Scientific Atlanta 8000HD manual

1 Record your favorite programs when you’re busy Record one program and watch another Record two live programs while watching a third program you recorded earlier Record and store up to 90 hours of standard-definition program- ming or 20 hours of high-definition programming (with a 160 GB hard drive) Watch and record high-definition programs on t[...]

2 Welcome! With the Explorer ® 8000™ Digital Video Recorder (DVR), you can easily record your favorite programs and then play them back anytime. The built-in DVR and Picture-In-Picture (PIP) features give you com- plete control, convenience, and choice when watching TV . Use your DVR to control the following features... Control live TV The telep[...]

3 T1 1 169 Swaps PIP screen with Main screen T urns PIP feature on or of f Moves PIP screen Displays the Program Guide If offered by your cable service provider , displays a menu of services or options Displays a list of your recorded programs Makes on-screen choices Stops recording a program or stops playback Pauses the program you are watching Re[...]

4 Prep aring the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Y our High-Definition TV If you have an Explorer 8000HD DVR and an HDTV , and you are not using a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connection, you may need to set up the DVR so that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your HDTV supports. Otherwise, your picture quality may be less t[...]

5 Press the Guide and Info keys at the same time Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard Setting up the DVR to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the settings you have chosen while watching T V . Y ou can also select the setting that provides the best picture quality for the format currently being broadcast. Not[...]

6 4. Choose one of the following options: • If you have a standard-screen (4:3) HDTV , press A . • If you have a wide-screen (16:9) HDTV , press B . 5. Choose one of the following options: • T o choose the Quick Setup option press A . Press to begin watching television. • T o choose the St andard Setup option press B ; then follow the on- s[...]

7 Selecting Compatible Picture Formats If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn it on, the DVR may not be sending your HDTV a picture format that your HDTV supports. Follow these steps to select picture format settings that your HDTV supports. Note: Rather than selecting a single picture format setting, you may want to select all settings[...]

8 Controlling Live TV Control a Live Program Y ou Are W atching The Pause , Rewind , Fast-Forward , Play , Instant Replay , and Live keys on the remote control are used to control the live program in the Main screen. For example, when you are watching your favorite live TV program and the telephone rings, press Pause to pause the program for up to [...]

9 Using the Program Guide Find a Program to W atch 1. Press Guide . The Program Guide appears and lists the next 7 days of programs. 2. Press the directional keys ( ) to move through the program listings and highlight the program you want to watch. 3. Press Select . If the program is currently on, the Program Guide closes and the program you select[...]

10 Recording TV Programs Record a TV Program Y ou Are W atching 1. Press Record . 2. While in the Confirm Recording screen, choose your recording options and press A . The Record Indicator is lit on the front panel of the DVR . 3. T o manually stop recording before the scheduled time, press Stop and then follow the on-screen choices. Record a TV Pr[...]

11 W atching Y our Recordings Access and Play Back Y our Recorded Programs Anytime 1. Press List . 2. Use the arrow keys to choose the program you want to play back. 3. Press Select to display your options. "Design On A Dime" Save: Until erased Title Options/Play Scheduled Recordings Preferences Date Time Recorded List Length World Soccer[...]

12 Copy Recordings to a VCR T ape The Copy to VCR feature lets you use your VCR as a back-up storage device for the hard drive in your DVR. In other words, you can archive your recordings to a VCR tape. V erify that the OUT 2 (VCR) outputs are connected to your VCR. When you want to archive a TV program to VCR tape, first record the program to your[...]

13 "Design On A Dime" Save: Until Erased Recorded Programs Options/Play Scheduled Recordings Preferences Date Time Recorded List Length Friends ER Design On A Dime Divine Design NYPD Blues Wed 11/10 Thur 11/11 Mon11/15 Tue 11/16 Wed 11/17 8:30pm 9:00pm 12:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 30min 1hr 0min 30min 30min 1hr 0min "Design [...]

14 Using Picture-In-Picture Activate PIP on Y our TV While watching a program, press PIP On/Off to activate the PIP screen. Notes: • T o pause or record the video in the PIP screen, you must first swap it to the Main screen. • Y ou can only use the dedicated DVR keys ( Pause , Rewind , Fast-Forward ) to control the program shown in the Main scr[...]

15 Use Power-Save Mode T o maximize the life of your DVR, you should power-down the DVR when it is not in use. Simply press CBL and then press Power on your remote control, or press Power on the front panel of the DVR. The Power light turns off, but because the DVR still is plugged in, your scheduled recordings still occur . Between 1:00 a.m. and 6[...]

16 Frequently Asked Questions How far back can I rewind live TV? The length of time you can rewind live TV depends on how long you have been tuned to a single channel. Each time you change channels, a new copy is automatically stored to the built-in recorder . This copy saves up to the last 1 hour of programming. For example, if you have been watch[...]