Aptiv Digital Passport Echo User manual

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contents
P assport Ec ho V ie wer’ s Guide i
Chapter 1. About Passport Echo .................1
A bout the Remote Control ............................................. 1
Chapter 2. Getting Started ...........................5
T ur ning On the Set-top Bo x ........................................... 5
Selecting a Channel ...................................................... 6
Specifying and Selecting F a v or ite Channels ................. 6
Making the Current Channel a Favorite ........................ 6
Adding or Deleting Favorite Channels ........................... 6
A uto F a v or ites ................................................................ 8
Adjusting or Muting the Audio Volume .......................... 9
Using the Channel Banner and Inf o Banner .................. 9
Channel Banner ............................................................ 9
Info Banner .................................................................. 10
Displaying and Browsing QuickInfo ............................. 10
Displaying QuickTips ................................................... 11
Passport Echo Icons ................................................... 12
Chapter 3. Using the Program Guide ........15
About the Program Guide ............................................ 15
Navigating the Program Guide by Title ........................ 16
Exiting the Program Guide .......................................... 16
Listing Upcoming Episodes or Showings .................... 16
Displaying Information About Upcoming Programs ..... 17
Time View Sort Options ............................................... 17
Navigating the Program Guide by Theme ................... 18
Theme View Sort Options ............................................ 18
Searching the Program Guide by Title ........................ 19
Searching the Program Guide by Keyword ................. 20
Creating a Keyword Series Recording Request .......... 21
Viewing Additional Information About a Program ........ 23
Chapter 4. Quick Settings & QuickMenu ..25
About Quick Settings ................................................... 25

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Navigating the Quick Settings Menu ......................................................... 25
Exiting the Quick Settings Menu................................................................ 26
About the QuickMenu ................................................................................ 26
Navigating the QuickMenu ........................................................................ 26
Exiting the QuickMenu............................................................................... 26
Chapter 5. Specifying General Settings ......................... 27
General Settings Menu .............................................................................. 27
Displaying the General Settings Menu ...................................................... 30
Exiting the General Settings Menu ............................................................ 30
Chapter 6. Using Parental Control .................................. 31
Setting Up Parental Control ....................................................................... 31
Locking and Unlocking Channels .............................................................. 32
Locking Ratings ......................................................................................... 33
Locking Content ......................................................................................... 34
Locking and Unlocking Time Periods ......................................................... 35
Canceling Locked Time Periods ................................................................ 36
Hiding Adult Titles ...................................................................................... 36
Turning On Parental Control ...................................................................... 37
Turning On Parental Control from the Quick Settings Menu...................... 38
Turning Off Parental Control ...................................................................... 39
Turning Off Parental Control Until You Power Off the Set-top Box............. 39
Turning Off Parental Control Until You Manually Turn It Back On .............. 40
Changing Your Parental Control PIN ......................................................... 41
Chapter 7. Purchasing Pay Per View (PPV) Programs... 43
About PPV ................................................................................................. 43
Enabling, Disabling, or Changing the Purchase PIN ................................. 43
Purchasing PPV Programs ........................................................................ 44
Purchase PPV Programs from the Program Guide ................................... 45
Purchase PPV Programs from a PPV Channel......................................... 45
Resolving Conflicts and Locks................................................................... 46
Reviewing or Canceling PPV Purchases Using General Settings ............. 46
Chapter 8. Using the Digital Video Recorder (DVR)....... 49
Understanding Your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) .................................... 50
Swapping Between Foreground and Background Tuners.......................... 50
Info Banner ................................................................................................ 51
Notch Skip ................................................................................................. 52

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30-Second Skip Ahead Feature ................................................................ 52
Slow Motion Playback ................................................................................ 52
Frame-by-Frame Advance and Rewind ..................................................... 52
Delayed Video (LOD Buffer) ...................................................................... 53
Recording a Program ................................................................................ 53
Recording a Program While Watching the Program .................................. 53
Stopping a Recording................................................................................ 54
Recording a Current or Future Program from the Program Guide ............ 55
Manual Recording ..................................................................................... 55
Recording a Series .................................................................................... 56
Canceling a Recording from the Program Guide ....................................... 56
Using the Recording Options Dialog ......................................................... 57
Additional Recording Options Dialog......................................................... 57
Resolving Conflicts .................................................................................... 58
Playing Back Recorded Programs ............................................................. 58
Using the Saved Shows Panel .................................................................. 59
Saved Shows Options Menu ..................................................................... 60
Displaying Information About a Saved Show............................................. 60
Using the Storage Priority Panel ............................................................... 60
Erasing a Saved Program.......................................................................... 61
Sorting and Grouping Titles ....................................................................... 61
Playing All or All New Programs in a Folder .............................................. 62
Deleting a Folder or All Viewed Programs in a Folder ............................... 62
Checking Hard Disk Space Usage ............................................................ 63
Clearing Space on the Hard Disk .............................................................. 63
Using the Scheduled Recordings Panel .................................................... 64
Scheduled Recording Options Dialog ....................................................... 64
Using the Series Manager Panel ............................................................... 65
Series Manager Options Dialog ................................................................ 65
Using the Series Recording Priority Display.............................................. 66
Series Recording Options Dialog .............................................................. 67
Series Repeat Options Dialog ................................................................... 67
Canceling a Series Recording ................................................................... 68
Cropping .................................................................................................... 68
Automatic Cropping ................................................................................... 68
Manual Cropping ....................................................................................... 69
Chapter 9. Applications.................................................... 71
Playing PassTime Games ......................................................................... 72
Passport Weather ...................................................................................... 72

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Setting Up Your Passport Echo Remote Control ....................................... 73
Chapter 10. Purchasing Premium Services using iSubscribe ... 75
Purchasing Services from a Single or Multiple Offer iSubscribe Screen ... 76
Purchasing Services from the All iSubscribe Offers Channel ................... 77
Chapter 11. About Video Mosaic Channels .................... 81
Displaying a Video Mosaic Channel .......................................................... 82
Using the Standalone Channel Button List................................................ 82
Navigating the Standalone Channel Button List........................................ 82
Launching a Channel from the Standalone Channel Button List............... 83
Viewing a Blocked Channel in Video Mosaic ............................................. 83
About Interactive Video Advertisements .................................................... 83
Audio Behavior in Video Mosaic ................................................................ 83
Using Advanced Mode .............................................................................. 83
Using the Record Key in Video Mosaic Channels ..................................... 84
Chapter 12. Video on Demand!........................................ 85
Entering and Exiting VOD and SVOD Channels ....................................... 85
Restricting VOD Purchases ....................................................................... 85
About VOD Library Channels .................................................................... 85
VOD and SVOD Icons ............................................................................... 89
About the On Demand Channel Banner .................................................... 89
About the On Demand QuickInfo™ Banner .............................................. 89
About VOD Feature Channels ................................................................... 90
About SVOD Library Channels .................................................................. 90
Supercategory Library Channels ............................................................... 91
About the On Demand Venue Library Channel ......................................... 91
Chapter 13. Reviewing Your Bill with Bill View............... 93
Index ................................................................................. 95

chapter 1
Passport Echo Viewer’s Guide 1
About Passport Echo
Passport Echo is a system that offers you an easy, interactive
way to watch and record TV.
The Passport Echo Digital Video Recorder (DVR) enables you
to enjoy the features described in the following chapters and to
tailor your Passport Echo system to suit your preferences.
About the Remote Control
To use the remote control with your TV or other equipment, you
may need to first program the remote control using the
procedures explained in your remote control documentation.
The table that begins on page 2 offers a detailed description of
the remote control keys.

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Key Function
Turns on the currently-
selected device.
Selects the TV as the device
that the remote will control.
Selects an auxiliary device
as the device that the
remote will control.
Selects the set-top box as
the device that the remote
will control.
Displays or hides the
Program Guide.
If the QuickMenu feature is
supported, one press
displays the QuickMenu; a
second press displays
General Settings. Otherwise
displays the Quick Settings.
Displays or hides additional
information in the Channel
Banner, Program Guide, or
General Settings menu.
Displays the Pay Per View
channel with the lowest
channel number.
Displays or hides the Quick
Settings menu; hides the
General Settings menu.
In the Program Guide grid,
scrolls the grid down. In
menus and elsewhere, it
moves the highlight to the
next lower item.
In the Program Guide grid,
scrolls the grid up. In menus
and elsewhere, it moves the
highlight to the next higher
item.
Not
illustrated

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In the Program Guide grid,
scrolls the grid from right to
left. In menus and
elsewhere, it moves the
highlight to the right.
In Fast Forward mode, skips
forward to the next
15-minute increment tick
mark in the progress bar. If
playback is paused,
advances frame-by-frame.
In the Program Guide grid,
scrolls the grid from left to
right. In menus and
elsewhere, it moves the
highlight to the left.
In Reverse mode on a
recorded program, skips
back to the previous
15-minute increment tick
mark in the progress bar. If
playback is paused, rewinds
frame-by-frame.
Selects the highlighted item.
Silences (or resumes) the
audio.
The LIST (or DVR LIST on
some remotes) displays the
Saved Shows panel. If you
are in the Saved Shows,
Scheduled Recordings, or
Series Manager panels,
pressing this key hides the
display.
Adjusts the volume. Press
VOL (+) to increase the
volume level. Press VOL (-)
to decrease the volume
level.
Changes the channel. Press
CH (+) to channel up. Press
CH (-) to channel down.
Key Function
Exits the current display or
dialog box (Channel
Banner, Program Guide,
Quick Settings menu,
QuickMenu, or General
Settings menus). Pressing
the EXIT key while a
channel application
(PassTime Games,
Passport Weather, Remote
Wizard) is displayed will
display full-screen video of
the program currently
playing in the video inset
window.
Scrolls one page in the
Program Guide (4 lines) or
jumps to the next category
in the General Settings
menu. Press ‘+’ to page up.
Press ‘-’ to page down.
Performs the action
indicated in the Program
Guide or menus.
Returns to the previous
broadcast channel. If you
are watching a pre-recorded
program, pressing this
button will display the last
watched channel on the
foreground tuner.
Selects the next favorite
channel, or displays
information about the next
favorite channel, in the
Program Guide. Pressing
twice marks the channel as
a Favorite.
Rewinds video. If playback
is paused, initiates reverse
slow-motion. In the Program
Guide, in Time view mode,
jumps back one day.
Key Function

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Plays video.
If the 30-second skip head-
end configuration is turned
off, pressing the PLAY key
twice in quick succession
initiates slow-motion
playback.
If the 30-second skip head-
end configuration setting is
turned on, pressing the
PLAY key twice in quick
succession skips ahead 30
seconds and resumes
playback.
In the Program Guide, in
Time view mode, jumps
ahead one day (for the
convenience of users with
remotes that lack Rewind
and Fast Forward buttons.)
Fast forwards video. If
playback is paused, initiates
slow-motion (forward). In
the Program Guide, in Time
view mode, jumps ahead
one day.
Pauses video.
Stops video or stops
recording.
Records current program to
hard drive or schedules the
recording of a program.
Swaps between the
foreground and background
tuners.
Displays the currently-airing
program on the most-
recently displayed channel.
Key Function

chapter 2
Passport Echo Viewer’s Guide 5
Getting Started
This chapter explains how to get started with basic Passport
Echo procedures, such as turning the TV and set-top box on and
off, changing channels, and controlling the volume.
This chapter also discusses the Channel Banner and Info
Banner, and identifies the graphic icons used in the Program
Guide and elsewhere in Passport Echo.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, most procedures in this
document assume that the remote control is set to
operate the set-top box (in other words, that you have
already pressed the CBL key on the remote control).
Turning On the Set-top Box
• Press the CBL key, then the POWER key.
—or—
• Press the power button on the set-top box.
If the set-top box does not turn on, check to make sure that its
AC power cable is plugged into a working electrical socket.
Also, check to make sure that the remote control does not need
new batteries.
Note: To use the remote control to turn on your TV, you must
press the TV key on the remote, then press the POWER
key. You might need to program the remote to control
your television. Please consult the user guide for your
remote control for instructions.

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Selecting a Channel
You can select channels by pressing
the following keys on the remote:
• Number keys: Enable you to key
in specific channel numbers.
• CH key: Press CH (+) or (-) to
navigate channels.
•FAV key: Displays the next highest
favorite channel. In the Program
Guide, highlights the next highest
favorite channel listing.
• LAST key: Displays the last
channel you watched.
• SELECT key:
• In the Program Guide, selects
a highlighted program.
• In QuickInfo, selects the
program for which information
is displayed.
Specifying and
Selecting Favorite
Channels
Passport Echo enables you to specify
your favorite channels.
You can then cycle through them by
pressing the FAV key to select the next
highest favorite channel.
You can specify your favorite channels
in the Quick Settings or General
Settings menus.You can also mark the
current channel as a Favorite by
pressing the FAV key twice.
Note: It may be possible to access
General Settings via the
QuickMenu if your cable
services company has
configured Passport Echo in
such a way.
Making the Current
Channel a Favorite
You can specify the channel you are
currently watching as a favorite by
pressing the FAV key twice.
You can also use the Quick Settings
Menu to specify favorite channels:
1 Press the SETTINGS key.
Passport Echo displays the Quick
Settings menu.
2 Press the up or down arrow to
highlight the Make This Channel A
Favorite option.
3Press SELECT or the left arrow to
make the channel a favorite.
A dot appears in the Yes column,
marking the selected channel as a
favorite.
4To exit the Quick Settings menu,
press the C key.
Adding or Deleting
Favorite Channels
1 Press the SETTINGS key, then
press the A key.
Note: If your set-top box supports the
QuickMenu feature, you could
alternatively press the MENU
key twice.

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Passport Echo displays the
General Settings menu.
2 Press the up or down arrow to
highlight the My Preferences
category. If the category is not
expanded, press SELECT to
expand the My Preferences
category.
The right side of the screen
displays a summary of the current
My Preferences settings.
3 If necessary, press the down
arrow to highlight the Favorite
Channels preference.
If favorite channels have already
been specified, the current count
of favorite channels (e.g., 5
Channels) and the channel
numbers themselves (e.g., 2, 4, 5,
8, 11) are listed on the right side of
the display. Otherwise, the
preference displays NO
ENTRIES.
4 Press the right arrow or the
SELECT key to move to the
Channels column.
5Press the up or down arrow or the
number key(s) to highlight a
channel that you want to make a
favorite.
6 Press the SELECT key.
•Astar icon is displayed to the
right of the channel in the
Channels column, indicating
that it is now a favorite.
• The channel number is added
to the CURRENT FAVORITES
list.
7To specify another channel as a
favorite, repeat steps 5 and 6.
8To remove a channel from the
favorites list, highlight it in the
Channels column and press
SELECT.
9To clear all channels from the
favorites list, highlight the Clear All
option at the top of the Channels
column and press SELECT.
10 When you are finished, press the
left arrow.
Passport Echo returns to the
Preferences list.
11 To exit the General Settings
menu, press the EXIT key.

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Auto Favorites
Passport Echo features an Auto
Favorites function that remembers the
channels you watch most and
automatically adds them to the
Favorites list.
Auto Favorite channels are indicated in
the Program Guide by the following
icon:
Auto Favorites may be turned on by
default. However, you can turn this
feature on or off as you desire.
Note: If you turn off Auto Favorites,
Passport Echo no longer tracks
or retains viewing behavior
information.
To turn Auto Favorites off or on:
1 Press the SETTINGS key, then
press the A key.
Note: If your set-top box supports the
QuickMenu feature, you could
alternatively press the MENU
key twice.
Passport Echo displays the
General Settings menu.
2 Press the up or down arrow to
highlight the My Preferences
category. If the category is not
expanded, press SELECT to
expand the My Preferences
category.
The right side of the screen
displays a summary of the current
My Preferences settings.
3 If necessary, press the down
arrow to highlight the Favorite
Channels preference.
4 Press the A key to disable the
Auto Favorites function.
The right side of the screen
displays Auto Favorites: OFF.
(Pressing the A key re-enables
Auto Favorites.)

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Adjusting or Muting
the Audio Volume
You must program the remote to
control the audio volume of the set-top
box. For more information, refer to your
remote control’s setup instructions.
To adjust the audio volume:
•To increase the volume, press
VOL (+).
•To decrease the volume, press
VOL (-).
For the best audio quality, press the
CBL key on the remote control, then
press the VOL (+) key to raise the
volume to near its maximum level.
Then press the TV key on the remote
control, and adjust the volume as
desired.
To mute the audio:
•To temporarily silence the
audio, press the MUTE key.
•To restore the audio to its
previous volume level, press
the MUTE key again.
Using the Channel
Banner and Info
Banner
The Channel Banner and Info Banner
provide quick access to information
about a program’s title, start time and
end time, and more, including:
• The channel logo, number, and
call letters
• The program title, start time, and
end time
• The current time of day
• Program Guide icons, where
appropriate (for example, a star
icon to indicate a favorite channel)
• Message Alert
• Ratings icon
• Content advisory information
The Info Banner appears similar to the
Channel Banner, but contains
additional information about the Digital
Video Recorder (DVR).
Channel Banner
The Channel Banner appears for a few
seconds when you change channels
(unless the Info Banner is already
displayed). The figure below shows a
Channel Banner.

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To exit the Channel Banner:
Press the EXIT key, or wait until the
Channel Banner disappears
automatically.
Info Banner
The Info Banner appears when you
press the INFO key on your remote.
When you press a DVR function key
such as Fast Forward or Rewind, or
when you switch from delayed video to
live video (or make a similar change), a
smaller version of the banner is
displayed.
To display the Info Banner:
Press the INFO key on the remote.
To exit the Info Banner:
Press the EXIT key, or wait until the
Info Banner disappears automatically.
Displaying and
Browsing QuickInfo
You can use QuickInfo to get
information about programs, including
the program title, rating, content
advisories, description, start time, end
time, locked icon (if the program is
locked by channel, time, rating or
content).
QuickInfo also indicates the current
time; the channel logo, number and call
letters; and whether the program is
broadcast on a Favorite or Skipped
channel.
In QuickInfo, you can also watch the
current program in a scaled video
window (see figure) while you browse
information about programs on other
channels that are being broadcast
currently or that will be broadcast in the
future.

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To display QuickInfo:
1 Press the INFO key.
Passport Echo displays the Info
Banner.
2 Press the INFO key again.
Passport Echo displays QuickInfo.
3To display the next page of a
program’s description (if
available), press the PAGE +/-
key.
4To browse other program titles
and times, use the arrows to
display information for:
• One channel higher
than the current channel
•One channel lower than
the current channel
•The program that preceded
the program shown in
QuickInfo (for up to two
hours of past programming).
• The program that follows
the program shown in
QuickInfo (for up to 24
hours of future programming).
5To select a channel displayed in
QuickInfo, press the SELECT key.
6To record a program displayed in
QuickInfo, press the REC key.
7To exit browse mode, press the C
key.
QuickInfo displays the current
program information.
8To hide QuickInfo, press the INFO
key (or the EXIT key).
QuickInfo disappears.
Note: If you do not press the INFO or
EXIT key to hide QuickInfo, it
will automatically disappear
after several seconds.
Displaying QuickTips
QuickTips can display helpful hints
while you browse or search the
Program Guide for shows, set up future
show recordings, etc.
If you turn on the QuickTips preference
(under My Preferences in the General
Settings), QuickTips will display once
per day when you enter the Program
Guide or DVR List screens.
You can also select View Now to display
the QuickTips panel immediately, then
press the left or right arrow to turn
through the pages of QuickTips
information.

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Passport Echo Icons
Passport Echo can display icons in the Program Guide, Saved Shows panel, and
elsewhere. The following table describes each Passport Echo icon.
A program locked by channel,
rating, content or time period
when Parental Control is cur-
rently enabled.
A program locked by channel,
rating, content, or time period
when Parental Control is cur-
rently disabled.
A Favorite channel.
A Skipped channel.
An Auto Favorite channel.
A program that features stereo
sound.
A program that features
closed caption information
(subtitles for hearing-impaired
viewers).
A program that features a sec-
ondary audio track, typically in
a different language.
A purchased program.
Recording in progress.
Program is currently playing.
A program that is scheduled to
be recorded.
A series that is scheduled to
be recorded.
Recurring manual recording.
Single instance manual
recording.
Programs that will not be
erased for at least three days.
A program that will be erased
very soon (within one day).
A program that will be erased
soon (within three days).
Programs you have specified
to be saved until you manually
delete them.
The No Record icon is dis-
played if a program sched-
uled to be recorded:
•cannot be recorded due to
conflicts with other
recording requests, or
•is canceled by the user.
Indicates that the program is
broadcast in High Definition
(HD) format.
The Reminder Timer icon is
displayed in the Program
Guide if you selected Remind
me about this show in the
timer dialog.
The Series Header icon (or
Keyword Header icon) is dis-
played in the Program Guide.
It is like a “folder” that contains
individual instances of a
series, or individual shows
that match a keyword.
The Magnifying Glass icon is
displayed when you search for
keywords in the Program
Guide. It is also used in list
menus to tag recordings
based on keyword series
recordings.
The Message Notification icon
is displayed in the Channel
Banner to indicate that a mes-
sage from your cable com-
pany has been received.
The Customized Line-Up grid
icon is displayed next to the
Time or Theme sort menu
option at the bottom of the
Program Guide.

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Some pop-up menus feature a
tab indicating that additional
options are available.
The Cropping icons indicate
that a program has been man-
ually or automatically cropped.
(For more information, see
“Cropping” on page 68.)
The telephone icon appears in
the Caller ID Banner when
your household receives a
telephone call if this feature is
supported by your cable ser-
vices company. (For more
information, see “Caller ID” on
page 28.)

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