DStv HD PVR - Other Features; Extending a Recording in Progress; Stopping a Recording in Progress; Bookmarks

HD PVR Viewer’s Guide – UEC Page 37 of 62
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THER F EATURES
E XTENDING A RECORDING IN PROGRESS
You can extend the recording time of any recording in progress.
o Select the programme being recorded in the i-Plate, TV Guide, Playlist or Scheduled Recordings
screen.
o Press i (to display the extended information), then press BLUE to extend the recording. You can
select to extend the recording time by up to 60 minutes.
o If the recording extension cannot be accommodated due to conflict with other existing scheduled
recordings, an error message will be displayed.
S TOPPING A RECORDING IN PROGRESS
You can stop any recording in progress.
o Press STOP.
o An onscreen banner is displayed. Select the recording you want to stop and press OK.
o The recording will be listed in the Playlist with an alert icon (indicating a partial recording).
B OOKMARKS
A bookmark marks a selected place in a recorded programme and allows you to easily find your
favourite moments and watch them again.
Example : While viewing a recording of your favourite rugby match, you could set a bookmark for each
try of the match and later, watch them all again, one after another.
A blue triangle  in the Status Bar indicates a user bookmark, ie. bookmarks set by the viewer.
A grey triangle  in the Status Bar indicates a system bookmark (programme changes).
Setting and using bookmarks
o When viewing a recording, press BLUE to set a bookmark.
o The Status Bar is displayed and a BLUE triangle  inserted to indicate the bookmark.
o To view bookmarks, press YELLOW to display the Status Bar.
o Then use the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to jump to the bookmark(s).
Deleting bookmarks
o To view bookmarks, press YELLOW to display the Status Bar.
o Then use the LEFT or RIGHT arrows to jump to the bookmark you want to delete and press BLUE.
The BLUE triangle  which indicated the bookmark is deleted.
Note : System bookmarks cannot be deleted
S LOW M OTION
You are able to view programmes in slow motion.
o Press WHITE to view the action in slow motion.
o Press WHITE again to view at an even slower pace.
o Press WHITE a third time to resume viewing at the normal speed.