ADB ADB 2500 Manual de usuario
Digital Video User’s Guide
the Future
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Welcome
Digital TV is TV different than anything you have seen before.
It isn’t cable…it’s better. Digital TV offers great channels, many
features and choices. Watch what you want – sports, movies,
news, cartoons, drama, comedies – anything you can imagine is
there. Watch when you want – with features like auto tune, video
on demand and digital video recording. Watch how you want
– DVD quality video and sound. So sit back, relax and
enjoy the future.
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Table of Contents
Remote Control Layout 1
ADB Potenza Remote Control (referenced throughout guide) 1
ADB Focus 3 Remote Control 2
1 Remote Control Basics 3
Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off 3
Change Channels 3
Adjust Volume 3
System Buttons 3
Special Remote Features 4
2 How To Use This Book 5
Layout 5
Color-codes and Icons 5
Infobar Layout 6
3 The Infobar 7
Introducing The Infobar 7
Go To The Infobar 7
Using The Infobar 8
Exit The Infobar 9
4 The Menubar 10
Introducing The Menubar 10
Go To The Menubar 10
Understand The Menubar 10
Guide Layout 12
5 Guide 13
Introducing Guide 13
Go To Guide 13
Parts of Guide 13
Getting Around Guide 13
HDTV Programming 13
Introducing Scheduled Events 13
Set A Reminder, Auto Tune or Recording 14
Set A Series Recording 15
Edit A Recording 16
Edit A Series Recording 18
Skip An Episode 19
Cancel An Auto Tune, Reminder, Recording or Series Recording 20
Guide and Favorite Lists 21
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5 Guide and Pay Per View 22
Introducing Pay Per View 22
Go To Pay Per View 22
Buy Pay Per View 22
6 Rentals 24
Introducing Rentals and VOD (Video on Demand) 24
Go To Rentals 24
Browse Rentals 24
Rent A VOD Rental 25
Watch Your VOD Rental 26
Controlling Rental Playback 27
The Slider 27
7 DVR 28
Introducing DVR 28
Quick Recording 28
Pause Live TV (PLT) 28
Controlling Recorded or Live TV 29
DVR Playback Controller 29
The DVR Menu 30
Go To DVR 30
The DVR Menu Quick Reference 30
Go To Recordings 30
Sort Recordings 31
Watch A Recorded Program 31
Lock or Unlock A Recording 32
Deleting A Recording 32
Stop a Program Currently Recording 33
Review Programs To Record 33
Go To- To Record 33
Cancel A Future Scheduled Recording 33
Schedule Priority 34
Go To Schedule Priority 34
Change Schedule Priority 34
Schedule An Event 35
Go To Schedule Event 35
Schedule An Event 35
Your Recording History 35
Go To Record History 35
Review Record History 35
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8 My Library 36
Introducing My Library 36
The My Library Menu 36
Go To My Library 36
Go To Rented Videos 36
Watch A Rental Video 37
Introducing PPV Events 37
Go To PPV Events 38
Introducing Pay Per Block 38
Go To Pay Per Block 38
Introducing Sports Packages 38
Go To Sports Packages 39
Introducing Reminders 39
Go To Reminders 39
Cancel A Reminder or Auto Tune 39
Introducing Messages 40
Go To Messages 40
Read A Message 41
Introducing Caller ID 41
Go To Caller ID 41
Delete A Caller ID Entry 41
9 Controls 43
Introducing Controls 43
Go To Controls 43
Enable/Disable Controls 43
Disable Controls 44
Enable Controls 44
10 Settings 45
Introducing Settings 45
Go To Settings 45
Working With Preferences 45
Working With Settings/Users 48
Go To Parental Controls 48
Parental Controls 48
Add A User Account 50
Sign Out / Sign In 52
Log In 52
Go To Sign Out / Sign In 52
Edit A User Account 53
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11 Favorites 55
Introducing Favorites 55
Go To Favorites 55
Choose A Favorites List 55
Create or Edit A Favorites List 55
Delete A Favorites List 56
Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites While Watching TV 56
Add or Remove a Single Channel To Favorites from Other Screens 56
12 Search 57
Introducing Search 57
Go To Search 57
Search For A Program 57
13 Web and Email 59
Introducing Web and Email 59
Go To The Web 59
Go To Email 59
14 Widgets 60
Introducing Widgets 60
Go To Widgets 60
Using Widgets 60
Set Top Box 62
ADB 2500 Set Top Box 62
ADB 3800 Set Top Box 63
ADB 5810 Set Top Box 64
Movie Ratings 65
MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) Ratings System 65
TV Ratings 66
TV Parental Guidelines Ratings System 66
Program Ratings 66
Content Ratings 66
Program Your ADB Remote 67
Remote Setup for ADB – Automatic Search for TV Code 67
Notes 68
1
Remote Control Layout
Device Selection
Send commands
to TV, audio, DVD,
auxiliary device or
set top box
RCU SETUP
Setup remote (see
page 67)
DVR LIST
For future use
MENU
Displays Menu Bar
Arrow Keys
Move highlight in
system screens
GUIDE
Displays Guide
DAY - / DAY +
Jumps Guide 1 day
ahead or back
Function Buttons
(see page 4)
VOL + / -
Adjust volume
MUTE
Toggle audio on or
off
Number Pad
Enter a channel
number or PIN
WWW
Display Web
INPUT
Access Devices
PHONE
Display Caller ID Log
POWER
Turn a selected
device on or off
Playback Controls
Control playback of
DVD, DVR or VOD
RECORD
Begin DVR recording
INFO
Display the Info Bar
OK
Enter a choice you
have made
EXIT
Close any screen
and return to TV
PG + / -
Jump Guide 1 page
up or down
CH +/-
Change the channel
VOD
Display Rentals
LAST
Return to previous
channel
CC
Toggles closed
captions on or off
SAP
Toggles Secondary
Audio Program on
or off
ADB Potenza Remote Control (referenced throughout guide)
2
Remote Control Layout
STB
Send commands to
the set top box
TV
Send commands to
the TV
AV
Choose between
your TV’s different
connections
MUTE
Toggles audio on/off
VOL +/-
Adjust the volume; in
Guide jumps listings
12 hours ahead/
back
Closed Caption
Toggles closed cap-
tions on or off
MENU
Display the Menu
Bar
Arrow Keys
Move the highlight in
system screens
OK
Enter a choice you
have made
BACK
Tune to the previous
channel
Function Buttons
(see page 4)
DVD
Send commands to
the DVD player
POWER
Turn a selected
device on or off
SETUP
Setup remote
SHIFT
Used to program
your remote control
Number Pad
Enter a channel
number or PIN
Keyboard
Displays an on-
screen keyboard
PROG +/-
Change the chan-
nel; in Guide jumps
listing one screen
ahead/back
ACTION
Displays Guide
INFO
Display the Info Bar
Exit
Close any screen
and return to TV
Playback Controls
Control playback of
Video On Demand
and DVR-recorded
programs.
ADB Focus 3 Remote Control
3
Turn Your Set Top Box or TV On or Off
The device selection buttons tell your remote whether you want to control
your set top box or your television.
To turn your TV on or off, press the TV button then the POWER button.
To turn your set top box on or off, press the STB button and then the
POWER button.
Note: It is not necessary to turn your set top box off.
Note: Your ADB remote must have your TV’s remote code
programmed in before it can send the correct signals to your TV. If
the list of TV brand codes does not include your TV, please see page
67 or contact customer service.
If pressing POWER turned the wrong device on or off, press the POWER
button again, press the appropriate device selection button (AUDIO, VCR,
TV or STB) and press POWER once more.
Change Channels
The CH+/- button will change channels up or down one at a time.
The Number Pad can be used to directly enter a channel number.
GUIDE will display Guide so you can find a program you like. If the
program is on now, you tune to the channel showing it. If not, you can set
a scheduled event to remind you when it does come on. If your set top box
supports recording, you can schedule a recording for the program.
For more information on Guide, see section 5 Guide.
For more information on setting reminders, autotunes and recordings, see
Setting Reminders, Autotunes and Recordings in section 5 Guide.
Adjust Volume
The VOL+/- button will adjust the volume gradually.
The MUTE button will toggle the sound on and off.
System Buttons
There are a number of buttons on your remote that display different
features of your service.
MENU displays the Menubar when in cable [STB] mode, and in [TV] mode
1 Remote Control Basics
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1 Remote Control Basics
you will see your TV’s menu. The Menubar provides quick access to every
feature supported by your service.
For more information about the Menubar, see section 4 Menubar.
INFO displays the Infobar, a feature that lets you see information on what
you’re watching, what’s coming on next, and what’s on other channels.
For more information on the Infobar, see section 3 Infobar.
EXITcauses your set top box to exit whatever screen you are seeing
and return you to normal TV viewing. If you ever get lost on a screen, it is
always safe to press EXIT and then start over.
Special Remote Features
Press the GREEN Button and #1on the remote to change resolution to
480i for Channel 3 on TV when using coax.
Press the GREEN Button and #2on the remote to change resolution to
480i for Channel 4 on TV when using coax.
Press the GREEN Button and #3on the remote to change resolution to
480p (only works when using HD input on TV).
Press the GREEN Button and #4on the remote to change resolution to
720p (only works when using HD input on TV).
Press the GREEN Button and #5on the remote to change resolution to
1080p (only works when using HD input on TV).
Red , Yellow , and Blue Buttons are reserved for future use.
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