LIVE tab

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Basic controls:

1. Launch the HDHomeRun app to start watching TV
2. Click or tap on the screen (or press the select button on a remote) to bring up the user interface
3. Channel Slice – select a channel on the channel list, use the left/right arrows or drag the channel to the left to enable Channel Slice. Non-DVR subscribers will have access to 24 hours of guide data. DVR subscribers will have access to 14 days.
4. DVR Subscribers – click the DVR Menu icon on the far right of the on-screen-display (or press Back/Escape) to get to the DVR main menu.

Playback controls and action bar buttons:

• Volume : control volume (action bar only, depending on platform)

• Rewind : 10 second rewind. Left arrow/key.
• Big step backward : Down arrow/key will rewind 10 mins (not on action bar)

• Play / Pause : Enter on a remote, Spacebar on a keyboard

• Fast-forward : 30 second seek forward. Right arrow/key.
• Big step forward : Up arrow/key will seek forward 10 mins (not on action bar)

• SAP : Secondary audio programming (action bar only)

• CC : Closed caption (subtitles) (action bar only)

• Zoom : zooms picture to fill screen, such as for programs that are a different aspect ratio. (action bar only)

• Record : Records current program.

• Search : Jump to slice search for program, network, or channel-based search. For keyboards or remotes with number pads, just start typing to trigger search.

• DVR menu : action bar button, back button on the remote, or escape

• If your keyboard has dedicated multimedia keys, these will also work

Search:

• Typing numbers or letters while on live TV will open the search option. You can use this to switch to a specific channel number, channel name, or even show title. For example, using a remote with a keypad, you can enter “1004” + ENTER and it will switch to channel 1004.