RCA DTC210 Using the Menu System, Profiles, Displaying Program Guides, User profile basics

Using the Menu System

Note:

The program guide is described in detail in the previous chapter, Special Features, starting on page 37.

Program Guide

Selecting PROGRAM GUIDE from the main menu displays a menu with a variety of display options available. You can select the logo or channel guide, search by category or style, or change the active profile.

Displaying Program Guides

In addition to selecting PROGRAM GUIDE in the main menu, you can press the GUIDE button on the remote control. This bypasses the Program Guides menu and displays the default guide.

Profiles

The Profiles menu lets you set up different channel lists and limits for the different members of your family. You can set up a main profile – the Family profile – and up to four separate profiles, along with the All Channels profile. You can change individual settings for each profile in the Profile menu.

User profile basics

If your DIRECTV® HD Receiver is going to be used by more than one person in your household, you should consider setting up user profiles for each user.

The Profiles menu allows you to:

•Set ratings limits for the HD Receiver (applies to all users).

•Set pay per view spending limits for the HD Receiver (applies to all users).

•Edit channel lists for the DIRECTV® System, and customized lists for individual users.

•Change the color and translucency of the menu and guide screens for each user profile.

•Set which user profile is currently active.

•Lock and unlock the system (controlling when the ratings limits, spending limits, and channel restrictions are active).

There are six user profiles you can choose:

The FAMILY user profile is the master profile for your HD Receiver. The ratings limits, channel restrictions, and pay per view spending restrictions you set in the Family profile apply to all of the user profiles.

The USER 1 - USER 4 user profiles allow individuals in your household to create custom channel lists and custom screen appearances for their own use. These profiles can be renamed to identify them with members of your household. Ratings, spending, and channel restrictions set in the Family profile still apply when one of these four user profiles is the active profile and the system is locked.

The ALL CHANNELS profile is the default user profile. The All Channels profile cannot be edited.

When the current user profile is All Channels and the system is locked, the ratings, spending, and channel restrictions set in the Family profile still apply. Once you have modified the channel lists in the other user profiles, you can use the program guide in the All Channels profile to see a list of all channels available on your HD receiver (both viewable and blocked channels).

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