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DVR Plus Reference Guide

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Your DVR Plus ®

iO TV brings you DVR Plus, which allows you to record and watch programs from your iO digital cable boxes:

Table of Contents

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Record and play back your program in multiple rooms.

Getting Started ..............................................................................................4

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Record up to four shows at the same time while watching anything you want.

Using Your iO TV Remote Control ................................................................5

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Store up to 100 hours of Standard Definition programming or 25 hours of HD programming.

Using the Channel Guide ..............................................................................6

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Record any programming that’s included in your subscription.

Recording TV Programs ................................................................................7

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Pause live programming.

Watching Your Recordings ............................................................................8

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Manage access to recordings via Parental Controls.

If you have any questions about DVR Plus, please visit optimum.net/support.

Pausing Live Programs ..................................................................................9 Managing Recording Space ..........................................................................9 Using Parental Controls To Block Programming ........................................10

DVR Plus is available only with digital cable boxes for iO TV and cannot be used on outlets using a CableCARD™.

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Getting Started

Using Your iO TV Remote Control

Here are some helpful tips for you to know when using DVR Plus: ■ Viewing your recordings in any room with a digital cable box

Tip: You can watch your DVR recordings from any digital cable box in your home. For customers with an iO DVR (silver) digital cable box, the recordings you scheduled on this digital cable box can only be viewed on the TV connected to this digital cable box. Tip: If you have both Standard and HD digital cable boxes in your home, and would like to view the program on all of your TVs, you should record the program from the standard digital cable box. Any HD programs you record can only be viewed from an HD digital cable box. ■ Pausing live programs

Tip: Press Pause on your remote to pause live programming and resume it when you want. When using a non-DVR (not silver) digital cable box, you have 15 minutes to resume the program from that paused spot before you are automatically returned to live TV. Tip: When using a non-DVR (not silver) digital cable box, your recording will not include any portion of the program that aired prior to pressing Pause . To assure the entire program is recorded, you should schedule a recording in advance through the Guide or by pressing and selecting the "Channel Guide" and pressing Record . ■ Resuming play back of recordings in different rooms

Tip: If you would like to continue watching your recording in another room, press Stop during playback, then go to iO TV Ch. 1001 in the other room to resume your recording.

Other Important Information ■ You have the ability to watch programs while they are being recorded. ■ Before recording your program, verify the time and channel of the

program. You must subscribe to the channel to record programming on that channel.

POWER 1 Activate functions of the digital cable box 2 Turn TV on and off

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SOUND 3 Adjust volume 4 Mute sound CHANNELS 5 Display channel and program information 6 Surf channels, up or down 7 Enter channel numbers (also used to enter your PIN for parental control) 8 View favorite channels 9 Display last channel viewed

DVR FUNCTIONS 18 Display list of recorded programs 19 Rewind Fast Forward >> Stop  Pause  20 Record a program 21 Reserved for future use

NAVIGATION 10 Page up and down 11 Exit from on-screen menus 12 Browse on-screen menus 13 Perform various functions on screen 14 Choose highlighted item 15 Display/change settings 16 Display Main Menu 17 Display Channel Guide

■ Currently Picture-In-Picture, instant replay of live TV with the replay button

(allows you to go back in time to watch earlier parts of a program) and the ability to set up manual recordings are not available. ■ Functions on your iO DVR digital cable box (silver box) will continue to

operate the same way.

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Note: The two functions you will use most are DVR (#18), which accesses recorded programs and Record (#20), which allows you to record programs.

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Using the Channel Guide

Recording TV Programs

The Channel Guide is an easy way to find, watch and record TV programs. When selected, the Channel Guide appears and lists the next 7 days of programs.

Record a TV Program You Are Watching

Find a Program to Watch 1. Press Guide or Main Menu, then SEL Guide”.

2. While in the Confirm Recording screen, choose your recording options and press A .

to get to the “Channel

Note: Be sure to record your program from the beginning.

) to 2. Press the directional keys ( move through the program listings and highlight the program you want to watch.

Record a TV Program from the Channel Guide 1. Press Guide Menu, then SEL

3. Press SEL . If the program is currently on, the Channel Guide closes, and the program you selected appears in full-screen TV.

Search for a Program by Title, Channel or Theme 1. Press Guide or “Channel Guide”.

to get to the Main Menu, then SEL

2. Press Browse By A . The Browse By area of the Channel Guide displays the options: Title, Channel and Theme. 3. Press Move Up following options:

or Move Down

to highlight one of the

or

to get to the Main “Channel Guide”.

2. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight a TV program, and then press Record . 3. In the Confirm Recording screen, choose your recording options and press A . The recording program is highlighted in red in the Channel Guide.

Record Multiple Episodes or New First Run Episodes of a TV Program

• Title, which lists programs alphabetically by program title

If you want to record all the episodes of a program, follow these steps:

• Channel, which lists programs numerically by channel number

1. Press Record

• Theme, which lists programs by theme

2. Choose All Episodes. Press SEL . Notice the information in the fourth column changes based on your selection. Press A . The All Episodes Recording Options screen appears.

4. Press SEL . The Browse By area of the Channel Guide displays the programs according to the option you selected.

Search for a Program by Date 1. Press Guide or “Channel Guide”.

to get to the Main Menu, then SEL

.

3. Choose one of the options on the screen. 4. Press SEL

to save your settings.

2. Press Date . The Browse By area of the Channel Guide displays the next 7 dates.

If you want to record new first-run episodes only, follow these steps:

3. Press Move Up

1. Choose All Episodes and press

B

or Move Down

to highlight a date.

4. Press SEL . The Channel Guide displays the programs that will broadcast on that date.

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1. Press Record . The Confirm Recording screen appears.

A

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2. Highlight First Run only on this channel and press SEL .

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Record a TV Program from the Search Application

Play Back an In-Progress Recording

1. Press Guide or to get to the Main Menu, and select Search from the iO Main Menu or press the button to pull up the Search application.

1. Press DVR , then go to the Recorded List and select an in-progress recording, which is highlighted red.

2. Enter Search Criteria and navigate to the desired program.

2. Start playing your program.

3. Select Record from the program options, and then select Accept.

Changing the Save Time of a Recording 1. Press Record

.

2. Move to the column that says “Save Time”. 3. Highlight one of the options in the “Change Save Time Field”. 4. Select your desired Save Time. 5. Press SEL

to confirm your setting.

Watching Your Recordings Access and Play Back Your Recorded Programs Anytime

Rewind or Fast Forward your Program 1. Press DVR , then press Move Up the program you want to play back. 2. Press SEL

3. Start playing your program. 4. Press Rewind the program.

or Fast Forward

1. Press DVR , then press Move Up the program you want to play back.

2. Press SEL

to display your choice.

3. Start playing your program. 4. Stop the playback of your program. 5. Resume playback of your program from the previously stopped location from any TV located in your home. Press DVR*

to choose

3. Press Play while in playback mode to view the program in slow motion.

Pause Live TV allows you to pause a Live TV show for up to 15 minutes

1. Press DVR , then press Move Up or Move Down to choose the program you want to play back.

or Move Down

2. Start playing your program.

2. Press SEL

Bookmark a Recording

on your remote to control

View Program in Slow Motion

Pausing Live Programs

3. After reviewing your selection, press DVR to select another recorded program, or press any channel to return to watching TV.

to choose

to display your option.

1. Press DVR , then press Move Up or Move Down to choose the program you want to play back. to display your choice.

or Move Down

1. Press Pause 2. Press Play or press Exit

while watching Live TV. to resume your recording to return to Live TV.

Managing Recording Space How Much Recording Space Do I Have? 1. Press DVR , then press B to display the Preferences screen, which displays the percentage of space used. Note: If you have exceeded the household’s recording space, future programs cannot be recorded.

or tune to Ch. 1001 to access DVR Plus recordings.

will bring you to * If you have an iO DVR (silver) digital cable box, pressing DVR Ch. 1000 to access programs you have recorded to your iO DVR digital cable box. You will need to tune to Ch. 1001 to access multiple room recordings.

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Block Shows with Certain Ratings

Automatically Erase Your Oldest Recordings

Note: Follow procedures on all digital cable boxes in your household. Block by rating is your best protection against unauthorized viewing of content you deem unsuitable for other household members. For additional parental control features, visit optimum.net/parentalcontrol.

Turning Auto Erase on will automatically erase your oldest recordings one by one until there is enough space to record your new programs. Note: Any recordings that have a Save Time of “Until I Erase” will not be automatically erased. 1. Press DVR , and press Preferences screen.

B

1. Press SETTINGS

twice.

2. At the General Settings menu, press Move Up highlight “Block: Rating,” then press SEL .

to display the

or Move Down

2. Choose Turn ON Auto Erase.

3. Press Move Up or Move Down block, then press SEL .

3. Press SEL

4. Repeat step 3 above for ALL ratings that you wish to be blocked.

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Erase a Single Title 1. Press DVR

to see your recordings.

2. Using the directional keys (

), highlight the title you want to erase.

3. Press SEL for Options/Play. Using the directional keys ( Erase and press SEL . Press A to erase or to cancel.

), highlight

Using Parental Controls To Block Programming If you already set up Parental Controls (Block PIN) on a digital cable box, then the current settings will automatically block programs recorded with DVR Plus from being viewed unless a Block PIN is entered.

Setting Up Your Block PIN Note: You must set up a Block PIN for each digital cable box in your household. If you have already set up a PIN for each box, you will need to enter that PIN to change these settings. 1. Press SETTINGS twice. 2. At the General Settings menu, press Move Up to highlight “Block: PIN,” then press SEL . 3. Press Move Up SEL .

or Move Down

or Move Down

to highlight “Enable,” then press

4. Enter a new PIN.

to

to highlight the rating you wish to

5. Parental Blocks do not take effect until you turn on the Parental Control feature using the Quick Settings menu. To turn on Parental Control, press SETTINGS on your remote. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight “Turn ON Parental Control” and press SEL . Enter your PIN. This will activate the Parental Control on the channels you have selected previously.

Block Shows with Certain Titles 1. Press SETTINGS

twice.

2. At the General Settings menu, press Move Up to highlight “Block: Titles,” then press SEL .

or Move Down

3. Select “Displayed” to show when there is a blocked title, or “Hidden” to hide all programs with blocked titles.

Block by Individual Program 1. Press DVR and then press Move Up or Move Down to choose a program. 2. Press SEL

to display your choice.

3. Press Move Up then press SEL

or Move Down , to block your program.

5. Re-enter new PIN for confirmation. 6. Press Exit

to return to watching TV.

Once your Block PIN has been created, you will be able to block programming by rating and title.

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