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Explore Your Entertainment Options
This guide describes how to use the following Explorer
®
Digital Video Recorders:
• Explorer
®
8000
™
Digital Video Recorder (DVR), for use with standard TVs
• Explorer
®
8000HD
™
High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR), for use
with high-definition TVs (HDTVs)
Get More Out of Your TV
The 8000 DVR or 8000HD DVR changes how you watch TV:
• Control live programs just like they are recordings.
• Create your own personal video library by recording and storing your
favorite programs.
•Watch your recordings anytime you want.
• Add the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature to any TV you own.
With an 8000 DVR or 8000HD DVR, you can use your TV to . . .
Watch •Two live programs at once with the PIP feature
• One pre-recorded program
• One live and one pre-recorded program at once
Record •Two live programs at the same time
• All future episodes of your favorite programs by
performing a simple, one-time setup
• Hours of programs and store them for later viewing
Watch & Record •Watch one program while recording another
•Watch two programs and record one of them
•Watch two programs and record both of them
•Watch a pre-recorded program while you record
one or two other programs
Explorer Model Storage Capacity
8000 30 to 50 hours of non-HD programs
8000HD A minimum of 7 hours of HD programs. Contact your
cable service provider to determine the maximum
storage capacity of your 8000HD.
Explore Your Entertainment Options