CenturyLink CNTL13-1042 Instruction manual

Quick User Guide
Please keep this handy
for all your Q&As.
CenturyLink®Prism™TV
CNTL13-1042

Questions? We’re here to help. Visit: channel 411 | See back cover for contact information.
Using Your Remote Control
Getting Started
Using Your Whole Home DVR
Find-It-Fast Navigation®
Picture-In-Picture Navigation
Warp-Speed Channel Change
Multi-View
Prism On Demand
Premiums On Demand
Accessing Prism On Demand
Pay Per View
HD Magnified
Personal Media Sharing
Interactive News and Information Dashboard
Inside Prism Applications
Prism on the Go
Advanced Parental Controls
Troubleshooting
Frequently Asked Questions
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Enjoy your CenturyLink®Prism
™
Mexperience.
YOUR GUIDE TO
WHAT’S INSIDE.

Take a few moments to get to know your remote control and buttons.
We’ll be referencing them throughout this guide.
Record what’s
on TV in a snap.
Replay what’s
on TV in a flash.
View all Video On Demand
options in an instant.
Control your
personal settings.
Exit from menu
screen to TV.
View the interactive program
guide, with a live picture-in-
picture window.
Edit text on your program
search screen by keyword,
title, or subject.
Navigate channels, menus,
and screens using arrows.
Fast-forward 30 seconds
through programming.
Check all of your DVR
options in an instant.
Access Facebook, Yahoo!
Sports, Picasa and more with
the App Center.
View program info on
plot, actors, ratings
and recommendations.
View your phone call log.
Flip to the last 5 channels in
a click.
Using Your Remote Control.
How to set up your remote:
SETUP
1Press and hold SETUP until the
mode key blinks twice.
If you encounter any issues with your device setup, refer to the MXv4 IR Remote Control User’s Guide for additional setup instructions/options (see Setup Methods A and B). For MXv4 RF remote control
setup instructions, please refer to the MXv4 RF Remote Control User’s Guide that came with your remote. Remote Control User’s Guides are also available on centurylink.net/prism/help.
4Repeat Steps 1-3 for each
applicable device (DVD and
AUX).
3Press and hold the OK key.
Release the OK key when your
device turns off.
OK
2Press the mode key for the
device you wish to set up (please
initially start with the TV). The
mode key will stay lit.
DVD
TV AUX
CenturyLink®Prism
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Getting Started.
The TV basics.
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1 Turn on your TV and POWER on your remote (make sure STB
mode is selected).
on your remote (make sure STB
on your remote (make sure STB
Now finding what you really want to watch is easier than ever.
Search through all of your channels with the push of a button.
1 Press to see show listings.
2 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through channels.
3 To view more details, highlight a program and press again to return to guide.
4 Press “Exit to TV” to return to the program you were watching.
1 Press to see show listings.
3 To view more details, highlight a program and press
again to return to guide.
4 Press “Exit to TV” to return to the program you were watching.
Interactive Program Guide.

CenturyLink®Prism
™
Subscription to Whole Home DVR required or to qualifying TV plan that includes it.
Whole Home DVR. DVR in every room. Brilliant.
Using Your Whole
Home DVR.
Recording with your DVR.
Using Your Whole
Home DVR.
You can also record instantly
by pressing RECORD
You can also record instantly
while
watching another program.
TIP
NOTE
Don’t have Whole Home DVR
and would like to upgrade?
Please refer to back cover
for the contact number.
• In mode, use the arrow buttons to scroll through shows, and record any show,
current or future, simply by pressing RECORD
mode, use the arrow buttons to scroll through shows, and record any show,
(a red dot will appear after the show
title in listings).
• Access recorded shows by pressing the RECORDED TV remote button or by
selecting RECORDED TV from the main menu screen.
• You can also record an entire TV series by pressing RECORD a second time.
• To cancel a recording, press RECORD a third time.
Upstairs. Downstairs. Living room.
Bedroom. Whatever room you want
to watch it in – Whole Home DVR lets
you. It turns your entire house into an
entertainment venue.
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