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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 3: Find and Record
Your Favorite Programs
You can always record a program you’re watching by pressing the RECORD button on
your remote control. What’s more, if you have not changed the channel for a while, your
DIRECTV DVR will add to your recording whatever part of the program it has already
saved, up to 30 minutes. Your DVR also provides many ways to quickly search large
numbers of programs, find your favorites, and schedule recordings in advance. Even
buying and recording pay per view events is quick and easy, without any need to use a
phone. What’s more, if a program is part of a series, you can get a Season Pass
™
to the
series. A Season Pass records every episode of a selected program that airs on a given
channel.
Search by Title
In this tour, we’ll show you how to get a Season Pass. As an example, we’ll be searching
for a fictitious show called
The Downtown Lawyers
, but you can use the same steps to
search for your favorite program.
To get started, press the DIRECTV button to see DIRECTV Central. Press the DOWN
arrow to highlight Pick Programs to Record. Press SELECT. The Pick Programs to
Record screen appears. As you can see, there are many ways to search for a program.
Since you know the program’s title, highlight Search by Title and press SELECT. The
next screen lets you limit your search to any of several categories, but for now, choose
“All Programs” and press SELECT.
The next screen has a picture of an alphanumeric keypad. Notice the white box around the
“A”. Use the RIGHT, LEFT, UP, and DOWN arrows to move the box. To find
The
Downtown Lawyers
,
you would move the box to “D” and press SELECT. A list of
programs appears on the right side of the screen. (Notice, the list alphabetizes without “A”
If you do not see the program you
wish to find in the list of programs,
it may be because the DVR is still gathering
Program Guide data. A message at the
bottom of the screen will tell you how much
data the DVR has. The DVR should be done
collecting Program Guide data within 48
hours of finishing Guided Setup.
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