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Data Rates:
Australia:
About 2GB/hr for SD broadcasts and about 4GB/hr for HD
broadcasts, although this can vary depending on the broadcaster.
RECORDING :
To record the program the Set-top Box is currently tuned to:
With a USB drive connected to the Set-top box, press “Record” (next to the
red “Standby “button on the remote control). An on-screen message
“Record Initializing” will appear briefly, then recording will commence. Once
recording is under way, only the STOP, EXIT, CHANNEL and STANDBY buttons
will be operative. An elapsed time counter will appear in the top left hand
corner of the screen.
This will disappear after a few seconds, or you can press the “EXIT” button to
hide it. Press the INFO button once to display the elapsed time counter, or press
INFO twice to display a detailed INFO screen showing remaining space on the
USB drive, recording bit rate and file name.
During recording, it is possible to watch one channel while recording another,
but only if the second channel is from the same transmitter as the one being
recorded. For example you can record ABC1, while also watching ABC2, ABC3,
or ABC News 24, but not a channel from another network (such as 7, 72 or 7
Mate). If you attempt to change to a channel on a different network, you will get
a message asking if you want to terminate the recording first.
NOTE: The “Pause” button is non-functional during recording.
If the USB drive is full or is an unsuitable format, you will get an error
message. If the USB device has an indicator light, it may also blink when
recording is taking place. To stop recording, simply press the Stop button
(above the yellow button on the Remote Control), then OK to confirm.
Record Cut - Off Timer:
Once the Record button is pressed, recording will continue until either
STOP is pressed or the USB storage medium runs out of space. To time-limit
the recording, press RECORD a second time. A cut-off time will appear on
screen, starting with 30 minutes. Successive presses of the Record button
will increase this in 30 minute increments. After 300 minutes it will return to
zero.
NOTE:
1. The extra button presses will not register until recording has actually
commenced.
2. You can set longer time-limited recordings by using the Timer function
(see page11).
PLAYBACK :
To view a list of recorded DTV files on the USB drive, press the LIST button on
the Remote Control (next to the Mute button), or use the Menu function to select
USB>Multimedia>PVR>HBPVR>OK.
A list of the recorded files will appear in the following format :
{TV Channel name} {Month/Day/Year} {Start time of Recording}
{Program name}
.
mts
The ".mts" at the end of each recording is the file name extension for the
recorded digital TV data stream.
Immediate Playback:
Once you have the list of recorded files visible, use the Up/Down cursor buttons
on the Remote Control to select the required file for playback, and press the
PLAY button (directly above the Red colour button at the bottom of the Remote
Control). The file will play back in full screen mode, and you can use the Forward,
Reverse, and Pause buttons on the Remote during playback. For Fast Forward
or Fast Reverse operation, press the Forward or Reverse buttons repeatedly to
select between 2x to 32x speed options.
PLAYBACK FILE MANAGEMENT :
Select your preferred recorded file as above, but press “OK” instead of
“Play”.
The list of files now remains on the screen and a small window shows playback
of your selected file, plus information about its length etc. To switch between
full-screen playback and the small window, press the Red button at the bottom
of the remote.
Deleting files:
To delete a selected file that is playing, you must first press Stop;
then press the yellow button on the Remote control. A tick symbol will appear
beside the selected file. Further files may be selected by using the up and down
arrows and further presses of the yellow button; (To see what you are deleting,
press the OK button before the yellow button; this will start windowed playback).
When you have selected all the files to be deleted, press OK. You will see a
“confirm deletion” option message; pressing OK a second time will delete the
files. The deletion process may take several minutes for larger files.
Renaming files:
Select a file using the up and down arrows and press the
Green button. An image of a keypad will appear in screen. Use the arrow keys to
select the letters, OK to confirm selection. “Extend” gives an alternative
character set, “Back” deletes the last character entered, “OK” completes the
task, “Cancel” exits without changing the file name.
Note: you can also rename files using a computer (see
FILE FORMAT
on page
11)
