Topfield TF 5800 PVR user manual Time Shift television, Rewinding TV

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2.3 Time Shift television

Because it has a hard disk inside, your PVR is able to con- stantly save the TV programme that you’re watching. That means that it can make TV more convenient than ever —you don’t need to miss something crucial when the phone rings, or wonder what a character in a drama just mumbled, thanks to time shifting.

Time shifting just means that the most recent hour of the tele- vision channel you’re watching is saved on the PVR’s disk; each time you change to a new channel, it starts to save the programme you’re watching, so if you’ve been watching for 20 minutes, all those twenty minutes will be on the disk. If you’ve been watching for 85 minutes, then the most recent hour will be on the disk, and the first twenty five minutes won’t be there any more.

What does all this mean to you?

2.3.1 Rewinding TV

Simple. When you’re watching live TV, and you want to see something again, just press the button on the remote con- trol, and the programme will start to play in reverse. To go faster, press Rewind again.

When you reach the point where you want to start watching, perhaps to see a goal again, or to try and catch some important dialogue, just press the button.

You’ll see a display at the top right hand corner of the screen, telling you how far behind live TV you are and, if you like, you can use the key to move forwards again, until you catch up with the live broadcast.

When you do that, you’ll see a message with the word ‘Live’ at the top right corner of the screen.