Chapter 4: Watching TV
Switching to another Guide style
You can switch from the Logo Guideto the Grid Guide or Grid Guide (Name) while
viewing the Guide. Here’s how:
1With the Guide displayed on your screen, press the red R button on your
remote control.
Searching for programs in the Guide
You can search the entire list of programs stored in your DIRECTV®High-Definition
Receiver’s program guide to find exactly the program you wish to see. There are four
ways to search the Guide:
By Credits: Lets you find programs that match the actor, director, role, award, or
year you type using an on-screen keyboard.
By Title: Lets you find programs that match the program title you type using an
on-screen keyboard.
By Text: Lets you find programs for which either the credits or the title match
the search term you type using an on-screen keyboard.
By Category: Lets you find programs that match the program categories and sub-
categories you select from an on-screen list.
These search techniques are described in the sections that follow.

Searching by Credits, Title, or Text

To find programs that star a certain actor, share a director, have a particular character,
have won a specific award, or were created in a certain year, searchBy Credits. To
search for a program whose title you know, search by title.
A list of Guide Styles appears.
2Highlight the Guide style you wish
to view, then press the OK button.
The Guide Style list disappears,
and the Guide appears in the style
you chose.
Searching by text looks at both credits
and titles to find programs that match
your search terms.
1While viewing the Guide, press the
blue B button on your remote
control.
A search list appears, allowing you
to choose a type of search.
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