To use the PVR function on your Set-Top Box you have to connect a USB stick of up to 32GB or an externally powered hard drive of up to 2TB to the USB port of the unit.
Please note that approximately 1GB of memory space is required for 10 minutes of recording.
To record from the EPG/GUIDE, please follow the instructions below:
- Enter the EPG by pressing the EPG or Guide button on the remote.
- Find the program you want to record and press the green button on the remote to enter the record timer.
- Set the Timer service to 'record' instead of 'channel'.
- Set the Timer mode to 'once' or 'daily' as required. Once will record the show on the day specified. Daily will record that time slot every day, even if the specified show is not running (e.g. on weekends).
- Press Save.
To record in the future, please follow the instructions below:
- Press the Timer button located above the green button on the remote.
- Select a free timer position. Change timer mode from 'off' to 'once' or 'daily' as required.
- Make sure that timer service is set to record, and not channel.
- Under wakeup channel, select the channel to record from.
- If the timer mode is once, select the date to record. This is not an option with daily recording.
- Wakeup time is the time to start recording, while duration is the length of the show. If you want to make sure that you don't miss any of the show, set the wakeup time a little before the start time, and duration a little longer than the show length.
- Press Save.
To play back a recording, please follow the instructions below:
- Press the 'Media' button, located 2 buttons up from the RED button.
- Select the program you wish to play back, and press the play button.
To rename a recording, please follow the instructions below:
- Press the 'Media' button, located 2 buttons up from the RED button.
- Select the program you wish to rename.
- Repeatedly press the RED button to delete the default name.
- Rename the recording to whatever you wish.
To record two shows at once, please follow the instructions below:
- Press the 'Record' button on the first channel you wish to record on.
- Select either PS or TS recording options.
- Change to the second channel you wish to record on and press the 'Record' button. Please note, you must scroll through the channels manually to record the second show, not through the EPG.
- If it is not done automatically, select the other option that is not currently in use out of PS/TS.
- Both channels will record until manually stopped.
Please note that you are unable to watch a third channel whilst the other two are recording.
To delete a program, please follow the instructions below:
- Press the 'Media' button, located 2 buttons up from the RED button.
- Select the program you want to delete, and press the BLUE button. This will mark a program for deletion, with an x to the right of the screen. You can mark multiple programs for deletion this way.
- To complete the deletion, press the EXIT button. This will then delete all the marked programs.
If there is any issues with the PVR, please try a factory reset be following the instructions below:
- Go to Menu => Tools => Load Factory Settings and press ok. If prompted, the passcode is "0000". This will restore the PVR to out of box condition.
- Please follow the start up wizard and tune all the channels again.