Description
Picture in Picture allows you to watch two different programs at the same time when in Single Mode. The TV does not have to have the PIP feature to view PIP with the receiver.
Receivers
- ViP 222
- 522
- ViP 622 DVR
- 625
- 721
- ViP 722 DVR
- 921
- 942
How To
- Put the receiver into single mode
- Press the PIP button on the remote to open the PIP window.
- Press the PIP button a second time to enlarge the PIP window.
- Press the PIP button a third time to arrange the windows side-by-side (on supported receivers).
- To move the PIP window, press the Position button to choose the new location.
- To change the viewed program from the PIP window to the main window, press the Swap button.
- By pressing the Position button while viewing full screen, the screen will split into side-by-side PIP (on supported receivers).
- To view the programming from the other tuner while in full screen, press the Swap button.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my recording interrupting my TV program when a timer fires, where yesterday it didn't?
By pressing the Swap button while using PIP, tuner that was being viewed in the PIP window is now in the main window. If the other tuner is set to record, press the Swap button again to move the focus and continue watching programming.
How do I move the box with the second video on my screen?
While in PIP mode, press the Position button on the remote to choose the desired location of the PIP window.
How do I make the PIP window bigger?
Press the PIP button on the remote a second time to enlarge the PIP window. Press the PIP button againt to make the windows side-by-side.
How do I make the PIP window go away?
To close the PIP window, continue to press the PIP button on the remote until the window closes.
How do I make the PIP window smaller?
To make the window smaller, continue to press the PIP button until it cycles back to the original smaller size.
How do I swap the programming in the PIP windows?
To change the programming in the main window to the programming in the smaller window, press the Swap button on the remote.
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