TDS TV User Manual (English)

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May 2016

USER GUIDE

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Contents2
Equipment4
Connected-Home Dvr/Standard Set-Top Box4
Front View4
Back View5
Wireless Set-Top Box6
Wireless Access Point (Wap)8
Remote Controls9
Remote Control10
Residential Gateway11
Getting Started12
Turn Tv On/Off12
Programming Your Remote Control12
Directions for the CISCO Logo’D Remote Control12
How to Automatically Search for Auxiliary Devices13
How to Control Power of Multiple Devices Simultaneously13
How to Reset Your Remote to Factory Settings13
Pairing Your Wireless Set-Top Box14
How to Automatically Search for Other Device Codes14
How to Manually Program Your Device with a Code14
Pairing Instructions15
If Pairing Is Unsuccessful15
Setting up Parental Locks15
Creating a PIN15
Changing Your PIN16
Locking/Unlocking Rentals, Adult Content, and Unrated Programs16
Locking/Unlocking Channels17
Locking/Unlocking Rated Programs18
Turning Off/On Parental Locking18
To Turn off Parental Locking for All Programs Temporarily18
To Turn Parental Locking Back on19
To Completely Turn off Parental Locking and Eliminate Your PIN19
TDS TV Basics20
The Main Menu20
The Browse Panel20
The Program Guide21
Customize Your Guide21
Selecting the Primary Guide22
Selecting Additional Guides22
Create a Favorites List23
Use a Favorites List24
Hide or Show Channels24
To Hide Channels from Your Program Guide24
Use Categories25
Program Information26
Recent Channels26
Turning off Screen Saver27
Controlling Live Tv27
Watching a Locked Program27
Recording TV Programs29
Record a Program29
Using the Program Guide29
Customize Recordings30
Using the Online DVR Manager30
Manually Using Channel, Date, and Time30
Changing Series Recording31
Changing Series Priority31
View a List of Recordings32
Resolve Recording Conflicts32
Restoring Overidden Recordings33
Cancelling Scheduled Recordings34
Watching Recorded Programs35
Stopping a Recorded Program35
Erasing Recordings36
Erase a Program Manually36
Determining Dvr Free Space36
Remotely Managing Your Dvr37
To Set up a Recording37
To View/Modify Scheduled Recordings38
TDS Companion App39
Download & Install39
Pair Your Device to Your Set-Top Box39
Use the Guide40
Search the Guide40
Channel Grid41
Use as a Remote42
Create a Favorites List42
Manage and Schedule Recordings44
Record a Show44
What You Need before You Start44
Check Which Programs Are Scheduled to Record45
Play a Recorded Show on Your TV47
Delete a Scheduled Recording47
Check How Much Space Is Left on DVR47
On-Demand Programming48
Accessing on Demand48
Stop or Resume Rented Videos49
Pay-Per-View Events50
Using the Program Guide50
While Watching the Channel50
Watching a Pay-Per-View Event51
TDS TV Applications52
On-Screen Caller ID (Requires Tds Voice Service)52
On-Screen Voice Mail (Requires Tds Voice Service)52
Local Weather53
System Settings54
Screen-Aspect Resolution54
Closed Captioning54
System Sound Effects55
Changing Digital Audio Output55
Troubleshooting56
High-Definition Streams56
Error Messages56
Power Cycling Your Gateway57
Power Cycling Your Set-Top Box57
Emergency Alert System58
National Emergency58
Local Emergency58
FCC Required Information59

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Brand	TDS
Model	TV
Category	TV Receiver
Language	English

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