Customize Your Viewing Experience; User Modes - Shaw Direct Satellite TV User Manual

3. Customize Your Viewing Experience

3A. User Modes
The Shaw Direct HD Guide offers two different options for how customizations (such as Guide views
and channel lists) and Parental Controls (such as Rating Locks and restrictions) are handled – Single
User Mode or Multi-User Mode.
Single User mode is designed for households who may not require different settings to be applied for
different members of their household. For example, if your household is fine with having one
customized channel list within your Guide, or with always having the same Rating Locks set. In this
mode, a single PIN is used to set and override restrictions.
Multi-User Mode allows you to create up to 8 customized "profiles," each with their own specific user
settings, appearance, Channel List, Parental Controls and more. Multi-User mode is perfect for
households who have more than one user of a particular receiver, or want to create multiple custom
channel lists. In this mode, each profile can have their own PIN, however there is no override
mechanism. If you wish to access content that is locked for a particular user, you must switch to a
different user where that restriction has not been set.
By default your satellite receiver will be operating in Multi-User mode, unless you had previously
configured Parental Controls under the SD Guide. To determine what mode you are in, or to switch
modes press OPTIONS and select "Parental Controls." If you are presented with the "Select a User"
screen, you're already in Multi-User Mode. If you're presented with the "Permissions" (list-style) screen,
you're in Single User Mode. Press A on your remote to change between the two different user modes.
While in Multi-User mode, the name of the active user and "FAV" button will be shown at the top of all
full-screen menus. While in Single User mode, you won't see this.
Switching User Modes
Menu Bar 5XX Remote
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6XX Remote