Main Menu Items; The Program Guide - RCA DRD435RH User Manual

Using On-Screen Menus
Tip: Don't Be Afraid to Explore
Once you've learned the basics, feel free to poke
around the menu system– exploring this system is
a great way to learn!
Remember to use you remote control's arrow and
SELECT buttons to maneuver through menus.
And, so you don't worry about getting lost in the
menus, you can press CLEAR at any time to leave
the menu system and return to regular system
viewing.
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Main Menu Items

This section briefl y describes each of the options a vailable from the Main menu. Mor e
information about each men u and its features is included later in this chapter, and you can
always get mor e information when an item is highlighted by pressing the remote contr ol's INFO
button.
Program Guides
Selecting this button will display a menu with a variety of diff erent ways to view program guide
information.
Messages
This button is used to access the Caller ID inf ormation from your telephone compan y and mail
messages from DIRECTV .
Note: You must subscribe to Caller ID service from your telephone service provider in or der for the on-screen
Caller ID information to be displayed.
Purchases
Use this button to r eview or cancel upcoming pur chases, review past purchases, and set spending
limits for saved profiles.
Timers
Schedule the digital satellite receiver to tune to a specific channel at a specific time.
Profiles
This button displa ys a menu where you can set system and user pass words, ratings limits,
spending limits, viewing hours, as well as create favorite channel lists.
Personal Settings
Do y ou want to set up an individual profile' s personal settings or alter the look and f eel of an
existing profile? This button will tak e you to a men u where you can alter or set personal
preferences of your digital satellite receiver.
System Setup
Allows you to adjust to the wa y your system w orks, to get mor e information about system
features, get dish pointing coordinates, etc.
Interactive
Television broadcasts typically carry a wealth of inf ormation and now you can access and
interact with it starting with this button. Selecting Interactive from the Main menu displays the
DIRECTV INTERA CTIVE™ system f or setting up interactive TV ser vice.

The Program Guide

Note: The program guide is described in detail in the previous chapter, Satellite Receiver Features, starting on
page 15.
Selecting Program Guides from the Main menu displays a menu with a variety of display options
available. You can go dir ectly to the system default guide (Detail Guide or the Grid Guide-
according to your pr eferences). You can also select the Log o or Channel guide , the Viewing
Suggestions or Categ or y guide, access the Scout™ or AlphaSor t™ sear ch features, or change the
active profile.
Displaying Program Guides
In addition to selecting Program Guides in the Main menu, you can press the GUIDE button on
the remote contr ol. This b ypasses the Pr ogram Guides men u and directly displays the default
guide.
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