Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EXPLORER 8000 Scientific Atlanta
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1 Scientific-Atlanta Record your favorite programs when you’re away Record one program and watch another Record two live programs while watching a third program you recorded earlier Record and store.
2 Welcome! With the Explorer ® 8000™ Digital Video Recorder (DVR), you can easily record your favorite programs and then play them back anytime. The built-in DVR and Picture-In-Picture (PIP) features give you com- plete control, convenience, and choice when watching TV .
3 Using Y our Remote Control Use the keys on the AllT ouch ® A T8400™ or A T8500™ 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.
4 Prep aring the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work With Y our High-Definition TV If you have an Explorer 8000HD DVR and an HDTV , and you are not using a DVI connection, you may need to set up the 8000HD so that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your HDTV supports.
5 Selecting Compatible Picture Formats If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn it on, the 8000HD 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.
6 Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard Setting up the 8000HD to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the settings you have chosen while watching TV . Y ou can also select the setting that provides the best picture quality for the format currently being broadcast.
7 5. Use one of the following methods to select a picture format setting: • T o use a setting of 480i for a st andard-screen HDTV and a setting of 1080i for a wide-screen HDTV , press A to choose the Quick Setup method. • T o be able to toggle between the 1080i and 480i settings while watching TV , press B to choose the S tandard Setup method.
8 Controlling Live TV Control a Live Program Y ou Are W atching 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.
9 Recording TV Programs Record a TV Program Y ou Are W atching 1. Press Record . 2. While in the Confirm Recording screen, choose your recording options and press A . The Record Indicator is li t on the front panel of the DVR . 3. T o manually stop recording before the scheduled time, press Stop and then follow the on-screen choices.
10 W atching Y our Recordings Access and Play Back Y our Recorded Programs Anytime 1. Press List . 2. Use the arrow keys to choose the program you want to play back. 3. Press Select to display your options. Access and Play Back Y our Recorded Programs From the Program Guide 1.
11 Using Picture-In-Picture Activate PIP on Y our TV While watching a program, press PIP On/Off to activate the PIP screen. Notes: • T o pause or record the video in the PIP screen, you must first swap it to the Main screen.
12 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 .
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