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Basic TV Operation
26 Chapter 3
About the Channel Banner
The channel banner appears whenever you tune to a channel or press INFO on the remote
control. When the banner is displayed, pressing INFO gives extended information, when
available. Use the arrow buttons and OK to choose an icon in the channel banner.
Channel banner icons represent frequently-used features. Some icons change appearance to
show the item’s status or availability.
“Family” is one of five
selectable profiles
Program title, start and end time, rating, current
audio language, and audio mode availability
Current antenna
(TV mode only)
Current date and time
Main picture
channel
number
Channel logo,
when available
Indicates incoming signal aspect ratio
and screen format applied to it
Takes you to the
Main menu
Toggles between TV mode
and DIRECTV mode
Locks and unlocks the system
or unlocks the video
Cycles through the audio language choices
Displays mail from program providers
Searches titles of all
DIRECTV
®
programming
guides for specific
information
Sorts titles of the current
DIRECTV
®
programming guide
for specific information
Please note that when
you’re in TV mode, the
channel banner will not
look the same as when
you’re in DIRECTV mode
(if you subscribe to
DIRECTV
®
programming).