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Comcast R20, 1676-DVR SA User Manual

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HOME DESERVES A
WELL-TRAIN ED TV
DIGIT AL VIDEO RECORDER
USER GUIDE
YOU’RE WATCHING THE BIG GAME IN THE DEN. SUDDENLY, YOU HAVE A DESPERATE URGE FOR A TURKEY SANDWICH. SO YOU HIT PAUSE. WALK TO THE KITCHEN. MAKE YOUR
SANDWICH. GRAB A COLD ONE. WALK BACK TO THE DEN. PRESS PLAY. AND THE LIVE GAME PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF. WITHOUT MISSING A SINGLE,HEART-POUNDING PLAY. WELCOME TO DVR
FROM COMCAST DIGITAL CABLE.
RECORD AND PLAY BACK PROGRAMS 20
Save Your Recorded Programs 21 Record a Program That You Are Watching Live 21 Record a Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program 23 Record Two Programs at Once 25 Display a List of Your Recorded Programs 26 Play Back a Recorded Program 26 Display a List of Programs You Have Scheduled To Be Recorded 27 Cancel a Scheduled Recording 27 Cancel a Recording That’s in Progress 28
MANAGE PROGRAMS AND RECORDINGS 29
Keep Others from Watching a Program 30 Keep Others from Watching a Recording 32 Maximize Your Storage Space 35 Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape 35 Change the Default Save Time Setting for Future Recordings 36 Change the Save Time of a Recording You Have Saved 37 Erase a Recording 37
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 29
Questions about DVR 38 Questions about Controlling a Live Program or a Recording 38 Questions about Watching Two Programs at Once 39 Questions about Recording Programs and Playing Them Back 39
Index 41 Remote Control Quick Reference 43
INTRODUCING DVR 4
Get More Out of Your TV 5 Take Control of Live Programs 6
GETTING STARTED 7
Prepare Your Remote Control 8 Manage Your DVR Box 8
FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON 9
Display the Program Guide 10 Select a Program from the Program Guide 10 Search for a Program by Channel,Title,or Theme 11 Search for a Program by Date 11
CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS 12
Pause a Live Program or a Recording 13 Use Instant Replay 13 Rewind or Fast-Forward a Live Program or Recording 14 Use Slow Motion 15 Watch Action Frame by Frame 15 Catch Up with a Live TV Program 15
WATCH TWO PROGRAMS AT ONCE 16
Turn PIP On and Off 17 Change the Channel of the PIP Screen 17 Move the Location of the PIP Screen 17
Swap the Main Screen and the PIP Screen 18
CONTENTS CONTENTS
INTRODUCING DVR
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INTRODUCING DVR
You’ll never watch TV the same way again. Now you can:
Control live programs as if they were recordings Easily record your favorite shows — at least 30 hours of programming Watch 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 same time with the PIP feature one pre-recorded program one live and one pre-recorded program at the same time
one live program two live programs at the same time at least 30 hours of programs all future episodes of your favorite programs, just by performing
a one-time setup watch two programs and record one of them
watch two programs and record both of them watch a pre-recording while you record two other programs
OOPS — YOU JUST MISSED THE BIG CLIFFHANGER ON THE SEASON FINALE OF YOUR
FA VORITE SHOW. IF ONLY Y OU COULD REWIND THAT LIVE SHOW AND SEE IT AGAIN . IF ONLY
YOU COULD W ATCH THAT SHOW, PLUS Y OUR F A VORITE SITCOM AT THE SAME TIME. IF ONLY
YOU COULD RECORD ONE SHOW AND WATCH ANOTHER AT THE SAME TIME. IF ONLY YOU
COULD RECORD TWO SHOWS AND WATCH ANOTHER AT THE SAME TIME. IF ONLY YOU
COULD PAUSE LIVE TV FOR UP TO AN HOUR WITHOUT MISSING A MINUTE. NOW YOU CAN.
WELCOME TO DVR. AND A LIFE OF TV WITHOUT “IF ONLY.”
WATCH
RECORD
SIMULTANEOUSLY
Take Control of Live Programs
Buffered Programs
Turn off the DVR
When you turn off the DVR, it erases everything from its buffer.
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.
Tune to another program
When you change channels, DVR begins to buffer the program you have just tuned to. It removes the program you were watching from the buffer.
DVR automatically buffers the last hour of the program that you’re watching and continues to buffer the channel until you:
Anytime you tune to a live program, DVR begins “buffering”it — tha t 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 DVR’s hard drive to access it again later
INTRODUCING DVR
Have DVR record the program
When you press Record , DVR records the portion of the live program it has buffered, and begins recording the rest of the live program as it is broadcast.
When recording, the red Record light turns on.
GETTING STARTED
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NEVER BEFORE HAS A REMOTE CONTROL FELT SO POWERFUL. WITH JUST ONE CLICK,
YOU’LL CONTROL RECORDINGS, LIVE TV, PICTURE-IN-PICTURE — THE WORKS. AND HEY,
YOU CAN EVEN MAKE IT DO SOME FUN TRICKS.
FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON
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THE PROGRAM GUIDE WILL BE YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND. CONSIDER IT THE ULTIMATE
SEARCH ENGINE FOR YOUR TV. NO MORE ENDLESS SCROLLING THROUGH COUNTLESS
SHOWS TILL YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE. NOW YOU CAN SEARCH BY PROGRAM TITLE,
THEME, CHANNEL NUMBER, OR BROADCAST DATE. WHEN YOU FIND WHAT YOU WANT TO
WATCH, JUST CLICK TO IT DIRECTLY FROM THE GUIDE.
GETTING STARTED
Manage Your DVR Box
To extend the life of the DVR,turn Off the DVR each night before going to bed. When the DVR is powered Off (and plugged into an active electrical outlet), all scheduled recordings will
be performed 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 time LED will remain on when the DVR is plugged into an active outlet.
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 came with your remote control to make DVR work with the make and model of your TV. Follow those instructions first, and then:
Press Cable . The Cable key blinks red when you press it and the green Power
indicator on the front of DVR turns on or off depending on the current status of the DVR.
Note:Your Comcast Installer may have already placed the DVR in Cable mode for you.Verify this by pressing the Power key on your remote control to see how the DVR responds. Each time you press a key on the remote, one of the three mode keys,Cable,TV, or AUX, blinks red to indicate the mode the remote is in.
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FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON
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Search for a Program by Channel, Title, or Theme
DVR automatically lists programs by channel number,but you can customize it to list programs by title or theme.
1. Press Guide .The Program Guide appears and lists programs for the next 7 days.
2. Press Browse By .
3. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight Channel, Title,or Theme.
4. Press Select to select your new search criteria.
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 next 7 dates are displayed.
3. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight a date.
4. Press Select to list programs that will be broadcast on that date.
Browse By Options
Headline News
4:00-5:00pm
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest events.
HDLN
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DSC 34 CNN 35
HDLN 36
ESPN 37 TOON 38
Great Chefs Inside Politics ' Headline News Bikes, Blades & Boards Yu-Gi-Oh!
Hollywo
Pokemo
Travelers
Headline News NFL's Greatest Pokemon
Great Chefs Early Prime
Yu-Gi-Oh!
4:00pm 4:30pm
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Wed 6/18 4:02pm
5:00pm 5:3CHANNEL
WED 6/18
DateBrowse By
Headline News
4:00-5:00pm
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest events.
HDLN
36
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Hawaii Five-0 Hawthorne
Headline News
Health & Fitness Hometime
31 16
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41 56
10:00pm 8:30pm
4:00pm
4:00pm 5:30pm
PROGRAM
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Wed 6/18 4:02pm
CHTIMETITLE A-Z
WED 6/18
DateBrowse By
Headline News
4:00-5:00pm
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest events.
HDLN
36
News
Headline News Close-Up on C-SPAN
Headline News
Early Prime Headline News
36 25
36
35 36
3:00pm 4:00pm
4:00pm
4:30pm 5:00pm
PROGRAM
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Wed 6/18 4:02pm
CHTIMETHEME
WED 6/18
DateBrowse By
Browse By Channel
Channel lists programs numerically by channel number.
Browse By Title
Title lists programs alphabetically by title.
Note:A star next to a program indicates that the program is currently being broadcast.
Browse By Theme
Theme lists programs by theme, such as adventure,comedy, sports, or news.
FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON
Display the Program Guide
1. Press Guide . The Program Guide appears and lists programs for the next 7 days.
2.To close the guide, press Guide .The Program Guide closes, displaying the program that was highlighted in the Program Guide.
Select a Program from the Program Guide
1. Press Guide .The Program Guide appears and lists programs for the next 7 days.
2. Press the directional keys to navigate program listings and highlight your selection.
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.
Headline News
4:00-5:00pm
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest events.
HDLN
36
DSC 34 CNN 35
HDLN 36
ESPN 37 TOON 38
Great Chefs Inside Politics ' Headline News Bikes, Blades & Boards Yu-Gi-Oh!
Hollywo
Pokemo
Travelers
Headline News NFL's Greatest Pokemon
Great Chefs Early Prime
Yu-Gi-Oh!
4:00pm 4:30pm
36
Wed 6/18 4:02pm
5:00pm 5:3CHANNEL
WED 6/18
DateBrowse By
The Program Guide
The Options area displays additional options.
The Information area displays information about the program that is highlighted in the Program Guide.
The Browse By area automatically lists programs by channel number,but you can choose to list programs by title, theme,or date by hitting or .
The Quarter Screen shows the program you are tuned to.
The Broadcast Time Bar lists the times programs are shown.
The Programs area displays the title of each program.
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CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS
YOU’RE W ATCHING THE SEASON FINALE OF Y OUR F A VORITE SHOW OF ALL TIME. YOUR BEST
FRIEND CALLS. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,YOU DON’T HA VE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE
TWO. JUST PRESS PAUSE. AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROGRAM IS LIVE,YOU CAN TALK F OR
AN HOUR, PRESS PLAY,AND NOT MISS ONE MOMENT OF YOUR SHOW. AND THAT IS JUST
THE BEGINNING OF WHAT YOU CAN DO.
Status Bar
CONTROL LIVE TV AND RECORDINGS
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Pause a Live Program or a Recording
1. Press Pause to freeze the action.The Sta tus Bar a ppears 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 again or press Play to resume playing the program.
Use Instant Replay
Press Instant Replay 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!
Pause
American Idol
8:00 – 9:00pm
The Status Bar appears whenever you pause, rewind, or fast-forward a live program or a recording.
For a live program, red indicates missed programming (from the time the program began until the time you tuned to it).
For a recording, red indicates the portion of programming that was not recorded.
This area represents the current status (paused in this case).
The name of the program appears beneath the bar.
The yellow pointer indicates where you are in the program.
For a live program,
the time of the broadcast displays.
Green indicates the portion of the program that DVR has buffered or saved.
For a live program, beige indicates the portion of the program not yet broadcast.
For a recording,
the program length displays.
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