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T AF R D When you see the ENERGY RGY STAR label on your set-top box, it means that your set-top box is ENERGY STAR enefi of saving energy and helping our environment. qualified, giving you the benefit However, ENERGY STAR labeled HD DVR set-top boxes qualify for ENERGY STAR only when configured with the DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service.
WELCOME TO O TH HE DIR RECTV FAM MIL LY! Welcome! Now that you’re plugged in, it’s time to start enjoying access to over 285 channels of TV programming, satellite music and a great selection of the biggest box office movies from DIRECTV CINEMA™. We’ll take you step by step through everything from pushing the POWER button to searching for and finding your favorite programs. This user guide applies to the DIRECTV® HD DVR and the Genie™ (Adv Whole-Home) HD DVR and clients.
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SAFET TY & CARE E Your DIRECTV® Receiver has been designed and manufactured to stringent quality and safety standards. You should, however, be aware of the following important precautions for safe and optimal use of the equipment. Meaning of symbols printed on the rear panel of the product: 6 T This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions tructions in the literature accompanying this unit. Imp portan nt Safety Insstructio ons Read these instructions. 2.
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PRODUCT IN NFOR RMA ATION N 8 Serial No. Acquisition Date Dealer/Address/Phone Access Card * Receiver ID * R AF T Model No. * D DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Keep your receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of acquisition. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in case you need them. *These numbers are typically located behind the card door on the front panel of your receiver.
CHAP PTE ER 1: USING G YOU UR REMOTE CON NTROL L Th he Prog gress Barr .............................................................. 13 D R AF Livve Bufffer .......................................................................... 14 T Turning g Your Equip pmentt On and Offf .......................................10 Navigattion an nd Desttination Buttonss ......................................11 ShortCu ut Butttonss ......................................................................
YOUR RE EMO OTE CON NTRO OL 10 Mode Switch h R AF T NOTE: Each ttime you press a button, a green light at the top remote fla of the rem flashes. If the light flashes several times for just e press, it means m one the batteries (size AA) are getting low and need to be repla replaced. D DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE TURNING YOUR EQUIPMENT ON AND OFF These two buttons but turn your TV and DIRECTV® Receiver on n or off of to together.
YO OUR R REMO OTE CO ONT TRO OL NAVIGATION AND DESTINATION BUTTONS T AF R SHORTCUT BUTTONS D You can move through ugh all of the DIRECT DIRECTV user screens using only the direction ARROW buttons and the SELECT butt button as appropriate. propriate. However, the t RED, GREEN, YELLOW and d BLUE buttons button on the remote are special shortcuts that change function depending on which funct func menu screen you are looking at.
YOUR RE EMO OTE CON NTRO OL DVR CONTROL BUTTONS 12 PLAY / SLOW MOTION RECORD AF PAUSE / FRAME BY FRAME One press allows you to record programs in the Guide and live TV. Press twice to record a series. STOP Freezes the action of any live or prerecorded television evision program. While paused, presss FFWD or REW to move forward or backward frame by frame. fram While watching recorded TV, pressing this stops playback, displays the recorded program info screen, and inserts live TV in the top right.
THE PROGRESS BA AR R AF T The left end of the green bar shows how far back in time you can go. The current time shows where you are in the program you are viewing. The right end of the green bar shows how far ahead you can go. D If you press the RECORD button during a live show, how, the progress bar turns orange and the orange record icon n appears next to t the title of the show.
AF NOTE: You cannot fast forward during live TV until you pause or rewind a program. T Your DVR saves programs to the hard drive instantly and continuously, while you watch. This “live buffer” lets you pause, rewind fast forward or instant replay (jump back 6 seconds). If you start watching a program late, even if it is not set to record, you can back up to the beginning (up to 90 minutes) using REW, as long as you haven’t changed channels since the program started.
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AF PROGRAM INFO T Press the GUIDE button to display the onscreen program guide, with up to 14 days of programming information. Navigate in the guide as follows: Use the ARROW buttons to move one cell at a time up/down/left/right; use the CHAN/PAGE button to scroll up or down by page; type in a channel number to go directly there. Look for color-button hints at the bottom of the screen for shortcuts: Use the GREEN button to move ahead in time 12 hours; use the RED button to come back 12 hours.
PR ROGRAM GUID DE LOCAL CHANNELS Your DIRECTV-provided local channels can be found in the guide from channel numbers 2 through 69. T AF DIRECTV has a tremendous offering of HD channels and they are spread throughout the guide. To find them, look for HD after HD the program title in the guide. If you want to see only the HD Channel nell version of a channel in the guide go to Chapter 6, “Settings:Disp Disp sp lay:Preferences”, for instructions on how to make that setting.
PROGRAM GUIDE 18 INTERACTIVE CHANNELS AF Interactive allow you to interact with what you see on screen. When accessing these channels, you will have to wait a few w seconds for the software to download. NOTE: There is no separate 3D fee, but DIRECTV 3D programming is broadcast in HD and requires HD Access, HD receiver (HR44, HR34, HR21, H21 or later) compatible 3D HDTV and 3D glasses. CHOICE™ package acka or higher required for ESPN 3D. For more ackag info informatio information, visit directv.com/3D.
PR ROGRAM GUID DE FILTERING THE GUIDE T AF Simply use the arrow keys to highlight the category you want and press SELECT. The guide will now show only the channels that match that category. Look for the label in the bottom right of the guide to see how it is being filtered. R NOTE: Since the filtering is temporary, it only lasts as long ong g as you keep the program guide up on the screen. GUIDE OPTIONS D From the program guide, press the YELLOW OW button to d display displ “Guide Options”.
PROGRAM GUIDE 20 Pay y Per View w: T AF By default, your program guide displays all channels offered by DIRECTV, some of which may not be in your programming package. “Change favorites list” allows you to toggle the channels displayed in your guide among the following: “All Channels”, “Channels I Get” (channels you subscribe to) or a custom list of channels you have defined. The “Edit Settings” option allows you to modify the channels in your custom list.
CHA ANN NEL BAN NNER & TV OPTION NS When you find a current show in the guide you want to watch, press SELECT and the receiver changes to that channel. The channel banner briefly displays at the top of the screen with program title, channel number, date, time and other information. Select “More Info” for detailed program information and other options.
CHA ANNEL BANN NER R & TV V OPTIO ONS 22 T Select “Last 4” to see a list of previous channels you’ve watched (up to 4). When you select a channel from this list, the receiver will tune to that channel. This is an easy way to toggle among the channels you watch most often. AF FAVORITE CHANNELS R Select “Favorites” to update the program guide to show only the channels you want to see. You have four options to choose oose se from such as, “All Channels”, “Channels I Get”, “Custom m 1” and “Custom 2”.
CHA ANN NEL BAN NNER & TV OPTION NS AF PARENTAL CONTROLS D R Select “Parental” to quickly lock or unlock your receiver. r.. You can also customize your parental controls settings byy selectin selecting “Parental Controls”. For more information on parental ental ntal controls settings, see the “Parental Controls” section in Chapter apter 6.
CHA ANNEL BANN NER R & TV V OPTIO ONS 24 T Watch two programs, live or recorded, at the same time. While watching one program, press the INFO button on your remote. Select “PIP”. The program you’re currently watching moves into a smaller window on your screen. The larger video is the active program and can be controlled by your remote. To switch between programs, press the DOWN ARROW. R AF ur To change the position of the smaller window, press INFO on your remote.
MEN NU The DIRECTV Menu is your hub for access to My DIRECTV, Search & Browse, Recordings, Extras, and Settings & Help. Press MENU on your remote to see your available options. R SEARCH & BROWSE D The Search & Browse option lets you access Smart mart Search Search, All Movies, On Demand and TV Shows. See Chapter apter 3 “Search & Browse” for more information.
MEN NU DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE EXTRAS 26 Use the Extras option to access Messages, the DIRECTV Active Channel, GSN Game Lounge, TV Apps, Music & Photos, and Showroom. Depending on your setup, it may also include the Caller ID feature. For additional information, see Chapter 5, “Extras & Special Features”. SETTINGS & HELP The Settings & Help option lets you access Settings, Parental rental Controls, Favorite Channels and Help.
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SEARC CH FE EATUR RES S 28 T To search for programs, press MENU on your remote and select “Search & Browse”, then select “Smart Search”. Before you start typing, check out our “Suggested Searches” for recommendations on hot new shows, the most popular shows this week, or programs related to current events like the World Series. AF Enter your search term using the onscreen keypad, or use the numbers on your remote to “triple tap” the words. There’s no need d to enter words like “the” or “an”.
SEAR RCH FE EATU URE ES YOUTUBE SEARCH If you’re already connected, follow these simple steps: 2. Enter your search term using the onscreen keypad, or use e the numbers on your remote to ”triple tap” the words. R 3. Search results appear on the right side of the screen. creen. The YouTube search is displayed at the bottom of the he results list. Select the item labeled ”YouTube”. D 4. A list of YouTube videos matching yourr search term will display.
ALL MOV VIES S, ON N DEMAND AND PAY Y PER R VIE EW To see what movies and On Demand content are available, press MENU, select “Search & Browse”, then select either: “All Movies” (Channel 1100) 30 ALL MOVIES AF “All Movies” offers an easy, one-stop way to find ANY movie on DIRECTV, including broadcast channels, premium channels,, latest releases, In Theaters, Pay Per View, and On Demand. nd. This includes both free and premium movies.
AL LL MOVIE ES, ON N DE EMAND AND D PAY Y PER R VIE EW You can record or order movies from this screen. Any movie with a green Play icon is available to order and watch immediately. Select the movie, select the “Play” option, then follow the onscreen instructions.
ALL MOV VIES S, ON N DEMAND AND PAY Y PER R VIE EW T AF RECORDING FROM “ALL MOVIES” OR “ON DEMAND” When your HD DVR is connected to the Internet, you can record ord from both “All Movies” and “On Demand”. If your HD DVR iss not connected to the Internet you can still record from “All Movies”. s”. R When your receiver is NOT connected to the Internet: To record a program, highlight a title and press ress the orange orang REC De (Record) button on your remote.
AL LL MOVIE ES, ON N DE EMAND AND D PAY Y PER R VIE EW To watch a movie, press the LIST button on your remote to access the Playlist. Highlight a title and press the PLAY button. A confirmation message with the price of the movie will display, asking if you‘re sure you want to watch the movie. AF R D CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE To delete a movie from your Playlist, highlight the title and press the RED button on your remote. To keep a movie, highlight the title and press the BLUE button on your remote.
ALL MOV VIES S, ON N DEMAND AND PAY Y PER R VIE EW When your receiver IS connected to the Internet: 34 T All scheduled records/downloads (with the exception of “In Theaters” titles), as well as those that are ready to watch, are displayed in the Playlist. R AF Press LIST to display the Playlist. Programs are downloaded in the order they were scheduled. If a movie is currently downloading, it appears at the top of your Playlist with a progress ogress gress bar displaying the % complete.
R Special events like UFC, Boxing, WWE and more are listed in the program guide starting around channel 117. 7. (Actual tual channel number may vary depending on current offerings.) erings.) D Ordering PPV events works the same wayy as ordering DIRECTV DIREC On Demand movies from the program guide. e. See previous previo section for details. CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE PAY PER VIEW EVENTS AF All “In Theaters” titles are stored in your Queue.
TV SH HOW WS AND D GENIE™ ™ RE ECOMME ENDS To discover the TV Shows screen, and see what’s available to watch now, press MENU, select “Search & Browse”, then select “TV Shows”. 36 T AF TV Shows is your destination for all things TV. Go to TV Shows to find programs you can watch instantly, as well as to enjoy the benefits of DIRECTV’s Genie Recommends feature.
TV V SHOW WS AND GENIE™ ™ REC COMM MENDS AF R D CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE NOTE: The DIRECTV start-from-the beginning feature can only be used if the tuner was pre-set to your show’s channel, or someone else in a Genie-networked household was watching the show from the start. T NOTE: TV Shows and the Genie Recommends feature are only available on the Genie (Adv Whole Home) HD DVR (model HR34, HR44 and above) and Genie Clients (model C31 and above).
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RECO ORDIN NG A SING GLE E SHOW W FROM LIVE TV 40 AF You don’t have to be watching a show to record it. Simply find e it in the program guide and press the RECORD button. The orange record icon appears to let you know your show iss being eing recorded or is scheduled to record. T FROM THE GUIDE R NOTE: You can record two shows at the same time me with your DIRECTV DVR if you have made the proper connections to your satellite dish.
RE ECORDING A SIN NGLE SHO OW R STOPPING AN IN-PROGRESS RECORDING DING D If you press the RECORD button a second time e on a single show (like a movie), an onscreen message will appear pear giving you the t choice to “Keep Recording”, “Change Recording cording Options”, or “Stop Recording”. This is an easy way to cancel ancel a record recording recording.
RECO ORDIN NG A SERIES 42 T If the show you are currently watching is a series and not a single event (like a movie), simply press the RECORD button twice to automatically record every episode of the series. The RECORD icon is now a repeated circle R to let you know that this is a series and not a single recording. AF FROM THE GUIDE As mentioned previously, you don’t have to be watching a series ries to record it.
R D CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS AF To see your list of recorded shows, press LIST on the remote. Alternatively, you can press MENU and select “Recordings”, then “Playlist”. Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired show, press SELECT, then select “Play” (or “Resume” if you’ve already watched part of the show) to start the show. You can use any of the DVR control buttons (like PAUSE, FFWD, REW, etc.) while watching your recorded show.
PLAY YLIST T 44 T REC AF The time, date and channel of each recorded program is displayed to the right of the program title. Any icon identifying program status is displayed to the left of the program title (for example, a circle K for “Keep Until I Delete”). See the inside back cover for a list of all the icons. ion, n, Highlighting a program title displays the program description, rogram, m, just as in the Guide.
PLAYL LIST PLAYLIST OPTIONS From the Playlist screen, press the YELLOW button to display Playlist Options. Sorrt Prrogramss by Cate egory y D Cha ange e Ord derr of Playlisst R Select “Sort programs by category” and then select Movies, Sports, News, Kids, etc., to filter the playlist as desired. This u start option will help you find what you want faster, once you to record a lot of programs.
PLAY YLIST T Ope en/C Clo ose All 46 MANAGING MY PLAYLIST AF If you are set up on a Whole-Home DVR or Adv Whole-Home network, this option lets you select whether to see all available titles from all receivers, or just those on the “local” receiver. T Filte er by Play ylisst Disk k Sp pace Barr R Your DVR has a lot of recording space but it is possible sible to fill fil up the hard drive if you record regularly. A quick way ay to check how pace Bar.
PLAYL LIST If you have a show that you don’t want pushed out, press the BLUE button to “Keep” it in your Playlist until you delete it. Kee ep AF T Highlight the show you want to keep and press the BLUE button on your remote. A blue, K icon will appear next to the program title indicating it will be kept until you delete it. You may be tempted to make all of your recordings “Keep Until I Delete”, but if your hard drive ever fills up, new recordings can’t take place.
MANAG GE REC CORDINGS S 48 T AF TO DO LIST R The To Do List displays recordings your DVR is scheduled to make in the future. Icons next to the titles indicate whether her the recording is a single event, part of a series, or an autorecord record based on a person or keyword search. The list is ordered dered by time with the next recordings at the top and the furthest in the future at the bottom.
MANA AGE RECOR RDIN NGS There are a couple of color key short cuts on this screen as well. ll. Use the RED button to delete an entire series. Use the GREEN REEN button to move a highlighted show to the top of the listt in one press. QUEUE D R You can also adjust the recording options used for a particular series from this screen. Select the series you u want, then select se “Series Options” and change the recording options as desired.
MANAG GE REC CORDINGS S 50 PURCHASES R MANUAL RECORDINGS AF Provides status information for all Pay Per View programs thatt were bought and, if viewed, the date and time. T Provides status information for every recording scheduled, whether they were completed, canceled or deleted. If you think something should have been recorded, but wasn’t, check here to look for an explanation.
MANA AGE RECOR RDIN NGS When recording a series, the Episode Type gives you the option to record first run only, repeats only, or both. AF D R The Start and Stop options let you adjust the times es of your you recordings to ensure you don’t miss a thing. Keep in mind that starting early and ending late on all of yourr recordings may create more recording conflicts than an if you starte started and stopped on-time (according to the program schedule).
RECO ORD DING G FRO OM YOU UR CO OMPUTE ER, PHONE E OR IPAD D 52 T NOTE: You must have an account on directv.com to use remote scheduling. AF FROM A COMPUTER R To schedule a recording from your computer, go to directv.com/ .com/ om/ tvlistings to see an online version of the program guide.. Select ct a show and click “Record”. If you have more than one e DVR in your home, choose the DVR you want to record to and then click “Record to Receiver”.
RECO ORDING G FROM YO OUR COMPU UTE ER, PH HONE OR IP PAD DIRECTV MOBILE APPS Features: Search for any television show up to 14 days in advance. AF Browse programs by channel, or date & time. T Our FREE Mobile Apps is available for the iPhone, Android™, Palm® Pre™, Palm® Pixi™, BlackBerry®, Windows® Phone 7 and the iPAD. Turn your smartphone or iPAD into the easiest, fastest, most convenient way to find any program and set your home DVR.
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EXTRA AS 56 R AF Press MENU, select “Extras” and then “Messages” to see your messages from DIRECTV. DIRECTV sends you messages about important news items or special promotions. T MESSAGES DIRECTV ACTIVE CHANNEL Press MENU, then select “Extras”, then n “Active” to access the DIRECTV Active channel, or simply presss the ACTIVE key ke on your k remote.
EXTR RAS selecting the “My Cities” menu item and following the onscreen instructions. To exit the DIRECTV Active channel, just enter a channel number or press the CHAN UP/DOWN key. T AF GSN GAME LOUNGE D R Press MENU, select “Extras”, then “Game Lounge”. The GSN Game Lounge service contains memory and skill games that tha you can play onscreen using only your remote. There ere are free as well as subscription-only games to play.
EXTRA AS 58 AF Your DIRECTV Receiver can be connected to your home network to show photos and play music and videos that you have saved on your personal computer. You must have at least one personal al computer running a media server (e.g. TVersity, Windows Media edia Player, Intel Viiv) in your network for this service to work. Forr help on setting up “Music & Photos”, visit directv.com/mediashare.
EXTR RAS AF R D CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES The DVR controls on your remote allow you to stop, play or skip through your music and photos. Press the GREEN button on your remote to toggle among music, photos and video control modes. Pressing the STOP button while in music control mode stops the music from playing and the audio from the current channel is then heard. Pressing the STOP button while in photo control mode stops the display of photos and displays the video from the current channel.
EXTRA AS 60 AF To set up your receiver to display an onscreen notice whenever you receive a call, press MENU and select “Caller ID”, then select “Turn on Notices”. This will toggle the option to now read “Turn off Notices”. T Depending on your phone company, the “Caller ID” option may be labeled in the format “Telco Caller ID” where “Telco” is your phone company’s name; or it may appear in the “Extras” option when you press MENU.
EXTR RAS SHOWROOM T AF PANDORA R Pandora is personalized Internet radio designed to help you discover new music you’ll love, mixed in with music you already adyy know. To use Pandora, your receiver must be connected to o the Internet and you must have a Pandora account set up online. To access Pandora, press MENU on your remote. Select ct “Extras” then “Pandora”. You can listen to various stations and create, edit and pers personalize stations.
EXTRA AS YOUTUBE 62 If you’re already connected, follow these simple steps: Press MENU on your remote and select “Extras”, then select “YouTube”. 2. Enter your search term using the onscreen keypad, or use the numbers on your remote to “triple tap” the words. s. 3. A list of YouTube videos matching your search term rm wi will display. Play a video from this screen by highlighting ighting a title and pressing SELECT.
SPECIA AL FEA ATUR RES Your DIRECTV HD DVR supports these special features that can be accessed without going through a menu. Watching Program 1 Program 2 Program 1 T AF With DoublePlay, you can easily switch between two programs on at the same time without missing a minute of either. Your HD DVR stores up to 90 minutes of live TV on two channels. If you tune to a new channel (a third channel), the saved portion on the original channel is cleared. DoublePlay expires after two hours of non-use. n 1.
SPECIIAL L FE EATURE ES 64 QUICKTUNE AF T Sports blackouts, a long-time source of frustration and confusion for sports fans, occur when a sporting event is not televised in a certain area. But thanks to DIRECTV’s cutting-edge technology, whenever you tune to a channel with a blacked-out game, GameSearch™ recognizes the blackout and immediately looks to see if the game is on another channel.
SPECIA AL FEA ATUR RES SCOREGUIDE™ T AF TV APPS D R With DIRECTV’s exciting FREE TV Apps, like Flickr®, ScoreGuide™, eGuide™, e™, 5-Day Weather Forecast and Webcams, you can view your our favorite pictures, get up to the minute scores, check your local cal weather, weathe hZZ a^kZ [ZZYh d[ edejaVg kVXVi^dc h^\]ih VcY bjX] bdgZ ¸ X] bdgZ ¸ bdgZ ¸ without missing a second of what you’re watching, hing, ing, all at the press of a button.
DIREC CTV V® WHOL LE-H HOM ME DV VR SERV VIC CE 66 AF When your HD DVR and HD Non-DVR receivers are networked, it allows them to share content. This is typically completed by an installer during your installation appointment. To learn more about upgrade and eligibility requirements, go to directv.com/ wholehome. To get a quick understanding of how recorded content is shared by your household, skip to step 7. T 1.
DIIREC CTV V® WHO OLE-H HOME DVR SERV VICE 2. Activ vate DIR RECT TV® Whole--Home e DV VR Serv vice: AF You’ll be prompted to give each receiver a name. We refer to this as “Location”. We recommend using a name that you’ll easily associate with the room or it’s location, such as, “Living Room”. The name must be 14 characters or less. You must be at the receiver to assign its name. T 3.
DIREC CTV V® WHOL LE-H HOM ME DV VR SERV VIC CE 68 T An HD DVR has the option to share its Playlist with other receivers. Let’s say you have an HD DVR in your Den, an HD DVR in your Master Bedroom, and an HD Non-DVR in your Kitchen. If you set Share Playlist to “No” in the Master Bedroom, the other rooms (Den and Kitchen) won’t be able to access the Master Bedroom’s Playlist.
DIIREC CTV V® WHO OLE-H HOME DVR SERV VICE 6. Reco ord Prrog gra amss: AF To record a show you’re currently watching or to record a highlighted program in the Guide, press the orange REC (record) button. A message displays onscreen asking you to select the HD DVR you would like to record on; then selectt ecord ord either “Record Once” to record the current episode, “Record Series” to record the entire series or “Do Nothing” to o cancel el your request.
DIREC CTV V® WHOL LE-H HOM ME DV VR SERV VIC CE 70 AF T 7. Watc ch Reco ord ded Prog gram ms: R By networking your receivers, the recordings from all the HD DVRs in your household are combined into a “shared” Playlist. The shared Playlist is accessible by all networked receivers, even if the receiver is not a DVR! To access the Playlist, press ss the LIST button on the remote control, or press MENU, then hen select “Recordings”, then “Playlist”. Highlight a show and press SELECT to play.
GENIE™ ™ (A ADV WHO OLE-HO OME) HD DVR You can use your Genie HD DVR in three ways: AF 1. As a standalone HD DVR - connect it and get all the enhancements and superior receiver features of the HR44, HR34 and above. 2. As an HD DVR in a Whole-Home DVR setup - Genie enhances es your current Whole-Home setup.
GENIE E™ (AD DV WHOL LE-H HOME)) HD DV VR In any configuration, your Genie HD DVR offers the following features in addition to those of a DIRECTV HD DVR: Record up to 5 programs simultaneously 72 Get full HD DVR functionaltiy in every room AF T Watch two shows at the same time with Picture In Picture (on the TV connected to the Genie HD DVR) R NOTE: For a complete list of compatible RVU devices, receivers, ivers, vers, clients and required services, visit directv.com/Genie.
DIRECTV™ MOBIL LE AP PPS FOR SMARTPHONE & IPAD D R AF Use your phone or iPad as a remote control: Play, pause, rewind, fast-forward, scroll through channels, and more, all with a tap. Create your own Home screen: Get instant access to your n your favorite channels and sports. You control what’s on e, the screen by choosing the channels you want to see, teams and sports you want to follow, even the e modules you want to include.
DIREC CTV V™ MOBIL LE APPS S 74 Now watch DIRECTV movies and TV shows on your tablet device, mobile phone or your computer, whenever, wherever you want. All you need is a DIRECTV online account, and an internet connection. AF T To learn more about DIRECTV Everywhere go to http://www.directv.com/entertainment/ R NOTE: Certain remote control functions require a standard ard DIRECTV remote. iPad remote control functionality requires quires a home Wi-Fi connection.
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SET TTINGS 76 AF Select “Info & Test” to display the System Info & Test screen. Select “Run System Test” to initiate a test of the tuners, receiver ID and phone line. T INFO & TEST R NOTE: Running the System Test will interfere with live e TV and d any current recordings. Select “More System Info” to review your basic sic system ystem informatio information number such as receiver model, receiver ID, accesss card number, rent receiver settings settings. This software version, etc.
SE ETTIN NGS Preffere ences These are user interface display settings which include: Guide HD Channels: Choose whether you want the guide to show HD channels and their duplicate SD channels or to hide the SD duplicates. AF Language: Select your preferred onscreen text language. Scrolling Effects: Turn scrolling effects ON or OFF. This is affects the appearance of large text areas when they scroll.
R AF Screen Format: When a program is broadcast in a format that does not exactly fit your TV screen, your receiver will automatically size the picture. Screen Format options include clude de Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only), nly), y Letterbox (Standard 4:3 TVs only), Stretch and Crop.. If you’re watching a widescreen movie on a Standard dard 4:3 TV TV, you may want to choose “Letterbox” which places bars ars on the top and bottom of the screen.
SE ETTIN NGS TV Reso olu utionss Select the resolutions your TV can support so your receiver can pass the proper signal. To find the resolutions your TV supports, check the user’s guide that came with your TV. If you select a resolution your TV doesn’t support, the receiver will reset the resolution after a few seconds. Cap ption nin ng Select “Captioning” to turn closed captioning ON or OFF, and to select the font style, size and color for the display of captions.
SET TTINGS AUDIO 80 Sound Effects: Select the volume of sound effects AF Dolby® Digital: Select whether you want Dolby Digital audio output ON or OFF, i.e. for a surround sound system. T Language: Select your preferred audio language, i.e. English, Spanish, Chinese, etc… Not all TV programs deliver Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Look forr the Dolby Digital icon in the program description and Channel el Banner. anner. R HD Channels include 5.1 surround sound when available able from f the programmer.
SE ETTIN NGS REMOTE CONTROL D IR/R RF Setup p R Follow the step-by-step instructions to set your remote to control your TV or other A/V equipment, such as a DVD player y or surround sound system. For best results, it is helpful ful to know the model number and brand of your equipment. ment. To clear cle current AV1, AV2 and TV settings, select “Program am Remote” and then “Reset Remote”. Certain remote control models feature RF (radio freque frequenc frequency) capability.
SET TTINGS 82 Adv vanc ced Se etu ups AF Select “Receiver Mode” if you want to use one remote to command a second DIRECTV® Receiver. Use this option to set up your remote to control 3 or more receivers in one room. R SATELLITE T Rec ceive er Mo ode e This option is used by installers when your system is init initially set up; you should not have to use it.
SE ETTIN NGS RESET D R Some DIRECTV Receivers are Energy Star certified, meaning ning they include features that reduce electrical consumption. tion. The ivers into Power Saving option automatically puts these receivers Standby mode when there is no activity on your remote mote for 4 hours. When the feature is ON, a message will ll display to w warn you before the receiver goes into Standby mode. mode The Reset screen lets you restart the receiver, reset to factory defaults, or reset everything.
SET TTINGS 84 R AF NOTE: If Parental Controls are locked, you must enter your password to reset the receiver. T “Reset Everything” Completely erases everything from system memory and starts over like a new receiver.
PAR RENTA AL CON NTRO OLS AF R D CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP Parental Controls enable parents to place certain restrictions on just who’s watching what, and requires a passcode to view restricted programming. Whether it’s for mature content, spending amounts, or even the number of hours of TV watching allowed, you’re always able to keep limitations where you want them for the whole family. The system default is “unlocked” for all categories.
PARENTAL L CO ONTRO OLS S 86 T After setting the restrictions you want (see below for options), choose “Lock Now” from the left menu. You’ll be asked to create a passcode. This passcode will be your entry to unlocking and adjusting limitations in the future. AF UNLOCK NOW R When parental controls are locked, a message appears if you u ogram am try to tune to a restricted program explaining why the program is blocked.
PAR RENTA AL CON NTRO OLS RATINGS LIMITS Set rating limits for Movies, TV and Other (unrated) shows. From the left menu, select “Rating Limits” then select either “Movies”, “TV” or “Other”. Oth her Showss D R Highlight and select the TV ratings limit you desire. In addition ddition to allowing or blocking shows by TV rating (i.e.
PARENTAL L CO ONTRO OLS S 88 AF CHANNEL BLOCKS T Hide adult channels in the program guide, Manage Recordings screens, and when channel surfing. Select “Adult Channels”, then highlight and select the box to toggle between “Hide Adult” and “Show Adult”. WEB VIDEOS R Prevent children from viewing pre-selected channels. Select lect “Channel Blocks”. Scroll down the channel list and select ect those se you wish to block.
