RCA 980-04038-800 manual World Wide WEB, WEB Home, Searching the WEB

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WORLD WIDE WEB

WEB HOME

Web Home is the starting point for all of your World Wide Web activities.

If you are already using Web features, press the HOME button on your remote control or keyboard.

If you’re watching DIRECTV® programming, press the TV•WEB button on your remote control or keyboard, or choose Web Home from the TV Home screen.

The Web Home screen appears.

Change your address or billing options.

Search for a specific Web site or for

View your recent account statements.

information on a specific topic.

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SEARCHING THE WEB

Given the vast amount and diversity of information on the Web, you can be fairly certain that there is a Web site containing any kind of product or information you want to find. The trick is finding exactly what you want in such a huge universe of Web sites. To make it easier to find Web sites, you can use Search, a tool designed to help you find what you’re looking for on the Web.

To find a Web site:

1Go to Web Home.

2Select Search from the upper-right side of the screen, and press

OK or RETURN.

The Search screen appears.

Takes you to

Collect your favorite

the e-mail page.

Web sites here.

Takes you to TV Home.

Information on popular topics.

The name of the

Headlines and hot tips.

page you are

Select them and press OK

currently visiting.

or RETURN to see details.

Create a Web page, join a chat room or discussion group.

Change your password, add extra users, and change other options.

Basic tours, detailed instructions, and answers to frequently asked questions.

This activity monitor shows you when a page is being loaded.

Type what you are looking for here, then press OK

Help with Search

or RETURN. You can enter a word, phrase, question,

is available here.

or Web address. After you press OK or RETURN,

 

you’ll be taken to a list of search options.

 

Takes you to

 

Web Home.

 

Alternatively, you can search one of these

Advertisements appear here. Select

topic areas and press OK or RETURN to see

them and press OK or RETURN to get

lists of Web sites we’ve compiled for you.

more details on the products they offer.

Switch users (if you have multiple users on your account).

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Contents Userguide Page Contents Contents IiiIntroduction WelcomeService Options UpgradesIntroduction Signing UPGetting around Getting HelpON-SCREEN Keyboard TV HomeTV Home Watching TVZooming to FULL-SCREEN Size Changing the Channel Watching TVDisplaying Program Information Finding Shows Directv Advanced Program GuideAdvanced Program Guide Customizing the GuideCreating a List of Favorite Channels Advanced Program Guide Restricting Access Restricting AccessSearch TV TV Reminders Search TVPAY PER View Programs TV RemindersPAY PER View Programs RecordingRecording a Program to Your Receiver Recording Recording a Program to Your VCR Recording Watching Recorded Shows Watching Recorded ShowsMY Shows TV Controls Erasing a Recorded ProgramPause TV ControlsPlay Reverse Instant ReplayForward Slow Motion Jump AheadGetting Back to Live TV PICTURE-IN-PICTURE PIP Displaying a PIP WindowViewing Program Information in the PIP Window Switching Between PIP and FULL-SCREEN ViewPutting the PIP Window Away Interactive TV Interactive TV Going to a WEB SiteGoing to AN Interactive WEB Site Finding Interactive WEB SitesInteractive TV Internet Mail MailReading Your Mail Writing AN E-MAIL Message Correcting Spelling Errors Using the Address BookCopying all text CUT, COPY, and PasteInserting text you have copied World Wide WEB World Wide WEBWEB Home Searching the WEBGoing Directly to a WEB Site Favorites Creating a Collection of Your Favorite WEB Sites Visiting a WEB Site in Your Favorites Collection Watch TV While Surfing the WEBCreating Your OWN WEB Shopping on the WEBCreating a NEW WEB Editing AN Existing WEB Online Conversation Online ConversationDiscussion Groups and Chat Rooms Discussion GroupsThere are three ways to join a discussion group. You can Chat Rooms Making Side Comments WhisperingYour Account Creating a NEW Chat RoomAccount Options Your AccountBilling Information and Payment Options Updates Getting the Latest Features Adding Users to Your AccountUsing AN ISP to Connect to the Webtv Service Index Index 100