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1E. Menu Bar 

The 

Menu Bar

 is your portal to all the great features available on your Shaw Direct HD receiver. Many 

tools and menus found here can also be accessed directly by using the appropriate key on your remote 
control.  

The Menu Bar can be accessed by pressing 

MENU

 or 

INTERACTIVE

 on your remote control.  From live 

TV, pressing 

A

 will also bring up the Menu Bar. 

The Menu Bar will always appear at the bottom of your screen and will exit you from any active menus.  
Use the 

LEFT

 and 

RIGHT

 arrow keys to view available options and the 

ENTER

 button to access that 

menu option or submenu.   

A complete listing of all menu selections on the HDPVR and HDDSR receivers is contained on the next 
pages.   

 

 

 

HDPVR Menu Bar 

 

Search 

 

 

Audio Search

  

 

Allows you to search for commercial-free digital music 

stations by genre, or radio stations by city.   

Keyword Search 

 

Search for programs using a keyword. Results will be 

returned when the keyword is found in the Program Title, 

Episode Title, Program or Episode Description or Cast.  

Interests Search 

 

Search for something to watch or record by time frame, 

category, and genre. 

Category Search  

 

Find currently airing programs in popular categories, 

such as Movies, Sports, or Children’s programs.  

VOD 

 

Brings up the Shaw Direct On Demand menu bar (which 

can also be accessed by pressing

 D

 on your remote). 

PPV 

 

Brings up the pay-per-view menu bar. 

Guide 

 

Displays the Interactive Program Guide (which can also 

be accessed by pressing 

GUIDE

 on your remote) 

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Страница 1: ...Shaw Direct Satellite TV User Guide Essential HD Receiver HDDSR 600 Advanced HD Receiver HDDSR 605 Advanced HDPVR HDPVR 630...

Страница 2: ...Preface 2014 Shaw Satellite G P All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners Version 4 0 Hinton GA Last Updated July 2014 Created Maintained by Consumer Products KG ii...

Страница 3: ...T 32 5A PLAYING BACK YOUR RECORDED PROGRAMS 32 5B PLAYBACK CONTROLS 34 6 CONTROLLING LIVE TV WITH LIVE OFF DISK LOD 36 7 EXPANDING YOUR RECORDING CAPACITY 37 7A EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE REQUIREMENTS 37 7B...

Страница 4: ...How to Read This Manual iv...

Страница 5: ...igh definition HD picture Component Look for three connectors on each end coloured green blue and red This cable is pictured at right and does not carry sound HDMI This cable carries both video and so...

Страница 6: ...he remote to remove it Your location in the menus or options will always be retained TV Type HDTV Small HDTV Large SDTV CRT This option specifies what type of TV you have if you previously had Shaw Di...

Страница 7: ...cted to the HDPVR 630 to add even more recording capacity Refer to page 37 for more information on this feature 1B Current Version Pressing OPTIONS 4 7 will display the System Status menu Line H shows...

Страница 8: ...right arrow keys also allow you to change options for the selected item in applicable menus as indicated by the a d symbols on screen For example 3 Pressing the LEFT arrow key will change the SD Aspec...

Страница 9: ...the HDPVR and HDDSR receivers is contained on the next pages HDPVR Menu Bar Search Audio Search Allows you to search for commercial free digital music stations by genre or radio stations by city Keywo...

Страница 10: ...g specific in mind VOD Wishlist You can add titles that you re interested in watching later to your on demand wishlist through your receiver the Shaw On Demand Search app or vod shawdirect ca Access t...

Страница 11: ...h as guide displays language and hardware settings Parental Controls Adjust settings such as rating locks and the channel list displayed in your guide If you re using Multi User Mode this will bring y...

Страница 12: ...Guide Displays the Interactive Program Guide which can also be accessed by pressing GUIDE on your remote Reminders Reminder Options Customize your reminder preferences for each show you have set to b...

Страница 13: ...ly available on the HDDSR 605 Mail Messages View your receiver mail messages sent from Shaw Direct an envelope will be displayed in the info banner if a new message is pending Switch User Login to a d...

Страница 14: ...ll depend on your current layout by using CHw and CHs 5 6 Use REWIND and FAST FORWARD to move backwards or forward in the listings 6 hours at a time 9 0 The SKIP BACK and SKIP AHEAD buttons skip 24 ho...

Страница 15: ...h as menus and on screen messages Program Colouring Full Colour Subtle Adjusts the colour style for program genres within your guide Full Colour features a bright colour gradient whereas Subtle featur...

Страница 16: ...Understanding the Guide 12...

Страница 17: ...family viewing Aqua Pay Per View PPV movies sports and events available for purchase Grey Unsubscribed Channels not included in your programming package appear in grey These channels can be hidden fro...

Страница 18: ...enu on the HDPVR and the Upcoming Air Dates screen on the HDDSR You can also can choose to press C on your remote to see the Upcoming Air Dates screen quickly for your currently highlighted program To...

Страница 19: ...x hours from channels you subscribe to Unlike Keyword and Interests Search results are not folded together by program you will see an individual entry for each channel carrying that program After sele...

Страница 20: ...program airs aired on and the program attributes and parental rating As you page through the complete program information you ll find details such as the episode name the full program description ori...

Страница 21: ...ets a Smart recurring Recording or Reminder Event Smart Record all episodes HDPVR or Set a reminder for all episodes Sets a Smart recurring Recording or Reminder Event Record this Airing HDPVR or Set...

Страница 22: ...Air Dates screen for this PPV Full details on Reminder Events can be found in section 8 Full details on Recording Events can be found in section 4 In accordance with studio licensing requirements note...

Страница 23: ...The receiver screensaver will activate over this information if the specified activation period is less than the song duration Your screensaver settings can be changed within the Video Settings menu...

Страница 24: ...ave more than one user of a particular receiver or want to create multiple custom channel lists In this mode each profile can have their own PIN however there is no override mechanism If you wish to a...

Страница 25: ...t PPV and Adult On Demand stores You will be prompted for your PIN to access all adult rated content Rating Locks C Children C8 Children over 8 G General PG Parental Guidance 14 R Restricted 18 A Adul...

Страница 26: ...erican Pie which is rated R for strong sexuality and crude dialogue You will need to re enter the parental password in order to unlock American Pie and allow it to be viewed With No Guide Data If Guid...

Страница 27: ...at ALL owner level profiles on your receiver have a PIN set Creating a new profile To create a new profile press MENU navigate to Settings and select Parental Controls You should be presented with the...

Страница 28: ...mit a child s daily TV viewing or make sure that a profile with unlocked Adult content isn t left logged in accidently PIN entry will be required to re activate the profile once it has auto logged out...

Страница 29: ...ith this profile such as on screen text language closed caption settings and guide views as referenced in 2A The Guide To do this login to the profile you wish to adjust press MENU select Settings and...

Страница 30: ...ity and will work to record as much as possible subject to the parameters you have set for each Recording Event For example if allowed by the Channels parameter your PVR can automatically switch to a...

Страница 31: ...Dates screen the Recording Event will default to record on the selected channel only If you set a Recording Event from a screen where no channel number is listed such as the Search Results screen the...

Страница 32: ...enu The following options may be available depending on the type of Recording Event you have selected View Upcoming Air Dates Selecting this option displays the upcoming air dates screen for the progr...

Страница 33: ...lly deleted when hard drive space is required for new recordings 4C Saving your Recording Schedule Each time you make changes to your recording schedule such as by changing a setting adding or deletin...

Страница 34: ...our recording event criteria and is currently scheduled to be recorded Recording in progress Denotes an episode which is currently being recorded You can watch it from the beginning in your PVR List D...

Страница 35: ...dings in progress If you attempt 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 VOD to access...

Страница 36: ...d part of this recording you 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...

Страница 37: ...ly When your PVR List is grouped by program you can press C to delete all episodes for that program PVR Self Management With Smart Technology your PVR is self managing When the hard drive gets full th...

Страница 38: ...lay 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 to enter the po...

Страница 39: ...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 GR...

Страница 40: ...gram and previous program regardless of length If you decide part way through that you would like to permanently record the program you are currently watching just press the RECORD button on the remot...

Страница 41: ...ly Powered Some 2 5 external hard drives may only be USB powered You must select an external hard drive that comes with its own power supply that plugs into a regular wall outlet Be 2 0 TB or Smaller...

Страница 42: ...he remote select Preferences and open the Hardware Settings section You ll find the External Hard Drive Setup button at the bottom of this header 7C Using Your External Hard Drive Once formatting is c...

Страница 43: ...of the selected program airs on the selected channel you will receive a reminder This is a recurring reminder Set a reminder for all episodes Each time any episode of the selected program airs on the...

Страница 44: ...ected program on the selected channel Recurrence You can toggle between New episodes and All episodes with this option Channels You can set the reminder to apply to only specific channels HD channels...

Страница 45: ...airing at the same time as the newest Auto tune will become conflicted as indicated by the exclamation mark over the Auto tune symbol Conflicted Auto tunes will not activate If there is a conflict and...

Страница 46: ...the next start time or for the movie to download Plus you can watch an order as many times as you want during the rental window 9B Getting Connected 2A Minimum Requirements Shaw Direct On Demand is a...

Страница 47: ...ble or Cat6 cable If you don t already have one lying around you can purchase a cable from your favourite local electronics retailer or a variety of stores online 9C How to Connect If you ve reviewed...

Страница 48: ...uired To setup a powerline bridge 1 Connect an Ethernet cable between your home router and the first powerline bridge 2 Connect the first powerline bridge directly to a power outlet near your router D...

Страница 49: ...satellite receiver and run the connection speed test Network Status Press the OPTIONS button on your remote control select Status from the menu bar scroll to Network Status and press ENTER The receiv...

Страница 50: ...ou can also run the speed test directly from the order options popup when you select a title This helps to ensure you have enough bandwidth to stream successfully before you order the title 9E How to...

Страница 51: ...SKIP BACK 9 along with using Absolute Skip or Absolute Jump as explained on page 57 Purchases are billed to your account after 5 minutes of playback except for Adult titles which are billed after 1 m...

Страница 52: ...specified user can make in a 24 hour period before access is denied o For example if you set this to 15 a user would be able to order two 2 5 99 movies without the password Bandwidth Management Much...

Страница 53: ...ur receiver is properly connected to your home network and is able to communicate with our servers Beyond this there are two additional requirements to access Shaw Direct On Demand 1 Your account must...

Страница 54: ...he airing date time shown at the bottom of the poster Press C on your remote to View Upcoming Airings for te movie you have highlighted You can also use the B button on your remote to change how your...

Страница 55: ...certain settings 11A Preferences If you re using Multi User mode most preferences are adjustable for each Profile For example one user may prefer to have their on screen text displayed in English whi...

Страница 56: ...u can temporarily override your Audio Language and Descriptive Video settings by pressing SOURCE on the remote control and selecting a new audio track Channels with additional audio tracks appear with...

Страница 57: ...automatically finished You can set this to only prompt if more than 80 has been viewed to always prompt once STOP is pressed or never be prompted Video Settings The video settings menu is explained on...

Страница 58: ...you may need to change your remote control address to prevent a different remote from controlling your receiver Press ENTER to change your receiver s remote control address on screen instructions will...

Страница 59: ...he video quality See section 9 for more on download rate limits HD VOD titles require at least 5 0 Mbps to stream Settings lower than this will be temporarily overridden to 5 Mbps when ordering HD con...

Страница 60: ...w Direct On Demand More details on this screen are found on page 45 OSS Attributions This menu contains Open Source Scan attribution information and legal text 12 Frequently Asked Questions 12A Genera...

Страница 61: ...will submit specific information closer to when the program airs Rest assured knowing your PVR will automatically respond to these changes and update the recording schedule as necessary Q My receiver...

Страница 62: ...to stream the same order to two different devices you may see an error appear However if you do have multiple connected receivers there is no limit on the number of different orders you can watch at...

Страница 63: ...daytime and primetime TV shows from Global Citytv and CTV are available on VOD within 24 48 hours after airing Q I have an HDPVR 630 Can I record Shaw Direct On Demand content A No Much like renting a...

Страница 64: ...results still seem low make sure no one else in the house is using a lot of bandwidth while you re running the speed test File sharing online gaming video streaming VOIP services and more all use a f...

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