Using the menus

This chapter describes:

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How to find the menus you need to perform common tasks (this page).

Using the Program Director (see page 20).

How to purchase pay per view events (see page 20).

How to set and modify preferences (see page 23).

The table below lists the MAIN MENU tabs, their submenus, and what they do.

Menu function overview

Main Menu tab

Screens (see page)

 

If you want to:

 

 

 

Program Guide

Program Guide

• View and modify the program guide.

 

 

 

Guide Options

Theme (page 23)

• Change the name of a program list.

 

Times (page 34)

• Change the period of time shown in the program guide

 

Favorites List (page 31)

Create/edit up to four channel lists (Fav. A, Fav. B, Fav. C, Family)

 

Favorites Setup (page 31)

• Create a program listing that contains selected channels

 

Set Options (page 31)

• Guide Options:

 

Set Turbo (page 30)

 

– Guide style (grid or Logo)

 

 

 

– Picture in guide, zoom (on or off)

 

 

 

Multi-Color guide (on or off)

 

 

 

– Channel Sort (numeric or alpha)

 

 

 

– Filters, (temporary or persistent)

 

 

 

– Reset options to the default selections

 

 

 

– Set and edit TurboTune guide channels

 

 

 

Audio & Video

Audio Adjustment (page 23)

• Set Default Audio language

 

Video Adjustment

• Set Alternate Audio language

 

 

Set left/right audio balance

 

 

Select 4:3 or 16:9 screen ratio

 

 

• Center menus on your monitor (up/down and right/left)

 

 

 

Caller ID

Caller ID (page 21)

• See the names and telephone numbers of recent callers

 

 

 

Program Director

Schedule (page 20)

• Automatically tune to programs for viewing or taping

 

 

 

WatchWord

Setup (page 26)

• Search for programming using specific words

 

Results (page 26).

• Display search results

 

 

 

Interactive

DIRECTV INTERACTIVE(page 17)

• Access interactive programming features

 

 

 

Purchases

Upcoming & Past Purchases

• View a list of scheduled pay per view event

 

(page 20)

• Display recently purchased pay per view events

 

 

 

Lock & Limits

Lock (page 35)

• Lock and unlock the system

 

Fav Setup (page 31)

• Set viewing times and maximum viewing hours

 

Rating (page 36)

Create/edit up to four channel lists (Fav. A, Fav. B, Fav. C, Family)

 

Limits (page 37)

• Set maximum program rating allowed for viewing

 

 

• Select programming content to be shown in the program guide

 

 

 

View Mail

Mail (page 23)

• Read messages from DIRECTV

 

 

 

System Setup

Install (page 2)

• Determine proper antenna azimuth and elevation setting

 

Signal (page 4)

• Test signal reception

 

VCR (page 10)

• Setup VCR for unattended recording

 

Prefs (page 23)

• Test system operation

 

Test (page 5)

• Prepare a new access card

 

New Card

• Display upgrade status and history

 

Upgrade

• Display current receiver features

 

Features

 

 

 

 

 

 

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