Ferguson FPVR1T, User Manual

Page 1: ... Digital Video Recorder User Guide FPVR1T ...

Page 2: ... socket before you connect or disconnect any equipment from the Digital Box Positioning the box The Digital Box and cables should be placed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Do not place the Digital Box on an unstable surface or on a bed sofa rug or similar surface as this may block air ventilation and cause it to overheat Never place the D...

Page 3: ... Record using the Recording Scheduler 12 Managing your recorded programmes 13 Watch a recording 14 Time shifting 15 Using Favourites 16 TV Setup Television Type 17 Channel Setup and Channel Organiser 18 Using parental controls to block channels 18 Channel Tuning scanning for channels 19 Languages and Subtitles 20 Using Interactive TV and Teletext 20 Understanding the messages on your Digital Box 2...

Page 4: ...ve to press a specific button on your remote control it is written between brackets like this Useful hints and tips are shown in a box like this If you have any problems with this product you will find most common solutions towards the back of this guide Package contents If you have a Top Up TV card DO NOT INSERT IT until you have reached the section Using your Digital Box for the first time or ha...

Page 5: ...tions OK Confirms choices in menus Text Displays digital Teletext where available Exit Clears on screen information or closes an open menu Colour buttons The red green yellow and blue buttons are used for interactive and digital text applications Vol Raises lowers the audio output of the Digital Box Mute Turns off on the audio output from the Digital Box Info Provides additional information about ...

Page 6: ...control Insert the batteries supplied in the direction indicated inside the compartment Refit the compartment cover 3 Connect your aerial to the Digital Box Make sure your TV is switched off together with any other equipment you are connecting to Insert the cable from your aerial into the Digital Box socket marked Aerial Setting up your Digital Box with a SCART cable To your TV From your aerial Fr...

Page 7: ... sockets on your audio system You can also connect the Digital Box to your home audio system by connecting a fibre optic cable from the S PDIF socket to the corresponding socket on your home audio system 6 Connect the power cable Make sure the mains outlet is switched off Insert the power cable into the socket on the Digital Box and insert the mains plug into the mains outlet 7 Switch on your TV S...

Page 8: ...ng TV you should set your Digital Box to Standby To do this Press to switch between ON green POWER light on and the channel number displayed and Standby green POWER light off and 24 hour clock displayed If you plan to leave your Digital Box unattended for a long period put the Box into Standby and wait 20 seconds before switching it off at the mains Don t worry all of your settings will be saved C...

Page 9: ... Press the GUIDE button Press ᐱ or ᐯ to scroll through the list of channels To scroll through the programmes press ᐸ and ᐳ To scroll forwards one day at a time press BLUE To scroll backwards press YELLOW To preview the highlighted channel in the small inset screen press INFO To add a reminder to watch a particular programme highlight the programme and press GREEN The reminder will show for a short...

Page 10: ...of programming You can record from the radio channels as well as the TV channels There are three different ways to record programmes Instant record you can record the channel you re watching at the touch of a button Record using the Programme Guide you can use the 8 day Programme Guide to quickly choose the programmes you wish to record Record using the Recording Schedule you can use the Recording...

Page 11: ...ou wish to watch Press OK and follow the on screen instructions Instant Record The easiest way to schedule a recording is by using the Programme Guide This lets you review 8 days of programmes and quickly choose the ones you wish to record If you need to record a programme beyond the 8 days shown in the Programme Guide you should set the recording using the Recording Schedule Menu see the next sec...

Page 12: ... of the programme 01 30 1 5 hours or use ᐸ and ᐳ to change the duration Press ᐯ to highlight Repeat Press ᐳ to choose from daily weekly Mon to Fri or Mon to Sat If your programme is not part of a series leave Repeat set to No Press ᐯ to highlight Subtitles and press ᐳ to choose yes or no Please note that some channels or programmes do not have subtitles Please note you must switch on Subtitles in ...

Page 13: ...s a week From the Recorded Programmes List press GREEN Use ᐱ and ᐯ to highlight your preferred option and press OK to accept Please note if you select a time limit the icon will be displayed next to the recording when the time period has expired Delete a recording From the Recorded Programmes List press GREEN Use ᐱ and ᐯ to highlight delete now and press OK to accept Recorded programme information...

Page 14: ...rd speeds x3 x6 x12 x24 x48 Slow down the speed of fast forward playback by pressing the rewind button Fast forward will continue until you press play pause or stop or until you reach the end of the recording when it will stop and the Digital Box will return to the last channel viewed Rewind through a recording While watching a recording you can rewind through the programme To rewind Press rewind ...

Page 15: ...orward will continue until you press play pause or stop or until you reach the end of the time shifted TV when it will stop time shifting and return to live TV Time shifting Rewind through time shifted TV While watching a time shifted programme you can rewind it at speeds of x3 x6 x12 x24 x48 To rewind Press rewind Press rewind again to step up through the rewind speeds x3 x6 x12 x24 x48 Slow down...

Page 16: ...rename a list use ᐱ and ᐯ to highlight the list you want to rename and then press YELLOW Use ᐳ to select your Favourite list and then press YELLOW to rename Using the on screen keyboard use ᐱ ᐯ ᐸ ᐳ to highlight the letters you want and press OK to confirm each selection To save the list name press GREEN To finish press MENU or EXIT To delete a channel from a Favourites list Press MENU Highlight th...

Page 17: ...t to be notified frequently about new and deleted channels switch the Channel Update Display to On To switch the Channel Update Display to On select TV Setup highlight Channel Update Display and follow the on screen instructions Television Type lets you tell the Digital Box whether you have a normal or widescreen TV Press MENU to open the Main Menu Highlight the System Setup option and press OK Pr...

Page 18: ... GREEN to save The Parental Control feature allows you to lock or unlock programmes or change the censorship options where available using a PIN Please note this feature only works when the broadcaster transmits censorship information To set up Parental Control Press MENU to access the Main Menu Highlight the System Setup option and press OK Use ᐯ to highlight Channel Setup then press OK Choose th...

Page 19: ...channels and will need to repeat the tuning process When a programme being broadcast is blocked by the Parental Control setup you can override the settings and watch the programme by entering your PIN Changing your PIN To set or change your PIN choose the Change PIN option from the Parental Control menu and follow on screen instructions Lock unlock individual channels On the Parental Control menu ...

Page 20: ...th subtitles sometimes in a choice of languages To switch Subtitles on Press MENU Selected Languages and press OK Use ᐸ and ᐳ to switch Subtitles on and then press OK Please note If you switch Subtitles on in the Main Menu you can temporarily disable them by pressing SUB on your remote and following the on screen instructions If you haven t activated Subtitles in the Main Menu you can display them...

Page 21: ...hing between your aerial and the Digital Box Check your aerial and any connections between the aerial and the Digital Box Try re scanning the channels see Channel Tuning scanning for channels You may need to consult an aerial installer No channel No channels added Your Digital Box was unable to detect and decode any digital channels during installation Check all of the aerial connections Check tha...

Page 22: ... your VCR is causing the problem by connecting the Digital Box directly to your TV The picture and or sound keeps breaking up There are several possible causes of this type of problem your signal may be weak you may have an old low performance or damaged aerial Or the cable between your aerial and TV may be damaged If you have an amplifier for your aerial it may need to be upgraded Check for any o...

Page 23: ... have moved your Digital Box to a different house Scan for channels again Please refer to the section Channel Tuning Scanning for Channels It is possible that the aerial at your new house is not adequate to receive digital TV or that there is a poor signal in your area For more information about digital TV reception see the Helpline details section towards the rear of this guide Subtitles do not a...

Page 24: ...r use only Product technical specification Digital terrestrial TV receiver Fully DVB compliant Due to continued product improvement this specification may change without notice UHF Channel Channel 21 69 75 to 20 dBm Bandwidth 8 MHz DVB compatible ETS 300 744 Decoding MPEG2 compatible DVB Main profile Main level Video 1 5 15Mb s 720 x 576 Audio MPEG2 Musicam layer 1 2 32 44 1 48 kHz Symbol rate 2 4...

Page 25: ... in temperature In this case allow the Digital Box to rest for one hour before use Do not block the ventilation holes of the Digital Box Allow at least 10 cm on all sides of the Digital Box including the top but excluding the base for ventilation Do not place the Digital Box on an unstable surface or on a bed sofa rug or similar surface as this may block air ventilation and cause it to overheat Ne...

Page 26: ...duct are licensed to the user as a single product that cannot be separated It is intended as domestic product for the purposes of receiving digital television services any other use is done so at the users risk In relation to the software the end user is prohibited from copying transferring to a 3rd party modifying or otherwise attempting to derive the source code of any part or whole of the softw...

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