User Guide

Digital Video Recording
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Recording While Watching Different Programs
RECORDING WHILE WATCHING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS
This section describes the basic ways to record a program while watching different
programs at the same time.
• Recording Two Events While Playing Back (in the following section).
• Recording an Event While Watching Another (on page 58).
Recording Two Events While Playing Back
You can set up the receiver to record two programs while you are watching one that you
have already recorded.
1 Press GUIDE to open the Program Guide. Find a current program you want to record now.
2 Press SELECT to tune to that program.
3 Press RECORD.
4 Select OK to begin recording now or Options to customize your recording settings.
5 If you selected Options, see Recording Options on page 58 for your choices.
6 Choose another program as described in Step 2.
7 Press RECORD and select OK when the popup displays. You are now recording two
programs at the same time.
8 Press DVR twice on the remote control. The My Recordings screen will open. You should
see the two programs that are recording indicated by the red dot next to the listings.
9 Select a program that you recorded earlier and start the playback.
10 You should now be watching a pre-recorded program while the receiver is recording the
other two timer events (programs).
Press DVR twice
and select a
recorded program