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Controlling Live TV
• Press PAUSE to alternate between pausing and resuming the show you’re
watching.
• Press REWIND up to three times (for three speeds) to rewind the show.
• Press FORWARD up to three times (for three speeds) to fast-forward the show
up to the point of broadcast.
• Press PLAY to stop fast-forwarding or rewinding or resume from a pause.
• Press LIVE TV to view the point of broadcast for the last channel you watched.
• Press REPLAY to view the previous 7 seconds of the show.
• Press SKIP to skip forward in the show up to the moment of broadcast. You
can decide how many seconds to skip with this button in the Settings menu.
• Press PAUSE and then FORWARD once to activate slow motion.
• Pressing RECORD to record the entire contents of the temporary memory or
buffer for the show you are watching.
• Press PAUSE and then SKIP to advance forward one frame.
THE BUFFER
When you start watching a show, your Alpha Media Player will start storing it in
temporary memory, called a buffer. The amount of temporary memory varies, but
it is never less than 30 minutes for standard definition or 10 minutes for HDTV.
Player Bar
Whenever you press one of the player control buttons, you’ll see the Player Bar,
which gives you status information about the program you’re currently watching.
You’ll see a version of the player bar no matter what type of media you’re enjoying,
whether it’s recorded or live TV, photos, or music.
1. CURRENT TIME
The current time or point in the cur-
rent program.
2. PROGRAM
The current live or recorded pro-
gram being played back.
3. SHOW START TIME
The start time of the recorded or
Live TV program.
4. STORED IN MEMORY
While watching live TV, this area
(the buffer) displays the part of the
show recorded in temporary mem-
ory. While watching recorded TV,
it shows the entire contents of the
show available for viewing.
5. PLAYER BAR STATE
The current state of the program
controls, such as play, pause, re-
wind, and fast-forward.
6. SHOW END TIME
Displays the end time of the Live
TV program or the duration of a re-
corded TV program.