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Satellite Receiver Features
The Guide Toolbar
The Detail and Grid Guides have a special toolbar you can access by pressing FETCH in those guides. This toolbar offers several ways of organizing and
searching through program guide information so that you can find the programs you want more quickly and easily, even if you don't know their
names.
TIP: Accessing the Guide Toolbar
To get to the guide toolbar, press the FETCH button while
you're in the guide. Then, use the left and right arrow
buttons to highlight the desired icon and press SELECT to
select it.
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Viewing Suggestions
Displays the Suggestion Guide, which shows viewing suggestions for the active user profile
based on the kinds of satellite programs that profile has watched in the past.
You can view and change your suggestions, or change the settings for the Viewing Suggestions
feature from the Viewing Suggestions control panel. See The Suggestion Guide on page 20 for
more information.
Category Search
Displays the Category Guide, which lets you search the guide for programs matching a particular
category or subsequent subcategory. See The Category Guide on the previous page for more
information.
Channel Sort
Sort the on-screen guides to display channels in either numeric or alphabetical order. When the
guide is sorted alphabetically, the 1-100 icon is displayed (select the icon to change the display
to numeric). When the guide is sorted numerically, an A-Z icon is displayed (select it to display
the guide alphabetically).
Channel Display
In the Grid Guide, you can choose to display each channel by its channel number or its call
letters. When the Grid Guide is displaying call letters, the 1-2-3 icon is displayed (select the icon
to change the display to channel numbers). When the Grid Guide is displaying channel numbers,
the A-B-C icon is displayed (select it to display call letters).
In the Detail Guide, both the channel numbers and the call letters are always displayed. The
Channel Display button switches which one is shown first.
AlphaSort™
Lists all the program titles stored in the current guide in alphabetical order. Select the AlphaSort
icon to search for specific program titles that are in the stored program guide information in
alphabetical order. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight a character, then
press SELECT. See The AlphaSort™ Guide on the previous page for more information.
Scout™
Lets you assign "Scouts" to search the guide for specific program information, such as actors'
names or program descriptions. See The Scout™ Guide on the previous page for more
information.
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