All Day Ticket (Pay Per View)
Alternate Audio Track
Closed Captioning
Dolby Digital (DSX 5540 only)
New Incoming Messages
Letterbox format
System Locked
System Temporarily Unlocked
Pay Per View
DIRECTV Interactive Service
Watching TV
19
The Info Banner shows information on the currently tuned program such as the rating, title, start and end time, program
description, and channel number. It also displays the current time and date and indicates if any special features are cur-
rently enabled, such as Favorite Channels (page 21) or SmartSurf (page 20).
Young Father
Movies, Horror (2001) Seth Hill stars in this tale of a young father
facing otherworldly intruders in a secluded mansion during the
waning days of World War II.
106 PPV
5:30PM-7:15PM Jun 14, PG-13 5:22PM Jun 14
Spanish
News List 1
Press OK to purchase
Channel Number
& Name
Start/End Time
& Date
Channel Icon
Program Name
& Description
Rating
Current Time
& Date
Current Alternate
Audio Track
- The alternate
audio icon indi-
cates an alternate
audio track is
available. To
change audio
tracks, press the
or button
on the remote.
Favorites (page
21) status
SmartSurf (page
20) statue
On screen
Display (OSD)
message space
indicates error
messages or
status or song ID
information
(when you select
a channel that
contains audio
only).

Watching TV

To do this…. Do this….
Display the banner Press INFO button on the remote
View program details 1. Press INFO to display the banner
2. Press INFO again to display program details
View other channels with You can see or “browse” what is on other channels without tuning away from the
the Browse Banner currently viewed program with the Browse Banner.
1. While watching a program, press the INFO button on the remote to display the
banner.
2. While the banner is displayed. press the ▲▼buttons to see what is showing on
other channels.
3. Press OK to switch to the new channel displayed in the Banner or exit to remove
the banner.
Note:When Favorite Channels (page 21) or SmartSurf (page 20) is in use, the
Browse Banner will only show programs from those lists.
DSX5500_5540 11/13/02 12:21 PM Page 19