DirecTV D10-200 manual Watching TV, Chapter, Remote control overview

3 CHAPTER 3

Watching TV

3 CHAPTER 3

Watching TV

Chapter 3: Watching TV

This chapter covers all of the things you can do with the Program Guides and other features that let you control the way you watch TV. Specifically, it contains information on:

Remote control overview

Changing channels

Adjusting the volume

Getting information on the TV program you are watching

Finding out what’s on: the Guide

Searching for programs

Choosing an alternate audio format for a program

Pay per view programs

Remote control overview

Here is a quick review of the buttons on your DIRECTV® Receiver’s remote control. Before your DIRECTV Receiver’s remote control can operate your TV, VCR, DVD player, or other device, you must first program the remote control to operate that device.

See Chapter 7: Programming the remote control.

Slide Switch

VCR Control Buttons

Slide Switch

Tells the current state of your remote control. Selects a target device to be controlled i.e., TV, VCR, DVD,DIRECTV. It works only after the remote control has been programmed.

TV INPUT

Press this button to switch the TV between its video input modes.

PWR

Turns the device you are controlling on or off.

TV POWER (ON/OFF)

Turn the TV Power on of off.

VCR Control buttons

Operate your VCR with the Play, Rewind, Fast-Forward.

GUIDE

Press to view the on-screen Program Guide.

ACTIVE

Press this button to search for a program listing in the Guide.

LIST

Displays the program reminder in the Timer.

EXIT

Exit any Guide or Menu screen and return to the TV program you were watching.

SELECT

Select highlighted items in the on-screen Menu or Guide.

Up/Down/Left/Right arrows

These buttons move the highlight to any on-screen Guide or Menu section.

BACK

Return to a previous menu.

MENU

Press this button to display the on-screen Menu.

INFO

Display the channel banner and information about the current program.

Color buttons

Not used in this model.

VOL +/-

Adjust the volume level of your TV (once the remote control has been programmed). You can control the volume when in TV or VCR model.

Channel/page up/down

Change channels on your DIRECTV Receiver or your TV. Also used to move page up or down.

MUTE

Press to temporarily cut off the sound.

PREV

Return to the channel you were last watching.

Number and delimiter buttons (0-9,-)

Press the number buttons to tune to a channel or to enter numbers on Menu screens. Press the delimiter button (-) to separate parts of a number.

ENTER

While using the on-screen menus, press ENTER to activate (or change) a particular item.

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