Wightman Amino 540 DVR User Manual
USER GUIDE
for Amino 540 DVR
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Table of Contents........................................................... i
Remote Control Functions ........................................... iii
1. Initial Startup ........................................................... 1
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2. Basic TV Controls ........................................................ 2
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Quick Search..............................................................................................6
Advanced Search.......................................................................................7
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3. Optional Menu Features ........................................... 10
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4. Paid Programming (PPV, PPB) ................................. 13
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5. Video on Demand (VOD)........................................... 15
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Quick search by category......................................................................... 15
Search by expanded category list ............................................................16
Advanced Search..................................................................................... 17
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6. My DVR ..................................................................... 19
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Record a Program Once ..........................................................................19
Record a Series .......................................................................................20
Set a Manual Recording...........................................................................21
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Contents
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Select Default DVR Settings .................................................................... 25
Select Recording Priorities....................................................................... 26
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7. “My Services” Options .............................................. 28
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8. Account Services ...................................................... 29
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Set Purchase PIN .................................................................................... 31
Set Rating PIN ......................................................................................... 32
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Lock user out of TV for a set time ............................................................ 35
Lock user out of a program/channel......................................................... 36
Lock user out of TV indefinitely ................................................................ 36
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View Purchased Subscriptions................................................................. 37
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9. Set Preferences ........................................................ 42
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Technical Support........................................................ 47
Remote Control Functions
TV
Turns TV
on and off
REW, PLAY,
FFWD, STOP, PAUSE
Use to control
On Demand services
LIST
Display Menu
MENU
Display available
interactive services
OK/SELECT
Use arrows to move in the
program guide and menu.
Press OK/SELECT to select
highlighted program or service.
GUIDE
Display program guide
CBL
Turns set-top box
on and off
SETUP
Use for all programming
sequences
INFO
Display current channel and
program information
EXIT
Exit out of menu
and guide
LAST
Recall last
channel viewed
A
Display Help screen
DAY + or DAY -
Move forward or back
on program guide
POLARIS UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL
HOME
HOME KEY
Reload set-top box
PAGE + or PAGE -
Page up and down through
menu screens and
program guide
VOD
Display Menu to access
Wightman On Demand
1. Initial Startup
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If the set-top box is off, turn it on by pressing CBL.
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The Welcome screen will appear.
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Welcome screen
To log in as a user other than the one displayed, press V to
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select a different name. Press
Be sure to use the manager user name and password
OK.
when you sign in for the first time.
Enter the numeric password for the selected user (using the
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number keys). Press
OK.
The default password is 1 2 3 4.
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You can control all services from the remote control.
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Using Number buttons, enter the channel
number.
~ OR~
On the CH (Channel) buttons, scroll up or
down one channel at a time.
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Press INFO to see a description of the program you’re watching.
info
Current channel information
2. Basic TV Controls
View Current Channel Information
In addition, every time you change the channel, a programming banner
displays channel information and a program progress bar.
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When you set Favorite channels, you create a separate program guide
just for the channels you watch the most – your Favorites!
Press GUIDE twice to see My Channels program guide.
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Use U and V buttons to select a channel you want to add to your
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Favorites program guide.
Press the INFO button to see program information.
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With ‘Add Channel to
Favorites’ selected, press
OK on the remote control.
After you set up
Favorite channels, press
GUIDE three times to see
the Favorites program
guide.
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2. Basic TV Controls
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Press GUIDE to see a Channel Guide.
Press once for Offered Channels (all channels available from your
Service Provider).
Press twice for My Channels (channels you subscribe to currently).
Press three times for Favorites (channels you’ve set as favorites).
Refer to page 3 to set up Favorite channels.
The Help Bar (below the guide) provides a key to the remote control
buttons that navigate through channels and program times.*
Buttons Function
Arrows (Y Z U V) Scroll through channels and times.
Pg Up/Down (
Pg Back/Fwd (
Rewind/FastFwd ( ) Jump to previous/next day.
* Help Bar appears only if activated. Refer to “Appearance” on page 45
for more information.
In the Help Bar, “mine” denotes the Favorites guide.
Press EXIT to clear the channel guide.
The Guide window times out after a set period of inactivity.
) Jump to previous/next channels.
) Jump to previous/next times.
Channel Guide shows programming and a description of the selected program.
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2. Basic TV Controls
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Use the remote control to set your TV to tune to a later program
automatically.
guide
guide / [selected program] + ok
Press GUIDE to see the Channel Guide.
Press
Z as many times as needed to see later
programming.
Using arrow buttons (Y Z U V), navigate
to the program you want your TV to tune to
later. Press OK.
Press Z to select Autotune. Press OK.
guide
guide / [selected program] + ok
In the Channel Guide, a clock icon
indicates that the program is selected for
Autotune.
To cancel an Autotune selection,
navigate to the program, press
Cancel Autotune, and press
OK, select
OK again.
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2. Basic TV Controls
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Search for specific programming in the Channel Guide.
menu
menu / search
Press MENU to access the Main Menu.
Press V to select Search, and then
OK.
press
Quick Search
To search for a category of programming
(such as movies, sports, series, or kids’
programs) press V to make your selection
and then press
OK.
menu / search / [movies]
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View the Search Results of
upcoming programs for the
category you selected.
Use arrow buttons to select
an individual program and
see its description at the top
of the window.
Press
OK to see the options.
2. Basic TV Controls
Search for programs
menu / search
Advanced Search
To search for specific programming using
search filters—such as program title,
channel, or day—press V to make your
Press
OK.
OK to scroll
selection, and then press
menu / search / advanced
Press arrow buttons to
select one or more
categories: Genre, Day,
From (start time), To (end
time), Channel, Title.
through options in the fields
on this screen.
If you search by Title, you’ll spell the
program name in the pop-up keyboard.
(Partial spelling is okay.)
Use arrow buttons to select the letters and
press
OK after each. When you’re done,
select the check mark and press
OK.
In the Search Channel Guide window,
select Search and press
OK.
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2. Basic TV Controls
Search for programs
View Search Results.
Press arrow buttons
(U V) to select a program
from the list and see its
description at the top of the
window.
OK on any selected
Press
program to see the available
options.
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The Main Menu is the gateway to most features.
On the remote control, press arrow buttons
selection, and then press OK.
Press MENU to access the Main Menu.
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Press EXIT to return to the previous menu.
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Press EXIT to clear all menus from the screen.
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Help provides instructions on your TV screen for using the remote
control and fs|cdn features.
menu / settings
(U V) to make your menu
Starting at the Main Menu, select
Settings [+
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OK] and then Help [+OK]
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2. Basic TV Controls
menu / settings / help
Press V or U to
select a topic.
OK.
Press
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Turn off your TV when you're not watching. To log in as a different user,
follow the steps listed below.
menu
Press MENU to access the Main
Menu.
Press V to select Logout. Press
OK.
The TV will display the user login
screen, allowing you to log in again
as the same or different user.
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Along with standard features, the Main Menu lists optional features
you can purchase from your service provider.
menu
Press MENU to access the Main Menu.
Press V to select the feature you want,
and then press
Features described below are:
Weather
Alerts
OK.
Sample ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Main Menus
(your menus may look different)
4. Paid Programming (PPV, PPB)
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Select Weather from the Main Menu to display a 6-day forecast for
available locations.
Menu / Weather
Z to view alternate
Press
locations.
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4. Paid Programming (PPV, PPB)
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menu / alerts
Alerts lets you activate or deactivate on-screen notification for
On Screen Call Display and Message se
subscrib
er.
rvices, if you are a
Press V to select a
service. Press
deactivate/activate the
service.
A check mark indicates
service is activated.
Select OK and press
OK to
OK.
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