Standard DVR and Whole-Home DVR

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Standard DVR and Whole-Home DVR

A DVR (Digital-Video-Recorder) is a set-top box with a built-in hard drive for recording and playback of television shows and movies. Whole-Home DVR is a service that allows you to watch those television shows and movies—from any TV in your home.

With Whole-Home DVR, you can start watching a recording in one room, then pause it and continue watching it in another room later. You can also schedule and manage your recordings from any set-top box in your home. If you have Whole-Home DVR, you will have to schedule recordings from the main DVR in your home.

When you record a program, a red indicator light will appear on your set-top box to let you know your program is recording. Both the DVR and WHDVR set-top boxes allow you to record up to two shows at the same time.

Recording Content

  • Press the REC button on your remote any time while watching TV for easy one-touch recording.
  • Access the DVR Menu from DVR on the Quick Menu or Main Menu. From here, select My Recordings to view your list of recordings.

To record the remainder of a show you are currently watching:

  1. Press the REC button on your remote.

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To record an upcoming show:

  1. Press the GUIDE button on your remote.
  2. Use the Arrow Keys to select a show airing in the future.
  3. Press the REC button on your remote.

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To record multiple episodes of a series (series recording):

  1. Press the GUIDE button on your remote.
  2. Use the Arrow Keys to select an episode.
  3. Press the REC button twice on your remote.

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  • Series recordings are automatically grouped into Folders so you can quickly scroll through your list of programs.

Watching Recorded Content

To playback a recording:

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote.
  2. Select the DVR icon from the Quick Menu.
  3. Select My Recordings.
  4. Select the program you want to watch, press the OK/SEL button on your remote, and then select the Play icon.
  5. Use the REW <<, FF >>, PAUSE II, PLAY >, and STOP buttons on your remote to control playback.

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Searching for Content

To search for a program or series:

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote.
  2. Select Search.
  3. Select your search category or if searching by Title, Keyword, or Actor/Director, use the on-screen keyboard to enter your search criteria.

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Storage Settings

To adjust storage settings for a particular recorded program:

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote.
  2. Select the DVR icon from the Quick Menu.
  3. Select My Recordings.
  4. Select the recording you want to keep and press the OK/SEL button on your remote.
  5. Choose to save the recording until Space is needed or I delete.

Canceling and Deleting Content

  • DVR Cleanup lets you delete multiple shows at once, while DVR History keeps track of shows that were deleted.

To cancel a scheduled program or series recording:

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote.
  2. Select the DVR icon from the Quick Menu.
  3. Select Future Recordings.
  4. Select the program you want to delete and press the OK/SEL button on your remote.
  5. Select Set or cancel a recording.
  6. Select Don’t Record to delete the scheduled recording.
    -Once you cancel a program or series recording, the program or series will no longer record. To reschedule a program or series recording, follow the steps in the “Record a program or series” section.

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To delete a single program:

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote.
  2. Select the DVR icon from the Quick Menu.
  3. Select My Recordings.
  4. Select the program you want to delete and press the OK/SEL button on your remote.
  5. Select Delete Recording.
    -Once you delete a program, you cannot undo this action.

To delete multiple programs:

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote.
  2. Select the DVR icon from the Quick Menu.
  3. Select DVR Cleanup.
  4. Select the programs you want to delete and press the OK/SEL button on your remote.
  5. Select Delete Recording.
    -Once you delete a program, you cannot undo this action.

View Future Scheduled Recordings

To view upcoming recordings:

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote.
  2. Select the DVR icon from the Quick Menu.
  3. Select Future Recordings.

Standard DVR and Whole-Home FAQs:

For DVR service, you will need a DVR-capable set-top box.

For Whole-Home DVR service, you will need at least one DVR set-top box, as well as one HD set-top box for each TV where you will watch your recordings. Please call your local office for more details about which set-top boxes are required.

Yes; you can record up to two different shows at the same time. You can also play back a previous recording while recording new episodes.

Yes; as long as you started watching the show from the beginning. You must, within the first half hour of the show, press the REC button and the recording will begin at the beginning of the show. If you change the channel before you press record and then change back, the show will no longer be able to record from the beginning.

Yes; with Whole-Home DVR service. Additional set-top boxes may be required.

Yes; DVR and WHDVR service also include Pause Live TV (PLT).

You can record and store approximately 70 hours of HD programming and 140 hours of SD programming.

You can keep the recordings as long as you like. When the hard drive gets full, by default, the DVR will delete your oldest recording to make room. To change this setting, see the “Storage Settings” section above.

Go into the My Recordings screen in the DVR menu. The percentage of space used is shown above the list of your recordings.

For additional help or support contact Wizards Technical Support at (877) 457-9669.

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