Scientific Atlanta 8642 DVR User Manual


 
IN THIS GUIDE
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IN THIS GUIDE
IMPORTANT RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION......................................................................................................................................... 4
AVAILABLE TERMINALS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
REMOTE CONTROL ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
CONNECTION NO. 1: CONNECTS YOUR TERMINAL (HD OR HD PVR) TO AN HD TV.............................................................................. 10
CONNECTION NO. 2: CONNECTS YOUR TERMINAL (HD OR HD PVR) TO AN HD TV AND A DVD READER/RECORDER............................ 11
CONNECTION NO. 3: CONNECTS YOUR TERMINAL (HD OR HD PVR) TO A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA.................................................... 12
ILLICO ON DEMAND ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
ORDERING A MOVIE OR A SHOW....................................................................................................................................................... 13
TO RESUME WATCHING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
ACTIVATING PARENTAL CONTROL ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDE ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
PARENTAL CONTROL .......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
TO BLOCK VIEWING TIMES................................................................................................................................................................. 16
TO BLOCK CHANNELS........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
TO BLOCK TYPES OF PROGRAMS ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
ACTIVATING PARENTAL CONTROL ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME................................................................................................................................................................... 17
AUDIO SIGNAL EMITTED BY YOUR TERMINAL
...................................................................................................................................... 17
SETTING LEVELS FOR BETTER SOUND QUALITY
.................................................................................................................................... 17
PAY-PER-VIEW...................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
PARENTAL CONTROL ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER............................................................................................................................................................ 19
LIVE TV CONTROL: HOW TO CONTROL A LIVE PROGRAM THAT YOU ARE WATCHING
............................................................................. 20
HOW TO RECORD AND STORE A PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................................... 21
SAVE TIME ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
HOW TO DELETE A RECORDED PROGRAM OR A SCHEDULED RECORDING ......................................................................................... 25
PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP) – HOW TO WATCH TWO PROGRAMS AT ONCE ......................................................................................... 25
RECORDING CAPACITY....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
SETTINGS............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 28
TERMINAL ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
FUNCTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
PERIPHERALS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
REMOTE CONTROL ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28
SOUND AND IMAGE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA .................................................................................................................................................................. 29
FRONT PANEL DISPLAY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
PAY-PER-VIEW AND PIN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
LIST OF CODES .................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
CUSTOMER SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 34
HIGH-DEFINITION SETUP ................................................................................................................................................................... 35
SETUP................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
CONNECTORS.................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
SETUP WIZARD.................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
INTRODUCING THE SETUP WIZARD ................................................................................................................................................... 36
PICTURE FORMATS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36
SETTING UP YOUR HD TERMINAL WITH THE SETUP WIZARD............................................................................................................... 40
CLOSED-CAPTIONING........................................................................................................................................................................ 47
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................................... 48