Comcast 1676-DVR SA User's Manual
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1. NO er Troubleshooting and the PIP screen 19 pan a loss of power 38 definition of 10 Pein eee a non responsive remote control 8 keys used to contral 19 R Recorded progran copying to VCR tape 35 displaying list of 26 erasing 37 playing 26 playing blocked recordings 33 pausing 13 rewinding 14 scheduled 27 Recording a live program 21 a program 23 all episodes of a program 23 and changing channels 25 and fast forwarding 14 and pausing 13 and playing 22 23 and rewinding 14 and storage space 21 and tuming off TV 23 and watching TV 23 blocked programs or channels ON DEMAND 40 programs that continue past scheduled tines 39 two progran at once 25 two progran at once and Watching a live program 25 Rewinding from PIP screen 19 live programs 14 recordings 14 speeds 15 S Save Latest options 24 Save Tirre setting Changing for future recordings 36 Changing for saved recordings 37 default 21 Saving recordings 12 Scheduled recordings canceling 27 displaying list of 27 Serial nurrber 40 Slow motion 15 Speed indicator on Status Bar 15 Status Bar 13 Storage space 21 35 Swap PIP and main TV screens 18 Support 40 30 program partially recorded 37 V VR tape copying recordings to 35 W Watching live TV you are recording 23 recordings 26 two prograi s at once 17 2003 Contrast All rights reserved Comcast and the Comcast logo are registered tra2. To display a list of your Recorded Programs press My DAR mow To exit from the Recorded List screen and display full screen TV press My DAR mow again or press B t D Recorded List The Jungle Book USA Ch 67 Record 1 Episode Save 1 Day ar r E i Recorded Programs DEIC Time Length a PGA Golf 6 15 2 30pm 1hr 30min Wed 6 18 7 00pm 2hr Omin Fri 6 13 3 10pm Scroll through your list of recorded programs as well as those currently being recorded Options Play _A Scheduled Recordings J Preferences Play Back a Recorded Program Play back your recorded programs whenever you want You can even record one or two programs live while you play back a program you recorded eanier 1 If the Recorded List screen is not displayed press My DVR wow The Recorded List screen appears 2 Press Move Up EP or Move Down to highlight the recording you want to watch 3 Press saet GD If you select the recording that you have most recently watched the recording begins playing inirediately Otherwise the Recorded Program Options screen appears with the option Play tite of program highlighted 4 Press sadet ED The recording begins playing You can use pause rewind fast forward or any other keys on the remote 5 When the recording finishes or when you fast forward to the end of the recording the Playback Status screen appears to give you the option to erase the recording If you do not wish to view it again
3. Note Comcast is in the process of sin plifying this procedure Ve appreciate your understanding Mipanize Your Storage Space DR can save at least 30 hours of recorded progran depending on the programming source but it is not intended as a long term storage device To make the most efficient use of your storage space follow these guidelines e Set your default Save Tine setting to 14 days or less Setting it to until erased causes the storage space to fill up more quickly e After you watch a recording decide to either erase it or keep it permanently by transferring it to a WCR tape and then erasing it from DR Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape Vihen you copy recordings to a WR tape make sure that the recording is displayed on the main TV screen for the entire time that the recording is being copied If you change channels or display other DVR screens during the copying process your tape copy will contain these innages and you will not have a conplete copy of the recording 1 Connect the VER to the Cable Qt or OUT 1 TW connection on the back of the DVR In the near future you ll be able to use the VCR Port for recording to a VCR tape 2 Put a tape in your VCR and prepare the VCR to record 3 Press My DyRI 8 The Recorded List screen appears p 4 Press Move Up SG or Move Down E to highlight the recording you want to copy to the WR 01 5 Press Select aces The Recording Options screen appears with
4. therre or date an by hitting or E Headline HDLN 36 Headline News 4 00 5 00pm Up to the minute coverage of the latest events E5 a O 36 Weides 4102p Browse By Channel CHANNEL EET gt 4 30pm 5 00pm z DSC RL lt 4Great Chefs Great Chefs F A lt inside Poltics Early Prime Channa lists programs numerically by channel nuntber HDLN Ko lt Headline News ESPN 41A Bikes Blades amp Boards TOON 38 MOROSO Browse By Date Heade HDLN 36 The Qotions area displays additional options Headline News ia Bronse By Title 4 00 5 00pm Up to the minute coverage of the EU Tit li j g T it latest events ec S O 36 e eetk ite lists programs alphabetically by title Hawaii Five 0 a Dn se Note A star next to a program indicates that the program Health amp Fitness 4 00pm 7 ree 5 30pm is curenty being broadcast Select a Program fromthe Program Guide Tee ie Gs 1 Press Gude D the Program Guide appears and lists programs for the next 7 days Se l ne l 2 Press the directional keys V5 to navigate program listings and highlight your selection A sang HON Headline News 1 3 Press Select If the programi iis currently on the Program Guide doses and the program Cie each Browse By Thene latest events ec Sa O 36 Wed 6 18 4 02pm you selected appears in full screen TV If the program is on in the future a future program TIME CH i e on 3 There lists programs by there such
5. you may erase it to allow space for future recordings To exit from this screen and retum to live TV press Last Tast or press Channel Ups or Channel Down L RECORD AND PLAY BA l is Display a List of Programs You Have Scheduled To Be Recorded 1 If the Recorded List screen is not displayed press My DR ovr The Recorded List screen appears 2 Press Scheduled Recordings The Scheduled Recordings screen appears with a list of all the progran you have scheduled to record a Scheduled Recor TERT pa 4 s f Headline News HDLN Ch 36 B Record 1 Episode sak 1 Day a j Scheduled e Ar If a programis currend i corded a a yange A E e amp Order SVU Wed 6 18 9 00 10 00pm the Recording Now syrbol OW Headline News Thu 6 19 4 00 5 00pm a rs in the Inf tion area of Fri oy A0 3 00 4 00pm the screen when that title is highlighted below _A Recorded List J Preferences Programs that are scheduled to be recorded appear in this list along with any progran that are currently being recorded Cancel a Scheduled Recording You can cance a scheduled recording at any tine 1 If the Recorded List screen is not displayed press My DAR wow The Recorded List screen appears 2 Press Scheduled Recordings The Scheduled Recordings screen appears 3 Press Move Up SG or Move Down E to highlight the recording you want to cance 4
6. 4 digit PIN For details see Playing Back Blocked Recordings on page 33 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 40 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Can I record ON DEMAND programs ON DEMAND programs cannot be recorded by DVR But keep in mind that you can watch ON DEMAND programs as often as you want over a specified period and start them any tine you choose Can I record high definition HDTV programs Not just yet but stay tuned as this feature is coming soon Why did DA record only part of a progran If the beginning of the program is missing you may have started recording the program after it began For an explanation of how DR records live TV see page 13 If the end of the programis missing DVR may have reached its storage capacity or the program may have continued past its scheduled end tire If there is a chance that the program you are recording may continue past its scheduled tins you can allow for this uncertainty by extending the stop tine on the Confirm Recording screen To detemine if DVR has reached its storage capacity display the Recorded List screen and highlight the program in question The Information area indicates one of the following reasons e User stopped recording early e Reached storage capacity If you determine that DVR has reached its storage capacity you can make space by erasing recordings that you no longer want or by copying those you want to keep to a VCR tape and then erasing
7. List alphabetically After you select a new default Save Tine Si Change Save Time for future recordings i 7 DR displays your new selection in the Infomation area A Schedule Recordings Recorded List Change the Save Time of a Recording You Have Saved After recording a program you can change how long DVR will save the recording 1 Press My DUR Mow if the Recorded List screen is not displayed The Recorded List screen appears 2 Press Move Up Gp or Move Down L to highlight the recording with the Save Time you want to change Press Select amp ire Recording Options screen appears Press Move Up UG The option Change Save Time is highlighted Press Select E The Save Tine screen appears Press Move Up GG or Move Down GD to highlight the new Save Tire YN ou A Ww Press Select D In the Information area of the screen the message Ohe moment please appears and the new Save Tine displays on the Recorded List screen Erase a Recording Permanently erasing programs that you no longer want to watch creates space to record and store other programs If DVR becorss full sone programs may be partially saved or not saved at all DVR holds at least 30 hours of programs 1 Press My Dur Mow if the Recorded List screen is not displayed The Recorded List screen appears 2 Press Move Up GG or Move Down E to highlight the recording you want to erase 3 Press Sedet ED The Recording Options sc
8. Press Select ED The Edit Scheduled Recordings screen appears 5 Press Cancel Recording The Confirm Cancel screen appears displaying the question Are you Sure you want to cancel recording this progran 6 Press Yes Cancel O 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 28 p RECORD AND PLAY BACK PROGRAMS MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS Cancel a Recording That s in Progress You can stop a recording in progress at any tire Vihen you stop a recording you can save what has been recorded or erase the entire recording 1 If you are not watching the recording tune to the channe that is being recorded 2 Press Stop The Stop Recording screen appears 3 Press Move Up Gi or Move Down E to highlight the option you want 4 Press Select 29 The red Record indicator on the front of the DVR tums off Forget what program yourre recording DVR gives you three ways to find progran that are currently being recorded e Tum on the PIP feature and press Info Both channa banners appear and the Recording Now symbol is displayed if one of the channels is currently recording e Display the Recorded List screen and as you move up or down the list look in the Information area of the screen for a recording with the Recording Now REC symbol e Display the Program Guide and look for a program that is highlighted in red If you want to view the program that is being recorded select the program either from the p Rec
9. Press once and increase the speed to approximately 4 times the nonrel play speed e Press twice and increase the speed to approximately 10 times the normal play speed e Press three tines and increase the speed to approximately 32 times the normal play speed Use Slow Motion 1 While watching live TV or playing a recording at normal speed press Play once p The action is shown in slow motion 2 To resurre play in nomal speed press Play again Watch Action Frame by Frame Analyze sports events and other programs by watching the action fran by frame one second at a ne 1 Press Pause lD The action pauses 2 Press Fast foward Lo or Rewind GT to make action mowe ore fran ata tine 3 To resurre play at nomal speed press Play Catch Up with a Live TV Program Vihen you pause or rewind a live program the program continues to be broadcast and stored in the buffer You can continue watching the buffered program delayed from the live broadcast or you can catch up with the live broadcast by pressing Live Note The Live key is Inactive when you are playing back a recording 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 16 WATCH TVO PROGRAMS AT ONCE Tum PIP Qn and Off DVR has built in picture in picture PIP Vhen you tum on PIP you can watch two channels at once One channad appears as a full screen image The other appears as a small image within the full screen image Note If your tal
10. a description of the highlighted program if available Fav Press to view your FAVORITE channels if prograntred Help When using the Guide press for helpful om screen infomation Input TV VCR In the CABLE nce press to bypass the digital cable converter In the TV amp AUX modes press to select available inputs All Gm Press All Qn to tum on or off all the devices progranimed into the digital remote contral Setup Used to program your remote to control your TV VER DvD player or audio component during setup ON DEMAND Press ON DEMAND to access the menu of available ON DEMAND programing Not available in all areas V4dieo Control Buttons In CABLE moce the buttons pause fast forward rewind and stop any DVR or ON DEMAND program you select In the AUX mode these buttons will control a WR or DvD player if prograntred PPV Press PPV to access information on available pay per view selections Page Press to see the next previous page of listings Menu Press to go to Settings Last Press to retum to the previous channa or screen OK Select Press to select a highlighted item Also shows or hides program infomation while watching TV Enter HD Zoom IN TV amp ALX mode press to enter channds on sone TWS or information on menu screens 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 Ppress 44 Ea Comcast lt p
11. as adventure comedy f a Close UponC SPAN 4 00pm 2 Option screen appears Headline News x 40pm sports or NEWS Y Early Prime 4 30pm 35 Headline News 5 00pm 36 BrowseBy C Date Q gt Search for a Program by Date 1 Press Guide The Program Guide appears and lists the next 7 days of programs 2 Press Date The not 7 dates are displayed 3 Press Move Up SG or Move Down to highlight a date 4 Press Select to list programs that will be broadcast on that date 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 12 P CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS Pause a Live Program or a Recording 1 Press Pause l to freeze the action The Status Bar appears briefly in the Pause position at the bottom of the screen For programs that you re watching live DVR will remain in pause mode for up to 1 hour 2 Press Pause A again or press Play amp to resun playing the program The Status Bar appears whenever you pause rewind or fast forward a live program or a recording For a live program red indicates missed For a live program progranming from the tine the program beige indicates the began until the tine you tuned to it portion of the program For a recording red indicates the portion not yet broadcast of programming that wes not recorded Pause American Ido 8 00 9 00pm This area represents The narre of the The yellow pointer For a live program the current status program appears Indicates wh
12. one hour you can rewind back to the point where you started watching If you have watched a live program p for longer than an hour you can rewind up to the last hour that you ve watched For recorded progran you can rewind to the beginning of the recording For details see page 14 Can I pause rewind or fast forward a program in the PIP screen No Those keys only control the program shown in the main TV screen so you can swap the PIP screen and the main screen and then use pause rewind or fast forward See page 18 for details Can I pause rewind or fast forward a program shown in the upper right comer of DUR screens like the Program Guide or the Recorded List screen Yes The smell screen shown in the upper right a k a the Quarter screen is actually the main TV screen It is reduced to fit while viewing other information Keys such as pause play rewind and fast forward control the main TV screen whether the screen fills the monitor of your TV or whether it is reduced to fit in another infonmation screen Sometimes I amable to record much more than 30 hours of programs Why The amount of programming that you are able to record depends on the type of program you are recording Analog programming generally channels 2 through 78 takes up more space than digital programming generally channels 100 and above So if you only record digital programming you will be able to record more hours of programs How wall I know that reco
13. setting This is the quickest way to save recordings Until erased because you don t need to select the save tine each tine you record a I 1 Day program DVR will save the recording using the length of tine established by o the default setting e Select the Save Time when you schedule a new recording e Change the Save Tire after recording a program Note DVR is not a long tem storage device To further maxinize your storage space review your list of recordings regularly and erase the recordings you no longer wish to save For long term storage a program can be transferred to your VCR see Copy Recordings to a WR Tape on page 35 oD SAVE TIME The DVR default Save Time setting is set to autorratically save each Until erased recording for 14 days Then DVR erases the recording to neake space for 1 DEW other programs you want to record You can change the default setting i from 14 days to 1 2 or 7 days or to untl erased Until erased means it will be saved untl you erase it yourself Record a Program That You Are V iatching Live To record a program that you are watching live make sure that you tune to the channel when the program begins then press Record This ensures that you record the entire program from its beginning Ctherwise you ll record only part of the program DVR cannot determine whether a live program will end at its scheduled tine If there is a chance that the event y
14. 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 45 te Page 1 comcast E E 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 4 CONTENTS INTRODUCING DVR Get More Out of Your TV Take Control of Live Programs Prepare Your Remote Control Manage Your DVR Box AND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON Display the Program Guide Select a Program from the Program Guide Search for a Program by Channel Title or Theme Search for a Program by Date CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS Pause a Live Program or a Recording L e Instant Replay Rewind or Fast Forward a Live Program or Recording Use Slow Motion V ttch Action Frarre by Frane Catch Up with a Live TV Program WATCH TWO PROGRAMS AT ONCE Tum PIP Qn and Off Change the Channel of the PIP Screen Move the Location of the PIP Screen Swap the Main Screen and the PIP Screen 10 10 11 11 13 13 14 15 15 15 17 17 17 18 RECORD AND PLAY BACK PROGRAMS Save Your Recorded Programs Record a Program That You Are Watching Live Record a Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program Record Two Prograrrs at Once Display a List of Your Recorded Progran Play Back a Recorded Program Display a List of Programs You Have Scheduled To Be Recorded Canca a Scheduled Recording Canca a Recording That s in Progress MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS Keep Others from V a tching a Program Keep Others from V tching a R
15. A block menu for the option you selected in step 2 appears 5 To block by channa or rating select Block Channels or Block Rating Press Move Up Gp or Move Dan ED to highlight the channel rating or date you want to block Or if your local Comcast system allows you may select a channa by pressing the numeric keys on your remote control DAR indicates the channa or rating is blocked If you re blocking a broadcast time skip to step 8 Note DVR indicates a blocked channel or blocked rating in the following ways e Blocked channels The channel nurntber is listed in the right colunn on the General Settings menu and 1 a dosed Lock sSymtbol appears in the CHANNELS colunn next to the channel you selected e Blocked ratings A dosed Lock synbal appears in the RATING cdlunn next to the rating you selected 7 Continue this process of highlighting and sdecting the channels or ratings you want to block When all those channels and ratings have a Closed Lock syrra next to them press Accept Z to have DR accept your blocks Go to step 10 8 To block by tine sdect Block Time New In the START colunn on the General Settings menu change the time shown to the tine you want the block to start by following this process A Press Move Left or Move Right to highlight the one you want to change hours minutes and AM or RM B Press Move Up SG or Move Down E to change the setting O if your local Comcast system allows you
16. For nore infomation call 1 888 COMCAST or dick vwww conxast com For use with the Scientific Atlanta DVR box UG DVR SA E P E
17. PROGRAMS Record Two Progran at Once DAR gives you different ways to record two progran at once Al episodes THS ROAU RESONO Sarean appes Schedule two progran to record at the sane time by following either of the procedures in Record a twice The Record options are highlighted Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program on page 23 and 24 gt Each option is highlighted as you nove up or down the list e Record two live programs at the same time by recording one program and then tuning to another lt gt Stop when All episodes is highlighted channel and recording a second program The first program begins recording as soon as you tune The Record options show All episodes and the Save Latest to it and press Record The second program begins recording when you tune to it and press Options are now highlighted Record For details on recording progran live see Record a Program That You Are V tching ee ee Live on page 21 Each option is highlighted as you move up or down the list bad pa Stop when the option you want to select is highlighted Note When recording two progran live at the sane time you can watch them while they record or you can play back a recording and watch it as well but you cannot tune to another channel and watch a third The Save Latest options show your selection program live A DVR saves this information so that it can record episodes as they are broadcast Important V nenever you s
18. SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 10 p AND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON AND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON x Display the Program Guide Search for a Program by Channel Tite or Theme 1 Press Gide GD the Program Guide appears and lists programs for the next 7 days DAR autorratically lists programs by channel number but you can customize it to list programs 2 To dase the guide press Guide E The Program Guide clases displaying the program that was Oy te Or NEE highlighted in the Program Guide 1 Press Guide The Program Guide appears and lists prograrrs for the next 7 days 2 Press Browse By 3 Press Move Up SGP or Move Down E to highlight Channa Title or Therre 4 Press Select gt to sdect your new search criteria displays information Goodin HDLN shows the program about the program that 2E 4 you are tuned to is highlighted in the Headline News 4 00 5 00pm Program Guide Up to the minute coverage of the z latest events cc SAP O Wed 6 18 4 02pm The Broadcast Time CHANNEL EE gt 4 30pm E Bar lists the times The B By aca DSC vu lt 4Great Chefs Great Chefs _ Travelers programs are shown ee ae A CNN x lt dlnside Politics Early Prime TOE lt Headline News Headline News The Programs area progami Dy ee Y ESPN 37 EANN NFL s Greatest displays the title of number but you can TOON 38 EMAON Yu Gi Oh Pokemon each program choose to list programs _A Browse By E3 Date EDT GD by title
19. TV buffering 6 catching up with 15 Lock syrrbols dosed lock 30 open lock 30 Loss of power and Parental Control 30 and recordings 38 M Main TV screen and PIP screen 18 and quarter screen 10 swapping with PIP screen 17 O Qoen lock synta 30 ON DEMAND recording of 40 Overtirre in sporting events recording of 39 INDEX P Parental Control blocking prograrrs 31 blocking recordings 31 enabling and disabling PIN 30 how to use 27 playing blocked recordings 33 tuming on and off 30 watching blocked recordings 34 Pause live programs 13 Quarter screen 19 recordings 13 PIP picture in picture feature and main TV screen 18 and the quarter screen 19 changing channe of 17 explanation of 17 moving location of 17 recording while using 23 tuming on and off 17 TV requirerrents for 39 swapping with main TV screen 18 PIN See Parental Control Playing and recording sinultaneously 25 blocked recordings 33 live TV 15 recorded programs 26 Power indicator 8 Power loss and Parental Control 30 and recordings 38 Program Guide Browse By options 11 displaying 10 searching for programs in 11 selecting a program from 10 Programs blocking with Parental Control 30 fast forwarding 14 pausing 13 recording 22 removing blocking from 30 rewinding 14 oD 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 42 INDEX Q Remote control T Quarter screen
20. demarks of Comcast Corporation All other traderrerks are the property of their respective owners Television progran films programs and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be in violation of applicable laws including United States copyright laws and violations of such laws may result in criminal and or civil penalties Power Press to individually tum on or off the DA TV or Aux component Cable Press to enable control of your digital cable DR box TV Press to enable contral of your TV Note This feature requires the digital remote to be prograntred to operate your TV Instant Replay Press to junp back 8 seconds for an instant replay My DVR Press to display a list of your recorded pogan Live Press to skip forward to live programming AX Press to enable control of your VCR DvD or Audio Device Note This feature requires the digital remote to be prograntred to operate the desired device Lock Press while watching a program or while in a listings menu to restrict viewing or purchase Guide Press for a shortcut to program listings organized by start tine Eat Press any tire to retum to watching TV ATE Press to move the highlight to the next field in a menu or screen Also use to browse what s on other channels while watching TV Info Press to see
21. ecording Maxinize Your Storage Space Copy Recordings to a WCR Tape Change the Default Save Tine Setting for Future Recordings Change the Save Time of a Recording You Have Saved Erase a Recording FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Questions about DVR Questions about Controlling a Live Program or a Recording Questions about VWatching Two Programs at Once Questions about Recording Prograrrs and Playing Them Back Index Remote Cortrol Quick Reference 21 21 23 25 26 26 27 28 32 35 35 37 t 6 6 amp amp a A 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 4 p INTRODUCING DAR INTRODUCING DVR vA 7 Youll never watch TV the same way again Now you can WATCH SIMULTANEOUSLY Contd live progran as if they were recordings Easily record your favorite shows at least 30 hours of programming V ttch your recordings anytime you want Use the Picture In Picture PIP feature Get More out of Your TV With DVR you can use your TV to one live program two live programs at the sarre tine with the PIP feature one pre recorded program one live and one pre recorded program at the sarre tine one live program two live prograr s at the sare tine at least 30 hours of programs all future episodes of your favorite programs just by perfonming p a one tine setup watch two programs and record one of them watch two programs and record both of them watch a pre recording while you record t
22. ect Programs to Be Blocked and deselect those programs you wish to be Playing Back Blocked Recordings unblocked The dosed Lock symbol will disappear indicating that the programming is no longer selected for blocking From Recorded Program Options or Recorded List you can watch a blocked program by either Keep Others from Vi tching a Recording Selecting Unblock tite of program The You can keep others from watching a recording by using the Block feature when Parental Controls are This program is blocked tumed on Keep in mind you can only block recordings that you re not watching This feature is useful if SEY yo MR se rales mn ee Bia SS i nae es cl children also use DVR and you do not want them to watch certain recordings ze Fil H E FAJE PIN tO aE ONY TON tns recording Other recordings and programs Note To block a program that s scheduled to be recorded block the program from the General Settings menu DR will record the program but the recording can only be watched after you enter your 4 digit Parental Blocking PIN continue to be blocked if Parental Control is on C _A Clear PIN Entry Cancel i If the Recorded List screen is not displayed press My Dur Mow The Recorded List E ee screen appears Soul Food 2 Press Move Up UG or Move Down ED to highlight the recording you want to block Zp On 3 Press Select _ The Recording Options screen appears 4 Press Move Down ED The option Bl
23. el changes While DAR recorcs you are free to e Continue to watch the channa while the recording is being made e Pause fast forward or rewind the program without affecting the recording e Change channels as long as only one program is being recorded e Tum off the TV without affecting the recording e Tum on the PIP feature Note The PIP screen will not appear in the recording e Display the Recorded List screen or the Program Guide When recording the red Record light is on p Record a Single Programor All Episodes of a Future Program To record programs when you are away or to schedule future recordings start from the Program Guide 1 If the Program Guide is not shown press Gude D gt f LD 2 Press the directional keys 6_9 to move through the listings in the guide and highlight the program you want to record Or press Browse By and look for a program by title channa or therre REC 3 Once the program is highlighted press Record The Confirm Recording screen appears 4 Press Select or press A to edit recording options A single DAR saves this infomation and displays the Program Guide program highlighting the program title in red indicating that a program is scheduled to be recorded To record all episodes of a program follow the instructions in the table on the next page 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 24 p RECORD AND PLAY BACK PROGRAMS RECORD AND PLAY BACK
24. ere you the tirre of the paused in this case beneath the bar are in the program broadcast displays For a recording the program length displays Use Instant Replay Press Instant Replay gt to watch the last 8 seconds of a live program or a recording again Every additional press jumps back 8 more seconds Never miss a moment of your favorite show again 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 14 CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS Rewind or Fast Forward a Live Program or Recording Rewind a live program or a recording to watch a portion of it again or fast forward through portions you don t want to watch You can rewind or fast forward in any of three different speeds as explained in the box on the next page 1 Make sure that the program or recording is not in Pause mode If it is paused press Play 2 Rewind or fast forward the live program or recording by following the instructions below To Press Result Rewind lt a Action reverses and the Status Bar appears in the Rewind position at the bottom of the screen The pointer on the Status Bar moves to the left as you rewind the program Note When you rewind a Speed up Press Rewind GT one or two more times to live program or recording to the point where you first incrementally increase the speed Press it again and tuned to it the recording the program resus playing at nomal speed automatically begins Vihen you reach the portion of the progra
25. et up DVR to record all episodes of a program it records indefinitely until you cancel the recordings or run out of storage space P SAVE LATEST P Save Latest eo fo a 4 Episodes Vihen scheduling a recording of All episodes you can choose to save the 2 3 4 or 5 most recent episodes 9 Episodes Or you can save every episode until you cancel the All Episodes ka rane aa ia a 2h Note Music Choice and ON DEMAND cannot be recorded 2 Episodes For ganyde les say that you choose to save the 2 most recent episodes of a program that is broadcast 3 Episodes every weeknight Monday through Friday First DVR would record Monday and Tuesday night s episodes Then when DR records the program on V edinesday it automatically deletes the program it recorded on Monday So the Tuesday and V edinesday recordings are now saved Then on Thursday the Thursday episode will be recorded the Tuesday recording will be erased and so on A SAL You can always press My Dur wDWR to access your LF recordings and change scheduled recordings If while recording two programs you try to tune to another channel DR displays a Channel Change Notice to let you know that you ie Ov must stop a recording to change channels For details see Cancel a Recording That s in Progress on page 28 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 26 Display a List of Your Recorded Programs
26. euision came with PIP functionality you may wish to deactivate it as the PIP intages with DR becore twice as srrell if PIP functions are activated 1 While watching a program press PPO Full screen image The PIP screen appears within the full screen and a channel in main TV screen banner appears briefly under the PIP screen Channa Banner appears Note You will only hear the sound of the program that is briefly under PIP screen shown in the full screen PIP screen within the 2 To tum off the PIP screen joress PPr AO full screen inage Note If you press Info CD when the PIP feature is on a channel banner appears for both screens If either program IS Currently being recorded its channel banner will show the Recording Now eo symbol Change the Channel of the PIP Screen 1 Press pPa unless already in PIP mode 2 Press PIP Channel Up o PIP Channel pow Note Pressing the main Channel Up or Channel Down L key changes the channel of the program that is shown in the main TV screen Move the Location of the PIP Screen If the PIP screen blocks action in the main TV screen move the PIP screen by pressing me nor e Bneo io Ko mia i u lae eL al Each tine you press Move the PIP screen moves clockwise to the next comer of the main TV screen as shown here 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 18 WATCH TVO PROGRAMS AT ONCE Swap the Main Screen and the PIP Scree
27. ge 8 p GETTING STARTED AND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON Prepare Your Remote Control After you ve connected DVR to your TV here s how to prepare your remote control Refer to the guide that cane with your remote control to make DVR work f qj with the nake and model of your TV Follow those instructions first and then D 1 O press Cable primem i dori The Cable key blinks red when you press it and the green Power D0 indicator on the front of DVR tums on or off depending on the current GP aoe CD status of the DR Note Your Comcast Installer may have already placed the DAR in Cable mode for you Verify this by pressing the Power key on your remote control to see how the DVR responds Each tine you press a key on the remote one of the three mode keys Cable TV or ALIX blinks red to indicate the mode the remote is in E t Fi bef P Manage Your DUR Bax To extend the life of the DVR tum Off the DVR each night before going to bed Vihen the DVR is powered Off and plugged into an active electrical outlet all scheduled recordings will be perfomed automatically and your recordings will be protected Powering OFF your DVR automatically activates the Parental Controls you have set up Each night before you go to bed make sure that the green Power indicator is off The tine LED will remain on when the DVR is plugged into an active outlet 1676 DVR
28. k programs However as a precaution DVR automatically activates the Parental Control feature whenever the DVR is powered off and powered on again VWhen the Parental Control feature is on you must enter your 4 digit personal identification number PIN to watch a blocked program Enable your PIN for Parental Control 1 Press Menu GD twice on your remote control to access the General Settings menu 2 Press Move Down to highlight Block PIN 3 If PIN shows Enabled just hit exit and proceed to step 6 If PIN shows Disabled then press to sdect Enabled 4 When prompted for a PIN enter a 4 numtber code 5 You will be pron qoted to re enter your PIN to confirm the code 6 Press exit or if you wish to block progran go to Sdect Programs to be Blocked Select Program to Be Blocked You can select programs to block by channel rating tine of day or any combination of these methods 1 Press Menu GD twice on your remote to access the Settings menu 2 Press Move Up Say or Move Down TD to highlight one of the following options e Block Channels blocks all programs on a specific channa e Block Rating blocks all programs according to the rating assigned to the program such as G PG PG 13 or R Block Time New blocks all programs broadcast during a specific tine of day A Pin Entry screen appears 4 Press the nurrber keys to enter your 4 digit Personal Identification Nunter PIN or create one
29. m you wish to watch replaying at nomal speed at nonmal speed press Play The Status Bar indicates the Play position and the program plays at normal speed TO Press Result Fast forward D Action speeds up and the Status Bar appears in the Fastforward position at the bottom of the screen The pointer on the Status Bar mowes to the right as you fast forward the program Speed up Press Fast forward lo one or two rrore tines to incrementally increase the speed Press it again and the program resumes playing at nomal speed Vihen you reach the portion of the program you wish to watch at nonmal speed press Play The Status Bar indicates the Play position and the program plays at normal speed Live TV Vihen you reach the end of the buffered program and catch up with the live broadcast the Status Bar briefly indicates Live and the program autormstically begins playing at nonmal speed Recordings Vhen you reach the end of a recording the Playback Status screen appears to give you the option to erase the recording If you do not wish to view it again you may erase it to allow space for your future recordings To exit from this screen and reum to live TV press Last cp or press Channel Up 2 or Channel Down A gr n arrow 4 or gt indicates how fast you are advancing or rewinding a program Each tire you increase the speed another arrow appears lt lt Revind MA Rewind or fast forward in any of three speeds e
30. mer of the barcode See anple WITT UT Samle serial number oC SABDOXTL N0006246618 at the right Blocked programs or channels blocking recordings 31 playing blocked recordings 33 tuming blocking on and off 30 watching blocked recordings 34 Blocking programming 31 Browse By options 11 Buffering 6 Buttons See Remote control C Cable mode placing remote control in 8 Canceling recordings in progress 28 scheduled recordings 27 Changing channel of PIP screen 17 channels from Program Guide 10 Save Tirre of a recording 36 37 Channel banner displaying 17 Channel Change Notice screen 25 Channels selecting to be blocked 31 dosed lock syrrtbol 30 Confirm Recording screen 22 Copying recordings to VCR tape 35 Current recordings displaying 26 D Default Save Tire setting explanation of 21 for future recordings 36 for saved recordings 37 Displaying blocked recordings 34 Browse By options 11 Channel banner 17 Parental Control 30 PIP screen 17 Program Guide 10 Recorded progran list 26 Scheduled recordings list 27 E Erasing recordings 37 F Fast forward changing speed of 15 live programs and recordings 14 quarter screen 19 recordings 14 Finding programs See Program Guide Frame by frarre viewing 15 l Installation instructions for 38 Instant replay 13 L List of recorded prograirs 26 of scheduled recordings 27 Live
31. n TO move the full screen program shown in the main TV screen to the PIP screen press svap Full screen program In main TV screen in PIP screen The PIP Screen and the Quarter Screen Certain DVR screens such as the Recorded Program Options screen shown here show a reduced version of the main TV screen known as a Quarter screen which is not to be confused with a PIP screen Recorded Program Options as The Jungle Book ee Pi Wed 6 11 7 00pm 2hr Omin Save 1 Day d E Ag Wy To control the programin the i use the main keys on the rente 4 Change save time control such as Pause Rewind Sai Play The Jungle Book Fast forwarcl V Block The Jungle Book ad Erase Choose Highlighted Item Q Recorded List To control the programin the PIP screen use the PIP keys such o as Swapo Mae Note You must swap the PIP screen to the full screen in order to pause rewind or fast forward 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 20 RECORD AND PLAY BACK PROGRAMS Save Your Recorded Prograins DR can save at least 30 hours of recorded programs To maxinize your SAVE TIME storage space keep the length of your Save Tine setting to a minimum V hether you record a program you re watching live or schedule a program to be recorded in the future you can select how long you want the recording to be saved in three ways e Use the default Save Time
32. ne recording at a tire Can I recover a recording that was erased from DUR p Unfortunately no Once it s been erased fromthe Recorded List it s gone However you can copy programs to a WVR tape You can also extend the length of tine a program is saved For details see Copy Recordings to a WR Tape on page 35 and Change the Save Tine of a Recording You Have Saved on page 37 Can I record two programs at the same time and watch the playback of a third progran Yes However if while recording two programs you try to tune to another live channel DVR displays a Channel Change Notice to let you know that you must stop a recording to change channels For details see Canca a Recording That s In Progress on page 28 What happens if a sports event that I scheduled to record goes into overtime DVR cannot determine whether a live program will end at its scheduled time If there is a chance that the event you are recording may continue past its scheduled time you can allow for this uncertainty by extending the stop tine on the Confinm Recording screen If ve used the Parental Control feature to block a rating or channel in the guic will recordings of these programs also be blocked Yes If you have blocked programs by channel or rating in the General Settings menu recordings of these programs will also be blocked if the Parental Control setting is on They will be recorded but to play them back you must enter your
33. ney select a setting by pressing the numeric keys on your remote contral The time you wart to start blocking programs appears in the START colunn and the cursor moves to the STOP cdlunmm 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 32 p MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 9 In the STOP colunn change the tine shown to the tine you want the block to end by following this process Recorded Program Options i E Soul Food Be Er Be ee PERTE gt to highlight the one you want to change hours minutes i and AM or PM Recorded Fri 6 13 7 00pm 1hr Omin Save Until erased After you block a recording the dosed Lock amp B Press Move Up UG or Mowe Down lt gt to change each setting O if your local Comcast synta appears in the Information area to system allows you may select a setting by pressing the numeric keys on your remote control indicate that the recording can be played Play Soul Food a a y anaa e D When the correct STOP time is shown press Accept CY to have DR accept the start and stop In addition to blocking a program from this a times you have entered l Choose Highlighted Item Recorded List screen you can also play or erase a program 10 Tum on the Parental Control feature to have DvR block the programming you selected or you can change the Save Tine of a program See Tum Parental Control n and Off on page 30 Remove Blocks from Prograirs Follow the sare steps as Sel
34. ock title of program is highlighted 5 Press Select _The PIN Entry box appears L Choose Highlighted Item Q Recorded List j 6 Press the nuntber keys to enter your 4 digit PIN The PIN Entry screen disappears and the Closed Lock amp symbol appears in the Infomation area of the Recorded List screen Enter your PIN to turn OFF Parental Control Selecting Play title of program The Parental and ALLOW viewing of All programs Control PIN Entry screen appears Enter your a fal ie ie 4 digit PIN to tum off Parental Control When Parental Control is off alll recordings and progran can be viewed A Clear PIN Entry Cancel 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 34 MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS View a Blocked Recorded Program Press My DUR Mow to view your Recorded List Highlight the Program Title you wish to watch Press Select GD Press Move Down ED to highlight Unlock Press Select ES Enter your 4 digit PIN Highlight Play oN AUA WN BB Press Select Bale Reblock a Recorded Program 1 When you are done viewing the recorded program press My DUR Mow 2 Hghlight another title any program other than the one you wish to block 3 Press Sdect GD 4 Press Move Down E to highlight Unblock 5 Press Stop CB 6 Press My DUR Mo 7 Highlight the show you wish to block 8 Press Select EJ 9 Highlight Block 10 Press Select ES 11 Enter PIN
35. orded List or from the Program Guide and then press Select E 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 30 MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS Keep Others from Vi tching a Program You can prevent children or anyone ase from watching specific programs by using the Parental Control feature Blocking programs using Parental Controls is a 3 step process First you must tum Parental Control on second you must enable your PIN and third you must select programs to be blocked Tum Parental Cortrol Qn and Off 1 Press Menu GD The Quick Settings menu appears 2 Press Move Up amp or Move Down E to highlight the option Tum OFF ON Parental Control to change the Parental Control setting to ON or ORF The PIN Entry e When Parental Control is on only those who know your PIN can view programs that you ve selected for blocking e When Parental Control is off anyone can view any program 4 Press the nurmeric keys on the remote control and enter your 4 digit PIN The PIN Entry screen disappears Note These symbols indicate the status of the Parental Control feature T A dosed Lock on the channa banner indicates that the Parental Control feature ay is on and that this channe or program is blocked H An Qen Lock indicates that the Parental Control feature is off and that this Channel or program is set to be blocked but is not currently blocked Note The Parental Control feature must be on in order to bloc
36. ou are recording may continue past its scheduled time you can allow for this uncertainty by extending the stop tine on the Confinm Recording screen 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 22 RECORD AND PLAY BACK PROGRAMS If you want to record a program that you are watching and save it according to your default Save Time setting REC 1 Press Record on the rente control The Confirm Recording screen appears Confirm Recording The Jungle Book USA Ch 67 Wed 6 18 7 00 9 00pm Record 1 Episode The default Save Tine appears o Save 14 Days here in the Information area Press to record this program or press A for more recording options 2 Press Select to Z Options Cancel record with the default Save Tine setting and skip steps 3 4 and 5 or Press Options to change the default Save Tine setting 3 Press Move Left g once The Save Tine options are highlighted 4 Press Move Up GG or Move Down to highlight the length of tine you want to save the recording 5 Press Accept Recording DR records the program using the Save Tine option that you selected Edit Recording The Jungle Book Wed 6 18 Save 1 Day START STOP RECORD SAVE TIME Until erased Select Save Time fromthe Edit 7 00pm 9 00pm One episode Recording screen to save a recording for that specific length of tine Accept recording Q Canc
37. rding space is low A message will appear when remaining recording space is 5 or less The Recording Space Low message will appear when you schedule a new recording What happens when I run out of recording space while m recording a progran Vihen the DVR runs out of disk space it will stop recording the program Vihen you go to your Recording List you will receive a message stating that your last recording was not corn plete FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Questions about V atching Two Programs at Once If a programis being recorded in the PIP screen and I tum off the PIP feature will the recording continue Yes DVR will continue to record the program even if you tum off the PIP feature What if my TV doesn t have the PIP feature That s no problem You can still use the PIP feature because DVR provides the PIP feature not your TV My TV has the PIP feature why is PIP so much sneller now If your television can with PIP functionality you may wish to deactivate it as the PIP images with DR becorre twice as small if your TVs PIP functions are activated Questions about Recording Programs and Playing Them Back Can I record the program that is shown in the PIP screen You can record a program that is shown in the PIP screen but you must start the recording from the main TV screen For details see Record Two Programs at Once on page 25 Can I play back more than one recording at the same time No You can play only o
38. reen appears 4 Press Move Down lt twice The option Erase is highlighted 5 Press sat GD The message Are you sure you want to erase this recording appears 6 Press Yes Erase The message One moment please appears in the Information area of the screen and the program is removed from the list 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 38 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Questions about DVR What happens if DVR temporarily loses power Al recordings that were saved prior to the power loss are preserved as well as future recording schedules You miss only the recordings that were scheduled to be made while the power wes out Where can I find details on installing DVR G to Wwww concast com to find helpful information on a number of topics including installation and setup J ust click on Digital Cable Then sdect Digital Video Recorder O you may also visit Www sciatl com You will need the serial number of your DVR to access the information See page 40 for details on locating the serial nuntber Why doesn t DVR respond when I press the keys on the remote control You may not be in the Cable mode To use any of the DAR features induding the PIP feature DVR must be in Cable mode See page 8 for details Questions about Controlling a Live Program or Recording How far back can I rewind a progran It depends on whether it s a live or recorded program For live programs you have watched less than
39. the option Play tite of program highlighted 6 Start recording on the VCR 7 Press Select GP cs th reod plays it is taped to your WR 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 47 PM Page 36 MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS Change the Default Save Tine Setting for Future Recordings The DVR default Save Tine setting is set to autorratically save each recording for 14 days DVR then erases the recording to make space for other programs you want to record You can change the default setting from 14 days to 1 2 or 7 days or to Until erased Important Vhen you change the default Save Tine setting all future recordings recorded with the default Save Tirre will be saved according to the new Save Tine setting To change the default Save Tine setting 1 Press My DUR Mow if the Recorded List screen is not displayed The Recorded List screen appears 2 Press Preferences she Preferences screen appears 3 Press Move Up SG or Move Down to highlight Change Save Time for Future Recordings 4 Press Select P Te ontions for Save Time appear 5 Press Move Up SG or Move Down ED to highlight your desired Save Tine 6 Press Select The Save Tire options disappear the Preferences screen appears and the new default Save Tine setting appears in the Infomation area of the screen Preferences Save time is 1 Day Press to set how long future recordings will be saved OJ e i elas A oort Recorded
40. them from DVR For details see Copy Recordings to a WR Tape on page 35 or Erase a Recording on page 37 I watched two back to back programs on the same channel but when I pressed Record DVR recorded only the second program Why cdicin t it record both since it buffered both It recorded the second program because it was the live program at the tine that you pressed Record DVR doss buffer all programs ona channa for up to one hour However when you are watching live programing DR assumes that you want to record a specific program not a specific channel For that reason DVR records only the program that s currently being broadcast at the tine you press Record For exarrple let s say that you tune to a channa for 45 minutes and during that tine watch a 30 minute Friends episode and then watch the first 15 minutes of WII amp Gace You can rewind to the beginning of Friends but if you press Record DVR will only record Will amp Gace because that was the live program at the tirre you pressed Record Can I erase part of a recording No DVR can only erase the entire recording Where can I get more infomation Please visit www comcast com call 1 888 GOMCAST or visit www sciatl com If you visit the latter site please have the serial nuntber ready To locate the serial nuntber look on the back of the DAR for a label The serial nuntber begins with SA and is located in the lower left ANE E ENE 0003B4287797 co
41. wo other programs 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Page 6 c Anyirre you tune to a live program DVR begins buffering it that is making a temporary recording of it so you can Pause the live program or rewind it Fast forward through the portion you have rewound Replay live TV anytime you want Save the buffered program to the DR s hard drive to access it again later Buffered Programs DAR automatically buffers the last hour of the program that you re watching and continues to buffer the channa until you Watch the channel for longer than an hour After an hour DVR removes the earlier minutes of the program from its buffer so that only the most recent hour is kept in the buffer T ne to another program Vihen you change channels DVR begins to buffer the program you have just tuned to It removes the program you were watching from the buffer NEVER BEFORE HAS A REMOTE CONTROL FELT SO POWERFUL WTH J UST ONE GIGS YOULL CONTROL RECORDINGS LIVE TV PICTURE IN PICTURE THE WORKS AND HEY Tum off the DR YOU CAN EVEN MAKE IT DO SOME FUN TRICKS Vihen you tum off the DVR it erases everything from its buffer Have DUR record the program Vhen you press Record DR records the portion of the live program it has buffered and begins recording the rest of the live programas it is broadcast When recording the red Record light tums on 1676 DVR SA USER GUIDE R20 12 8 03 1 46 PM Pa
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