Recording Shows
To record any show that’s on now or in the next several days, start from the Channel Guide. The Channel Guide is an interactive,
While the Hard Disk Recorder does not need to be on for recording, cable boxes and satellite receivers must remain on.
Selecting a Show
You can also go back 24 hours within the Channel Guide to see what programs have already aired. (See below.) So, if you missed a show, you can select it in the Channel Guide and have the Hard Disk Recorder search for all the episodes that have not yet aired. Then, have the Hard Disk Recorder record a future airing of the show.
From the Channel Guide you can:
•scroll through listings for shows you want to watch in the next seven days
•select shows to watch or record
•tune to a specific channel
1 Press CHANNEL GUIDE to display the Channel Guide.
• You can also select “Channel Guide” from the Main Menu.
2 Press / / / to move around the guide.
•Press to move back in the Channel Guide to see what has already aired. Then, search for episodes of a show that are upcoming.
•As you move around, notice that the program information changes to the show you have selected.
To jump ahead 12 hours, press FF. To go back 12 hours, press REW.
To move up and down one screen at a time, press CHANNEL
To watch a channel in the Channel Guide, select a show that’s on now and press SELECT.
To go to a channel,
press Number Buttons, then press SELECT.
• For example, press 9 - 0, then press SELECT to go to channel 90.
NOTES
•If you are using a cable or an antenna input and want to watch a live show while recording another on the Hard Disk Recorder, you should consider using a cable splitter.
See “Watching One Show While Recording Another on the Hard Disk Recorder” on page 16.
•Channel Guide information is sent to the Hard Disk Recorder from the ReplayTV Service each night. As long as you keep an active phone line plugged into the Hard Disk Recorder, you’ll always have seven days of the most
Number Buttons
1 CHANNEL
GUIDE
CHANNEL +/-
2/ //
buttons
SELECT
FF(Fast Forward)
REW (Rewind)
Channel Guide Screen
Channel Guide Popup Menu Items
Program
Information
Channels
Past Shows |
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(gray) | Current Shows | Later Shows |
| (light blue) | (dark blue) |
Tune to channel: go directly to the channel.
Record this show: set the recording options for this show then record it. See page 29.
Find all episodes: find more episodes of this show. See page 34.
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