Airtel HD Recorder Digital TV

High definition recording

airtel digital TV [HD] recorder lets you record high definition (HD) channels as well as standard definition (SD) channels. HD has 5 times sharper picture than Standard Definition with the highest possible resolution of 1920x1080 (2.07million+ pixels). Now record your daily shows to watch at your convenience while your kids watch their cartoons or just record your favorite movies in HD and make your own personal HD collection.

Features

Your airtel digital TV [HD] recorder is now 3D ready!
Enjoy your favorite channels come to life.

Dolby digital plus:
Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound for theatre like experience right in your living room.

Mobile Recording:
You can now instruct your airtel digital TV [HD] recorder to start recording your favorite shows, from anywhere at any time using just your mobile handset, as long as your Set Top Box is on stand-by. Now view the entire TV guide on your mobile, choose your channel select your show and hit the record button to never miss a program again.

Internet Recording:
Browse the TV guide and schedule recordings on your airtel digital TV [HD] recorder form the Internet! Other features include search by programme name / start-time, browse by genre and a quick link to jump directly to your favorite channel.

Recording Management:
Have you recorded too many of your favorite episodes and movies? Your airtel digital TV [HD] recorder arranges your recordings by genre and has a sort feature which helps you find any particular recorded episode or movie, with ease.

550 Hours of storage capacity:
your digital TV [HD] recorder has a storage capacity of up to 550 hours.

Watch one record one:
No need to toggle between two of your favorite HD shows airing at the same time. You don’t even have to sacrifice one show for the other. With airtel digital TV [HD] recorder’s Watch-One Record-One feature, now enjoy one HD show while your Set Top Box records the other one for you.

Easy series recording:
With unique easy series recording feature of airtel digital TV [HD] recorder, you can instruct your Set Top Box to record all the episodes of your favorite TV program at the touch of a button.

Pause and resume live:
With digital TV [HD] recorder’s Pause feature, no interruptions from neighbors, ringing door bells and phone calls are just a thing of the past. Just pause any HD channel or live show at any time and when you are ready to return to action, resume watching from where you left off.

Slow Motion:
Be the third umpire in a cricket match or get closer to an intense action scene in slow motion! Simply pause a channel or your any recorded video and press forward once to start slow motion. Press the play button to get back to normal speed.

Airtel Digital TV Recorder FAQ’s

What Is the Pause Live TV feature?
Suppose you are watching TV and the phone rings or you need to take a break. Just press the pause button and your TV pauses at that point. Once you want to start watching, press Play to start playing TV exactly from where you left off

How do I Rewind Live TV?
If you are watching TV and want to replay a particular scene or dialogue, simply press the Rewind button on the remote control. By repeatedly pressing the Rewind button, you can increase the rewind speed.

How do I Record a program using my Remote Control?
You can record a program you are viewing by pressing the Rec button on your remote. You can also browse the Guide to schedule programs to record up to 7 days in advance.

How do I Record a program using my Mobile Phone?
If you are not in front of your Set top box, you can also schedule a recording from your mobile phone with the following steps:

1. Send sms MGUIDE to 54325 to receive the link on your phone.
2. Click on the link in your SMS to download the application
3. Launch the application
4. Login to the application using your My Account credentials (In case you do not have a My Account login, you can register at www.airtel.in/digitaltv or click on the ‘Register Now’ link on the mobile application to register)
5. Browse genres and select the program you want to watch
6. Click on Record to schedule the Recording

Note: When you schedule a program to record from your mobile, please ensure that you Set Top box is connected to the power supply and that there were no other recording conflicts at the same time.

What is the Lock Feature on the recording?
To protect accidental deletion of your recording or to protect your children from viewing the recording, you can choose to Lock your recording. The default PIN is the same as your default parental control pin which is 0000. All mobile recorded events are locked to protect your mobile recordings.

How can I watch what I have recorded?
You can view your recordings anytime at your convenience. Press MyRec on your remote to reach the My Recordings section. Your recordings are also grouped by genre for your ease of navigation.

How much space do I have on my Recorder?
The Recorder has a hard disk size of 160GB on which you can record up to 100 hours of content.

How do I know how much space is available for Recording?
Click on MyRec on your remote and you can see a graphical indicator that shows you how much disk space is free.

How do I record all the series/episodes of a program?
Whenever you start or schedule a recording, you will see that a ‘Ser’ or ‘Series’ option will appear on the page. Using this option, you can schedule multiple or all episodes of the program. You can also find a program in My Recordings (by clicking MyRec on the remote control) and use the series link option to record the series.

What is Time-based recording?
Sometimes the provider does not give us the episode-link details of your program, so it is impossible for the Recorder to recognize the series to record automatically. This problem affects recorders worldwide.

If this problem occurs you can use the Record by Time feature. Enter the channel number, the start and end time, how often this recording should repeat (daily/weekly) and your program will get recorded automatically!

What happens when my disk gets full? Will my recorder stop recording new programs?
You can specify how you want your Recorder to manage your recordings when the disk is full. There are three possible disk management mode options available in the Recorder Settings: Automatic, Warning and Manual mode, depending on how you want the recorder to handle your recordings when te disk space gets full.

• Automatic Mode: This is the default disk-management mode. When the disk gets full, your oldest viewed recording gets deleted. Older un-watched recordings get deleted next when the disk runs out of space again.
• Warning Mode: In this mode, you are warned when your disk is full. In case you do not delete recordings, the mode still functions as Automatic mode.
• Manual Mode: The recorder does not overwrite your old recordings. When the disk gets full, you are warned and the recorder records only when more space is freed up manually.

For how long can I store my recordings?
You can store your recordings for as long as you like. There is also a Lock feature that allows you to lock any recording(s) to prevent accidental deletion.

What happens when there is an electricity failure? Will I lose my recordings?
Your recordings are secure on your hard disk and you will not lose anything that has already been recorded when there is a power failure. However, if there is a program that is recording or has been scheduled for recording at the time of a electricity failure, the recording will not happen for the duration of the power cut. As soon as the electricity returns, your recorder will start automatically and the recording will resume.