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Tour 2: directv advanced program guide, Changing channels, Scheduling a recording – DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder User Manual

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C h a p t e r 3

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

Tour 2: DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM
GUIDE

While you’re watching live TV, the DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE

lets

you see what’s on, change channels, schedule recordings, and more. To see it, press the

GUIDE button on your remote control.

Changing Channels

The guide shows a list of channels on the left and different times across the top. One

program is highlighted—it’s a different color than the others. Its description appears at the

top of the grid. Press the UP or DOWN arrows to move to a different channel, then press

SELECT. Pressing SELECT on a program that is currently showing changes the channel

to display that program and hides the guide.

Scheduling a Recording

Press the GUIDE button to bring back the Program Guide. It’s easy to record a program

using the guide. Simply highlight the program you want and press the RECORD button. A

transparent screen appears, from which you select “Record this Showing.” If the program

is currently playing, the recorder changes channels and begins recording; otherwise, the

recording is scheduled for the future. When you’re recording, the red light on the front of

the recorder illuminates.

Making a List of Favorite Channels

You can create a list of your favorite channels and then set the guide to show only

channels that are on the list. This is a quick way to see programs coming up on the

channels that are most important to you.

If you find that the Program Guide

or the CHAN UP/DOWN buttons

are not showing channels you want to

see, filtering or a custom channel list is

probably turned on. Check the Guide

Options (from the Program Guide, press

INFO).