Check Recording Space; Maximize Your Dvr's Storage Space - Scientific Atlanta Explorer User Manual

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HECK ECORDING
Preferences
Recording Space Used:
6%
You currently have 2 recordings.
Options
Sort Recorded List by time recorded
Turn ON Auto Erase
Recording space used
Change Save Time for future recordings
Schedule a new Manual Recording
Scheduled Recordings Recorded List
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PACE
The Recording Space Used feature shows both the percentage of space currently
used and lists the number of recordings stored.
1. Press .
2. Press to display the Preferences screen. The Information area displays the
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Storage bar, which shows the percentage of recording space currently used. In
the graphic shown at left, the Storage bar indicates that a small portion (6%) of
the DVR storage space is being used.
Note: If the Storage bar indicates that over 90% of the space is being used,
consider some of the suggestions in the "Maximize Your DVR's Storage Space"
section for more storage options.
3. Press to close the Preferences screen.
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S TORAGE
IMPORTANT! The DVR is intended to be a short-term storage device. Use the
following guidelines to make the most efficient use of your DVR's storage space.
• Set your default Save Time setting to 14 days or less. Setting it to "Until I Erase"
causes the storage space to fill up more quickly. (For details, see "Change the
Default Save Time Setting for Future Recordings" on page 21.)
• After you watch a recording, decide to either erase it or keep it permanently by
transferring it to a VCR tape. (For details, see "Erase a Recording" on page 22,
or "Copy Recordings From Your DVR to a VCR Tape," on page 23.)
• Turn on the Auto Erase feature. This feature automatically erases the oldest
recordings whenever additional space is needed to record a new program.
However, this feature does not erase recordings that have a Save Time of "Until
I Erase." These recordings remain until you decide to erase them. (For details,
see "Automatically Erase Oldest Recordings," on page 22.)
• Connect your 8300 to an optional external Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive for
expanded recording capability. (For details, see "Add Storage With a SATA Hard
Disk Drive [Optional]" on page 24.) Note: SATA connectivity is only available on
the 8300 DVRs.
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OW ANY OURS OF
Explorer Model
8000
8000HD
8240, 8300, 8300MR
8240HD, 8300HD, 8300HDC,
8300HD MR
*The total program hours that can be stored depends upon the format and data rate of the
programming source, as well as the DVR hard drive storage capacity.
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PACE
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ROGRAMS AN TORE ON
*Storage Capacity
Up to 50 hours of digital non-HD programs
(based on an 80 GB capacity hard drive)
Up to 90 hours of digital non-HD programs
Up to 20 hours of HD programs
(based on a 160 GB capacity hard drive)
Up to 50 hours of digital non-HD programs
(based on an 80 GB capacity hard drive)
Up to 90 hours of digital non-HD programs
Up to 20 hours of HD programs
(based on a 160 GB capacity hard drive)
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