Interactive Program Guide, Watching TV, Press

Getting started with the

Interactive Program Guide

Your new DSR-470 has a wealth of user-friendly features to make your entertainment experience more enjoyable. Accessing those features is simple and fun, using the remote control and the Interactive Program Guide (Guide). Here are the basics to get you started:

Watching TV

When tuning to a channel, program information automatically appears and disappears after allowing you time to read it. Press ENTER to display program information at any time while watching TV.

■Press CH + or CH – to change the channel.

■Press LAST CH to return to the previously tuned channel.

■Press INFO to see more detailed program information.

■Press EXIT to remove the banner.

Browsing While Watching TV

While watching a program, you can check what’s showing on other channels now, and at other times, by pressing the BROWSE key. The Browse banner will appear with current program information.

■Press the arrow keys to check what’s on other channels.

■Press the arrow keys to check earlier or later times on the current channel.

■Press ENTER to watch the program shown in the banner.

■Press FUTURE to display a different day and/or time.

■Press INFO to see more detailed program information.

■Press GO BACK to return to watching TV.

Using OPTIONS

■Press OPTIONS to display the Options menu.

■Press the keys to highlight a menu item. Items highlighted in yellow can be selected. Press ENTER to select a highlighted item.

■If the menu items are numbered, you can select one simply by pressing its number.

■Press EXIT to return to watching TV.

Press

GUIDE

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Press

INTERESTS

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Press

OPTIONS

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More detailed information is available in the User Guide.

Displaying the Guide

■Press the GUIDE key once to display a full screen Guide.

■Press GUIDE again, or press EXIT, to return to watching TV.

■Press GO BACK to return to the last menu, or to watching TV.

■In order to display programming which is currently in progress, your Guide screen starts a

half hour before the current time.

Displaying Your Interests

For fast browsing, customize your Guide listings using the INTERESTS menu.

■Press INTERESTS to display the Interests menu.

■Select a popular category — movies/drama, news/education, sports, music/radio, network series, or Pay-Per-View — to display exclusively these types of programs in your Guide.**

■FAVORITES allows you to display only the channels you select. Create your Favorites lists in OPTIONS.

■Select ALL PROGRAMS when you want to browse all programming choices.

**Available categories may vary according to your satellite/cable service provider.

Using the Guide

■Press the arrow keys to highlight different channels.

■Press arrow keys to highlight different times.

■Enter a channel number to see it highlighted at the top of the listings.

■Press INFO to display more detailed information.

■Press CH + or CH – to move one screen up or down through the Guide.

■To tune to a highlighted program that is on now, press ENTER.

If it is on later, you can set a timer so you won’t miss it (Refer to the User Guide.). If it is a Pay-Per-View program, you can order it using your remote.