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Tour 2: DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™
First, create a list of favorite channels. Press theDIRECTV button to see DIRECTV
Central. Highlight“Messages & Setup,”then press SELECT. Next, select ‘My
Preferences,”then”CustomizeChannels,”then “Favorite Chan nels.”Alistofall
DIRECTVchannels appears. (DIRECTV providesmany, many more channels than will
fit on one screen!) Press CHAN DOWN a few times. Each time you press it, you see the
next screen of channels. PressC HAN UP to see a previouss creen.You can also jump to a
specific channel by enteringthe channel number on the remote.
Highlight a channel you want to include in yourlis t of favoritesand press SELECT. A
checkmark appears beside thechannel. To remove a channel, highlight one that has a
checkmark and press SELECT—the checkmark disappears.Now find a few more
channels for your list and select them to give them checkmarks.
Using Your Channel List
When you want to change the way the guide appears and what it displays, you can use its
Guide Options. Press the GUIDE button to see the guide. While it is visible, press the
INFO button to see Guide Options.
On the Guide Optionsscreen, press the DOWN arrow once so “All”(to the right of
“Channels”) is highlighted. “All”is the current channel list and includes all available
DIRECTV®channels. Presst heR IGHT arrowtwice to change the list to “Favorites ,”then
press SELECT. “Done changing options”becomes highlighted. Press SELECT again and
voilá, the guide appears using your new custom channell ist!
Now the guide only showschannels in your list. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to move
around a bit on your new customizedguide, then press the EXIT button to hide the guide.
Press CHAN UP a few times—notice it skips some channels now. CHAN UP/DOWN is
also affected by the channel list; it only tunesto channels that are on the list. You can still
tune to other channels by entering numbers .