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58 Chapter 5
Using the Menu System
Chapter 5 59
Using the Menu System
Reading your mail
The MAILBOX menu lets you to read the mail sent to you by DIRECTV or your
service provider.
1. Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2. Highlight MAILBOX and press SELECT. The Mailbox screen appears,
displaying all of the mail you have received (both read and unread).
3. To read one of the pieces of mail, highlight that piece of mail in your
mailbox and press SELECT. The selected mail message appears.
4. To delete the mail message (permanently removing it from your mailbox),
highlight Delete and press SELECT.
5. To leave the message in your mailbox and return to the Mailbox screen,
highlight Back and press SELECT (the mail message disappears, and the
Mailbox screen appears).
6. To clear the menu from your screen, press EXIT on your remote control.
Purchases
Note: The Purchases menu is described in detail starting on page 48.
Selecting PURCHASES from the main menu lets you review your future and past
purchases. See Chapter 4 for more information.
Setting system preferences
The System Setup menu in your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver’s menu system allows
you to control many of the functions of the HD Receiver. The rst set of items
you can control are system preferences. Specically, these preferences you can
set include:
• The language for the on-screen menu system.
• The screen format to use for widescreen program broadcasts.
• The color of bars in letter box and pillar box screen formats.
• The closed caption settings.
• The default screen color for menu and guide screens.
• The default translucency for menu and guide screens.
• The audio settings (language, and PCM or Dolby Digital for digital audio
broadcasts).