Contents

Contents

Explore Your Entertainment Options

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Get More Out of Your TV

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Take Control of Live Programs

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Get Started

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Prepare the Remote Control to Work With Your TV and Explorer DVR

3

What’s Next? 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Programs Are Formatted

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How HDTVs Display Picture Formats

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Prepare the Explorer 8000HD DVR To Work With Your High-Definition TV 6

Make the Most of Your Entertainment Options

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Find Out When Your Favorite Programs Are On

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Display the Program Guide

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Select a Program From the Program Guide

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Search for a Program by Channel, Title, or Theme 12

 

Search for a Program by Date

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Control Live TV and Recordings

15

 

 

Pause a Live Program or a Recording

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Use Instant Replay 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rewind or Fast-Forward a Live Program or Recording

16

 

Use Slow Motion

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Watch Action Frame by Frame

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Catch Up With a Live TV Program 18

 

 

 

Watch Two Programs At Once

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Turn PIP On and Off

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Change the Channel of the PIP Screen

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Move the Location of the PIP Screen

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Swap the Main Screen and the PIP Screen

21

 

 

Record and Play Back Programs

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Record a Program That You Are Watching Live 24

 

 

Record a Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program 26

 

Record Two Programs at Once

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Record a Pay-Per-View Event

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Display a List of Your Recorded Programs 29

 

 

Play Back a Recording

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Display a List of Programs You Have Scheduled To Be Recorded in the Future 30

Cancel a Scheduled Recording

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Cancel a Recording That Is in Progress

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