Using the menus
This chapter describes:
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•How to find the menus you need to perform common tasks (this page).
•Using the Program Director (see page 20).
•How to purchase pay per view events (see page 20).
•How to set and modify preferences (see page 23).
The table below lists the MAIN MENU tabs, their submenus, and what they do.
Menu function overview
Main Menu tab | Screens (see page) |
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Program Guide | Program Guide | • View and modify the program guide. | |
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Guide Options | Theme (page 23) | • Change the name of a program list. | |
| Times (page 34) | • Change the period of time shown in the program guide | |
| Favorites List (page 31) | • | Create/edit up to four channel lists (Fav. A, Fav. B, Fav. C, Family) |
| Favorites Setup (page 31) | • Create a program listing that contains selected channels | |
| Set Options (page 31) | • Guide Options: | |
| Set Turbo (page 30) |
| – Guide style (grid or Logo) |
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| – Picture in guide, zoom (on or off) |
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| – Channel Sort (numeric or alpha) |
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| – Filters, (temporary or persistent) |
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| – Reset options to the default selections |
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| – Set and edit TurboTune guide channels |
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Audio & Video | Audio Adjustment (page 23) | • Set Default Audio language | |
| Video Adjustment | • Set Alternate Audio language | |
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| • | Set left/right audio balance |
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| • | Select 4:3 or 16:9 screen ratio |
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| • Center menus on your monitor (up/down and right/left) | |
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Caller ID | Caller ID (page 21) | • See the names and telephone numbers of recent callers | |
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Program Director | Schedule (page 20) | • Automatically tune to programs for viewing or taping | |
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WatchWord | Setup (page 26) | • Search for programming using specific words | |
| Results (page 26). | • Display search results | |
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Interactive | DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ (page 17) | • Access interactive programming features | |
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Purchases | Upcoming & Past Purchases | • View a list of scheduled pay per view event | |
| (page 20) | • Display recently purchased pay per view events | |
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Lock & Limits | Lock (page 35) | • Lock and unlock the system | |
| Fav Setup (page 31) | • Set viewing times and maximum viewing hours | |
| Rating (page 36) | • | Create/edit up to four channel lists (Fav. A, Fav. B, Fav. C, Family) |
| Limits (page 37) | • Set maximum program rating allowed for viewing | |
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| • Select programming content to be shown in the program guide | |
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View Mail | Mail (page 23) | • Read messages from DIRECTV | |
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System Setup | Install (page 2) | • Determine proper antenna azimuth and elevation setting | |
| Signal (page 4) | • Test signal reception | |
| VCR (page 10) | • Setup VCR for unattended recording | |
| Prefs (page 23) | • Test system operation | |
| Test (page 5) | • Prepare a new access card | |
| New Card | • Display upgrade status and history | |
| Upgrade | • Display current receiver features | |
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