User manual DIRECTV HD DVR PRO

[. . . ] DIRECTV HD DVR PRO USER GUIDE Safety & Care Your DIRECTV HD DVR PRO has been designed and manufactured to stringent quality and safety standards. You should, however, be aware of the following important precautions for safe and optimal use of the equipment. Meaning of symbols printed on the rear panel of the product: This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage consisting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit. This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying this unit. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. [. . . ] I want to turn the light ring on the front panel on or off, or dim it. Press and hold the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to adjust the brightness of the blue lights in the light ring on the front panel. To turn the lights on, press and hold the LEFT and RIGHT arrows again. Recorded TV Troubleshooting A program I tried to record does not show up in the My Playlist screen. Someone else in your household may have prevented the recording, or erased the program after it recorded. The recording may have been canceled due to a conflict with another program with higher priority in the Prioritizer. You will see a list of recent programs, with their recording status info. If you delete a series recording by pressing RECORD on an episode in the Guide, you cancel the entire series, not just the highlighted episode. 45 I wanted to record a program, but I got an error message saying it conflicted with another scheduled record. Your DIRECTV HD DVR PRO can record up to two programs at once, or it can record one program while you watch (or record) another. If you exceed these limits (for example, if you try to record three programs at 8 p. m. If the overlap is just a couple of minutes (for example, some networks occasionally start programs at 8:59 instead of 9:00 p. m. ), try scheduling the recording manually (go to the Scheduler and select Manual) and change the start and end times appropriately. I recorded a program, and the recording got cut off just before the end, so I missed the last bit of the program. Next time, try setting the end time of the recording in the Record Options so the recording ends one or two minutes later (or more, if necessary). For sporting events, you may want to try 15 minutes or more, to protect against overtime games. Some networks show program episodes several times during a week, so if you just watched a program where the last few minutes were not recorded, try scheduling it again immediately. Note that adding time to the beginning or end of a recording increases the likelihood of recording conflicts, so use time padding sparingly. (See previous question. ) A program I recorded was displayed in the My Playlist screen, but got deleted before I could watch it. When you schedule a recording from an Info screen, you can select how long your recordings are kept: Until I Delete, or Until Space Needed. When you schedule a program with one-touch record, the recording defaults to Until Space Needed. Programs that are set to be kept Until Space Needed may be deleted as new programs are recorded. You can change this option for a completed recording by pressing LIST to view the To Do list, then press SELECT on the desired program. When the program's Info screen is displayed, select the Record menu item and change the options as needed. 46 If you recorded a pay per view program, but did not watch it, the time which you are allowed to purchase or watch it may have expired. To avoid in the future, check your pay per view recordings in the My Playlist screen for expiration dates. [. . . ] Crop This format crops (cuts off ) the top and bottom of a 4:3 frame, keeping the 4:3 ratio intact. Only Pillar Box shows the entire original 4:3 image without distortion. 88 Fortunately, you can still watch regular TV on your HD TV. Isn't it nice to be one step ahead of the rest of the world? If your display is a 16:9 format TV or monitor, your format options include these: For 4:3 program signals: Pillar Box Stretch Crop For 16:9 program signals: Fills TV Screen 89 90 Index A Access card 4, 5, 54, 64 Analog TV 80 Aspect ratio 82, 83 Audio options 15, 28, 29 Language 28 Audio Options Dolby Digital 17, 28, 29, 30 Autorecord 17, 20 D Date & time 15 Delete 13, 22, 23, 32, 33, 34, 37, 45, 46 Digital audio 7, 29, 65, 68 Digital TV 80 DIRECTV mode 42, 48, 76 DIRECTV PROTECTION PLAN 55, 56 Dish-pointing coordinates 48 Display Formats 87, 89 Language 28 Dolby Digital 17, 28, 29, 30 DVI (Digital Visual Interface) 65 G Guide 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 30, 31, 32, 44, 47, 52, 64, 74, Back cover Guided Setup 48, 74, 75, 76, 82 GUIDE key 17, Back cover H HDMI 7, 30, 65, 66, 67, 68, 7, 70, 7 HDTV 3, 29, 65, 74, 81, 82, 84, 88 High-definition 2, 3, 67, 80 Hours, viewing 21, 35 B Batteries 41, 4, 42, 48, 49, 77, Back cover Bookmarks 13, 37 C Cables 4, 6, 41, 49, 54, 58, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70 Caller ID 15, 33, 42 Category sort 17, 30 Channel Banner 15, 28, 30, 36 Channel blocks 35 Channel list 33, 35 Connections 6, 41, 49, 65, 67, 68 Crop 83, 86, 87, 88, 89 I INFO key 47, 74, Back cover Interlacing 80, 81 E EXIT 13, 30, 44, 47, Back cover F Favorites 15, 18, 28, 32, 33, 44 FCC Customer Information 57 FORMAT 83, 84, Back cover Front panel 40, 41, 43, 45, 83, 84 J Jacks 6, 7, 43, 49, 66, 67, 68 91 L Language for audio 28 for display 28, 74 Letterbox 83 Lock (Parental Controls) 15, 36 M MENU key 44, 68, 74, Back cover Messages 4, 15, 33, 34 MODE switch 11, 41, 48, 74, Back cover Movie Ratings 34 MUTE key 76, Back cover My Playlist 13, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29, 37, 45, 46, 47, Back cover N Native 74, 83 Notification 33 channel blocks 35 hours (viewing) 21, 35 ratings 34 spending 35 unlocking 36 Passcode 34, 36, 37 Pay Per View 2, 17, 21, 31, 45 Pillar box 88, 89 Power surge 42 Previous channel 11 Program guide 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 30, 31, 32, 44, 47, 52, 64, 74, Back cover Programming 2, 3, 11, 21, 22, 30, 31, 34, 35, 44, 51, 64, 65, 67, 68, 75, 94 Ordering 2, 31 Remote control 76 Tuning to 2, 31 Progressive scan 81 Purchases 21 Rear panel 6 RECORD key 5, 12, 18, 19, 20, 45, Back cover Remote control 4, 11, 40, 41, 42, 44, 48, 49, 55, 74, 77, 83, Back cover Problems 48 Programming 76 Resolution 5, 28, 65, 74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, Back cover Restart 28, 44, 45 RF Remote 77 S Satellite Data Acquisition 41 Satellite Setup 48 Screen Formats 82 SDTV 80, 82 Search 2, 17, 30, 31 Settings 27, 29, 30, 33, 34, 37, 44, 45, 48, 49, 74, 76, 84, 86 Setup 27, 28, 29, 30, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 67, 74, 75, 76, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88 Showings 17, 47 Spending 35 Spending Limits 35 Stretch 83, 86, 87, 88, 89 System test 48, 49, 75 O Ordering (pay per view) 21 Other ratings 35 Q Quick Menu 13, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 48, 49, 76 P Parental Controls 15, 28, 34, 36, 37 92 R Ratings 34 T Temporarily unlock 15, 36 Timer 43 To Do List 20, 21, 46 Troubleshooting 40, 45 TV aspect ratio 82, 83 TV ratings 35 U Unlocking 36 V Video output 65, 83 W Warranty 50, 51, 52, 54, 59, 66 Y YPbPr 4, 7, 65, 67, 85 93 ACTIVATION OF PROGRAMMING SUBJECT TO CREDIT APPROVAL. 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