Buckeye DVR User Manual
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1. VAN Pause As you watch live TV and recorded programs press PAUSE and the video on your TV screen instantly freezes No more missing the climactic scene of a movie or the winning play of the game For programs you are watching live your DVR will remain in pause for up to 90 minutes Press PLAY to resume normal play of the program Rewind Want to review a portion of your live show It s a snap with Buckeye DVR Press REWIND Press it again up to 4 times to increase the rewind speed rE1 rE2 rE3 and rE4 will appear on converter screen rE1 is the slowest setting and rE4 is the fastest Press REW a fifth time or press play to resume normal play Fast Forward For programs you are watching live FAST FORWARD can be activated if you have paused or rewound the program live TV can not be fast forwarded Press FAST FORWARD to move forward in the program Press it up to 4 times to increase the fast forward speed FF1 FF2 FF3 and FF4 will appear on the converter screen FF1 is the slowest setting and FF4 is the fastest Slow Motion Your DVR is equipped with slow forward and slow rewind functions to give you crisp and clear Slow Motion images Ever wonder what the referees are looking at when they review a controversial play Use Slow Motion to get an inside look To activate slow forward press PAUSE and then FAST FORWARD To use slow rewind press PAUSE and then REWIND To return to regular speed press PLAY Instant Replay With I2. Buckeye DVR User Manual dvr Buckeye DVR Digital Video Recorder Contents Buckeye DVR Don t miss a thing 1 Control Live TV 1 Playback Controls Using the Video Control Buttons 2 Playback Controls Using the Remote Control Arrow Buttons 2 Pause Rewind Fast Forward Slow Motion Instant Replay Get Back to LIVE TV Swap Between Programs Your Personal Video Library Building Your Library Recording Programs Record Program Information Manually Schedule Recording Record a Series Managing Scheduling Conflicts View Your List of Scheduled Recordings NN OU UE eR ew Modifying Recording Options View Programs Stored In Your Personal Video Library s Managing Your Personal Video Library 8 Copy Recordings to a VHS Tape 9 avr Buckeye DVR Digital Video Recorder qe Don t miss a thing IN ci Buckeye DVR CII sr coring tome to your ow personal library of television programs Buckeye DVR movies and sports that you can watch Digital Video Recorder whenever it s convenient for you It s TV for your schedule Pause live television Rewind and replay programs so you don t miss a beat Record up to 90 hours of your favorite programs and view them as many times as you want whenever you want You can even record high definition TV All without rentals tapes or returns Your Buckeye DVR converter has made recording and watching your favorite programs easier than ever Powered by iGuide now you can wat
3. Notice Before a scheduled recording begins a notice will appear on screen giving you the opportunity to confirm or cancel the scheduled recording If you don t do anything when the recording is scheduled to start the DVR will automatically tune to the channel and begin recording Live TV programming that has been temporarily recorded will be erased once the scheduled recording starts GUIDE TIP Changing the channel during a recording will stop the recording You will see a notice confirming whether you want to stop the recording and change channels or continue recording Managing Your Personal Video Library A recorded program remains in your personal video library until you decide to delete it unless you have it set to delete when space is needed Your DVR will record and store up to 90 hours of programming and up to 20 hours of high definition programming To make the most efficient use of Buckeye DVR storage space follow these guidelines To Delete Recordings From the program information screen select the delete EJ Icon to delete the recording or select the Icon to modify the Delete Priority For example you can tell the guide to delete the recording when space is needed Recording HD programming requires a DVR connection to HD television 8 Copy Recordings to a VHS Tape After you watch a recording decide to either erase it or keep it permanently by transferring it to a VHS tape using your VCR When
4. changing channels or using the i Guide Press SWAP again to toggle between the two programs Note The SWAP button is the key to keeping the buffer for both programs if you change channels without using the SWAP key you will lose the buffer The SWAP button may not be available on all remotes Your Personal Video Library Using your Buckeye DVR with i Guide you can build your own personal library of programs movies sports TV shows whatever you want Follow the steps below to build and manage your personal video library Building Your Library Recording Programs You can set and schedule recordings three ways with i Guide one touch record interactively by program and by manually scheduling your recording One Touch Record Press RECORD on your remote any time while watching TV or while navigating through the guide Recording begins immediately at the point you pressed RECORD for programs airing now You can automatically schedule recordings for programs starting at a later time or date by pressing RECORD while in the listings Recording will start at the program s scheduled start time Record From Program Information From the listings highlight and select a program scheduled for a later time Press the INFO button and you will see an information screen Highlight the Record Eicon and press OK to start a recording for the time the program is scheduled to start Record Two Programs at Once The Buckeye DVR converte
5. and use the Page buttons on your remote to modify its priorities Note If you want to record two series recordings instead of an individual recording that airs at the same time you must delete the individual recording from the Scheduled Recordings List See Cancel a Scheduled Recording section View Your List of Scheduled Recordings Step 1 From the Main Menu or Quick Menu select DVR Menu label may vary Step 2 Select Future Recordings ee a list of all the programs you have scheduled to record select a title to cancel the scheduled recording or modify recording options ing Recording Options iGuide gives you flexibility to manage your personal video library You can change your Recording Options at any time as often as you like Change Options for Scheduled Recordings Step rom the Main Menu select DVR Step 2 Select Future Recordings Step 3 Highlight a program title and press OK or INFO Step 4 Select L from the program information screen Step 5 Select EM to change the Recording Options or select E to delete this program from your list of Future Recordings Use the 4 buttons on your remote to change Recording Options Change the frequency of the recording such as every day or once a week Specify how many recordings to save Set a Save Until parameter either until you delete or automatically when space is needed Change the start and end times in order to catch every mi
6. are available to take your calls 24 hours a day 7 days a week OR visit our website at buckeyecablesystem com Buckeye DVR Digital Video Recorder Buckeye CableSystem NW Ohio 419 724 9800 SE Michigan 1 800 866 3260 Erie County 419 627 0800
7. ch a program while recording another or record two programs at once You have your own personal video library stored on your digital set top box so you can watch them at your convenience You can even pause fast forward and rewind LIVE TV to playback the scenes you ve missed In fact your DVR is one of the first available that can actually record and play high definition programming Control Live TV Using Buckeye DVR with i Guide you can control LIVE TV Anytime you tune to a channel the DVR begins making a temporary recording of whatever you re watching So you can PAUSE if the phone rings REWIND the scene you missed and FAST FORWARD to skip what you don t want to watch Your DVR will record up to one hour of live TV The live TV recording is not a permanent recording unless you actually record it to the DVR hard drive For live TV recordings the temporary recording buffer will be erased if any of the following occur Turn off your DVR Watch the same channel for longer than the temporary recording buffer period Only the most recent hour of the program 15 minutes of HD is kept in the temporary recording Switch to another program on the same tuner When you change channels without using the SWAP function your DVR begins to store the new program It removes the previous program you were watching from the storage See SWAP section for additional information Recording capacity varies Recording and playback of
8. high definition programs requires DVR connection to high definition television Recording buffer temporary hard drive for each tuner will record as long as you stay tuned to the same channel You watch more than one hour After one hour the DVR removes the earlier minutes of the recording so that only the most recent hour is kept in the temporary recording Playback Controls You can play back your video recordings using the buttons on your remote using the Video Control Buttons These buttons function like VCR controls Plus you have new Buckeye DVR control features like Instant Replay and SWAP Note Some remotes will have an Instant Replay button Using the Remote Control Arrow Buttons The 4 4 gt buttons on your remote control will control playback when you are watching a recording in progress or while watching a recorded program Play Pause Rewind Slow Rewind from Pause Fast Forward Slow Forward from Pause Go to Live TV Status Bar The Status Bar appears whenever you pause rewind or fast forward a live program It also gives you information such as the title of the program you are watching the source of the program and duration of time The yellow position bar indicates where you are in the program Green indicates the length of the program you are watching Red indicates that you are watching a recording in process White indicates the length of other programs available in the buffer
9. itional icons will appear at the bottom of the Scheduling Conflict screen to help you determine which program to record Return to the previous screen oO Record highlighted series as shown above To give your new recording the highest scheduling priority and to capture the most number of episodes for your new recording select High The screen will show you how many episodes of the new series will be recorded and which episodes of the old series will not be recorded because of the conflict To move the new series back to the bottom of the scheduling priority list select Low and the screen will refresh and give you revised results Select the Record J Icon to confirm your new settings You may also modify the priority assigned to a series using the Series Priority List See next section Don t record this series Modify the Series Priority List To help you manage which series get recorded when there are scheduling conflicts your DVR automatically creates a Series Priority List The first series you set to record has the highest priority and is the program recorded in case of a conflict If there are no conflicts each additional series you set to record is added to the bottom of the list You can easily change the recording priority of the programs so that the programs of your choice are recorded in case of a conflict Select DVR from the Main Menu or Quick Menu Choose Series Priority Highlight a program
10. nstant Replay you can go back to see the last play of the game or replay the last scene of your movie Just press Y on your remote to replay the last 15 seconds Press repeatedly to continue skipping back in 15 second increments Get Back to Live TV Anytime you pause or rewind a live program the show continues to be broadcast in real time To return to live programming press the button GUIDE TIP Using Parental Locks With DVR You can restrict viewing of recorded programs just like any other program If you schedule a recording for a program you have LOCKED the program will be recorded however audio is muted and no video will appear while the program is recording A restricted notice appears allowing you to enter your PIN to view the program during recording Once the program has been recorded you can access it from your list of recorded programs Just enter your PIN to view it Pause capacity depends on video format less than 15 minutes for High Definition programming 22 You can only fast forward up to the paint of live TV 3 Record One Show While Viewing Another Because Buckeye DVR has two tuners it can buffer two programs at the same time one on each tuner The SWAP feature lets you toggle back and forth between the two live shows while giving you full control of both While you are tuned to a program press the SWAP button on your remote You will change tuners Now you can select an alternate program by
11. nute of a program even if it runs over From Listings Select your Scheduled Recording in the listings indicated by the red dot in the instant info Press OK or INFO and select the Icon From here select Icon to cancel the recording or select Icon to modify the Recording Options GUIDE TIP DVR is not a long term storage device To maximize your storage space review the contents of your library regularly and discard the recordings you no longer wish to save See Managing Your Personal Video Library in this manual View Programs Stored In Your Personal Video Library Step 1 Press LIST on the remote or from the DVR Menu select My Recordings Use the buttons on your remote to search through and highlight titles from your list of recorded programs Press OK to select the program Step 2 From the Information Screen select Icon to resume play from where you left off or select Icon to restart from the beginning Guide Symbols to Know Recorded Program Information Screens Go back to the previous screen x Delete the program from My Recordings gt Play the recording g Change the Delete Priority Rule C1 Start the recording from the beginning A Place a Lock on the program to restrict viewing Step 3 To control playback while watching a recorded program use either the video control buttons or the arrow buttons on your remote See the Playback Control section for more information Recording Starting
12. r allows you to set recordings for two different programs that air at the same time While recording two programs you can watch and control either program up to the point of live TV by using the SWAP button on your remote There are several ways to record two programs at once Here are two basic examples While Watching a Show Press RECORD to record the program you are watching Press SWAP to switch to the other tuner and find the second program you want to record Press RECORD when you locate the second program you want to record From the Guide Highlight a program you want to record from any listings screen Press RECORD to set up the first recording Highlight the second program Press RECORD to set up the second recording Manually Schedule a Recording You can set a Manual Recording to automatically record a specific time and channel Step 1 Select DVR from the Main Menu then select Set a Recording Step 2 Select the start and end times and the day you wish to record and confirm your settings Step 3 A channel list will then appear allowing you to select the channel to record Select the channel you want Step 4 A Create a New Recording Screen will appear select Create a Recording to confirm your settings or select the Recordings Options EJ icon for additional Recording Options Record a Series Buckeye DVR lets you record multiple episodes of a program according to your preferences You can set the DVR
13. to record only new first run episodes first run episodes and repeats or all episodes When you set a recording from a Series Program Information screen you ll have an additional icon on the preceding Recordings Overlay Choose Create a Series Recording Icon to specify your series recording options Select the episode type to record such as first run only first run and repeats or all episodes Specify how many recordings to save Specify how long to save the recording until you erase it or until space is needed To access advanced series setup features like add minutes to the start and end times and specify which channels to record select the Setup EJ Icon to review all options Your series recordings will appear in your My Recordings list with the show title as its label Multiple recordings of the same show will have the same label and will be listed beginning with the most recent recordings first as default To change your view use the arrow left right buttons on your remote to View by Date View by Channel or View by Title Managing Scheduling Conflicts If you schedule more than two recordings for the same time you will see a Scheduling Conflict screen that allows you to choose between a previously set recording and the new recording that is conflicting Individual recordings always take priority over series recordings when there are scheduling conflicts In case of a scheduling conflict between two series programs add
14. you copy recordings to a VHS tape make sure that the recording is displayed on the TV screen for the entire time the recording is being copied If you change channels or display guide screens during the copying process your tape copy will contain these images and you will not have a complete copy of the recording Connect the S Video or RCA OUT 1 connection on the back of the DVR to the Cable IN of your VCR Put a tape in your VCR and tune your VCR to the proper input Access your list of Recorded Programs Use the 4 buttons on your remote to highlight a program from your list of Recorded Programs Press OK to select a program From the Information Screen select WA to resume play from where you left off or select Z to restart from tne beginning Start recording on the VCR when playback begins As the recording plays it is taped to your VCR Smp n Falk a Note Refer to your VCR User Manual for specific instructions on using your VCR To help you manage your personal video library i Guide will advise you with an on screen notice when the available memory gets low or full If recording space becomes full during a recording the recording will stop To avoid missing part of the program make sure you have enough recording space to record the entire program before you begin GUIDE TIP if you have any questions regarding the use of Buckeye DVR call and speak with a customer representative at 419 724 9800 We
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