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C h a p t e r 3 | T h e B a s i c s i n 5 S h o r t T o u r s | |
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Tour 5: Now Playing List
Your DIRECTV DVR can record many hours of programming. (Enough to fill a slew of video tapes!) Fortunately, it also labels and organizes all those saved programs. Unlike a VCR, the Now Playing List on your DVR gives you instant access to all recorded
To go to the Now Playing List, press the LIST button. Programs you recorded are at the top of the list, in the order they were recorded. An icon (like this one: ) to the left of a program’s title tells you the recording’s current status. (For a summary of what these icons mean, see the inside back cover of this guide.)
Programs you request will appear in the Now Playing List the moment recording begins. You can watch any title in the
Try it! Highlight a program in the Now Playing List and press PLAY. OK, now for the cool part: Watch the program for at least five minutes, then press the LEFT arrow to go back to Now Playing List. Select the same program
Save until . . . Programs you choose to record are saved at least two days by default. To see options for saving a program longer, highlight the program in the Now Playing List, then press SELECT.
The Program Information screen appears. Select “Save until....” On the next screen, use
the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight the date, then use the RIGHT/LEFT arrows to change it. When you are done, press SELECT.
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