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Choosing an Output Channel
You can choose which channel to view your HD receiver, either channel 3 or 4. If you
select channel 4 and then select “Now” from the pop-up dialog box, be sure to
immediately change your TV or monitor to channel 4—otherwise, your screen will
be blank.
Using the Preferences Menu
The Preferences menu allows you to change some aspects of your HD receiver to fit
your personal preference. The following sections outline what you can do in this
menu.
Color Scheme
You can change the color that appears in the menu and guides. To change the color,
select Preferences from the main menu and select Color Scheme.
Use the up and down arrows and OK button to select the menu color
scheme you prefer.
Translucency
You can adjust the level of translucency that the menu screens and program guides
possess. Adjust the slider up for more translucency (the video behind the menu and
guides will be more visible) or down for less translucency (less video will be shown
behind the menu or guides).
Default Guide
By default, the Detail Guide appears when you press GUIDE on the remote control,
no matter if you access the DIRECTV
®
programming guide or the TV program guide.
You can change the default guide from the Detail Guide to the Grid Guide or
SurfGuide (DIRECTV only). For more information about the three types of guides,
see the section, “Using the Program Guides.”
1. Select Preferences from the main menu, then select Default Guide.
2. Use the arrows and OK to choose which guide you want to appear first when
you press the GUIDE button on the remote control.
Note
If you choose SurfGuide
as the default, the Grid
Guide will appear when
you access the TV
program guide, since the
SurfGuide isn’t available
as a TV program guide.