled Go To Record History Highlight Record History and press OK Review Record H...

Страница 42: ... and auto tune events you have created From here you can cancel a reminder or auto tune Messages allows you to view any messages about your service Messages may inform you of promotional offers upcoming Video on Demand events service upgrades or billing alerts Caller ID offers access to a log of all calls you have received through Caller ID You can review Caller ID entries and delete individual en...

Страница 43: ...Start and press OK to OK to OK start playing at the beginning If you have already watched part of the program and want to pick up where you left off highlight Play From Last and press OK Introducing PPV Events PPV Events allows you to purchase and watch concerts sports or other pay per view events Go To PPV Events Highlight PPV Events and press OK ...

Страница 44: ...s you have created From here you can cancel a reminder or auto tune Go To Reminders Highlight Reminders and press OK A list of your reminders and auto tunes appears to the right Cancel A Reminder or Auto Tune Step 1 Pick The Program Highlight the reminder or auto tune you want to cancel and press OK Step 2 Cancel the Auto Tune or Reminder Highlight Cancel Auto Tune or Cancel Reminder depending on ...

Страница 45: ...all available messages appears to the right Read A Message Highlight the message listing you want to read The full message will be displayed in the Info Area in the upper right hand corner of your screen Introducing Caller ID Caller ID offers access to the Caller ID call log You can review log entries and delete individual entries Note You must subscribe to Caller ID to access this feature Additio...

Страница 46: ...name and number of the caller and the date and time of the call in the upper left corner of the screen Delete A Caller ID Entry Step 1 Pick The Entry Highlight the Caller ID listing you want to delete and press OK Step 2 Delete Caller ID Log Entry Highlight Delete and press OK to remove the entry or OK to remove the entry or OK Cancel if you want to keep it ...

Страница 47: ...ental Controls off adults can watch their programs without repeatedly entering a password When Parental Controls are on titles of programs that exceed your parental control settings will not be shown Once Parental Controls are turned off all program titles will be shown Go To Parental Controls Press Menu and highlight Parental Controls Enable Disable Parental Controls The Menu lets you know if par...

Страница 48: ...t is reached The time out is the maximum period of time for which Parental Controls will be disabled At the end of the time period the system will automatically restore Parental Controls You will see an alert on the screen just before parental controls are restored Enable Parental Controls Press Menu and highlight Parental Controls then press OK Parental Controls are now in effect For more informa...

Страница 49: ...ers if users must log in how on screen alerts are handled parental controls and blocked channels that apply to everyone and what Theme is used Working With Preferences NOTE Share Rentals and Require Login are only needed if you intend to use User Accounts i e an account for children Once set up you must select the appropriate account and enter its password before you can watch TV Share Rentals Sha...

Страница 50: ... turns all parental control settings on or off for all users To turn Parental Control on or off highlight the check box and press OK Note For details on editing parental controls see Parental Control Edit later in this section Hardware Settings Hardware Settings allows you to adjust options for closed captions the default audio language to be used and certain technical options To enter the Hardwar...

Страница 51: ...ress OK Then press the right or left direction button to display 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 or 45 seconds then press OK Whenever you receive a phone call the Caller ID message will stay on your screen for the number of seconds selected Theme Theme allows you to change the color and style of menus guide and system screens using pre set styles To set Theme highlight the option box under Theme and press ...

Страница 52: ...tal Control Edit allows you to set the master parental controls that affect all users To edit parental controls for all users highlight the Parental Control Edit button and press OK Movie Rating Movie Rating determines the highest rating for movies that will not be blocked To set Movie Rating highlight the option box next to Movie Rating and press OK Use the direction buttons to cycle through avai...

Страница 53: ...ated Block Unrated allows or blocks any program that does not have a rating To turn Block Unrated on or off highlight the check box and press OK Show Blocked Program Info Show Blocked Program Info allows or blocks any information being listed in the Infobar or Guide for any program that has been blocked To turn Show Info For Blocked Programs on or off highlight the check box and press OK Content R...

Страница 54: ...s of your family to have their own parental controls purchasing limits and themes However this requires you to log in with the appropriate account s password before you can watch TV Note The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white You cannot delete the master account and cannot change the login name for the master account Add A User Account To create a n...

Страница 55: ...d Highlight Confirm Password to re enter the password for the new account Use the number pad on your remote to re enter the password exactly To set the Theme for this account highlight the option box next to Theme and press OK Then press the right or left direction button to display Default or one of the other available themes then press OK Highlight Allowance to enter a limit to the amount of Vid...

Страница 56: ...ble or disable Caller ID alerts to appear on OK screen for this user account Once you have entered the settings for the new account highlight Submit and press OK Edit A User Account To edit a user account highlight the user account and press OK then highlight the Edit button and press OK Note The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white Highlight New Logi...

Страница 57: ...t Confirm Password to re enter the password Use the number pad on your remote to exactly re enter the password To set the Theme for this account highlight the option box next to Theme and press OK Then press the right or left direction button to display Default or one of the other available themes then press OK Highlight Allowance to limit the amount of Video on Demand rentals that can be purchase...

Страница 58: ...he Master Account is slightly different You can only change the password and PIN You must also enter the old password and PIN in the Password and PIN boxes In all other ways editing the Master Account is identical to editing any other user account For further information on editing user accounts see the previous section Note The master account is the first account listed on the Users screen and is...

Страница 59: ...For more information on TV ratings see TV Ratings in the back of this book Unlock Timeout only available on Master Account Unlock Timeout determines how long parental controls will remain disabled when turned off from the Main Menu To set Unlock Timeout highlight the option box next to Unlock Timeout and press OK Use the direction buttons to display from 30 min to 270 min in 30 minute increments t...

Страница 60: ... Sexual Situations D Suggestive Dialogue V Violence L Language and F Fantasy Violence To block a particular type of content highlight the check box to the right of that content item and press OK Save Your Parental Control Settings Once you have changed Parental Control Settings highlight the Submit button and press OK If you want to discard your changes highlight Cancel and press OK ...

Страница 61: ...ide While in Guide you can cycle through your favorites lists by pressing Guide Pressing Guide once you have cycled through all favorites lists will exit Guide Create or Edit A Favorites List Step 1 Create or Edit Follow the steps above in Go To Favorites highlight Create or Edit and press OK Step 2 Name Your Favorites List You will see the Favorites create edit screen This screen displays every c...

Страница 62: ...ight the favorites list you want to delete and press OK Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites While Watching TV Step 1 Pick A Channel Tune to the channel you want to add or remove from a favorites list and press OK Step 2 Pick An Action Highlight Add if this channel is not on any favorite list Remove if this channel is on every favorite list or Add Remove if this channel is on some favorite ...

Страница 63: ...x when the Search screen appears Press OK and a OK and a OK keyboard will appear to the right of the screen Highlight each letter in the name of the program you want to find and press OK on OK on OK each Each time you press OK you will see OK you will see OK that letter added to the text box If you enter a wrong letter highlight Del and press OK to go back one OK to go back one OK space If you nee...

Страница 64: ...ch to search program titles program info and descriptions The system starts searching for all programs that match your search criteria Step 3 Pick A Result You can now highlight any program or rental listing and press OK to Watch or record a program it if it s on now Set a reminder auto tune or recording for a program if it comes on later Add or remove the channel airing it to a favorites list Not...

Страница 65: ...ws Associated Press news including headlines photos and stories covering world and national politics business and financial news Sports AP sports coverage includes headlines NASCAR news and race summaries MLB NFL NBA and NHL scores standings and news Weather Coverage from Weather Coverage from Weather AccuWeather includes local and regional conditions forecasts and radar Arts News from the world o...

Страница 66: ...et top box to a home theater system to provide surround sound audio provides audio only Audio Visual Out Composite Video and Stereo Audio Connects the set top box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality video and stereo audio custom Amino cable has 10 pin connector at set top box end and yellow red and white RCA connectors at TV VCR end Out Connects the set top box to the TV using a standard coa...

Страница 67: ...V to provide best quality HDTV provides video and audio SPDIF Digital Out Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide surround sound audio provides audio only Audio Visual Out Composite Video and Stereo Audio Connects the set top box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality video and stereo audio custom Amino cable has 10 pin connector at set top box end and yellow red and white ...

Страница 68: ...op box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality video provides video only Optical Audio S PDIF Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide surround sound audio provides audio only R L Audio Stereo Audio Connects the set top box to your TV or VCR to provide stereo audio provides audio only Pr Y PB Component Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide very high quality vid...

Страница 69: ...le HDMI Connects the set top box to your HDTV using an HDMI cable provides best quality audio and video AUDIO LEFT RIGHT Connects the set top box to provide stereo audio AUDIO LEFT RIGHT Connects the set top box to provide stereo audio AUDIO LEFT RIGHT provides audio only VIDEO Connects the set top box to provide good quality video provides video only VIDEO PB PR Y Connects the set top box to your...

Страница 70: ...e or other contents but does not quite fit within the restricted R category Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG 13 rating R Restricted An R rated film may include hard language or tough violence or nudity within sensual scenes or drug abuse or other elements or a combination of some of the above so that parents are counseled to take this advisory rating very seriously NC 17 N...

Страница 71: ...m contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age TV MA TV Mature Audience Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 Content Ratings Content Ratings are shown just below the program rating FV Fantasy Violence only applied to TV Y7 For those programs where fantasy violence...

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