Pause, rewind and fast-forward Live TV
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A feature known as "Time Shifting" allows a user to pause Live TV, to rewind to previously recorded parts of Live TV, and to fast-forward back to current time. This feature is only available in the MPEG-2 format. To use timeshifting, first enter Live TV:

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To pause Live TV, and to resume playback:
·Keyboard: Hit the space bar. To resume playback, hit the space bar again.  
·Remote Control: Hit the PAUSE button. To resume playback, hit the PLAY or PAUSE button.  
·Mouse: Click the pause icon ( mouseicon003 ) located on the on-screen mouse control element. This icon is a pause / play toggle, and will change to a play icon once Live TV is paused.  

To rewind Live TV, and to fast-forward once Live TV has been rewound:
·Keyboard: Use the LEFTARROW to rewind Live TV, and the RIGHTARROW to fast-forward.  
·Remote Control: Use the REWIND button to rewind, and the FF button to fast forward.  
·Mouse: Click on the track bar at the bottom of the screen in the desired location to jump to that part of Live TV. The bar that indicates "current time" can also be dragged with the mouse.  

To skip backwards or forwards:
·Keyboard: Use the comma (,) and period (.) keys to skip backwards and forwards, respectively.  
·Remote Control: There are rarely enough buttons on most remotes to include this feature. On the Firefly remote, use the PREV and NEXT buttons to skip backwards and forwards, respectively.  
·Mouse: Click on the track bar at the bottom of the screen in the desired location to jump to that part of Live TV. The bar that indicates "current time" can also be dragged with the mouse.  

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To specify the amount of time (in seconds) that the skip function moves forward or moves back, refer to the Player Settings section of this document.