ADB 2500, 3800, 5810, ADB 2500, ADB 3800, ADB 5810 User Manual

Digital Video User’s Guide

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Digital TV is TV different than anything you have seen before.

It isn’t cable…it’s better. Digital TV offers great channels, many features and choices. Watch what you want – sports, movies, news, cartoons, drama, comedies – anything you can imagine is there. Watch when you want – with features like auto tune, video on demand and digital video recording. Watch how you want

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Table of Contents

Remote Control Layout

ADB Potenza Remote Control (referenced throughout guide)

ADB Focus 3 Remote Control

1 Remote Control Basics

Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off

Change Channels

Adjust Volume

System Buttons

Special Remote Features

2 How To Use This Book

Layout

Color-codes and Icons

Infobar Layout

3 The Infobar

Introducing The Infobar

Go To The Infobar

Using The Infobar

Exit The Infobar

4 The Menubar

Introducing The Menubar

Go To The Menubar

Understand The Menubar

Guide Layout 12

5 Guide

Introducing Guide

Go To Guide

Parts of Guide

Getting Around Guide

HDTV Programming

Introducing Scheduled Events

Set A Reminder, Auto Tune or Recording

Set A Series Recording

Edit A Recording

Edit A Series Recording

Skip An Episode

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Cancel An Auto Tune, Reminder, Recording or Series Recording 20

Guide and Favorite Lists 21

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5 Guide and Pay Per View

Introducing Pay Per View

Go To Pay Per View

Buy Pay Per View

6 Rentals

Introducing Rentals and VOD (Video on Demand)

Go To Rentals

Browse Rentals

Rent A VOD Rental

Watch Your VOD Rental

Controlling Rental Playback

The Slider

7 DVR

Introducing DVR

Quick Recording

Pause Live TV (PLT)

Controlling Recorded or Live TV

DVR Playback Controller

The DVR Menu

Go To DVR

The DVR Menu Quick Reference

Go To Recordings

Sort Recordings

Watch A Recorded Program

Lock or Unlock A Recording

Deleting A Recording

Stop a Program Currently Recording

Review Programs To Record

Go To- To Record

Cancel A Future Scheduled Recording

Schedule Priority

Go To Schedule Priority

Change Schedule Priority

Schedule An Event

Go To Schedule Event

Schedule An Event

Your Recording History

Go To Record History

Review Record History

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8 My Library

Introducing My Library

The My Library Menu

Go To My Library

Go To Rented Videos

Watch A Rental Video

Introducing PPV Events

Go To PPV Events

Introducing Pay Per Block

Go To Pay Per Block

Introducing Sports Packages

Go To Sports Packages

Introducing Reminders

Go To Reminders

Cancel A Reminder or Auto Tune

Introducing Messages

Go To Messages

Read A Message

Introducing Caller ID

Go To Caller ID

Delete A Caller ID Entry

9 Controls

Introducing Controls

Go To Controls

Enable/Disable Controls

Disable Controls

Enable Controls

10 Settings

Introducing Settings

Go To Settings

Working With Preferences

Working With Settings/Users

Go To Parental Controls

Parental Controls

Add A User Account

Sign Out / Sign In

Log In

Go To Sign Out / Sign In

Edit A User Account

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11 Favorites

Introducing Favorites

Go To Favorites

Choose A Favorites List

Create or Edit A Favorites List

Delete A Favorites List

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Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites While Watching TV 56

Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites from Other Screens 56

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Introducing Search

Go To Search

Search For A Program

13 Web and Email

Introducing Web and Email

Go To The Web

Go To Email

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Introducing Widgets

Go To Widgets

Using Widgets

Set Top Box

ADB 2500 Set Top Box



Movie Ratings

MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings System

TV Ratings

TV Parental Guidelines Ratings System

Program Ratings

Content Ratings

Program Your ADB Remote

Remote Setup for ADB – Automatic Search for TV Code

Notes

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ADB Potenza Remote Control (referenced throughout guide)

Device Selection

Send commands to TV, audio, DVD, auxiliary device or set top box

RCU SETUP

Setup remote (see page 67)

DVR LIST

For future use

MENU

Displays Menu Bar

Arrow Keys

Move highlight in system screens

GUIDE

Displays Guide

DAY - / DAY +

Jumps Guide 1 day ahead or back

Function Buttons

(see page 4)

VOL + / -

Adjust volume

MUTE

Toggle audio on or off

Number Pad

Enter a channel number or PIN

WWW

Display Web

INPUT

Access Devices

PHONE

Display Caller ID Log

POWER

Turn a selected device on or off

Playback Controls

Control playback of

DVD, DVR or VOD

RECORD

Begin DVR recording

INFO

Display the Info Bar

OK

Enter a choice you have made

ExIT

Close any screen and return to TV

PG + / -

Jump Guide 1 page up or down

CH +/-

Change the channel

VOD

Display Rentals

LAST

Return to previous channel

CC

Toggles closed captions on or off

SAP

Toggles Secondary

Audio Program on or off

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STB

Send commands to the set top box

TV

Send commands to the TV

AV

Choose between your TV’s different connections

MUTE

Toggles audio on/off

VOL +/-

Adjust the volume; in

Guide jumps listings

12 hours ahead/ back

Closed Caption

Toggles closed captions on or off

MENU

Display the Menu

Bar

Arrow Keys

Move the highlight in system screens

OK

Enter a choice you have made

BACK

Tune to the previous channel

Function Buttons

(see page 4)

ADB Focus 3 Remote Control

DVD

Send commands to the DVD player

POWER

Turn a selected device on or off

SETUP

Setup remote

SHIFT

Used to program your remote control

Number Pad

Enter a channel number or PIN

Keyboard

Displays an onscreen keyboard

PROG +/-

Change the channel; in Guide jumps listing one screen ahead/back

ACTION

Displays Guide

INFO

Display the Info Bar

Exit

Close any screen and return to TV

Playback Controls

Control playback of

Video On Demand and DVR-recorded programs.

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1 Remote Control Basics

Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off

The device selection buttons tell your remote whether you want to control your set top box or your television.

To turn your TV on or off, press the TV button then the POWER button.

To turn your set top box on or off, press the STB button and then the

POWER button.

Note: It is not necessary to turn your set top box off.

Note: Your ADB remote must have your TV’s remote code programmed in before it can send the correct signals to your TV. If the list of TV brand codes does not include your TV, please see page

67 or contact customer service.

If pressing POWER turned the wrong device on or off, press the POWER button again, press the appropriate device selection button ( AUDIO , VCR ,

TV or STB ) and press POWER once more.

Change Channels

The CH+/ button will change channels up or down one at a time.

The Number Pad can be used to directly enter a channel number.

GUIDE will display Guide so you can find a program you like. If the program is on now, you tune to the channel showing it. If not, you can set a scheduled event to remind you when it does come on. If your set top box supports recording, you can schedule a recording for the program.

For more information on Guide, see section 5 Guide .

For more information on setting reminders, autotunes and recordings, see

Setting Reminders, Autotunes and Recordings in section 5 Guide .

Adjust Volume

The VOL+/ button will adjust the volume gradually.

The MUTE button will toggle the sound on and off.

System Buttons

There are a number of buttons on your remote that display different features of your service.

MENU displays the Menubar when in cable [STB] mode, and in [TV] mode

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1 Remote Control Basics you will see your TV’s menu. The Menubar provides quick access to every feature supported by your service.

For more information about the Menubar, see section 4 Menubar .

INFO displays the Infobar, a feature that lets you see information on what you’re watching, what’s coming on next, and what’s on other channels.

For more information on the Infobar, see section 3 Infobar .

ExIT causes your set top box to exit whatever screen you are seeing and return you to normal TV viewing. If you ever get lost on a screen, it is always safe to press ExIT and then start over.

Special Remote Features

Press the GREEN Button and # 1 on the remote to change resolution to

480i for Channel 3 on TV when using coax.


480i for Channel 4 on TV when using coax.


480p (only works when using HD input on TV).





Red , Yellow , and Blue Buttons are reserved for future use.

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Layout

Instructions are paired with screen shots to illustrate the process and provide confirmation of what you should see on your TV.

On-screen text, such as screen titles, messages and options are shown in

Deep Blue Bold Type .

Buttons on the remote control are represented by a graphic of that button, or Red Bold Type when a graphic cannot be shown.

Color-codes and Icons

Program listings may display icons based on settings for a particular program.

Program Attributes

New Episode (not a re-run) Program in High Definition

Auto Tune Reminder

Record*

Series Record Episode Skipped*

Closed Captioned

Series-Record*

Dolby Digital Audio

Favorite List In Use Lock Program

Live TV

Blocked by Parental Controls

Recording to DVR

Pay-Per-View

Whole Home Recording

Video On Demand

*Record and Series Record only appear if your set top box supports recording.

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Channel Name and Number

The name and number of the channel currently listed in the Infobar.

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Current Time

Program Type

Indicates whether you are watching Live TV, Video on Demand, a recorded program or a Pay-Per-View program. This may also indicate if the program is Blocked because of parental controls or that the

Emergency Alert System is active.

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Program Name

Program Start Time, End Time and Rating

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Program Summary

Additional Program Information

Indicates the type of program (movie, sports, etc.), Closed Captioning,

Dolby Digital audio, and year of original release.

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Current Favorites List

Director, Stars & Coming Up

The detailed Infobar will list the director and stars of a program, along with the name of the next program on this channel.

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Introducing The Infobar

The Infobar is a quick way of finding information about the show you are watching, as well as what comes on later and what is on other channels.

Go To The Infobar

There are three ways to make the basic Infobar appear.

Press INFO on your remote control.

Press the Up or Down Arrow Keys on your remote control.

The basic Infobar will also appear any time you change channels.

Once the Infobar is active, press INFO again to display the detailed Infobar.

It adds information on directors, actors and the name of the next program.

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Using The Infobar

Step 1: Go To The Infobar

Press INFO , the Up or Down Arrow Keys , or change channels.

Step 2a: See What’s

On Other Channels

Press the Up or Down

Arrow Keys to scroll the Infobar through what is showing on other channels without actually changing channels.

If you find something you would rather watch on another channel, press OK to tune to that channel.

Step 2b: See What’s

On Later

Press the Right Arrow

Key to scroll ahead to upcoming programs for the channel listed on the Infobar.

Press the Left Arrow

Key to scroll back towards the current program for the channel listed on the

Infobar.

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You can combine steps 2a and 2b to see what comes on later on another channel if you like. However, if you plan to do a lot of browsing for programs on other channels or that are coming on later, it is easier to use

Guide. For more information on Guide, see section 5 Guide .

Press OK to display options to set a reminder, auto tune or recording (if your set top box supports

DVR).

For more information on setting auto tunes, reminders, and recordings, see

Setting Reminders,

Autotunes and

Recordings in section 5 Guide .

Note: Recording options will not be available if your set top box doesn’t support those features.

Exit The Infobar

The Infobar will go away on its own after a few seconds of inactivity, or…

Press ExIT on your remote control.

If you are in the detailed Infobar, you can press INFO once more to exit the

Infobar.

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4 The Menubar

Note: Parental

Controls must first be set up in

Settings before the Parental

Controls on/off button will appear on the Menubar.

Introducing The Menubar

The Menubar is a quick and easy way to access any feature of your service.

Go To The Menubar

To display the Menubar, press MENU on your remote control.

Understand The Menubar

Guide will bring up the program guide. For information on Guide, please see section 5 Guide .

PPV jumps directly to the Pay Per View channels in the program guide. For information on PPV, please see section 5 Guide and

Pay Per View .

DVR provides access to programs recorded using DVR, as well as reviewing recordings you have scheduled, creating a scheduled recording event, reviewing the history of what you have recorded recently, or deleting your recording history. For information on DVR, see section 7 DVR .

Rentals provides access to rent Video on Demand movies and programs. For information on Rentals, see section 6 Rentals .

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4 The Menubar

My Library provides quick access to previously purchased rentals, reminders you have scheduled, messages regarding your service, and Caller ID history. For more information on My Library, see section 8 My Library .

Parental Controls allows you to temporarily disable or enable all parental controls. For information on

Parental Controls, see section 9 Parental Controls .

Note: Parental Controls will not appear until you have created parental control settings.

Settings offers access to creating parental controls and setting blocked channels, determining how things appear on screen, and creating, editing and deleting user accounts. For information on Settings, see section 10 Settings .

Favorites allows you to choose, edit, create or delete a favorite channel list. For information on Favorites, see section 11

Favorites .

Search allows you to search program listings or Video on

Demand rentals by title. For information on Search, see section

12 Search .

Web and Email allows you to browse the Internet and check your Email. For information on Web and Email, see section 13 Web and Email .

Widgets offers access to news headlines, weather and other upto-date information. For information on Widgets, please see section 14 Widgets .

Sign Out allows you to sign out of the current user account. This only appears if you are using the Enable Login option under

Settings/Preferences, have multiple user accounts, and have signed in with a user name and password. For information on user accounts, see User Settings in section 10 Settings .

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Guide Layout

Favorite List

Indicates the favorite list currently in use.

Info Area

Provides information about the currently highlighted program.

Picture-in-Picture

Allows you to watch TV while you are in Guide.

Highlight

Indicates what program listing is currently in focus.

Program Listings

Shows channel number and abbreviation and program listings for each channel. Program listings may include icons to indicate a setting or feature for a particular program.

Listing Date/Time

Shows the date and time (divided into 30-minute increments) for the programs currently shown in Guide.

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Introducing Guide

Guide is the place to quickly find out what’s on now and what’s playing later. You can set reminders or recordings for upcoming programs in Guide.

Go To Guide

There are two ways to go to Guide.

Press GUIDE or Press MENU , highlight Guide , and press OK .

Parts of Guide

A diagram of the Guide screen is shown on Guide Layout .

Getting Around Guide

To navigate Guide…

Press the Arrow Keys to move the highlight.

Jump to a channel by entering the channel with the Number Pad (0-9) .

Press PAGE Up or PAGE Down to jump up or down one screen of listings.

Press DAY + or DAY to jump 12 hours ahead in listings and up to 12 hours back.

Press OK to choose the program you have highlighted. If it is on now,

Guide will tune you to the channel.

Press ExIT to leave the Guide.

If the program comes on later, you can set a reminder, auto tune or recording. These are known as Scheduled Events.

HDTV Programming

Programs available in HD will appear in Guide with a blue HD icon next to the name of the program. In order to watch HD programming, you will need a HDTV-capable set top box and TV, and may need to subscribe to an HD channel package.

Introducing Scheduled Events

A Scheduled Event is any setting you create that causes the system to remind you about a program or record a program automatically. There are three types of Scheduled Events: Reminders, Auto Tunes and Recordings.

A Reminder informs you a program is about to come on. An Auto Tune automatically changes the channel when the program is about to start. A

Recording will automatically record the program to your set top box.

Note: Your set top box must support recording to use the Record event.

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Set A Reminder, Auto Tune or Recording

Step 1: Pick A

Program

Find the program you want. Highlight its listing and press OK .

Note : If you are setting a recording, highlight the listing and press

Record instead of OK , then skip steps

2 and 3.

Step 2: Set The Reminder, Auto Tune or

Record

Highlight or or and press OK .

You will then be returned to Guide.

Step 3: Return to

Guide

The program listing now shows an icon next to the program’s name.

Reminder set

Auto Tune set

Recording set

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Step 4a: Your Reminder

A few minutes before your program comes on, a box will appear on your screen telling you that you have a reminder.

Press INFO to display the reminder.

Highlight the button showing the program name and press OK to watch the program, or highlight Cancel and press OK to ignore the reminder.

Step 4b: Your Auto

Tune

Just before the program begins, a message will display, giving you the option to tune in or cancel.

Step 4c: Your Recording

If you set a recording, you don’t need to do anything else.

Once your program begins, your set top box will record it for you. To watch your recording, go to DVR.

Set A Series Recording

Note: Recording is not available if your set top box doesn’t support it.

If you choose to record a program that is part of a regular series, you will be offered the option to record the series. This allows you to record every episode of a favorite program.

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Step 1: Pick A

Program

Find any episode of the series you want to record. Highlight the program listing and press OK .

Step 2: Set The

Recording

Highlight Record

Series and press OK .

Step 3: Return To Guide

Once you have set the series recording you will be returned to Guide.

The program listing now shows an icon next to the program’s name.

Series Recording set

Every upcoming episode of the series will be recorded.

Edit A Recording


Once you have created a recording, you can adjust exactly when the recording begins or ends to make sure nothing is missed in case the broadcaster’s time doesn’t match up with yours exactly.

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Step 1: Pick An

Upcoming Recording

Locate the program to be recorded. Highlight its listing and press

OK .

Step 2: Edit Recording

From the options shown for this program, highlight Edit Recording and press OK .

Step 3: Pad Start and End

Times

Use the Up and Down Arrow

Keys to choose Start or End and press OK . Once you see arrowheads above and below the

Start or End box, use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to adjust the Start time or End time.

Start adjusts the amount of recording time added to the recording prior to when it’s scheduled to begin so that you don’t miss any of the beginning of the program.

End adjusts the amount of recording time added to the recording after it is scheduled to end so you don’t miss any of the end of the program.

Once you have adjusted the start and end time, highlight OK and press OK to save your changes.

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Edit A Series Recording


Once you have created a series recording, you can adjust which episodes of the series are recorded and which are skipped.

Step 1: Pick A Series

Recording

Locate any program in the series to be recorded. Highlight its listing and press OK .

Step 2: Edit Series Recording

From the options shown for this program, highlight Edit Series Recording and press OK .

Step 3: Adjust Series Recording

Options

Use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to choose any of the options and press

OK . Once you see arrowheads above and below the options setting box, use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to adjust that setting.

Channels determines whether the series is recorded when aired on the channel originally set to record, or record the series no matter what channel airs it.

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Preference determines whether to record the program when shown in standard definition or only when shown in high definition.

Episodes determines whether to record re-runs and new episodes of the series or only new episodes.

Start and End determines how much time to add at the start and end time of the recording so that none of the program is missed.

Limit To determines how many episodes of the series are saved. If set to anything other than all, the system will delete the oldest recorded episode of the series once the limit is reached.

Once you have adjusted the series settings, highlight OK and press OK to save your changes.

Skip An Episode

Once you have created a series recording, you can manually skip any episode.

Step 1: Pick The

Episode

Locate the episode in the series you want to skip. Highlight its listing and press OK .

Step 2: Skip The Episode

Highlight Skip Episode and press OK . You will be returned to Guide and the red dots on the episode listing will turn grey to indicate you are skipping that episode. If you decide to record this episode after all, repeat this procedure and choose Record Episode from the options shown and press OK . The dots will become red again.

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Cancel An Auto Tune, Reminder, Recording or Series Recording

You can cancel any event you have previously scheduled directly from

Guide.

Step 1: Pick The

Program

Highlight the program with the event you want to cancel and press OK .

Step 2: Cancel the

Event

Depending on the type of event you are cancelling, your option will be or

Highlight the option you want and press OK .

Step 3: Return to Guide

After you press OK , you will return to the Guide.

The program listing will no longer display the event icon.

For more information on cancelling scheduled events, see section 8 My

Library .

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Guide and Favorite Lists

While in Guide, you can cycle through your

Favorites lists by pressing GUIDE repeatedly. Each press will activate the next

Favorites list.

The name of the active

Favorites list is shown on the green tab in the picture-in-picture area.

This causes Guide to only display the channels included on that Favorites list.

Pressing GUIDE once you have cycled through all Favorites lists will exit Guide.

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Introducing Pay Per View

Pay Per View allows you to watch exclusive sporting events and other content in the privacy of your home with no long lines, big crowds, expensive concessions and seats in the “nose bleed” section.

Go To Pay Per View

Pay Per View channels are listed in Guide in red.

Pay Per View movies are listed in purple. Other Pay Per View programs are in blue.

Buy Pay Per View

Note: Use these steps to purchase

Pay Per Events, Pay

Per Block, and

Sports Packages.

Step 1: Pick The

Program

Highlight the Pay Per

View program you want to buy and press OK .

Step 2: Buy PPV

Highlight press OK .

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Step 3: Confirm Your Purchase

Highlight the box next to Enter PIN and enter your Pay Per View PIN using the Number Pad (0-9) . For more information on PINs, see section 10 Settings .

If you want to allow any other user accounts to be able to watch this Pay

Per View, highlight the checkbox next to

Share PPV and press OK .

For more information on user accounts, see section 10 Settings .

Finally, highlight the Buy button and press OK .

Step 4: Watch Your Pay Per View

At this point you can watch your pay per view just as you would any other program if it is currently playing.

If you purchased your pay per view program in advance, you can schedule an auto tune or reminder event so that you don’t miss it.

For more information on setting reminders and auto tunes, see Setting A Reminder, Autotune or Recording earlier in Guide .

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Introducing Rentals and VOD (Video on Demand)

Rentals provides access to VOD (Video on Demand) movies and programs.

It’s like renting from the local video rental store, only better. You can choose from the most recent movies and older favorites, along with favorite TV shows, music videos and local programming.

Unlike pay per view which only allows you to watch the program once at the scheduled time, VOD allows you to determine what and when you want to watch, and how often during the rental period. You can even pause, rewind or fast forward just like a videotape or DVD. Rental prices are comparable to prices at your local video store, and some programs may even be free!

VOD Rentals are the ultimate in convenience and entertainment in your home! No more hassles with video rental stores.

Go To Rentals

Press MENU , highlight Rentals and press OK .

Browse Rentals

VOD Rentals are grouped into categories and sub-categories to make finding what you want very easy.

Step 1: Pick A

Category

The bottom left of your screen lists the main

Rental categories.

Highlight a main category and press

OK .

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Step 2: Browse The

Rentals

When you choose a category, a list of available VOD Rentals for that category are shown to the right.

Highlighting a

VOD Rental will list information for that

Rental in the upper right portion of the screen.

At any time during this process, you can press the Left Arrow key to return to a previous set of categories.

Rent A VOD Rental

Step 1: Pick A Rental

Follow Steps 1-2 for

“Browse Rentals” to find a VOD Rental in which you are interested. Press OK .

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Step 2: Rent

Highlight Rent and press OK .

Step 3: Confirm Your Rental

The confirmation screen appears.

If you want other users to be able to watch this VOD Rental, highlight the

Share Rental check box and press

OK .

Now highlight the text box next to

Enter PIN and use the Number

Pad to enter your PIN, then highlight

Rent and press OK to confirm your VOD Rental.

Watch Your VOD Rental

You can play your VOD Rental from Rentals or from My Library.

Note: For information on the My Library, see section 8 My Library .

Step 1: Pick Your

Rental

Highlight your VOD

Rental and press OK .

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Step 2: Play Your Rental

Highlight Play From Start and press OK to start play at the beginning of the program.

If you have already watched part of the program and want to pick up where you left off, highlight Play From Last and press OK .

Controlling Rental Playback

While watching a VOD Rental, you can use the Playback Control buttons to pause, rewind, fast forward or stop playback.

Press PAUSE to halt playback at the current point.

Press REWIND or FAST FWD to reverse or advance playback from the current point.

Press PLAY to resume watching at normal speed.

Press STOP to exit playback of the program.

The Slider

Any time you press one of the Playback

Control buttons while watching a previously recorded program, the

DVR playback controller is displayed.

The box to the left indicates the playback function in use.

The bar in the middle gives a visual representation of where you are in the recording. The filled-in portion of the progress bar indicates how much of the recording has been played.

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Introducing DVR

DVR allows you to record programs digitally without the need for tapes or discs, as well as pause live TV.

Note: If your set top box does not support Recording, please contact customer service for an upgrade.

Quick Recording

The fastest and easiest way to begin recording is to use the Record button on your remote control.

Step 1: Start Recording

While watching a program, press Record . Recording will begin immediately.

You can also start a quick record in Guide.

Highlight a program you want to record using the Arrow Keys and press Record .

If the program is currently on, recording will begin immediately.

If the program comes on in the future, your system will record the program for you automatically.

Pause Live TV (PLT)

Recording capability also allows you to pause live TV (PLT), meaning a channel that you are currently watching. While watching a channel, PLT will temporarily store what you have watched so you can rewind to when you started watching that channel. Changing channels will clear anything you have been watching and will replace it with the new channel you are now watching.

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The PLT bar appears whenever you pause, rewind or fast forward live TV.

The center area indicates the amount of TV saved. The “Ibar” shows where you are within that range.

The far left box indicates the current playback function.

The far right box indicates the current time.

Controlling Recorded or Live TV

While watching a recorded program or live TV, you can use the Playback

Control buttons to pause, rewind, fast forward or stop playback.

Press Pause to halt playback at the current point.

Press Rewind or Fast Fwd to reverse or advance playback from the current point.

Press Play to resume watching at normal speed.

Press Stop to exit playback of the program.

DVR Playback Controller

Any time you press one of the Playback

Control buttons while watching a previously recorded program, the

DVR playback controller is displayed.

The box to the left indicates the playback function in use.

The bar in the middle

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The DVR Menu

The DVR item on the Menubar provides access to previously recorded programs, upcoming recordings, prioritize series recordings, schedule an event, and view your recording history.

Go To DVR

Press MENU , highlight DVR and press OK .

The DVR Menu Quick Reference

Recorded Programs lists programs you have already recorded. Go here to watch, lock or delete these recorded programs.

To Record lists all Recording events you have scheduled, and allows you to cancel any future recording events.

Schedule Priority allows you to give priority for one series recording over another in the event of a scheduling conflict.

Schedule Event allows you to create a recording, reminder or auto tune event for individual or recurring programs.

Record History is a log of when recordings start, complete or are cancelled.

Go To Recordings

Highlight Recorded

Programs and press

OK .

A list of your recorded programs appears to the right.

Recordings you have not yet watched are listed with white text; those you have are listed with grey text. If a program is still being

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In the lower right of the info area a percentage full item is shown. This indicates the percentage of total recording space used.

Note: The Whole Home icon means that the recorded program can be viewed from any set top box in the house and will appear to the left of the program’s name.

Sort Recordings

Highlight Recorded Programs and press OK to bring up your recording list. The first listing will be highlighted. You can sort your recordings alphabetically by title, by the date recorded, by channel that originally aired the program, or by whether you have or have not viewed the recording.

To sort your recordings by any of those categories, press the left arrow button to shift the highlight to the left. Highlight the category you want to use to sort and press

OK . For example, if you highlight Date and press OK , your recordings will be sorted by the date recorded with oldest at the top and newest at the bottom.

You can reverse the sort order for any category by pressing OK again on that category. Using the above example, pressing OK again on Date would put your newest recordings at the top and oldest at the bottom.

Watch A Recorded Program

Step 1: Pick A Recording

Highlight the recording you want to watch and press OK .

Step 2: Play The Recording

Highlight

OK .

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Step 3: Watch The Recording

You will exit to your recording as it begins playing. The Infobar will appear for a few seconds with a green icon to the right to indicate you are playing a recording.

While watching your recording, you can use any of the Playback Control buttons on your remote just as you would if watching a videotape or DVD.

Step 4: Return To Live TV

When the recording ends, you will be returned to live TV.

If you want to return to live TV before your recording has ended, press

STOP .

Lock or Unlock A Recording

Locking a recording prevents the system from deleting a program to make space for new recordings.

Note: You can still manually delete a locked recording. Locking only prevents the system from automatically deleting it.


Highlight the recording you want to lock and press OK .

Step 2a: Lock The Recording


and

Once a program is locked, a appears on the recording’s listing.

Step 2b: Unlock The Recording

If you select a locked program in Step 1, the Lock option will instead be

Unlock.

Highlight Unlock and press OK .

When the program is unlocked, the padlock icon is removed.


Deleting A Recording

Highlight the recording you want to delete and press OK .

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Step 2: Delete The Recording


and

Step 3: Confirm Delete

Highlight Yes and press OK to confirm, or No if you change your mind.

Step 4: Recording Deleted

Once you confirm the deletion, the entry for that recording is removed from the list.

Note: Once a recording has been deleted, there is no way to get it back. Please take care when deleting recordings.

Stop a Program Currently Recording

Step 1: Pick a Recording

Highlight the recording event you want to stop and press OK .

Step 2: Stop the Recording

Highlight Stop Recording and press OK .

Review Programs To Record

You can easily review and cancel programs to be recorded.

Go To- To Record

Highlight To Record and press OK .

A list of your scheduled future recordings will appear to the right.

The list of programs to be recorded can be sorted by title, date to be recorded, channel airing the program to be recorded, or recordings to be skipped or not.

For more information on sorting items in this list, see Sort Recordings earlier in this section.

Cancel A Future Scheduled Recording

Step 1: Pick A Future Scheduled Recording

Highlight the recording event you want to cancel and press OK .

Step 2: Cancel The Recording Event

Highlight Cancel Recording and press OK .

Step 3: Recording Canceled

Once you have canceled the recording event, the entry for that recording event is removed from the list.

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Schedule Priority

When you create series recordings for different programs it is possible that at some point there will be a conflict where two or more different programs come on at the same time. Schedule Priority allows you to pre-determine what program you want to be recorded compared to another.

Go To Schedule Priority

Highlight Schedule Priority and press OK .

Change Schedule Priority

Schedule Priority lists all series recordings you have scheduled.

The series with the highest priority is listed first. This program will always be recorded in preference to any other series recording.

The series with the lowest priority is listed last. This program will be skipped in preference to any other series recording.

To adjust the priority for a series, highlight the program you want to change and press OK .

You will be presented with the option to Move Up or Move Down the program in priority. Highlight the option you want and press OK . If necessary, repeat this procedure until each series is in the order of priority you want.

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Schedule An Event

You can schedule a recording, reminder or auto tune event in exactly the same way as you would when choosing Schedule Event from Guide.

Go To Schedule Event

Highlight Schedule Event and press OK .

Schedule An Event

Once you choose

Schedule Event the

Schedule Event window appears.

Highlight the setting you want to change and press OK .

Use the Up or Down

Arrow Keys to change the setting.

Press OK to enter your change.

Your Recording History

Record History is a log of all events related to your recordings such as recording started, recording completed or recording cancelled.

Go To Record History

Highlight Record History and press OK .

Review Record History

Press the Up and

Down Arrow Keys on the remote to scroll through your record history.

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Introducing My Library

My Library stores all purchased programming, a list of your scheduled reminder and auto tune events, messages about your service, and a log of your Caller ID.

The My Library Menu

Video provides access to your VOD Rentals you have purchased from Rentals.

PPV Events allows you to view a previously purchased concert, sporting or other pay per view event.

Pay Per Block allows you to view purchased pay per view programming in blocks of time rather than for an entire program.

Sports Packages allows you to access all programming for any seasonal sports subscription package you have purchased.

Reminders lists all reminder and auto tune events you have created. From here, you can cancel a reminder or auto tune.

Messages allows you to view any messages about your service. Messages may inform you of promotional offers, upcoming Video on

Demand events, service upgrades or billing alerts.

Caller ID offers access to a log of all calls you have received through Caller ID. You can review Caller ID entries and delete individual entries.

Go To My Library

Press MENU on your remote control, highlight My Library and press OK .

Go To Rented Videos

Highlight Video and press OK .

A list of your purchased VOD Rentals appears to the right.

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Watch A Rental Video

Step 1: Pick Your

Video Rental

Highlight your Video

Rental and press OK .

Step 2: Play Your

Rental

Highlight Play From

Start and press OK to start playing at the beginning.

If you have already watched part of the program and want to pick up where you left off, highlight Play From

Last and press OK .

Introducing PPV Events

PPV Events allows you to view a previously purchased concert, sporting or other pay per view event.

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Go To PPV Events

Highlight PPV Events and press OK . All purchased pay per view events are listed to the right. Highlight the event you want to watch and press OK for information and viewing options.

Introducing Pay Per Block

Pay per block allows you to view purchased pay per view programming in blocks of time rather than for an entire program.

Go To Pay Per Block

Highlight Pay Per

Block and press OK .

All purchased blocks of pay per view are listed to the right.

Highlight the block you want to use and press

OK for information and viewing options.

Introducing Sports Packages

Sports Packages allows you to purchase and watch a season of sporting events such as NCAA college football or professional basketball.

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Go To Sports Packages

Highlight Sports

Packages and press

OK . A list of all your current subscriptions are listed to the right.

Highlight the subscription you want and press OK for information and viewing options.

Introducing Reminders

Reminders lists all reminder and auto tune events you have created. From here you can cancel a reminder or auto tune.

Go To Reminders

Highlight Reminders and press OK .

A list of your reminders and auto tunes appears to the right.

Cancel A Reminder or Auto Tune

Step 1: Pick The

Program

Highlight the reminder or auto tune you want to cancel and press

OK .

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Step 2: Cancel the

Auto Tune or

Reminder

Highlight Cancel

Auto Tune or Cancel

Reminder depending on the type of event you are cancelling and press OK .

Introducing Messages

Messages allows you to view any messages about your service. Messages may inform you of promotional offers, upcoming Video on Demand events, service upgrades or billing alerts.

Whenever you receive a new message an alert will appear on your screen. Press

INFO on your remote to display the message, or press

ExIT to ignore the alert and view the message later.

Go To Messages

Highlight Messages and press OK .

A list of all available messages appears to the right.

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Read A Message

Highlight the message listing you want to read. The full message will be displayed in the

Info Area in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.

Introducing Caller ID

Caller ID offers access to the Caller ID call log. You can review log entries and delete individual entries.

Note: You must subscribe to Caller ID to access this feature.

Additionally, only certain set top boxes support on-screen Caller ID.

Please contact customer service for more information.

Whenever you receive a call, an alert will appear in the upper corner of your screen. This alert will be removed after a few seconds.

Go To Caller ID

Highlight Caller ID and press OK .

A list of received calls appears to the right.

Highlighting a Caller ID log entry will display the name and number of the caller, and the date and time of the call.

Delete A Caller ID Entry

Step 1: Pick The Entry

Highlight the Caller ID listing you want to delete and press OK .

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Step 2: Delete Caller ID Log Entry

Highlight Delete and press OK to remove the entry, or Cancel if you want to keep it.

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Introducing Controls

Note: Controls must first be set up in Settings before the Parental

Controls on/off button will appear on the Menubar.

Controls lets you turn on and off all parental controls for your service.

With Parental Controls on, the kids can watch TV without you constantly worrying they may see something inappropriate. With Controls off, adults can watch their programs without repeatedly entering a password.

When Controls are on, titles of programs that exceed your parental control settings will not be shown. Once Controls are turned off, all program titles will be shown.

Go To Controls

Press MENU and highlight Parental Controls .

Enable/Disable Controls

The Menu lets you know if controls are on or off.

If parental controls are in effect, the Parental

Controls button will say On.

If parental controls have been turned off, the Parental Controls button will say Off.

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Disable Controls

Highlight the Controls icon and Press OK to bring up the password screen. Use the

Number Pad to enter your parental controls password. Then highlight OK and press OK .

When you disable controls, they will remain that way until you turn them back on, or the Parental Controls Time Out is reached. The time out is the maximum period of time for which Parental Controls will be disabled.

At the end of the

Parental Controls Time

Out, the system will automatically restore

Parental Controls. You will see an alert on the screen just before parental controls are restored.

Enable Controls

Press MENU and highlight Controls , then press OK . Controls are now in effect.

For more information on creating parental controls and parental control settings, see section 10 Settings .

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Introducing Settings

Settings gives you control over your video service. You can choose to share rentals, change how alerts appear on your screen, create parental controls and block channels. You can also create accounts for members of your family.

Go To Settings

Press MENU and highlight Settings . Then enter your password, highlight

OK and press OK . There are two main sections of Settings: Preferences and Users.

Preferences - settings that affect your overall service. This includes if rentals are shared between users, if users must log in, how on-screen alerts are handled, parental controls and blocked channels that apply to everyone, and what

Theme is used.

Working With Preferences

NOTE: Share Rentals and Require Login are only needed if you intend to use User Accounts (i.e. an account for children).

Share Rentals

Share Rentals makes Video on Demand rentals available for any user

(enabled), or only available to the user who makes the purchase (disabled).

To turn Share Rentals on or off, highlight the check box and press OK .

Require Login

Require Login determines if a user name and password must be entered before being able to use your TV service.

To turn Require Login on or off, highlight the check box and press OK .

Enable Caller ID

Enable Caller ID turns on or off screen alerts for incoming Caller ID.

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To turn Enable Caller ID on or off, highlight the check box and press OK .

Channel Blocking

Channel Blocking enables or disables the list of channels you have blocked. Blocked channels do not appear in Guide.

To turn Channel Blocking on or off, highlight the check box and press OK .

To edit the list of channels that are blocked, highlight the Edit button and press OK .

Note: For details on editing channels to be blocked, see “Channel

Blocking Edit” later in this section.

Parental Control

Parental Control turns all parental control settings on or off for all users.

To turn Parental Control on or off, highlight the check box and press OK .

Note: For details on editing parental controls, see “User Settings” later in this section.

Caller ID Timeout

Caller ID Timeout determines how long Caller ID notifications remain on screen.

To set Caller ID Timeout, highlight the option box to the right of Caller ID Timeout and press OK .

Then press the Right or Left Arrow Key to rotate to the amount of time you want the alert displayed, then press OK .

Theme

To set the Theme for this account, highlight the option box next to Theme and press OK . Then press the Right or Left Arrow Key to display Default or one of the other available themes, then press OK . The set top box will automatically reboot when changing the theme and may take several minutes.

Autotune Alert

Autotune Alert determines how early an auto tune will be shown once you set an auto tune.

To set Autotune Alert, highlight the option box to the right of Autotune Alert and press

OK . Then press the

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to display 0 seconds, 30

10 Settings seconds, 2 minutes or 5 minutes , then press OK .

0 seconds will display your autotune at the exact time the program begins.

Any of the other settings will trigger the autotune that many seconds or minutes before the program begins.

Hardware Settings

For service provider only.

Channel Blocking

Channel Blocking Edit displays a list of all channels available. You can then block or unblock any channel. Blocked channels WILL NOT APPEAR in channel lineup.

To block channels, highlight the Channel

Blocking Edit button and press OK

If no changes have been made on the Preferences screen, you will go directly to the list of all available channels. If any changes have been made to the main Preferences screen and you have not already updated them, a

Save Changes box will appear. Highlight YES and press OK if you wish to save these changes. The Settings Successfully Updated notice will then appear. Highlight OK , and press the OK button

The Channel Blocking list will appear.

To block/unblock a channel, highlight the channel entry and press OK .

To go to the next screen of channels, press the Up or Down

Arrow Key . When complete, arrow to update and press OK .

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Working With Settings/Users

User accounts allows you to have separate parental controls, purchase limits and themes for different family members.

Users Settings allows you to add a user account, edit an existing user account, change parental controls for a user account, or delete a user account.

Note: The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white. You cannot delete the master account and cannot change the login name for the master account.

Go To Parental Controls

To change the parental controls for an account, highlight that account and press OK . Then highlight Parental Controls and press OK .

Parental Controls

Parental Controls allows you to set ratings restrictions for each user.

Movie Rating

Movie Rating determines the highest rating for movies that will not be blocked.

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To set Movie Rating, highlight the option box next to Movie Rating and press OK .

Use the Arrow Keys to cycle through available ratings, then press OK .

Note: For more information on movie ratings, see “Movie Ratings” in the back of this book.

TV Rating

TV Rating determines the highest rating for television that will not be blocked.

To set TV Rating, highlight the option box next to TV Rating and press OK . Use the

Arrow Keys to cycle through available ratings, then press OK .

Note: For more information on TV ratings, see “TV Ratings” in the back of this book.

Unlock Timeout (Only Available on Master Account)

Unlock Timeout determines how long parental controls will remain disabled when turned off from the Main Menu.

To set Unlock Timeout, highlight the option box next to Unlock Timeout and press OK . Use the Arrow Keys to display from 30 min to 270 min in 30 minute increments, then press OK .

Block Unrated (Only Available on

Master Account)

Block Unrated allows or blocks any program that does not have a rating.

To turn Block Unrated on or off, highlight the check box and press OK .

Content Rating

Content Rating determines the type of content that will be blocked:

S - Sexual Situations

L - Language

D - Suggestive Dialogue

V - Violence

F - Fantasy Violence.

To block a particular type of content, highlight the check box to the left of that item and press OK .

Save or Discard Parental Control Preferences

Once you have changed any Parental Control Settings, highlight Submit and press OK .

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To discard your changes, highlight Cancel and press OK .

Add A User Account

To create a new user account, highlight the

Add button and press

OK .

Highlight New Login to enter the name for the new account and press OK . An onscreen keyboard appears.

Use the Arrow Keys to highlight a letter or number and press OK to add it to the login name.

Once you have entered the desired name, highlight Done and press OK to return to the Create New

User screen.

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Highlight New

Password to enter the password for the new account. Use the number pad on your remote to enter the password.

Highlight Confirm Password to reenter the password for the new account. Use the number pad on your remote to re-enter the password exactly.

To set the Theme for this account, highlight the option box next to

Theme and press OK . Then press the Right or Left Arrow Key to display

Default or one of the other available themes, then press OK .

Rentals that can be purchased per month for the new account. Use the number pad on your remote to enter a whole dollar amount (e.g. 200 to limit the account to $200.00).

Highlight Allowance $ to enter a limit to the amount of Video on Demand/

Highlight the Enable Caller ID check box and press

OK to enable or disable Caller ID alerts to appear on screen for this user account. Do the same for Email and Internet .

Highlight Enter PIN to enter the master account’s PIN as a further way of verifying the master account holder is creating this account. Use the number pad on your remote to enter the PIN.

Now highlight Continue and press OK to go to the next

Add User Account screen.

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The second Add User

Account screen allows you to create parental controls specific to this user.

These parental control settings are identical to the settings shown earlier with the exception that there is no Unlock Timeout or

Block Unrated setting.

Once you have entered the settings for the new account, highlight Submit and press OK .

Sign Out / Sign In

This function is typically only used if there are more than one user accounts, usually when a parent adds a child as a new user. The parent’s account (master account) controls the child’s account (sub account).

Log In

First, you check the Require Log In box on the master account Settings/

Preferences screen. This ensures that the additional users or sub accounts must log in to watch programs. When a new user signs in, parental controls and other set restrictions for that account will be imposed.

Go To Sign Out / Sign In

Press the MENU button on the remote. Scroll the menu bar to the Sign

Out icon and click OK .

You will then be signed out of your account, and the Sign In screen will appear. Highlight the Name entry box and press OK . Use the Up/Down arrows to select the name for the desired account.

Then highlight the Password entry box

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Edit A User Account

To edit a user account, highlight the user account and press

OK , then highlight the

Edit button and press OK .

Note: The master account is the first account listed and is shown in yellow rather than white.

Using the number pad enter the current password for this account.

Now highlight New Password to change the password. Use the number pad on your remote to enter a numeric password.

Highlight Confirm Password to reenter the password. Use the number pad on your remote to exactly re-enter the password.

Highlight PIN and enter the account’s existing PIN.

Highlight New PIN and enter a new

PIN for this account.

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Highlight Confirm PIN to re-enter the new PIN.

Highlight the Enable PIN check box and press OK to enable or disable the need to use a PIN.

Once you have made all changes to this account, highlight Submit and press OK .

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Introducing Favorites

Favorites allows you to create, edit, choose or delete a list of your favorite channels. You can even have multiple favorites lists.

Go To Favorites

Press MENU and highlight Favorites , then press OK .

You will be presented with a screen with options to choose, edit, create or delete a favorites list, or cancel.

Choose A Favorites List

There are two ways to choose a favorites list:

Favorites From The Menubar

Follow the steps above in “Go To Favorites,” then highlight Choose and press OK . Then highlight the favorites list you want and press OK .

Favorites From Guide

While in Guide, you can cycle through your favorites lists by pressing

GUIDE . Pressing GUIDE once you have cycled through all favorites lists will exit Guide.

Create or Edit A Favorites List

Step 1: Create or Edit

Follow the steps above in “Go To Favorites,” highlight Create or Edit , and press OK .

Step 2: Name Your Favorites List

You will see the

Favorites create/edit screen. This screen displays every channel offered.

The Name: box is already highlighted.

Press OK to use the on-screen keyboard to change the name for your favorites list.

First, highlight Clear

All and press OK to clear the default name. Highlight each letter in the new name and press OK . Once you have entered the name, highlight Done and press OK .

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Step 3: Choose Your Favorite Channels

Highlight a channel to add to or remove from your favorites list and press

OK . A channel included in the favorites list shows a heart icon to the right of the channel info.

To go to the next screen of channels, press the Down Arrow Key .

To save your favorites list, highlight Update at the bottom right of your screen and press OK .

To cancel your favorite list without saving it, highlight the Cancel button at the bottom right of your screen and press OK .

Delete A Favorites List

Step 1: Select Delete

Follow the steps in “Go To Favorites,” then highlight Delete and press OK .

Step 2: Select The Favorites List to Delete

Highlight the favorites list you want to delete and press OK .

Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites While Watching TV

Step 1: Pick A Channel

Tune to the channel you want to add or remove from a favorites list and press OK .

Step 2: Pick An Action

Highlight Add (if this channel is not on any favorite list), Remove (if this channel is on every favorite list), or Add/Remove (if this channel is on some favorite lists and not on others) and press OK .

Step 3: Pick A Favorites List

Highlight the favorites list to which you want to add or remove the current channel and press OK .

Note: You will not be shown any favorite list which already includes this channel if adding, or which does not include this channel if removing.

Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites from Other Screens

You can use this same process to add or remove a channel to a favorites list from Guide, My Library/VOD, or Search.

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Introducing Search

Search allows you to enter the name or partial name of a program or video you are looking for and have your service find any program matching the text you enter.

Go To Search

Press MENU and highlight Search , then press OK .

Search For A Program

Step 1: Enter The Program Title

The highlight will be on the Search text box when the Search screen appears.

Press OK and a keyboard will appear to the right of the screen.

Highlight each letter in the name of the program you want to find, and press OK on each. Each time you press OK you will see that letter added to the text box.

If you enter a wrong letter, highlight Del and press OK to go back one space.

If you need to start over, highlight Clear All and press OK .

Once you have entered as much of the program name as you feel necessary, highlight Done and press OK .

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Note: It is best to enter as little as possible when searching. Usually the first 3 or 4 letters in the name will be enough to find what you want.

Step 2: Search

Highlight Search

Guide and press OK to have the system start searching for all programs that match your search criteria.

Step 3: Pick A Result

You can now highlight any program or rental listing and press OK to…

Watch or record a program if it’s on now.

Set a reminder, auto tune or recording for a program if it comes on later.

Add or remove the channel airing it to a favorites list.

You cannot set a reminder, auto tune or recording for Video on Demand rentals.

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13 Web and Email

Introducing Web and Email

You are almost certainly familiar with two parts of the Internet: The World

Wide Web (or just “The Web”) and Email. Normally you have to have a computer to access the Internet. Now you can browse the Web or send and receive Email from your TV...no computer necessary!

Note: To be able to effectively work with the Web or write an Email, you will need a keyboard that works with your set top box. This is available from your service provider.

Go To The Web

Press MENU on your remote control and highlight Web using the Arrow

Keys then press OK .

When you press OK , your normal TV is replaced by a web browser window and your default home page is loaded.

Go To Email

Press MENU on your remote control and highlight Email using the Arrow

Keys then press OK .

When you press OK , your normal TV is replaced by the

Webmail area of your service provider’s website. You will need to enter your user name and password for your email account in the appropriate space.

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Introducing Widgets

Widgets provides access to up-to-date news headlines, entertainment news, weather, finance, sports scores and other information.

Go To Widgets

Press MENU on your remote control and highlight Widgets using the

Arrow Keys then press OK .

The main menu is replaced with the Widgets menu.

Using Widgets

Each icon on the Widgets menu provides access to information related to that icon. For example the News icon will display the latest news headlines.

The Stocks Widget, however, is interactive.

Follow these steps to operate the Stocks

Widget:

Step 1: Bring up the

Stocks Widget

Select the Stocks

Widget from the will appear either showing no stocks if you have not used the widget before, or it will appear with the last five stock quotes you submitted.

Widget Menu Bar. The

Stock Quotes window

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Step 2: Bring up the

Keypad

To get to the keypad, you will use the Arrow

Keys to highlight the white text box then press OK on the remote. The keypad will appear.

Step 3: Using the

Keypad

Using the Arrow

Keys , select a letter, then press OK . Repeat this until you’re done entering the stock ticker symbol, then select Done and press OK . The keypad will disappear and return you to the Stock Quotes window.

Step 4: Acquire Stock Quotes

Using the Arrow Keys , select Submit . The Stock Quotes window will refresh with the newest stock quote listed at the bottom.

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Power 12V DC 1.1A

Provides power to the set top box.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connects the set top box to technician’s equipment and other devices.

Ethernet Connects the set top box to the video service using a CAT5

Ethernet cable.

SPDIF Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide surround sound audio - provides audio only.

S-Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide high-quality video - provides video only.

Video/Stereo Audio R/L (Video/Audio Left/Audio Right) Connects the set top box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality video and stereo audio.

TV Out Connects the set top box to your TV using a standard coax cable - provides audio and video.

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Power 12V DC 1.7A

Provides power to the set top box.

To TV Connects the set top box to your TV using a standard coax cable - provides audio and video.

S/PDIF Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide surround sound audio - provides audio only.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connects the set top box to technician’s equipment and other devices.

HDTV HDMI (High Definition Media Interface) Connects the set top box to your HDTV using an HDMI cable - provides audio and video.


Ethernet cable.

HDTV Pr/Pb/Y (Component Video) Connects the set top box to your

TV to provide very high-quality video - provides video only.

SDTV S-Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide highquality video - provides video only.

SDTV Video/Stereo Audio R/L (Video/Audio Left/Audio Right)

Connects the set top box to your TV or VCR to provide good quality video and stereo audio.

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Ethernet cable.

HDMI (High Definition Media Interface) Connects the set top box to your HDTV using an HDMI cable - provides audio and video.

Pr/Pb/Y (Component Video) Connects the set top box to your TV to provide very high-quality video - provides video only.

VCR Audio Right/Audio Left/Video Connects the set top box to your

VCR to provide good quality stereo audio and video.

S-Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide high-quality video - provides video only.

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TV Video Connects the set top box to your TV to provide good quality video.

TV Audio R/L (Audio Left/Right) Connects the set top box to your TV to provide good quality stereo audio.

To TV Connects the set top box to your TV using a standard coax cable - provides audio and video.

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S/PDIF Connects the set top box to a home theater system to provide surround sound audio - provides audio only.

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12V DC 4A Provides power to the set top box.

You can also use the front panel buttons of the

ADB 5810 set top box to replace the basic remote control functions. Use MENU to display the Main Menu, EPG to display Guide, RES to change screen resolutions, and the Arrow and

OK buttons as you would those on the remote control.

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Movie Ratings

MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings System

G – General Audience

This is a film which contains nothing which would, in the view of the MPAA Rating Board, be offensive to parents whose younger children view the film.

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

The theme of a PG-rated film may itself call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity in these films. There may be some violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated film.

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

A PG-13 film is one which, in the view of the MPAA Rating Board, leaps beyond the boundaries of the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, or other contents, but does not quite fit within the restricted R category.

Any drug use content will initially require at least a PG-13 rating.

R – Restricted

An R-rated film may include hard language, or tough violence, or nudity within sensual scenes, or drug abuse or other elements, or a combination of some of the above, so that parents are counseled to take this advisory rating very seriously.

NC-17 – No Children 17 or Under

NC-17 does not necessarily mean “obscene or pornographic” in the often accepted or legal meaning of those words. The MPAA Review Board does not and cannot mark films with those words. These are legal terms and for courts to decide. The reasons for the application of an NC-17 rating can be violence or sex or aberrational behavior or drug abuse or any other elements which, when present, most parents would consider too strong and therefore offlimits for viewing by their children.

For more information on the MPAA or the MPAA ratings system, please visit www.mpaa.com/movieratings.

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TV Ratings

TV Parental Guidelines Ratings System

The TV Parental Guidelines ratings provides program ratings, and content ratings to provide a clearer idea of the reason for a program’s rating

TV-Y – All Children

Program Ratings

This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.

TV-Y7 – Directed to Older Children

This program is designed for children age 7 and above. It may include mild fantasy violence or comedic violence.

TV-G – General Audience

Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.

TV-PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

TV-14 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

TV-MA – TV Mature Audience Only

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

Content Ratings

Content Ratings are shown just below the program rating.

FV: Fantasy Violence (only applied to TV-Y7)

For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category.

The meaning of a content rating increases as the program rating increases.

V: Violence TV-PG: Moderate; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Graphic

S: Sexuality TV-PG: Some; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Explicit

L: Language TV-PG: Infrequent; TV-14: Strong; TV-MA: Crude

D: Dialogue TV-PG: Some; TV-14: Intense; TV-MA: Not used

For more information on TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board and its rating system, please visit www.tvguidelines.org.

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Program Your ADB Remote

Remote Setup for ADB – Automatic Search for TV Code

Follow these steps to have the ADB remote perform an automatic search for your TV code.

Step 1:

Switch on your TV. Then press the TV button on the ADB remote.

Step 2:

Press and hold the RCU SETUP button until the TV key blinks twice.

Step 3:

On the ADB remote, press 9 9 1 . The TV key should blink twice.

Step 4:

Aim the ADB remote at your TV and press the POWER button on the ADB remote.

Step 5:

Press the CH+ or CH- button repeatedly until your TV turns off.

Step 6:

Press the POWER button on the ADB remote to turn your TV back on.

Step 7:

Press the RCU SETUP button to store the code for your TV. The TV key will blink twice. The ADB remote is now programmed for your TV.

Note: To setup other devices (example: DVD players), replace DVD anywhere in the above section that mentions TV.

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