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Pioneer DVR Quick Reference Congratulations and thank you for selecting Pioneer Digital TV (DTV) for your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) service. The way you watch TV is about to change—and you will love it! DVR service, sometimes referred to as PVR (Personal Video Recorder) service, gives you control of your television viewing by allowing you to watch your favorite shows on your schedule. You will be able to automatically record your favorite programs—no videotapes required! You’ll also be able to pause and rewind live TV. With DVR, you’ll never miss your favorite show again! Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the functions and features of DVR service. Because it is so simple to use, you will be recording your favorite programs and controlling live TV right away! Should you have any questions after you’ve begun using your DVR, please visit our website or call a customer care representative at the number listed below. We will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Pioneer Customer Care:
1-888-782-2667 or www.pldi.net
Using the DVR
The Pioneer DVR is very simple to use and you will quickly learn how to control your TV and watch TV programs when you want to watch them! The best way to learn the system is to jump right in and start playing with the many options. To get you started, below is a list of the basic buttons and their functions: Note: Pioneer DTV refers to the video recording service as DVR (Digital Video Recorder), but another name used in the industry is PVR or Personal Video Recorder. DVR and PVR are acronyms for the same type of service and you will notice both acronyms are used within our system.
For more information on how to use your DTV remote control, visit www.pldi.net and click on the SUPPORT link at the top of the page. There are two ways to access your DVR options: 1. Press the MYDVR MY DVR button on your DTV remote control OR
2. Press MENU and then arrow down to PVR and press OK/SELECT on your DTV remote control. Once you are in the DVR menu, select: Recorded Programs – shows a list of what you have recorded. OR Future Recordings – shows a list of what is scheduled to record at a later time.
Pioneer DVR Quick Reference Congratulations and thank you for selecting Pioneer Digital TV (DTV) for your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) service. The way you watch TV is about to change—and you will love it! DVR service, sometimes referred to as PVR (Personal Video Recorder) service, gives you control of your television viewing by allowing you to watch your favorite shows on your schedule. You will be able to automatically record your favorite programs—no videotapes required! You’ll also be able to pause and rewind live TV. With DVR, you’ll never miss your favorite show again! Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the functions and features of DVR service. Because it is so simple to use, you will be recording your favorite programs and controlling live TV right away! Should you have any questions after you’ve begun using your DVR, please visit our website or call a customer care representative at the number listed below. We will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Pioneer Customer Care:
1-888-782-2667 or www.pldi.net
Using the DVR The Pioneer DVR is very simple to use and you will quickly learn how to control your TV and watch TV programs when you want to watch them! The best way to learn the system is to jump right in and start playing with the many options. To get you started, below is a list of the basic buttons and their functions: Note: Pioneer DTV refers to the video recording service as DVR (Digital Video Recorder), but another name used in the industry is PVR or Personal Video Recorder. DVR and PVR are acronyms for the same type of service and you will notice both acronyms are used within our system.
For more information on how to use your DTV remote control, visit www.pldi.net and click on the SUPPORT link at the top of the page. There are two ways to access your DVR options: 1. Press the MYDVR MY DVR button on your DTV remote control OR
2. Press MENU and then arrow down to PVR and press OK/SELECT on your DTV remote control. Once you are in the DVR menu, select: Recorded Programs – shows a list of what you have recorded. OR Future Recordings – shows a list of what is scheduled to record at a later time.
Quick Reference for Controlling LIVE TV: You can use the DTV remote control buttons to control a live program.
REW (Rewind) Press REW once to reverse the program. You can rewind at multiple speeds. Press REW once for slow rewind speed, press REW twice for medium
rewind speed and press REW three times for rapid rewind speed. For a live program, you can only rewind back to the last channel change or one hour, whichever occurs first. Press PLAY to resume programming
PLAY
Press PLAY to resume current programming.
FFWD Press FFWD once to fast forward through the program. You can fast forward at multiple speeds. Press FFWD once for slow fast forward speed, press FFWD
twice for medium fast forward speed and press FFWD three times for rapid fast forward speed. Of course, you can’t “forward” past the point the “live” program is broadcasting. Press PLAY to resume programming.
PAUSE
Press PAUSE to temporarily stop the current program. After pressing PLAY, the program starts up right where you left off.
Instant Replay
Press the instant replay button if you miss a few seconds of a program or want to view a scene again, you can replay instantly by pressing the Instant Replay button.
REC (Record) Press REC to start recording the current TV program you are watching. STOP
Press STOP to stop the current active function.
LIVE Press LIVE to return to “live” TV.
There are additional options available and the on-screen guide will take you step-by-step through these additional features. Special Note to DTV customers using a DVR with 3 streams of TV: As a reminder, due to the configuration and restrictions on bandwidth of the network, the maximum number of streams available to each customer’s home is limited, unless on fiber to the home. DVR uses a “virtual” video stream, meaning it uses or takes up a video stream when recording. This means that a household cannot exceed the maximum of THREE (3) video streams or set-top-boxes (STB) per household even when using a DVR. Therefore, it is important to understand how to work-around this challenge when recording with your DVR. This will ONLY come into play if you currently have THREE (3) TV streams and want to watch one channel and record a different channel. When you watch one channel, record a different channel and the other 2 STB’s are powered on in the home you have exceeded the maximum number (3) of video streams available, you are actually using four (4) TV streams under this illustration. If you exceed the maximum number of video streams, your DTV system will lock-up! But there is a simple solution, if you want to watch one channel and record a different channel it will be necessary to turn off one of your additional STB’s.
Quick Reference for Controlling LIVE TV: You can use the DTV remote control buttons to control a live program.
REW (Rewind) Press REW once to reverse the program. You can rewind at multiple speeds. Press REW once for slow rewind speed, press REW twice for medium rewind speed and press REW three times for rapid rewind speed. For a live program, you can only rewind back to the last channel change or one hour, whichever occurs first. Press PLAY to resume programming
PLAY
Press PLAY to resume current programming.
FFWD Press FFWD once to fast forward through the program. You can fast forward at multiple speeds. Press FFWD once for slow fast forward speed, press FFWD
twice for medium fast forward speed and press FFWD three times for rapid fast forward speed. Of course, you can’t “forward” past the point the “live” program is broadcasting. Press PLAY to resume programming.
PAUSE
Press PAUSE to temporarily stop the current program. After pressing PLAY, the program starts up right where you left off.
Instant Replay
Press the instant replay button if you miss a few seconds of a program or want to view a scene again, you can replay instantly by pressing the Instant Replay button.
REC (Record) Press REC to start recording the current TV program you are watching. STOP
Press STOP to stop the current active function.
LIVE Press LIVE to return to “live” TV.
There are additional options available and the on-screen guide will take you step-by-step through these additional features. Special Note to DTV customers using a DVR with 3 streams of TV: As a reminder, due to the configuration and restrictions on bandwidth of the network, the maximum number of streams available to each customer’s home is limited, unless on fiber to the home. DVR uses a “virtual” video stream, meaning it uses or takes up a video stream when recording. This means that a household cannot exceed the maximum of THREE (3) video streams or set-top-boxes (STB) per household even when using a DVR. Therefore, it is important to understand how to work-around this challenge when recording with your DVR. This will ONLY come into play if you currently have THREE (3) TV streams and want to watch one channel and record a different channel.
When you watch one channel, record a different channel and the other 2 STB’s are powered on in the home you have exceeded the maximum number (3) of video streams available, you are actually using four (4) TV streams under this illustration. If you exceed the maximum number of video streams, your DTV system will lock-up! But there is a simple solution, if you want to watch one channel and record a different channel it will be necessary to turn off one of your additional STB’s.
