VAST DSD 4121 PVR-READY EXTENSION USER MANUAL 1|Page © Copyright 2011 Altech UEC (Pty) Ltd
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 REMOTE CONTROL....................................................................... 5 2.1 3 INSTANT RECORD ............................................................................................ 9 TV GUIDE (EPG) RECORD ............................................................................... 9 TIMEBASED RECORD .......................................................
7.4 8 PLAYLIST ...................................................................................... 14 8.1 8.2 8.3 9 PVR SETUP MENU ........................................................................................ 17 RECORDING OFFSETS ................................................................................... 17 JUMP SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 18 SAFELY DISCONNECT HARD DRIVE ......................................
1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the VAST PVR Ready Extension Pack. 1.1 PVR EXTENSION PACK CONTENTS 1.1.1 An Altech UEC PVR remote control. 1.1.2 2 x AA batteries. 1.1.3 The PVR Information Card containing the Registration Key to activate your PVR functions. 1.1.4 The PVR-Ready instruction manual. 1.2 EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE (HDD) SPECIFICATIONS 1.2.1 A 3.5’’external hard drive is required for recording. 1.2.2 The 3.5’’ external HDD must be externally powered (i.e.
2 1.3.2.1 Reminders will not display while a recording is in progress. 1.3.2.2 A limited TV Guide will be available while a recording is in progress.
PAUSE/PLAY 2.1 PVR REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON FUNCTIONS 2.1.1 NOTE : Not all remote buttons will be enabled on this remote until the PVR activation has been successful. BUTTON PVR FUNCTION Launches the PVR Menu. From here you can access the Playlist, Scheduled List, PVR Setup menu and PVR Info screens. R Pressing “R” (Record) when watching live TV will record the current program. The recording will automatically complete when the program finishes.
TV GUIDE TV/RADIO 3 The TV GUIDE button launches the TV GUIDE which will allow you to browse through future programs. Pressing “R” on the selected event in the TV Guide will schedule a recording for that event. Press this button once to switch between TV and radio services. Hold the button down to launch the bouquet popup (if available) PVR ACTIVATION 3.1 3.1.1 REQUIREMENTS Before activating the PVR, the following are required 3.1.1.1 The Altech UEC PVR remote control and Activation Pack. 3.1.1.
4 4.1 4.1.1 4.2 HDD CONNECTION PVR ACTIVATION The PVR functions need to be activated before a hard drive will be detected. Please follow the instructions above to enable your PVR before connecting the hard drive. HARD DRIVE DETECTION 4.2.1 Insert the hard drive’s USB cable into the USB port at the rear of the set top box. 4.2.2 Turn on the hard drive’s power switch (if applicable). 4.2.3 Scroll left to the “PVR Setup” icon and press OK to enter the “PVR Setup” menu screen. 4.2.
5 RECORDING There are a number of ways to schedule a recording: 5.1 INSTANT RECORD 5.1.1 If you want to record the program you are currently watching, press the record button on the remote control. 5.1.2 A record start icon will appear and a red dot will appear in the iplate indicating that the event is recording. 5.2 TV GUIDE (EPG) RECORD 5.2.1 Scroll in the TV Guide to highlight the program you would like to record, then press the record button. 5.2.
5.3 TIMEBASED RECORD 5.3.1 A Timebased recording can be scheduled, where you manually set the channel, start time, duration and parental guidance setting. 5.3.2 A Timebased recording will appear as a single recording in the playlist, even if the duration spans multiple programs, and the individual program information within the recording cannot be accessed. 5.3.3 Because individual program information cannot be accessed, an overall parental block setting for the recording can be set.
5.3.5.3 Press the “R” (Record) button on the remote control to add a Timebased recording (timed event). 5.3.5.4 The following screen will appear: 5.3.5.5 Press OK on a field to edit it. 5.3.5.6 Use left and right arrow buttons to change the selected channel and the parental setting, and use the number keys to enter in the date/time/duration.
5.3.5.7 Press OK when you are done editing a field. 5.3.5.8 Press OK on “Confirm and schedule recording” to save the entered parameters and schedule the recording. 5.3.5.9 The recording will appear in the Scheduled List. 5.3.5.10 If you have problems scheduling the recording, please see the troubleshooting section of this user manual. 6 6.1 CONFLICTS LIMITATIONS 6.1.1 This is a single tuner set top box which means it can decode only one channel at a time. 6.1.
the iplate is visible (if a pause buffer is available, a line will appear above the iplate indicating its availability). The Event Log, containing the list of programs, will be shown as below. 7.2.4 Use the up/down keys to scroll through the programs in the Event Log. 7.2.5 Press OK on the desired program to start playing that program from the beginning. 7.2.6 If you press OK to play back a PG-blocked program, the parental pin will be required before the program starts playing. 7.2.
7.4.1.1 7.4.1.2 Continue watching the pause buffer until the point when the set top box performed a channel change to start the recording. Or, cancel the recording and allow the pause buffer to continue. 7.4.2 If no response is received, the set top box will start the recording but continue playing back the remaining programs in the pause buffer. 7.4.3 Once the pause buffer has been exhausted, the PVR will switch to live TV on the channel on which the recording occurred. 8 8.1 PLAYLIST PLAYBACK 8.1.
8.2 8.2.1 8.3 DELETE EVENT Programs can be deleted from the playlist by pressing the red button on the selected program. SORTING 8.3.1 The playlist is sorted with the newest recorded programs at the beginning of the list. 8.3.2 To sort the list in alphabetical order, press the yellow button. 8.3.3 To sort the list according to start time, press the yellow button again. 9 9.1 SCHEDULED LIST VIEWING 9.1.1 The playlist contains a list of programs that will be recorded in the future. 9.1.
9.2 9.2.1 9.3 DELETE EVENT Programs can be deleted from the playlist by pressing the red button on the selected program. SORTING 9.3.1 To sort the list in alphabetical order, press the yellow button. 9.3.2 To sort the list according to recording start time, press the yellow button again. 9.4 9.4.1 TIMEBASED RECORDING Timebased recordings can be set up from this screen. Please see the “Timebased record” section of this manual for more info.
10 10.1 PVR SETUP PVR SETUP MENU 10.1.1 There are a number of configurable options on the PVR. 10.1.2 Press the PVR button, scroll to the PVR Setup icon and press OK to launch the PVR Setup menu screen. 10.1.3 The following screen will be shown: 10.2 RECORDING OFFSETS 10.2.1 Programs tend to run past the times listed in the TV Guide due to inaccuracies in the broadcast information. 10.2.2 The Record Start Offset adds extra time to the start of a recording. (e.g.
10.2.4 10.3 Note that these offsets will be adjusted if two recordings are scheduled to record one after the other. Since the set top box can only decode one channel at a time, the offsets will be adjusted accordingly. JUMP SETTINGS 10.3.1 Pressing the jump back button briefly will jump back by the period of time set in the “small jump backward” setting. 10.3.2 Pressing and holding the jump back button will jump back by the period of time set in the “big jump backward” setting. 10.3.
11 PVR INFO 11.1 HARD DRIVE INFORMATION 11.1.1 To view the information about your hard drive, press the PVR button, scroll to the PVR Info icon and press OK 11.1.2 The PVR Info screen will be displayed as below: 11.1.3 The green/red bar is a graphical representation of the hard drive storage capacity. Green indicates available space, red indicates space used by recordings. 11.1.4 Press OK to launch the Help screen to provide more information about the features.
12 TROUBLESHOOTING Note: A comprehensive troubleshooting help screen can be viewed at any time on the PVR by pressing the “HELP” button on the remote control. 12.1 12.1.1 12.2 NOT ALL MY REMOTE BUTTONS ARE WORKING Some of the PVR remote control keys are only enabled after the PVR activation code has been successfully entered. HARD DRIVE NOT CONNECTED 12.2.1 Ensure that the hard drive is a 3.5’’ externally powered drive. 2.5’’ USBpowered drives are not supported. 12.2.
12.4.1 There is no more space on the hard drive for new recordings, you will need to delete some recordings or insert a new hard drive. 12.4.2 To delete recorded programs: 12.4.2.1 Press the PVR button 12.4.2.2 Press OK on the Playlist icon to launch the playlist. 12.4.2.3 Scroll to a program you wish to delete. 12.4.2.4 Press the red button to delete, and then OK to confirm. 12.5 12.5.1 12.
13 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 13.1 HOW MANY HOURS CAN I RECORD? 13.1.1 The PVR Info screen shows the approximate number of hours of recording space remaining on the connected hard drive. 13.1.2 These estimates are not exact. The actual recording time will depend on the broadcast quality of the programs being recorded.
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