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Recording TV Programs

Record a TV Program You Are Watching

1. Press

Record

2. While in the

Confi rm Recording

screen, choose your recording options

and

press

. The

Record Indicator

lit on the front panel of the DVR.

3. To manually stop recording before the

scheduled time, press

Stop

and

then follow the on-screen choices.

Record a TV Program From the Program Guide

1. Press

Guide

2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a TV

program, and then press

Record

3. In the

Confi rm Recording

screen,

choose your recording options and

press

. The recording program is

highlighted in red in the Program Guide.

Record Multiple Episodes of a TV Program

If you want to record all the episodes of a program you are watching, follow
these steps:

1. Press

Record

2. Choose

One Episode

All Episodes

Notice the information in the fourth

column changes, based on your

selection.

Press

. If you selected

All

Episodes

from the third column, the

All

Episode Recording Options

screen

appears.
3. Choose one of the options on the
screen.
4. Press

Select

to save your settings.

Note:

The “New fi rst-run episodes

on this channel” option is subject to

availability in your area.

TUE 1/15

Channel 2 Action News

Tue 5:00-6:00pm

(60 min)

WSB

Date

Browse By

PBY_B 1915
DVR 1

WSB 2

WATL 3
WGNX 4

World View News
Recorded Programs List
Channel 2 Action News
Ricki Lake
Frasier

Simpso

Channel 2 Action News
Steve Harvey
Judge Judy

Frasier

5:00pm

5:30pm

6:00pm

6:3

CHANNEL

Choose highlighted item

All Episode Recording Options

Cancel changes

Options

All episodes on this channel at any time

New first-run episodes on this channel

All episodes on this channel in this time slot

"Design On A Dime"

HGTV (Ch 238)
Thu: 11/13

START

Accept recording

Cancel changes

RECORD

Confirm Recording

SAVE TIME

12:00pm

STOP

12:30pm

One episode

All episodes

14 days

"Design On A Dime"

Tue: 11/13
Save: 14 days

START

Accept recording

Cancel changes

RECORD

Confirm Recording

SAVE TIME

12:00pm

STOP

12:30pm

All episodes

One episode

14 days

"Design On A Dime"

Tue: 11/13
Save: 14 days

Summary of Contents for Explorer 8000

Page 1: ...1 Getting Started with the Explorer 8000 and 8000HD DVR User Guide ...

Page 2: ... While recording both programs you can play back a third program you have already recorded RECORD a single episode or all episodes of your favorite TV programs RECORD one of your favorite TV programs and at the same time access any advanced application such as video on demand VOD Not sure if you have room to RECORD new programs Checking your available recording space is easy with the recording spa...

Page 3: ...n with Main screen Turns PIP feature on or off Moves PIP screen Displays the Program Guide Displays a menu of services or options if offered by your cable service provider Displays a list of your recorded programs Makes on screen choices Stops recording a program or stops playback Pauses the program you are watching Rewinds in 3 speeds Must be in Play mode Replays the last 8 seconds of a program I...

Page 4: ...u turn on your HDTV and DVR If your HDTV The HDTV displays Follow these steps to supports this when ON setup the DVR A 1080i There are no steps to follow picture Your HDTV uses the picture format format that the DVR is set to when it leaves the factory Optional Although the or DVR uses a format that your HDTV supports you may find the picture quality less than optimal when viewing certain picture ...

Page 5: ...Setup method which selects the settings 480i and 1080i You can then toggle between these two settings while watching TV The Custom Setup method which allows you to select any combination of the following picture formats that the DVR supports 480p wide and standard 480i wide and standard 720p wide only 1080i wide only Setting Up Your Explorer 8000HD DVR With an HDTV If you have an HDTV use the comp...

Page 6: ... the setup Then press to begin watching television Setting Up Your Explorer 8000HD DVR With an SDTV If you have a standard definition TV SDTV use the composite outputs to connect the DVR to your TV Refer to the Explorer 8000 Home Entertainment Server User s Installation Guide part number 4002771 for connection information Follow these steps to start the Setup Wizard 1 Make sure that the Explorer D...

Page 7: ...ess Cable and then Power on the remote control to turn it on 3 On the front of the DVR press and hold Select until the Message Light blinks 4 On the front of the DVR press Vol to indicate that you want to select a picture format setting The LED displays HdSr to indicate that you are in the Picture Format mode for HDTV screens 5 Use the following table to select settings that your HDTV supports Imp...

Page 8: ...Instant Replay To see the action in slow motion press Play from normal play mode Press Play again to resume normal play mode From Pause mode press Pause or Play to resume the normal play mode If you have rewound or paused a live program press Live at anytime to catch up to the live TV program Note You can use these same dedicated DVR keys to control the reduced screen also known as the quarter scr...

Page 9: ... numerically by channel number Title which lists programs alphabetically by program title Theme which lists programs by theme such as adventure comedy sports or news 4 Press Select The Browse By area of the Program Guide displays the programs according to the option you selected Search for a Program by Date 1 Press Guide The Program Guide appears and lists the next 7 days of programs 2 Press Date ...

Page 10: ...ird column the All Episode Recording Options screen appears 3 Choose one of the options on the screen 4 Press Select to save your settings Note The New first run episodes on this channel option is subject to availability in your area TUE 1 15 Channel 2 Action News Tue 5 00 6 00pm 60 min WSB 02 Date Browse By PBY_B 1915 DVR 1 WSB 2 WATL 3 WGNX 4 World View News Recorded Programs List Channel 2 Acti...

Page 11: ...hat allows you to play back your recorded programs 3 Press Select to play back the program Auto Erase is OFF Press if you want your oldest recordings automatically erased to make space for new ones Options Scheduled Recordings Preferences Schedule a new Manual Recording Sort Recorded List by time recorded Turn ON Auto Erase Recording space used Change Save Time for future recordings Recorded List ...

Page 12: ... program to your DVR Then copy the program from the DVR to your VCR The program that you are copying appears in the PIP window You can watch or record another program or even change channels in the Main screen without affecting the copy in progress Warning Avoid electric shock Unplug all electronic devices before connecting or disconnecting any device cables to the DVR L R AUDIO VIDEO INPUT AUX OU...

Page 13: ...VCR Set your VCR input to record from the cable box Press RECORD on your VCR Copy a Recording 1 Connect the VCR to the OUT 2 VCR connection on the back of the Explorer DVR See Set Up Connections on page 12 for more information 2 Make sure that a tape is in your VCR and that the VCR is set to record 3 Press List The Recorded List screen appears 4 Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight the recordin...

Page 14: ...IP From the Program Guide From the Program Guide press Exit or Guide to close the Program Guide and then press PIP On Off to activate PIP You can only activate PIP from full screen video Swap the Main and PIP Screens To swap the TV program that is in the PIP screen to the Main screen press PIP Swap Note You will only hear the audio for the program shown in the Main screen Move the PIP Screen To mo...

Page 15: ...a 5 minute warning banner which states that the DVR is about to enter Power Save mode When the banner appears do one of the following To allow the DVR to enter Power Save mode do nothing when the warning banner appears The DVR will automatically power down After your DVR powers down you must press CBL and then press Power on your remote control or press Power on the front panel of your DVR to star...

Page 16: ...onfirm Recording screen Also you can see what percentage of recording space you have used Press List and then press B for preferences Can you play back more than one recording No you cannot play back more than one recording at a time What happens if my DVR loses power temporarily Everything you have recorded is saved based on the save time you selected in the Confirm Recording screen Your schedule...

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