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each recorded programme, with a name ending in .rec.
The MP3 folder is where you can store MP3 music files, which your PVR can play back.
The ProgramFiles folder is where you can store additional soft- ware for the PVR, which we’ll explain more about in the next section.
When you display the archive list on the PVR, using the Archive button on the remote control, you’ll see the contents of one of these three folders, and you can view each of them in turn by using the or buttons on the remote control.
When you view files in the PVR’s archive list on your televi- sion screen, you won’t see all the same files that you can view using Altair; when you’re viewing DataFiles, you’ll only be shown recordings, without the .rec on the end of their name. Similarly, in the MP3 area, you’ll only be shown MP3 music files that have names ending in .mp3, and in the ProgramFiles are, you’ll only be shown the
5.2.3 Transferring files
Double click on the DataFiles folder in the left hand panel to open it, and you’ll see the files for all the programmes you’ve stored on the PVR, along with any extra folders you created to organise them.
At the top of the panel, you’ll see a message that says Turbo Off to start with. Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the PVR; you can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off.
When turbo mode is turned on, and you have a USB2.0 con- nection on your computer, you can transfer programmes at speeds of up to a fifth of their running time, so a fifteen minute