The Alternate Services panel

WATCHING SATELLITE PROGRAMMING

key on the remote control which corresponds with the on-screen position of the desired channel.

Alternate Services

Your digital satellite receiver can support alternate audio and data reception. To determine if the services are available for a particular program, look for the associated icons that indicate alternate audio and/or data services, located below the date and time in the Information banner or on the on-screen guide. To access these services when available press the key on the remote control. The Alternate Services banner will appear at the bottom of the screen. Highlight and select either the Alt. Audio or Alt. Data button, depending on the service you wish to change.

Alt. Audio

Once you have selected the Alt. Audio button you can use the and keys to step through the audio tracks offered for the current

program. To choose the highlighted language, press . On occasion an audio track may be offered that is not being broadcast. If this is the case for the selected track, the audio you hear will either be unchanged or silent.

Changing channels will restore the audio track to the one that is specified on the PREFERENCES screen. See the chapter, “Your Receiver’s Menu System” for information on setting the default audio.

Data

Data services are not applicable to the HIRD-B1 digital satellite receiver.

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DirecTV HIRD-B1 manual Alternate Services, Alt. Audio, Data