Finding What You Want, When You Want; The Guide - Shaw Direct Satellite TV User Manual

2. Finding What you Want, When you Want

2A. The Guide
One of the greatest features of your Shaw Direct digital satellite TV is the interactive on-screen Guide.
With the Guide, you can instantly see what's airing right now and into the future, on every channel you
subscribe to! When accessed, the Guide will appear with the channel you're watching highlighted. You
can browse the on-screen Guide while watching your favourite show in the corner of the screen.
awsd Use the directional arrow keys to move up, down, left, or right through the listings. Pressing
ENTER on a program which is currently airing will tune to that program; pressing ENTER on a program
which is not currently airing will bring up the Program Options menu.
CHw/ s You can move an entire page at a time (the amount of channels will depend on your current
layout) by using CHw and CHs.
5 6 Use REWIND and FAST FORWARD to move backwards or forward in the listings 6 hours at a time.
9 0 The SKIP BACK and SKIP AHEAD buttons skip 24 hours at a time, for example from 8:00pm
Monday to 8:00pm Tuesday.
2 1 Pressing PAUSE or PLAY while in the Guide will always take you back in the listings to the channel
and program you're currently watching. If you're watching a recording, it will take you to the channel the
receiver is currently tuned to in the background.
Press EXIT or GO BACK to leave the Guide and return to whatever you were watching.
Within the Guide, pressing A will access the Category Search menu (detailed on page 15).
B "MiniTune" allows you to select a program, without leaving your current spot in the Guide. The
program will appear in the Video Window at the top right of the screen.
C "Upcoming Airings" will provide you with a list of all channels and times the program you've
highlighted will be airing.
Navigating the Guide
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