Getting Started With The
®
™
Explorer 8000 and
™
8000HD DVR
Record your favorite programs when you’re busy
Record one program and watch another
Record two live programs while watching a third program you
recorded earlier
Record and store up to 90 hours of standard-definition program-
ming or 20 hours of high-definition programming (with a 160 GB hard
drive)
Watch and record high-definition programs on the 8000HD DVR
(the actual high-definition storage capacity depends on the model)
Pause live TV for up to 1 hour without missing a minute
Use instant replay any time you want
Watch two programs at the same time with the Picture-in-Picture
feature on any TV you have
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Using Your Remote Control
Use the keys on the AllTouch Remote Control to access the DVR and PIP
features of your DVR.
This guide describes the keys used to access the DVR and PIP features. For
descriptions of the other key functions, refer to the user’s guide for your remote
control model:
• AT8400™ AllTouch Remote Control User’s Guide, part number 749219
• AT8550™ AllTouch Remote Control User’s Guide, part number 4006383
Important: Your remote control must be set to Cable Mode (CBL) to access the
DVR features.
AllTouch AT8400 Remote Control
If offered by your cable
Power on or off
service provider, displays a
menu of services or options
Selects cable mode
Performs the selected action
Displays the Program Guide
Moves through on-screen
choices
Exits to full-screen TV
Makes on-screen choices
Displays a list of your
recorded programs
Dedicated DVR Keys
Returns to live programming
Replays the last 8 seconds of
a program (Instant Replay)
Rewinds in 3 speeds
(Must be in Play mode)
Fast-forwards in 3 speeds
(Must be in Play mode)
Stops recording a program
or stops playback
Records a program
Resumes playing a paused
program (Press twice for
slow motion)
Pauses the program
you are watching
Swaps PIP screen
with Main screen
Dedicated PIP Keys
Turns PIP feature on or off
Moves PIP screen
Selects PIP channels up or down
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Preparing the Explorer 8000HD DVR to Work
With Your High-Definition TV
If you have an Explorer 8000HD DVR and an HDTV, and you are not using a
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connection, you may need to set up the DVR so
that it provides video to your HDTV in picture formats that your HDTV supports.
Otherwise, your picture quality may be less than optimal.
During installation, your cable service provider may have already selected an
appropriate picture format for you, or the factory setting of the DVR may be
compatible with your HDTV. In either of these instances, you should see a
picture when you turn on your HDTV and DVR.
If your HDTV
supports:
The HDTV displays
this when ON:
Follow these steps to
setup the DVR:
A 1080i
picture
format
There are no steps to follow.
(Your HDTV uses the picture
format that the DVR is
set to when it leaves the
factory.)
Optional:Although the
DVR uses a format that
your HDTV supports, you
may find the picture quality
less than optimal when
viewing certain picture
formats. To enhance the
display of certain formats,
select additional picture
format settings. For details,
see “Selecting Picture
Formats With the Setup
Wizard” on page 5.
or
These picture
formats:
A black screen
Use the keys on the front of
the DVR to select these
• 480i (standard
or wide)
• 480p (standard
or wide)
formats. See the instructions
for “Selecting Compatible
Picture Formats” on page 7.
• 720p (wide only)
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Selecting Picture Formats With the Setup Wizard
Setting up the DVR to support a variety of picture formats allows you to toggle
among the settings you have chosen while watching TV. You can also select the
setting that provides the best picture quality for the format currently being
broadcast.
Note: If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn on the HDTV and the
DVR, you may need to select a compatible picture format for your HDTV. Go to
Selecting Compatible Picture Formats on page 7.
There are three ways you can select picture formats for your HDTV. The 8000HD
Setup Wizard guides you through each one:
•
The Quick Setup method, which automatically selects a setting according to
the screen type:
- For a standard-screen (4:3) HDTV, the Wizard selects 480i.
- For a wide-screen (16:9) HDTV, the Wizard selects 1080i.
•
•
The Standard Setup method, which selects the settings 480i and 1080i.
You can then toggle between these two settings while watching TV.
The Custom Setup method, which allows you to select any combination of
the following picture formats that the DVR supports:
- 480p (wide and standard)
- 480i (wide and standard)
- 720p (wide only)
- 1080i (wide only)
Setting Up Your Explorer 8000HD DVR With an HDTV
If you have an HDTV, use the component outputs to connect the DVR to your
HDTV. Refer to the Explorer 8000 Home Entertainment Server User’s Installation
Guide (part number 4002771) for connection information.
Follow these steps to start the Setup Wizard.
Press the Guide and Info
keys at the same time
1. Make sure that the Explorer DVR is Off
and the HDTV is On.
2. On the Explorer DVR, press Guide and
Info at the same time. The TV Connection
Set-up screen appears, and the front panel
LED displays either HD-1 or SD-1. This LED
changes between HD-1 and SD-1 every
few seconds.
3. When the front panel LED displays HD-1,
A
press
. The Output Selection screen appears.
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4. Choose one of the following options:
• If you have a standard-screen (4:3)
HDTV, press
.
A
• If you have a wide-screen (16:9) HDTV,
B
press
.
5. Choose one of the following options:
• To choose the Quick Setup option
press
. Press
to begin watching
A
television.
B
• To choose the Standard Setup option press ; then follow the on-
screen instructions. When you finish, press to exit the setup. Then
press to begin watching television.
• To choose the Custom Setup option, press ; then follow the on-screen
instructions. When you finish, press
to begin watching television.
to exit the setup. Then press
Setting Up Your Explorer 8000HD DVR With an SDTV
If you have a standard-definition TV (SDTV), use the composite outputs to
connect the DVR to your TV. Refer to the Explorer 8000 Home Entertainment
Server User’s Installation Guide (part number 4002771) for connection
information.
Follow these steps to start the Setup Wizard.
1. Make sure that the Explorer DVR is Off and the TV is On.
2. On the Explorer DVR, press Guide and Info at the same time. The TV
Connection Set-up screen appears, and the front panel LED displays either
HD-1 or SD-1. This LED changes between HD-1 and SD-1 every few
seconds.
3. When the front panel LED displays SD-1, press . Press
to begin
watching television.
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Selecting Compatible Picture Formats
If your HDTV displays a black screen when you turn it on, the DVR may not be
sending your HDTV a picture format that your HDTV supports. Follow these
steps to select picture format settings that your HDTV supports.
Note: Rather than selecting a single picture format setting, you may want to
select all settings that your HDTV supports. Setting up the DVR to support a
variety of picture formats allows you to toggle among the different settings while
viewing TV and select the setting that provides the best picture quality for the
format being broadcast.
1. Find the picture formats that your HDTV supports. (If necessary, refer to the
user’s manual that came with your HDTV.)
2. If the DVR is off, press Cable
and then Power
on the remote control
to turn it on.
3. On the front of the DVR, press and hold Select
until the Message Light
blinks.
4. On the front of the DVR, press Vol – to indicate that you want to select a
picture format setting. The LED displays HdSr to indicate that you are in the
Picture Format mode for HDTV screens.
5. Use the following table to select settings that your HDTV supports.
Important: You have 20 seconds to begin selecting picture format settings.
After 20 seconds, HdSr disappears to indicate that the DVR is no longer in
the Picture Format mode. If this occurs, repeat this process by starting at
step 3.
On the
To Select This DVR
Picture Format: Press:
The DVR
Briefly Displays: Briefly Displays:
And Then
480i
CH+
VOL-
CH-
480i
SEt
SEt
SEt
SEt
720p
480p
1080i
720p
480p
1080i
VOL+
Note: The default picture format setting is 1080i.
6. To start watching TV, make sure the remote control is in Cable mode and
press Power
.
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Controlling Live TV
Control a Live Program You Are Watching
The Pause
, Rewind
, Fast-Forward
, Play
, Instant
Replay
, and Live
keys on the remote control are used to control
the live program in the Main screen.
For example, when you are watching your favorite live TV program and the
telephone rings, press Pause
to pause the program for up to 1 hour. To
and then repeatedly
. For example, to advance three
reverse or advance one frame at a time, press Pause
press Rewind
or Fast-Forward
and then press Fast-Forward
frames, press Pause
three times.
To resume watching your favorite program, press Play
Rewind or Fast-Forward
rewind or fast-forward.
, and then press
to cycle through three different speeds of
To replay the last 8 seconds of a live or recorded program, press Instant Replay
.
To see the action in slow motion, press Play
from normal play mode. Press
again to resume normal play mode. From Pause mode, press
or Play to resume the normal play mode.
Play
Pause
If you have rewound or paused a live program, press Live
at anytime to catch
up to the live TV program.
Note: You can use these same dedicated DVR keys to control the reduced screen
(also known as the quarter screen) in the Program Guide and in all DVR
screens.
Green Area of Bar
Indicates Stored or
Recorded Programming
Triangle Indicates Your
Current Position in Program
Red Area of Bar Indicates
Missed Programming
Live Point of Programming
Pause
"Paused" Status Bar
Clear Area of Bar Indicates
Programming Not Aired Yet
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Pause a Live Program
The paused status bar appears when you press Pause
.
Note: All of the features for controlling live TV (such as Pause, Fast-Forward, and
Rewind) are also available when playing back recorded programs.
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Using the Program Guide
Find a Program to Watch
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1. Press Guide
. The Program
Guide appears and lists the next 7
days of programs.
Headline News
4:00-5:00pm
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the
latest events.
Wed 6/18
5:00pm
4:02pm
36
4:30pm
CHANNEL
4:00pm
5:3
2. Press the directional keys (
) to
DSC
CNN
HDLN
ESPN
34
35
36
Great Chefs
Inside Politics Early Prime
Headline News
Great Chefs
Travelers
Hollywo
Pokemo
move through the program listings and
highlight the program you want to
watch.
'
Headline News
NFL's Greatest
Pokemon
37 Bikes, Blades & Boards
38 Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh!
WED 6/18
TOON
Browse By
Date
3. Press Select
. If the program is
currently on, the Program Guide closes and the program you selected
appears in full-screen TV. If the program is on in the future, a future program
option screen appears.
Search for a Program by Channel, Title, or Theme
1. Press Guide
. The Program Guide appears and lists the next
7 days of programs.
2. Press Browse By
A
. The Browse By area of the Program Guide displays
the options Title, Channel, and Theme.
3. Press Move Up
or Move Down
to highlight one of the following
options:
• Channel, which lists programs numerically by channel number
• Title, which lists programs alphabetically by program title
• Theme, which lists programs by theme, such as adventure, comedy,
sports, or news
4. Press Select
. The Browse By area of the Program Guide displays the
programs according to the option you selected.
Search for a Program by Date
1. Press Guide
. The Program Guide appears and lists the next
7 days of programs.
B
2. Press Date . The Browse By area of the Program Guide displays the next
7 dates.
3. Press Move Up
or Move Down
to highlight a date.
4. Press Select
. The Program Guide displays the programs that will be
broadcast on that date.
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Recording TV Programs
Record a TV Program You Are Watching
1. Press Record
.
2. While in the Confirm Recording
Confirm Recording
"Design On A Dime"
screen, choose your recording options
Tue: 11/13
Save: 14 days
and press
A
. The Record Indicator is
lit on the front panel of the DVR.
3. To manually stop recording before the
START
STOP
RECORD
SAVE TIME
14 days
12:00pm
12:30pm
One episode
All episodes
scheduled time, press Stop
and
then follow the on-screen choices.
Accept recording
Cancel changes
Record a TV Program From the Program Guide
1. Press Guide
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight a
.
WSB
02
Channel 2 Action News
Tue 5:00-6:00pm
(60 min)
TV program, and then press Record
.
CHANNEL
5:00pm
World View News
Recorded Programs List
Channel 2 Action News
Ricki Lake
5:30pm
6:00pm
6:3
3. In the Confirm Recording screen, choose
your recording options and press
PBY_B
DVR
1915
A
.
1
2
3
4
WSB
WATL
WGNX
Channel 2 Action News
Steve Harvey
Judge Judy
The recording program is highlighted in
red in the Program Guide.
Simpso
Frasier
Frasier
TUE 1/15
Browse By
Date
Record Multiple Episodes of a TV Program
If you want to record all the episodes of a
program you are watching, follow these
Confirm Recording
steps:
"Design On A Dime"
Tue: 11/13
Save: 14 days
1. Press Record
.
START
12:00pm
STOP
RECORD
SAVE TIME
14 days
2. Choose One Episode or All Episodes.
Notice the information in the fourth
column changes, based on your
12:30pm
All episodes
One episode
Accept recording
Cancel changes
selection. Press
A
. If you selected All
Episodes from the third column, the All
Episode Recording Options screen
appears.
All Episode Recording Options
"Design On A Dime"
HGTV (Ch 238)
Thu: 11/13
3. Choose one of the options on the screen.
4. Press Select
to save your settings.
Options
Note: The “New first-run episodes on this
channel” option is subject to availability
in your area.
All episodes on this channel at any time
New first-run episodes on this channel
All episodes on this channel in this time slot
Choose highlighted item
Cancel changes
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Watching Your Recordings
Access and Play Back Your
Recorded Programs Anytime
Recorded List
"Design On A Dime"
Save: Until erased
1. Press List
.
2. Use the arrow keys to choose the
program you want to play back.
Title
Date
Time
Length
30min
World Soccer
Extreme Homes
Design On A Dime
Home Matters
Thirteen Days
Wed 11/10
Wed 11/10
Mon 11/15
Sun 11/14
Mon 11/8
4:10am
8:10pm
12:00pm
12:30pm
8:00pm
50min
3. Press Select
to display your
30min
30min
options.
1hr 30min
Options/Play
Scheduled Recordings
Preferences
Access and Play Back Your Recorded Programs
From the Program Guide
DVR
01
1. Press Guide
2. Use the arrow keys to choose the
DVR channel.
.
Recorded Programs List
Tue 3:00-9:00pm
Programs you have recorded
for later viewing.
CHANNEL
5:00pm
5:30pm
6:00pm
6:3
PBY_A
PBY_B
DVR
1914
1915
World Business News
Note: The DVR channel is a dedicated
channel that allows you to play back
your recorded programs.
World View News
Recorded Programs List
Channel 2 Action News
Ricki Lake
1
2
3
WSB
WATL
Browse By
Channel 2 Action News
Steve Harvey
Simpso
TUE 1/15
Date
3. Press Select
to play back the
program.
Managing Recording Space
How Much Recording Space Do
I Have?
Preferences
Recording Space Used:
1. Press List
.
19%
You currently have 10 recordings.
2. Press to display the Preferences
B
Options
screen, which displays the percentage
of recording space used.
Sort Recorded List by time recorded
Turn ON Auto Erase
Recording space used
Change Save Time for future recordings
Schedule a new Manual Recording
Automatically Erasing Oldest
Recordings If Space Is Needed
Scheduled Recordings
Recorded List
TurningAuto Erase on will automatically
erase just enough of your oldest recordings
so there is enough space to record your
new programs.
Preferences
Auto Erase is OFF.
Press
if you want your oldest
recordings automatically erased to
make space for new ones.
Note: Any recordings that have a Save
Time of “Until I Erase” will not be
automatically erased.
Options
Schedule a new Manual Recording
Sort Recorded List by time recorded
Turn ON Auto Erase
Recording space used
Change Save Time for future recordings
1. Press List
.
Scheduled Recordings
Recorded List
2. Press to display the Preferences
B
screen.
3. Choose Turn ON Auto Erase.
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Copy Recordings to a VCR Tape
The Copy to VCR feature lets you use your VCR as a back-up storage device for
the hard drive in your DVR. In other words, you can archive your recordings to a
VCR tape.
Verify that the OUT 2 (VCR)
CABLE
OUT
INPUT (AUX)
outputs are connected to
your VCR. When you want to
archive a TV program to VCR
tape, first record the program
to your DVR. Then, copy the
program from the DVR to
your VCR.
OUT 2
(VCR)
UT 1
)
DIGITAL
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO
L
AUDIO
LEFT
OUT IN
VIDEO 1
OUT IN
IN FROM
ANTENNA
OUT TO
TV
AUDIO
OUT IN
The program that you are
copying appears in the PIP
window. You can watch or
RIGHT
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VCR
record another program or even change channels in the Main screen without
affecting the copy in progress.
Warning: Avoid electric shock. Unplug all electronic
devices before connecting or disconnecting any
device cables to the DVR.
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Copy a Recording
1. Connect the VCR to the OUT 2 (VCR) connection on the back of the Explorer
DVR. See Set Up Connections on page 12 for more information.
2. Make sure that a tape is in your VCR
Recorded List
and that the VCR is set to record.
"Design On A Dime"
Save: Until Erased
3. Press List
. The Recorded List
screen appears.
Recorded Programs
Friends
Date
Time
Length
30min
Wed 11/10
Thur 11/11
Mon 11/15
Tue 11/16
Wed 11/17
8:30pm
9:00pm
12:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm
4. Press Move Up
or Move Down
ER
1hr 0min
30min
Design On A Dime
Divine Design
NYPD Blues
to highlight the recording you want
to copy to the VCR. Make sure to select
a program that is not currently being
recorded.
30min
1hr 0min
Options/Play
Scheduled Recordings
Preferences
Recorded Program Options
5. Press Select
. The Recorded
"Design On A Dime"
Program Options screen appears.
Recorded: Mon 11/15
12:00pm 30min
Save: Until Erased
6. Press Move Up
to highlight “Copy
Options
Erase
to VCR.”
Change save time
Copy to VCR
Play "Design On A Dime"
Block "Design On A Dime"
7. Press Select
. The Copy to VCR
screen appears.
Choose highlighted item
Recorded List
8. Make sure your VCR is properly con-
nected to your DVR outputs, and press
Record on your VCR.
Copy to VCR
"Design On A Dime"
Recorded: Mon 11/15
12:00pm 30min
Save: Until Erased
A
9. Press Start copy . The recording
begins copying to VCR tape, and the
Recorded List displays and shows the
Connect VCR inputs to cable box outputs "OUT 2 (VCR)."
Place a blank tape in your VCR.
Set your VCR input to record from the cable box.
Press RECORD on your VCR.
VCR symbol
.
Start copy
Cancel copy
Note: You can watch the copying in
progress through the PIP.
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Using Picture-In-Picture
Activate PIP on Your TV
While watching a program, press PIP On/Off
to
activate the PIP screen.
Notes:
PIP
Screen
Main
Screen
•
•
•
To pause or record the video in the PIP
screen, you must first swap it to the
Main screen.
You can only use the dedicated DVR keys
(Pause, Rewind, Fast-Forward) to control the
program shown in the Main screen.
To change the channel in the PIP screen,
use PIP CH+ and PIP CH-
.
Activate PIP From the Program Guide
From the Program Guide, press Exit
to close the Program Guide, and then press
PIP On/Off to activate PIP. You can only
activate PIP from full-screen video.
or Guide
PIP
Screen
Main
Screen
Swap the Main and PIP Screens
To swap the TV program that is in the PIP screen
to the Main screen, press PIP Swap
Note: You will only hear the audio for
the program shown in the Main screen.
.
Move the PIP Screen
To move the PIP screen clockwise to a different
corner of the Main screen, press PIP Move
You can move the PIP screen to any of the four
corners of the Main screen.
.
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Use Power-Save Mode
To maximize the life of your DVR, you should power-down the DVR when it is
not in use. Simply press CBL and then press Power on your remote control, or
press Power on the front panel of the DVR. The Power light turns off, but
because the DVR still is plugged in, your scheduled recordings still occur.
Between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. every day, your
DVR will automatically enter Power-Save mode.
In Power-Save mode, the set-top is powered-
down, but all scheduled recordings still occur.
When the DVR enters Power-Save mode, your
Attention
TV displays a black screen.
Your DVR will automatically enter power-save mode in 5 minutes.
Press any remote key to continue watching TV.
At approximately 1:10 a.m., the DVR displays a
5-minute warning banner, which states that the
DVR is about to enter Power-Save mode. When
the banner appears, do one of the following:
•
To allow the DVR to enter Power-Save mode, do nothing when the warning
banner appears. The DVR will automatically power-down.After your DVR
powers down, you must press CBL and then press Power on your remote
control, or press Power on the front panel of your DVR to start watching TV
again.
•
To stop the DVR from entering Power-Save mode, simply press any key on
your remote control when the warning banner appears.
From 1:10 a.m. through 6:00 a.m., the DVR displays the warning banner if you
do not press a key on the remote control or the front panel within 2 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How far back can I rewind live TV? The length of time you can rewind live TV depends
on how long you have been tuned to a single channel. Each time you change channels,
a new copy is automatically stored to the built-in recorder. This copy saves up to the last
1 hour of programming. For example, if you have been watching the same channel for
15 minutes, you can rewind that 15 minutes of the program.
Can I record the quarter screen in the Program Guide or the DVR Recorded List? Yes,
you can record the quarter screen on all DVR screens by pressing Record . You can
also record the quarter screen in the Program Guide. Press Exit
in full screen, and then press Record
to display the video
.
Note: Pressing Record
while in the Program Guide will record the highlighted
program in the grid.
Can I record or pause the video in the PIP screen? Yes, but you must swap it to the
Main screen first. After pressing Record and confirming the recording, you can swap
it back to the PIP screen and it will continue recording. You can also press PIP On/Off
, and the video will continue to record.
If I’ve been tuned to a program since it started, do I have to rewind to the beginning to
record the entire program? No, if you have been tuned to the program since its
beginning, just press Record
from any point in the program to record the entire
program. Recording will automatically stop when the program ends.
How will I know the DVR is almost out of recording space? When you try to schedule
the next recording, a warning appears on the Confirm Recording screen. Also, you can
see what percentage of recording space you have used. Press List
press for preferences.
and then
B
Can you play back more than one recording? No, you cannot play back more than one
recording at a time.
What happens if my DVR loses power temporarily? Everything you have recorded is
saved, based on the save time you selected in the Confirm Recording screen. Your
scheduled recordings during the time the DVR lost power are the only recordings you
may miss.
Do my Parental Controls in the Program Guide carry over to DVR recordings? Yes. If
you block programs by channel or rating in the General Settings menu, those settings
are carried over to DVR recordings. For example, if you decide to block all R-rated
programs in the General Settings menu, the R-rated programs will still be recorded, but
you cannot play them back until you enter the correct PIN.
How do I block or erase individual recordings in my recorded list or change the save
time for the recording? Highlight the recording on the Recorded List screen, and press
Select
on the remote control. An Options screen appears for the program you
selected.
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