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Scientific Atlanta 8000, 8000HD Explore Your Entertainment Options, Get More Out of Your TV, Watch, Record, Watch & Record, Explorer Model, Storage Capacity

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Explore Your Entertainment Options

Explore Your Entertainment Options

This guide describes how to use the following Explorer® Digital Video Recorders:

•Explorer® 8000™ Digital Video Recorder (DVR), for use with standard TVs

•Explorer® 8000HD™ High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR), for use with high-definition TVs (HDTVs)

Get More Out of Your TV

The 8000 DVR or 8000HD DVR changes how you watch TV:

•Control live programs just like they are recordings.

•Create your own personal video library by recording and storing your favorite programs.

•Watch your recordings anytime you want.

•Add the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature to any TV you own.

With an 8000 DVR or 8000HD DVR, you can use your TV to . . .

Watch		•	Two live programs at once with the PIP feature
		•	One pre-recorded program
		•	One live and one pre-recorded program at once
Record		•	Two live programs at the same time
		• All future episodes of your favorite programs by
			performing a simple, one-time setup
		•	Hours of programs and store them for later viewing
Watch & Record		•	Watch one program while recording another
		•	Watch two programs and record one of them
		•	Watch two programs and record both of them
		•	Watch a pre-recorded program while you record
			one or two other programs
	Explorer Model		Storage Capacity
8000			30 to 50 hours of non-HD programs
	8000HD		A minimum of 7 hours of HD programs. Contact your
			cable service provider to determine the maximum
			storage capacity of your 8000HD.

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for the with Contents Manage Programs and Recordings Adjust the Picture Display for HDTVs Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Get More Information or Assistance Index Explore Your Entertainment Options Get More Out of Your TV Take Control of Live Programs Buffered Programs Get Started Prepare the Remote Control to Work With Your TV and Explorer DVR What’s Next How Programs Are Formatted Aspect Ratios Screen Resolution How HDTVs Display Picture Formats Prepare the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Your High-DefinitionTV Selecting Compatible Picture Formats Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard Using Custom Setup to Select Picture Formats Make the Most of Your Entertainment Options Protect Your Recordings Find Out When Your Favorite Programs Are On Display the Program Guide Program Guide Select a Program From the Program Guide Search for a Program by Channel, Title, or Theme Browse By Options Browse By Channel Browse By Title Browse By Theme Search for a Program by Date Page Control Live TV and Recordings Pause a Live Program or a Recording Status Bar Use Instant Replay Rewind or Fast-Forwarda Live Program or Recording Status Bar Speed Indicator Use Slow Motion Watch Action Frame by Frame Catch Up With a Live TV Program Watch Two Programs At Once Turn PIP On and Off Change the Channel of the PIP Screen Move the Location of the PIP Screen Possible Positions of the PIP Screen Swap the Main Screen and the PIP Screen Recordings and the PIP Screen The PIP Screen and the Quarter Screen Record and Play Back Programs Saving Your Recordings Record a Program That You Are Watching Live Save Time Setting Recording With the Default Save Time Setting Recording Without the Default Save Time Setting While the Explorer DVR records Record a Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program How Many HD Programs Can the 8000HD Record and Store Save Latest Options Record Two Programs at Once Record a Pay-Per-ViewEvent Recording and Watching Programs Display a List of Your Recorded Programs Recorded List Screen Play Back a Recording Display a List of Programs You Have Scheduled To Be Recorded in the Future Scheduled Recordings Screen Cancel a Scheduled Recording Cancel a Recording That Is in Progress Forget Which Channel You’re Recording Page Manage Programs and Recordings Block Programs With Parental Control Selecting Programs To Be Blocked Blocked channels: Closed Lock Blocked ratings: Accept General Settings Removing Blocking From Programs Turning Parental Control On and Off Block Recordings With Parental Control Recorded Program Options Screen Playing Back Blocked Recordings Maximize Your Storage Space Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape Change the Default Save Time Setting for Future Recordings Preferences Screen Change the Save Time of a Recording You Have Saved Erase a Recording Adjust the Picture Display for HDTVs Adjust Pictures on a Wide-ScreenHDTV Change the Picture Format Change the Darkness of Bars Used in Picture Displays Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Questions About the Explorer DVR Questions About Controlling a Live Program or Recording Questions About Watching Two Programs at Once Questions About Recording Programs and Playing Them Back Channel Change Notice Can I record a pay-per-viewevent What happens if a sports event that I scheduled to record goes into overtime Can I record video-on-demand(VOD) programs Why did the Explorer DVR record only part of a program Can I erase part of a recording Questions About Watching, Recording, and Playing Back HD Programs Page Get More Information or Assistance Frequently Asked Questions Online Documentation or the Explorer eClub Customer Support Information to Provide When Calling for Assistance To Join the Explorer eClub Index PIN Entry screen Playback Status screen, exiting from Page Page Page Page Quick Tips Explorer Screens See all of your favorite programs Never miss your favorite programs Make the most of your time AllTouch® AT8400 Remote Control The built-indigital video recorder and Picture-in-Picturefeature give you and