New DVR Software
Recording programs to your DVR are now easier than ever with new enhancements. Now you can record first-run episodes, monitor how much recording space is available in your DVR, turn on the Auto Erase to delete oldest recordings if space is needed, archive programs to your VCR, and use the Power-Save Mode to maximize the life of your DVR.
Recording Episodes of a TV Program
If you want to record all the episodes of a TV program you are watching, follow these steps:
Press Record.- Choose one or all episodes. Notice the information in the fourth column changes, based on your selection. Press A. If you selected "All episodes" from the third column, the All Episode Recording Options screen appears.
- Choose one of the options on the screen.
- Press Select to save your settings.
How Much Recording Space Do I Have?
Press List.- Press B to display the Preferences screen.
Automatically Erasing Oldest Recordings for Space
Turning Auto Erase on will automatically erase just enough of your oldest recordings so there is enough space to record your new programs.
Press List.- Press B to display the Preferences screen.
- Choose Turn On Auto Erase. Note: Any recordings that have a Save Time of "Until I Erase" will not be automatically erased.
Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape
You can copy a recording to a VCR tape while still playing back another recording or while watching or recording live TV.
Connect the VCR to the Cable Out2/VCR connection on the back of the Explorer DVR.- Make sure that a tape is in your VCR and that the VCR is set to record.
- Press List. The Recorded List screen appears.
- Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight the recording you want to copy to the VCR. Make sure to select a program that is not currently being recorded.
- Press Select. The Recorded Program Options screen appears.
- Press Move Up to highlight "Copy to VCR."
- Press Select. The Copy to VCR screen appears.
- Make sure your VCR is properly connected to your DVR outputs, and press Record on your VCR.
- Press Start Copy. The recording begins copying to VCR tape, and the Recorded List displays and shows the VCR symbol.
- Note: You can watch the copying in progress through the PIP.
Use Power-Save Mode
To maximize the life of your DVR, you should power-down the DVR every night before going to bed. Simply press CBL and then Power on your remote control, or press Power on the front panel of the DVR. The Power light turns off, but the DVR is still plugged in, so your scheduled recordings still occur.
Between 1:00 AM and 6:00 AM, your DVR will automatically enter power-save mode. In power-save mode, the set-top is powered-down, but all scheduled recordings still occur. When the DVR enters power-save mode, your TV displays a black screen.
At approximately 1:10 AM, the DVR displays a 5-minute warning banner, indicating that the DVR is about to enter power-save mode.
- To allow the DVR to enter power-save mode, do nothing when the warning banner appears. The DVR will automatically power-down. After your DVR powers down, you must press CBL and then Power on your remote, or press Power on the front panel of the DVR, to start watching TV again.
- To stop the DVR from entering power-save mode, simply press any key on your remote when the warning banner appears.
From 1:10 AM through 6:00 AM, the DVR will present the warning banner if you do not press a remote or front panel key for 2 hours.
