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Press the

DIRECTV button

once to go to DIRECTV Central, or twice to

go to the Now Playing List.

LIST

brings you directly to the Now Playing List.

Press

(FORWARD) and (BACK) up to 3 times for 3 speeds.

Press a fourth time, or press

PLAY

, to resume normal play.

INSTANT REPLAY

replays the last 8 seconds of a program.

Press

CLEAR

to delete a title in a list (like the Now Playing list) or to

clear things that aren’t part of the program you’re watching (like
the channel banner and status bar).

INFO

brings up the channel banner. Press the RIGHT arrow

to switch among three versions of the banner, each with a
different amount of information.

CHAN UP/DOWN

does more than change the channel—it also pages

up or down through lists of programs or menu items.

With dual tuner enabled, press

LIVE TV

DOWN

arrow while

watching live TV to switch between the two tuners.

Remote Control Tips

DIRECTV Button

Ratio

Arrow Buttons

Exit

List

Select

Thumbs Down

Mute

Volume

Play

Pause

Back (rewind)

Slow

Instant Replay

Number Buttons

Clear

Remote Active Light

Live TV

Info

Guide

Thumbs Up

Chan Up/Down

Record

Fast Forward

Advance

SAT/TV Switch

Enter/Last

TV Power

TV Input

Press

GUIDE

to see the DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide™, then

press

INFO

(while the guide is visible) to see Guide Options and

change the day or time, or show only a category of programs.

RATIO

lets you change how the HD DVR displays a picture when the

broadcast aspect ratio (screen width and height) does not match
your TV’s screen size.

EXIT

clears all menus and goes to the last channel or recorded

program you were watching. If you press it while you are
watching a program, it clears things that aren't part of the
program (like the channel banner and status bar).

ADVANCE

moves you quickly through saved programming. Press it

while you are fast forwarding or rewinding to jump to the next
tick mark on the status bar.

When you’re watching “behind” live TV (for example, if you
paused live TV and later resumed watching from the paused
spot),

ADVANCE

catches you up to the live broadcast. In a

recorded program, press it once to jump to the end of the
program, then again to jump to the beginning.

Use

ADVANCE

to enter a dash (-) for channel numbers that

include a dash (for example, off-air high-definition channels).

If you program your remote control (as explained in chapter seven),

the

TV POWER

VOLUME

MUTE

, and

TV INPUT

buttons can

control your TV and A/V equipment.

The

SAT/TV

Switch sets the remote control to send channel

changing signals to either the HD DVR (

SAT

) or the television

(

). Many of the remote control’s buttons are disabled when

this switch is set to

(for example,

SLOW

FAST FORWARD

and

PAUSE

), so if your remote control doesn’t seem to be working,

check to make sure this switch is set to SAT.

Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control

Hold the remote with the battery door facing you. Place your thumb

in the depression of the door and slide the door towards you.

Insert two AA batteries (supplied). Be sure to match the + and -

marks on the batteries to the + and - marks in the compartment.

Replace the battery door by sliding it back into the case with the

tabs towards the rear of the compartment. You’ll hear a click
when it’s securely back in place.

Glossary of Icons

These appear when you press the THUMBS UP or
THUMBS DOWN button. You can give a program up
to three Thumbs Up

or Thumbs Down

When you see the Ipreview

icon, press THUMBS UP

(or SELECT) to view available options, such as
scheduling a recording of an upcoming program.

Now Playing

(Green)

This program will be saved until you delete it.

(Yellow)

In less than one day, this program may be deleted to

make room for other recordings you have requested, but only if
space is needed.

(Yellow with exclamation mark)

At any time, this program may be

deleted to make room for other programs you have requested.

(Red with black border)

This program is currently being recorded.

This program is a TiVo

Suggestion. TiVo Suggestions are

recorded only if space is available, and are the first to be deleted
when space is needed.

To Do List and View Upcoming Episodes

This program is an individual recording (not part of a Season
Pass or other repeating recording). In other screens, the single
checkmark indicates an item has been selected.

This program will be recorded as part of a Season Pass

This program will be recorded as part of an auto-recording
WishList

search.

DIRECTV Central and Showcases

Select the yellow star to visit a Showcase or view other
special content.

The clapboard icon indicates a selection with special video
content. Press PLAY to play the video clip.

Channel Banner

Select to start or stop a recording.

Highlight this icon to see what's on the other tuner. This icon is
bright when the other tuner is recording a program. Select it to
switch to the other tuner.

If an alternate audio track is available, this icon will be bright.
Select it to view audio options.

If the program is broadcast with Dolby

Digital audio, this icon

will appear. Select it to turn Dolby

Digital auido on or off.

Select to display or turn on Parental Controls.

Select to view Messages from DIRECTV.

DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide

This icon indicates that a pay per view event is an All Day Ticket.

This appears with programs broadcast with Dolby

Digital audio.

This icon appears with programs broadcast in Letterbox format.