User manual DIRECTV HIRD-E6

[. . . ] Digital Satellite Receiver Owner's Manual Model: HIRD-E61 P/N: 1028188-0001 REV (B) Trademarks and Copyrights-- Software contained in the digital satellite receiver and this manual is copyright © 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 by Hughes Network Systems. WatchWord, PreSelect, TurboTune, and OneLine Guide are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems. DIRECTV, DIRECTV PARA TODOS and DIRECT TICKET are trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc. , a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. , and are used with permission. "NFL, " the NFL Shield and "NFL SUNDAY TICKET" are registered trademarks of The National Football League and its affiliates. [. . . ] To access these services when available press the key on the remote control. The Alternate Services banner will appear at the bottom of the screen. Audio button you can use the and keys to step through the audio tracks offered for the current program. On occasion an audio track may be offered that is not being broadcast. If this is the case for the selected track, the audio you hear will either The Alternate Services panel be unchanged or silent. Changing channels will restore the audio track to the one that is specified on the PREFERENCES screen. See the chapter "The Digital Satellite Receiver's Menu System" for information on setting the default audio. PAGE 5-3 THE ON-SCREEN GUIDES 6 key The most powerful feature of the digital satellite receiver is the on-screen guides. You may customize the on-screen guide you can see a page of channels or program listings to include only programs of interest to you. Other advanced features available from the on-screen guides, such as scheduling and program information, will help plan your viewing. Continue reading to learn the real power of the digital satellite receiver's on-screen guides. At any time you can press the key to display the current on-screen guide. However, the front panel will access the INFORMATION screen described later in this chapter if it is being pressed in response to a message such as "Press to order. " This digital satellite receiver offers a variety of on-screen guides. Each guide has its own design to make finding programs of interest an easy task. Each guide can be filtered into smaller channel groupings, as specified in your personalized favorite Channel Lists. You can also reduce the displayed listing by specifying a Theme of interest, and then narrow the offerings further by specifying a type within the Theme. Additional settings, such as Guide Times and Classes, may be specified to determine the guide content. A full description of the filtering options can be found later in this chapter. Choosing the Guide Style To display on-screen guides, press the key. The guide menu provides buttons to access the MAIN MENU, exit to Video, ways to narrow your search, and Guide Style. To choose a guide style, simply highlight the Guide Style button and press . Familiarize yourself with the benefits of each guide style: PROGRAM GUIDE (SM. CELL) - This guide style displays several rows of channels with columns indicating the time period of the programming. Cells occupy the main portion of the screen with The Guide pop-up menu program titles in them. [. . . ] Q A I think I set an event to record on my VCR, but when I played the tape back nothing was there. First, check that the VCR was programmed correctly and left turned on and the input matches the output from your digital satellite receiver. I picked up my telephone and it was making a hissing and squealing sound. Your digital satellite receiver was reporting any pay per view activity that may have occurred. [. . . ]