| Table of Contents |
Section 1: Using Your DSS System |
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What is the DSS System? | 3 |
Using this Manual | 4 |
Important Note about This DSS User’s Manual | 4 |
The Only Rule: Point and Select | 5 |
What is Point and Select? | 5 |
Using the Program Guide | 6 |
Bringing Up the Program Guide | 6 |
Exiting from the Program Guide | 7 |
Getting Around in the Program Guide | 7 |
Sorting the Program Guide | 8 |
Using the Menu System | 10 |
Menus | 10 |
Display Screens | 11 |
Commonly Used Buttons | 13 |
Using | 14 |
Auto Help | 14 |
Help Buttons | 14 |
Menu Help | 15 |
Major Features | 16 |
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Purchasing and Viewing | 16 |
Reviewing PPV Purchases | 18 |
Canceling PPV Programs | 18 |
The DSS Mailbox | 18 |
How To Tell When You Have Mail | 19 |
Checking Your Mail | 19 |
Mailbox Size | 20 |
Setting Up Channel Lists | 20 |
Building Your Channel Lists | 21 |
Using Your Channel Lists | 21 |
Choosing Your Channel Lists | 22 |
Changing Your Channel Lists | 23 |
Setting Rating, Spending, and Channel Limits | 23 |
Setting the Ratings Limit | 24 |
Setting the Spending Limit | 24 |
Setting the Channel Limit | 24 |
Locking the System | 25 |
Unlocking the System | 26 |
Session Unlock | 26 |
Unlocked v. Locked v. Session Unlock | 26 |
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