Chapter 4: Program Reminders; Scheduling Program Reminders; Reviewing And Modifying Reminders - DirecTV D10-200 Owner's Manual

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Chapter 4: Program reminders

This chapter tells you how to use your DIRECTV Receiver to set timers that can remind
you when a program is about to begin. The sections of this chapter include:

Scheduling program reminders

Reviewing and modifying reminders

Scheduling program reminders
You can set to help you manage your TV viewing:
You can schedule a reminder to alert you when a program is about to begin.
To set your DIRECTV ® Receiver to remind you when a program is about to begin, follow
these steps:
Press the GUIDE button on your remote. The Guide appears.
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Highlight the program you wish to be reminded about, and press the SELECT button. Pressing
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the SELECT button once sets a program reminder.
A clock icon is added to the program listing when a program reminder is scheduled.
Once you have set a reminder, when the program is about to begin, the DIRECTV
displays a message reminding you about the program.
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Reviewing and modifying reminders
The Timers item in the Setup menu allows you to review, modify, or create new program
reminders. Here's how:
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Press the MENU button on your remote control.
Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button. The Setup menu appears.
Highlight the Timers menu item, then press the SELECT button.
The Timers screen appears. If you have previously scheduled
program reminders, they are listed here.
To review your previously scheduled program reminders, look through this list.
To modify or check the details for any previously scheduled timers, highlight that timer from
the list, then press the SELECT button. To schedule a new program reminder, highlight a blank
line from the list, then press the SELECT button. The Timer No. screen appears.
Highlight the option you wish to change.
For new timers or for timers you previously scheduled
using the Timers screen in the Setup menu, you can
modify the channel number, the start time and date,
the end time and date.
For timers that you scheduled using the on-screen Guide,
you can only change the frequency.
Once you have highlighted the option you wish to modify, use the up- or down-arrow buttons
on your remote control to edit the option setting. Use the left- and right-arrow buttons to
highlight different options.
To delete the selected timer, use the right-arrow button on your remote control to highlight
the on-screen Clear button, then press the SELECT button.
When you have finished reviewing or modifying the timer, use the right-arrow button on your
remote control to highlight the on-screen Back button, then press the SELECT button. The Edit
Timer screen disappears, and you return to the Timers screen.
To return to the Setup menu, highlight the on-screen Back button, then press the SELECT button.
To exit the Menu system and return to TV viewing, press the EXIT button on your remote control.
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