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THE DIGITAL RECORDER PAUSE LIVE TELEVISION (TIME-SHIFTING)
Imagine watching television and the phone rings. Simply press the key (or the key) to
pause the picture. Once you have finished your telephone conversation, you may watch the program
from where you left off.
Pressing firmly on the joystick executes the key function. You
will immediately notice the information bar across the bottom of
the screen with the II (pause) symbol appearing to the left.
To start watching the picture, pres s the key (or press the
key again.) The t elevision picture you are w atching is in a
delayed form. This type of feature is commonly known as ‘time-
shifting’ or sometimes ‘time-slipping’.
The time-shift buffer (the amount of spa ce to pause live television) varies depending upon the size of
the hard-drive that is installed. The set-top box automatically reserves and manages the hard-drive
space required for this feature. The time-shift buffer may be deleted cleared anytime by accessing
the Menu->Preferences->Digital Recorder menu. This is described in more detail later.
The time-shifting feature will continue to operate if left on unattended. The set-top box has an
automatic time-shifting shutdown to preserve the longevity of the hard-drive.
To exit time-shift mode and return to normal television viewing, press the key.
FORWARD AND REWIND TELEVISION
Whilst you are watching live television, you may rewind the
picture immediately. Use key once. The picture will now
rewind at a standard play speed (x1). Press again and the
rewind speed will increase to x3.
Further faster speeds are also possible such as x10, x30, x100
and x600.