Using the menus 23
Using Caller ID
Your DIRECTV
®
Receiver shows you the name and telephone number (if
available) of incoming telephone calls on your TV.
You can also see the name, time, and telephone number of recent calls on your
TV as shown in the figure below.
You must subscribe to Caller ID
from your local telephone
company to use this feature.
Highlight and SELECT the Caller ID tab from the MAIN MENU.
You can disable and enable the Caller ID feature from the
PREF menu pane
under the
System tab available on the MAIN MENU.
Using Search Use Search to find shows that have specific words used in titles or descriptions.
Press the remote control
SEARCH button to access the setup pane shown below.
You can specify up to eight search words or partial words to identify
programming of interest to you. Program titles and guide descriptions
containing your search words appear in the
Result pane.
Highlight and
SELECT one of the eight choices. A pop-up panel appears where
you can enter a search word. If you enter “ALIEN,” Search might find the movie
“Aliens” as well as any program which includes the word “alien” in the
description.
Call history screen
CALLER ID
Sun, Apr 1 3:42PM
Exit
Return
Call History
Caller ID
7/29/01
Joe Callow
9:11 AM 1 (405) 163-5256
Today
John Customer
10:16 AM 1 (765) 163-7133
Disable
Search word entry list
SEARCH SETUP
Wed, Aug 1 3:40 PM
Exit
Setup
Result
Return
Search for words in the Program Titles
and Descriptions within Guide.
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Roberts
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casino
rodeo