Scientific Atlanta 8000HD - Manual (Page 46)

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Manage Programs and Recordings
Save timeis1Day
Press tosethowlongfuture
recordings willbesaved.
Options
Scheduled Recordings
Preferences
Turn ONAutoErase
Recording spaceused
Change SaveTimeforfuturerecordings
Schedule anewManualRecording
Sort RecordedListalphabetically
Recorded List
After you select a new
default Save Time, the
DVR displays your
new selection in the
Information area.
Change the Default Save Time Setting for Future
Recordings
When the DVR leaves the factory, its default Save Time setting is set to 14 days.
Using this setting, the DVR automatically saves each recording for 14 days. At
the end of 14 days, the DVR erases the recording to make space for other
programs you want to record. You can change this setting from 14 days to 1, 2,
or 7 days, or to “Until I Erase.”
Important: When you change the default Save Time setting, it affects all future
recordings, not the currently recorded programs.
Use the following steps to change the default Save Time setting.
1. If the Recorded List screen is not displayed, press List .
The Recorded List screen appears.
2. Press B Preferences. The Preferences screen appears.
3. Press Move Up or Move Down to select “Change Save Time for
future Recordings.”
4. Press Select . The options for “Save Time” appear.
5. Press Move Up or Move Down to select your desired Save Time.
6. Press Select . The “Save Time” options disappear, the Preferences
screen appears, and the new default Save Time setting appears in the
Information area of the screen as shown here.
Preferences Screen