Watch Two Programs At Once; Turn Pip On And Off; Activate Pip From The Program Guide - Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 DVR User Manual

Watch Two Programs At Once

Watch Two Programs At Once
Watch a soccer game and a basketball game at the same time by using the PIP
feature. The DVR gives you the ability to use PIP even if your TV doesn't have
PIP. This section provides instructions to:
• Turn the PIP feature on and off
• Change the channel of the PIP screen
• Move the location of the PIP screen
• Swap the main screen and the PIP screen
Tip: To find a key on the remote, open the foldout on the back cover of this guide
to see the illustration of the remote.

Turn PIP On and Off

When you turn on the PIP feature, you can watch two channels at once. One
channel appears as a full-screen image; the other channel appears as a small
image within the full-screen image.
1. While watching a program, press
PIP On/Off
appears within the full screen,
and a channel banner appears
briefly under the PIP screen.
Note: You hear the sound of only
the program that is shown in the
full screen.
2. To turn off the PIP screen, press
PIP On/Off
Notes:
• If you press Info
feature is on, a channel banner
appears for both screens. If either
program is currently being
recorded, its channel banner
shows the Recording Now
symbol.
• You can turn on the PIP feature only
while watching TV in full-screen.

Activate PIP From the Program Guide

From the Program Guide, press Exit
Guide, and then press PIP On/Off
from full-screen video.
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. The PIP screen
again.
when the PIP
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Channel Banner appears
briefly under PIP screen
PIP screen within
the full-screen image
or Guide
to activate PIP. You can only activate PIP
Full-screen image
in main TV screen
to close the Program