Nex-tech Digital TV User Manual

Digital TV User’s Guide

THE FUTURE

NOW SHOWING

Digital TV is TV different than anything you have seen before. It isn’t

cable…it’s better. Digital TV offers more channels, more features

and more choices. Watch what you want – sports, movies, news,

cartoons, drama, comedies – anything you can imagine is there.

Watch when you want – with features like auto tune, video on

demand and digital video recording. Watch how you want – DVD

quality video and sound. So sit back, relax and enjoy the future.

Digital TV User’s Guide Copyright © 2005 MS Communications. IPG screen images Copyright ©
2005 Minerva Networks, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved. All other images copyright
and/or trademark of their respective owner(s). Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
This material may not be duplicated, in whole or in part, by any means, without the express written
consent of MS Communications, Ringgold GA 30736 USA.

THE FUTURE
NOW
SHOWING

exclusively on Nex-Tech DIGITAL TV

Table of Contents

Remote Control Layout 1

UEI Atlas Remote Control

1

Remote Control Basics

2

Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off

2

Change Channels

2

Adjust Volume (when controlling TV)

2

System Buttons

2

How To Use This Book

4

Layout

4

Color-codes and Icons

4

InfoBar Layout

5

The InfoBar

6

Introducing The InfoBar

6

Go To The InfoBar

6

Using The InfoBar

6

Exit The InfoBar

8

The MenuBar

9

Introducing The MenuBar

9

Go To The MenuBar

9

Understand The MenuBar

9

Guide Layout 1

1

Guide 1

2

Introducing Guide 1

2

Go To Guide 1

2

Parts of Guide 1

2

Getting Around Guide 1

2

HDTV Programming 1

2

Introducing Scheduled Events 1

2

Set A Reminder, Auto Tune or Recording 1

3

Set A Multi-Reminder, Multi-Auto Tune or Multi-Recording 1

5

Cancel An Auto Tune, Reminder or Recording 1

6

Guide and Favorite Lists 1

7

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Rentals 18

Introducing Rentals and VOD (Video on Demand) 1

8

Go To Rentals 1

8

Browse Rentals 1

8

Watch A Rentals Trailer 1

9

Rent A VOD Rental 2

0

Watch Your VOD Rental 2

1

Controlling VOD Rentals 2

2

The Slider 2

2

PVR 23

Introducing PVR 2

3

Quick Record With PVR 2

3
Series Record With PVR 24
Edit A Series Recording 24
Cancel A Series Recording 26
Pause Live TV (PLT)

26

Controlling PVR and Live TV

27
PVR Playback Controller 27
The PVR Menu

28
Go To PVR

28
The PVR Menu Quick Reference

28
Go To PVR Recordings 2

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Watch A PVR-recorded Program

29
Lock or Unlock A Recording

29
Deleting A Recording 30
Review Recording Events 30
Go To Recording Events 30
Cancel A Recording Event 31
Schedule A Recording (or other) Event 31
Go To Schedule Event 31
Schedule A Recording, Reminder or Auto Tune Event 31
Your Recording History

32
Go To Record History

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Review Record History 32
Go To Delete History

32
Review Delete History

32

Vault

33

Introducing Vault

33
The Vault Menu

33
Go To Vault

33
Go To Rented Videos

33
Watch A Rental Video

34
Introducing Reminders

34
Go To Reminders

34
Cancel A Reminder or Auto Tune

34
Introducing Messages

35
Go To Messages

35
Read A Message

35
Introducing Caller ID

35
Go To Caller ID

36
Delete A Caller ID Entry

36

Parental Controls

37

Introducing Parental Controls

37
Go To Parental Controls

37
Enable/Disable Parental Controls

37
Disable Parental Controls

38
Enable Parental Controls

38

Settings

39

Introducing Settings

39
Go To Settings

39
Working With Preferences

39
Working With Settings/Users

43
Add A User Account

44
Edit A User Account

46
Edit Master User Account

48
User Account Parental Controls

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Save Your Parental Control Settings 50

Favorites 51

Introducing Favorites 51
Go To Favorites 51
Choose A Favorites List 51
Create or Edit A Favorites List 51
Delete A Favorites List

52
Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites

52

Search

53

Introducing Search

53
Go To Search

53
Search For A Program

53

Set Top Box Connections

55

Amino 110 Set Top Box

55
ADB 3800 Set Top Box

56
ADB 5810 Set Top Box

57

Movie Ratings

58

TV Ratings

59

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1

Remote Control Layout

UEI Atlas Remote Control

SETUP

Used to program the
remote

Device Selection

Sends commands to
the selected device

GUIDE

Displays program
guide

MENU

Displays the menu

Direction Buttons

Moves the highlight
in system screens.

DAY +/-

Jumps listings
ahead or back one
day

VOL +/-

Adjusts the volume

LAST

Returns to the last
channel

PVR Controls

Controls playback of
Video on Demand,
PVR or VCR

Power

Turns your set top

box or TV on and

off.

INFO

Shows program

information

PAGE +/-

Advances 5
channels up or
down at a time

EXIT

Closes any screen

and return to TV

SELECT

Enters a choice you

have made

FAV

Cycles through

favorite lists

CH +/-

Increases/decreases

channel by 1

MUTE

Turns sound on and

off

Number Pad

Enters channel

number or PIN

REC

Begins recording

using PVR or VCR

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Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off

The device selection buttons tell your remote whether you want to control
your set top box or your television.

To turn your TV on or off, press the TV button and then press the POWER
button.

To turn your set top box and TV on or off, press the CBL button and then
the Power button on your remote control.

Note: It is not necessary to turn your set top box off.

Note: Your remote control must have the remote code programmed
in before it can send the correct signals for your TV. If the list of
TV brand codes was not included in your installation pack, please
contact customer service at [phone].

If pressing Power turned the wrong device on or off, press the Power
button again, press the appropriate device selection button (AUD, VCR, TV
or CBL) and press Power once more.

Change Channels

The CH+/- button will change channels up or down one at a time.

The Number Pad can be used to directly enter a channel number.

GUIDE will display Guide so you can find a program you like. If the

program is on now, you tune to the channel showing it. If not, you can set
a scheduled event to remind you when it does come on. If your set top box
supports PVR, you can schedule a recording for the program.

For more information on Guide, see page 12.

For more information on setting reminders, see page 13.

For more information on recordings, see page 13.

Adjust Volume (when controlling TV)

The VOL+/- button will adjust the volume gradually.

The MUTE button will toggle the sound on and off.

System Buttons

There are a number of buttons on your remote that display different
features of your service.

Remote Control Basics

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MENU displays the MenuBar. The MenuBar provides quick access to every

feature supported by your service.

For more information about the MenuBar, see pg 9.

INFO displays the InfoBar, a feature that lets you see information on what

you’re watching, what’s coming on next, and what’s on other channels.

For more information on the InfoBar, see pg 6.

EXIT causes your set top box to exit whatever screen you are seeing

and return you to normal TV viewing. If you ever get lost on a screen, it is
always safe to press EXIT and then start over.

Remote Control Basics

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Layout

Instructions are paired with screen shots to illustrate the process and
provide confirmation of what you should see on your TV.

On-screen text, such as screen titles, messages and options are shown in

Deep Blue Bold Type.

Buttons on the remote control are represented by a graphic of that button,
or Red Bold Type when a graphic cannot be shown.

Color-codes and Icons

Program listings are shown in different colors based upon the type of
program shown. Icons may also be displayed based on settings for a
particular program.

Channel Color-codes

Standard Channel

Program Color-codes and Attributes

Standard Program Movie

AutoTune Multi-AutoTune

Record Multi-Record

Reminder Multi-Reminder

Closed Captioned Dolby Digital Audio

Secondary Audio Favorite List In Use

Live TV

Recording to PVR Playing from PVR

Playing from PVR (program still being recorded)

Blocked by Parental Controls

How To Use This Book

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Channel Name and Number

The name and number of the channel currently listed in the InfoBar.

Current Time
Favorite List Currently In Use
Program Name
Program Start Time, End Time and Rating

Includes original release date in Detailed View.

Program Synopsis
Additional Program Details

This area will indicate details such as if this program is Live TV,
Video on Demand, Recorded using PVR, or Blocked. If closed
captions, Dolby® Digital audio and/or Secondary Audio Program
are available, they will also be shown here. Finally, an HDTV
program will be indicated here.

Director and Actor Information

InfoBar Layout

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2
3
4

5

6

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5

6

7

8

7

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2

3

4
5

6

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Introducing The InfoBar

The InfoBar is a quick way of finding information about the show you are
watching, as well as what comes on later and what is on other channels.

Go To The InfoBar

There are three ways to make the basic InfoBar appear.

Press Info on your remote control.

Press the up or down direction buttons on your remote control.

The basic InfoBar will also appear any time you change channels.

Once the InfoBar is active, press Info again to display the detailed InfoBar.
It adds information on actors, directors and what’s next for the channel
listed.

For more information on the layout of the basic and detailed InfoBar, see
page 5 “InfoBar Layout.”

Using The InfoBar

Step 1: Go To The InfoBar

Press Info, the up or down direction buttons, or change channels.

The InfoBar

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Step 2a: See What’s On Other Channels

Press the up or down

direction buttons to

scroll the InfoBar
through what is
showing on other
channels without
actually changing
channels.

If you find something
you would rather
watch on another
channel, press

SELECT to tune to

that channel.

Step 2b: See What’s On Later

Press the right

direction button to

scroll ahead to
upcoming programs
for the channel listed
on the InfoBar.

Press the left

direction button to

scroll back towards
the current program
for the channel listed
on the InfoBar.

Note: You can combine steps 2a and 2b to see what comes on later on
another channel if you like. However, if you plan to do a lot of browsing for
programs on other channels or that are coming on later, it is easier to use
Guide. For more information on Guide, see page 12.

The InfoBar

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Press SELECT to
display options to set
a reminder, auto tune
or recording (if your set
top box supports
PVR).

For more information
on setting auto tunes,
reminders, and
recordings, please see
page 13.

Exit The InfoBar

The InfoBar will go away on its own after a few seconds of inactivity, or…

Press EXIT on your remote control.

If you are in the detailed InfoBar, you can press INFO once more to exit the
InfoBar.

The InfoBar

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Introducing The MenuBar

The MenuBar is a quick and easy way to access any feature of your
service.

Go To The MenuBar

To display the MenuBar, press Menu on your remote control.

Understand The MenuBar

Guide will bring up the program guide. For information on Guide, please

see page 12.

PVR provides access to programs recorded using PVR, as well as

reviewing recordings you have scheduled, creating a scheduled recording
event, reviewing the history of what you have recorded recently, or deleting
your recording history. For information on PVR, see page 23.

Rentals provides access to rent Video on Demand movies and programs.

For information on Rentals, see page 18.

The MenuBar

Note: Parental
Controls must
first be set up in
Settings before
the Parental
Controls on/off
button will appear
on the MenuBar.

Note: Sign Out is
not available.

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Vault provides quick access to Reminders you have scheduled, Messages

from Rural Telephone / Nex-Tech, and Caller ID history. For more
information on Vault, see page 33.

Parental Controls allows you to temporarily disable or enable all parental

controls. For information on Parental Controls, see page 35.

Note: Parental Controls will not appear until you have created
parental control settings.

Settings offers access to creating parental controls and setting blocked

channels, determining how things appear on screen, and creating, editing
and deleting user accounts. For information on Settings, see page 39.

Favorites allows you to choose, edit, create or delete a favorite channel

list. For information on Favorites, see page 51.

Search allows you to search program listings or Video on Demand rentals

by title. For information on Search, see page 53.

Sign Out allows you to sign out of the current user account. This

only appears 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. For information on user accounts, see Settings page

43.

The MenuBar

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Favorite List

Indicates the favorite list currently in use. When you switch users, Guide’s
channel lineup will change to reflect that user’s preferences.

Picture-in-Picture

Allows you to watch TV while you are in Guide.

Info Area

Provides information about the currently highlighted program, including
start and end times, rating and a description. Below that is the current
time and icons indicating closed captions, Dolby® Digital audio, or other
particulars as applicable.

Highlight

Indicates what program listing is currently in focus.

Program Listings

Shows channel number and abbreviation and program listings for each
channel. Program listings may include icons to indicate a setting or feature
for a particular program.

Listing Date/Time

Shows the date and time (divided into 30-minute increments) for the

programs currently shown in Guide.

Guide Layout

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Introducing Guide

Guide is the place to quickly find out what’s on now and what’s playing
later. You can set reminders or recordings for upcoming programs in Guide.

Go To Guide

There are two ways to go to Guide.

Press GUIDE, or…

Press MENU, highlight Guide, and press SELECT.

Parts of Guide

A diagram of the Guide screen is shown on page 11 “Guide Layout.”

Getting Around Guide

To navigate Guide…

Press the direction buttons to move the highlight.

Jump to a channel by entering the channel with the Number Pad (0-9).

Press PG +/- to scroll up and down the current page.

Press SELECT to choose the program you have highlighted. If it is on now,
Guide will tune you to the channel.

Press SELECT or Exit to leave the Guide.

If the program comes on later, you can set a reminder, auto tune or
recording (if your set top box supports PVR). These are known as
Scheduled Events.

HDTV Programming

Programs available in Hi-Def will appear in Guide with a bright green

HD icon next to the name of the program. In order to watch Hi-Def

programming, you will need a Hi-Def-capable set top box and television,
and may need to subscribe to a Hi-Def channel package. Please contact
customer service at [phone] for more information.

Introducing Scheduled Events

Scheduled Event is the name for any setting you create that causes the
system to remind you about a program or record a program automatically.
There are three types of Scheduled Events: Reminders, Auto Tunes and
Recordings.

A Reminder tells the system you want it to let you know a program is about
to come on. An Auto Tune will automatically change to the correct channel

Guide

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when the program is about to start. A Recording will automatically record
the program using PVR.

Note: Your set top box must support PVR to use the Record event.

Set A Reminder, Auto Tune or Recording

Step 1: Pick A Program

Find the program you
want to watch.
Highlight the program
listing and press

SELECT.

Note: If you are setting

a recording, you can
highlight the program
listing and press

Record instead

of SELECT, then skip
steps 2 and 3.

Step 2: Set The Reminder, Auto Tune or Recording

Highlight

or

or

and press SELECT.

You will then be returned to Guide.

Step 3: Return to Guide

The program listing now shows an icon next to the program’s name.

Reminder set Auto Tune set Recording set

Guide

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Step 4a: Your Reminder

A few minutes before your program comes on,
a box will appear on your screen telling you
that you have a reminder.

Press INFO to display
the reminder.

Highlight the button
showing the program
name and press

SELECT to tune

to that program, or
highlight Cancel and
press SELECT to
ignore the reminder.

Step 4b: Your Auto Tune

Just before the
program begins, a
message will display,
giving you the option
to tune in or cancel.
You can choose either
option, or just wait, the
pop up will go away,
and the system will
tune you to the correct
channel.

Step 4c: Your Recording

If you have set a recording, you don’t need to do anything else.

Once your program begins, your set top box will begin recording it for you.
When you are ready to watch your recording, you will need to go to the
Vault. For more information on the Vault, see page 33.

Guide

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Set A Multi-Reminder, Multi-Auto Tune or Multi-Recording

A scheduled event that repeats is a “multi-” event.

For example, if you watch “Friends” every weeknight at 8:00 PM and want
to be reminded each time it comes on, create a multi-reminder.

Step 1: Pick A Program

Find the program you want
to watch. Highlight the
program listing and press

SELECT.

Step 2: Set The Recording

To set a one-time recording

Highlight and press

SELECT.

To record a series, find the program you
want to record in the Guide. If the program
is currently playing, press the record button
two times on your remote control. If the
program is scheduled to start in the future,
highlight the program and press SELECT.

Highlight the program and
press SELECT. Highlight

and press
Select.

Your DVR will now record
the entire series. The
episodes scheduled for
series recordings will have
two red circles to the left
when viewing the on­screen guide.

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Step 3: Set The Event Type

Highlight the box next to Type: and press SELECT.
The highlight will become up and down arrows.
Press the up and down direction buttons until

you see the event type you want (Recording, Auto Tune, Reminder), then
press SELECT.

Step 4: Set Event Frequency

Highlight the box next to Freq: and press SELECT.
The highlight will become up and down arrows.
Press the up and down direction buttons until

you see the frequency you want (Single, Every M-F, Weekly), then press

SELECT.

Step 5: Return To Guide

Once you have set the event frequency, highlight SELECT on the Schedule
Event screen and press SELECT. You will be returned to Guide.

The program listing now shows an icon next to the program’s name.

Multi-Reminder set Multi-Auto Tune set

Multi-Recording set

Your multi-event will recur as scheduled until you cancel it.

Cancel An Auto Tune, Reminder or Recording

You can cancel any scheduled event you have previously set directly from
Guide.

Step 1: Pick The Program

Highlight the program
with the scheduled
event you want to
cancel and press

SELECT.

Guide

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Step 2: Cancel the Scheduled Event

Depending on the type of event you are cancelling,
your option will be

or

or

Highlight the option you want and press

SELECT.

Step 3: Return to Guide

After you press SELECT, you will return to the Guide.

The program listing will no longer display the event icon.

For more information on cancelling events, see Vault page 33.

Guide and Favorite Lists

While in Guide, you
can cycle through your
Favorites lists by
pressing Guide
repeatedly. Each press
will activate the next
Favorites list.

The name of the active
Favorites list is shown
on the green tab in the
picture-in-picture area.
This causes Guide
to only display the
channels included on
that Favorites list.

Pressing Guide once
you have cycled
through all Favorites
lists will exit Guide.

Guide

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Rentals

Introducing Rentals and VOD (Video on Demand)

Rentals provides access to VOD (Video on Demand) movies and programs.
It’s like renting from the local video rental store, only better. You can choose
from the most recent movies and older favorites, along with favorite TV
shows, music videos and local programming (depending on what Rural
Telephone / Nex-Tech offers).

Unlike pay per view which only allows you to watch the program once at
the scheduled time, VOD allows you to determine what and when you want
to watch, and how often during the rental period. You can even pause,
rewind or fast forward just like a videotape or DVD. Rental prices are
comparable to prices at your local video store, and some programs may
even be free!

VOD Rentals are the ultimate in convenience and entertainment in your
home! No more hassles with video rental stores.

Go To Rentals

Press Menu, highlight Rentals and press SELECT.

Browse Rentals

VOD Rentals are grouped into categories and sub-categories to make
finding what you want very easy.

Step 1: Pick A Category

The bottom left of your
screen lists the main
Rental categories.

Highlight a main
category and press

SELECT.

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Rentals

Step 2: Pick A Sub-Category

The main categories
are replaced by a list
of sub-categories.

Highlight a sub­category and press

SELECT.

If you want to go back
and pick a different
main category,
highlight the green
tab above the sub­categories and press

SELECT to return to

the main categories.

Step 3: Browse The Rentals

When you choose a
sub-category, a list of
available VOD Rentals
for that category are
shown to the right.

Highlighting a
VOD Rental will list
information for that
Rental in the upper left
portion of the screen.

Watch A Rentals Trailer

Most VOD movies offer a trailer. The trailer is the same one shown in TV
ads or in theaters prior to the movie’s theatrical release.

Step 1: Pick A Rental

Follow Steps 1-3 for “Browse Rentals” to find a VOD Rental in which you
are interested. Press SELECT.

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Rentals

Step 2: Play The Trailer

If a trailer is available for the VOD Rental
you have selected, highlight Play Trailer
and press SELECT.

Once the trailer has finished playing you
will return to the Rentals screen.

If the Play Trailer option is not shown,

there is no trailer available for this VOD Rental.

Note: For more information on controlling playback of Video on
Demand Rentals, see Controlling VOD Rentals page 22.

Rent A VOD Rental

Step 1: Pick A Rental

Follow Steps 1-3 for
“Browse Rentals” to
find a VOD Rental in
which you are
interested. Press

SELECT.

Step 2: Rent

Highlight Rent and press SELECT.

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Rentals

Step 3: Confirm Your Rental

The confirmation screen appears.

If you want anyone who signs in to your set top
box to be able to watch this VOD Rental, highlight
the Share Rental check box and press SELECT.
If you don’t want to share this Rental (or if you
don’t use sign in), leave this blank.

Highlight the text box next to Enter PIN and enter your PIN. For more
information on PINs, see Settings page 45.

Highlight Rent and press SELECT to confirm your VOD Rental, or highlight

Cancel and press SELECT if you change your mind.

Watch Your VOD Rental

You can play your VOD Rental from Rentals or from Vault.

Note: For information on the Vault, see Vault page 33.

Step 1: Pick Your Rental

Highlight your VOD
Rental and press

SELECT.

Step 2: Play Your Rental

Use the direction buttons to highlight Play

from beginning and press SELECT to start

playing at the beginning of the program.

If you have already watched part of the
program and want to pick up where you left
off, highlight Play from where you left and
press SELECT.

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Rentals

Controlling VOD Rentals

While watching a VOD Rental, you can use the Playback Control buttons to
pause, rewind, fast forward or stop playback.

Press Pause to halt playback at the current point.

Press Rewind or Fast Fwd to reverse or advance playback from the
current point. Each time you press Rewind, the rewind speed accelerates
from 2x - 4x - 10x - 25x (normal Play speed is 1x).

Press Play to resume watching at normal speed.

Press Stop to exit playback of the program.

The Slider

Any time you press
one of the Playback
Control buttons, the
Slider is displayed on
the screen.

The box at the top left
indicates the playback
function in use.

The box at the top
right indicates the
current playing point
of the video in hours :
minutes : seconds.

The bar in the middle gives a visual representation of where you are in the
program. The lighter section indicates how much of the program has been
played.

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PVR

Introducing PVR

PVR, or Digital Video Recording, allows you to record programs digitally
without the need for tapes or discs, as well as pause live TV.

Note: If your set top box does not support PVR, please contact customer
service at [phone] for an upgrade.

Quick Record With PVR

The fastest and easiest way to begin recording using PVR is to use the

Record button on your remote control.

Step 1: Start Recording

While watching a
program, press

Record . Your set

top box will
immediately begin
recording, and the
InfoBar will appear
with a red Record icon
to the right.

Once recording has
started, a PVR icon

will replace the Record
icon on the InfoBar, indicating you are now watching a program recorded
to PVR (even though it may still be recording).

You can also start a

quick record in Guide.

Highlight a program

you want to record

using the direction

buttons and press

Record .

If the program is

currently on, recording

will begin immediately.

If the program comes

on in the future, a

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recording event is scheduled and your set top box will record the program
for you automatically. Your TV can even be turned off and recording will
take place (but your set top box must stay on).

Series Record with PVR

To record a series,

find the program you

want to record in the

Guide. If the program

is currently playing,

press record two

times on your remote

control. If the program

is scheduled to start

in the future, highlight

the program and press

SELECT. Highlight the

program and press

SELECT. Highlight and press SELECT.

Edit a Series Recording

To edit a series

recording, highlight

the program you’ve

scheduled to record

and press SELECT.

Choose

for one episode or

to edit

the entire series.

Highlight the box you wish to edit and use the left and right arrow keys on
the remote to make changes.

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Channels allows you

to edit which channels

the DVR will search for

your program. It can

search the selected

channel or all channels

for the selected

program.

Preference allows you

to record in standard

definition or high-

definition.

Episodes allows you to select all episodes or new episodes only.

Pad In allows you to start recording 1, 5, 30 or 60 minutes before the
scheduled start time.

Pad Out allows you to extend the record time 1, 5, 30, or 60 minutes past

the scheduled end time. This setting is useful for live events that may run
over such as sporting events, awards ceremonies, etc.

Limit to allows you to

restrict access to your

recording.

When finished with

your edits, select OK

or Cancel if you do not

wish to make edits.

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PVR

Cancel a Series Recording

To cancel a Series

Record, highlight the

program scheduled

to record and press

SELECT. Highlight

Cancel Series

Recording and press

SELECT. Select OK or

Cancel.

Pause Live TV (PLT)

PVR also allows you to pause live TV (PLT), meaning a program that you
are already watching. This can allow you to walk away from your TV and
then return without missing anything. You can fast forward from the point
where you paused to the point where you catch up with live TV.

While watching a channel, PLT will temporarily store what you have
watched so you can rewind to when you started watching that channel. If
you change channels, it will clear the temporary storage and start to do the
same for the new channel.

The PLT Playback

Controller appears

whenever you pause,

rewind or fast forward

live TV.

The center area

displays a green bar to

indicate the amount of

TV you can rewind or

fast forward through.

The green arrows

show where you are
within that range.

The far left box indicates the current playback function (pause, play, etc.).

The far right box indicates the current time.

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Controlling PVR and Live TV

While watching a recorded program or live TV, you can use the Playback
Control buttons to pause, rewind, fast forward or stop playback.

Press Pause to halt playback at the current point.

Press Rewind or Fast Fwd to reverse or advance playback from the
current point. Each time you press Rewind, the rewind speed accelerates
from 4x - 15x - 60x - 300x (normal Play speed is 1x).

Press Play to resume watching at normal speed.

Press Stop to exit playback of the program.

PVR Playback Controller

Any time you press

one of the Playback

Control buttons while

watching a recorded

program, the PVR

playback controller is

displayed.

The box to the left

indicates the playback

function in use.

The bar in the

middle gives a visual
representation of where you are in the recording. The lighter section
indicates how much of the recording has been played.

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The PVR Menu

The PVR item on the MenuBar provides access to previously recorded
programs, recording events you have set, schedule an event, view your
recording history and delete your recording history.

Go To PVR

Press Menu, highlight PVR and press SELECT.

The PVR Menu Quick Reference

Recordings lists programs you have already

recorded. Go here to watch, lock or delete these

recorded programs.

To Record lists all Recording events you have

scheduled, and allows you to cancel any future recording events.

Schedule Event allows you to create a recording,

reminder or auto tune event for individual or recurring programs.

Record History is a log of when recordings start,

complete or are cancelled.

Delete History logs any deleted recording(s).

Go To PVR Recordings

Highlight Recordings

and press SELECT.

A list of your recorded

programs will appear

to the right.

Recordings are listed

from newest at the

top to oldest at the

bottom. Along with the

program name, the

length of the recording

in minutes and the
date the recording is made are listed.

Any program still being recorded is listed with a red dot icon to the right of
the recording date.

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PVR

Watch A PVR-recorded Program

Step 1: Pick A Recording

Highlight the recording you want to watch and press SELECT.

Step 2: Play The Recording

Highlight and press

SELECT.

Step 3: Watch The Recording

You will exit the PVR menu and your recording will begin playing. The
InfoBar will appear for a few seconds with a green PVR icon to the right to
indicate you are playing a PVR recording.

While watching your recording, you can use any of the PVR Control buttons
on your remote just as you would if watching a videotape or DVD.

Step 4: Return To Live TV

When the recording ends, you will be returned to live TV.

If you want to return to live TV before your recording has ended, press

Stop .

Lock or Unlock A Recording

Locking a recording prevents the system from deleting a program to make
space for new recordings.

Note: You can still manually delete a locked recording. Locking only
prevents the system from automatically deleting it. When manually
deleting a locked program, you will be asked to confirm the deletion.

Step 1: Pick A Recording

Highlight the recording you want to lock and press SELECT.

Step 2a: Lock The Recording

Highlight and press

SELECT.

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PVR

Once a program is locked, a appears to the right of the recording date.

Step 2b: Unlock The Recording

If you select a locked program in Step 1, the
Lock option will instead be Unlock.

Highlight and press

SELECT.

When the program is unlocked, the padlock
icon is removed.

Deleting A Recording

Step 1: Pick A Recording

Highlight the recording you want to delete and press SELECT.

Step 2: Delete The Recording

Highlight and press

SELECT.

Step 3: Confirm Delete

Highlight Yes and press SELECT to confirm,
or No if you change your mind.

Step 4: Recording Deleted

Once you confirm the deletion, the entry for that recording is removed from
the list.

Note: Once a recording has been deleted, there is no way to get it back.
Please take care when deleting recordings.

Review Recording Events

You can easily review and cancel future recording events from To Record.

Go To Recording Events

Highlight To Record and press SELECT.

A list of your scheduled future recording events will appear to the right.

Recording events are listed from newest at the top to oldest at the bottom.

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PVR

Each recording event history lists the channel on which the program is
shown, the name of the program, and the date and time it airs.

If the recording event is a multi-recording, stacked red dot icons are shown
to the right of the program date and time.

Cancel A Recording Event

Step 1: Pick A Recording Event

Highlight the recording event you want to cancel and press SELECT.

Step 2: Cancel The Recording Event

Highlight and press

SELECT.

Step 3: Recording Canceled

Once you have cancelled the recording event, the entry for that recording
event is removed from the list.

Schedule A Recording (or other) Event

You can schedule a recording, reminder or auto tune event from the
PVR menu in almost exactly the same way as you would when choosing
Schedule Event from Guide. The only difference when doing so from the
PVR menu is that no information about the event is entered for you.

Go To Schedule Event

Highlight Schedule Event and press SELECT.

Schedule A Recording, Reminder or Auto Tune Event

Once you choose

Schedule Event from

the PVR menu, the

Schedule Event

window appears.

Highlight the setting

you want to change

and press SELECT.

Use the up or down

direction buttons to

change the setting.

Press SELECT to

enter your change.

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PVR

Your Recording History

Record History is a log of all events related to your recordings, including
recording started, recording completed and cancellation of a recording
event.

Delete History is a log of all recordings that have been deleted.

Go To Record History

Highlight Record History and press SELECT.

Review Record History

Press the up and

down direction

buttons on the remote

to scroll through your

record history.

Go To Delete History

Highlight Delete History and press SELECT.

Review Delete History

Press the up and down direction buttons on the remote to scroll through
your deletion history.

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Vault

Introducing Vault

Vault stores all purchased programming, a list of your scheduled reminder
and auto tune events, messages from Rural Telephone / Nex-Tech, and a
log of your Caller ID.

The Vault Menu

Video provides access to your VOD Rentals you

have purchased from Rentals.

Reminders lists all reminder and auto tune events

you have created. From here, you can cancel a

reminder or auto tune.

Messages allows you to view any messages from

Rural Telephone / Nex-Tech. Messages may inform
you of promotional offers, upcoming Video on Demand events, service
upgrades or billing alerts.

Caller ID offers access to a log of all calls you have

received through Caller ID. You can review Caller ID
entries and delete individual entries.

Go To Vault

Press Menu on your remote control, highlight Vault and press SELECT.

Go To Rented Videos

Highlight Video and press SELECT.

A list of your purchased VOD Rentals appears to the right.

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Vault

Watch A Rental Video

Step 1: Pick Your Video Rental

Highlight your Video
Rental and press

SELECT.

Step 2: Play Your Rental

Highlight Play from beginning and press

SELECT to start playing at the beginning.

If you have already watched part of the
program and want to pick up where you left
off, highlight Play from where you left and
press SELECT.

Introducing Reminders

Reminders lists all reminder and auto tune events you have created. From
here you can cancel a reminder or auto tune.

Go To Reminders

Highlight Reminders and press SELECT.

A list of your reminders and auto tunes appears to the right.

Cancel A Reminder or Auto Tune

Step 1: Pick The Program

Highlight the reminder or auto tune you want to cancel and press SELECT.

Step 2: Cancel the Auto Tune or Reminder

Highlight Cancel Auto Tune or Cancel

Reminder depending on the type of event

you are cancelling and press SELECT.

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Vault

Introducing Messages

Messages allows you
to view any messages
from Rural Telephone /
Nex-Tech. Messages
may inform you of
promotional offers,
upcoming Video on
Demand events,
service upgrades or
billing alerts.

Whenever you receive
a new message an
alert will appear on

your screen. Press Info on your remote to display the message, or press

Exit to ignore the alert and view the message later.

Go To Messages

Highlight Messages and press SELECT.

A list of all available messages appears to the right.

Read A Message

Highlight the message listing you want to read. The full message will be
displayed in the Info Area in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.

Introducing Caller ID

Caller ID offers access to the Caller ID call log. You can review log entries
and delete individual entries.

Note: You must subscribe to Caller ID to access this feature.
Additionally, only certain set top boxes support on-screen Caller
ID. Please contact customer service at [phone] for more
information.

Whenever you receive a call, an alert will appear in the upper left corner of
your screen. This alert will be removed after a few seconds.

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Go To Caller ID

Highlight Caller ID and
press SELECT.

A list of received calls
appears to the right.

Highlighting a Caller ID
log entry will display
the name and number
of the caller, and the
date and time of the
call in the upper left
corner of the screen.

Delete A Caller ID Entry

Step 1: Pick The Entry

Highlight the Caller ID listing you want to delete and press SELECT.

Step 2: Delete Caller ID Log Entry

Highlight Delete and press SELECT to remove the entry, or Cancel if you
want to keep it.

Vault

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Parental Controls

Introducing Parental Controls

Note: Parental Controls must first be set up in Settings before the
Parental Controls on/off button will appear on the MenuBar.

Parental Controls lets you turn on and off all parental controls for your
service. With Parental Controls on, the kids can watch TV without you
constantly worrying they may see something inappropriate. With Parental
Controls off, adults can watch their programs without repeatedly entering a
password.

When Parental Controls are on, titles of programs that exceed your parental
control settings will not be shown. Once Parental Controls are turned off, all
program titles will be shown.

Go To Parental Controls

Press Menu and highlight Parental Controls.

Enable/Disable Parental Controls

The Menu lets you
know if parental
controls are on or off.

If parental controls are
in effect, the Parental
Controls button will
say On.

If parental controls
have been turned off,
the Parental Controls
button will say Off.

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Disable Parental Controls

Press SELECT. Use
the Number Pad to
enter your parental
controls password.
Then highlight OK and
press SELECT.

When you disable
parental controls,
they will remain that
way until you turn
them back on, or the
Parental Controls Time

Out is reached. The
time out is the maximum period of time for which Parental Controls will be
disabled.

At the end of the time

period, the system will

automatically restore

Parental Controls. You

will see an alert on the

screen just before

parental controls are

restored.

Enable Parental Controls

Press Menu and highlight Parental Controls, then press SELECT.
Parental Controls are now in effect.

For more information on creating parental controls and parental control
settings, see Settings page 40.

Parental Controls

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Settings

Introducing Settings

Settings gives you control over your video service. You can choose to share
rentals, change how alerts appear on your screen, create parental controls,
block channels and change the appearance of your screens using Themes.
You can also create user accounts for members of your family.

Go To Settings

Press Menu and highlight Settings. There are two main sections of
Settings: Preferences and Users.

Preferences - settings

that affect your overall

service. This includes if

rentals are shared

between users, if

users must log in, how

on-screen alerts are

handled, parental

controls and blocked

channels that apply to

everyone, and what

Theme is used.

Working With Preferences

NOTE: Share Rentals and Require Login are only needed if you
intend to use User Accounts (i.e. an account for children). Once set
up, you must select the appropriate account and enter its password
before you can watch TV.

Share Rentals

Share Rentals makes Video on Demand rentals available for any user
(enabled), or only available to the user who makes the purchase (disabled).

To turn Share Rentals on or off, highlight the check
box and press SELECT.

Require Login

Require Login determines if a user name and password must be entered
before being able to use your TV service.

To turn Require Login on or off, highlight the check
box and press SELECT.

Service Provider Use Only

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Enable Caller ID

Enable Caller ID turns on or off screen alerts for incoming Caller ID.

To turn Enable Caller ID on or off, highlight the
check box and press SELECT.

Channel Blocking

Channel Blocking enables or disables the list of channels you have
blocked. Programs on blocked channels cannot be watched regardless of
the rating of the program(s) being shown.

To turn Channel Blocking on or off,
highlight the check box and press

SELECT.

To edit the list of channels that are blocked, highlight the Edit button and
press SELECT.

Note: For details on editing channels to be blocked, see “Channel
Blocking Edit” on page 41.

Parental Control

Parental Control turns all parental control settings on or off for all users.

To turn Parental Control on or off, highlight
the check box and press SELECT.

Note: For details on editing parental controls, see “Parental Control
Edit” on page 42.

Program Alarm

Program Alarm determines how early a reminder will be shown once you
set a program reminder.

To set Program Alarm, highlight the option box
under Program Alarm and press SELECT. Then
press the right or left direction button to display

0 seconds, 30 seconds, 2 minutes or 5 minutes, then press SELECT.

0 seconds will display your reminder at the exact time the program begins.
Any of the other settings will cause the reminder to appear that many
seconds or minutes before the program begins.

Settings

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Settings

Caller ID Timeout

Caller ID Timeout determines how long Caller ID notifications remain on
screen.

To set Caller ID Timeout, highlight the option box
under Caller ID Timeout and press SELECT.
Then press the right or left direction button to

display 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 or 45 seconds, then press SELECT.

Whenever you receive a phone call, the Caller ID message will stay on your
screen for the number of seconds selected.

Theme

Theme allows you to change the color and style of menus, guide and
system screens using pre-set styles.

To set Theme, highlight the option box under

Theme and press SELECT. Then press the right

or left direction button to display Default or one

of the other available themes, then press SELECT.

Note: If you change the theme, your screens will not match those shown in
this guide. If you change, there is a delay and the system will reboot.

Channel Blocking Edit

Channel Blocking Edit displays a list of all channels available. You can then
block or unblock any channel.

To block channels, highlight the Channel

Blocking Edit button and press SELECT.

The Channel Blocking

list will appear.

To block/unblock a

channel, highlight the

channel entry and

press SELECT.

To go to the next

screen of channels,

press the up or down

direction button.

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To save your changes and return to the Preferences screen, highlight

Update and press SELECT.

Parental Control Edit

Parental Control Edit allows you to set overall parental controls that affect
all users.

To edit parental controls for all users,
highlight the Parental Control Edit button

and press SELECT.

Movie Rating

Movie Rating

determines the highest

rating for movies that

will not be blocked.

To set Movie Rating,

highlight the option

box next to Movie

Rating and press

SELECT.

Use the direction

buttons to display G,

PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, or AO, then press SELECT.

TV Rating

TV Rating determines the highest rating for

television that will not be blocked.

To set TV Rating, highlight the option box next to TV Rating and press

SELECT. Use the direction buttons to display TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-

PG, TV-14, or TV-MA, then press SELECT.

Block Unrated

Block Unrated allows or blocks any program that does not have a rating.

To turn Block Unrated on or off, highlight the check box and press

SELECT.

Show Blocked Program Info

Show Blocked Program Info allows or blocks any information being listed in
the InfoBar or Guide for any program that has been blocked.

Settings

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Settings

To turn Show Info For Blocked Programs on or off, highlight the check box
and press SELECT.

Content Rating

Content Rating determines the type of content that will be blocked:
S - Sexual, L - Language, FV - Fantasy Violence, V - Violence, and
D - Dialogue.

To block a particular type of content, highlight the check box to the right of
that content item and press SELECT.

Save or Discard Parental Control Preferences

Once you have changed any Parental Control Settings, highlight Submit
and press SELECT.

To discard your changes, highlight Cancel and press SELECT.

Save Your Preferences Settings

Once you have changed any Preferences settings, use the direction

buttons to highlight the Submit button and press SELECT.

If you want to discard your changes, highlight Cancel and press SELECT.

Working With Settings/Users

User accounts allows

you to have separate

parental controls,

purchase limits and

themes for different

family members.

Users Settings allows

you to add a user

account, edit an

existing user account,

change parental

controls for a user

account, or delete a

user account.

Separate user accounts allows different members of your family to have
their own parental controls, purchasing limits and themes. However, this
requires you to log in with the appropriate account’s password before you
can watch TV.

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Note: The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow
rather than white. You cannot delete the master account and cannot
change the login name for the master account.

Add A User Account

To create a new user account, highlight
the Add button and press SELECT.

Highlight New Login

to enter the name for

the new account and

press SELECT. An on-

screen keyboard

appears.

Use the direction

buttons to highlight a

letter or number and

press SELECT to add

it to the login name.

Once you have

entered the desired

name, highlight Done

and press SELECT to

return to the Create

New User screen.

Settings

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Settings

Highlight New

Password to enter the

password for the new

account and press

SELECT. An on-

screen keyboard

appears. Follow the

same on-screen

keyboard steps to

enter the password.

Highlight Confirm Password to re­enter the password for the new

account and press SELECT. An on-screen keyboard appears. Follow the
same on-screen keyboard steps to enter the password.

To set the Theme for this account,
highlight the option box next to

Theme and press SELECT. Then

press the right or left direction button to display Default or one of the
other available themes, then press SELECT.

Highlight Allowance $ to enter a limit to
the amount of Video on Demand rentals

that can be purchased per month for the new account and press SELECT.
An on-screen keyboard appears. Follow the same on-screen keyboard
steps to enter the purchase limit.

Highlight Enter PIN to enter the PIN used
to purchase Video on Demand rentals for

the new account and press SELECT. An on-screen keyboard appears.
Follow the same on-screen keyboard steps to enter the PIN.

Highlight the Enable Caller ID check box and press

SELECT to enable or disable Caller ID alerts to

appear on screen for this user account.

Once you have entered the settings for the new account, highlight Submit
and press SELECT.

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Edit A User Account

To edit a user account,

highlight the user

account and press

SELECT, then

highlight the Edit

button and press

SELECT.

Note: The master

account is the first

account listed and is

shown in yellow rather

than white.

Highlight New Login

to change the name

for the account and

press SELECT. An on-

screen keyboard

appears.

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Settings

Use the direction

buttons to highlight a

letter or number and

press SELECT to add

it to the login name.

Once you have

entered the desired

name, highlight Done

and press SELECT to

return to the Create

New User screen.

Highlight New

Password to change

the password and

press SELECT. An on-

screen keyboard

appears. Follow the

same on-screen

keyboard steps to

enter the password.

Highlight Confirm Password to re­enter the password and press

SELECT. An on-screen keyboard appears. Follow the same on-screen

keyboard steps to enter the password.

To set the Theme for this account,
highlight the option box next to

Theme and press SELECT. Then press the right or left direction button

to display Default or one of the other available themes, then press

SELECT.

Highlight Allowance $ to change the limit
to the amount of Video on Demand rentals

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Settings

that can be purchased per month and press SELECT. An on-screen
keyboard appears. Follow the same on-screen keyboard steps to enter the
purchase limit.

Highlight Enter PIN to change the PIN
used to purchase Video on Demand

rentals and press SELECT. An on-screen keyboard appears. Follow the
same on-screen keyboard steps to enter the PIN.

Highlight the Enable Caller ID check box and press

SELECT to enable or disable Caller ID alerts to

appear on screen for this user account.

Once you have entered the changes for this account, highlight Submit and
press SELECT.

Edit Master User Account

The Edit User screen

for the Master Account

is somewhat different.

You can only change

the password and PIN.

You must also enter

the old password and

PIN in the Password

and PIN boxes.

Note: The master

account is the first

account listed on the

Users screen and is

shown in yellow rather

than white.

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Settings

User Account Parental Controls

To edit parental

controls for a user

account, highlight the

user account and

press SELECT, then

highlight the Parental

Control button and

press SELECT.

Movie Rating

Movie Rating

determines the highest

rating for movies that

will not be blocked.

To set Movie Rating,

highlight the option

box next to Movie

Rating and press

SELECT.

Use the direction

buttons to display G,

PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, or AO, then press SELECT.

TV Rating

TV Rating determines the highest rating

for television that will not be blocked.

To set TV Rating, highlight the option box next to TV Rating and press

SELECT. Use the direction buttons to display TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-

PG, TV-14, or TV-MA, then press SELECT.

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Settings

Content Rating

Content Rating
determines
the type of
content that

will be blocked:
S - Sexual, L - Language, FV - Fantasy Violence, V - Violence, and
D - Dialogue.

To block a particular type of content, highlight the check box to the right of
that content item and press SELECT.

Save Your Parental Control Settings

Once you have changed Parental Control Settings, highlight the Submit
button and press SELECT.

If you want to discard your changes, highlight Cancel and press SELECT.

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Favorites

Introducing Favorites

Favorites allows you to create, edit, choose or delete a list of your favorite
channels. You can have multiple favorites lists depending on how you want
to use them.

Go To Favorites

Press Menu and highlight Favorites, then press SELECT.

You will be presented with a screen with options to choose, edit, create or
delete a favorites list, or cancel.

Choose A Favorites List

There are two ways to choose a favorites list:

Favorites From The MenuBar

Follow the steps above in “Go To Favorites,” then highlight Choose
and press SELECT. Then highlight the favorites list you want and press

SELECT.

Favorites From Guide

While in Guide, you can cycle through your favorites lists by pressing

Guide. Pressing Guide once you have cycled through all favorites lists will

exit Guide.

Create or Edit A Favorites List

Step 1: Create or Edit

Follow the steps above in “Go To Favorites,” highlight Create or Edit, and
press SELECT.

Step 2: Name Your Favorites List

You will see the

Favorites create/edit
screen. This screen
displays every channel
offered.

The Name: box is
already highlighted.
Press SELECT to
use the on-screen
keyboard to change
the name for your
favorites list.

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Favorites

First, highlight Clear All and press SELECT to clear out the default name.
Highlight each letter in the new name and press SELECT. Once you have
entered the name for this favorites list, highlight Done and press SELECT.

Step 3: Choose Your Favorite Channels

Highlight a channel to add to or remove from your favorites list and press

SELECT. A channel included in the favorites list shows a heart icon to

the right of the channel info.

To go to the next screen of channel entries, press the down direction

button.

To save your favorites list, highlight the Update button at the bottom right
of your screen and press SELECT.

To cancel your favorite list without saving it, highlight the Cancel button at
the bottom right of your screen and press SELECT.

Delete A Favorites List

Step 1: Select Delete

Follow the steps in “Go To Favorites,” then highlight Delete and press

SELECT.

Step 2: Select The Favorites List to Delete

Highlight the favorites list you want to delete and press SELECT.

Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites While Watching TV

Step 1: Pick A Channel

Tune to the channel you want to add or remove from a favorites list and
press SELECT.

Step 2: Pick An Action

Highlight Add (if this channel is not on any favorite list), Remove (if this
channel is on every favorite list), or Add/Remove (if this channel is on
some favorite lists and not on others) and press SELECT.

Step 3: Pick A Favorites List

Highlight the favorites list to which you want to add or remove the current
channel and press SELECT.

Note: You will not be shown any favorite list which already includes this
channel if adding, or which does not include this channel if removing.

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Search

Introducing Search

Search allows you to enter the name or partial name of a program or video
you are looking for and have your service find any program matching the
text you enter.

Go To Search

Press Menu and highlight Search, then press SELECT.

Search For A Program

Step 1: Enter The Program Title

The highlight will be on
the Search text box
when the Search
screen appears.

Press SELECT and a
keyboard will appear
to the right of the
screen.

Highlight each letter
in the name of the
program you want
to find, and press

SELECT on each.

Each time you press

SELECT you will see

that letter added to the
text box.

If you enter a wrong letter, highlight Del and press SELECT to go back one
space.

If you need to start over, highlight Clear All and press SELECT.

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Search

Once you have entered as much of the program name as you feel
necessary, highlight Done and press SELECT.

Note: It is best to enter as little as possible when searching. Usually
the first 3 or 4 letters in the name will be enough to find what you
want.

Step 2: Search

Highlight Search Guide
and press SELECT to
have the system start
searching for all
programs that match
your search criteria.

Step 3: Pick A Result

You can now highlight
any program or rental
listing and press

SELECT to…

Watch or record a
program if it’s on now.

Set a reminder, auto
tune or recording for
a program if it comes
on later.

Add or remove the

channel airing it to a favorites list.

Note that you cannot set a reminder, auto tune or recording for Video on
Demand rentals.

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Set Top Box Connections

Amino 110 Set Top Box

5V DC Provides power to the set top box.

Network Connects the set top box to the video service using a CAT-5

Ethernet cable.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connects the set top box to technician’s

equipment and other devices.

SPDIF Digital Out Connects the set top box to a home theater

system to provide surround sound audio - provides audio only.

Audio Visual Out (Composite Video and Stereo Audio) Connects the

set top box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality video and stereo
audio - custom Amino cable has 10-pin connector at set top box end
and yellow, red and white RCA connectors at TV/VCR end.

Out Connects the set top box to the TV using a standard coax cable

- provides video and audio.

In Connects the set top box to the video service using a standard coax

cable - provides audio and video.

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Set Top Box Connections

ADB 3800 Set Top Box

Power 12V DC 1.7A Provides power to the set top box.

To TV Connects the set top box to your TV using a standard coax

cable - provides audio and video.

S/PDIF Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide

surround sound audio - provides audio only.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connects the set top box to technician’s

equipment and other devices.

HDTV HDMI (High Definition Media Interface) Connects the set top

box to your HDTV using an HDMI cable - provides audio and video.

Ethernet Connects the set top box to the video service using a CAT5

Ethernet cable.

HDTV Pr/Pb/Y (Component Video) Connects the set top box to your

TV to provide very high-quality video - provides video only.

SDTV S-Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide high-

quality video - provides video only.

SDTV Video/Stereo Audio R/L (Video/Audio Left/Audio Right)

Connects the set top box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality
video and stereo audio.

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Set Top Box Connections

ADB 5810 Set Top Box

Ethernet Connects the set top box to the video service using a CAT5

Ethernet cable.

HDMI (High Definition Media Interface) Connects the set top box to

your HDTV using an HDMI cable - provides audio and video.

Pr/Pb/Y (Component Video) Connects the set top box to your TV to

provide very high-quality video - provides video only.

VCR Audio Right/Audio Left/Video Connects the set top box to your

VCR to provide good quality stereo audio and video.

S-Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide high-quality

video - provides video only.

TV Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide good quality

video.

TV Audio R/L (Audio Left/Right) Connects the set top box to your TV

to provide good quality stereo audio.

To TV Connects the set top box to your TV using a standard coax

cable - provides audio and video.

S/PDIF Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide

surround sound audio - provides audio only.

12V DC 4A Provides power to the set top box.

You can also use the front panel buttons of the
ADB 5810 set top box to replace the basic
remote control functions. Use MENU to display
the Main Menu, EPG to display Guide, RES to
change screen resolutions, and the arrow and

OK buttons as you would those on the remote control.

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Movie Ratings

MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings System

G – General Audience

This is a film which contains nothing which
would, in the view of the MPAA Rating Board, be

offensive to parents whose younger children view the film.

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

The theme of a PG-rated film may itself call for

parental guidance. There may be some profanity
in these films. There may be some violence or brief nudity. But these
elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly
cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug
use content in a PG-rated film.

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

A PG-13 film is one which, in the view of

the MPAA Rating Board, leaps beyond the
boundaries of the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language,
or other contents, but does not quite fit within the restricted R category.
Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG-13 rating.

R – Restricted

An R-rated film may include hard language, or

tough violence, or nudity within sensual scenes,
or drug abuse or other elements, or a combination of some of the above,
so that parents are counseled to take this advisory rating very seriously.

NC-17 – No Children 17 or Under

NC-17 does not necessarily mean “obscene

or pornographic” in the often accepted or legal
meaning of those words. The MPAA Review Board does not and cannot
mark films with those words. These are legal terms and for courts to
decide. The reasons for the application of an NC-17 rating can be violence
or sex or aberrational behavior or drug abuse or any other elements which,
when present, most parents would consider too strong and therefore off­limits for viewing by their children.

AO – Adults Only (Game Rating)

Contains content unsuitable for minors.

For more information on the MPAA or the MPAA ratings system, please visit
www.mpaa.org/flmrat_ratings.asp.

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TV Ratings

TV Parental Guidelines Ratings System

The TV Parental Guidelines ratings provides program ratings and content
ratings to provide a clearer idea of the reason for a program’s rating.

Program Ratings

TV-Y – All Children

This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.

TV-Y7 – Directed to Older Children

This program is designed for children age 7 and above. It may
include mild fantasy violence or comedic violence.

TV-G – General Audience

Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.

TV-PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable
for younger children.

TV-14 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

This program contains some material that many parents would
find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

TV-MA – TV Mature Audience Only

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and
therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

Content Ratings

Content Ratings are shown just below the program rating.

FV: Fantasy Violence (only applied to TV-Y7)

For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more
combative than other programs in this category.

The meaning of a content rating increases as the program rating increases.

V: Violence TV-PG: Moderate; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Graphic
S: Sexuality TV-PG: Some; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Explicit
L: Language TV-PG: Infrequent; TV-14: Strong; TV-MA: Crude
D: Dialogue TV-PG: Some; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Not used

For more information on TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board and its
rating system, please visit www.tvguidelines.org.

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