Watching Dss Programs On The Hitachi Receiver; So Many Choices; Basic Channel Changing; The Channel Banner - Hitachi DSS SYSTEM Owner's Manual

WATCHING DSS
PROGRAMS ON THE
HITACHI RECEIVER
So Many Choices--So Many
Ways to Choose
Let's face it. You got your Hitachi digital satellite system because you
wanted lots of programming choices! In this chapter you will learn
many different ways to find the programs you want to watch.
The first thing that you should know is that channels in the DSS world axe arranged differendy
than you have probably experienced before. The lowest channd number is 100; the highest is
999. Channels are grouped by the hundreds. The following chart fists these groupings:
I 100-199 I 200-299 I 300-399 I 400-499 I 500-599 I 900-999 I
Basic Channel Changing
There are many ways to "surf' through the available programming. Anyone who has ever used a
remote control TV already knows at least two ways to change channds. The first of these is by
using the ueOand _0 keys. Each key press takes you m the next available channel in the direction
that you selected. The second way assumes that you know the number of the channd you want.
For example, to go to the Direct Ticket movie previews, simply press ([_N[_M_. Or to watch the
USSB preview channel, press ()_[_, You can enter the three-digit channd number for any
channd you wish.
The Channel Banner
This is a good time to explain the banner that you see at the top of the screen every time you tune
to a channel. You can display the Channel Banner at any time by.
_g the _ key or dear it before it times out by pressing
The Channel Banner
This banner contains information about the program. This includes
the program start and end times, program title, program rating,
channd call sign or logo, channd number, and program or charred-
related symbols where applicable. Symbols, as shown in the
following chart, could indude alternate audio, data, new mail, can't
tape, closed caption, and/or the lock status. See the section called
"Alternate Services" later in this chapter for information on
accessing alternate audio or data services.
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