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Basic Operations, Continued

DVR

As you watch live TV and

recorded programs, press

PAUSE

and the video on your TV screen

instantly freezes.

No more missing the climactic

scene of a movie or the winning

play of the game!

For programs you are watching

live, your DVR will remain in

pause for up to 90 minutes.*

Press

PLAY

to resume normal

PLAY to resume normal PLAY

play of the program.

Status Bar

The Status Bar appears whenever

you pause, rewind or fast forward

a live program. It also gives you

information such as the title of

the program you are watching,

the source of the program and

duration of time. The yellow

position bar indicates where you

are in the program. Green indicates

the length of the program you

are watching. White indicates the

length of other programs available in the buffer. Red indicates that you are watching

a recording in progress.

Pause

As you watch live TV and recorded programs, press

PAUSE

and the video on your

TV screen instantly freezes. No more missing the climactic scene of a movie or the

winning play of the game! For programs you are watching live, your DVR will remain

in pause for up to 90 minutes. Press

PLAY

to resume normal play of the program.

PLAY to resume normal play of the program.PLAY

Rewind

Want to review a portion of your live show? It’s a snap with DVR. Press

REWIND

Press it again up to 4 times to increase the rewind speed.

REW

REW2

REW3

and

REW4

will appear on screen.

REW

is the slowest setting and

REW is the slowest setting and REW

REW4

is the fastest.

Press

REWIND

a ﬁ fth time or press

PLAY

to resume normal play.

PLAY to resume normal play.PLAY

Fast Forward

For programs you are watching

live,

FAST FORWARD

can be

activated if you have paused or

rewound the program. Press

FAST

FORWARD

to move forward in the

program. Press it up to 4 times to

increase the fast forward speed.

FF2

FF3

and

FF4

will appear

on screen.

is the slowest

setting and

FF4

is the fastest.

NOTE

You can only fast forward

up to the point of live broadcast.

Playback Controls with Status Bar

You can play back your video recordings using the video control buttons.

Playback Controls

• Fast Forward

• Slow Forward

from Pause

• Play

• Pause

• Rewind

• Slow Rewind

from Pause

• Go to

Live TV

The buttons

function like

VCR controls.

Plus, you have

new DVR control

features, like

Instant Replay

and

SWAP

Slow Motion

Ever wonder what the referees are looking at when they review a controversial play?

Your DVR is equipped with slow-forward and slow-rewind functions to give you crisp

and clear slow motion images.

•

To activate slow-forward, press

PAUSE

and then

FAST FORWARD

•

To use slow-rewind, press

PAUSE

and then

REWIND

•

To return to regular speed, press

PLAY

Instant Replay

With Instant Replay,* you can go back to see the last play of the game or replay the last

scene of your movie. Just press

PAGE

REPLAY

on your remote to replay the last

15 seconds.

Press

PAGE

REPLAY

repeatedly to continue skipping back in 15-second increments.

Return to Live TV

Anytime you pause or rewind a live program, the show continues to be broadcast in real

time. To return to live programming, press

LIVE TV

Swap

Because your DVR has two tuners, it can buffer (temporarily record) two different

programs at the same time. While recording two programs, you can watch and control

either program up to the point of live TV by using the

SWAP

button on your remote.

The

SWAP

button allows you to toggle between two live programs while retaining

control of both.

•

Press

SWAP

•

Select an alternative program by changing the channel.

•

Press

SWAP

again to toggle between the two.

NOTE

The

SWAP

button is the key to keeping the buffer for both programs.

If you change channels without using

SWAP

, you will lose the buffer.

* Some remotes are equipped with

Instant Replay

and

LIVE

buttons.

Playback Controls

Note: Some remotes are equipped with

Instant Replay

SWAP

and

LIVE

buttons.

* Recording capacity varies.

†

Service may not be available in all areas.

‡

Features may vary by digital set top equipment type. Remote control functions and menu selections vary by area. Record-

ing capacity varies by video source. Not all remote controls are equipped with Instant Replay, SWAP and LIVE buttons.

HDTV programming not available in all areas.

Go back to the

previous screen

Play the

recording

Start the recording

from the beginning

Step 1:

From the

DVR Menu

select

My Recordings

. Use the

buttons on your remote

to search through and highlight

titles from your list of recorded

programs. Press OK to select

the program.

View Programs Stored in Your Personal Library

Step 2:

From the

Information

Screen

, select

to resume

play from where you left off or

select

play from where you left off or

to restart from the

beginning.

Guide Symbols to Know: DVR Action Icons

Delete the program from

My Recordings

Change the

Delete Priority Rule

Place a

Lock

on the program

Lock on the program Lock

to restrict viewing

PAUSE

SPRING/SUMMER 2008 www.mediacomcable.com

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