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3.6 Playing back recordings 41
As you can see, the recordings
have the names of the programmes
they contain. Moveup anddown
with the arrow keys, and you’ll
see that the bottom section of the
screen shows additional infor-
mation, including the channel,
date and time of the recording,
and the start of the programme’s
description.
You can see more of the description by press the Info button
on the remote control.
You’ll also notice that, at the bottom left of the screen, there’s
a message telling you how much of the space on your PVR’s
disk is free, and how much there is in total.
To start playing a programme, all you need to do is move to
it with the up and down keys on the remote control, and then
press the OK button. It will start playing from the beginning,
and when it finishes, you’ll see a message on screen saying
‘Playback stopped,’ before you are switched to live TV.
One of the most useful features you’ll notice is that you’ll see
programmes appear in the archive list as soon as they start
recording; when you highlight them, the bottom left section
of the screen will show the progress of the recording. If you
select a programme that’s still recording, it will play just like
any other recording. That means that you can start to watch
the beginning while the end is still being recorded!
Your PVR also has the ability to play back MP3 files and to
have additional software installed on it—features we’ll look
at later on; files for each of those functions appear in turn
when you use the Fast forward or Rewind buttons when in
the archive, so if you cannot see the list of programmes you
expected, press one of those keys until the list appears.