Explorer® 8000™ and 8000HD™ DVR
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1. Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 and 8000HD DVR Digital Video Recorder DVR with HDTV User s Guide Record your favorite programs when you re busy Record one program and watch another Record two live programs while watching a third program you recorded earlier Record and store up to 90 hours of standard definition programming or 20 hours of high definition programming with a 160 GB hard drive Watch and record high definition programs on the 8000HD DVR the actual high definition storage capacity depends on the model Pause live TV for up to 1 hour without missing a minute Use instant replay any time you want Watch two programs at the same time with the Picture in Picture feature on any TV you have Welcome With the Explorer 8000 Digital Video Recorder DVR you can easily record your Design On A Dime Hola favorite programs and then Save Until erased play them back anytime The built in DVR and Picture In Tite Date Time Length Date Time Tite Date Time Length Picture PIP features give World Soccer Wed 11 10 4 10am 30min you complete control con a Extreme Homes Wed 11 10 8 10pm 50min 7 SiH Design On A Dime Mon 11 15 12 00pm 30min VSMENGE and choice when V Home Matters Sun 11 14 12 30pm watching TV Use your DVR to Mon 11 8 8 00pm 1hr 30min control the following features Options Play _A Scheduled Recordings Preferences J Control live TV The telephone is rin2. which lists programs alphabetically by program title e 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 G23 The Program Guide appears and lists the next 7 days of programs 2 Press Date E The Browse By area of the Program Guide displays the next 7 dates 3 Press Move Up lt G or Move Down amp to highlight a date 4 Press Select The Program Guide displays the programs that will be broadcast on that date Recording TV Programs Record a TV Program You Are Watching Te Press Record Q 2 While in the Confirm Recording screen choose your recording options and press A The Record Indicator is lit on the front panel of the DVR To manually stop recording before the scheduled time press Stop gD and then follow the on screen choices Record a TV Program From the Program Guide 1 2 3 Press Guide d Press the arrow keys to highlight a TV program and then press Record In the Confirm Recording screen choose your recording options and press A The recording program is highlighted in red in the Program Guide Confirm Recording Design On A Dime Tue 11 13 Save 14 days oo START STOP SAVE TIME RECORD 12 00pm 12 30pm All episodes 14 days A Accep
3. Turn ON Auto Erase automatically erased Y Recoringspaceused n A Scheduled Recordings Q Recorded List 1 Press List CSD A ore 2 Press to display the Preferences screen 3 Choose Turn ON Auto Erase lh Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape The Copy to VCR feature lets you use your VCR as a back up storage device for the hard drive in your DVR In other words you can archive your recordings to a VCR tape Verify that the OUT 2 VCR outputs are connected to your VCR When you want to archive a TV program to VCR tape first record the program to your DVR Then copy the program from the DVR to your VCR TELON 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 Copy a Recording 1 Make sure that a tape is in your VCR _ Press List E The Recorded List Press Move Up or Move Down 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 Recorded List and that the VCR is set to record Career oe tae i Save Until Erased screen appears Friends Wed 11 10 8 30pm 30min a ER Thur 11 11 9 00pm 1hr Omin SiN Design On A Dime Mon 11 15 12 00pm 30mi
4. channel or rating in the General Settings menu those settings are carried over to DVR recordings For example if you decide to block all R rated programs in the General Settings menu the R rated programs will still be recorded but you cannot play them back until you enter the correct PIN How do I block or erase individual recordings in my recorded list or change the save time for the recording Highlight the recording on the Recorded List screen and press Select on the remote control An Options screen appears for the program you selected 740246 Rev E
5. standard or wide e 480p standard or wide e 720p wide only The HDTV displays this when ON A black screen Follow these steps to setup the DVR There are no steps to follow Your HDTV uses the picture 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 formats To enhance the display of certain formats select additional picture format settings For details see Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard on page 5 Use the keys on the front of the DVR to select these formats See the instructions for Selecting Compatible Picture Formats on page 7 Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard Setting up the DVR to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the settings you have chosen while watching TV You can also select the setting that provides the best picture quality for the format currently being broadcast Note If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn on the HDTV and the DVR you may need to select a compatible picture format for your HDTV Go to Selecting Compatible Picture Formats on page 7 There are three ways you can select picture formats for your HDTV The 8000HD Setup Wizard guides you through each one e The Quick Setup method which automatically selects a setting according t
6. Status Bar Pause Design On A Dine 120 123 m Programming Not Aired Yet T11170 Pause a Live Program The paused status bar appears when you press Pause u Note All of the features for controlling live TV such as Pause Fast Forward and Rewind are also available when playing back recorded programs Using the Program Guide Find a Program to Watch Headline HDLN 1 Press Guide G23 The Program Y 36 Headline News Guide appears and lists the next 7 4 00 5 00pm Up to the minute coverage of the days of programs latest events ec mE O 36 Wed 6 18 4 02pm pes CHANNEL EEE D gt 4 30pm DSC 2 Press the directional keys 8 9 to A CNN 30 lt lt Inside Politics Early Prime move through the program listings _ OE ace ESPN 37 and highlight the program you want to TOON 38 Eme watch A BrowseBy E Date Q gt 3 Press Select If the program is currently on the Program Guide closes and the program you selected appears in full screen TV If the program is on in the future a future program option screen appears Search for a Program by Channel Title or Theme 1 Press Guide i3 The Program Guide appears and lists the next 7 days of programs 2 Press Browse By A The Browse By area of the Program Guide displays the options Title Channel and Theme 3 Press Move Up lt G or Move Down amp to highlight one of the following options e Channel which lists programs numerically by channel number e Title
7. approximately 1 10 a m the DVR displays 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 e 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 start watching TV again e To stop the DVR from entering Power Save mode simply press any key on your remote control when the warning banner appears From 1 10 a m through 6 00 a m the DVR displays the warning banner if you do not press a key on the remote control or the front panel within 2 hours Frequently Asked Questions How far back can I rewind live TV The length of time you can rewind live TV depends on how long you have been tuned to a single channel Each time you change channels a new copy is automatically stored to the built in recorder This copy saves up to the last 1 hour of programming For example if you have been watching the same channel for 15 minutes you can rewind that 15 minutes of the program Can record the quarter screen in the Program Guide or the DVR Recorded List Yes you can record the quarter screen on all DVR screens by pressing Record Q You can also record the quarter screen in the Program Guide Press Exit to display the video in full screen and then pres
8. ging and you do not want to miss any scenes of your favor ite 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 RE CORD one program to the built in recorder while watching the other Never miss your favorite programs that are scheduled at the same time Sim ply 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 avail able 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 sc
9. m the following functions Press REW PLAY FFWD REC STOP i and PAUSE keys to control the DVR or gt Replays the previous few seconds selected VOD event these keys are also of a program used to control a DVD or VCR LIST ppm aaa of Press the digit keys 0 9 to manually have been re select a channel to watch These LIVE Returns viewer to watching LIVE sateen m TV i 3 dines Press the key to change the aspect a ee ratio if the cable box supports high definition TV Press SWAP to switch the content being Press MOVE to change the location of the PIP viewed in the PIP window with the window Press PIP CH to change the channel in the Press Video Source to change inputs PIP window Remote Controls May Vary Preparing the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Your High Definition TV If you have an Explorer 8000HD DVR and an HDTV and you are not using a Digital Visual Interface DVI connection you may need to set up the DVR so that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your HDTV supports Otherwise your picture quality may be less than optimal During installation your cable service provider may have already selected an appropriate picture format for you or the factory setting of the DVR may be compatible with your HDTV In either of these instances you should see a picture when you turn on your HDTV and DVR If your HDTV supports A 1080 picture format These picture formats e 480i
10. n Y Divine Design Tue 11 16 9 00pm 30min NYPD Blues Wed 11 17 10 00pm thr Omin 4 SEL Options Play A Scheduled Recordings E Preferences J lt gt to highlight the recording you want to copy to the VCR Make sure to select a program that is not currently being recorded Design On A Dime EES Recorded Mon 11 15 5 Press Select The Recorded Pro a l i gram Options screen appears ARAR a Change save time OO Ol 6 Press Move Up to highlight Copy PY copy over V Play Design On A Dime to VCR L Choose highlighted item Q Recorded List _ 7 Press Select The Copy to VCR 2 eee peel Design On A Dime 44 8 Make sure your VCR is properly con Recorded Mon 11 15 00pm 30min nected to your DVR outputs and press an Record on your VCR Connect VCR inputs to cable box outputs OUT 2 VCR Place a blank tape in your VCR p Set your VCR input to record from the cable box 9 Press Start copy A The recording Press RECORD on your VOR begins copying to VCR tape and the CA start copy Cee Recorded List displays and shows the VCR symbol Note You can watch the copying in progress through the PIP 13 Using Picture In Picture Activate PIP on Your TV While watching a program press PIP On Off to activate the PIP screen PIP Main Notes Screen Screen e To pause or record the video in the PIP screen you must first swap it to the Main screen e You can only use the dedicated DVR keys Pa
11. o the screen type Fora standard screen 4 3 HDTV the Wizard selects 480i Fora wide screen 16 9 HDTV the Wizard selects 1080i e The Standard Setup method which selects the settings 480i and 1080i You can then toggle between these two settings while watching TV e 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 component outputs to connect the DVR to your HDTV 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 Press the Guide and Info 1 Make sure that the Explorer DVR is Off keys at the same time and the HDTV is On 2 On the Explorer DVR press Guide and Info at the same time The TV Connection Set up screen appears and the front panel LED displays either HD 1 or SD 1 This LED changes between HD 1 and SD 1 every few seconds 3 When the front panel LED displays HD 1 press ZA The Output Selection screen appears 4 Choose one of the following options e If you have a standard screen 4 3 HDTV press A e If you have a wide screen 16 9 HDTV press LE 5 Choose one of the following options e To choose the Quick Setup op
12. orward 2 Play 4 Instant Replay Gp and Live C keys on the remote control are used to control the live program in the Main screen For example when you are watching your favorite live TV program and the telephone rings press Pause to pause the program for up to 1 hour To reverse or advance one frame at a time press Pause and then repeatedly press Rewind or Fast Forward g For example to advance three frames press Pause D and then press Fast Forward three times To resume watching your favorite program press Play and then press Rewind GB or Fast Forward to cycle through three different speeds of rewind or fast forward To replay the last 8 seconds of a live or recorded program press Instant Re play 2D To see the action in slow motion press Play GG from normal play mode Press Play again to resume normal play mode From Pause mode press Pause p or Play amp to resume the normal play mode If you have rewound or paused a live program press Live QQ 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 screen in the Program Guide and in all DVR screens Green Area of Bar Indicates Stored or Recorded Programming Triangle Indicates Your Current Position in Program Red Area of Bar Indicates Missed Programming Live Point of Programming ______ Clear Area of Bar Indicates Paused
13. reen 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 different corner of your TV screen Let s Get Started Using Your Remote Control The SETUP Key is used to program remote for TV VCR DVD etc sar deinen simultaneously with a Press CBL TV VCR DVD or AUD to select which device you want to single key press control w 0 Press MENU to access various program options if available Press GUIDE to display all the a programs available to view SEs Press INFO to display additional information about the program you Press SETTINGS to access your selected digital receiver options Press the Cursor keys to move the the MENU or programs for the GUIDE cursor in the program guide and menu screens Use PAGE UP DOWN keys to page up or down while in the GUIDE Use VOL keys to raise or lower the Volume of the selected Device Press MUTE to mute Press EXIT to return to watching a program when using the GUIDE or MENU the volume completely i 12 al Press A B C keys to access additonal Press CH to change the channel on the selected device options while using the GUIDE or MENU Use the Macro keys for one touch access Press FAV to cycle through the favorite ie anceps vader ainda channels you stored in the digital receiver Press LAST to tune the last channel Press the D List and Live keys to perfor
14. s a Save Until erased 1 Press List C39 INFOJ 2 Use the arrow keys to choose the program you want to play back NE E E son 3 Press Select to display your 2 Ss i Thirteen Days Mon 11 8 8 00pm 1hr 30min options Options Play A Scheduled Recordings E Preferences Access and Play Back Your Recorded Programs From the Program Guide 1 Press Guide D 2 Use the arrow keys to choose the Se RRE DVR channel a Note The DVR channel is a dedicated TAME aoiiticesos channel that allows you to play back Sr Ker your record ed programs E sneme Acton News Channel 2 Action News 3 Press Select to play back the Browse By E Date program Managing Recording Space How Much Recording Space Do Have sern Recording Space Used 1 Press List GSD _ 2 Press fj to display the Preferences ese ai l screen which displays the percentage A Turn ON Auto Erase SiW Recording space used V Change Save Time for future recordings of recording space used Automatically Erasing Oldest OT ERIE Q Recorded List _ Recordings If Space Is Needed Turning Auto Erase on will automatically Bigse St CnOudi or yauboiest recordings so there is enough space to Vio a Bid record your new programs Press if you want your oldest recordings automatically erased to make space for new ones Note Any recordings that have a Save u er Time of Until Erase will not be AoE eee ee Si
15. s Record O Note Pressing Record Oo while in the Program Guide will record the highlighted program in the grid Can record or pause the video in the PIP screen Yes but you must swap it to the Main screen first After pressing Record and confirming the recording you can swap it back to the PIP screen and it will continue recording You can also press PIP On Off and the video will continue to record If ve been tuned to a program since it started do have to rewind to the beginning to record the entire program No if you have been tuned to the program since its beginning just press Record Oo from any point in the program to record the entire program Recording will automatically stop when the program ends How will know the DVR is almost out of recording space When you try to schedule the next recording a warning appears on the Confirm Recording screen Also you can see what percentage of recording space you have used Press List and then press EJ 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 sched uled recordings during the time the DVR lost power are the only recordings you may miss Do my Parental Controls in the Program Guide carry over to DVR recordings Yes If you block programs by
16. t recording Cancel changes oS Channel 2 Action News Tue 5 00 6 00pm 60 min a DVR WSB 2 WATL 3 Rael WGNX 4 RENGI Judge Judy BrowseBy Date Q 2 gt Record Multiple Episodes of a TV Program 10 If you want to record all the episodes of a program you are watching follow these steps k 2 Press Record o REC Choose One Episode or All Episodes Notice the information in the fourth column changes based on your selection Press A If you selected All Episodes from the third column the All Episode Recording Options screen appears Choose one of the options on the screen Press Select to save your settings Note The New first run episodes on this channel option is subject to availability in your area Confirm Recording Design On A Dime Tue 11 13 Save 14 days oOo START STOP SAVE TIME RECORD 12 00pm 12 30pm All episodes One episode 14 days i A Accept recording Cancel changes All Episode Recording Options Design On A Dime HGTV Ch 238 Thu 11 13 EE WN nin Ro episodes on this channel at any time SEL v New first run episodes on this channel All poe on this channel in this time slot i eee eee Choose highlighted item Q Cancel changes Watching Your Recordings Access and Play Back Your Recorded Programs Anytime Design On A Dime Bai
17. tion press A Press to begin watching television e To choose the Standard Setup option press EJ then follow the on screen instructions When you finish press to exit the setup Then press to begin watching television e To choose the Custom Setup option press Q then follow the on screen instructions When you finish press to exit 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 40027771 for connection information Follow these steps to start the Setup Wizard 1 Make sure that the Explorer DVR is Off and the TV is On 2 On the Explorer DVR press Guide and Info at the same time The TV Connection Set up screen appears and the front panel LED displays either HD 1 or SD 1 This LED changes between HD 1 and SD 1 every few seconds 3 When the front panel LED displays SD 1 press Press to begin watching television Selecting Compatible Picture Formats lf your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn it on the DVR may not be sending your HDTV a picture format that your HDTV supports Follow these steps to select picture format settings that your HDTV supports Note Rather than selecting a single picture format setting you may want to select all settings that your HDTV s
18. upports Setting up the DVR to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the different settings while viewing TV and select the setting that provides the best picture quality for the format being broadcast 1 Find the picture formats that your HDTV supports If necessary refer to the user s manual that came with your HDTV 2 If the DVR is off press Cable a and then Power on the remote control to turn it on 3 On the front of the DVR press and hold Select G until the Message Light 0 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 Important You have 20 seconds to begin selecting picture format settings After 20 seconds HdSr disappears to indicate that the DVR is no longer in the Picture Format mode If this occurs repeat this process by starting at step 3 On the To Select This DVR The DVR And Then Picture Format Press Briefly Displays Briefly Displays 480i CH 480i SEt 720p VOL 720p SEt 480p CH 480p SEt 1080i VOL 1080i SEt Note The default picture format setting is 1080i 6 To start watching TV make sure the remote control is in Cable mode and press Power GD Controlling Live TV Control a Live Program You Are Watching The Pause n Rewind Fast F
19. use Rewind Fast Forward to control the program shown in the Main screen e To change the channel in the PIP screen CH use PIP CH and PIP CH Activate PIP From the Program Guide From the Program Guide press Exit or Guide to close the Program Guide and then press PIP Main PIP On Off to activate PIP You can only Screen Screen 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 Q Note You will only hear the audio for the program shown in the Main screen Move the PIP Screen To move the PIP screen clockwise to a different corner of the Main screen press PIP Move Q You can move the PIP screen to any of the four corners of the Main screen Use Power Save Mode To maximize the life of your DVR you should power down the DVR when it is not in use Simply press CBL and then press Power on your remote control or press Power on the front panel of the DVR The Power light turns off but because the DVR still is plugged in your scheduled recordings still occur Between 1 00 a m and 6 00 a m every day your DVR will automatically enter Power Save mode In Power Save mode the set top is powered down but all scheduled recordings still Your DVR will automatically enter power save mode in 5 minutes occur When the DVR enters Power Save mode a a your TV displays a black screen At
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