DirecTV HIRD-E4, Owner'S Manual

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HUGHES BRAND DIRECTV PLUS™ DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER
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Recording Speed
The Recording Speed setting is for specifying the default speed for analog recording. See your D-VHS
owner’s manual to determine the benefits of the two recording speed options.
Test D-VHS Status
The Test D-VHS Status field displays the current tape transport
activity.
If you press the key while the Test D-VHS Status button is
highlighted, the TEST D-VHS STATUS screen will appear. The
TEST D-VHS STATUS screen dynamically reports the current
status of the D-VHS VCR. For example, the Motion Mode status
will change from “Rewind” to “Stop” as the VCR stops at the
beginning of the tape after a rewind operation.
Transport Controls
The D-VHS VCR pop-up control panel appears when the keys are pressed and the digital
satellite receiver is in video mode. Pressing either the
keys again, pressing the
key will make the control panel
disappear.
The D-VHS pop-up control panel uses familiar button icons, similar
to standard VCR buttons. There is a status area on the lower portion
of the control panel that displays the current VCR activity.
Icon
Action
Reset
tape
counter
Rewind Stop Play
Fast
forward
Skip to
last
index
Pause
Skip to
next
index
Record
Status Displays
There are several status displays that can occur when utilizing the D-VHS features of the digital
satellite receiver. Take a moment to familiarize these displays and how they may differ when in the
D-VHS mode from normal DIRECTV
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programming. The various displays disappear automatically
after a few seconds, or can be removed sooner by pressing the key.
The digital satellite receiver displays a status advisory when the D-VHS VCR initiates an action and
the D-VHS control panel is not being displayed. The status advisory shows the VCR activity and the
tape counter or error messages.
When playing back a D-VHS recording, the CHANNEL BANNER can be displayed by pressing the
key. The date and time that the program was recorded are displayed in the banner. The date and
The TEST D-VHS STATUS screen
The D-VHS pop-up control panel