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    47 Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions If you have questions or encounter difficulties controlling live TV , recording programs, playing recordings, or displaying the PIP screen, this section may provide the information you need. If not, see page 53, “Get More Information or Assistance.” Questio[...]

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    48 Can I pause, rewind, or fast-forward a program in the PIP screen? No. Keys such as pause, rewind, and fast-forward control only the program shown in the main TV screen. They also control the small Quarter screen that appears on DVR screens like the Recorded List screen and the Program Guide. See page 23 for details on the main TV screen and the [...]

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    49 Stop Recording Cancel Channel Change Notice You are now recording "The Jungle Book" Press to change to the other recording Can I recover a recording that was erased from the DVR? No. There is no way to recover a recording that has been erased from the Recorded List screen. Y ou can copy programs to a VCR tape or extend the length of ti[...]

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    50 Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions When the DVR is in Power-Save mode, will the programs that I have scheduled to record still be recorded? Y es. Any scheduled recordings will occur when the DVR is in Power-Save mode. Between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily , your DVR automatically enters Power- Save mode unless you press a key on the remo[...]

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    51 Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Why did the DVR record only part of a program? If the beginning of the program is missing, you may have started recording the program after it began. For an explanation of how live TV is recorded, see page 16. If the end of the program is missing, the DVR may have reached its storage capacity , the prog[...]

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    52 How can I find out which programs are broadcast in HD? T o find out which programs are broadcast in HD, log on to the Web site of your cable service provider . Many cable service providers list their channel lineups on their Web sites and indicate the channels that are broadcast in HD. What are the differences between standard TVs and HDTVs? •[...]

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    53 Get More Information or Assistance Get More Information or Assistance This guide is designed to help you become familiar with the tasks you use most often when controlling live programs or recordings, recording programs, playing recordings, and displaying the PIP . It does not provide comprehensive informa- tion about the DVR. For example, you w[...]

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    54 Index B Blocking programs, methods of, 32 Blocking recordings, 35 Browse By feature, 14 Buffer , explanation of, 2 Buttons. See Remote control keys C Cable mode, 5 Canceling recordings in progress, 30 scheduled recordings, 30 Changing channel of PIP screen, 21 channels from Program Guide, 13 number of days to save recording, 43, 44 Channel banne[...]

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    55 Index H HDMI Interface, 4, 5 HDTV display , 8-1 1 recording programs, 24 storage of programs, 1 High-definition programs. See HDTV I Information area on Explorer screens, inside of back cover Installation, instructions for , 47 Instant replay , 17 K Keys. See Remote control keys L List key , 28, 29, 30 List of recordings, displaying, 29 Live TV [...]

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    56 Index Playback St atus screen, exiting from, 29 Playing and recording simultaneously , 48 blocked recordings, 36 recordings, 29 Power loss, 47 Power-Save mode, 31, 50 Program Guide Browse By feature, 14 changing channels from, 13 displaying, 13 finding programs, 13-15 playing recordings from, 29 searching for programs, 14, 15 selecting a program[...]

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    57 Index Recordings blocking, 35 copying to VCR tape, 42 displaying list of, 29 erasing, 41, 44, 49 finding current, 29 in progress, canceling, 30 pausing, 16 playing, 29 playing when blocked, 36 protecting, 31 recovering erased, 49 rewinding, 17 saving, 24 scheduled, 30 watching, 28, 29, 36 Record light, 26 Recovering erased recording, 49 Remote c[...]

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    58 Index S SA T A drive connecting to DVR, 45 recording programs to, 45 troubleshooting, 46 Save Latest options, 27 Save T ime setting, changing, 43, 44 Saving recordings, 24 methods of, 40 permanently . See Copying recordings to VCR tape storage space, 1, 24, 40 Scheduled recordings canceling, 30 displaying list of, 30 Serial A T A. See SA T A dri[...]

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    Quick Tip s Press to display the last channel you were last watching. While in normal Play mode, press once while watching live TV or a recording to see the program in slow motion. Press a second time to resume normal play . Press to remove any Explorer screens or banners and display full-screen TV . Press to display the Information banner . This b[...]

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    Get more out of your TV . See all of your favorite programs When you’re watching a favorite program and the phone rings, the Explorer DVR lets you p ause the program and rewind it to play the part you missed. Y ou can also fast- forward through portions you don’t want to watch. Pause Soul Food Never miss your favorite programs Record and save y[...]

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    AllT ouch ® Remote Control Use the main keys to control the program shown in the main TV screen or quarter screen and to make selections in Explorer screens like the Program Guide and the Recorded List screen. Use the dedicated Picture-in-Picture keys to control the Picture-in-Picture feature. Important: Y our remote must be set to Cable Mode (CBL[...]

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    © 2005 by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. All rights reserved. AllT ouch, Explorer , Scientific-Atlanta and the Scientific-Atlanta logo are registered trademarks of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 8000, 8000HD, 8240, 8240HD, 8300, 8300HD, 8300MR, A T8400, A T8450, A T8550, and Multi-Room are trademarks of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Dolby is a registered trademark[...]