United Communications ADB 3721, ADB 2721, ADB 5721, ADB 2500, ADB 3800 User Manual

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Digital Video User’s Guide

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

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

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

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

Watch when you want – with features like Autotune, video on

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

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

The NEW

WAY To

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Digital TV User’s Guide Copyright © 2005-2014 MS Communications. IPG screen images Copyright © 2010 Minerva Networks, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Portions Copyright Advanced Digital Broadcasting (ADB), Amino Communications, Ltd., Entone, Inc and Universal Electronics, 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.

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Minerva 5.7 release 2014

Welcome

Table of Contents

1 Remote Control Basics 1

ADB Focus Remote Control Layout 1 ADB Potenza Remote Control Layout 2 ADB Polaris Remote Control Layout 3 ADB Titan 2056 ISX Remote Control Layout 4 Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off 5 Change Channels 5 Adjust Volume 5 System Buttons 5 Programming Your Remote 6

2 How To Use This Book 8

Layout 8 Color-codes & Icons 8 Changing Your Onscreen Guide 9

3 Infobar 11

Introducing The Infobar 11 Go To The Infobar 11 Infobar Layout 12 Using the Infobar 13

4 Menubar 14

Introducing the Menubar 14 Go To the Menubar 14 Understanding the Menubar 14

5 Guide 16

Introducing Guide 16 Go To Guide 16 Getting Around Guide 16 Favorites List in Guide 16 HDTV Programming 16 Guide Layout 17

6 Guide - Alerts & Recording 18

Introducing Guide & Recording 18 Setting a Reminder, Autotune or Recording 18 Editing a Recording 20 Setting a Series Recording 21 Editing a Series Recording 22 Skipping an Episode 23 Canceling an Autotune, Reminder, Recording or Series Recording 24 Additional Information on Canceling Events 24

Table of Contents

7 Recording 25

Recordings 25 Quick Recording 25 General Guidelines About Recordings 25 Pausing Live TV (PLT) 25 Controlling Live TV 26 DVR Playback Controller 26 Schedule Event 27 Accessing the Schedule Event Screen 27 Conﬁguring the Schedule Event Screen 27 Record By Search 28

8 DVR 29

Introducing DVR 29 Go To DVR 29 The DVR Menu Quick Reference 29 Recorded Programs 29 Recorded Programs: Watching a Recorded Program 30 Recorded Programs: Sorting Recordings 31 Recorded Programs: Locking or Unlocking a Recording 31 Recorded Programs: Deleting a Recording 32 Recorded Programs: Stopping a Program Currently Recording 32 To Record 32 To Record: Sort Future Recordings 33 To Record: Canceling a Future Scheduled Recording 33 Schedule Priority 33 Schedule Priority: Changing Schedule Priority 33 Schedule Event 34 Schedule Event: Editing a Schedule Event 34 Record History 34 Record History: Reviewing Record History 34

Whole Home DVR 35

Set a Recording 35 Non-DVR Set Top Box Recordings List 35 Watching from Room to Room 36

9 Pay Per View 37

Introducing Pay Per View (PPV) 37 Go To Pay Per View 37 Buying Pay Per View 37

Table of Contents

10 On Demand 39

Introducing On Demand 39 To Access 39 Getting Around On Demand 39 Bringing Up the Play Menu 39 Play a Program & Add It to My Library 40 Rent a Program 40 On Demand Browse & Search Options 41 Stop a Video and Exit On Demand 42

11 My Library 43

Introducing My Library 43 The My Library Menu 43 Go To My Library 43 Go To Rented Videos 43 Watching a Rental Video 44 Introducing PPV Events 44 Go To PPV 44 Introducing Reminders 45 Go To Reminders 45 Cancel a Reminder or Autotune 45 Introducing Messages 46 Go To Messages 46 Reading a Message 46 Introducing Caller ID 47 Go To Caller ID 47 Deleting a Caller ID Entry 47

12 Settings 48

Introducing Settings 48 Go To Settings 48 Activating Parental Control 48 Selecting Parental Control Settings 48 Turning Parental Controls On and Off 49 Working With Additional Preferences 50 Working With Settings/Users 53 Adding a User Account 54 Editing a User Account 56

13 Sign Out / Sign In 58

Sign Out / Sign In 58 Go To Sign Out / Sign In 58

Table of Contents

14 Favorites 59

Introducing Favorites 59 Go To Favorites 59 Choosing a Favorites List 59 Creating or Editing a Favorites List 60 Delete a Favorites List 60

15 Search 61

Introducing Search 61 Go To Search 61 Search for a Program 61 Introducing Web & Email 63 Go To The Web 63

16 Web & Email (Coming Soon) 63

Go To Email 64

17 Widgets (Coming Soon) 65

Introducing Widgets 65 Go To Widgets 65 Using Widgets 65 Stocks Widget 65 Weather Widget 66 Twitter Widget 67 Suggestions Widget 68

18 Cloud TV (Coming Soon) 71

Cloud TV 71 Introducing YouTube 71 Go to YouTube 71 Using YouTube 72 Settings (YouTube) 73 Using Settings (YouTube) 73 Search (YouTube) 74 Using Search (YouTube) 74 Introducing MetaChannels 75 Go To MetaChannels 75 Using MetaChannels 76 Search (MetaChannels) 76 Using Search (MetaChannels) 77 Introducing Picasa 77 Go To Picasa 77 Using Picasa 78

Table of Contents

Settings (Picasa) 78 Using Settings (Picasa) 78 My Photos & People 80 Search (Picasa) 81 Using Search (Picasa) 81 Introducing Cloud Search 81

19 Remote Scheduling (Coming Soon) 82

Introducing Remote Scheduling 82 Accessing Remote Scheduling on the Web 82 Recording a Program 83 Record Using the Home Page 83 Record Using the Guide Page 84 Using the Search Guide Option 85 Managing Your Scheduled Recordings 85 Managing Your DVR Recordings 86 Manage your account settings 86 Changing Your Password 87 Renaming Your DVR Set Top Boxes 87 Signing Out 87

Stream Management (Coming Soon) 88

Set Top Box 89

ADB 2500 Set Top Box 89 ADB 2721 W (WX) Set Top Box 90 ADB 3721 WN Set Top Box 91 ADB 3800 Set Top Box 92 ADB 5721 WNX Set Top Box 93 ADB 5810 Set Top Box 94

Movie Ratings 95

MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings System 95

TV Ratings 96

TV Parental Guidelines Ratings System 96 Program Ratings 96 Content Ratings 96

1 Remote Control Basics

STB

Send commands to the set top box

Send commands to the TV

Choose between your TV’s different connections

Mute

Toggles audio on/off

Vol +/-

Adjust the volume; in Guide jumps listings 12 hours ahead/ back

Closed Caption

Toggles closed captions on or off

Display the Menu Bar

Direction Buttons

Move the highlight in system screens

Enter a choice you have made

Back

Tune to the previous channel

Function Buttons

For future use

DVD

Send commands to

the DVD player

Power

Turn a selected

device on or off

Shift

Used to program

your remote control

Number Pad

Enter a channel

number or PIN

Keyboard

Displays an on-

screen keyboard

Prog +/-

Change the chan-

nel; in Guide jumps

listing one screen

ahead/back

Action

Displays Guide

Info

Display the Info Bar

Exit

Close any screen

and return to TV

Playback Controls

Control playback of

Video On Demand

and DVR-recorded

programs.

ADB Focus Remote Control Layout

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Device Selection

Send commands to TV, audio, DVD, auxiliary device or set top box

RCU SETUP

Setup remote (see page 5)

DVR LIST

Displays list of recorded programs

Displays Menu Bar

Arrow Keys

Move highlight in system screens

GUIDE

Displays Guide

DAY - / DAY +

Jumps Guide 1 day ahead or back

Function Buttons

For future use

VOL + / -

Adjust volume

MUTE

Toggle audio on or off

Number Pad

Enter a channel number or PIN

WWW

For future use

INPUT

Access Devices

PHONE

Display Caller ID Log

POWER

Turn a selected

device on or off

Playback Controls

Control playback of

DVD, DVR or VOD

RECORD

Begin DVR recording

INFO

Display the Info Bar

Enter a choice you

have made

EXIT

Close any screen

and return to TV

PG + / -

Jump Guide 1 page

up or down

CH +/-

Change the channel

VOD

Displays VoD menu

LAST

Return to previous

channel

Toggles closed

captions on or off

SAP

Toggles Secondary

Audio Program on

or off

ADB Potenza Remote Control Layout

1 Remote Control Basics

Power (TV)

Turn TV on or off

REC

Begins recording

LIST

For future use

Displays Menu Bar

Arrow Buttons

Move highlight in system screens

GUIDE

Displays Guide

VOL + / -

Adjust volume

MUTE

Toggle audio on or off

FAV

Toggles closed captions on or off

“B”

Use when blue button is requested on screen

DAY - / DAY +

Jumps Guide 1 day ahead or back

Number Pad

Enter a channel number or PIN

SWAP

For future use

Power (CBL)

Turn set top box on

or off

Playback Controls

Control playback of

VOD and recordings

LIVE

For Future Use

INFO

Display the Infobar

OK|SEL

Enter a choice you

have made

EXIT

Close any screen

and return to TV

CH +/-

Change the channel

LAST

Return to previous

channel

“C”

Use when red

button is requested

on screen

PG + / -

Jump Guide 1 page

up or down

VOD

Displays VoD menu

ADB Polaris Remote Control Layout

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ADB Titan 2056 ISX Remote Control Layout

Device Selection

Send commands to AUX, DVD, AUD, TV or STB

DVR Controls

Go back, bring up DVR list, go to live TV

Displays Menubar

GUIDE

Displays Guide

DAY - / +

View Guide a day forward or back

Function Keys

For future use

VOL + / -

Adjust volume

MUTE

Toggle audio on or off

FAV

For future use

Number Pad

Enter a channel number or PIN

Keyboard

Display on-screen keyboard

Hot Keys

For future use

POWER

Turn a selected

device on or off

Playback Controls

Control playback of

DVD, DVR or VOD

REC

Begin DVR recording

INFO

Display the Infobar

EXIT

Exit the Menubar

PAGE - / +

Jump Guide 1 page

back or forward

Enter a choice you

have made

Arrow Buttons

Move the highlight

CH +/-

Change the channel

ON DEMAND

Brings up VOD Menu

LAST

Return to previous

channel

Hot Keys

For future use

Toggle closed

captions on and off

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 then the POWER button.

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.

If pressing POWER turned the wrong device on or off, press the POWER button again, press the appropriate device selection button (TV, AUD,

DVD, AUX or STB) 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 recording, you can schedule a recording for the program.

For more information on Guide, see section 5 Guide.

For more information on setting Reminders, Autotunes and Recordings, see Setting a Reminder, Autotune or Recording in section

6 Guide - Alerts & Recording.

Adjust Volume

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.

MENU displays the Menubar when in cable [STB] mode, and in [TV] mode

you will see your TV’s menu. The Menubar provides quick access to every feature supported by your service.

For more information about the Menubar, see section 4 Menubar.

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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 section 3 Infobar.

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.

Programming Your Remote

Step 1: Make sure your TV is on.

Step 2: With the remote you received from United Communications/Turtle

Mountain Communications, press the TV button. It should blink once while you press it.

Step 3: Depending on the remote you have, press the following button:

ADB Focus Remote (page 1 of this guide book) press and hold

the SHIFT button until the TV button blinks TWICE. (This is the gray remote that says UEI on the backside of it.)

ADB Potenza Remote (page 2 of this guide book) press and hold the RCU SETUP button until the TV button blinks TWICE. (This is the black remote.)

ADB Polaris Remote ( page 3 of this guide book) press and hold the SETUP button until the TV button blinks TWICE. (This is the gray remote that says United Telephone on the bottom of it.)

ADB Titan Remote ( page 4 of this guide book) press and hold the SETUP button until the TV button blinks TWICE.

Step 4: Press the numbers 9-9-1, the TV button will blink TWICE.

Step 5: Aim the remote control at the TV and press:

ADB Focus Remote (page 1 in this guide book) the

POWER button

ADB Potenza Remote (page 2 in this guide book) the

POWER button

ADB Polaris Remote (page 3 in this guide book) the TV button

ADB Titan Remote (page 4 in this guide book) the number 1 on

the number pad and then press the POWER button

Step 6: Continually press and release the CH+ button until the TV turns off.

Stop when the TV turns off.

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Step 7: To lock in the code, press:

ADB Focus Remote (page 1 in this guide book) the

SHIFT button

ADB Potenza Remote (page 2 in this guide book) the

RCU SETUP button

ADB Polaris Remote (page 3 in this guide book) the

SETUP button

ADB Titan Remote (page 4 in this guide book) the

SETUP button

The TV button will blink twice, signaling that the code for your TV is now programmed.

Step 8: Now press the POWER button on the ADB Focus Remote/ADB

Potenza Remote or the TV button on the ADB Polaris Remote and your TV should turn on.

Layout

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

Section headings and 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 & Icons

Program listings may display icons based on settings for a particular program.

Program Attributes

New Episode (not a re-run) Program in High Deﬁnition

Autotune Reminder

Record* Series-Record*

Series Record Episode Skipped*

Closed Captioned Dolby Digital Audio

Favorite Alert Symbol

Lock Program Live TV

Whole Home DVR

*Record and Series Record only appear if your set top box supports recording.

All menubar icons and explanations are in 4 Menubar.

Note: Your service provider uses a default PIN code for customers. For instructions on changing the default PIN code, go to Settings -

Editing a User Account.

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Changing Your Onscreen Guide

The graphic colors and background on the electronic program guide (skins) may be different than the ones shown in this guide but the operations and features are the same.

This User’s Guide uses the NuBlu skin and your United/Turtle Moutain Digital TV onscreen program guide displays a different skin (BlueShadow). You can change the BlueShadow skin to match the NuBlu in the guide.

BlueShadow (United/Turtle Mountain’s onscreen default theme)

Guide

NuBlu (as shown in this User’s Guide)

Guide

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Step 1: Press Menu on your remote. Use your Arrow Keys to scroll to the Settings icon. You will have to enter a password to enter Settings.

Preference under Settings will be highlighted. Navigate to the bar space

across from Theme and press OK on the remote.

Step 2: The Theme box will show right and left arrows. Use your right and left Arrow Keys on your remote to show NuBlu, then push OK on your remote to select the NuBlu.

Step 3: Scroll down to Submit and press OK. A message will appear saying that your settings were successfully updated. Press OK. Another message will state that a resource change has been detected which requires a reboot. Press OK. Your television system will go through the transition. Your TV screen will be black with an active daisy wheel indicating changes are occurring. It will take several minutes before your television comes back up. Be patient it will return with the NuBlu skin.

Step 4: If you want to change back to the BlueShadow skin use the same process.

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3 Infobar

Introducing The Infobar

The Infobar is a quick way of ﬁnding information about the show you are watching, 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 Arrow Keys 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 directors, actors and the name of the next program.

Channel Name & Number

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

Current Time

Program Type

Indicates whether you are watching Live TV, a recorded program, or a Pay-Per-View program. This may also indicate if the program is Blocked/ Restricted because of parental controls or that the Emergency Alert System is active.

Program Name

Program Start Time, End Time & Rating

Program Summary

Additional Program Information

Indicates the type of program (movie, sports, etc.), Closed Captioning, Dolby Digital audio, and year of original release.

Current Favorites List

Director, Stars & Coming Up

The detailed Infobar will list the director and stars of a program, along with the name of the next program on this channel.

2 3

4 5 6

3 Infobar

Infobar Layout

Using the Infobar

Step 1: Go To The Infobar

Press INFO, the Up or Down Arrow Keys, or change channels.

Step 2a: See What’s On Other Channels

Press the Up or Down Arrow Keys 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

OK to tune to that channel.

Step 2b: See What’s On Later

Press the Right Arrow Key to scroll ahead to upcoming programs for the channel listed on the Infobar.

Press OK while viewing info on a future program to bring up these options.

Press the Left Arrow

Key to scroll back to

the current channel listing. To exit the Infobar completely, press Exit on your remote.

Note: Recording options will not be available if your set top box doesn’t support those features.

3 Infobar

4 Menubar

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. Press the

Left/Right Keys on your remote control to move the highlight through the

menu. Press Menu again to exit or press Exit on your remote control.

Understanding the Menubar

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

please see section 5 Guide. To record or edit a recording, please see section 6 Guide - Alerts & Recording.

PPV jumps directly to the Pay Per View channels in the program

guide. For information on PPV, please see section 9 Pay Per View.

DVR allows you to watch existing recordings, access a list of

scheduled recordings, and edit and sort both. You can also create a recording (Schedule Event) and prioritize conﬂicting series recordings. For information on DVR, see section 8 DVR.

On Demand provides access to rent Video on Demand movies

and programs. For information on Rentals, see section 10 On

Demand.

My Library provides quick access to previously purchased

programs, Reminders you have scheduled, messages regarding your service, and Caller ID history. For more information on My Library, see section 11 My Library.

Settings offers access to creating parental controls and setting

blocked channels, determining how things appear on the screen (such as TV caller ID), and creating, editing and deleting user accounts. For information on Settings, see section 12 Settings.

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 User Settings in section 12 Settings.

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

favorite channel list. For information on Favorites, see section

14 Favorites.

Search allows you to search program listings or Video on

Demand rentals by title or key words. For information on Search, see section 15 Search.

Web & Email (coming soon) allows you to browse the

Internet and check your Email. For information on Web and Email, see section 16 Web & Email.

Widgets (coming soon) offers access to news headlines,

weather, ﬁnance, Twitter, and other up-to-date information. For information on Widgets, please see section 17 Widgets.

Cloud TV (coming soon) gives you the opportunity to access

and watch a variety of internet programs on your TV screen. For information on Cloud TV, see section 18 Cloud TV.

4 Menubar

5 Guide

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, scroll to Guide icon, and press OK.

Getting Around Guide

To navigate Guide…

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

• Use the Arrow Keys on the remote to move the highlight through the

Guide, channel by channel.

• Press the Up or Down Arrows to move the highlight to view what

programs are currently showing on different channels.

• Press the Left or Right Arrows to move the highlight to view what

future programs will be showing up to 7 days into the future.

• Press Page Up or Page Down to jump up or down one screen of listings.

•

Press OK to preview a current highlighted show on the Guide in the upper-left corner of your TV screen. To view the program full screen, press OK again.

•

Continuing to press the Guide key on your remote will switch the Favorite list to All, Subscribed, HD, and any Favorites lists that you create. This causes Guide to only display the channels included on each list. Cycling to

All will display all available programming.

• Press EXIT to leave the Guide.

Favorites List in Guide

A Favorites list allows you to select channels you watch most often, placing them on a list that is quickly accessed in Guide. If you can’t see all your

channels, you may be limited by the Favorites list you’ve selected. Selecting All will display all available programs. Other Favorites lists will only display the channels you’ve previously added to that

list. For more details about creating, editing, or naming a Favorites list, see

section 13 Favorites.

HDTV Programming

Programs available in HD will appear in Guide with a blue HD icon

next to the name of the program. In order to watch HD programming, you will need an HDTV-capable set top box and TV, and may need to subscribe to an HD channel package.

Favorites List

Indicates the Favorites list currently in use.

Info Area

Provides information about the currently highlighted program.

Picture-in-Picture

Allows you to watch TV while you are in Guide.

Highlight

Indicates what program listing is currently in focus.

Program Listings

Shows channel number, channel 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.

5 Guide

Guide Layout

6 Guide - Alerts & Recording

Introducing Guide & Recording

In this section, you will learn about setting or scheduling a recording, recording a series, and editing it. You will view the recordings under the DVR icon.

A Reminder informs you a program is about to come on. An Autotune automatically changes the channel when the program is about to start. A Recording will automatically record the program to your set top box. On the Schedule Event screen, you can edit the channel number, time, type of timer (Recording, Reminder, or Autotune), and frequency of the event. See 7 Recording and 8 DVR for more details on Schedule Event.

Setting a Reminder, Autotune or Recording

Step 1: Pick a Program

Pull up the Guide and ﬁnd the future program you want. Highlight its listing and press OK.

pop-up menu will appear.

Note: The pop-up may appear different depending if your STB is DVR-enabled, or what type of program you selected to record.

Step 2: Set the Reminder, Autotune or Record

Highlight Record

Program, Set Autotune, or Set Reminder and press

OK. You will then be

returned to Guide.

See 7 Recording - Quick Recording for how to record a currently playing program.

Step 3: Return to Guide

The program listing now shows an icon.

Reminder set

Autotune set

Recording set

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 OK to watch the program. Highlight Cancel and press OK to ignore the Reminder.

Step 4b: Your Autotune

Just before the program begins, a message will display, giving you the option to tune in or cancel.

6 Guide - Alerts & Recording

Step 4c: Your Recording

If you set a future recording, your set top box will record it for you once your program begins (see 7 Recordings for more details).

To watch your recording, go to 8 DVR - Recorded Programs.

Editing a Recording

Note: Recording is not available if your set top box doesn’t support it.

Once you have created a recording, you can adjust when the recording begins or ends. This ensures nothing is missed in case the broadcaster’s time doesn’t precisely match up with yours.

Step 1: Pick an Upcoming Recording

Locate the program to be recorded. Highlight its listing and press

OK.

Step 2: Edit Recording

From the options shown for this program, highlight Edit Recording and press OK.

Step 3: Select Start & End Times

Arrow Up or Down to

choose Start or End and press OK. Once you see arrows above and below the Start or End box, Arrow Up or Down to adjust the

Start or End time.

6 Guide - Alerts & Recording

Setting a Series Recording

Note: Recording is not available if your set top box doesn’t support it.

If you choose to record a program that is part of a regular series, you will be offered the option to record the series. This allows you to record every episode of a favorite program.

Step 1: Pick a Program

Find any episode of the series you want to record. Highlight the program listing and press OK.

Step 2: Set the Recording

Highlight Record Series and press

OK.

Step 3: Return To Guide

Once you have set the series recording you will be returned to Guide.

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

Series Recording set

Every upcoming episode of the series will be recorded.

6 Guide - Alerts & Recording

Editing a Series Recording

Note: Recording is not available if your set top box doesn’t support it.

Once you have created a series recording, you can adjust which episodes of the series are recorded and which are skipped.

Step 1: Pick a Series Recording

Locate any program in the series to be recorded. Highlight its listing and press OK.

Step 2: Edit Series Recording

From the options shown for this program, highlight Edit

Series Recording and

press OK.

Step 3: Adjust Series Recording Options

Arrow Up or Down to choose an

option and press OK. Once you see arrows above and below the options setting box, Arrow Up or Down to adjust that setting.

6 Guide - Alerts & Recording

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