Learn how to program and manage your PVR settings including how to access your saved recordings on your TV Player (XG1v3). Acting as the Personal Video Recorder (PVR) of the Rogers Xfinity TV (formerly known as Ignite TV) ecosystem, the TV Player acts as a standalone PVR and as a gateway for portals to communicate with the system. This article provides an overview of the TV Player PVR functionality.
PVR recording features
Here are some notable PVR features of the TV Player (XG1v3):
- The TV Player (XG1v3) includes a 500GB hard drive which allows you to record up to 60 hours of HD programming (300 hours of SD programming)
- Ability to have up to 3 TV Players in the home
- If you have multiple TV Players, you will have more storage (up to 1.5TB with 3 TV Players).
- With multiple PVRs, your scheduled recordings are spread out across each PVR.
Did you know: Impulse recordings (i.e. spur of the moment recordings where you press “record”) take place on the PVR that is doing the tuning (as long as there is a tuner available and no scheduling conflict). With the TV Player, the ability to restrict recordings to specific devices is not supported at this time.
How to record a program
Use these steps to record a program on your TV Player.
- Press the Guide button on your remote control.
- Browse the Guide until you find a program that you would like to record. Highlight the program.
- Select the Record button on the remote control or select the Record option from the program’s info panel.
- If you only want to record the one episode, select the Just this episode option and the recording will be set.
- If you want to record additional episodes, select All future episodes.
How to access saved PVR content
To access your saved PVR programs:
- Press the Shaw button on your remote.
- Use the right arrow or left arrow button to select Saved.
- Press OK on the remote.
Did you know: You can access your recordings using your Voice Remote by simply saying "Recordings".