Using Your Horizon DVR
A Quick Start Guide
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Record and watch your favorite TV shows and movies. DVR simplies your life.
Watch what you want, when you want – all at the touch of a button on your remote
control. TV for the way you live today - that’s Horizon DVR!
• Never miss your favorite show.
• Watch TV when it ts your schedule.
• Pause live TV for life’s interruptions like a phone call or a kitchen break.
• Watch one show while recording
another.
• Automatically record one episode
or an entire season of your
favorite show.
• Protect your children with Parental
Controls; decide and control what
shows can be recorded and
watched.
• Enjoy the superior picture quality
of Horizon HD and the added
convenience of DVR!
Welcome to Horizon DVR ...
Table of Contents
Basic Navigation
The Guide ..............................2
The InfoBar ............................2
The MenuBar .........................3
Live TV & Your Remote
Playback Controls .................. 4
Status Bar .............................. 4
Your Remote .......................... 5
Programming Your Remote....5
DVR (Digital Video Recorder)
DVR Menu ............................. 6
One-Touch Record ................. 6
Schedule Recording............... 7
Edit a Series Recording .........8
Play a Recorded Program...... 8
FAQs & Notes
Frequently Asked Questions .. 9
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The Guide
To display the Guide, press Guide on your remote control
Picture-In Picture – allows you to continue watching TV while
you search the guide
Favorites List – indicates the list you are currently using,
continue pressing the guide button to change the list to: All,
HD, Subscribed and Favorites
Highlights – indicates the program currently selected
Info Area – provides information about the currently
highlighted program which will include start and end times,
ratings and a brief description
Program Listings – list is placed in numerical order with
channel numbers and call signs to the left and programming
information to the right
The InfoBar - displays information on the program you’re watching
There are three ways to access the InfoBar;
1. Press Info on your remote control one time to bring up the
basic view, twice to display the detailed view
2. Press the arrows on your remote control
3. Changing channels will bring up the basic InfoBar
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Basic Navigation
Using the InfoBar to See What’s on Other Networks
Press the arrows to scroll through programming information on other
networks without changing the channel, once you have found your desired
program press OK to tune to that channel
Using the InfoBar to See What’s on Later
Press the arrow to scroll through upcoming programs
The MenuBar - access features of the Horizon View service
To display the MenuBar, press Menu on your remote control
Guide – brings up the program guide
DVR – provides access to programs recorded using the DVR, as well as
reviewing recordings you have scheduled, create a scheduled recording event,
review the history of what you have recorded recently, or delete your recording
history
My Library – stores information pertaining to Pay Per View events, Reminders
you have scheduled, Messages from Horizon regarding your service, and the
Caller ID history
Control On – only displays if the Parental Controls are activated, once activated
you can temporarily disable or enable all of the Parental Controls here
Settings – offers access to user preferences, parental controls, setting blocked
channels and creating sub user accounts
Favorites – allows you to chose, edit, create or delete a favorite channel list
Search – search for program listings by title
Sign Out – displays only if you are using the Enable Login option under
Settings/Preferences, have multiple user accounts, and have signed in with a
user name and password
PPV – instant access to the movies and events available on InDemand Pay Per
View
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With Horizon’s DVR you can control live TV. Anytime you tune to a
channel, the DVR begins making a temporary recording of what you’re
watching. You can pause if the phone rings and rewind the scene you
missed.
The live TV recording is not a permanent recording, unless you
actually record it to the DVR’s hard drive. For live TV recordings, the
temporary recording will be erased if any of the following occur:
• turning the DVR off
• switching to another channel, when channel is changed the DVR
begins to store the new program removing the previous programs
Playback Controls
You can play back your video recordings using the buttons on your
remote.
Pause – as you watch live TV and recorded programs press
and the programming on your TV screen instantly freezes. Your
Horizon DVR will remain in pause for up to four hours. Press to
resume normal play of the program from the point where it was
paused.
Rewind – to rewind, press . Press again to increase the
speed. Press to resume normal play.
Fast Forward – for programs you are watching live, fast forward
can be activated if you have paused or rewound the program. You
can only fast forward up to the point of live “real time” broadcast.
Press to move forward in the program. Press again to
increase the speed. Press to resume normal play.
Status Bar
The Status Bar appears when you pause, rewind or fast-forward a live
program which indicates how far you can rewind and where you are
in the program.
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Live TV & Your Remote
Your Remote (remotes may vary, however button functions remain the same)
How to Program Your Remote
1. Turn device on
2. Press Device key (TV, DVD, etc.)
3. Press and hold SETUP (LED blinks twice)
4. Press 991 (LED blinks twice)
5. Designate Device type:
Press 1 for TV
Press 2 for DVD/VCR
Press 3 for Audio
6. Press POWER key
7. Press CH+ repeatedly until device turns off
8. Press SETUP when device turns off
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Setup: Used to program your remote
DVR Controls: (Rewind), (Play), (Pause),
(Fast-forward), (Stop), (Quick Record)
Menu: Displays main menu
Guide: Displays guide
Day +/-: Navigates day forward and day backward
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Directionals (arrows): Navigates cursor through
program guide and menus
Vol +/- : Adjusts TV volume
Mute: Mutes TV volume
Number pad: Selects channels
Power: Powers TV on/off
Info: Displays current channel and program guide
and menus
Exit: Exits the current function
Page +/- : Navigates guides and menus
OK: Selects highlighted option
Ch +/- : Navigates channels
Last: Returns you to previously viewed channel
CC: Turns closed caption on/off
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NOTE: For all other remote control/programming instructions, visit www.horizontel.com.
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Horizon’s DVR service allows you to record programs digitally without
tapes or discs. Now you can come home to your own personal library
of television programs, movies and sports that you can watch when it’s
convenient for you. It’s TV on your schedule! With the ability to record
up to 100 hours of digital television, you can view these programs as
many times as you want - whenever you want!
DVR Menu
Recorded Programs – lists
programs you have already
recorded - go here to watch, lock
or delete any of the programs
you have recorded
To Record – lists all Recording
events you have scheduled and
allows you to cancel any future
recordings
Schedule Priority – manages
which series get recorded when
there are scheduling conicts
Schedule Event – allows you
to create a recording, reminder
or auto-tune for individual or
recurring programs
Record History – keeps a log of
when recordings start, complete
or are cancelled
One-Touch Record
Press (Record) on your remote at anytime while watching TV or
while navigating through the guide. For programs airing now, recording
begins immediately at the point you pressed (Record). You can
automatically schedule recordings for programs starting at a later time
or date by pressing (Record) while in the listings. Recording will
start at the program’s scheduled start time.
DVR (Digital Video Recorder)
Manually Schedule a Recording
Set a Manual Recording to automatically record a specic time and channel
From the DVR menu highlight and select Schedule Event; press OK
Use the same controls for each setting, highlight the setting you want to change
and press OK. Use the arrows to change the setting and press OK.
Step 1: Set the Channel
Step 2: Set the Program Length (Hours:Minutes)
Step 3: Set the Program Air Date (Month/Day)
Step 5: Set the Event Type, choose Recording, Reminder or Auto-Tune
Step 6: Set Event Frequency. Choose Single (the event happens once),
Weekly (the event happens on the same day every week), Every M-F
(the event happens every weekday) or Every Day (the event happens
every day of the week)
Step 7: Set the Event, highlight OK and press OK to save your scheduled
event, or highlight Cancel and press OK to exit back to the DVR menu
Record a Series
With Horizon’s DVR service you can record
multiple episodes of a program according to
your personal preferences. You can set your
DVR to record all episodes of the selected
program or only new episodes of that
program. This is a powerful way to record
your favorite programs, how you want, when
you want!
Step 1: Press GUIDE on the remote control
Step 2: Using the direction arrows highlight the program you would like to
record Press OK
Step 3: Press to highlight Record Series (The DVR will automatically
search for other episodes of the same show on this channel and
record all of them until you either edit or cancel the recording)
Step 4: Press OK
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DVR
(Digital Video Recorder)
Edit a Series Recording
Step 1: Press Menu
Step 2: Press to DVR and press OK
Step 3: Press to Schedule Priority and press OK
Step 4: By pressing select the program you would like to edit and
press OK
Step 5: Press to Edit Series Recording and press OK - A pop up
menu will appear giving you the ability to select Channels,
Preference of Standard or High Denition, Your recoding
preference of All Episodes or New Only. You can also limit the
number of recordings to All, 1, 5 or 10 episodes.
Step 6: Press OK when you have set your preferences.
Play a DVR Recorded Program
In the DVR menu highlight Recordings and press OK. A list of your
recorded programs will appear to the right. Recordings are listed from
newest to oldest. Any program still being recorded is listed with a red dot
icon to the right of the recording date.
Step 1: Highlight the Recording you want to watch and press OK
Step 2: Play the recording by highlighting Play Recording and
pressing OK
NOTE: While watching your recording, you can use any of the DVR control buttons on your remote
just like you would if watching a DVD. If you wish to return to live TV at any time, press Stop.
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What does DVR stand for?
Digital Video Recorder.
What is the default password for the settings section?
0 (zero)
Where do I nd the Caller ID log?
The Caller ID log is located in My Library. Press the menu button on the
remote and choose My Library.
Can I record a program and watch another at the same time?
Yes. But you cannot watch and record High Denition (HD) programing at
the same time. You can easily watch and record Standard Denition (SD)
programing at the same time.
Can I record two programs at the same time?
At this time, you are unable to perform this function.
Can I record a High Denition (HD) program?
Yes.
Can I rewind a program that I am currently watching?
Yes. As soon as you change to a new channel the box begins temporarily
storing the programming from that channel. That means that you can not
only pause live TV but that you can also rewind back to the moment you
rst changed to the channel. If you have been watching a channel for an
extended period of time (4 hours or more), you can rewind up to 4 hours in
the past.
What is my PIN number for Pay Per View purchases?
The default PIN number is “0”.
How many hours of programming can I store?
You can store up to 100 hours with your Horizon DVR. You will nd a
percentage in the bottom right corner of the info area when searching your
recorded programs. This percentage indicates the amount of hard drive
space you are currently using.
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FAQs and Notes
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