DIRECTV SYSTEM FROM HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - OWNER’S MANUAL
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providers, call in status reports to the service providers, start and stop your VCR for programs you
have scheduled, receive messages, and perform other background activities. The only apparent changes
occurring in the standby mode are that the video goes black, the IN FROM ANTENNA connector
signals are passed through to the OUT TO TV connector, and the power light is off.
There are three keys on your remote control that most people use frequently. They are the ,
, and keys.
After you have established favorite channel lists, as described in the chapter “The Digital Satellite
Receiver’s Menu System,” you will want to cycle through them quickly and easily. Do so by pressing
the key. Each press will advance to the next list of channels. After stepping through the favorite
lists it will cycle back to “All Channels.”
At any time, you can exit the on-screen guide by selecting Video in the Guide pop-up menu. An even
faster way is to press the key.
The key is only useful if the digital satellite receiver is connected to your entertainment system
through the OUT TO TV connector, rather than VIDEO or S-VIDEO. If you are using OUT TO TV,
pressing the key will switch the output between DIRECTV System programming and local
broadcasts similar to the way the key works.
Knowing these few keys should enable to navigate through almost every digital satellite receiver
feature and menu.