Topfield TF 5800 PVR Things you should know about recording on your PVR, Dual recordings

3.5 Things you should know about recording on your PVR 37

example 1745 for quarter to six in the evening.

Below the start time, set the duration, and then simply move down to the OK line, and press OK. The PVR will automat- ically give your recording the name of the programme that’s being broadcast when it starts.

If you’d like to choose your own name for a recording, you can enter one using an on-screen keyboard, by changing the Filename option. We’ll explain more about advanced features such as this later on in the manual.

3.5 Things you should know about recording on your PVR

As you can see, recording is very easy with your TF 5800. But it’s a sophisticated piece of equipment, and there are some things that may seem a little peculiar when you start to use it more. Here are some of the things you need to bear in mind.

3.5.1 Dual recordings

Since it has two tuners, your PVR can record two things at the same time. You don’t need to do anything complicated —it works out for you which tuner it needs to use. You can start a second recording simply by switching to another TV chan- nel and pressing the Record button, or you can schedule two recordings for different programmes at the same time on dif- ferent channels.

When dual recording is in progress, you’ll see a second round symbol at the top right of the display, and if you press the Stop button to finish a recording, you’ll see a display like this: