can the uverse dvr record short clips and not an entire show from the beginning

Is it possible to record short clips using the UVerse DVR?  So far, any attempt to record a short clip results in the DVR recording the entire program from the beginning of the program, even though the recording was initiated quite far into viewing the show.  The DISH DVR that I used before changing to UVerse allows starting and stopping of a segment at any time, and records EXACTLY that amount and no more.  Is it possible for the UVerse DVR to do this?