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BASIC TV OPERATION
CHANGING CHANNELS
To change channels by entering numbers with the remote control, the remote needs to be
in the correct “mode”: either SAT mode (if you subscribe to DIRECTV
®
programming)
or TV mode.
When you want to watch DIRECTV
®
programming, put the remote in SAT
mode
1. Make sure you are in SAT mode by pressing TV/SAT on the
remote control.
2. Enter the channel number and press OK. The channel numbers
are three or four digits long. If you do not enter at least three
digits, “???” will appear in the channel entry box, and the
system will wait for a valid entry.
When you want to watch a digital or
analog TV channel, put the remote in TV
mode
If you want to watch a digital channel:
1. Make sure you are in TV mode by pressing TV/SAT on the
remote control.
2. Enter the primary channel number. This number will appear in
the primary channel entry box. If there is no subchannel, press
OK.
3. If the primary channel number has fewer than three digits and
you want to enter subchannel numbers, press the right arrow to
advance to the subchannel entry box.
4. Enter the number of the subchannel. This number will appear
in the subchannel entry box.
5. Press OK on the remote control to tune to the channel.
If you want to watch an analog channel:
1. Make sure you are in TV mode by pressing TV/SAT on the
remote control.
2. Enter the channel number. This number will appear in the
primary channel entry box. (Analog channels don’t have
subchannels.)
3. Press OK on the remote control to tune to the channel.
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Menu
TV
SAT
Ch 208
Highlighted to indicate
DIRECTV mode
Channel entry box
Note that you can always use the channel up and down
buttons on the remote control to change channels within
the SAT and TV modes.
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Menu
TV
SAT
Ch
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2
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TV/SAT
button
Highlighted to
indicate TV mode
Primary
channel
entry box
Subchannel
entry box