RCA 980-04038-800 manual Introduction, Welcome

CONTENTS – continued

YOUR ACCOUNT	89
Account options	90
Billing information and payment options	91
Adding users to your account	92
Updates - getting the latest features	93
Using an ISP to connect to the WebTV Service	94
INDEX	97

INTRODUCTION

WELCOME

Your RCA®-DIRECTV™Receiver with UltimateTV® Service provides an enhanced television service that includes digital satellite TV programming from DIRECTV and Internet services from WebTV Networks, Inc. The UltimateTV® Service gives you control over what you watch, when you watch it, and how you watch your favorite programming. You can record TV shows and movies onto your receiver, then watch them at any time. Thanks to the receiver’s dual-tuner design, you can watch one show while recording another, record two shows at once, or watch two shows at once using Picture-In-Picture.

In addition to letting you record shows, your RCA®-DIRECTV™Receiver with UltimateTV® Service lets you control how you watch live TV. If you’re watching a show and want to get a snack or answer the phone, you can press your remote control’s PAUSE button and return to your show later. If you miss a line of dialog in a movie or want to see a great sports play a second time, press the INSTANT REPLAY button to watch it again. Or use the REVERSE button to replay the last few minutes of the show you’re watching.

The service’s interactive TV capabilities combine TV and the Internet, allowing you to play along with certain game shows, register your opinion in a poll, or go to Web sites that are associated with TV programs.

If you subscribe to the UltimateTV Service, your receiver allows you to use many other capabilities of the Internet as well. For example, you can surf the World Wide Web, send and receive e-mail, or join a live chat at any time.

This guide describes all these features, and more. You’ll learn how to

•Find programs in an extensive on-screen Advanced Program Guide™

•Create a custom guide that lists just your favorite channels

•Search for a show by title, category, actor, or other subject

•Display a reminder when your favorite shows are about to begin

•Record the show you’re currently watching or a show that’s on later

•Watch two shows at once with Picture-In-Picture

•Interact with some of your favorite shows

•Watch TV while using the Internet

•Write e-mail, chat online, surf the Web, and use other Internet features

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