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Chapter 4: Watching TV
This chapter covers all of the things you can do with the Program Guides and
other features that let you control the way you watch TV.
Specifically, it contains information on:
Remote control overview
Changing channels
Adjusting the volume
Getting help
Getting information on the TV program you are watching
Finding out what's on: the Guides
Searching for programs in the Guide
Choosing an alternate audio format for a program
Changing the User setting
Pay per view programs
Remote control overview
Here is a quick review of the buttons on your DIRECTV
Before your DIRECTV HD Receiver's remote control can operate your TV, VCR, DVD
player, or other device, you must first program the remote control to operate that device.
See Chapter 8: Programming the remote control.
VCR Control Buttons
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Used for rewinding
√
Plays the videotape or DVD disc
√√
Used for fast-forwarding
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HD Receiver's remote control.
Saves the current channel to the VCR
Used for stopping play
To pause or play video.
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POWER
Turns the device you are controlling on or off.
SET
Use this button when programming your remote control to operate
your TV, VCR, DVD player, or an auxiliary device (AUX). See Chapter
8, Programming the remote control.
MODE
These buttons tell the current state of your remote control.
Selects a target device to be controlled i.e., TV, VCR, DVD, AUX,
DIRECTV. These buttons work only after the remote control has been
programmed.
VOL+/-
Adjust the volume level of your TV (once the remote control has been
programmed). You can control the volume when in TV, DIRECTV, or
VCR mode.
MUTE
Mute or unmute the TV audio (once the remote control has been
programmed).
TV/VIDEO
Button the TV between its video input modes (Once the remote
control has been programmed) if the TV mode is selected.
In the DIRECTV mode, it will be used for external input switching.
CH
Change channels on your DIRECTV HD Receiver or your TV
(once the remote control has been programmed).
INFO
Display the Channel Banner and information about the current
program.
HELP
Display instructions about the screen or menu currently displayed.
WHO
Press to change the current user profile.
QUICK
Press this button to view the Quick Guide.
MENU
Press this button to display the on-screen Menu.
GUIDE
Press to view the on-screen Program Guide.
Up/Down/Left/Right arrows
These buttons move the highlight to any on-screen Guide or Menu
selection.
SELECT
Select highlighted items in the on-screen Menu or Guide.
BACK
Return to the channel you were last watching, or return to a previous
Menu.
EXIT
Exit any Guide or Menu screen and return to the TV program you
were watching.
CALLER ID (red button)
Displays the phone numbers of callers who called you on the phone
line connected to your DIRECTV
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HD Receiver (works only if you
subscribe to your telephone service's caller ID service).
While in the Guide, this button lets you change the Guide style.
FREEZE (green button)
Takes a still picture of the TV screen. Press it again to resume the
program you were watching. In the Guide, this button lets you see
program listings for different times.
AUDIO (yellow button)
While watching TV, press this button to select an alternate audio
track. While in the Guide, this button lets you view programs in
selected categories.
SEARCH (blue button)
Press this button to search for a program listing in the Guide.
Number and delimiter buttons (0-9, – )
Press the number buttons to tune to a channel or to enter numbers
on Menu screens. Press the delimiter button (-) to separate parts of a
number.
GAME
Accesses games you can play.
FORMAT
Cycles through the formats available for your display type.
CC
Displays and hides Closed Caption text.
VCR control buttons
VCR control buttons operate your VCR with the Play, Rewind,
Fast-Forward, Record, Stop and Pause buttons (once the remote
control has been programmed).
RES
Changes the screen resolution.
RESET
Resets the remote control.
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