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Digital Video User's Guide
THE FUTURE
NOW SHOWING
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  • Page 1 Digital Video User’s Guide THE FUTURE NOW SHOWING...
  • Page 2 Digital TV User’s Guide Copyright © 2005-2014 MS Communications. IPG screen images Copy- right © 2010 Minerva Networks, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Portions Copyright Advanced Digital Broadcasting (ADB), Amino Communications, Ltd., Entone, Inc and Universal Electronics, Inc.. Used with permission. All rights reserved. All other images copyright and/or trademark of their respective owner(s).

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Remote Control Basics Entone Remote Control Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off Change Channels Adjust Volume System Buttons 2 How To Use This Book Layout Color-Codes & Icons 3 Infobar Introducing The Infobar...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Pausing Live TV (PLT) Controlling Live TV DVR Playback Controller Schedule Event Accessing the Schedule Event Screen Configuring the Schedule Event Screen Record By Search 8 DVR Introducing DVR Go To DVR The DVR Menu Quick Reference Recordings Recordings: Watching a Recorded Program Recordings: Sorting Recordings...
  • Page 5 Delete a Favorites List 13 Search Introducing Search Go To Search Search for a Program Set Top Box Entone Amulet 505 / 555 Entone Kamai 500 Movie Ratings MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings System TV Ratings TV Parental Guidelines Ratings System...

  • Page 7: Remote Control Basics

    1 Remote Control Basics Entone Remote Control Device Selection POWER Press to control Turn a selected your TV, STB, or device on or off Auxiliary Device Record Begin recording Playback Controls Control playback of DVD or DVR MENU Display main menu...

  • Page 8: Turn Your Set Top Box Or Tv On Or Off

    1 Remote Control Basics Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off The device selection buttons tell your remote whether you want to control your set top box or your television. There are two ways to turn the TV on or off. 1.

  • Page 9: Adjust Volume

    1 Remote Control Basics Adjust Volume VOL+/- button will adjust the volume gradually. MUTE button will toggle the sound on and off. System Buttons There are a number of buttons on your remote that display different features of your service. MENU displays the Menubar when in cable [STB] mode, and in [TV] mode you will see your TV’s menu.

  • Page 10: How To Use This Book

    2 How To Use This Book Layout Instructions are paired with screen shots to illustrate the process and provide confirmation of what you should see on your TV. Section headings and on-screen text, such as screen titles, messages and options are shown in Blue Bold Type.

  • Page 11: Infobar

    3 Infobar Introducing The Infobar The Infobar is a quick way of finding information about the show you are watching, what comes on later, and what is on other channels. Go To The Infobar There are three ways to make the basic Infobar appear. 1.

  • Page 12: Infobar Layout

    3 Infobar Infobar Layout Channel Name & Number The name and number of the channel currently listed in the Infobar. Current Time Program Type Indicates whether you are watching Live TV, a recorded program, or a Pay-Per-View program. This may also indicate if the program is Blocked/ Restricted because of parental controls or that the Emergency Alert System is active.

  • Page 13: Using The Infobar

    3 Infobar Using the Infobar Step 1: Go To The Infobar Press INFO, the Keys, or change channels. Up or Down Arrow Step 2a: See What’s On Other Channels Press the Up or Down Arrow Keys to scroll the Infobar through what is showing on other channels without actually changing channels.

  • Page 14: Menubar

    4 Menubar Introducing the Menubar The Menubar is a quick and easy way to access any feature of your service. Go To the Menubar To display the Menubar, press on your remote control. Press the MENU Left/Right Keys on your remote control to move the highlight through the menu.
  • Page 15 4 Menubar allows you to sign out of the current user Sign Out / Sign In account. This only appears if you are using the Enable Login option under Settings/Preferences, have multiple user accounts, and have signed in with a user name and password.

  • Page 16: Guide

    5 Guide Introducing Guide Guide is the place to quickly find out what’s on now and what’s playing later. You can set Reminders or Recordings for upcoming programs in Guide. Go To Guide There are two ways to go to Guide. Your can press GUIDE on your remote control.

  • Page 17: Guide Layout

    5 Guide Guide Layout Favorites List Indicates the Favorites list currently in use. Info Area Provides information about the currently highlighted program. Picture-in-Picture Allows you to watch TV while you are in Guide. Highlight Indicates what program listing is currently in focus. Program Listings Shows channel number, channel abbreviation, and program listings for each channel.

  • Page 18: Guide - Alerts & Recordings

    6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings Introducing Alerts & Recordings In this section, you will learn about setting or scheduling a recording, recording a series, and editing it. You will view the recordings under the DVR icon. Setting a Reminder, Autotune or Recording A Reminder informs you a program is about to come on.
  • Page 19 6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings Step 3: Return to Guide The program listing now shows an icon. Reminder set Autotune set Recording set Step 4a: Your Reminder A few minutes before your program comes on, a box will appear on your screen telling you that you have a Reminder.

  • Page 20: Editing A Recording

    6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings Step 4c: Your Recording If you set a future recording, your set top box will record it for you once your program begins (see for more details). 7 Recordings To watch your recording, go to 8 DVR - Recordings.

  • Page 21: Setting A Series Recording

    6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings Setting a Series Recording Note: Recording is not available if your set top box doesn’t support it. If you choose to record a program that is part of a regular series, you will be offered the option to record the series. This allows you to record every episode of a favorite program.

  • Page 22: Editing A Series Recording

    6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings Editing a Series Recording Note: Recording is not available if your set top box doesn’t support it. Once you have created a series recording, you can adjust several Edit Series Recording recording preferences in the menu.

  • Page 23: Skipping An Episode

    6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings determines whether the series is recorded when aired on Channels the channel originally set to record, or record the series on whatever channel airs it. Preference determines whether to record the program when shown in standard definition or only when shown in high definition.

  • Page 24: Canceling An Autotune, Reminder, Recording, Or Series Recording

    6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings Canceling an Autotune, Reminder, Recording, or Series Recording You can cancel any event you have previously scheduled directly from Guide. Step 1: Pick the Program Highlight the program with the event you want to cancel and press OK.

  • Page 25: Recording

    7 Recording Recordings Creating recordings and pausing live TV both require a DVR (Digital Video Recorder). In this section, you will learn several other ways to record besides those covered in 6 Guide - Alerts & Recordings. Quick Recording The fastest and easiest way to begin recording is to use the RECORD button on your remote control.

  • Page 26: Controlling Live Tv

    7 Recording Controlling Live TV While watching a recorded program or live TV, you can use the Playback Control Buttons to control video playback. Press on your remote control to pause the program. PAUSE Programs can be paused as long as the current channel is not changed. Press PLAY to resume watching.

  • Page 27: Schedule Event

    7 Recording Schedule Event With Event, you can select the channel, date, start and stop Schedule time, duration, and frequency of a recording. It is helpful when you want to record or watch a portion of a program on a reoccurring basis. Accessing the Schedule Event Screen There are two ways to access the screen.

  • Page 28: Record By Search

    7 Recording Set Type of Event Arrow Down and highlight Type press OK. The highlight will become left/right arrows. Arrow Left Right until you see the event type you want (Recording, Autotune, Reminder), then press OK. Set Event Frequency Arrow Down on your remote and highlight Freq and press OK.

  • Page 29: Dvr

    8 DVR Introducing DVR In DVR, you can view current recordings, see a list of future scheduled recordings, edit and cancel recordings, sort and prioritize recordings, lock recordings, and schedule a future event. Schedule Event is the only DVR feature that enables recordings. Go To DVR Press MENU, highlight and press OK.

  • Page 30: Recordings: Watching A Recorded Program

    8 DVR listed with grey text. If a program is still being recorded a red dot icon will appear to the left of the program’s name. The Whole Home icon means that the recorded program can be viewed from any set top box in the house and will appear to the left of the program’s name.

  • Page 31: Recordings: Sorting Recordings

    8 DVR Recordings: Sorting Recordings Highlight Recordings and press to bring up your recording list. The first listing will be highlighted. You can sort your recordings alphabetically by title, by the date recorded, by channel that originally aired the program, or by whether you have or have not viewed the recording.

  • Page 32: Recordings: Deleting A Recording

    8 DVR Highlight Unlock and press OK. When the program is unlocked, the padlock icon is removed. Recordings: Deleting a Recording Step 1: Pick a Recording Highlight the recording you want to delete and press OK. Step 2: Delete the Recording Highlight Delete Recording and press...

  • Page 33: Schedule Priority

    8 DVR Step 2: Cancel the Recording Event Highlight Cancel Recording and press OK. Step 3: Recording Canceled Once you have canceled the recording event, the entry for that recording event is removed from the list. Schedule Priority When you create series recordings for different programs that may be scheduled for the same time, Schedule Priority allows you to pre-determine which program you want to be recorded instead of another.

  • Page 34: Schedule Event: Editing A Schedule Event

    8 DVR Schedule Event: Editing a Schedule Event You can edit the channel number, date, time, and type of scheduled event, and frequency of the event. Highlight the setting you want to change by Arrowing to the item and press OK. Use the Right and Left Arrow Keys to change the...

  • Page 35: Whole Home Dvr

    8 DVR Whole Home DVR As the name suggests, with Whole Home DVR all set top boxes in the household can record programs and view live or pre-recorded shows from any room in the house. You can also stop a recorded program in one room and continue watching it in another.

  • Page 36: Watching From Room To Room

    8 DVR Watching from Room to Room If you start watching a recorded program in one room (family), and wish to move to another room (bedroom) you can view the recording there. Step 1: Stop the recording playing in the family room by pushing the stop on your remote.

  • Page 37: My Library

    9 My Library Introducing My Library My Library stores a list of your scheduled Reminders, Autotune events, and messages about your service. The My Library Menu lists all Reminders and Autotune Reminders events you have scheduled. From here, you can cancel a Reminder or Autotune. allows you to view any messages Messages about your service.

  • Page 38: Introducing Messages

    9 My Library Step 2: Cancel the Autotune or Reminder Highlight Cancel Autotune Cancel Reminder depending on the type of event you are canceling and press OK. Introducing Messages Messages may inform you of promotional offers, upcoming Video On Demand events, service upgrades or billing alerts. Whenever you receive a new message an alert will appear on your screen.

  • Page 39: Settings

    10 Settings Introducing Settings gives you control over your video service. You can choose to Settings share purchased programs, change how alerts appear on your screen, create parental controls and block programs by channel or ratings. You can also create accounts for members of your family. Go To Settings Press MENU...

  • Page 40: Turning Parental Controls On And Off

    10 Settings other’s content as they have different rating values. For more information about Movie Ratings, see the ratings definitions in the appendix of this guide. Movie and TV ratings determine the highest rating for programs that will be accessible. All levels above the selected rating will be blocked. Unlock Timeout (Only Available on Master Account) Unlock Timeout determines how long parental controls will remain disabled.

  • Page 41: Working With Additional Preferences

    10 Settings You set the amount of time you want for the to be in Unlock Timeout effect under the settings as explained earlier in this Parental Controls section. To turn Parental Controls off indefinitely, uncheck the check box marked Parental Controls Settings Preferences.
  • Page 42 10 Settings Channel Blocking list will appear. To block/unblock a channel, highlight the channel entry and press OK. A blocked channel will have a padlock icon on the right side of the channel name. To go to the next screen of channels, press the Up or Down Arrow Key.

  • Page 43: Working With Settings/Users

    10 Settings Working With Settings/Users User accounts allows you to have separate parental controls, purchase limits and themes for different family members. Users/Settings allows you to add a user account, edit an existing user account, change parental controls for a user account, or delete a user account.
  • Page 44 10 Settings Use the Arrow Keys to highlight a letter or number and press to add it to the login name. Once you have entered the desired name, highlight Done and press to return to the Create New User screen. Highlight Password to enter the...

  • Page 45: Editing A User Account

    10 Settings The second Add User Account screen allows you to create parental controls specific to this user. These parental control settings are identical to the settings shown earlier with the exception that there is no Unlock Timeout or Block Unrated setting. Once you have entered the settings for the new account, highlight Submit and press OK.
  • Page 46 10 Settings Now highlight New Password change the password. Use the Number Pad on your remote to enter a numeric password. Highlight to re-enter Confirm Password the password. Use the Number Pad on your remote to exactly re-enter the password. Highlight and enter the account’s existing PIN.

  • Page 47: Sign Out / Sign In

    11 Sign Out / Sign In Sign Out / Sign In This function is typically only used if there are multiple user accounts, usually when a parent adds a child as a new user. The parent’s account (master account) controls the child’s account (sub account). Go To Sign Out / Sign In Press the MENU...

  • Page 48: Favorites

    12 Favorites Introducing Favorites Save time and enjoy the channels you watch the most. Each Favorites list contains just the TV channels you wish to view. You can create multiple Favorites lists and quickly change the Guide to show them. Go To Favorites Press MENU...

  • Page 49: Creating Or Editing A Favorites List

    12 Favorites Creating or Editing a Favorites List Step 1: Create or Edit Follow the steps in “Go To Favorites,” highlight Create or Edit, and press to bring up the Favorites create/edit screen. This screen displays every channel available. Step 2: Name Your Favorites List Name box is already highlighted.

  • Page 50: Search

    13 Search Introducing Search Search allows you to enter the title or partial title of a program or video and find any program matching the text you entered, including available On Demand programming and programming currently stored on your DVR. Go To Search Press MENU...
  • Page 51 13 Search Step 2: Search Highlight and press to perform a system-wide search of all programs Search that match your search criteria. The search results appear in order on the right side of the screen. Step 3: Pick a Result You can highlight any TV program or rental listing and press...

  • Page 52: Set Top Box

    Set Top Box Entone Amulet 505 / 555 CABLE DIGITAL 10/100 TV OUT VIDEO AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO HDMI POWER ANT IN AUDIO ETHERNET 9 10 Connects the set top box to your TV using a standard CABLE/ANT IN coax cable - provides audio and video.

  • Page 53: Entone Kamai 500

    Set Top Box Entone Kamai 500 Audio (Digital) (S/PDIF) Connects the set top box to a home theater system via fiber optic cable for best quality audio - provides audio only. Audio Visual Out (Composite Video and Stereo Audio) Connects the...

  • Page 54: Movie Ratings

    Movie Ratings MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings System G – General Audience This is a film which contains nothing which would, in the view of the MPAA Rating Board, be offensive to parents whose younger children view the film. PG –...

  • Page 55: Tv Ratings

    TV Ratings TV Parental Guidelines Ratings System The TV Parental Guidelines ratings provide program ratings and content ratings. This provides a clearer idea of the reason for a program’s rating. Program Ratings TV-Y – All Children This program is designed to be appropriate for all children. TV-Y7 –...
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