Controlling Live Television

Before you begin...

You must have connected the Hard Disk Recorder to your television and completed the on-screen setup.

Viewing Live Television

You use the Hard Disk Recorder remote control to watch television just like you normally would using your television remote control.

1 Press TV, then press POWER to turn on your television.

See “Universal Remote Control” on page 42~44 if you have not programmed the Hard Disk Recorder remote control to operate your television.

2 Press HARD DISK RECORDER, then press POWER to turn on the Hard Disk Recorder.

3 Press CHANNEL GUIDE to display the Channel Guide.

• You can also select “Channel Guide” from the Main Menu.

4 Press / / / to select a current show (light blue listing) in the Channel Guide, then press SELECT.

Browse Preset Channels

Press CHANNEL + (up) or CHANNEL - (down).

(Note: If the Hard Disk Recorder is currently recording a show, you’ll need to stop the recording by pressing STOP on the remote before browsing channels.)

Select a Channel by Number Button(s)

Press Number Buttons to select a channel

Switch Quickly between Two Channels

Press JUMP to switch to the last show you were watching, and JUMP again to switch back to the first show. This can also be between two pre-recorded shows, and between a live show and a recorded show.

Get Information on a Show You’re Viewing

Press DISPLAY to get program information—a synopsis of the current program you’re watching, and information about the length of the show. Press DISPLAY again or EXIT to dismiss the information, or it will fade away in 15 seconds.

NOTE

Whenever you start watching a live show, the Hard Disk Recorder automatically starts recording the show, and the recording is temporarily preserved in the Hard Disk Recorder’s recording space. Even if you delay viewing by using the pause and rewind features, recording continues. Recording stops if you change to a live or pre-recorded show.

2 HARD DISK RECORDER

1 POWER

2

1 TV

Number Buttons

3 CHANNEL

GUIDE ENTER

CHANNEL + /-

bRETURN TO LIVE

4/ // buttons

4 SELECT

a INSTANT REPLAY

EXIT

STOP

DISPLAY

JUMP

Using Instant Replay

The Instant Replay feature lets you skip back seven seconds during a live or recorded show. It’s the perfect way to ensure you don’t miss a single word of dialogue in your favorite movie, or any of the important action in a game.

a Press INSTANT REPLAY while you’re watching a live or recorded show.

You’ll instantly skip back seven seconds and begin watching again from there.

You can repeatedly press INSTANT REPLAY and move back in seven second increments.

b Press RETURN TO LIVE when you want to go back to the live broadcast.

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Panasonic PV-HS2000 Controlling Live Television, Viewing Live Television, Using Instant Replay, Before you begin