Whenever you tune to a channel, a temporary copy of the program is being saved to the DVR buffer.

With the help of this temporary copy, the DVR allows you to control a live program in various ways using the remote control buttons.

For example, to pause* live TV:

• Press the PAUSE button.
• To resume playback from pause, press the PAUSE button again or press the PLAY button.
• After pressing PLAY, the show picks up right where you left off.

For more information, play the interactive tutorial:
How to Pause, Rewind, and Fast-Forward (Audio)
How to Pause, Rewind, and Fast-Forward (No Audio)

To rewind live TV:

• Press the REW  button.
• To resume playback from rewind, press the PLAY button.
• You can rewind live TV at three speeds: press REW once for slow speed, twice for medium speed, and three times for rapid speed.

For more information, play the interactive tutorial:
How to Pause, Rewind, and Fast-Forward (Audio)
How to Pause, Rewind, and Fast-Forward (No Audio)

To fast-forward live TV:

• Press the FFWD  button.
• To resume playback from fast-forward, press the PLAY button.
• You can fast-forward live TV at three speeds: press FFWD once for slow speed, twice for medium speed, and three times for rapid speed.

For more information, play the interactive tutorial:
How to Pause, Rewind, and Fast-Forward (Audio)
How to Pause, Rewind, and Fast-Forward (No Audio)

To advance one frame at a time:

• Press PAUSE and then the right arrow button.

To play the program in slow motion:

• Quickly press the PLAY button twice.

* The PAUSE button pauses live TV up to thirty minutes; and in some markets up to one hour.