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Remote control overview
Here is a quick review of the buttons on your DIRECTV
®
Receiver’s remote control.
Before your DIRECTV Receiver’s remote control can operate
your TV, VCR, DVD player, or other device, you must first
program the remote control to operate that device.
See Chapter 7: Programming the remote control.
POWER
Press the POWER button to turn the device you are
controlling on or off.
SET
Use this button when programming your remote control to
operate your TV, VCR, DVD player, or an auxiliary device
(AUX). See Chapter 7, Programming the remote control.
TV, VCR, DVD, AUX
This row of buttons tells your remote control which device
you want to operate. For example, to start playing a DVD,
you would press the DVD button, then press the Play
button. These buttons work only after the remote control
has been programmed — see Chapter 7.
DIRECTV
Press this button to make the remote control operate your
DIRECTV Receiver (e.g. to change channels, access the
Guide, or get information about a program). Your remote
control does not need to be programmed to operate your
DIRECTV Receiver.
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Chapter 3: Watching TV
This chapter covers all of the things you can do with the Program Guides and other
features that let you control the way you watch TV. Specifically, it contains
information on:
• Remote control overview
• Changing channels
• Adjusting the volume
• Getting help
• Getting information on the TV program you are watching
• Finding out what’s on: the Guides
• Searching for programs in the Guide
• Choosing an alternate audio format for a program
• Changing the User setting
• Pay per view programs