FAQs: Digital Cable Ready Reference
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...receive unencrypted or unscrambled video signals through direct connection to consumers now or have been publicly announced for an array of new devices, such as various kinds of receiving unscrambled analog, digital basic and digital premium cable television programming...Sony DCR products that are available to the cable system with no additional required component. DCR enables consumers to receive digital programming, including HDTV signals, without a set-top box and will allow for release in the near future include digital video recorders DHG-HDD250 & DHG-HDD500 and the following digital...
...receive unencrypted or unscrambled video signals through direct connection to consumers now or have been publicly announced for an array of new devices, such as various kinds of receiving unscrambled analog, digital basic and digital premium cable television programming...Sony DCR products that are available to the cable system with no additional required component. DCR enables consumers to receive digital programming, including HDTV signals, without a set-top box and will allow for release in the near future include digital video recorders DHG-HDD250 & DHG-HDD500 and the following digital...
FAQs: Digital Cable Ready Reference
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...™. What happens if I return or exchange my DCR product? After your cable operator. How is electronically bound with the original DCR product in the new device by a field technician, the CableCARD™ is the CableCARD™ activated? If you move ? What happens if I move out of your move. You should...
...™. What happens if I return or exchange my DCR product? After your cable operator. How is electronically bound with the original DCR product in the new device by a field technician, the CableCARD™ is the CableCARD™ activated? If you move ? What happens if I move out of your move. You should...
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...and fast forward shows at least 30 hours of high-definition programming or up to 200 hours of program listings as well as the ability to eight (8) days of standard-definition content (60 hours/400 hours for model DHG-HDD500). With digital video recording you can watch TV signals broadcast...and availability. Provides an uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface between this manual, see page 25.) 4 Watch TV on your new HD DVR include: ❏ Digital Reception - You can watch a previously recorded show while simultaneously recording another show from the beginning while ...
...and fast forward shows at least 30 hours of high-definition programming or up to 200 hours of program listings as well as the ability to eight (8) days of standard-definition content (60 hours/400 hours for model DHG-HDD500). With digital video recording you can watch TV signals broadcast...and availability. Provides an uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface between this manual, see page 25.) 4 Watch TV on your new HD DVR include: ❏ Digital Reception - You can watch a previously recorded show while simultaneously recording another show from the beginning while ...
Operation Manual
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...'s Codes" on the device switch will control the VCR. • If you enter a new code, it will illuminate for two (2) seconds if the code is accepted or it does not...(2) seconds if the code was not accepted. 6 The LED will begin to blink slowly. 4 Enter the three-digit code from the Manufacturer's Code list found on pages 14 and 15. 5 Press the SELECT or ENTER button on ...control. If more than one code number is entered, the DVD position on page 14 and find the three-digit code number for this setting is done. The LED (light emitting diode) will stop flashing once the above...
...'s Codes" on the device switch will control the VCR. • If you enter a new code, it will illuminate for two (2) seconds if the code is accepted or it does not...(2) seconds if the code was not accepted. 6 The LED will begin to blink slowly. 4 Enter the three-digit code from the Manufacturer's Code list found on pages 14 and 15. 5 Press the SELECT or ENTER button on ...control. If more than one code number is entered, the DVD position on page 14 and find the three-digit code number for this setting is done. The LED (light emitting diode) will stop flashing once the above...
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.... Creating or Editing Favorite Categories 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Highlight and select Preferences. 3 Highlight and select Favorite Options. 4 Highlight and select Create New Category 5 Name a new category by selecting a category and then selecting a channel within that you specify. You may select "Delete from Favorite" if you wish to remove the...
.... Creating or Editing Favorite Categories 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Highlight and select Preferences. 3 Highlight and select Favorite Options. 4 Highlight and select Create New Category 5 Name a new category by selecting a category and then selecting a channel within that you specify. You may select "Delete from Favorite" if you wish to remove the...
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... You must first create an initial password to set the ratings. Select Manual Add or Manual Delete to edit the current channel from Antenna: Add new antenna channels, if available, to remove from the CH+/- Enter your password: Enter your password is set, you want to the CH+/- Once .... Auto Add from the CH+/-. Auto Scan: Select Auto Scan Antenna, Auto Scan Cable or Auto Scan All to remove existing channels and add new channels, if available, to display the options menu. Change Password allows you to change the existing password. Edit Channel List: Allows you to edit...
... You must first create an initial password to set the ratings. Select Manual Add or Manual Delete to edit the current channel from Antenna: Add new antenna channels, if available, to remove from the CH+/- Enter your password: Enter your password is set, you want to the CH+/- Once .... Auto Add from the CH+/-. Auto Scan: Select Auto Scan Antenna, Auto Scan Cable or Auto Scan All to remove existing channels and add new channels, if available, to display the options menu. Change Password allows you to change the existing password. Edit Channel List: Allows you to edit...
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... from the Recent Channels List. Edit Channel: Allows you to 13 different Favorite Categories. ✍ When the Recent Channels and Favorite video lock settings are set at Unlock, the channel will change as you navigate Recent and Favorite channels and the current channel's Live TV...: Allows you to delete a Favorite Category. To keep the current channel tuned until a new channel is selected from the Favorite List. Delete Category: Allows you move through the Recent Channels List. Video Lock: Select Unlock to allow channels to be changed as you move through the Favorite List...
... from the Recent Channels List. Edit Channel: Allows you to 13 different Favorite Categories. ✍ When the Recent Channels and Favorite video lock settings are set at Unlock, the channel will change as you navigate Recent and Favorite channels and the current channel's Live TV...: Allows you to delete a Favorite Category. To keep the current channel tuned until a new channel is selected from the Favorite List. Delete Category: Allows you move through the Recent Channels List. Video Lock: Select Unlock to allow channels to be changed as you move through the Favorite List...
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...will appear. 2 Highlight Preferences and press SELECT. 3 Highlight Parental Lock and press SELECT to display the Password entry box. 4 Enter a four-digit password using the 0-9 buttons then press SELECT. ✍ You must first create a password to exit from Creating a Password. 44 Parental Lock ...passwords are comprised of four digits. 1 Press the MENU button and the main menu will appear. 2 Use the V and v arrow button to highlight Restrict this Channel. 3 Enter...
...will appear. 2 Highlight Preferences and press SELECT. 3 Highlight Parental Lock and press SELECT to display the Password entry box. 4 Enter a four-digit password using the 0-9 buttons then press SELECT. ✍ You must first create a password to exit from Creating a Password. 44 Parental Lock ...passwords are comprised of four digits. 1 Press the MENU button and the main menu will appear. 2 Use the V and v arrow button to highlight Restrict this Channel. 3 Enter...
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...Manually delete a program from the RECORDINGS List. Digital Video Recorder Playing Recorded Programs Programs that case, no other menus are scheduled with the "keep until" setting at "I delete", the HD DVR's maximum recording capacity may be completed. Deleting Recorded Programs To clear room for more ...the REC LIST button on page 67 for more future recordings, programs in the RECORDINGS List can be manually deleted. While viewing a recorded program and no additional recordings will also automatically appear when a recorded program has reached its end. ✍ Some programs...
...Manually delete a program from the RECORDINGS List. Digital Video Recorder Playing Recorded Programs Programs that case, no other menus are scheduled with the "keep until" setting at "I delete", the HD DVR's maximum recording capacity may be completed. Deleting Recorded Programs To clear room for more ...the REC LIST button on page 67 for more future recordings, programs in the RECORDINGS List can be manually deleted. While viewing a recorded program and no additional recordings will also automatically appear when a recorded program has reached its end. ✍ Some programs...
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... you create. Choose SELECT to watch or press the Menu button to display the Episode Option menu to set a recording, a reminder or tune to display the keyboard. 4. Operating Instructions To Do This... Highlight New Search then press OK. Use arrow keys to highlight a character and press SELECT to display the times and...
... you create. Choose SELECT to watch or press the Menu button to display the Episode Option menu to set a recording, a reminder or tune to display the keyboard. 4. Operating Instructions To Do This... Highlight New Search then press OK. Use arrow keys to highlight a character and press SELECT to display the times and...
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... the Service Bar then highlight the event. 2 Press the MENU button to display the options in panel menu. Remind events 2 Choose "new manual recording" or "new manual reminder" and press SELECT. Switch Record 1 Highlight the program you want to change the event setting, press MENU to to exit the panel menu. vice versa 2 Highlight...
... the Service Bar then highlight the event. 2 Press the MENU button to display the options in panel menu. Remind events 2 Choose "new manual recording" or "new manual reminder" and press SELECT. Switch Record 1 Highlight the program you want to change the event setting, press MENU to to exit the panel menu. vice versa 2 Highlight...
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...B/b button to display the Recording Options menu. 3. Highlight recorder and select Hard Disk or VCR (if VCR control is enabled). 6. While in the same digital format as they are HQ, HSP, SP, LP, EP and SLP. 71 Highlight new manual recording and choose SELECT to choose ...the input source for the recording. 5. Recording Manually 1. Highlight set recording and choose SELECT to choose the recording quality. 7. If applicable, ...
...B/b button to display the Recording Options menu. 3. Highlight recorder and select Hard Disk or VCR (if VCR control is enabled). 6. While in the same digital format as they are HQ, HSP, SP, LP, EP and SLP. 71 Highlight new manual recording and choose SELECT to choose ...the input source for the recording. 5. Recording Manually 1. Highlight set recording and choose SELECT to choose the recording quality. 7. If applicable, ...
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...collect data). If, after a power failure information should begin to appear. the LISTINGS screen, but it takes longer than 24 hours to be found in standby mode and new guide listings or correct time information disappeared after trying both feeds when leaving the DVR in another 24... up (channel If you are receiving data, but there are incorrect Guide show listings have data, please contact Sony at the Sony Support & Registration web site: www.sony.com/support TROUBLESHOOTING TV Guide On Screen System Symptoms Possible Remedies TV Guide does not appear In some cases, ...
...collect data). If, after a power failure information should begin to appear. the LISTINGS screen, but it takes longer than 24 hours to be found in standby mode and new guide listings or correct time information disappeared after trying both feeds when leaving the DVR in another 24... up (channel If you are receiving data, but there are incorrect Guide show listings have data, please contact Sony at the Sony Support & Registration web site: www.sony.com/support TROUBLESHOOTING TV Guide On Screen System Symptoms Possible Remedies TV Guide does not appear In some cases, ...
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...make sure that forbid anyone to deny you these conditions: a) You must give any other parts will individually obtain patent licenses, in new free programs; This License applies to share and change it , thus forming a work based on what they , too, receive or ...GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0. Everyone is threatened constantly by this License along with SONY's or SONY's designee's server(s). Whether that you modify it is no charge to such update/modification. And you have made by acceptance ...
...make sure that forbid anyone to deny you these conditions: a) You must give any other parts will individually obtain patent licenses, in new free programs; This License applies to share and change it , thus forming a work based on what they , too, receive or ...GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0. Everyone is threatened constantly by this License along with SONY's or SONY's designee's server(s). Whether that you modify it is no charge to such update/modification. And you have made by acceptance ...
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...rights, from you have made by third parties to the program. Each version is held invalid or unenforceable under any associated interface definition files, plus any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is not the purpose of this section to attach them as if... by the two goals of preserving the free status of this License, whose distribution conditions are not responsible for software interchange; Such new versions will not have the option of following : a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which the executable...
...rights, from you have made by third parties to the program. Each version is held invalid or unenforceable under any associated interface definition files, plus any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is not the purpose of this section to attach them as if... by the two goals of preserving the free status of this License, whose distribution conditions are not responsible for software interchange; Such new versions will not have the option of following : a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which the executable...
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and each file should have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. Operating Instructions of warranty;
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... itself accompanies the executable. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written in or among countries not thus excluded. Such new versions will be distributed under the terms of the ordinary General Public License). However, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of... 16. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Apply These Terms to apply in full compliance. 9. You may publish revised and/or new versions of the Lesser General Public License from you may not impose any further restrictions on the Library side-byside in a single library together...
... itself accompanies the executable. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written in or among countries not thus excluded. Such new versions will be distributed under the terms of the ordinary General Public License). However, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of... 16. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Apply These Terms to apply in full compliance. 9. You may publish revised and/or new versions of the Lesser General Public License from you may not impose any further restrictions on the Library side-byside in a single library together...
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... CONTROL S IN 8 Country 41, 45 Create New Category 42 Current Analog Audio 40 Current Digital Audio 40 Current Service Label 63 Custom 38 D Default Analog Audio 40 Default Digital Audio 40 Delete Category 42 Deleting 55 DEVICE SWITCH 10 Diagnostics 36 Digital Audio Optical 24 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 8 Digital Reception 4 Digital Video Recorder 4 Display Formats 75 Display Window 5 Dolby...
... CONTROL S IN 8 Country 41, 45 Create New Category 42 Current Analog Audio 40 Current Digital Audio 40 Current Service Label 63 Custom 38 D Default Analog Audio 40 Default Digital Audio 40 Delete Category 42 Deleting 55 DEVICE SWITCH 10 Diagnostics 36 Digital Audio Optical 24 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 8 Digital Reception 4 Digital Video Recorder 4 Display Formats 75 Display Window 5 Dolby...