call in status reports to the service providers, start and stop a VCR for programs you have scheduled, receive messages, and perform other background activities. The only apparent changes that occur in the standby condition are that the video goes black, the IN FROM ANTENNA connector signals are passed through to the OUT TO TV connector, and the power light is off.
There are three keys on your remote control that you will likely use frequently. They are 
, 
, and 
.
After you have established favorite channel lists, as described in the chapter, “Your Receiver’s Menu System,” you will want to cycle through these lists quickly and easily. This is accomplished by
pressing the 
key. Each press will advance to the next list, which contains channels. After stepping through the favorite lists it will cycle to the “Top 10” list and then back to “All Channels.”
At any time, you can exit the
This can be time consuming, so a much quicker way is to press the 
key.
The 
key is only of use if your digital satellite receiver is connected to your entertainment system
through RF, rather than video or 
key will switch the
output between satellite programming and local broadcasts similar to the way the 
key works. The reason that you may want to have local broadcasts passed through but not turn the digital satellite receiver off is so you can watch or record local broadcasts while recording or watching satellite programming through the audio/video connectors.
With knowledge of these few keys you should be able to navigate through almost every digital satellite receiver feature and menu.
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