ARRIS DCT6412 Quick Start Guide Microsoft - Manual

Use yo ur Rem ote C ont rol to m ove qu ick ly and ea sily th rou gh the Pr ogr am
Gui de’ s m any fe atu res . O n t he fac ing pa ge is a d eta ile d d esc rip tio n o f it s
fun ctio ns. For no w, j ust re mem ber th ese fe w s im ple ru les :
• To use the IP G, turn on the cable bo x
by pressing the CABLE butt on on
the Remot e Control. Then pr ess the
POWER butt on.
• Press GUIDE t o go directly t o
program listings.
• The MENU button tak es you dir ectly
to the main Menu o f digital cable TV
features.
SELECT butt on
.)
OK t o select it.
©20 04 Mic ros oft Cor por atio n. A ll r igh ts res erv ed. M icr oso ft
and th e M icr oso ft T V lo go are ei the r re gist ere d tr ade mar ks or
oth er c oun trie s/r egi ons . T he nam es of a ctu al c om pan ies an d
pro duc ts men tio ned he rei n m ay be the tr ade mar ks of t hei r
res pec tiv e o wne rs.
Wel com e to th e e xci tin g, i nte rac tiv e w orld of di gita l c abl e! W ith di gita l c abl e
and th e In ter act ive Pr ogr am G uid e (I PG ), y ou’ ve got a lot m ore en ter tai nm ent
cho ice s o n y our TV sc ree n t han ev er bef ore .
Cho ice s li ke Vid eo On Dem and . . . r oun d-t he- clo ck acc ess to th e la tes t n ew s
sto rie s, w eat her , s por ts, and m ore . . . o n-s cre en gam es you ca n p lay us ing yo ur
Rem ote C ont rol . . . a nd tha t’s jus t t he beg inn ing .
It’s fa st, it’s fu n, a nd it’s ea sy to use . J ust a few cl ick s o f t he Rem ote ar e a ll i t t ake s
to ope n u p a ne w w orld of en ter tai nm ent .
So kee p t his Q uic k R efe ren ce han dy whi le wat chi ng TV. It con tai ns an ove rvi ew
of t he mos t im por tan t fe atu res of th e IP G a nd the Re mot e C ont rol .
Wel com e
Nav iga tin g W ith Yo ur R em ote Co ntr ol
Qui ck Tip s
Access Video On Demand (VOD)?
Vid eo On Dem and is pr ogr am min g t hat is av aila ble fo r y ou to wat ch
any tim e (a nd as man y t im es as you lik e) w ith in a s et ren tal pe rio d. S im ply
sel ect V ide o S tor e fr om th e M enu (o r c hoo se Cha nne l X X fr om th e G uid e)
to see th e V OD tit les th at are cu rre ntly av aila ble . S ele ct a p rog ram yo u
wan t to w atc h a nd fol low th e in str uct ion s to co mpl ete yo ur pur cha se.
The re is add itio nal O n D em and co nte nt acc ess ibl e t hro ugh th e N ew s/I nfo
hom e p age . J ust se lec t N ew s/I nfo fr om th e M enu , h igh lig ht On Dem and ,
and pr ess O K.
Purchase P ay Per View pr ograms?
Unl ike V ide o O n D em and , P ay Per V iew pr ogr am s a re offe red at sp eci fi c
sho wtim es. Sel ect Se arc h fr om th e M enu , a nd the n s ele ct Pay Pe r V iew —
you ’ll be abl e to vi ew al l t he Pay Pe r V iew pr ogr am s c urr ent ly offe red .
Sel ect a pro gra m a nd sho wtim e t hat su its yo ur sch edu le, an d fo llo w t he
ins tru ctio ns to com ple te you r p urc has e.
Sub scr ibe rs with D VR cap abi lity (s ee bel ow ) c an aut om atic ally re cor d a Pa y
Per V iew of fer ing fo r v iew ing at a lat er, mor e c onv eni ent tim e.
Use the Digital Video Recor der (DVR)?
If y ou hav e a ca ble bo x w ith bu ilt- in DV R c apa bili ty* , it ’s a sn ap to rec ord
TV sh ow s— in ful l d igi tal qu alit y, a nd with out ta pes —di rec tly to yo ur cab le
box . Y ou can ev en pau se liv e T V , a nd the n re sum e r igh t w her e y ou lef t o ff!
For a mor e c om ple te des crip tio n o f D VR fea tur es, ple ase co nsu lt the
acc om pan yin g D igi tal V ide o R eco rde r Q uic k R efe ren ce.
* M oto rol a m ode l 6 208 su ppo rts th e D VR. Yo u h ave D VR cap abi lity if
Rec ord ed TV is on th e m enu . P res s M EN U o n t he rem ote .
View a program in High Defi nition T V (HDTV)?
Mor e a nd mor e p eop le are en ter ing th e n ew er a o f H igh D efi n itio n
tel evi sio n. I f y ou’ ve pur cha sed an H D-r ead y T V, a nd if y our ca ble bo x
sup por ts HD TV *, t hen yo u’re re ady to en joy th e in cre dib le pic tur e
qua lity th is new te chn olo gy has to of fer . S how s b ein g o ffe red in H DTV
are id ent ifi e d in th e G uid e b y a sy mbo l a t t he end of th e p rog ram
des crip tio n, a nd can ea sily be fo und by se lec tin g H DTV fr om ei the r t he
Men u o r fr om Se arc h b y C ate gor y.
* M oto rol a m ode ls 510 0, 6 200 , 6 208 su ppo rt HD TV. Yo ur cab le box
sup por ts HD TV if HD TV is on th e m enu . P res s M EN U o n t he rem ote .
Get the latest headlines?
You r D igi tal C abl e s ubs crip tio n g ive s y ou dire ct acc ess to cu rre nt new s
and in for mat ion . S im ply ch oos e N ew s/I nfo fr om th e M enu to se e a
con sta ntly up dat ed arr ay of t op new s s tor ies an d o the r c ont ent , w eat her ,
and sp eci al O n D em and pr ogr am min g t hat yo u c an ord er with th e p res s
of a bu tto n.
Block out mater ial that’s not suitable for childr en?
Man y p are nts ar e c onc ern ed abo ut the pr ogr am min g t hei r c hild ren w atc h.
Our Pa ren tal Bl ock ing fe atu re let s y ou do som eth ing ab out it. Se lec t
Set tin gs fro m t he Men u, a nd the n s ele ct Par ent al B loc kin g. F rom he re
you ’ll be abl e to bl ock ac ces s to sh ow s e ith er by cha nne l o r b y r atin g. Y ou
can cr eat e u p to tw o P ers ona l Id ent ifi c atio n N um ber s (P IN s) t o e nsu re tha t
the co ntr ols yo u s et won ’t be cha nge d w ith out yo ur app rov al. The se PIN s
can al so be use d to bl ock un aut hor ize d P ay Per V iew pu rch ase s.
Set a Reminder?
Fin d a sh ow yo u w ant to w atc h in th e fu tur e u sin g t he Gui de, th e M ini -
Gui de, or an y o f t he Sea rch fu nct ion s. S ele ct the sh ow an d p res s O K. T hen
sel ect Se t R em ind er and pr ess O K. T he IPG w ill rem ind yo u w ith an
on- scr een m ess age tw o m inu tes be for e t he sho w b egi ns. To can cel th e
Rem ind er, sel ect C lea r R em ind er an d p res s O K.
Sho ws for w hic h R em ind ers ha ve bee n s et app ear in th e p rog ram lis tin gs
with in fr ont of th eir titl es.
Not e: S et Rem ind ers is no t a vai lab le to DV R s ubs crib ers . S inc e D VR-
cap abl e b oxe s g ive yo u t he cap abi lity to sc hed ule a pro gra m to re cor d
aut om atic ally , y ou won ’t eve r h ave to m iss a sho w y ou wan t to w atc h.
Creat e and use a list of my fav orit e channels?
To cre ate yo ur Fav orit e C han nel s li st: Pre ss the FA V b utt on on the Re mot e.
You ’ll see a pro gra m li stin g m ade up of al l a vai lab le cha nne ls. Use th e
Arr ow bu tto ns to hig hlig ht eac h c han nel yo u w ant in clu ded on yo ur lis t.
Pre ss OK to ad d a ch eck m ark ne xt to it. Onl y t he che cke d c han nel s a ppe ar
in the Fa vor ite s li st.
T o sel ect on e o f y our Fa vor ite Ch ann els: Pr ess th e F AV but ton on yo ur
Rem ote . Y ou’ ll s ee a p rog ram lis tin g m ade up of on ly you r F avo rite Ch ann els.
Cho ose a pro gra m to w atc h b y s cro llin g w ith th e a nd A rro w b utt ons
and pr ess ing O K.
To edi t y our Fa vor ite C han nel s li st: Pre ss the FA V b utt on on you r R em ote .
Cho ose C han ge Fav orit es and us e t he Arr ow bu tto ns to hig hlig ht eac h
cha nne l in tu rn. Th en pre ss OK to ad d (o r d ele te) a che ck mar k n ext to it.
Onl y t he che cke d c han nel s a ppe ar in the Fa vor ite s li st.
Channel surf?
With th e IP G, y ou can zi p th rou gh cha nne ls q uic kly – jus t p res s a nd hol d th e
Guide to the Remote Control
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POWER Turns the Digital
Cable Box on or off.
VOL Raises or lowers
volume levels.
CHAN Changes to the
next higher or lower
channel if pressed once.
If button is held down, it
quickly “surfs” through
channels. On some
remotes, this function is
labeled CH.
LAST Returns to the
previously tuned channel.
Press again to return to
the current channel.
FAV Displays your Favorite
Channels list for selection
or modifi cation.
OK Selects the item
highlighted in ORANGE.
On some Remotes, this
function is labeled SELECT.
MUTE Mutes the audio
portion of the program.
Press again to un-mute.
CABLE Activates Remote
Control of Digital Cable
Box functions.
LOCK Accesses Parental
Blocking and Channel
Lock-out functions.
HELP Displays helpful
information about using
the GUIDE.
EXIT Removes on-screen
displays and menus to
resume watching full-
screen TV.
ARROWS Moves the
ORANGE highlight up,
down, left, and right. Press
twice as a shortcut to
view the Mini-Guide (see
Mini-Guide section).
GUIDE Displays
program listings.
INFO Displays a
description of the show
you are watching or have
selected in the Guide.
DAY Moves
forward or back through
the program listing one
day at a time.
STOP, PAUSE, PLAY,
REW, REC, REPLAY,
FFWD Use these
buttons to control digital
recording and playback of
TV programs, just as you
would on a VCR. You can
also use them to Pause,
Play, Rewind, Instant
Replay and Fast Forward
live TV. (This feature
available with DVR-ready
cable boxes only.)
Please Note: The remote
pictured here may not refl ect
your actual remote, and
your remote may not have
all the buttons listed above.
However, the basic functions
and buttons should be the
same.
MENU Displays the
main TV menu.
PAGE Moves through
the program listings one
page at a time