EastLink Ultra Whole, User Manual

Page 1: ...Ultra Whole Home DVR User Guide...

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Page 3: ...d DVR Storage 16 Search Intro to Search 18 Find By Title 19 Find By Keyword 20 Find By Category 21 Search Options 22 On Demand Intro to Eastlink OnDemand 24 OnDemand Library 25 OnDemand Options 25 PIN...

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Page 5: ...1 Welcome Congratulations on choosing Eastlink Ultra Whole Home DVR Let s get started with all your system can do...

Page 6: ...media stored on your computer from the comfort of your TV OnDemand Contains the OnDemand library of all available titles Games A variety of classic games like Blackjack and Slotmachine Settings A cat...

Page 7: ...rrow to scroll through more upcoming programs 6 QUICK INFO Displays information about the high lighted program rating repeat or new short description 7 HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAM Displays the network channel...

Page 8: ...nutes in vertical guide 5 INFO Brings up a menu of options or information Also allows for individual recording settings 6 ZOOM Alternates between full screen and the Mini TV without losing menu positi...

Page 9: ...AY to view the previous 7 seconds of the program Press SKIP to skip forward 30 seconds in the program You can change the number of seconds to skip in the Settings menu Press RECORD to record the entir...

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Page 11: ...TV Channels With all of the channels available these days it s tough to know what all of your options are The TV Channels category makes it easy to find what you want to watch...

Page 12: ...hannel surfing Mini TV always keeps you in the action 4 FOCUS PROGRAM Pressing INFO on this item brings up an action menu 5 AVAILABLE TV PROGRAMS Displays all of the programs that are currently airing...

Page 13: ...guide INFO brings up a list of options SKIP will cycle forward 24 hours REPLAY will cycle back 24 hours BACK and NEXT will move through the guide in 30 minute increments ZOOM will alternate between th...

Page 14: ...ams for the channel in focus new program Press the RIGHT ARROW button to select the panel and then use the up and down arrows to browse through up to two weeks of programming for that channel For a sh...

Page 15: ...and time that the preview panel is currently displaying 4 PROGRAM INFORMATION Detailed program information such as title rating whether it s a repeat cast and crew 5 TIME Displays the time correspondi...

Page 16: ...uled to record keep lets you decide when the program will be deleted get series sets the entire series to record stop allows you to set the recording to stop early or late start allows you to set the...

Page 17: ...13 Recorded TV Your Eastlink Ultra Whole Home DVR makes it easy to watch and manage your recordings from one place in the main menu Recorded TV...

Page 18: ...listed in the vertical band in alphabetical order Episodes of a series are grouped into folders you ll see the individual episodes in the preview panel to the right To watch a program select it and pr...

Page 19: ...held within a folder listing the number of recorded episodes 5 EPISODES OR DURATION If the item in focus is a folder containing episodes in a series focus lists the number of episodes If it s an indi...

Page 20: ...eed the room for new recordings Keep Until lets you set the program to be deleted at the point of your choosing Lock Prevents someone from watching the recorded program without a PIN Record Series you...

Page 21: ...times you know the title Sometimes you just know what night it s on Sometimes you re in the mood for a certain type of show The Eastlink Ultra Whole Home DVR has you covered to help you find what you...

Page 22: ...egories will be searched for related programming Currently airing Airing 12 days in the future Anything listed in the Eastlink OnDemand menu s Recordings you have stored in your Recorded TV Library A...

Page 23: ...the left will filter down to only display programs that match your entry 3 SEARCH BOX As you select characters the characters are entered in the search box 4 FOCUS The details for the channel and prog...

Page 24: ...keyword enter each letter by selecting it and pressing OK You ll see results on the left filter down with each letter you enter Press the left arrow and use the up and down arrows to scroll through t...

Page 25: ...deeper in the menu and allow you to browse subcategories 1 CATEGORY Category describes the type of search you re currently doing 2 SHOW CATEGORY The different types of programs run along the horizonta...

Page 26: ...TV Filters To customize the type of content that appears in both areas select Options and press OK to clear the check box for the type of content you would like to remove You can remove TV Recordings...

Page 27: ...23 OnDemand Eastlink s OnDemand selection gives you a vast library of great programming to choose from and an easy way to search through it all...

Page 28: ...vailable programming in each will appear in the preview panel Pressing OK with any of these folders in focus will show you the list of programming in that OnDemand library Choose from thousands of FRE...

Page 29: ...review plays the trailer for the selected movie or event if available lock uses Parental Controls to block access to that channel buy purchases the Pay Per View so that you can watch it immediately PI...

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Page 31: ...Home Network With your Eastlink Ultra Whole Home DVR you can access your computer s music video and photos from the comfort of your living room...

Page 32: ...ot blocked by a Firewall Eastlink Premium Support Eastlink Premium Support is the perfect complement to Eastlink Ultra Whole Home DVR and it is included with your subscription Our technical experts ca...

Page 33: ...a folder selected and you would like to view a list of options for the content of that folder press INFO Supported Files Photo JPEG GIF BMP and PNG files Music MP3 WMA and AAC unprotected files and L...

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Page 35: ...31 Settings Settings allows you to customize your Eastlink Ultra Whole Home DVR to your preferences...

Page 36: ...you can lock out individual programs including recordings from action menus for each program in the main menu The system records scheduled programs that are blocked by parental controls but you must e...

Page 37: ...all higher ratings above it 2 MINI TV Your current program if unlocked will continue to play in the Mini TV 3 LOCK ICON The Lock icon displays if the item is locked 4 CATEGORY TITLES Category titles...

Page 38: ...he selections set in the TV Setup card The video resolution options are 480i non HDTV 480p 720p default 1080i and 1080p If your TV is standard definition SD make sure 480i is the only box checked All...

Page 39: ...ose how you want HD content to display on your TV either by letterboxing putting black pillars on the top and bottom of the content or cropping the content to fit For Widescreen TVs determine how stan...

Page 40: ...technology is available to you at no monthly charge In order to function properly the External Hard Drive must have the following specifications Must be an esata Hard Drive it can not be firewire or...

Page 41: ...Changing a PIN 1 In the Settings category scroll to the Parental Controls card and press OK 2 Choose settings use the left arrow to scroll left to the Change PIN card and then press OK 3 Enter the ol...

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Page 43: ...39 Messages You ll receive a new message whenever there is information from Eastlink like the availability of a new feature...

Page 44: ...band Press OK to view each message Use the NEXT and BACK buttons to page through the message Once you have read the message you can choose to close the message mark it as unread or delete it New Messa...

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