Time Shift Television; Rewinding Tv - Topfield TF 5810 PVRt User Manual

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2.3 Time Shift television

2.3.1 Rewinding TV

Because it has a hard disk inside, your PVR is able to constantly
save the TV programme that you're watching. That means that
it can make TV more convenient than ever — you don't need to
miss something crucial when the phone rings, or wonder what
a character in a drama just mumbled, thanks to time shifting.
Time shifting just means that the most recent hour of the tele-
vision channel you're watching is saved on the PVR's disk;
each time you change to a new channel, it starts to save the
programme you're watching, so if you've been watching for 20
minutes, all those twenty minutes will be on the disk. If you've
been watching for 85 minutes, then the most recent hour will
be on the disk, and the first twenty five minutes won't be there
any more.
What does all this mean to you?
To use the time shift, press the MENU button to display the
PVR's main menu, and then select System Settings. On the
System Settings menu, you have to set the Time shifting option
to 'Yes'.
Simple. When you're watching live TV, and you want to see
something again, just press the
and the programme will start to play in reverse. To go faster,
press again.
When you reach the point where you want to start watching,
perhaps to see a goal again, or to try and catch some important
dialogue, just press the
You'll see a display at the top right hand corner of the screen,
telling you how far behind live TV you are and, if you like, you
can use the button to move forwards again, until you catch
up with the live broadcast.
button on the remote control,
button.