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- Page 1 HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 1 of 30...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
The information in this Viewer’s Guide supplements the information supplied with the packaging of the HD PVR, as well as the HD PVR Decoder Menu Manual. Due to software upgrades, the features and functionalities in this Viewer’s Guide may differ from those on your HD PVR. -
Page 3: Front Panel
Displays state of HD PVR (see below for more info). The Front Panel Display This displays the status of the HD PVR. Below are some of the most common ones : HD PVR is tuned to channel 170, no recordings are in progress. -
Page 4: Back Panel
Reserved for future use. Reserved for future use. Mains Connector Connect to the mains supply. Note : The HD PVR is designed to work with a 4-wire LNB installation. The 5.1 surround sound If you have technical HD quality content... -
Page 5: The Hd Pvr Remote Control
HD PVR R EMOTE ONTROL EMOTE ONTROL BASICS HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 5 of 30... -
Page 6: Tv, Alt , Tv Guide , Language And Mute Buttons
• SHIFT MUTE : currently disabled. The dial should be set to TV1 for use with the HD PVR. The “window” in the dial (where you see TV1) lights up when any button is pressed, confirming that the remote control is active and that the command has been sent to the decoder. -
Page 7: Colour Buttons
PLAY / PAUSE Toggles between PLAY and PAUSE. Toggles between PLAY and PAUSE. FAST FORWARD Disabled (unless in buffer). Fast Forwards recorded programme. (See page 29) Schedules recording. See page 22. Disabled. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 7 of 30... -
Page 8: The Basics
A blue header indicates that you are in Press MENU. ALL CHANNELS. • Select Personalise. A purple header indicates that you are in • Go to #5 (Display Timeout). FAVOURITE CHANNELS. • Follow the onscreen instructions. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 8 of 30... -
Page 9: The I -Plate When " Banner Browsing
If you want to see what is on other channels, you can press i to display the i-Plate and then use the left and right arrows to view the programming information for other channels. We call this “banner browsing”. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 9 of 30... -
Page 10: The I -Plate : Extended Mode
Starting times of programmes. Press the DOWN arrow to access programming information for the next 24 hours on this channel. PVR Icons (see page 18). Programme titles. PG Lock & PG Rating. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 10 of 30... -
Page 11: Viewing Modes
HANNEL RIDS There are two channel grids on the HD PVR, the All Channels Grid and the Favourite Channels Grid (one for each viewing mode). The channel grid is a quick way to tune between channels or to quickly access programming info for another channel. -
Page 12: Reminders
To go to the Reminders screen, press RED to go to the Playlist and then press the RIGHT arrow twice). From this screen you can delete scheduled reminders (by pressing RED) or sort the list of reminders (by pressing WHITE). HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 12 of 30... -
Page 13: Interactive Services & Ds Tv Touch
ERVICES TV TOUCH SuperSport Active is currently the only interactive service available. • To access SuperSport Active, press OK to display the DStv touch menu and then press OK again to load SuperSport Active. Interactive Services are Using Interactive only available when viewing Services clears the buffer. -
Page 14: Parental Control
ARENTAL ONTROL The HD PVR has a Parental Control feature to control viewing in your home. Access to this feature is controlled by the PG PIN code. To go to Parental Control menu : • Press MENU to go to the Decoder Menu, then select #2 (Parental Control), or •... -
Page 15: Language Selection
Subtitles and Teletext are not currently supported on the HD PVR. 4.11 UDIO HANNELS DStv has a great selection of audio channels available. To go to the audio channels, you can : • Press SHIFT TV, or • Press TV GUIDE and select the required audio channel from the All Channels list. -
Page 16: Pvr Basics
The buffer is the part of the hard disk that temporarily records Live TV and allows you to pause or rewind Live TV. On the HD PVR, the buffer always stores the last 120 minutes or up to the last time you changed channels (if within the last 120 minutes). -
Page 17: The Status Bar
As you do this, the blue line grey triangle. bookmarks, see page 28. in the Status Bar moves allowing For more information on you to easily “jump” within a bookmarks, see page 28. programme. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 17 of 30... -
Page 18: Pvr Icons
(to catch up to Live TV). PVR Playback Fast Forward icon This indicates that you are fast forwarding the recording. Different speeds are indicated by the number of arrows. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 18 of 30... -
Page 19: Pvr Hard Disk Usage
Remember to delete your recordings once you have watched them to ensure that you always have space for new recordings. When the HD PVR has less than 10% disk space, it will automatically delete recordings (starting with the oldest) to make space for new recordings. -
Page 20: The Tv Guide
Once you have selected your Favourite Channels, a personalised TV Guide is displayed. You can update your selection of Favourite Channels at any time. • Press TV Guide. • Select Favourite Channels. • Press WHITE. • Follow the onscreen instructions. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 20 of 30... -
Page 21: All Channels
Press P+ to go to the next day and use the arrow keys to move the highlight. The mini i-Plate at the bottom of the screen gives more information on the highlighted programme. To see full information for the programme press i. View by Time View by Channel HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 21 of 30... -
Page 22: Setting Recordings And The Scheduled Recordings Screen
REC, ie. it will may also indicate an error with the be a partial recording. tuner being used for the recording. (Tuner 2 + Tuner 3 are used for recordings). HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 22 of 30... - Page 23 You can cancel scheduled recordings (see page 25). What else could happen? If the recording request conflicts with existing recordings, a pop-up will be displayed indicating that the recording cannot be scheduled. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 23 of 30...
- Page 24 Safety net settings to do Your recurring time based not apply to time based recording will keep recording recordings. For more info on indefinitely until you cancel it. safety net settings, see page 29. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 24 of 30...
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Page 25: Scheduled Recordings
Colour buttons : RED = delete a scheduled recording. BLUE = set up a time based recording (see page 24). WHITE = sort your scheduled recordings according to date or the alphabet. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 25 of 30... -
Page 26: Viewing Your Recordings
To ensure that you always have space for new recordings, remember to delete recordings that you have already watched and no longer want to keep. When the HD PVR has less than 10% disk space, it will automatically delete recordings (starting with the oldest) to make space for new recordings. - Page 27 For info on the safety net, see page 29. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 27 of 30...
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Page 28: Other Features
Press the WHITE button to watch the action in slow motion. • Press the WHITE button again to watch at even a slower pace. • Press the WHITE button a third time to return to normal speed. HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 28 of 30... -
Page 29: The Safety Net
10.5 AFETY When you schedule a recording, the HD PVR automatically adds 3 minutes to the beginning and 10 minutes to the end of the recording (so long as the safety net doesn’t clash with other existing recordings). You can change the default settings for the safety net. To do this : •... -
Page 30: Rewinding
When in Live TV or Playback, the option of “instant replay” is also available. Press the Play/Pause button once to the left and the programme rewinds 10 seconds. ----------- End ----------- HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – V1.02 Page 30 of 30...
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