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Welcome! 

With the Explorer® 8000™ 
Digital Video Recorder (DVR), 
you can easily record your 
favorite programs and then 
play them back anytime. The 
built-in DVR and Picture-
In-Picture (PIP) features 
give you complete control, 
convenience, and choice 
when watching TV. Use your 
DVR to control the following 
features...

Control live TV

The telephone is ringing and you do not want to miss any scenes of your 
favorite live TV program. DVR lets you 

PAUSE

 the live program, or 

REWIND 

and 

PLAY 

a portion of it again, or 

FAST-FORWARD

 it to catch up to live TV. 

Sports fans can enjoy complete control by using 

INSTANT REPLAY

,

 SLOW 

MOTION

, and 

FRAME ADVANCE AND REWIND

 to watch their favorite play 

again.

Record TV programs without a VCR

RECORD 

and save your favorite TV programs to the DVR to watch later.

When two of your favorite TV programs are scheduled at the same time, 

RECORD 

one program to the built-in recorder while watching the other!

Never miss your favorite programs that are scheduled at the same time. 
Simply 

RECORD

 both programs at the same time. 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 space used feature.

Watch two TV programs at the same time

PIP is built into the Explorer 8000 DVR, so you can watch two live programs 
at the same time on any make or model TV that is connected to your DVR. 

When something exciting occurs in the PIP program, you can easily swap the 
PIP into the Main screen. Once that program is in the Main screen, you can 
pause or record it.

When the PIP screen is covering a “must see” moment on the Main screen, 
simply 

MOVE

 the PIP screen to a diff erent corner of your TV screen.

Let’s Get Started!

"Design On A Dime"

Save: Until erased

Title

Options/Play

Scheduled Recordings

Preferences

Date

Time

Recorded List

Length

World Soccer
Extreme Homes

Design On A Dime

Home Matters
Thirteen Days

Wed  11/10
Wed  11/10

Mon  11/15

Sun   11/14
Mon    11/8

4:10am
8:10pm

12:00pm

12:30pm

8:00pm

30min
50min

30min

30min

1hr 30min

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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