DVR's have become such a part of our lives that ISPs like Comcast are providing them now. With your Xfinity X1 DVR you can record a program while you're watching another program, while you're at work, or even while you're watching that exact same program. You can record up to six shows at a time by setting the recorder ahead of the program. You can then watch and delete them when you're done.
This guide also covers getting to know the various remotes you may be given with your DVR.
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Comcast offers a number of different remotes that are used with a number of different cable adapters.
XR15 - Voice Remote
XR11 - Voice Remote
Silver with Red OK & Select Button
Silver with Gray OK & Select Button
XR15 - Voice Remote
Changes the input on your television, so you can choose between different devices connected. For example, your cable box, blu ray player, game console, etc.
Turns on your cable box and television at the same time.
Increase and decrease the volume.
Mutes or silences the audio.
Channel Up / Down
Change the channel up or down by one.
Rewinds live TV or a recorded program.
Pauses live TV or a recorded program. Resumes the program if it's paused.
Fast forwards a recorded program.
Exit the menu you are currently in.
Record the program you are currently watching to the DVR.
Jumps up an entire page in the Guide.
Shows the programming guide, so it's easier to find a program you want to watch or record.
Opens the main Xfinity menu with the Guide, saved programs, On Demand programming, apps, search and settings.
Jumps down an entire page in the Guide.
Shows help for the current program or menu you're using.
Open Accessibility Settings menu, to turn on and off Closed Captioning and other features.
Opens the Sports app to see scores even while watching television.
Delete a recording from your DVR.
Up / Down / Left / Right
Navigate in menus and the Guide.
While watching a program, the Right Arrow brings up the mini-guide.
The Down arrow brings up the on-screen playback controls when watching something recorded.
Select what you have highlighted on the screen in a menu. This button is at the center of the direction pad.
Go back one channel, or a list of channels and programs you've watched recently.
Push and hold to search for a program or access menus using voice commands.
Shows information about the current program or recording.
Directly tune to a specific channel by typing in its number.
Search for a channel using the built in predictive text input.
XR11 - Voice Remote
Turns on or off just your television, not the cable box.
Turns on your cable box and television at the same time.
Increase and decrease the volume.
Mutes or silences the audio.
Jumps back 15 seconds on live television or a recording. This is so you can re-watch a segment of a game or show.
Channel Up / Down
Change the channel up or down by one.
Rewinds live TV or a recorded program.
Pauses live TV or a recorded program. Resumes the program if it's paused.
Fast forwards a recorded program.
Exit the menu you are currently in.
Push and hold to search for a program or access menus using voice commands.
Record the program you are currently watching to the DVR.
Shows the programming guide, so it's easier to find a program you want to watch or record.
Opens the main Xfinity menu with the Guide, saved programs, On Demand programming, apps, search and settings.
Jumps up an entire page in the Guide.
Up / Down / Left / Right
Navigate in menus and the Guide.
While watching a program, the Right Arrow brings up the mini-guide.
The Down arrow brings up the on-screen playback controls when watching something recorded.
Select what you have highlighted on the screen in a menu.
Go back one channel, or a list of channels and programs you've watched recently.
Shows information about the current program or recording.
Jumps down an entire page in the Guide.
Shows help for the current program or menu you're using.
Open Accessibility Settings menu, to turn on and off Closed Captioning and other features.
Opens the Sports app to see scores even while watching television.
Delete a recording from your DVR.
Directly tune to a specific channel by typing in its number.
Search for a channel using the built in predictive text input.
Pair the voice remote to your TV Box or program to control your television or A/V receiver to work with your remote.
Changes the input on your television, so you can choose between different devices connected. For example, your cable box, blu ray player, game console, etc.
Turns on or off just your television, not the cable box.
Turns on your cable box and television at the same time.
Changes the input on your television, so you can choose between different devices connected. For example, your cable box, blu ray player, game console, etc.
Increase and decrease the volume.
Mutes or silences the audio.
Search for programs.
Channel Up / Down
Change the channel up or down by one.
Rewinds live TV or a recorded program.
Resumes the program if it's paused.
Pauses live TV or a recorded program.
Fast forwards a recorded program.
Stops playback and returns you to the menu or live television.
Opens the main Xfinity menu with the Guide, saved programs, On Demand programming, apps, search and settings.
Record the program you are currently watching to the DVR.
Shows the programming guide, so it's easier to find a program you want to watch or record.
Jumps up an entire page in the Guide.
Up / Down / Left / Right
Navigate in menus and the Guide.
While watching a program, the Right Arrow brings up the mini-guide.
The Down arrow brings up the on-screen playback controls when watching something recorded.
Select what you have highlighted on the screen in a menu.
Go back one channel, or a list of channels and programs you've watched recently.
Jumps down an entire page in the Guide.
Shows information about the current program or recording.
Exit the menu you are currently in.
Opens your list of favorite programs and channels.
Shows help for the current program or menu you're using.
Open Accessibility Settings menu, to turn on and off Closed Captioning and other features.
Opens the Sports app to see scores even while watching television.
Delete a recording from your DVR.
Directly tune to a specific channel by typing in its number.
Search for a channel using the built in predictive text input.
Pair the voice remote to your TV Box or program to control your television or A/V receiver to work with your remote.
Swap between the program you are watching, and the last program you watched.
Turns on or off just your television, not the cable box.
Turns on your cable box and television at the same time.
Increase and decrease the volume.
Mutes or silences the audio.
Jumps back 15 seconds on live television or a recording. This is so you can re-watch a segment of a game or show.
Channel Up / Down
Change the channel up or down by one.
Rewinds live TV or a recorded program.
Pauses live TV or a recorded program. Resumes the program if it's paused.
Fast forwards a recorded program.
Exit the menu you are currently in.
Search for programs
Record the program you are currently watching to the DVR.
Shows the programming guide, so it's easier to find a program you want to watch or record.
Opens the main Xfinity menu with the Guide, saved programs, On Demand programming, apps, search and settings.
Jumps up an entire page in the Guide.
Up / Down / Left / Right
Navigate in menus and the Guide.
While watching a program, the Right Arrow brings up the mini-guide.
The Down arrow brings up the on-screen playback controls when watching something recorded.
Select what you have highlighted on the screen in a menu.
Go back one channel, or a list of channels and programs you've watched recently.
Shows information about the current program or recording.
Jumps down an entire page in the Guide.
Shows help for the current program or menu you're using.
Open Accessibility Settings menu, to turn on and off Closed Captioning and other features.
Opens the Sports app to see scores even while watching television.
Delete a recording from your DVR.
Directly tune to a specific channel by typing in its number.
Search for a channel using the built in predictive text input.
Pair the voice remote to your TV Box or program to control your television or A/V receiver to work with your remote.
Changes the input on your television, so you can choose between different devices connected. For example, your cable box, blu ray player, game console, etc.
Selects the Aux device (such as a Blu Ray Player) to control.
Selects the Television to control.
Selects your Comcast cable box to control.
Turns on or off the device you selected.
Setup your universal remote to control your TV or other device.
Turns on your Television and Cable box.
Opens the Comcast Xfinity video On Demand service.
Rewinds live TV or a recorded program.
Resumes the program if it's paused.
Fast forwards a recorded program.
Fast forwards a recorded program.
Pauses live TV or a recorded program.
Record the program you are currently watching to the DVR.
Jumps back 15 seconds on live television or a recording. This is so you can re-watch a segment of a game or show.
Open your DVR recordings and features.
When watching a show you've paused or rewound, lets you jump to the current live broadcast.
Block a channel or program.
Jump back 24 hours in the guide.
Jump forward 24 hours in the guide.
Move up a page in the menu, back when watching a program.
Move down a page in the menu, or forward when watching a program.
Navigate in menus and the Guide.
While watching a program, the Right Arrow brings up the mini-guide.
The Down arrow brings up the on-screen playback controls when watching something recorded.
Select what you have highlighted on the screen in a menu.
Shows the programming guide, so it's easier to find a program you want to watch or record.
Shows information about the current program or recording.
Opens the main menu for your cable box, giving you access to the DVR, On Demand, Search, and Settings.
Exit the menu you are currently in.
Opens the Help menu, to provide more information about using your cable television services.
Go back one channel, or a list of channels and programs you've watched recently.
Increase and decrease the volume.
Mutes or silences the audio.
Opens your list of favorite programs and channels.
Change the channel up or down by one.
Directly tune to a specific channel by typing in its number.
When you select TV at the top
On an older standard-definition television, or with a standard-definition broadcast on a high-definition television, pressing this will cycle how the show is displayed on your television.
Turns picture-in-picture mode on or off, showing a small window of the previous channel you were watching in the corner.
Swap between the program you're watching, and what's in the picture-in-picture window.
Moves the picture-in-picture window to a different corner of your screen.
Changes the picture-in-picture window's channel up by one.
Changes the picture-in-picture window's channel down by one.
Your television doesn't even need to be on; your Xfinity DVR will take care of your recordings for you, including when you're at work, or even watching another program.
You may wish to record the program you are watching right at that moment.
Your DVR is 'always recording' what you are watching on cable TV, but does not save the recording by default. It does this to allow you to rewind or pause live TV, but only has a small buffer of about 25 minutes, and it disappears when you change channels.
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