Comcast R20 Getting Started, Find OUT When Your Favorite Programs are on, Manage Your DVR Box

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GETTING STARTED

Prepare Your Remote Control

After you’ve connected DVR to your TV, here’s how to prepare your remote control.

Refer to the guide that came with your remote control to make DVR work with the make and model of your TV. Follow those instructions first, and then:

CABLE

Press Cable .

The Cable key blinks red when you press it and the green Power indicator on the front of DVR turns on or off depending on the current status of the DVR.

Note: Your Comcast Installer may have already placed the DVR in Cable mode for you. Verify this by pressing the Power key on your remote control to see how the DVR responds. Each time you press a key on the remote, one of the three mode keys, Cable, TV, or AUX, blinks red to indicate the mode the remote is in.

Manage Your DVR Box

To extend the life of the DVR, turn Off the DVR each night before going to bed.

When the DVR is powered Off (and plugged into an active electrical outlet), all scheduled recordings will be performed automatically — and your recordings will be protected.

Powering Off your DVR automatically activates the Parental Controls you have set up.

Each night before you go to bed, make sure that the green Power indicator is off.

FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS ARE ON 9

THE PROGRAM GUIDE WILL BE YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND. CONSIDER IT THE ULTIMATE SEARCH ENGINE FOR YOUR TV. NO MORE ENDLESS SCROLLING THROUGH COUNTLESS SHOWS TILL YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE. NOW YOU CAN SEARCH BY PROGRAM TITLE, THEME, CHANNEL NUMBER, OR BROADCAST DATE. WHEN YOU FIND WHAT YOU WANT TO WATCH, JUST CLICK TO IT DIRECTLY FROM THE GUIDE.

The time LED will remain on when the DVR is plugged into an active outlet.

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Contents Because Every Home Deserves a WELL-TRAINED TV DVR SA User Guide R20 12/8/03 145 PM Contents Introducing DVR You’ll never watch TV the same way again. Now you canGet More out of Your TV Take Control of Live Programs Buffered ProgramsGetting Started Find OUT When Your Favorite Programs are onPrepare Your Remote Control Manage Your DVR BoxProgram Guide Browse By OptionsStatus Bar Control Live TV and RecordingsPause a Live Program or a Recording Use Instant ReplayUse Slow Motion Status Bar Speed IndicatorRewind or Fast-Forward a Live Program or Recording Watch Action Frame by FrameMove the Location of the PIP Screen Watch TWO Programs AT OnceTurn PIP On and Off Possible Positions of the PIP ScreenPIP screen Swap the Main Screen and the PIP ScreenPIP Screen and the Quarter Screen Recorded Program OptionsSave Your Recorded Programs Save Time SettingRecord and Play Back Programs Record a Program That You Are Watching LiveRecording a Program While DVR records you are free toRecord a Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program Recording and Watching Programs Record Two Programs at OnceSave Latest Options For example, let’s say that you choose to saveRecorded List Screen Cancel a Scheduled RecordingDisplay a List of Your Recorded Programs Play Back a Recorded ProgramCancel a Recording That’s in Progress Forget what program you’re recording?Keep Others from Watching a Program Enable your PIN for Parental ControlManage Programs and Recordings Turn Parental Control On and OffKeep Others from Watching a Recording Recording Options ScreenPlaying Back Blocked Recordings Remove Blocks from ProgramsView a Blocked Recorded Program Maximize Your Storage SpaceCopy Recordings to a VCR Tape Reblock a Recorded ProgramChange the Save Time of a Recording You Have Saved Change the Default Save Time Setting for Future RecordingsTo change the default Save Time setting Erase a RecordingQuestions about Controlling a Live Program or Recording Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestions about DVR Questions about Watching Two Programs at OnceCan I record on Demand programs? Why did DVR record only part of a program?Where can I get more information? Can I record high-definition Hdtv programs?Index Comcast Remote Control Quick Reference For more information