Chapter 3: Watching Tv; Remote Control Overview - DirecTV D10-200 Owner's Manual

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CHAPTER 3
Watching TV

Chapter 3: Watching TV

This chapter covers all of the things you can do with the Program Guides and other
features that let you control the way you watch TV. Specifically, it contains information on:

Remote control overview

Changing channels
Adjusting the volume
Getting information on the TV program you are watching
Finding out what's on: the Guide
Searching for programs
Choosing an alternate audio format for a program
Pay per view programs
Remote control overview
Here is a quick review of the buttons on your DIRECTV
Before your DIRECTV Receiver's remote control can operate your TV, VCR, DVD player,
or other device, you must first program the remote control to operate that device.
See Chapter 7: Programming the remote control.
Slide Switch
VCR Control Buttons
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® Receiver's remote control.
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Slide Switch
Tells the current state of your remote control. Selects a target device
to be controlled i.e., TV, VCR, DVD,DIRECTV. It works only after the
remote control has been programmed.
TV INPUT
Press this button to switch the TV between its video input modes.
PWR
Turns the device you are controlling on or off.
TV POWER (ON/OFF)
Turn the TV Power on of off.
VCR Control buttons
Operate your VCR with the Play, Rewind, Fast-Forward.
GUIDE
Press to view the on-screen Program Guide.
ACTIVE
Press this button to search for a program listing in the Guide.
LIST
Displays the program reminder in the Timer.
EXIT
Exit any Guide or Menu screen and return to the TV program you
were watching.
SELECT
Select highlighted items in the on-screen Menu or Guide.
Up/Down/Left/Right arrows
These buttons move the highlight to any on-screen Guide or
Menu section.
BACK
Return to a previous menu.
MENU
Press this button to display the on-screen Menu.
INFO
Display the channel banner and information about the current
program.
Color buttons
Not used in this model.
VOL +/-
Adjust the volume level of your TV (once the remote control has been
programmed). You can control the volume when in TV or VCR model.
Channel/page up/down
Change channels on your DIRECTV Receiver or your TV. Also used to
move page up or down.
MUTE
Press to temporarily cut off the sound.
PREV
Return to the channel you were last watching.
Number and delimiter buttons (0-9,-)
Press the number buttons to tune to a channel or to enter numbers
on Menu screens. Press the delimiter button (-) to separate parts of
a number.
ENTER
While using the on-screen menus, press ENTER to activate (or change)
a particular item.
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