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Chapter 2 21
Using the Remote Control
OK/i (interactive) Selects a highlighted choice if you are in the menu system.
Press the OK button when the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE
™
icon ( ) appears during interactive
programs and commercials. Pressing OK will display more information and offer the chance to
interact with what is displayed on screen.
ON•OFF Turns the component you are controlling on or off. When pressed twice within two
seconds, all components that are on will be turned off (this feature only works with most RCA,
GE, and Proscan products). You can also use the ON•OFF button on the top (front panel) of the
digital satellite receiver to turn the receiver on or off.
SAT Tells the remote to control the digital satellite receiver.
SKIP Used to activate the commercial skip mode on RCA. GE, and Proscan products that offer
Commercial Skip feature. Commercial Skip activates an on-screen timer. This feature allows you
to change channels (during a commercial break, for example), then be returned to the original
channel that was active when skip was first pressed when the timer reaches zero. Each press of
the SKIP button increases the timer by 30 seconds.
Transport Buttons (REVERSE, PLAY, FORWARD, RECORD, STOP, PAUSE) When in on-
screen guides, PLAY advance the display two hours, FORWARD advances the display 12 hours
and REVERSE moves time backward 12 hours. When the remote control is programmed, these
buttons are also used to control an auxiliary component, such as a VCR or laserdisc player. Note
that if your VCR Controller is connected, the RECORD button can be used to schedule a timer
recording when using the Program Guide or to begin recording while watching a program (in VCR
mode).
TV When programmed, tells the remote to control the TV.
VCR1 When programmed, tells the remote to control the VCR.
VCR2 When programmed, tells the remote to control a second VCR.
VOL down and up When programmed, adjusts the audio volume of your TV.
WHO•INPUT Press the WHO button one or more times to scroll through the user profiles.
When you are using the remote control to operate an RCA, GE, or PROSCAN TV (in TV mode),
press the WHO•INPUT button one or more times to scroll through the available video input
sources.