User manual DIRECTV SIR-S75

[. . . ] DIRECTV Receiver Owner's Manual For DIRECTV Receiver Models: SIR-S70 SIR-S75 Warning!Important Safety Instructions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any part inside of this product. This symbol alerts you that important literature concerning operation and maintenance has been included with this product. Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical. [. . . ] (Pressing the GUIDE button displays the Guide style -- Grid Guide, Grid Guide (Name), or Logo Guide -- established in the Set Guide option in the Guide menu. The default setting is Grid Guide). 2 You can also display the Grid Guide by pressing the MENU button on your remote control. To clear the Grid Guide from your screen, press the EXIT button on your remote control. . This Banner shows information about the channel or program highlighted in the Guide. Current time and date 3 Grid Guide overview This diamond marks the current time (so you can see how close you are to a program start or end time). Title of the highlighted program or channel. The program list; use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight different areas. Icons to remind you about the Guide functions of the red, The program currently highlighted. 48 Chapter 3: Watching TV Getting around in the Grid Guide You can use the Grid Guide to get detailed information about the channels and programs it contains. Here's how: 1 To highlight different program listings in the Grid Guide, use the arrow buttons on your remote control to move up or down in the channel list, or forward and backward in time. Use the right-arrow button to see future program listings for up to 3 days on model SIR-S70, or up to 7 days on SIR-S75. 2 3 4 To move up and down through the channel list a full page at a time, press the CH+ and CH- buttons on your remote control. To move the Grid Guide directly to a specific channel, press the 0-9 number buttons on your remote control to enter the desired channel number. As you highlight each program listing in the Grid Guide, information about the program appears in the Channel Banner. To see more information on a highlighted program, press the INFO button on your remote control. The Program Detail screen appears, showing complete information about the highlighted program and a list of actions you might want to take related to that program. To return to the Grid Guide, highlight the Back item from the on-screen list and press the button on your remote control. 5 To get information on a channel (rather than a program), use the arrow keys on the remote control to highlight the channel entry in the Guide. The Channel Banner displays information about the highlighted channel. 6 Press the INFO key on your remote control while a channel entry is highlighted to see a Channel Detail Screen containing more information about the highlighted channel. 49 Chapter 3: Watching TV Tuning to a channel with the Grid Guide To tune to a program or channel listed in the Grid Guide: 1 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the program or channel you want to watch. Press the button on your remote control. The Guide disappears, and the channel you selected fills the screen. Switching to another Guide style You can switch from the Grid Guide to the Grid Guide (Name) or Logo Guide while viewing the Grid Guide. Here's how: 1 With the Guide displayed on your screen, press the red R button on your remote control. A list of Guide Styles appears on your screen. 2 Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the Guide style you wish to view, then press the button. The Guide Style list disappears, and the Guide appears in the style you chose. Viewing the Guide for a different time You can view the TV programming for different times by using the Guide's time control bar. Here's how: 1 With the Guide displayed on your screen, press the green G button on your remote control. The time control bar appears across the bottom of the Guide. 2 Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the time controls. [. . . ] There are two ways to program your remote control: · Manual method: Using this method, you use the code lists provided in this chapter to enter the code for your band of TV, VCR, etc. Scanning method: Using this method, you use your remote control to go through the possible codes sets one at a time until you find one that works for your device. Try this method if there is no code listed for your brand of device, or if the listed codes do not work. · Manual method To use the manual method to program your DIRECTV Receiver's remote control, follow these steps: 1 Turn on the device you want to control. 2 3 Aim the DIRECTV Receiver's remote control at the device. Simultaneously press the SET button and the device button for the device you want to program your remote control to operate, (the TV button, for example). [. . . ]