DCT3400 User Guide
DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER (DVR)
The DCT3400 contains a hard drive for the digital video recorder (DVR) to record standard- and
A standard VCR records and plays analog video. DVR records and plays digital video. Unlike an analog tape, the hard drive allows simultaneous recording and playback.
A DVR offers the ability to control your viewing experience by pausing (time shifting) live TV and providing trick playback modes (pause, fast forward, slow forward, fast rewind, slow rewind). You may experience a slight delay between time shifted and live TV.
With the DCT3400, you can:
Record Programming
Record hours of TV programming. The total hours of recorded content depends on your hard drive capacity and content type (digital, analog, or HD) that you record.
Maintain a Personal Program Library
Maintain a personal library of recorded programming, accessed using the interactive program guide (IPG).
Control Live TV
Pause, rewind, or
Simultaneously Watch Two Programs
Watch two programs and easily switch between them using the SWAP key on your remote control. (Dependent upon program guide support.)
Simultaneously Watch and Record
Record one program in the background while viewing another live broadcast at the same time.
Simultaneously Record Two Shows
Record two programs from two different channels at the same time.
Simultaneously Record Two Shows and Watch a Recorded Program
Watch a recorded program while recording up to two other programs at the same time. You can also easily switch viewing the
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