DirecTV HIRD-B1 manual ON-SCREEN Guides, Choosing the Guide Style

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The Guide pop-up menu

THE ON-SCREEN GUIDES 6

The most powerful feature of your digital satellite receiver is the On -Screen Guides. From the on- screen guide you can see a page of channels or program listings and filter the guide to include only programs in the categories of interest to you. Other advanced features available from the on-screen guides, such as Scheduling and Information, will help you plan your viewing. Continue reading to learn the real power of your digital satellite receiver’s on-screen menus. At any time you can press the key to display the current on-screen guide.

This digital satellite receiver offers a variety of on-screen guides. Each guide style has its own unique design to make finding programs of interest an easy task. These guides include the PROGRAM GUIDE (SM.CELL), the PROGRAM GUIDE (LG. CELL), the TITLE GUIDE and the LOGO GUIDE.

Each guide can be filtered into smaller channel groupings, which you have specified in each of the Favorite Channel Lists. You can also reduce the displayed listing by specifying a category of interest, and even further narrow the offerings by specifying a type within the category. There are additional settings that you may specify to determine the guide content such as “Guide Times” and “Classes.” A full description of the filtering options can be found later in this chapter.

Choosing the Guide Style

Once any of the guides are displayed by pressing the key, the key takes on a new purpose. It is now used to display or remove the guide pop-up menu. The guide menu provides buttons to access the MAIN MENU, exit to video, ways to narrow your search, and Guide Style.

To choose a guide style, simply highlight the Guide Style button and

press . A pop-up menu offering each of the guide styles will

be displayed. Highlight your selection and press the key. The guide will be redrawn to accommodate your selection.

A variation that is available for each of the guide styles is whether or not descriptions for highlighted program titles are automatically retrieved and displayed. The descriptions usually provide information such as actors’ names, a brief synopsis, and additional rating information. Sometimes the description may be just a

message describing what type of program is highlighted, such as “Current News.”

This option is chosen via the Descriptions button on the guide pop-up menu. While displaying descriptions automatically is beneficial in evaluating your program options, it does reduce the number of channels or titles in the on-screen guide that can be displayed at any one time.

Remember that you can always access program descriptions by pressing the key, whether or not the Descriptions button is selected.

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Contents Model HIRD-B1 Directv or 1-800-204-USSB Important Safety Instructions Service Federal Comunications Commission FCC Regulatory Information Page Table of Contents Programming Your Remote Control What You Should Do First HUGHES-BRAND Directv SystemHow Does All This Work? Satellite Antenna Directv System ComponentsDigital Satellite Receiver HUGHES-BRAND Directv System Movies Remote ControlChoosing the Best Connections Setting UP Your Directv SystemHook Up the Audio/Video Signals Hook Up the Audio/S-video SignalsSetting UP Your Directv System Hook Up the RF SignalsNow You Can Turn It On Installing Batteries in Your Remote ControlFinishing Up Controlling the Digital Satellite Receiver Front Panel vs. Remote Control KeysBasic Navigation Page Installing and Pointing Your 4 Satellite Dish Alignment Result Pop-up Panel Determine Where to Point Your Satellite DishChoosing the Antenna Installation Site Installation screenInstalling and Pointing Your Satellite Dish Page Selecting a Mounting Option Installation Procedure Installing the Antenna onto a Wooden SurfaceInstalling and Pointing Your Satellite Dish Installing the Antenna onto a Brick Surface Installing the Antenna onto a Cinder Block Surface Toggler installation steps Installing the Antenna onto a Metal Pole Attaching the Reflector onto the LNB Support Arm Attaching the Antenna Assembly to the Mast or PoleAssembling the HANT-3S Antenna Grounding the Base Plate Grounding the Metal Pole MountInstalling and Routing the LNB Coaxial Cable Attaching the LNB to the LNB Support Arm Connecting the Coaxial Cable to the LNBRouting the LNB Cable to the Satellite Receiver Connecting the Satellite DishPositioning the Satellite Dish Pointing the Dish Using the Box Method Page Ussb Authorizing Your ServicePage Basic Channel Changing Watching Satellite ProgrammingChannel Banner TurboTune Information BannerOneLine Guide LogoBeltAlt. Audio Alternate ServicesData Page Choosing the Guide Style ON-SCREEN GuidesUsing PreSelect to Schedule Programs for Viewing General On-Screen Guide FeaturesProgram Guide SM. Cell Program Guide LG. Cell Logo Guide Title GuideTheme Filters Filtering the GuidesGuide Times Channel ListView Information ScreenClass Filters DoneBuy $ Cancel PreSelectCancel Purchase PreSelect To ViewShow Times Menu Overview Your RECEIVER’S Menu SystemPlaces to go from the Main Menu Main MenuPlaces to go from the Setup Menu Setup MenuThings to do on the Main Menu Things to do on the Scheduler screen Things to do on the Setup MenuCurrent settings overview SchedulerMessage Check MailPurchases Things to do on the Check Mail screenPlaces to go from the Purchases screen New CardThings to do on the Purchases screen Unlocking Procedure Locking ProcedureLock/Unlock Places to go from the Preferences screen PreferencesThings to do on the Preferences screen Things to do on the Advanced Preferences screen Advanced PreferencesPhone Prefix Factory DefaultsLimits Data PortMax Spending Channel ListsThings to do on the Limits screen Max RatingThings to do on the Channel Lists screen Places to go from the Channel Lists screenThings to do on the Installation screen InstallationThings to do on the Turbotune Setup screen Places to go from the Installation screenReceiver Test System TestThings to do on the System Test screen PositionProgramming Your Remote 8 Control Programming the Remote ControlCode Scan Brand Televisions Code EntryAUX Controlling Other Components Using the AUX Button Using the Remote ControlAssigning a Device to a Different Device Key Page Limited Warranty Revision a