Direct Entry Method
To make it even faster to highlight certain choices, some items on a
screen are numbered, such as Menu Items or Channels. To
highlight a numbered item, press the number on your remote’s
keypad. When the number is entered, the highlight moves directly
to the entry and selects it. This is a big help if, for example, your
changing channels.
Let’s say you pressed
G
and the on-screen Program Guide is
displayed. Now you have highlighted channel 202 but you want to
skip to Channel 740. You could press the down arrow
;
and scroll
through many channels to get there or just press
7
,
4
,
0
on
the keypad and the on-screen highlight would move directly to
Channel 740. This is helpful time-saver is referred to as the “Direct
Channel Entry.”
Paging through Menus
One of the great things
about the DIRECTV
system is there are lots
and lots of programs!
But, they can’t always fit
on one screen, so you
may see a guide with
arrows pointing off the
screen or a “window
indicator.” These
indicators just mean
there is more to see.
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Consider the example above about changing channels. You can
use Direct Entry, or you can use the Page Feature. Press PAGE on
your remote. Now each time you press
:
or
;
the screen moves 9
channels at a time instead of just one. If you press the
>
key, the
Program Guide displays upcoming programs. You can find any
program, on any channel, quickly and easily.
Getting Help
“What if I forget?" or “What if I’m not sure what to do?” Well,
HELP is usually a choice on every screen. There are two types of
help information:
o
Quick Instructions
o
Help Screens
TBS
COM
HB2W
TMC
DTV
CNN
TNT
VH1
HBO
Species
Species
Financial News
Talk Back Live
Bugs Bunny
Adams Family
Munsters
Quick Talk Comedy
More Laughs
Batman Forever
Comedy Hour
Tommy Boy
IQ
Country Class
Hip Hop Jam
Videos
New Watch
Movie of the Week
Judas Project
8:00pm
8:30pm
9:00pm
Mon
True Lies
147
DIRECTV
Program Guide
8:25p Mon Sep 7
DTV
PG13
7:00pm - 8:45pm
D
On Screen Programming
14
MSD5000 Satellite Operating Guide
