19
Recording
19.1
What You Need
You can record a digital TV broadcast and watch it later.
To record a TV programme you need…
• a connected USB Hard Drive formatted on this TV
• digital TV channels installed on this TV
• to receive channel information for the on screen TV Guide
• a reliable TV clock setting. If you reset the TV clock manually,
recordings may fail.
You cannot record when you are using Pause TV.
Some digital TV operators do not allow the recording of
channels.
For more information on installing a USB Hard Drive, press the
colour key Keywords and look up USB Hard Drive,
installation.
19.2

Record a Programme

Record Now

To record the programme you are watching, press (Record)
on the remote control. The recording will start immediately.
When TV Guide data is available, the programme you are
watching will be recorded completely. If no TV Guide data is
available, the recording will only last 30 minutes. You can adjust
the end time of the recording in the List of Recordings.
To stop the recording, press (Stop).

Schedule a Recording

You can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme for
today or a few days from today (maximum of 8 days away).
To schedule a recording…
1 - Press TV Guide. On the TV Guide page, select the
channel and programme you wish to record. Press (Right) or
(Left) to scroll through the programmes of a channel. Use the
colour keys to select the day you need.
2 - With the programme highlighted, press the colour
key Record. The programme is scheduled for recording. A
warning will show automatically when overlapping recordings are
scheduled. If you plan to record a programme in your absence,
remember to leave the TV switched to Standby and the USB
Hard Drive switched on.
3 - The TV adds some time buffer at the end of the programme.
You can add some extra buffer if needed.
To adjust the end time of the recording…
1 - Press HOME to open the Home menu.
2 - Click Apps and click Recordings.
3 - Select the recording you want to adjust and press Adjust
Time. If the TV Guide comes from the Internet, select the
recording and press OK. If programme info is shown, press
Adjust Recording.

List of Recordings

All recordings and scheduled recordings are shown in the List of
Recordings.
To open the list…
1 - Press HOME to open the Home menu.
2 - Click Apps and click Recordings.
In this list, you can select a recording to watch, remove recorded
programmes, adjust the end time of a recording or check the
free disk space.
You can also schedule a recording for which you set the
beginning and end time yourself, as a timed recording not linked
to a programme.
To set a timed recording…
1 - Press OPTIONS and click Schedule. Or, if the TV Guide
comes from the Internet, press Schedule New.
2 - Set the channel, date and time span.
3 - Click Schedule to confirm the recording.
To remove a scheduled recording…
1 - Select the upcoming recording in the List of Recordings.
2 - Press Remove.

Watching TV While Recording

To watch a channel and to record another channel at the same
time, this TV is equiped with 2 tuners. However, the channels
available for watching during a recording depend on your TV
setup for receiving channels.
Which channels can you watch during a recording…
If you use 1 CAM to decode scrambled channels, you can only
watch the channels that don't need decoding and the channel
you are recording.
If you use 2 CAMs to decode scrambled channels and both
smart cards have identical viewing rights, you can watch all
channels, including the one you are recording.
If you use 2 CAMs with non-identical viewing rights, you can
only watch the channels of the CAM with less viewing rights and
the channel you are recording.
If you are using a Unicable system and you have only 1 User
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