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T h e B a s i c s i n 5 S h o r t T o u r s

If you do not find the program you’re looking for, it may be

because the HD DVR is still gathering program information. A message at the bottom of the screen will alert you. The HD DVR should be done collecting program information within 24-48 hours of finishing Guided Setup.

Tour 3: Find and Record

Your Favorite Programs

You can always record the program you’re watching by pressing the RECORD button on the remote. If you have not changed the channel for a while, your DIRECTV® HD DVR will add to your recording whatever part of the program it has already saved, up to 30 minutes. Your HD DVR also provides many ways to quickly search for programs and schedule recordings in advance. Even buying and recording pay per view events is quick and easy—and you don’t have to call to order! What’s more, if a program is part of a series, you can get a Season Pass™ to the series. A Season Pass records every episode of a selected program that airs on a given channel.

Search by Title

In this tour, we’ll show you how to find a series program and get a Season Pass. As an example, we’ll be searching for a fictitious show called The Downtown Lawyers, but you can use the same steps to search for your favorite TV series.

To get started, press the DIRECTV button to see DIRECTV Central. Press the DOWN arrow to highlight Pick Programs to Record. Press SELECT. The Pick Programs to Record screen appears. As you can see, there are many ways to search for a program. Since you know the program’s title, highlight Search by Title and press SELECT. The next screen lets you limit your search to any of several categories (such as Audio & Video and HDTV), but for now, choose “All Programs” and press SELECT.

The next screen has a picture of an alphanumeric keypad. Notice the white box around the “A”. Use the RIGHT, LEFT, UP, and DOWN arrows to move the box. To find The Downtown Lawyers, you would move the box to “D” and press SELECT. A list of programs appears on the right side of the screen. (Notice, the list alphabetizes without “A” or “The.”) Move the white box to “O” and press SELECT again. The list changes. Your HD DVR searches through all available programs (usually, data for the next two weeks) to

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