The Menu System
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Caller ID
Your digital satellite receiver is capable of displaying and storing Caller
ID information provided by your local telephone company.
To use this
feature, you must have your receiver directly plugged into a
telephone outlet (not a wireless jack) and you must subscribe to
Caller ID or similar caller identification services.
Your Caller ID enables you to:
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Identify callers before you answer the phone.
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View the time and date of each incoming call.
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Record up to 10 incoming calls sequentially.
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See who called while you were away.
There are two ways to access the Caller ID menus: by selecting Messages
from the Main menu, or by pressing INFO on the remote control and
selecting the telephone icon in the Channel Banner. The icon will be
white if you have received a new call but have not accessed the Caller ID
List screen. It will be gray if you have accessed the Caller ID List screen.
Setting Up Caller ID
To set up your Caller ID, go to the Main menu and select Messages. Then
select Caller ID Setup. Use the up and down arrow buttons and OK to
select your preferences.
This screen allows you to set up your Caller ID.
Caller ID Light
Setting Caller ID Light to On causes the front panel
light to flash if you receive new calls while the digital satellite receiver is
off. The light will flash until you turn the receiver on.
Caller ID Message
Setting Caller ID Message to On displays the on-
screen Caller ID banner when a call is received. You may want to turn
this feature off when you are recording manually and do not want the
on-screen messages to appear on your recordings. Your calls will be
stored in the Caller ID List screen even when Caller ID is turned off.
Caller ID Message Time-out
Set the amount of time (from 1–30
seconds) that the Caller ID banner will display when you have an
incoming call. For this feature to work, make sure Caller ID Message is
set to On.
Reminder
This feature requires a subscription to a
Caller ID service from your telephone
company.
Important
If you have a timer set to either watch or
record, the Caller ID banner will be
temporarily overriden for the duration of
that timer. When the timer event is over,
the Caller ID banner will display as
selected under Caller ID Message.
When viewing or recording manually (not
using a timer) the Caller ID banner will
display (and be recorded if recording) as
selected under Caller ID Message.
At all times Caller ID messages will be
stored in the Caller ID List screen (unless a
call arrives when you are on the
telephone and you do not have a Type II
box or Type II service).
When you have unread Caller ID calls:
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The front panel light will flash (when
the digital satellite receiver is off)
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The telephone icon in the channel
banner will be highlighted white
