Time Shift HDD

Do not miss a scene from a live broadcast. If the tele- phone rings while you are watching your favorite live broadcast, just press “TIMESHIFT” and

X (PAUSE/STEP)” before answering the phone. The timeshift function will be activated and the broadcast is then recorded for later viewing.

After the phone call or viewing interruption, press

N (PLAY)” or “m / M (SCAN)” to watch the pro- gram.

Press “x (STOP)” to return to the live broadcast.

Timeshift (Pause, Live TV/Playback) Operation HDD

You can store a program in the HDD storage cache temporarily.

Press TIMESHIFT while watching a TV program.

The Progress Bar display appears on the screen as shown below. The Progress Bar changes to timeshift icon after 5 seconds.

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1.Indicates playback mode.

2.Indicates current Timeshift position.

3.Indicates Timeshift start time.

4.Indicates Timeshift elapsed time.

5.Indicates the time that is one hour from Timeshift start time.

Tips:

You can use trick play functions (Slow, Scan, etc.) during timeshift. Refer to Playback Operation on pages 29-34.

You can edit the cached clip during Timeshift to retain the program on the HDD. Refer to Clip Record on the right.

Notes:

If there is not free space on the HDD, the oldest timeshift section of the cache will be incrementally deleted.

If no button is pressed for 6 hours, the Timeshift will stop automatically.

Marker Search in Timeshift mode

You can mark one in Timeshift mode. Press MARKER at the desired point during Timeshift.

Press SEARCH to recall the marked scene.

Clip Record HDD

You can edit during Timeshift to store the program on the HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

1.During Timeshift, use pause step, search and slow-motion to find the starting point.

2.Press z (REC) at the starting point of the section you want to record.

Progress of the edit is indicated in red on the Progress Bar.

3.Use pause step, search and slow-motion to find the ending point.

4.Press z (REC) at the ending point of the section you want to record.

Normal playback continues.

5.Repeat steps 1 and 4 to make several Clip Records of a program.

6.Press x (STOP) to stop Timeshift. Confirm message will appear.

7.Use b / B to select [Yes] then press ENTER. Or, press x (STOP) again.

The current broadcast is displayed on the screen.

Notes:

Selected sections are recorded on the HDD.

If you want to stop Clip recording, press the x (STOP) button. If you press POWER to stop Clip recording, the program may not be recorded on the HDD.

Clip records cannot be made for sections lasting less than 5 seconds.

Jump to Start or End during Timeshift

1.Press ENTER during timeshift. The menu will appear.

2.Press b and playback starts from the very begin- ning of the timeshift.

Press B and jumps to the very end of the timeshift then goes to pause mode.

To Exit the Timeshift

1.Press x (STOP) to exit Timeshift function. Confirm message will appear.

2.Use b / B to select [Yes] then press ENTER. The current broadcast is displayed on the screen.

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