User guide

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Contents
Welcome
Alpha Media Player Orientation ........ 8
The Main Menu Layout ................... 10
Horizontal Categories ......................11
Vertical Lists ....................................12
Action Menus ...................................13
Mini TV .............................................14
Using Your Remote .........................15
Shortcut Buttons ....................... 16
Menu Navigation ........................ 17
Player Controls .......................... 18
Infrared Receiver ...................... 19
Subchannel Separator .............. 19
Full Screen TV
Flip Bar ............................................21
Flip Bar - Layout .........................22
What’s On Next ...............................23
See All Times ...................................23
Controlling Live TV ..........................24
Player Bar ........................................25
Automatic Conflict Detection .......... 26
Screen Saver .................................. 26
TV Channels
TV Channels - Layout ..................... 29
TV Channels - Focus ...................... 30
Recording Icons .............................. 31
Preview Panel ..................................32
Preview Panel - Layout ..............33
Channels Action Menu ....................34
Action Menu Options .......................35
Action Menu Options ................ 36
Recording Options .....................37
Scheduled to Record ................. 37
Currently Recording .................. 38
Conflict Management ..................... 39
Space Management ....................... 39
Pay Per View (PPV) ........................ 40
Change Time Slot ............................ 41
Grid Guide .......................................42
On Demand
Intro to BendBroadband Alpha On
Demand ...........................................45
VOD Library .................................... 46
VOD Options .................................. 46
PIN Entry ........................................ 46
My Rentals .......................................47
Recorded TV
Intro to Recorded TV ...................... 49
Recorded TV - Layout .................... 50
Management ...................................51
Folder Options ...........................52
Options ............................................53
Canceled and Deleted ....................53
Scheduled to Record ......................53
Series Options .................................53
Recording Defaults .........................54
Recording Options ..........................54
Storage Info .....................................55
External Hard Drive ........................ 56
Search
Intro to Search ................................ 59
Find By Title.................................... 60
Find By Keyword .............................61
Find By Category ............................62
Search Options ...............................63
Home Network
Setup ...............................................65
DLNA Servers ............................65
Getting Started ............................... 66
Playing Media ..................................67
Supported Files ...............................67
Shortcut Folders ............................. 68
Player Controls ............................... 69
My.Net
Intro to My.Net ................................. 71
Bend Broadband Websites .............72
Bookmarking ...................................73
Bookmarking ..............................74
SuperTicker .....................................75
Lock a Topic or Item ................. 76
SuperTicker Displaying Weather
...................................................77
Photos
Intro to Photos .................................81
Flickr ................................................82
Adding Photos ...........................82
Flickr Users ................................83
Open Sets ..................................84
Slideshows ......................................85
Slideshow Navigation ......................85
Slideshow .................................. 86
Slideshow Music .............................87
Mosaic View ................................... 88
Playing Games
Games ............................................. 91
Screen saver and Game Display ....92
Settings
Parental Controls .............................95
Parental Controls ............................ 96
Working with your PIN .....................97
VOD/PPV PIN...................................97
Locking and Unlocking Programs .. 98
Phone ............................................. 99
Skip ................................................ 99
Local Network Status ..................... 99
Storage Info .................................. 100
SuperTicker ...................................101
Closed Caption .............................101
TV Setup ........................................102
Sound Effects ................................102
Front Panel ....................................102
Aspect Ratio ..................................103
Recording Defaults .......................104