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Watching tv, Channel surfing – Adaptec AVC-2410 User Manual

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Watching and Recording TV with WinDVR

Watching TV

You can use your computer monitor like a regular television to
view live TV (TV programs that are currently on).

To watch TV:

1

Open WinDVR by pressing the Power button on the remote
control.

2

AutoScan for available channels, if required.

To do an AutoScan, click the Setup button on the TV Panel
(shown on

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), then click AutoScan on the Channel tab.

3

Select the channel you want, using the Control Panel, keyboard,
remote control, or your set-top box controls.

The channel you select appears in the Display Window.

Note:

You can click the Channel List button on the Control

Panel at any time to select from a list of available channels.

4

Change channels and adjust volume as you normally would
when watching TV.

5

Close WinDVR when you’re done.

Channel Surfing

To see what programs are playing on other available channels:

1

Press Scan on the remote control, or open the TV Panel on
WinDVR and click Surfing.

Still images from available channels appear in the Display
Window.

2

Click on any image to preview that channel.

3

Double-click on any image to open that channel full-size in the
Display Window.

If you don’t want to change channels, click Stop to end your
Surfing session. (You can also click Scan again to end the
channel scan.)