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7-1. About the Advanced Program Guide™
7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™
The DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide™ contains schedule and program information for all
DIRECTV
®
channels. The Advanced Program Guide also provides local over-the-air channels
information including both conventional analog and digital channels, if you receive satellite ser-
vice.
Helping you to find a program easily and conveniently, the Advanced Program Guide allows you
to view schedule and descriptive program information for the channels. The receiver offers 10
different channel lists: ALL, CUSTOM, FAVORITE and CATEGORY (MOVIES, SPORTS, SPECIALS,
SERIES, NEWS, MY CATEGORY 1 and MY CATEGORY 2). You may edit the CUSTOM and
FAVORITE channel lists to customize and design your favorite channels, respectively. In addition,
you can easily find specific programs by using the CATEGORY search of KEYWORD search func-
tions. An explanation of each channel list is described in Section 7-2.
You can bring up or exit the Advanced Program Guide in several ways.
To bring up the Advanced Program Guide:
- Press the GUIDE button on your remote control.
or
- Press the MENU button on the remote control and select the DIRECTV menu. Several options
will appear. Choose the Guide option (MENU ➝ DIRECTV ➝ Guide).
To exit the Advanced Program Guide:
- Press the EXIT button to return to the last channel you were tuned to.
or
- When any currently broadcasted program is highlighted, pressing “ ” will make the guide
screen disappear and tune to that channel.
In the Advanced Program Guide, you can also show or hide Guide menu.
To show or hide Guide menu:
- Press the GUIDE button on your remote control in the Advanced Program Guide. The panels on
the left disappear and you can see the Guide menu. The first press shows the Guide menu at
the far left. Pressing the button a second time makes the Guide menu disappear.