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Table of Contents Control Live TV........................................................................................................................ 4 Playback Controls.................................................................................................................. 5 Remote Control Arrow Buttons...................................................................................... 5 Status Bar ..............................................................................................
Multi-Room DVR...................................................................................................................20 Accessing Your DVR Content Using Multi-Room DVR........................................20 My Recordings Screen.......................................................................................................21 Playback Details Screen Watch a recording from where you left off...................................................21 Watch a recording from the beginning.........
Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Pause live television! Rewind and replay programs so you don’t miss a beat. Imagine…coming home to your own personal library of television programs, movies and sports that you can watch whenever it’s convenient for you. It’s TV on your schedule. Record up to 90 hours* of your favorite programs and view them as many times as you want, whenever you want. Control Live TV With a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from Wave, you have the opportunity to control live TV.
Playback Controls You can play back your video recordings using the Video Control Buttons. Play Rewind These buttons function like VCR controls. Plus, you have new DVR control features, like Instant Replay and SWAP. Fast Forward Stop Record Replay Go back to Live TV Pause Go to DVR Menu Remote Control Arrow Buttons Thebuttons on your remote control will control playback when you are watching a recording in progress or while watching a recorded program.
Pause You can Pause live TV anytime by pressing on your remote. For programs you’re watching live, your DVR will remain in pause for up to 90 more minutes.* Pressing Pause than once allows frame by frame viewing. Press Play to resume the program. LIVE LIVE Rewind LIVE Press Rewind to rewind. Press it up to 4 times to increase Rewind speed. On the 5th press, the program resumes normal play. LIVE Fast-Forward For live TV, Fast-Forward can be activated if you have pressed Pause LIVEto move or Rewind.
Instant Replay With Instant Replay,** you can replay the last 15 seconds of a program. Press Replay or Page on the remote. LIVE Press repeatedly to continue skipping back in 15-second increments. Return to Live TV When you pause or rewind a live program, the program continues to broadcast in real time. To return to live programming press the Live** button LIVE or on your remote.
From Program Information From any Program Information screen, highlight the button and press OK/ Select to schedule a recording. Follow the on-screen prompts for additional recording options.
Two Recordings Are in Progress Overlay When two programs are recording simultaneously and you change channels, an overlay will appear.
Search and Record Expanded search and record capabilities make it easy to find your favorite shows, stars or even subject on TV and schedule auto-recordings based on your search criteria. Actor/Director Search Actor/Director Search allows you to find your favorite stars appearing on TV. Select Actor/Director from the Search Menu and use thebuttons to navigate the keyboard to spell out the name – up to 25 characters.
Keyword Search Select Keyword from the Search Menu and use the buttons to navigate the keyboard to spell out your keyword. Select Search Now to begin the search and the list of matching results will appear and can be sorted by date or alphabetically by selecting Sort Results. Save the search criteria or set up an autorecording. Saving Searches Save your search by selecting Save Search on any results screen.
Your Series Recordings will appear in the My Recordings list with the show title as its label. Multiple recordings of the same show will have the same label and will be listed beginning with the most recent recordings first as default. If you have the DVR Folder option turned on, multiple recordings of the show may be grouped together in a folder. To change your view use thebuttons on your remote to View By Date, View By Channel, or View By Title.
Manage Series Priorities • To give your new recording the highest scheduling priority and to capture the most number of episodes for your new recording, select High. The screen will show you how many episodes of the new series will be recorded and which episodes of the old series will not be recorded because of the conflict. • To move the new series back to the bottom of the scheduling priority list, select LIVE Low and the screen will refresh and give you revised results.
View Recorded Programs From the DVR menu, select My Recordings to view your programs: • Press My DVR on the remote (if available) • Select from the Quick Menu • Select DVR from the Main Menu Use thearrows on your remote to sort recordings by Title, Date or Channel. Use thearrows to scroll through the list and press OK/Select or INFO for program description and use the action icons to begin playback.
Future Recordings View List of Scheduled Recordings From the Main Menu or Quick Menu, • Select DVR* • Select Future Recordings • See a list by day of all the programs you have scheduled to record; usearrows to advance by day • Select a title to cancel the Scheduled Recording or modify Recording Options • To give your new recording the highest scheduling Manage Your Recordings A recorded program remains in your My Recordings list until you decide to delete it or have set it to delete when space is neede
DVR Folders Helps to keep recorded series organized by automatically grouping like titles into folders. Highlight the DVR Folders to open and scroll down to select a specific episode to watch. Press LAST to return to your recordings list. Live Program Notice – Default “On” The notice overlay will appear when a DVR recording is scheduled for a live program, such as sports or awards shows. You can choose to extend the recording time of live programs in the event the program runs longer than scheduled.
DVR Cleanup From the Main Menu, select DVR Menu to access DVR Cleanup. DVR Cleanup allows you to delete multiple recordings with a simple check box. When you select DVR Cleanup, a DVR Cleanup screen appears, with a list of all of your recordings. To check what recordings to delete, simply highlight the corresponding box(es), then arrow left to highlight the Delete button and press OK/Select, and confirm your deletion.
Use the buttons on your remote to change the Recording Options: • Change the frequency of the recording, such as every day or once a week • Specify how many recordings to save • Set a Save Until parameter, either until you delete or delete automatically when space is needed • Change the start and end times in order to catch every minute of a program, even if it runs over From Listings Select your Scheduled Recording in the listings; it will be indicated by the red dot in the Instant Info.
Recording Notices Recording Starting Notice If you are currently watching TV, before a Scheduled Recording begins, a notice will appear giving you the opportunity to confirm or cancel the recording. If you don’t do anything, the DVR will automatically tune to the channel and begin recording. Live TV programming that was temporarily recorded in the buffer will be erased. Changing Channels While Recording If two recordings are in progress, and you attempt to change channels, a notice will appear.
Multi-Room DVR With Wave’s Multi-Room DVR you’ll be able to watch, record, and delete programs on your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from any connected nonDVR set-top in your home. You can also use the powerful new bookmarking capabilities, which allow you to resume watching the same program in another room from exactly where you left off. The remaining pages of this guide gives you a quick overview of how to get started enjoying this exciting new addition to your home entertainment system*.
My Recordings Screen The My Recordings screen provides a listing of all your existing recorded programs and in-progress recordings. The program series recordings are automatically placed in folders, quickly allowing you to find your favorite episodes. Select the folder to view one or more series recordings on your DVR. Use the left and right arrow keys on the remote to sort the list by time, channel, or date. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the list.
Resume Playback From: The Resume Playback From: menu offers you the following playback options: Choose This room’s latest position to watch from where playback was stopped on this room’s non-DVR set-top. Choose Master Bedroom’s latest position to watch from where playback was stopped in the room where your DVR is located. (Master Bedroom in this example is the custom name you assigned to your home’s master DVR.
Main Menu You can access the Main Menu by pressing the MENU button on the remote at any time the MR-DVR application is running. The options presented will vary depending on the screen or function the user is interacting with. The image on the right shows the options available from the My Recordings screen. Additional options (see list below) are available when accessing the Main Menu during playback. Use the left and right arrow keys on the remote to navigate the Main Menu options.
Pause Live-TV This function is only available from the My Recordings screen (see page 21 for more information). Use one of the following options: Press PAUSE button on the menu bar. Press PAUSE button on the remote. Please note that the PAUSE function on your non-DVR set-top is slightly different than on your DVR. In some instances, the PAUSE function will not work if other settops in your home are already performing a record function.
Schedule a Recording Press the MENU button on your remote. Select the Schedule Recording icon on the menu and press the OK button on your remote. On the Schedule a Recording screen, use the up and down and arrows on the remote to select the Channel, Date, Adjust Time By, and What’s InProgress at fields. Use the left and right arrow keys to scroll through these fields to locate and select the program you want to record. The title and a description of the show you select will appear in the Program field.
Cancel a Future Recording Select View Scheduled Recordings from the Main Menu. In the Future Recording screen, use the up and down arrow keys on your remote to select and highlight the future recording you want to delete. Press the MENU button on your remote to display the Main Menu. Use your arrow key to select the Cancel Recording icon. Press the OK or Select button on your remote to delete the future recording. At the Press “OK” to Confirm Cancel… confirmation message, press the OK button on your remote.
Helpful Hints — Resuming Playback Using Bookmarks MR-DVR bookmarks your DVR content letting you to resume playback of the video content (movies, television shows, etc.) at a later time from the same, or different room of your home. Let’s look at a few examples: Resuming playback from the same room. Let’s assume you want to finish watching a movie in your upstairs bedroom. Previously, you stopped playback by pressing the STOP button on your remote. To resume playback you: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Resuming playback on a connected non-DVR set-top that was previously playing on your DVR. Let’s assume you are watching a movie in your living room (where the DVR is located) and you decide you want to continue watching it in the Den (where one of your connected non-DVR set-top’s is located). Here is what you would do: 1. Press the PAUSE or STOP button to stop/pause playback on the DVR. 2. In the Den, press the B button on the remote to display the My Recordings screen.
Resuming playback on a connected non-DVR set-top that was previously playing on another non-DVR set-top. Let’s assume you are watching a movie on a non-DVR set-top in your bedroom and you decide you want to continue watching it in the den (where another non-DVR set-top is located). Here is what you would do: 1. While watching the content in the bedroom, press the MENU button on the remote control. Select the Set Follow-me bookmark icon and press OK. 2.
Pausing live TV on your non-DVR set-top. Let’s assume you are viewing live TV and decide to resume watching at a later time. Here is what you would do: Press the B (or List) key on your remote to display the My Recordings screen. Press the PAUSE button on your remote. To resume watching press the PLAY button on the remote. Note: If your DVR is busy with other record functions, a confirmation screen will appear when you try to pause live TV or set-up a recording from a connected non-DVR set-top.
DVR Troubleshooting Q. Why doesn’t the set-top box respond when I press the keys on my remote? A. If power is on, make sure your remote is in the Cable mode. Press the CABLE button on the remote. Q. If the power goes out, do I need to reset my Parental Controls and Purchase PINs, Favorites and Reminders? A. No. These features will not be lost if the terminal loses its power. However, the guide information will need to reload into the box. Q.
Troubleshooting (Continued) Q. There are no listings in the guide, or the words “To Be Announced” appear in the listings screens. A. This can happen if there has been a power failure or if the set-top box was unplugged. Make sure everything is plugged in and running. Wait 5-15 minutes for the channels and program data to load. Q. I have a message on my screen that says “This feature is currently being restored”. What does this mean? A.
