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HUGHES-BRAND DIRECTV SYSTEM OWNER'S MANUAL
General On-Screen Guide Features
While there are eight different ways that the on-screen guide can appear (four guide styles, each with
or without descriptions), there are some things that they have in common. The HIRD-B4 receiver also
offers the WATCHWORD guide, as a ninth style.
First, the guide name will always appear in the upper left corner. This may be simply something like
"PROGRAM GUIDE" or could be more descriptive if you have filtered the guide, such as "COMEDY
MOVIES GUIDE." (See "Filtering the Guides" section later in this chapter.)
Immediately below the guide title are indicators as to how the guide is further filtered. The label to the
left of the bullet specifies the current class filter setting, while to the right of the bullet you will see the
current channel list that is in use.
In the upper right corner of your screen you will see the current day, date, and time.
Just below the time you may see small icons that indicate the status of the system or details about the
currently highlighted program title. They are the same icons that can appear in the Channel Banner and
are as follows:
DATA
SVCS.
Pay
Data
Per
services
View
available
The primary body of the guide screen displays channels or program titles. You can press
currently airing program to tune to it. Pressing
The INFORMATION screen is described later in this chapter in the section called "Getting Program
Information"
Using PreSelect™ to Schedule Programs for Viewing
With the trademarked PreSelect feature you can select your viewing choices in advance. This allows
you to mark upcoming programs to help you avoid missing them. Use PreSelect to plan your evening
viewing and let the remote fall into the cushions of your sofa. Your digital satellite receiver will
automatically change channels to those you specified at the proper time.
To PreSelect a program, find a desired program that is not airing until later. Then pressing
add an entry to the EVENT TIMER screen which holds all scheduled events. Programs that are
scheduled to be automatically tuned to for viewing will be identified on the on-screen guide with a
check mark (ü) before the program title. Owners of receiver models HIRD-B3 and HIRD-B4 have to
first PreSelect the program for taping, but will proceed to PreSelect to View with additional presses of
the
key. Additional presses of the
scheduled whatsoever.
Using PreSelect to Schedule Programs for Taping
(Available on receiver models HIRD-B3 and HIRD-B4 only)
Owners of HIRD-B4 model receivers and D-VHS recorders should also refer to the chapter,
"Using D-VHS Features On the HIRD-B4 Receiver."
This feature is commonly known as StarSight One-Touch Record (OTR). If the program is
not airing until later, pressing
TIMER screen which holds all scheduled events. Additional presses of the
cycle the scheduling status through PreSelect to View back to not being scheduled whatsoever.
Programs that have been scheduled to be taped will be identified with a videotape icon (
program title on the on-screen guide.
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AGE
ALT.
AUDIO
Alternate
Closed
Received
audio
caption
new mail
available
available
key will cycle the scheduling status back to not being
will add a PreSelect to Tape entry to the EVENT
NEW
MAIL
Limits and
Limits and
Lists
enforced
overridden
will take you to the INFORMATION screen.
CAN'T
TAPE
Recording
Lists
not
permitted
on a
will
key will
) before the
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