How to Bypass Commercials on TV

Nearly 10 minutes of a 30-minute television show are commercials. If you want to skip commercials to get back to your show, use a digital video recorder, referred to as a DVR, to record shows to a hard drive. When you play the show from the hard drive, you can fast forward through the commercials.

Things You'll Need

• DVR

Instructions

1. Plug a DVR into the cable line.

2. Connect a coaxial cable into the cable out line and run it to the TV.

3. Open the DVR menu by pressing "Menu" on the remote. Select the "Record" option on the menu by pressing "OK" or "Enter" on the remote. Move to the channel where the show is located using the arrow keys. Find the time that the show airs and select the show by clicking "OK" or "Enter" on the remote. The TV show will be recorded to the DVR's hard drive when it airs on TV.

4. Press the "Menu" button after the show has finished recording. Click the "View Recorded Shows" option. Use the arrow keys to highlight the show that you recorded and press "OK" or "Enter" on the show to begin watching it.

5. Press the "Fast Forward" button on the remote when a commercial appears.

6. Press "Play" when the commercials end.

References

• "Pioneer DVR-640H-S DVD Recorder with 160GB Manual"; 2005