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Chapter 5: Program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Setting up the VCR control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Scheduling program reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers . . . . . . . .72
Chapter 6: User profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
User profiles basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Editing user profile names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Editing channel lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Setting ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Setting a pay per view spending limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Setting the screen color and translucency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Setting the current user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Locking and unlocking your DIRECTV
®
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Chapter 7: Settings, preferences, upgrades, and extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Reading your mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Setting system preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Reviewing and controlling caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Setting the Local Time options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Adjusting the Raster(Picture) Centering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Installing a new Access Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Setting Remote control type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Setting RF Remote control ID (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Viewing important information and a list of features
supported by your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Viewing information on automatic system upgrades . . . . . . . . . . .105
Viewing fun system extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Testing the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Chapter 8: Programming the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Programming the IR remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Operating a device with your programmed remote control . . . . . .107
Programming the RF remote control (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Operating a device with your programmed remote control (RF) . . .109
Code lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Appendix: Troubleshooting and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118