Identify live pause rather than replay
Note whether you paused the current live Freely channel or opened a programme through a broadcaster’s restart or catch-up route. Manhattan describes up to fifteen minutes of live pause on Aero, with choices to resume from the pause point or return to live afterwards.
Its current product help says the paused live route does not provide fast-forward, rewind or timeline scrubbing. That is a defined control scope, not evidence that the remote’s direction keys have stopped working throughout the interface. Test the controls relevant to the current viewing state.
Keep a restart edition separate
Manhattan says some broadcaster apps allow restarting the current programme, and that the controls in a restarted programme depend on the broadcaster. Opening a restart edition can therefore change the playback context rather than extending the original live pause buffer.
If you use that route, confirm the programme title and position again. Do not assume that a restarted edition has the same available controls as another broadcaster’s app. A catch-up listing, if provided, also has its own availability and expiry rather than becoming a permanent personal recording.
Plan around the actual function
Aero cannot record live television according to its manufacturer. Plugging a USB drive into the media port does not add a Freely recording mode. The manufacturer distinguishes its separate aerial or satellite recorder products from this broadband streamer.
For an existing household setup, write down whether your goal is a brief interruption, returning to the start or retaining a programme for later. Those goals need different supported functions. If asking for help, state the exact live, restart or replay route and the action you expected; it is more precise than reporting only that pause worked but rewind did not.