Watching and Recording TV with WinDVR

Scheduling Recording with a Set-top Box

Digital cable or satellite receiver users only—WinDVR cannot control the channel setting of your set-top box.

To schedule the recording of a single TV program or multiple TV programs that all appear on the same channel:

1Set the programs’ channel on your set-top box.

2Open the Task window (shown in Step 3 on page 30) for each scheduled program and change the TV Channel setting to match your set-top box output (usually channel 3 or 4).

3Leave your set-top box powered on at the time recording is scheduled.

To schedule the recording of multiple programs that do not all appear on the same channel:

1Open the Task window (shown in Step 3 on page 30) for each scheduled program and change the TV Channel setting to match your set-top box output (usually channel 3 or 4).

2Manually change the channel on your set-top box before the scheduled recording times, as required. (Make sure you don’t change channels during a recording session.)

3Leave your set-top box powered on at the time recording is scheduled.

Using the EPG

Click the EPG button on the TV Panel (shown on page 25) to connect to a Web-based programming guide that displays program schedules and helps you schedule future programs for recording. Your computer must be connected to the Internet to open the EPG.

The EPG displays program schedules for your geographical region. If the wrong program schedules display, check the Country or Region setting in the Setup dialog box. See Customizing WinDVR on page 33 for more information.

Refer to your EPG Web site for help using and troubleshooting the EPG.

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