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Watching TV
Finding out what's on: the Guides
Your DIRECTV HD Receiver provides access to detailed information about
TV schedules. If you want to know what's on, just use the Guide.
The Guides provide scheduling information for all types of programming (satellite,
off-air, or cable TV).
There are several types of Guides you can access, each suited to a particular set of
needs and preferences.
Types of Guides
When you want to find out what's on, you can use the simple, fast Quick Guide;
the detailed, informative Grid Guide; or the graphics-rich Logo Guide.
The pages that follow tell you how to access and use each of these Guide types.
Quick Guide
The Quick Guide allows you to quickly scan to see what
is on right now while still viewing the channel you are
watching. Great for those times when you just want to
quickly check out what's showing on that favorite channel.
Grid Guide
The Grid Guide is the most complete, detailed Guide type.
It lets you see the programs for each channel in a scrollable
schedule (sorted by channel number, or by channel name).
If you don't know what you want to watch, and you want
to browse a broad range of channels, the Grid Guide may
be for you.
Logo Guide
The Logo Guide lets you find out what's on by browsing
through the channels by highlighting the channels'
logos — perfect for those of us who prefer pictures to text.
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Setting the default Guide style
The Guide menu item allows you to set which style of Guide is displayed when you
press the GUIDE button on your remote control. Here's how:
Press the MENU button on your remote control.
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The Main menu appears on your screen.
When you display the Main menu, the Guide item is highlighted.
Press the SELECT button.
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The Guide menu appears.
Use the up- and down-arrow buttons on your remote control to
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highlight the Set Guide menu item. The page icon to the right
of the Set Guide item indicates selecting this item will display
a list of options.
Press the SELECT button on your remote control.
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A list of Guide Styles appears.
Highlight the Guide style you wish to have displayed anytime
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you press the GUIDE button, then press the SELECT button.
The list of Guide styles disappears, and the style you chose
is displayed in the Set Guide menu item.
To exit the Menu, press the EXIT button on your remote control.
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Pressing the GUIDE button will now display the Guide style you selected.
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