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    Secv.Com whole home 6-tuner dvr user guide copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Secv.Com copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved..

  • Page 2: Contents

    3 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Contents welcome secv media player orientation.......... 9 the main menu layout ................. 11 horizontal categories .................. 12 vertical lists ................................ 13 action menus ....................

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    5 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Call options ................................... 125 filters intro to tv filters ........................... 129 favorites favorites .............................................. 133 secv media player hardware external hard d...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    7 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Welcome congratulations on choosing secv’s whole home 6-tuner dvr. Let’s get started with all your system can do..

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    9 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Secv media player orientation the secv media player experience starts with pressing the menu button on the remote. You’ll then see the top level of the main menu, a horizontal band that runs across the middle of the screen and...

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    11 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. 6 4 5 3 2 1 7 the main menu layout 1. Time with the current time, you’ll know when your show begins. 2. Current channel displays the channel that is playing in mini tv. If the program is recorded, an icon will display the cur...

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    13 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Vertical lists end of list marker a thin, colored line that defi nes the beginning and end of a vertical list. Option ca rd some categories contain cards that allow you to take action on the entire vertical list. Pressing ok ...

  • Page 8: Mini Tv

    15 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Mini tv mini tv the mini tv lets you keep an eye on what you’re watching while you’re browsing the menu. The mini tv will show you what’s currently playing, whether it’s a photos slideshow, tv program or jukebox album. • to e...

  • Page 9: Remote Control

    17 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Remote control the remote control makes using your media player easy to use while giving advanced users full control..

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    19 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. 0 clear enter 7 8 9 pqrs tuv wxyz 4 ghi 5 jkl 6 mno 1 2 abc 3 def vol ch last mute rec pause play rew fwd stop skip replay menu back next ok info zoom ticker live tv a b c d using your remote your remote will automatically al...

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    21 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Back next info zoom ok 0 clear enter 7 8 9 pqrs tuv wxyz 4 ghi 5 jkl 6 mno 1 2 abc 3 def 4 3 6 5 1 2 7 menu navigation 1. Arrows moves the horizontal or vertical bands one card backward or forward. Holding them down activates...

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    23 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Pairing the remote once you have your secv remote, you’ll need to pair it with a media player for full functionality. Pairing the remote before you pair the secv remote, it will function in ir mode, which means that not all o...

  • Page 13: Full Screen Tv

    25 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Full screen tv with the mini guides available in full screen tv, the secv media player makes channel surfi ng fun..

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    27 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Coming up on now flip bar when you’re watching full-screen tv, the flip bar is your mini menu. Pressing an arrow or the ok button or changing the channel will bring up the flip bar, giving you program information about what y...

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    29 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. What’s on next the flip bar also has the capability to display up to two weeks of upcoming programs for each channel. Press the right arrow to highlight the coming up panel, and then the up and down arrows will let you browse...

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    31 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Rec pause play rew fwd stop skip replay back next controlling live tv • press pause to alternate between pausing and resuming the show you’re watching. • press rewind up to three times (for three speeds) to rewind the show. •...

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    33 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. 6 5 3 4 2 1 player bar whenever you press one of the player control buttons, you’ll see the player bar, which gives you status information about the program you’re currently watching. You’ll see a version of the player bar no...

  • Page 18: Tv Channels

    35 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Tv channels with all of the channels available these days, it’s tough to know what all of your options are. The tv channels category makes it easy to fi nd what you want to watch..

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    37 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Tv channels - layout 1. Time with the current time, you’ll know when your show begins. 2. Current channel displays the channel that is playing in mini tv. If the program is recorded, an icon will display the c...

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    39 scheduled to record recording copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Recording icons your secv media player includes the following recording icons for dvr status at a glance. The following icons appear on focus cards and vertical cards throughout the main menu: th...

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    41 6 5 4 3 2 1 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Preview panel - layout 1. Channel l ogo the current channel. 2. Program l ength the time the program begins and ends. 3. Timeslot indicates the day and time that the preview panel is currently displaying. 4. Progr...

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    43 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Action menu options if the show you’re watching is currently airing, you’ll see the following op- tions in the action menu: • record once - records only the currently-airing episode of the program, including the portion in th...

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    45 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Recording a show the easiest way to record an individual show is to press the record button with that show in center focus. If you want to record a series, just press the info button and select record series from the action m...

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    47 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Currently recording recording options for a single episode currently recording: • keep • get series • stop recording options for a series currently recording: • keep • series options • stop series options • keep • episode lim...

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    49 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Change time slot if you want to compare what’s on in the future across multiple channels, start from tv channels, press the next button, and the entire vertical list will show the next half hour’s programming. Shows that have...

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    51 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Grid guide genres the grid guide has four different types of programming that are easy to spot by color: • movies - red • sports - green • children’s - purple • news - grey 52 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc...

  • Page 27: Recorded Tv

    53 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Recorded tv your secv media player makes it easy to watch and manage your recordings from one place in the main menu: recorded tv..

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    55 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Intro to recorded tv in the horizontal menu, you’ll fi nd the recorded tv category. All of the recorded and currently-recording shows are listed in the vertical band in alphabetical order. Epi- sodes of a series are grouped i...

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    57 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Management when you press info with a recorded program in focus, you’ll get the following list of options in the action menu: • play/start over - launches the program full screen from the beginning. • resume - launches the pr...

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    59 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Options the options card appears in the recorded tv category and lets you set your per- sonal recording preferences. Select the options card, and you’ll get access to: sort options the recorded tv sort options allows you to c...

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    61 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Recording space the storage meter lets you know how much space you have left for more recorded programs. It’s located in two places in the main menu: the settings category and the recorded tv category. Press ok with the stora...

  • Page 32: Search

    63 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Search sometimes you know the title. Sometimes you just know what night it’s on. Sometimes you’re in the mood for a certain type of show. The secv media player has you covered to help you fi nd what you’re looking for..

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    65 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Intro to search the search category in the main menu contains three different ways to search for programming: by title, by keyword, and by category. When you use any of these three options to search for a show, the results wi...

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    67 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Find by keyword a keyword search lets you search for any word contained in a show’s program infor- mation. For example, if you know the actor in a show, but can’t remember the title, you can search on the actor’s name, and al...

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    69 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Search options the search options card allows you to choose which type of content is displayed in both search results and in the tv filters. To customize the type of content that appears in both areas, select options and pres...

  • Page 36: On Demand

    71 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. On demand secv’s video on demand (vod) selection gives you a vast li- brary of great programming to choose from and an easy way to search through it all..

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    73 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Intro to secv on demand when you bring the secv vod card into focus, you’ll see a list of promotional video folders in the vertical band, as well as a my rentals folder. When you bring each folder into focus, the available mo...

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    75 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. My rentals when you select the my rentals card, you’ll see a list of all of the movies you’ve cur- rently rented along with a my adult rental card. Selecting the adult rental card will take you to a list of any adult movies y...

  • Page 39: Pay Per View

    77 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Pay per view watch premium programming with easy access to pay per view (ppv).

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    79 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Finding pay per view programming you’ll fi nd ppv programming the same way you look for regular programming: by browsing the channels and filter categories or doing a search. Throughout the user interface, you’ll be able to s...

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    81 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Purchasing pay per view programming when you see a ppv program that interest you, just press ok. You’ll then see an action menu with your purchase options. You’ll also be able to lock an content with a parental control option...

  • Page 42: Photos

    83 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Photos when we say high-defi nition, we’re not talking about just tv. Now you can enjoy your photos in hd glory from the comfort of your living room..

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    85 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Intro to photos from the photos category, your secv media player is able to access photos stored in two locations: • publicly-shared photos from flickr’s online photo service • photos from any computer connected to your home ...

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    87 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Flickr users once you have added a flickr user to your account, that user will appear in the verti- cal list of the photos category, along with interestingness, if you’ve included it. When press info with a flickr user select...

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    89 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Slideshows photo’s slideshow functionality makes it fun and easy to browse your photos full screen. Try playing a slideshow in the background at your next party! Slideshow navigation during the slideshow, your photos will adv...

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    91 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Slideshow music photo albums are associated with a default music selection. You can turn this music off by pressing info, choosing slideshow music, and selecting no music. 92 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc....

  • Page 47: Superticker

    93 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Superticker now you can view the latest news headlines, sports scores, fi nancial news, entertainment news, and weather on your tv..

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    95 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Superticker pressing ok with the superticker category in focus will launch full screen tv with the superticker displayed along the bottom of the screen. . The superticker displays information on the latest news headlines, spo...

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    97 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. 3 4 2 1 superticker displaying weather 1. Program the current piece of media being en- joyed. 2. Action menu pressing ok on an item in the superticker brings up an action menu with that item’s options. 3. Navigation you can n...

  • Page 50: Playing Games

    99 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Playing games the secv media player comes with a collection of games to help you pass the time between shows..

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    101 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Games from the games category on the horizontal band, you’ll have access to: • tomato • bowling • video poker • blackjack • invasion wave • blast it • ping • blockbreaker • bubble blast hd • 21 frenzy • mahjong • code breake...

  • Page 52: Settings

    103 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Settings settings allows you to customize your secv media player to your preferences. Copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved..

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    105 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Parental controls settings provides robust parental controls, including the ability to lock shows by: • tv rating • movie rating • channel in addition, you can lock out individual shows, including recorded programs, from ac-...

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    107 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Working with your pin creating a pin 1. The fi rst time you use parental controls (or purchase a ppv or vod program), the system asks you to create a pin. 2. In the settings category, scroll to the parental controls card, an...

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    109 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Menu customization the menu customization feature in settings allows you to confi gure your main menu and choose how tv channels display. Confi gure main menu the main menu confi guration section allows you to toggle each ca...

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    111 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Recording space the recording space card displays the amount of recorded tv storage space used by recorded shows. In settings, navigate to the recording space card and press ok. For details, see the secv media player hardwar...

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    113 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Tv setup if you have connected the secv media player unit to your tv with an hdmi™ cable, your tv setup should automatically select the correct resolution. If you are using alternate cables, including an hdmi to dvi cable, y...

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    115 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Recording defaults recording defaults provides access to the same settings that are available in re- corded tv. See the “recorded tv” chapter for details. External hard drive when you plug in an external hard drive, this set...

  • Page 59: Messages

    117 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Messages you’ll receive a new message whenever there is information from secv, like the availability of a new feature..

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    119 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Receiving messages the messages category is located in the main menu. Bring the messages category into focus, and your messages will appear in the vertical band. Press ok to view each message. Use the next and back buttons t...

  • Page 61: Secv Phone

    121 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Secv phone with the secv media player, you won’t have to get up to answer the phone to know who’s calling..

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    123 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Call indicators when you’re receiving an incoming call, you’ll see an indicator on the screen no mat- ter where you are in the menu. While the indicator is on the screen, other remote functionality is disabled. The indica- t...

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    125 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Call options the call options card includes the following options in the action menu: • clear call log - deletes the call record. • settings - provides a shortcut to the phone settings section..

  • Page 64: Filters

    127 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Filters the secv media player comes with several fi lter categories for viewers who know what they like to watch and want an easy way to fi nd it..

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    129 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Channels channels list filtered intro to tv filters the main menu contains a group of fi lter cards: that only show you the types of pro- grams for that category. Filters include tv music, news, kids, sports, movies, and hd....

  • Page 66: Favorites

    131 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Favorites the favorites category is a convenient way to access your favorite tv channels, videos, photos, and music..

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    133 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Favorites the favorites category provides easy access to the media you like the most. You can build your favorites list from any channel that appears in the tv channels category or tv fi lters, excluding any channels blocked...

  • Page 68: Secv Media Player

    135 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Secv media player hardware there are a number of features of the secv media player device that you might need to use..

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    137 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. External hard drive you can expand the amount of hard drive storage on your secv media player by connecting a dvr-certifi ed esata external hard drive. When you fi rst insert the external drive into the secv media player, yo...

  • Page 70: Secv Media Player

    139 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Secv media player hardware your media player provides some control buttons and indicators..

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    141 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Resolution reset media players with front panels provide the ability reset the screen resolution in the event that you’ve selected an unsupported resolution. To reset the resolution, press the menu and up arrow buttons at th...

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    143 copyright ©2014 service electric cablevision, inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © service electric cablevision, inc. 2014 ©service electric cablevision, inc. 2014 all rights reserved. No part of this pub- lication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative wor...

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