Watching and Recording TV with WinDVR

3Press Stop on the remote control to exit Time Shift mode and return to Live TV mode.

WinDVR prompts you to type a name for the recorded program.

4Type the filename, then click OK. The file is saved to your hard drive.

Recording TV

You can use WinDVR to record a TV program and save it to your hard drive for later viewing.

To record TV programming:

1Ensure you have enough disk space on your hard drive to accommodate the new file. See Need Help Recording Your TV Program? on page 49 for help estimating file sizes.

2Select the channel you want. (Use the Control Panel, keyboard, remote control, or your set-top box controls.)

3Click the Record button on the Control Panel to begin recording.

Stop button (grayed-out until

Record or Play button is clicked)

Record button

4Click the Stop button on the Control Panel when you’re finished recording.

5When prompted, enter a name for the recorded file, then click OK. By default, your file will be saved to the My Video folder under My Documents in Windows Explorer (unless you have configured WinDVR to save to a different location).

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