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Make the Most of Your Entertainment Options

After you set up the remote control and the 8000HD, you are ready to . . .

•Find out when programs are broadcast

•Control live TV or recordings

•Record one program while watching another live program

•Watch two programs at once with the PIP feature

•Record programs and play them back

•Manage programs and recordings

•Watch HD and non-HD programs with the 8000HD

Note: If you have a wide-screen HDTV, you may find that you can improve the appearance of certain programs by adjusting the picture display. For assistance in adjusting the picture, see “Adjust Pictures On a Wide-Screen HDTV” on page 42.

Protect Your Recordings

To extend the life of the Explorer DVR and to save money on your electric bill, turn Off the Explorer DVR each night before going to bed.

When the Explorer DVR is powered Off (and plugged into an active outlet), all scheduled recordings will be performed automatically – and your recordings will be protected.

Turning off your Explorer DVR also resets the Parental Control feature so that it turns on automatically whenever the Explorer DVR turns on. Turning off the Explorer DVR and turning it back on is the easiest way to turn on Parental Control for all the programming you have chosen to block. For more information on this feature, see “Block Programs With Parental Control” on page 33.

Each night before you go to bed, make sure that the green Power indicator is off.

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