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Hughes Model HIRD-E86 Platinum HD Receiver
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symbol will appear on the screen. You can now enter numbers and letters (letters are located
above the number keys) to spell a channel’s call sign. For example, to tune to ESPN, press the key
sequence . All special symbols such as the ampersand (&), forward
slash (/), exclamation point (!), and others are found in the key. As soon as the receiver can
determine what channel you are seeking, it will tune to it automatically. No additional keys need
to be pressed.
If the channel call sign contains fewer than four letters, you may need to press the key
after the letter sequence to indicate that you have entered enough letters. If more than one channel
call sign shares the same set of keys (for example, CNN and COM both use 155), one channel
will be displayed. If that is not the channel you want, press , one after
the other, and the next channel sharing the same set of keys will appear.
With experience, you will become more familiar with the channel name abbreviations that are used.
Alternate Services
The HD receiver can support alternate audio services.
To determine if the services are available for a particular
program, look for their icons below the data and time in
the Channel Banner or on the on-screen guide. To use
these services when available, press the key and
key on the remote control, one after the other. The
Alternate Services banner, shown at the right, will
appear at the bottom of the screen.
Audio
Once you have selected the Audio button you can use
the and keys to step through the audio tracks offered
for the current program.
To choose the highlighted language, press . On occasion an audio track may be offered that
is not being broadcast. If this is the case, you will hear either unchanged audio or silence.
SAP (Secondary Audio Program) sound is not available on local analog channels received from a
terrestrial antenna or cable TV service.
Closed Caption
Closed Caption allows you to change the caption display mode for the program being watched
and to turn it on or off. If the closed caption setting in the A/V menu is set to OFF or to a different
caption setting, then the selection chosen on this screen is temporary and will be canceled when
you change channels. This setting does not affect the closed caption setting of your TV.
If the closed caption setting in the A/V menu is set to off or to a different caption setting, then the
selection chosen on this screen is temporary and will be canceled when you change channels.
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