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Explore Your Entertainment Options 1
Get More Out of Your TV 1
Take Control of Live Programs 2
Get Started 3
Prepare the Remote Control to Work With Your TV and Explorer DVR 3
What’s Next? 3
How Programs Are Formatted 4
How HDTVs Display Picture Formats 5
Prepare the Explorer 8000HD DVR To Work With Your High-Definition TV 6
Make the Most of Your Entertainment Options 10
Find Out When Your Favorite Programs Are On 11
Display the Program Guide 11
Select a Program From the Program Guide 11
Search for a Program by Channel, Title, or Theme 12
Search for a Program by Date 13
Control Live TV and Recordings 15
Pause a Live Program or a Recording 15
Use Instant Replay 16
Rewind or Fast-Forward a Live Program or Recording 16
Use Slow Motion 18
Watch Action Frame by Frame 18
Catch Up With a Live TV Program 18
Watch Two Programs At Once 19
Turn PIP On and Off 19
Change the Channel of the PIP Screen 20
Move the Location of the PIP Screen 20
Swap the Main Screen and the PIP Screen 21
Record and Play Back Programs 23
Record a Program That You Are Watching Live 24
Record a Single Program or All Episodes of a Future Program 26
Record Two Programs at Once 28
Record a Pay-Per-View Event 28
Display a List of Your Recorded Programs 29
Play Back a Recording 29
Display a List of Programs You Have Scheduled To Be Recorded in the Future 30
Cancel a Scheduled Recording 30
Cancel a Recording That Is in Progress 31
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