Recording from Live TV
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"Back Capture" is the ability to record a show being watched in Live TV that was not scheduled to be recorded. When using this function, the show will be recorded from the point where Live TV began playing the show.

From the Live TV screen, press the "R" key, hit the REC button on the remote, or click the record icon (MOUSEICON002) located on the on-screen mouse control element, an example of which is shown below:

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The type of menu that will appear depends on the type of show selected:

If an episodic show is selected, the following menu will appear:
If a movie is selected, the following menu will appear:
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·Watch this episode: Starts Live TV and begins playing the selected episode of the show.  
·View upcoming episodes: Displays a list of upcoming episodes of the show and their airtimes, enabling the user to schedule any of them for recording.  
·Record this episode: Begins recording this episode from the point Live TV first began showing it.  
·Record all episodes: Records all episodes of the selected show on that channel.  
·Record all new episodes: Records only first-run episodes of the selected show on the channel.  
·Record all episodes at this time: Records all episodes that run at the selected time on the selected channel. Channel and time options can be set in Recording Settings and Priorities.  
·Cancel: Exits this menu and returns to the Program Guide.  
·Watch this episode: Starts Live TV and begins playing the selected movie.  
·View upcoming airings of this movie: Displays a list of times and dates this movie will be airing in the future (if any), allowing the user to schedule any of them for recording.  
·Record this movie at this time: Begins recording the movie from the point Live TV first began showing it.  
·Record this movie within 30 days: Enables Beyond TV to delay the recording of this movie in case other recordings scheduled conflict with it. Read more about scheduling conflicts in the "Conflict Resolution" section of this document.  
·Cancel: Exits this menu and returns to the Program Guide.  
 

Note: If a recording is attempted from Live TV on a channel with no guide data (i.e. the guide reads "Unavailable"), the Setup a Manual Recording screen will appear.

After selecting one of the "Record" options, the show will be placed in the "Recorded Shows" area of the ViewScape interface for future viewing. Beyond TV 4 will then return to the Live TV function.