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Getting Started With The
® ™
Explorer 8000 and
™
8000HD DVR
Record your favorite programs when you’re busy
Record one program and watch another
Record two live programs while watching a third program you
recorded earlier
Record and store up to 90 hours of standard-definition program-
ming or 20 hours of high-definition programming (with a 160 GB hard
drive)
Watch and record high-definition programs on the 8000HD DVR
(the actual high-definition storage capacity depends on the model)
Pause live
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Welcome! ® With the Explorer 8000™ Recorded List Digital Video Recorder (DVR), "Design On A Dime" you can easily record your Save: Until erased favorite programs and then play them back anytime. The built-in DVR and Picture-In-Picture Title Date Time Length (PIP) features give you com- World Soccer Wed 11/10 4:10am 30min Extreme Homes Wed 11/10 8:10pm 50min plete control, convenience, and Design On A Dime Mon 11/15 12:00pm 30min choice when watching TV. Use Home Matters Sun 11/14 12:30pm 3
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Using Your Remote Control Use the keys on the AllTouch Remote Control to access the DVR and PIP features of your DVR. This guide describes the keys used to access the DVR and PIP features. For descriptions of the other key functions, refer to the user’s guide for your remote control model: • AT8400™ AllTouch Remote Control User’s Guide, part number 749219 AT8550™ AllTouch Remote Control User’s Guide, part number 4006383 Important: Your remote control must be set to Cable Mode (CBL) to access t
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Preparing the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Your High-Definition TV If you have an Explorer 8000HD DVR and an HDTV, and you are not using a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connection, you may need to set up the DVR so that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your HDTV supports. Otherwise, your picture quality may be less than optimal. During installation, your cable service provider may have already selected an appropriate picture format for you, or the factory setting of th
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Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard Setting up the DVR to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the settings you have chosen while watching TV. You can also select the setting that provides the best picture quality for the format currently being broadcast. Note: If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn on the HDTV and the DVR, you may need to select a compatible picture format for your HDTV. Go to Selecting Compatible Picture Formats on page 7. The
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4. Choose one of the following options: If you have a standard-screen (4:3) HDTV, press A . If you have a wide-screen (16:9) HDTV, press B . 5. Choose one of the following options: To choose the Quick Setup option press A . Press to begin watching television. To choose the Standard Setup option press B ; then follow the on- screen instructions. When you finish, press to exit the setup. Then press to begin watching television. To choose the Custom Setup option, press ; then follow th
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Selecting Compatible Picture Formats If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn it on, the DVR may not be sending your HDTV a picture format that your HDTV supports. Follow these steps to select picture format settings that your HDTV supports. Note: Rather than selecting a single picture format setting, you may want to select all settings that your HDTV supports. Setting up the DVR to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the different settings while viewing TV
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Controlling Live TV Control a Live Program You Are Watching The Pause , Rewind , Fast-Forward , Play , Instant Replay , and Live keys on the remote control are used to control the live program in the Main screen. For example, when you are watching your favorite live TV program and the telephone rings, press Pause to pause the program for up to 1 hour. To reverse or advance one frame at a time, press Pause and then repeatedly press Rewind or Fast-Forward . For example, to advance three frame
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Using the Program Guide Find a Program to Watch HDLN 1. Press Guide . The Program 36 Guide appears and lists the next 7 Headline News 4:00-5:00pm days of programs. Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest events. 36 Wed 6/18 4:02pm CHANNEL 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:3 2. Press the directional keys ( ) to DSC 34 Great Chefs Great Chefs Travelers CNN 35 Inside Politics Early Prime Hollywo move through the program listings and HDLN 36 ' Headline News Headline News ESPN 37 Bikes, B
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Recording TV Programs Record a TV Program You Are Watching 1. Press Record . 2. While in the Confirm Recording Confirm Recording "Design On A Dime" screen, choose your recording options Tue: 11/13 Save: 14 days and press A . The Record Indicator is lit on the front panel of the DVR. START STOP RECORD SAVE TIME 3. To manually stop recording before the 12:00pm 12:30pm One episode 14 days scheduled time, press Stop and All episodes then follow the on-screen choices. Accept recording Cancel change
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Watching Your Recordings Access and Play Back Your Recorded List Recorded Programs Anytime "Design On A Dime" 1. Press List . Save: Until erased 2. Use the arrow keys to choose the Title Date Time Length program you want to play back. World Soccer Wed 11/10 4:10am 30min Extreme Homes Wed 11/10 8:10pm 50min 3. Press Select to display your Design On A Dime Mon 11/15 12:00pm 30min Home Matters Sun 11/14 12:30pm 30min options. Thirteen Days Mon 11/8 8:00pm 1hr 30min Options/Play Scheduled R
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Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape The Copy to VCR feature lets you use your VCR as a back-up storage device for the hard drive in your DVR. In other words, you can archive your recordings to a VCR tape. Verify that the OUT 2 (VCR) CABLE OUT INPUT (AUX) outputs are connected to your VCR. When you want to OUT 2 (VCR) archive a TV program to VCR OUT 1 (TV) tape, first record the program DIGITAL VIDEO LR AUDIO OUT AUDIO to your DVR. Then, copy the program from the DVR to your VCR. LEFT VIDEO 1 IN FROM
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Copy a Recording 1. Connect the VCR to the OUT 2 (VCR) connection on the back of the Explorer DVR. See Set Up Connections on page 12 for more information. 2. Make sure that a tape is in your VCR and that the VCR is set to record. Recorded List "Design On A Dime" 3. Press List . The Recorded List Save: Until Erased screen appears. Recorded Programs Date Time Length Friends Wed 11/10 8:30pm 30min 4. Press Move Up or Move Down ER Thur 11/11 9:00pm 1hr 0min Design On A Dime Mon 11/15 12:00pm 30mi
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Using Picture-In-Picture Activate PIP on Your TV While watching a program, press PIP On/Off to activate the PIP screen. PIP Main Screen Screen Notes: To pause or record the video in the PIP screen, you must first swap it to the Main screen. You can only use the dedicated DVR keys (Pause, Rewind, Fast-Forward) to control the program shown in the Main screen. To change the channel in the PIP screen, use PIP CH+ and PIP CH- . Activate PIP From the Program Guide From the Program Guide, press
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Use Power-Save Mode To maximize the life of your DVR, you should power-down the DVR when it is not in use. Simply press CBL and then press Power on your remote control, or press Power on the front panel of the DVR. The Power light turns off, but because the DVR still is plugged in, your scheduled recordings still occur. Between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. every day, your DVR will automatically enter Power-Save mode. In Power-Save mode, the set-top is powered- down, but all scheduled recordings still
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Frequently Asked Questions How far back can I rewind live TV? The length of time you can rewind live TV depends on how long you have been tuned to a single channel. Each time you change channels, a new copy is automatically stored to the built-in recorder. This copy saves up to the last 1 hour of programming. For example, if you have been watching the same channel for 15 minutes, you can rewind that 15 minutes of the program. Can I record the quarter screen in the Program Guide or the DVR Record
