DirecTV GAEB0A, GCEB0A manual Using program guides, Grid guide

Using program guides

This chapter describes:

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•The different program guide styles (this page).

•Common program guide and menu features (see page 29).

•How to use the OneLine™ Guide (see page 30).

•How to set-up and use the TurboTune™ Guide (see page 31).

Selecting a program guide style

Grid guide

Cells with arrows indicate the program started at an earlier time or continues later than can be shown in the selected time period.

Personalize the program guide to show program listings that interest you. You determine how your choices appear onscreen by your guide selection. Available guide styles are:

•Grid with Picture-in-Guide or description

•Logo with Picture-in-Guide or description

•Easy to see what programs are available at a particular time.

•Shows up to 72 hours of current and upcoming programming.

•Picture-in-Guidedisplays the current program in the upper right corner.

•You can browse five channels of current and future programming at a time.

•Active ad highlights provide “one-click” access to products and services.

•Programs appear in a row with the channel on which they are broadcast.

PROGRAM GUIDE	Thu, Feb 7 6:00PM
All Channels	CC
The Weather Channel	Picture-in-Guide
None 6:00PM - 7:00PM Weather
	An image of the currently
Local and national forecast, weekly
planner and weekend outlook;	airing program highlighted
severe weather focus at 10 minutes	in the menu selection
to the hour. Series, Interactive.	appears here

Advertising	Today	6 PM	6:30	7 PM
Highlight	®	The Weather Channel		Weather
				Channel...
		INTERACTIVETM	DIRECTVR INTERACTIVETM
		Center	Center
Advertising		DIRECTVR Pay Per View Previews ALL DAY
Highlight		Local Channel Ordering Information
		DIRECTVR FREEVIEWR		DIRECTV
				FREEVI...

If a program title cannot entirely fit in the space provided, an ellipsis (…) indicates that a portion of the title is not shown.

•Browse up or down one channel at a time with the S joystick when the highlight is in the grid.

•Use the remote control CHANNEL(CH) button to scroll through a full page of guide entries at a time.

•Move the highlight to the right to show future programming.

The guide time expands to two hours when active ad highlights are not available. You can also turn the Picture-in-Guide feature off as shown in the figure on page 28.

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