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Chapter 4: Special Features
Getting info on the program you're watching
Your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver provides several kinds of information about the TV programs you
watch.
The Channel Banner
Each time you change the channel on your HD Receiver, the Channel Banner appears. After a few
seconds, the Channel Banner disappears. If you want to clear it right away, press EXIT on your
remote control. The Channel Banner provides the following information:
Program title
Channel logo Program start
and end times
Channel number and name
Program rating
Current user prole
Current time and date
Information icons (see below
for more information)
Signal type
and format
Information icons
In addition to the basic channel and program information contained in the Channel Banners
(program title, channel name, rating, etc.), there is a set of information icons. These icons tell you
more about the program you are watching and about the status of your HD Receiver. Descriptions of
each icon follow:
Multi-language Additional audio tracks are available. Press the AUDIO button to choose
an alternate audio track.
Locked The system is locked.
Unlocked The system is temporarily unlocked.
Mail There are unread mail messages from DIRECTV in your system mailbox.
Music channel The current channel is a music-only channel.
Pay per view program The current program is a pay per view program.
Dolby Digital The current program is being broadcast using a Dolby Digital audio track.
Because all high-denition broadcasts use Dolby Digital audio, the icon does not appear for
HDTV broadcasts.
Letterbox The current program is being broadcast using the letterbox widescreen video
format.
High denition The current program is a High Denition broadcast (HDTV).
Signal
resolution