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Guide to your Motorola Set-Top Box FIOPTICS TV 3 FIOPTICS TV FIOPTICS TV – Remote 4 Set-Top Box 5 Get an almost endless array of entertainment right at your fingertips. Movies, Interactive Program Guide (IPG) 6 music, sports, news, documentaries, children’s programming, many in the unrivaled beauty of HD with On Demand. TV Listings 7 DVR ...... 8 Programming Whole Home DVR 9 Enjoy over 340 digital channels including MLB Network, NFL Network, HGTV,
Video On Demand 12 Nickelodeon, Disney, AMC, FX and Paramount Network in a traditional TV format. Entertainment wherever you turn Parental Controls 13 On Demand Experience thousands of new movies and shows at your fingertips with Fioptics On FIOPTICS INTERNET ...... 15 Demand! Binge watch an old series, or catch last week’s episode without setting the Wireless Networking Equipment 15 DVR. Email Setup 16 »» Free On Demand »» Kids On Demand Maximize Your Internet Speed 17 »» Movies On Demand »» Premiums On Demand CONNECTED HOME 19 Whole Home DVR Record your favorite program and watch it on any TV in your house! Bookmark your FIOPTICS VOICE 23 program so you can start watching in one room, and continue in another one. Voicemail 23 »» Record 3 shows while watching something you previously recorded Calling Services 24 »» Record the shows you like by genre, actor or director »» Record an entire season of your favorite series ACCOUNT SUPPORT 25 Premium Channels Troubleshooting, Tips and Advice 26 From blockbuster movies to original series programming, premium channels Frequently Asked Questions 27 provide the best in entertainment. Collection and Use 28 »» HBO »» Starz »» Showtime Your Fioptics Installation 36 »» Cinemax »» Encore »» The Movie Channel Contact Us 39 Sports There is no need to miss a minute of the action, no matter what sport you enjoy. For even more sports content, add ProSports or SportZone to your TV package. »» NFL Redzone »» MLB Strike Zone »» NHL Network and more! Welcome to Cincinnati Bell. We deliver the very best in advanced network technology, to bring you all the entertainment, information and communication you need at the speed of light. Browse, upload, share and International save. Manage your home from anywhere. Tap into events and savings in your hometown. Here at Cincinnati With the Spanish Tier, enjoy the most popular Spanish-language channels, including Bell, we are connecting what matters. a variety of movies, music, sports and children’s programming. » » » Fioptics TV » Mun2 » Telemundo » Discovery en Español »» Cine Mexicano »» ESPN Deportes »» Discovery Familia, and more! Our Fioptics TV service delivers more than 340 channels, HD, digital music channels, DVR service and On Demand. There’s incredible entertainment everywhere you turn. Cincinnati Bell provides a variety of options for Indian programming. Fioptics Internet »» Zee TV »» Star India Plus » » With Fioptics, you can enjoy download speeds up to 1 Gbps. Even during peak times, your Internet connection » Star One » Star India Gold is hands-down the fastest in town. Watch Fioptics App Fioptics Voice Stream any of the channels included in your Cincinnati Bell channel package on your We have more than 14 unique calling services to meet your needs and plans that allow you to call anywhere, phone or tablet – anywhere in your home, any time of the day. You can use up to 5 anytime in the United States. devices at one time – all streaming live TV! Fioptics TV Everywhere Thank you for choosing Cincinnati Bell. We’re happy to have you as a customer and look forward to providing Access some of the best shows, movies and live streams included in your TV you with exceptional service. subscription from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 3 FIOPTICS TV – FIOPTICS TV – FEATURES OF YOUR REMOTE HOOK UP YOUR SET-TOP BOX In the event you need to reinstall your set-top box, follow the diagrams below for connecting cables. You will need a separate set-top box for each TV on which to receive LIST Access and manage LIVE Jump to live TV Fioptics TV services. In order to receive HD programming, you must use an HD set-top DVR recordings. when using DVR. box. MENU Display links to DVR CONTROLS Control Remote features your Guide, Favorites, On Demand and DVR, Set-top box hook up Recordings, Channel where available. List, Video on Demand, EXIT Return to watching Search and Self Care. television. GUIDE See TV Listings INFO View current for the current time. Cable in program information either / or DAY +/– Jump ahead and preview the program or back 24 hours in TV coming next. Listings. OK Confirm highlighted ARROWS Navigate selections or press while through the program watching Live TV to access guide and menu screens. the side bar menu. Press the up arrow while HDTV CH +/– Change channel watching TV to access to the next higher or lower menu options. channel. ABCD Use as shortcuts ON DEMAND Directly to access additional access On Demand movies features available for set- and TV programs. top box menu screens, program guide and LAST Return to previous Audio/Video interactive applications. channel or menu when Connectors L/R audio Digital audio Digital audio Component video viewing the guide or connection optical connection coaxial connection connection HDMI connection NUMBERS Press channel menu. numbers to directly tune to a channel. FAV Create your personalized favorites list. Switch input mode to alphabet input. # Change the aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) on set-top box.
Programming Instructions Cable in either / or During installation, your Cincinnati Bell technician programmed your remote. If your remote control stops working with your set-top box, remove any obstructions between the remote and set-top box, press and try again. If that doesn’t work, you can re-synchronize the remote by pressing + for 3 seconds.
If you have a different remote or you would like to find programming codes to program HDTV or AV Receiver your remote control to other devices (TV, DVD Player, Etc.) please visit, http://www.urcsupport.com/urc_product/titan-urc2056b0/ 4 5 FIOPTICS TV – FIOPTICS TV – TV Listings ACCESS YOUR INTERACTIVE Search by Time or Channel PROGRAM GUIDE (IPG) View start times, titles, ratings and descriptions. Listings are color coded to help you identify program types:
Menus Green: sports Purple: Light blue: children’s Quick Menu Icons Key movies programs
Interactive Program Guide Main Menu TV Listings »» Press On Demand Menu »» Toggle between Listings By Time or Listings By Channel by pressing High-Definition Search Menu »» Press to view detailed information about a show Search Menu Search by Category Sports Search Menu View program listings by category such as Movies or Sports. »» Select in the Quick Menu Digital Recordings Menu »» Press to select the highlighted item Pay-Per-View Menu »» Press to return to the last channel you were viewing Favorites List Movies Search Menu Access Digital Music Parental Controls Digital music is continuous commercial- free music in a variety of formats. »» Select Digital Music from the Main Menu Main Menu and Quick Menu The Main Menu and Quick Menu are portals to your IPG. »» Press once to access the Quick Menu or twice to access the Main Menu »» To move the highlight, press the ◀▶ buttons »» To select a highlighted item, press »» To return to watching TV, press Add or Remove Favorites Mini Guide Set up a favorites list for easy access to your favorite channels and programs. Browse what’s on other channels »» Select in the Quick Menu without missing a minute of what »» Press to select or deselect your favorite channels you’re watching. A yellow highlight »» Press to return to the last channel you were viewing or press to return to the will appear on the program listing Main Menu and the Mini Guide will stay on- Access Your Favorites screen, allowing you to see what’s on » other channels. » Press while watching TV to change to your next favorite channel » ◀▶▼▲ » Press and then any of the »» Press while looking through the buttons to browse by channel and channel listings to highlight your next time Flip Bar favorite channel The Flip Bar appears every time you change channels to make it easy to see what’s on now. The current channel number, program name, rating, and start and end times are conveniently displayed. »» Press to change channels and display the Flip Bar »» Press to make the Flip Bar disappear and reappear »» Press for additional program details QUICK TIP Select the HDTV category to search for HD content or refer to the HD channels Menu selection may vary. The set-top box you received is based on where you live. Boxes are listed in your channel lineup. Only programming that is produced in HD and not interchangeable. 6 delivered via an HD channel will be shown in HD. 7 FIOPTICS TV – FIOPTICS TV – DVR Control Live TV A DVR offers you a whole new way to watch TV—giving you the convenience Anytime you tune to a channel, the DVR begins making a temporary recording and control to watch your favorite shows according to your schedule. Your DVR of whatever you’re watching. So you can pause if the phone rings, rewind the utilizes features similar to those found on your DVD player—just press , scene you missed and fast forward to skip what you don’t want to watch. For , , or on your remote. You can even record one program while you live TV recordings, the temporary recording will be erased if you: watch another! »» Turn off the DVR or change the channel »» Begin recording the program you’re watching to the DVR Record a Program »» Watch more than one hour—only the most recent hour is kept in the temporary DVR Whole Home DVR You have three different ways to record a storage program: »» Press while watching TV or viewing Whole Home DVR your TV listings When accessing your Whole Home DVR from a hub (by pressing B on your »» Select from the Action Icons remote), you may see a MAC address (a series of numbers and letters) for each »» Select in the Quick Menu of the hubs, which can easily be renamed. If you see room names instead of numbers and letters, your Cincinnati Bell technician may have already completed this step for you. Action Icons Key »» Use the ▼▲ buttons on your remote to Return to previous screen scroll through the list of hubs Set or cancel reminder »» Once the hub you want to rename is highlighted, press to display the Hub Watch this channel or program Options menu Place a lock on a program »» Use the ◀▶ buttons to select and press Set or cancel a recording See all program airtimes Save channel in Favorites Select Hub Name Once you’ve chosen to edit the hub name, Record a Series the Select Hub Name menu will pop up. Your DVR lets you record multiple »» Use the ▼▲ buttons to scroll through the episodes of a program according to your available names preferences. Record up to 90 hours of SD »» Once you’ve chosen a name, use the ◀▶ or 20 hours of HD programming! buttons to select and press . You »» Select the episode type to record should now see your hub’s new name »» Specify how many recordings to save rather than a MAC address on the Hub »» Specify how long to save the recording screen To access advanced series setup features, select . Your Series Recordings will »» If you decide to exit without changing the appear in the My Recordings list with the show title as its label and the most name, use the ◀▶ buttons to select and recent recordings first. To change your view, use the ◀▶ buttons. press Watch a Recorded Program My Recordings Screen »» Press to access a list of your recorded programs The My Recordings screen provides »» Highlight the program you want to watch using the ▼▲ buttons and a listing of all your existing recorded press programs and in-progress recordings. »» Press when you are ready to begin viewing the program »» Use the ◀▶ buttons on your remote to sort »» Press to return to live TV the list by time, channel or date »» Use the ▼▲ buttons to scroll through the list. When the recording you want to watch is highlighted, press to see the QUICK TIP recording details on the Playback Details Ensure that your favorite programs aren’t deleted by designating that those screen programs can only be deleted manually. 8 9 FIOPTICS TV – FIOPTICS TV – Playback Details Screen Main Menu Options The Playback Details screen gives you a description of the recorded program Set Follow-Me Bookmark and offers the following playback options: Bookmarks the recording you are currently watching for playback at the »» To watch a recording from the beginning, same place from any other room in the home. select View Playback Details » » To watch a recording from where you left Takes you to the Playback Details screen. off and see a menu of playback options, View Available Listings
Whole Home DVR select Whole Home DVR Takes you to the My Recordings screen. View Hub List Takes you to the Hub screen, which displays all of the Digital Video Resume Playback From Recorders (hubs) you have in your home. The Resume Playback From menu offers you the following playback options: Schedule New Recording »» Choose to watch from where playback Takes you to the Schedule a Recording screen, where you can set up was stopped on this TV future recordings. »» Choose to watch from where playback View Scheduled Recordings was stopped in the room where your DVR Opens the Future Recording screen, which displays a list of programs is located you have already scheduled to record. »» Choose to watch from where playback was bookmarked in another room Set a Follow-Me Bookmark The Follow-Me Bookmark sets a bookmark of the recording you are currently Watching a Recording watching for playback at the same place you left off from any other room in the home. A progress Status Bar is displayed during playback of a recording that shows the »» While watching a recorded program, press program name and program duration, as . Select and press to bookmark well as how far you are currently into the the current viewing location playback. »» You will see a Follow-Me Bookmark Successfully Set confirmation message »» You can now retrieve this bookmark to resume playback of the recording from this While watching a recording, you can also use your remote point at any other TV in your home to fast forward, rewind, pause or stop the program. Schedule a Recording Main Menu »» Press . Select and press »» On the Schedule a Recording screen, You can access the Main Menu by use the ▼▲ buttons to select the , pressing the button on your remote at Channel , and any time during playback of a recording. Date Adjust time by What’s in progress at fields. Use the◀▶ buttons to The Main Menu gives you a list of the scroll through these fields to locate and primary Whole Home DVR options. select the program you want to record. The title and description of the show you select will appear in the Program field »» Once you have set up your recording, »»Use the ◀▶ buttons to navigate the Main Menu options select and press to schedule the »»Press to select the menu option. recording. A Record Request Succeeded message will display. You can also select to schedule multiple episodes of a program to be recorded 10 11 FIOPTICS TV – FIOPTICS TV – Delete a Recording Order Pay-Per-View (PPV) In the My Recordings screen, use the ▼▲ buttons to select and highlight the »» From the Quick Menu, select recording you want to delete. »» Use the ▼▲ arrows to scroll through the »» Press and use the ◀▶ buttons to select programs » . Press to delete the recording » When you find a program of interest, »» At the Press “OK” to Confirm Delete highlight the title and press for the confirmation message, press . The information screen » Video On Demand Video recording is now deleted* » To purchase a program, select and Parental Controls * Please note that this will delete your follow the on-screen prompts to complete recording from the client DVR and the your order main DVR. Cancel a Future Recording Parental Controls Select from the Main Menu. In the Future Recording screen, use the ▼▲ With the increased variety of programming available on digital cable, there’s buttons to select and highlight the future recording you want to delete. also some fare that, quite frankly, isn’t appropriate for children. But don’t worry, we’ve included an integrated parental control feature as part of your » ◀▶ » Press and use the buttons to select system. . Press to delete the future recording »» At the Press “OK” to Confirm Cancel Set Parental Controls confirmation message, press . The »» Select in the Quick Menu recording is now canceled »» Enter your 4-digit Locks PIN and follow prompts »» Use ◀▶ to select restrictions by title, TV Messages rating, movie rating or channel Messages may occasionally be sent by Cincinnati Bell to announce new »» Press to return to the last channel you services, special promotions or other information. An envelope will appear were viewing or press to return to the on the screen and a red light will appear on your set-top box. To access your Main Menu messages: »» Select Messages from the Main Menu »» Highlight the desired message and press to read it
View a Restricted Program Locks may be temporarily removed by re-entering the Parental Control Menu Video On Demand (using your 4-digit Locks PIN) and Video On Demand gives you the convenience to watch what you want when pressing buttons until the locked title, you want using only your set-top box and remote. rating or channel appears. Select LOCK. Searching for On Demand Programs The padlock will disappear, indicating that the lock has been removed. »» Press , tune to channel 1 or select in the Quick Menu Parental Controls for On Demand »» Use the ▼▲ buttons to scroll through the Parental control settings include On available categories and press Demand programming. To block all »» Pick out a program to watch and press access to On Demand: »» Press »» Select Setup, then Service Locks Setup »» Press to return to program viewing 12 13 FIOPTICS INTERNET FIOPTICS INTERNET FIOPTICS INTERNET – Superior Internet performance. With Fioptics Internet, you get lightning-fast speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Plus, enhance your home’s Internet experience with the following valuable services: Internet Security Cincinnati Bell Internet Security offers up-to-date protection without slowing down your computer. Enjoy significantly improved performance and enhanced protection against viruses, spyware, spam, phishing, and identity theft. To order, visit a store or call us. See page 39 for contact information.
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