Optimum Multi-Room DVR User manual

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Let your TV know who’s boss.
YourrelationshipwithyourTVhas always been one sided. It set the schedule and ifyou couldn’t be at home in
front of theTVto watch, well, you were out of luck.That’s about to change.
Welcome to Multi-Room DVR, ournew DVR that gives youthe powerto control what, when andwhere you
enjoyyour programs. Take that, TV.
With this guide,you have allthe informationyou need to make Multi-Room DVR workforyou.With easy-to-follow
on-screen instructions,you’ll be up and running in no time.
d Record up to 10 shows in standard definition (SD) orhigh definition (HD) at oncewhile watching anythingyou
want, more shows than any other TV provider.
d Record different programs, at the same time, in different rooms.
d Store a program library of 300 hours of SD or 75 hours of HD programming.
d Start watching a recorded show in one room and finish it in another.
d Pause live TV anytime and resume without missing a minute.
d Organize all your recordings into folders for easy access.
d Set preferences to make scheduling recordings simple.
d Use an unlimited number of TVs for whole-home viewing.
d Controlyour kids’ viewing choices with Parental Controls.
d Manage your DVR, schedule recordings and more, online or with the Optimum App.

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Table of Contents.
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Record a program.
Watch a recorded program.
Delete a program.
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Find something to watch.
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Playback controls.
Parental controls.
Preferences.
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Record a program you are watching.
Record a program from the program guide.
Record a series that you’re watching.
Record a series from the program guide.
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Find your recordings.
Watch your recordings.
Watch your recordings in anotherroom.
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Bookmarking.
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Edityour scheduled recordings.
Modify a series recording.
Edit a recording in progress.
DVR folders.
DVR on the go.
Check recording space.
Cancel a program scheduledto record.
Cancel a series scheduled to record.
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Delete a program.
Delete a programfrom Clean-up My DVR.
Delete a folder from Clean-up My DVR.
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Meet your remote.
Take a look at the buttons that will help you to master Multi-Room DVR.
“iO” shows your Main
Menu/program guide.
“Select” performs
selected actions.
“Settings” shows or
changes your settings.
“Arrows” and “Page”
let you browse your
on-screen options.
“DVR” accesses your
DVR and displays a list of
your recorded programs.
“Live” catches up to
live TV after you pause.
“Rewind” rewinds a
recorded program.
“Play/Slow Motion” starts a
recorded program or pauses
a live TV program. Press
once for slow motion.
“Fast-Forward”
fast-forwards a
recorded program.
“Stop” stops a
recorded program.
“Pause” freezes a live
or recorded program.
“Record” records
a program.
“Guide” shows your
program guide.

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Getting started.
Ready to start using Multi-Room DVR now? Here are easy instructions on how to record, watch and delete programs.
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2d When you’re watching a programyou wantto record,
press .
3d In Recording Options, highlight “Record” and press dd
to instantly start recording.
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2d Press  or go to $$"d2112 to access your
Recorded List. If you have a DVR digital cable box, when
you press , you’ll get only programs recorded on that
particular digital cable box.
3d Use the  to highlight a program and press .
4d From the right-hand menu, highlight “Play” and press
 to begin watching.
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2d Press  or go to $$"d2112 to access your
Recorded List.
3d From the right-hand menu, highlight “Clean-up MyDVR”
and pressd.
4d Use the  to highlight the program that youwantto
delete and press .
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Program guide 101.
Finding the programs that interest you is easy.
Pressd on your remote to access the guide.
You can navigate it in three ways:
d Use thed to move through the program listings one at a time: up/down/left/right.
d Used to scroll a whole page up or down.
d Enter the channel number.
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Search programming for the next 12 days.
Press don your remote once, while you’re
in the guide. In More Info, you can chose from a
list of options.
d Watch the program.
d Find other showings and more episodes ofa program.
d Search “More Like This” and find other
similar programming.
d Rate a program and view critic ratings. If the program is part of a series, you’ll see “Rate Series” instead of “Rate It”.
d Record the program or series. You can also cancel recordings here.
Access these features while watching a program by pressing  twice.

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Control.
You can control your TV in ways you never imagined, all with the push of a few buttons.
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This bar appears at the bottom of the TV whenever
you pause, rewind, or fast-forward a program. It gives
you details about the progress of the program
you’re watching.
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When you need to pause live TV, press  and the program will stay paused for up to 15 minutes.
Press I when you want your program to resume or press  to record your program from where you
paused it.
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Full speed ahead. Or behind. It’s your choice. Press C or  to move up to four
times faster than normal. The arrows on the status bar show what speed you’re rewinding or fast forwarding.
Press I to resume watching at normal speed.
The light gray
section of the
bar shows
anything
that has been
recorded.
The white
line indicates
where you
are in the
program you
are watching.
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section of the
bar indicates
programming
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To use Parental Controls, you need to create a personal identification number (PIN). Using your remote:
2d Press dtwice to access Settings.
3d Use the dto highlight “Parental Controls”.
4d From the side menu, use the  to highlight “Set PIN”.
5d Enter your new 4-digit PIN and press .
6d Re-enter the same PIN for confirmation and the PIN is set.
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2d Pressd twice to access Settings.
3d Use thed to highlight “Parental Controls”.
4d From the side menu, use thed to highlight “Modify PIN” and press .
5d Enter your current PIN.
6d Enter your new 4-digit PIN.
7d Re-enter the new PIN for confirmation and your PIN is updated.
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Your kids might not like it, but you will. You easily get to
decide what’s appropriate for them and what isn’t.
Parental Controls are a valuable feature that lets you
manage your kids’ viewing choices. Block certain
channels, titles or programs by their ratings, or hide
adult titles so they won’t appear in the program guide.
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to all household members.

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Not every program is appropriate for every audience. Block what you want using your remote.
2d Press  twice to access Settings.
3d Use the  to highlight “Parental Controls”.
4d From the side menu, use theddto select “Channel Blocks”, “Ratings Blocks”, “Content Blocks” or
“Time Blocks”fromthe menu and setyourpersonal preferences.
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If you like things your own way, you’re in luck.
Multi-Room DVR gives you the flexibility to customize
and manage your personal program library at any time
and as often as you like.
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Your Multi-Room DVR comes with preset preferences that
can easily be changed. Until you do, all your recordings will
use the following:
d “Keep” refersto managing storage space and is set for “14 days”, unlessyou’re recording a series. Aseries is
set for “Until space is needed”.
d “Stop” refers to the stop time of a recording and is set to stop promptly at the program’s scheduled ending.
d “Save Latest” refers to the number of episodes saved for a series recording only, and is set to “Save latest 5 episodes”.
d “All New” refersto the type of episodes recorded fora series recording only, and is setto “All new and
repeat episodes”.

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Press dor go to $$"d2112 to get the Recorded List. Use the  to highlight “Preferences” on
the right-hand menu and press . A list of options will appear that can be customized.
d “Sort list bymost recentlyrecorded”: Easilyfindthe episode or seriesyouwant bysortingyourrecorded list
alphabetically or by record date.
d “Enable folders”: Recorded series programs are automaticallyorganized intofolders. Ifyou want all programs
to be listed individually,you can disable folders. The onlyexception is HD. Programming recorded in HDwill
automaticallybe grouped in an HD recording folder.
d “Set Record Episode Options”: Create your own personal preferences forwhen you record an episode using
the following options:
c “Keep” refers to managing storage space; choose until you delete, 1 to 14 days or until space is needed.
c “Start” time is based on the program guide and cannot be adjusted.
c “Stop” time allowsyou to chooseto stop ontime or a select numberofminutes/hours atthe end of an
episode to extendthe record time. Stop time can be extended upto 3 hours pastthe program guide
program end time.
d “Set Record Series Options”: Createyourown personal preferences forwhen you record a series using the
following options:
c “All New” refers to show type; choose new episodes only, new and repeat episodes at a particular time or
dayorall new and repeat episodes.
c “Keep” refers to managing storage space; choose until you delete, 1 to 14 days or until space is needed.
c “Save Latest” lets you decide how many episodes of a series you want to save; chose 1 to 5 episodes or
all episodes.
c “Start” time is based on the program guide and cannot
be adjusted.
c “Stop” time allowsyou to chooseto stop ontime or a
select numberof minutes/hours at the end ofan
episode to extendthe record time. Stop time can be
extended upto 3 hours pastthe program guide
program end time.