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HDDSR 605 & HDPVR 630 User Guide

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  • Page 1 SHAWDIRECT SATELLITE TV HDDSR 605 & HDPVR 630 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Preface

    A. PREFACE © 2010 Shaw Satellite G.P. All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Version 1.9 – Drumheller 12.1 Last Updated: July 14, 2010 Created & Maintained by: Shaw Direct Product Development...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ETTINGS 3C. G ..............20 UIDE ETTINGS 9E. “5. PVR S ” .............. 39 ETTINGS 4. HDDSR 605: SMART REMINDER TECHNOLOGY ....... 22 9F. “6. (O )” ..............39 MITTED 4A. S ............. 22 9G. “7. G ” ............39...

  • Page 4: How To Read This Manual

    C. HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL...

  • Page 5: The Basics

    1. THE BASICS 1A. CONNECTIONS AND VIDEO SETTINGS When installing your HDDSR, 1 direct coax line is required to connect to your satellite dish or multiswitch. If you have an HDPVR, 2 direct coax lines are required. The HDPVR will have limited functionality if only 1 line is connected.
  • Page 6 VIDEO SETTINGS After connecting your satellite receiver, taking a moment to optimize your video settings will ensure the best viewing experience. Press OPTIONS on your remote control, then enter the numbers 4, 5. The following Video Settings options will be available: •...

  • Page 7: Current Version

    NAVIGATING THE ONSCREEN MENUS The following keys will allow you to navigate through the menus on your Shaw Direct HD receiver: The DIRECTIONAL ARROW keys allow you to move up, down, left, and right through the onscreen menus.
  • Page 8 The LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys also allow you to change options for the selected item in applicable menus, as indicated by the “a d” symbols on screen. For example: Pressing the LEFT arrow key will change the Screen Saver delay to 14 Minute, pressing the RIGHT arrow key will change the Screen Saver delay to 16 Minute.

  • Page 9: Interactive Menu Bar

    1E. INTERACTIVE MENU BAR menu bar is your portal to all the great features available on your Shaw Direct HD receiver. Many tools and menus found here can also be accessed directly by using the appropriate key on your remote control.
  • Page 10 Search for something to watch or record by genre. Music Allows you to search for commercial free digital music stations by genre, or radio stations by city. Interactive Launch the Shaw Direct Interactive Weather Application Mail Read mail messages from Shaw Direct Messages Call Log...
  • Page 11 Search for something to watch by genre. Music Allows you to search for commercial free digital music stations by genre, or radio stations by city. Interactive Launch the Shaw Direct Interactive Weather Application Mail Read mail messages from Shaw Direct Messages Call Log...

  • Page 12: Finding What You Want, When You Want

    5XX Remote 6XX Remote 2A. THE GUIDE One of the greatest features of your Shaw Direct digital satellite TV is the onscreen interactive program Guide. With the Guide, you can instantly see what’s airing right now and into the future, on every channel you subscribe to! When accessed, the Guide will appear with the channel you’re watching highlighted.
  • Page 13 UNDERSTANDING THE GUIDE All listings in the Guide and Search Results are colour-coded to help you find what you’re looking for faster. When you select a program, broadcasting symbols help you understand more about it, such as the parental rating, whether it is presented in high definition, or if it is a new episode.
  • Page 14 SHAW DIRECT CHANNELS: Information and promotional channels, and the Shaw Direct TV network UNSUBSCRIBED: Channels not included in your Shaw Direct programming package GREY appear in grey. These channels can be hidden from your Guide, as described on page 20.

  • Page 15: Search Tools

    2B. SEARCH TOOLS With over 400 channels and two weeks of programming information, sometimes it can be difficult to find what you’re looking for using the Guide. By using the Search Tools built into your receiver, you can easily find programs by title, time, or genre. Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote TITLE SEARCH...

  • Page 16: Info

    Any series Recording Events created from the top-level search results (before selecting “view upcoming air dates”) will default to record on all channels, unless changed in the PVR Options menu. See section 5 for more details on Recording Events. Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote 2C.

  • Page 17: The Program Options Menu

    2D. THE PROGRAM OPTIONS MENU The Program Options menu is your gateway to many of the great program-related features contained in your Shaw Direct receiver, including setting recordings or reminders and viewing upcoming air dates. While in the Guide, Info Pages, Upcoming Air Dates screen, or Search results, press the ENTER key on the desired program to view the Program Options menu.

  • Page 18: The Upcoming Air Dates Screen

    Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote Shaw Direct carries 40 commercial-free Galaxie digital music stations and over 50 radio stations from all over North America. The Music Search tool allows you to easily find whatever you’re in the mood for.
  • Page 19 MUSIC After selecting Music, use the RIGHT ARROW to select the genre column, where you can use the UP and DOWN keys to select a genre such as “Classical”, “Jazz”, or “Rock”. Corresponding stations appear on the right side of the screen, much like the other Search tools. Use the RIGHT ARROW again to select the results column and the UP and DOWN to select the station you want to listen to.

  • Page 20: Customize Your Viewing Experience

    3. CUSTOMIZE YOUR VIEWING EXPERIENCE Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote 3A. PARENTAL CONTROLS Parental Control options allow you to keep locked content from being accessed or viewed without the 4-digit parental password being entered. When activated, Parental Controls apply uniformly across the entire system, preventing access via the Guide, Search results, direct channel entry, LOD playback, and the PVR List.
  • Page 21 • LOCKED PROGRAMS [SHOW, HIDE]: Allows you to hide the titles of programs which exceed your TV and Movie Ratings from appearing. When set to “Hide”, all locked content will appear as “Parentally Locked”. Note: Only rating locks will prevent the titles of locked programs from appearing in Search results.
  • Page 22 Parental Controls menu) for 60 minutes. If you have forgotten your password, you must call Shaw Direct customer service to have it reset. If you are prompted for your parental password to tune to a channel or view the next program and do not wish to unlock that channel or program, simply press LAST on the remote control to return to the last channel you were viewing.

  • Page 23: Favourites

    Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote 3B. FAVOURITES By setting up a Favourites List, you can customize the Guide by only displaying the channels in your list. If you’re finding yourself spending too much time paging through the Guide when you only watch a few channels, this can be a great timesaver.

  • Page 24: Guide Settings

    RETURNING TO ALL CHANNELS OR CHANGING THE FAVOURITES LIST To display all channels in the Guide again, change the “List name” option to “All channels”. From within the Guide, you can also press OPTIONS on the remote control and use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys to change “Channel list”...
  • Page 25 • SCREEN SAVER [OFF, 1-30 MINUTE]: Determines how long a static image must remain on the screen before the screensaver is activated. If the screensaver activates, simply press ENTER on the remote to remove it. Your location in the menus or options will always be retained.

  • Page 26: Hddsr 605: Smart Reminder Technology

    4. HDDSR 605: SMART REMINDER TECHNOLOGY The same technology used on the Shaw Direct HDPVR to automatically record and manage all your favourite programs is also available on the HDDSR to “remind” you whenever certain programs are airing. When a program you’ve set a reminder for is about to start, you’ll see a “warning...

  • Page 27: Viewing Reminders

    4B. VIEWING REMINDERS Two minutes prior to a “reminded” program starting, you will see a “warning sign” appear in the top right corner of your TV screen. Press ENTER to view the list of upcoming reminders, or any other key to remove the warning sign. From within the list of upcoming reminders, you can view the program information for each upcoming program.

  • Page 28: Using Auto-Tunes

    4D. USING AUTO-TUNES Auto-tunes are similar to Reminders, but with a few key differences. First, an Auto-tune will actually force the receiver to the auto-tuned program when it starts. This can be useful if you are recording programs with an external device. Second, unlike Reminders you cannot set multiple Auto-tunes for the same start time.

  • Page 29: Hdpvr 630: Smart Pvr Technology

    5. HDPVR 630: SMART PVR TECHNOLOGY Smart PVR technology will completely change the way you watch TV. By setting up series Recording Events, your HDPVR will automatically find and record all your favourite shows. Once recorded, they’re instantly available to you with the press of a button – whenever you want! 5A.

  • Page 30: Options

    Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote 5B. CUSTOMIZING YOUR RECORDING EVENT OPTIONS By customizing your Recording Events, you can ensure that exactly what you want gets recorded every time. A variety of options – from automatically starting early or ending late, to only recording on HD channels, to only keeping a few episodes –...
  • Page 31 • RECURRENCE* [NEW EPISODES, ALL EPISODES]: You can toggle between recording “New episodes” (those airing for the first time) and “All episodes” (including reruns) with this option. Your PVR keeps track of each episode it records and will only knowingly record the same episode once in the duration specified by “PVR History”...

  • Page 32: Viewing Upcoming Recordings

    Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote 5C. VIEWING UPCOMING RECORDINGS You can easily review all upcoming recordings in the PVR Upcoming menu. To access this menu, select “Upcoming” from the “PVR” section of the Menu Bar. From this menu, you can ensure that all expected programs will be recorded and change or cancel specific episodes scheduled to be recorded.

  • Page 33: Dual Recordings

    5E. DUAL RECORDINGS With two tuners, your HDPVR can record up to two programs at once. If you are watching TV and dual scheduled recordings are about to begin, you will see a “warning sign” (as pictured at left) appear in the top right corner of the screen. Press ENTER on the remote control to view the warning, or any other key to remove it.

  • Page 34: The Pvr List

    Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote 6. THE PVR LIST 6A. PLAYING BACK YOUR RECORDED PROGRAMS Once recorded, your programs are all available in one convenient location – the PVR List. Press PVR or DVR List on your remote control, or select “Recordings” from the Menu Bar. Within the PVR List, use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to select the program you want to watch.
  • Page 35 SORTING THE PVR LIST You can use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys to sort recordings in your PVR List. The current sort criteria is highlighted in yellow. • DATE AND TIME: All recordings are sorted chronologically. The newest recordings appear at the top of the list.

  • Page 36: Playing Back Your Recordedp

    6B. PLAYBACK CONTROLS After selecting “Watch this recording”, you can control playback just like a DVD by using the playback keys on the remote control: 2 Pressing PAUSE will pause playback at the current position. Press PAUSE or PLAY to resume playback.
  • Page 37 UNDERSTANDING THE PLAYBACK BAR The Playback Bar is like a map of your recording, telling you exactly where you are and where you can go at any given time. The following diagram explains what each part of the playback bar means: GREEN shows parts...

  • Page 38: Controlling Live Tv With Live-Off-Disk (Lod)

    7. CONTROLLING LIVE TV WITH LIVE-OFF-DISK (LOD) Almost immediately after you tune to a channel, your HDPVR automatically begins recording it in the background to a special part of the hard drive called the LOD buffer. In the same way that you can control a recorded program, you can control live Note: You cannot fast forward past the current “live”...

  • Page 39: Other Menus

    Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote Shaw Direct uses receiver mail to occationally send short messages on free previews, promotions, or account information. You can access your receiver mailbox by selecting “Mail” from the Messages section of the Menu Bar.

  • Page 40: Receiver Options

    9. RECEIVER OPTIONS Menu Bar 5XX Remote 6XX Remote By selecting “Settings Menu” from the Menu Bar, or pressing OPTIONS on your remote control, you can access the Options Menu for your receiver. This section outlines available options. Note that PVR-specific settings will not be available on the HDDSR. You can access all Options Menus quickly by entering the number onscreen using the numeric keypad on your remote control.
  • Page 41 1. USER SETTINGS User Settings includes Audio Language [English, French]; On Screen Language [English, French]; Clock Format [AM/PM, 24 Hour]; Clock on During Standby [Enable, Disable]; Caller ID [Enable, Disable]; Display [Bright, Dim]; and Descriptive Video [On; Off]. Descriptive Video provides ongoing narrative descriptions of what is happening during the video portion of a television broadcast for the visually impaired.
  • Page 42 If you are activated for Instant PPV, your satellite receiver will automatically reportback to Shaw Direct using the telephone line to ensure you are always up to date and able to order new movies. If you would like to force a reportback manually, ensure your phone line is connected and use this screen.

  • Page 43: 5. Pvr Settings

    The number 6 is omitted from the Options Menu for backwards compatibility to the key sequences used on other Shaw Direct receivers. 9G. “7. GUIDE SETTINGS” Guide settings are covered on page 20. 9H. “8. MENU BAR” This selection brings up the Shaw Direct Menu Bar, as explained on page 5.

  • Page 44: Frequently Asked Questions

    10. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. Why is there no information showing in the IPG? A. When a receiver is activated for the first time, the IPG will show “No Info” for up to four hours. This is because the receiver needs to download the listings information. We encourage you to stay out of the IPG during this time.
  • Page 45 Q. Why is my HDPVR recording the same program multiple times per day? A. The HDPVR makes all of its decisions based on the guide data it receives. If the data does not distinguish between episodes, and you have set your HDPVR to record on “All Channels”, “SD only”...

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