DIRECTV SYSTEM FROM HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - OWNER’S MANUAL
providers, call in status reports to the service providers, start and stop your VCR for programs you have scheduled, receive messages, and perform other background activities. The only apparent changes occurring in the standby mode are that the video goes black, the IN FROM ANTENNA connector signals are passed through to the OUT TO TV connector, and the power light is off.
There are three keys on your remote control that most people use frequently. They are the 
, 
, and 
keys.
After you have established favorite channel lists, as described in the chapter “The Digital Satellite Receiver’s Menu System,” you will want to cycle through them quickly and easily. Do so by pressing
the 
key. Each press will advance to the next list of channels. After stepping through the favorite lists it will cycle back to “All Channels.”
At any time, you can exit the
faster way is to press the 
key.
The 
key is only useful if the digital satellite receiver is connected to your entertainment system through the OUT TO TV connector, rather than VIDEO or
pressing the 
key will switch the output between DIRECTV System programming and local
broadcasts similar to the way the 
key works.
Knowing these few keys should enable to navigate through almost every digital satellite receiver feature and menu.
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