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DIRECTV HD DVR RECEIVERS ® T AF When you see the ENERGY RGY STAR label on your set-top box, it means that your set-top box is ENERGY STAR enefi of saving energy and helping our environment. qualified, giving you the benefit However, ENERGY STAR labeled HD DVR set-top boxes qualify for ENERGY STAR only when configured with the DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service. All other ENERGY STAR labeled set-top boxes, when used in conjunction with a DIRECTV subscription, meet ENERGY STAR criteria without requiring the consumer to take any additional steps. WELCOME TO O TH HE DIR RECTV FAM MIL LY! Welcome! Now that you’re plugged in, it’s time to start enjoying access to over 285 channels of TV programming, satellite music and a great selection of the biggest box office movies from DIRECTV CINEMA™. We’ll take you step by step through everything from pushing the POWER button to searching for and finding your favorite programs. This user guide applies to the DIRECTV® HD DVR and the Genie™ (Adv Whole-Home) HD DVR and clients. Because this user guide was designed to accommodate several models, your receiver and its user interface ce m may vary slightly from what is shown here. Online Man nuals and Other Reso ourc ces AF To view the most up-to-date manuals for DIRECTV Receivers and d other equipment, p please visit www.directv.com/manuals or go to www.directv.com and search for keyword “manuals”. You can also visit www.directv.com to manage your account, t, and find inform informatio information about DIRECTV service, programming packages, special promotions, and much more. Gettting Connectted IMPORTANT: If a professional installed your DIRECTV® DVR and Clients, you are ready to start watching TV. If your equipment was not professionally installed or you just added a surround sound syste system or other devices equipment, please see Appendix 1, “Setup and Activation”. You must subscribe to HD Access or DIRECTV TV Advanced Receiver Service (ARS) to view the HD channels included in your programming package. DIRECTV hardware and programming and HD fees available separately. For information and pricing regarding programming and HD Access or ARS, please visit directv.com. 4 Prod ducct Info ormattion ......................................................................8 CHAP PTE ER 1:: USIN NG YOU UR REM MOTE CONT TROL Reccord ding gaS Sing gle Sh how ............................................................40 Reccorrd ding din ng a Serie Series ......................................................................42 Wattchiing and Wat Watch an nd D De eletin ng Yourr Reccorded d Show ws ..........................42 Playylisst ............... Playlist ..............................................................................44 Man Mana nage Reccor ordin ngs .....................................................................48 AF Yo our Remotte Con ntroll ...................................................................10 10 The e Progresss Bar ......................................................................... 13 Reccorrd Recor ding from Your Computter, Phon ne or iPad d ......................52 Live e Bu uffer ............................................................................... ............14 .... 14 CHAP PTE ER 5 - EX XTRA AS & SPE ECIAL FE EATU URES CHAP PTE ER 2 - CH HANNEL LS & PR ROGRA AM IN NFO Extrras ............................................................................................56 Progra am Gu uide ............................................ .............. ......... .................. ........................16 Cha anne el Ba anner & TV V Optio ons .................... .............. ........ ........... ............. .............21 Spe ecial Fea aturess ..........................................................................63 Men nu .................................................................... ....... ........ ....... ......................25 Gen nie™ ™ (Ad dv Whole-H Home) HD DVR ...........................................71 DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Safe ety & Ca are ..................................................................................6 CHAP PTE ER 4: REC CORDIN NGS Wellcom me to o the DIRE ECTV Fa amilyy! .................................................3 CHAP PTE ER 3: SEA ARCH & BRO OWSE Sea arch h Feattures ..........................................................................28 All Movvies, On De eman nd, and d Payy Per View ...............................30 TV V Shows an nd Ge enie™ Recom mme ends ...........................................36 DIRE ECT TV® Whole e-Hom me DV VR Service ........................................66 DIRE ECT TV™ Mobile e Apps ...............................................................73 CHAP PTE ER 9 - WA ARRANT TY AND OTH HER INFO Settting gs .........................................................................................76 Lim mitted 900--Day Warrranty .........................................................122 0-Da Parrenttal Co ontrolls ........................................................................85 DIRE ECT TV Prote TV Prrotecttion Pla an ..........................................................126 Fa avoritte Cha annels .......................................................................90 FCC CC Cu ustom omer mer In Inf nfform o mation ......................................................128 TERMS TER RMS A AND ND D CO CON ND DIT TIO ONS OF US SE OF F SOFT TWA ARE (T (TERM TER RM MS) S ........... .................................................................................129 AF Help ................................................................................................91 CHAP PTE ER 6 - SE ETT TINGS S & HELP CHAP PTE ER 7 - GE ENIE E™ HD DV VR APPEN AP PEND NDICE ES Gen nie (Adv Whole e-Ho ome) HD DV VR ............................................. ............... 94 App pend dix 1:: Setu up an nd Activvation .............................................140 Bacck Panel Exam mple ............................................. ............................ 99 ................... App pend dix 2:: Conn nectio ons to o TV & Equiipmen nt .........................141 Spe ecial Fea aturess ............................................................ ....... ................. ............... 98 CHAP PTE ER 8 - TR ROUBLESHO OOTING & FAQ AQ AQS QS App pend dix 3:: Rece eiverr Front and Back Pane els .........................151 App pend dix 4:: How w to Networrk You ur DVR R ...................................155 App pend dix 5:: Abou ut Hiigh-Defin nition ...........................................162 Trrou ubleshoo oting Tipss .................................................................102 Freq que ently Asked d Qu uestions .....................................................105 In nde ex ............................................................................................168 Iccon n Re efere ence ............................................................................174 SAFET TY & CARE Your DIRECTV® Receiver has been designed and manufactured to stringent quality and safety standards. You should, however, be aware of the following important precautions for safe and optimal use of the equipment. Meaning of symbols printed on the rear panel of the product: This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions tructions in the literature accompanying this unit. Imp portan nt Safety Insstructio ons Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance ce with the manufacturer manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, s, heat at registers, stoves or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. Use onlyy the power supply pp y (power cord) that came with wi your DIRECTV receiver. DIRECT receive iver. Failure to use the authorized power supply pp y (power cord) mayy cause electric shock, cord) fire, bodilyy injury j y and/or p property p y damage. If the e power supply (power cord ord) becomes damaged or needs to be replaced, please contact DIRECTV Customer Service to obtain an authorized replacement. AF 1. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage with a risk of electric shock is present within this unit. 10. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized ed or grounding-type grounding-ty plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third th prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 11. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched d particularly pa at plugs, convenience receptacles and the point where they exit the apparatus. 12. Use only attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 13. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 14. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 15. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. 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The DIRECTV® Receiver should not be used near water 86JI>DC/IdgZYjXZi]Zg^h`d[ÃgZ!jhZdcanCd#'+6L<dgWZiiZgiZaZXdbbjc^XVi^dcha^cZXdgY# (for example, kitchen sink, bathtub, pool, damp basement). 86JI>DC/GZeaVXZremote control batteries with same or equivalent type. There is danger of explosion if batteries are Also, never spill liquid on the receiver. Do not place vases or incorrectly replaced. other vessels containing liquid on top of it. ;dgndjg^c[dgbVi^dc/I]Z^YZci^ÃXVi^dchi^X`ZgXVcWZadXViZYWZ]^cYi]ZhbVaaYddgdci]Zfront panel of your receiver. I]ZiZaZXdbbjc^XVi^dcnetwork voltage used is the category number 3. TIP: We highly recommend plugging the DIRECTV® Receiver Note to Satellite Dish Installer: This reminder is provided to call your attention to articles 810 and 820 of the 2005 National into a surge protector to prevent damage from fluctuations in Electrical Code. Refer to article 810, in particular 810-1 and 810-15, for required grounding of the metal structure of the dish antenna. Refer also to the 810-2 which, by reference to article 820, requires that the satellite dish coaxial cable shield be your power supply. connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical. PRODUCT IN NFOR RMA ATION Serial No. Acquisition Date Dealer/Address/Phone Access Card * Receiver ID * AF Model No. * DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Keep your receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of acquisition. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in case you need them. *These numbers are typically located behind the card door on the front panel of your receiver. CHAP PTE ER 1: USING G YOU UR REMOTE CON NTROL Th he Prog gress Barr .............................................................. 13 AF Livve Bufffer .......................................................................... 14 Turning g Your Equip pmentt On and Offf .......................................10 Navigattion an nd Desttination Buttonss ......................................11 ShortCu ut Butttonss ......................................................................11 DVR Con ntrol Buttons .................................................................12 CHAPTER 1 - USING YOUR REMOTE CONTROL Yo ourr Rem mote Contro ol ......................................................... 10 YOUR RE EMO OTE CON NTRO OL 10 Mode Switch AF NOTE: Each ttime you press a button, a green light at the top remote fla of the rem flashes. If the light flashes several times for just e press, it means one the batteries (size AA) are getting low and need to be repla replaced. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE TURNING YOUR EQUIPMENT ON AND OFF These two buttons but turn your TV and DIRECTV® Receiver on n or off of to together. If your DIRECTV® System was installed professionally, your remote has already been programmed professi operate your TV. If you need to reprogram the remote for a to ope new TV or other audio-visual equipment, press MENU, select “Settings & Help”, “Settings”, then “Remote Control”. Follow the step by step instructions. Use the POWER (PWR) button and Mode Switch to turn a single component on or off (for example a DVD player or surround sound system). Simply slide the mode switch to the position that matches the component you want to control and then use the POWER button to turn it off or on. The mode switch must always be in the left-most position to control your DIRECTV® Receiver. If the mode switch is in a position that has not been programmed, or if you press a button that is not supported by that particular piece of equipment, an onscreen message will pop up to alert you. YO OUR R REMO OTE CO ONT TRO OL NAVIGATION AND DESTINATION BUTTONS AF SHORTCUT BUTTONS You can move through ugh all of the DIRECT DIRECTV user screens using only the direction ARROW buttons and the SELECT butt button as appropriate. propriate. However, the t RED, GREEN, YELLOW and d BLUE buttons button on the remote are special shortcuts that change function depending on which funct func menu screen you are looking at. As you use the system, look look in the bottom-left eft of particular screens for hints that tell you which color button to use for a particular shortcut. You’ll see several examples in this chapter. CHAPTER 1 - USING YOUR REMOTE CONTROL The buttons in the middle of the remote are navigation and destination keys. Press the GUIDE button to go to the program guide screen. Press the AC ACTIVE button to go to the DIRECTV Interactive™ channel. The LIST button takes you to the Playlist screen. scree Press EXIT to get out of any menu screen and return to live TV. Use the ARROW buttons and button to navigate though the guide or any nd SELECT SEL menu screen. Press BACK to move back to the screen. The MENU button takes you to the he previous sscreen main menu where you go to access all of the he features availa available in your system. Press INFO on any show to see information about that show. w. 11 YOUR RE EMO OTE CON NTRO OL DVR CONTROL BUTTONS 12 PLAY / SLOW MOTION RECORD AF PAUSE / FRAME BY FRAME One press allows you to record programs in the Guide and live TV. Press twice to record a series. STOP Freezes the action of any live or prerecorded television evision program. While paused, presss FFWD or REW to move forward or backward frame by frame. fram While watching recorded TV, pressing this stops playback, displays the recorded program info screen, and inserts live TV in the top right. FFWD / JUMP UMP TTO TICKMARK CKMARK REPLAY / JUMP TO BEGINNING OF PROGRAM Fast-forwards st-forwards recorded re or o live-stored video. Press up to fo four times to fastforward at increasin increasing speeds. Press ADVANCE while whi fast-forwarding to go to the he next 15-minute 15-mi 15-m tickmark. Pressing PLAYY returns return to normal play. Jumps the program you’re watching backwards 6 seconds and starts playing from that point. Holding down REPLAY jumps to the beginning of the program. II Starts the recorded video or paused sed liv live TV currently on screen. Hold this button butto down for slow motion. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE These are the DVR control buttons (Rewind, Fast Forward, etc.). They can also be used along with the mode switch to control a DVD player or other auxiliary equipment. REW / JUMP TO TICKMARK ADVANCE / JUMP TO END OF PROGRAM Rewinds recorded or live-stored video. Press up to four times to rewind at increasing speeds. Press REPLAY while rewinding to go to the previous 15-minute tickmark. Pressing play returns to normal play. Jumps ahead in recorded or live-stored video by 30 seconds. Press multiple times to skip multiples of 30 seconds. Hold down to continue to the end of the program. THE PROGRESS BA AR AF The left end of the green bar shows how far back in time you can go. The current time shows where you are in the program you are viewing. The right end of the green bar shows how far ahead you can go. If you press the RECORD button during a live show, how, the progress bar turns orange and the orange record icon n appears next to t the title of the show. CHAPTER 1 - USING YOUR REMOTE CONTROL When you use the DVR control buttons, this indicator bar appears at the bottom of the screen to show where you are in the program and how far you can go forward or back. For live programs, the progress bar is green and the time shown is the time of day. 13 14 AF NOTE: You cannot fast forward during live TV until you pause or rewind a program. Your DVR saves programs to the hard drive instantly and continuously, while you watch. This “live buffer” lets you pause, rewind fast forward or instant replay (jump back 6 seconds). If you start watching a program late, even if it is not set to record, you can back up to the beginning (up to 90 minutes) using REW, as long as you haven’t changed channels since the program started. Simply press PLAY during a show to display the progress bar and see how far back in time you can go. Progress Bar Pr DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE LIVE E BUF FFE ER CHAP PTE ER 2 - CH HANNELS & PR ROGRA AM IN NFO AF Chan nnel Bann ner & TV Option ns .................................... ......... 21 ....... Messag ges .................................................................................. ............... 21 Inffo ............................................................................................. ................... ................... 21 21 Last 4 ......................................................................................... ....................... ....... 22 22 Favorite e Chan nnelss .....................................................................22 ......................... 22 ............................ Clo osed Captio oning g ...................................... ................................ ...... ..............................22 ....................... 2 Audio/V Video Optio ons ........................................ ......................... ..............................23 ................ Parenta al Controlss ......................................................................23 ............... ................ Piccture in Piccture e ......................................................................24 ...... Adv Who ole-Home HD DV VR ........................................................24 Menu .................................................................................. 25 My DIRE ECTV ..............................................................................25 Search & Bro owse e ......................................................................25 Recordiings ................................................................................25 Extras ........................................................................................26 Settingss & He elp .........................................................................26 CHAPTER 2 - CHANNELS & PROGRAM INFO Program m Info o .............................................................................16 Local Ch hanne els .........................................................................17 HD and SD Chann nels ................................................................17 Unsubsscribed d Channels ...........................................................17 3D Chan nnels ..............................................................................18 Intteracttive Ch hann nels .................................................................18 Filltering g the Guide e ....................................................................19 Guide Options ............................................................................19 Mini Guide ................................................................................. ...20 Prog gram m Guid de ................................................................... 16 15 16 AF PROGRAM INFO Press the GUIDE button to display the onscreen program guide, with up to 14 days of programming information. Navigate in the guide as follows: Use the ARROW buttons to move one cell at a time up/down/left/right; use the CHAN/PAGE button to scroll up or down by page; type in a channel number to go directly there. Look for color-button hints at the bottom of the screen for shortcuts: Use the GREEN button to move ahead in time 12 hours; use the RED button to come back 12 hours. Press INFO on any program to see its associated program info nfo ogram. m. screen. The Info screen displays the description for a program. Additionally, it allows you to watch or record the program, ram, view a list of other showings or episodes, and more. e. Rotten Tomatoes™ fresh tomato and rotten tomato icons ns represent critics’ scores. Flixster uses upright popcorn and d spilled popcorn icons to represent audience scores. es. A rating of better than 60% awards either the fresh tomato popcorn. to or upright popcor popcorn “Cast & Crew” displays actors, directors, s, producers, pro rodu duce cers rs,, etc. e tthat worked on the program. Select a person’ss name nam ame e for for a list of their other programs. “You Might Like” displays ayss shows ay sho sh o similar to the current program. “Parental Info” shows info from Common Sense Media, a non-profit, independent organization that provides ratings and reviews for TV shows and movies, so you can decide what is okay for your kids to watch, based on program descriptions, details on a program’s language, violence and sexual content, and age-appropriate indicator. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE PROGRAM GUIDE PR ROGRAM GUID DE LOCAL CHANNELS Your DIRECTV-provided local channels can be found in the guide from channel numbers 2 through 69. AF DIRECTV has a tremendous offering of HD channels and they are spread throughout the guide. To find them, look for HD after HD the program title in the guide. If you want to see only the HD Channel nell version of a channel in the guide go to Chapter 6, “Settings:Disp Disp sp lay:Preferences”, for instructions on how to make that setting. Unsubscribed UNSUBSCRIBED CHANNELS Channel ann Channels in the guide that are not part of your subscription package are shown grayed out. You can customize ustomize your guide guid to hide these channels. See Chapter 6, “Settings gs & Help: p: Favorite Fa Channels” for details. CHAPTER 2 - CHANNELS & PROGRAM INFO HD AND SD CHANNELS 17 PROGRAM GUIDE 18 INTERACTIVE CHANNELS AF Interactive allow you to interact with what you see on screen. When accessing these channels, you will have to wait a few seconds for the software to download. NOTE: There is no separate 3D fee, but DIRECTV 3D programming is broadcast in HD and requires HD Access, HD receiver (HR44, HR34, HR21, H21 or later) compatible 3D HDTV and 3D glasses. CHOICE™ package acka or higher required for ESPN 3D. For more ackag info informatio information, visit directv.com/3D. 3D channels are in the 100s series in the Guide, starting on channel 103. For a list of 3D programs, press GUIDE, press the YELLOW button and then select “Sort programs by category”. Select “3D” and a list of 3D programs will display. Press the ACTIVE button on your remote to get weather, weathe horoscopes, lottery results, games and more. e. The channel is ready to interact when the yellow highlight ght ht box appears. To exit an interactive channel, press GUIDE UIDE and pic pick the channel you want to move to, or, you u can type in the ne new channel number while in the interactive active channel. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE 3D CHANNELS Other interactive channels, such as News Mix an and Sports Mix, let customers with a qualifying programming gramm package see up to eight of the hottest channels on one screen. These channels are sprinkled among your regular channels; see the program guide. Move the yellow highlight box using the direction arrows on your remote to hear the audio associated with each channel. If you want to see one of the channels full-screen, move the yellow highlight box over it and press SELECT. PR ROGRAM GUID DE FILTERING THE GUIDE AF Simply use the arrow keys to highlight the category you want and press SELECT. The guide will now show only the channels that match that category. Look for the label in the bottom right of the guide to see how it is being filtered. NOTE: Since the filtering is temporary, it only lasts as long ong g as you keep the program guide up on the screen. GUIDE OPTIONS From the program guide, press the YELLOW OW button to d display displ “Guide Options”. Sortt Pro ogram ms by y Ca atego ory y: Select “Sort programs by category”, then select a category to see a list of shows in chronological order that match your sort criterion. Jum mp to o a Da ate e & Tim me: Select “Jump to a date & time” to quickly go to a future date and time in the guide. Look to the right to see how the guide is being filtered. CHAPTER 2 - CHANNELS & PROGRAM INFO There may be times when you want to temporarily trim down the channels that are shown in the guide, filtering them according to the type of program you are looking for. For example, you may want to see just sports or movies or news. In that case, press GUIDE twice to display the guide filter. 19 PROGRAM GUIDE 20 Pay y Per View w: AF By default, your program guide displays all channels offered by DIRECTV, some of which may not be in your programming package. “Change favorites list” allows you to toggle the channels displayed in your guide among the following: “All Channels”, “Channels I Get” (channels you subscribe to) or a custom list of channels you have defined. The “Edit Settings” option allows you to modify the channels in your custom list. See Chapter 6, “Settings & Help: Favorite Channels” for details. MINI GUIDE Select “Pay Per View” then select a program type. The receiver eceiver ver will search for featured movies, sports or events that are available for “rent” on DIRECTV. Even more movies are available using All Movies and On Demand. (See Chapter 3.) DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Cha ange e Favorite es List: If you are watching a show and want a quick ck look at what’s on next, press the BLUE button to display a one-line -line m mini program guide. You can use it for the current channel or you can type in a new channel number to see what’s on there. Look for the channel or time you want using the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT arrows. Press SELECT on the new show if you want to go to that channel. online miniguide CHA ANN NEL BAN NNER & TV OPTION NS When you find a current show in the guide you want to watch, press SELECT and the receiver changes to that channel. The channel banner briefly displays at the top of the screen with program title, channel number, date, time and other information. Select “More Info” for detailed program information and other options. MESSAGES AF The channel banner also provides easy access to Messages, the last four channels you watched, Favorite Channels, Closed Captioning, Audio and Video options, and Parental Controls. Use the ARROW keys to highlight an option, then press SELECT. INFO Select “Messages”, to see your messages. DIRECTV V sends sen messages to you for important news items or special ecial cial promotions. When you have new mail, an “envelope” icon appears in the th channel banner. Select “Info” to read a brief description of the program. For detailed program information and other options select “More Info”. CHAPTER 2 - CHANNELS & PROGRAM INFO You can also press INFO to display the channel banner while watching a program. 21 CHA ANNEL BANN NER R & TV V OPTIO ONS 22 Select “Last 4” to see a list of previous channels you’ve watched (up to 4). When you select a channel from this list, the receiver will tune to that channel. This is an easy way to toggle among the channels you watch most often. AF FAVORITE CHANNELS Select “Favorites” to update the program guide to show only the channels you want to see. You have four options to choose oose se from such as, “All Channels”, “Channels I Get”, “Custom m 1” and “Custom 2”. Channels I Get displays only the channels annels you subscribe to. Custom 1 and 2 are self-created d lists of yyour favorite channels. If one of your self-created lists tss is active, select the “Add...” or “Remove...” option to add or remove emove e the current channel from that list. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE LAST 4 CLOSED CAPTIONING Select the “CC” option, then select either “DIRECTV Subtitles” or “Closed Captioning”. Both options display the same text so only one or the other can be “ON” at a time. The display format is the only difference so check out both to determine your preference. Select OFF to turn the display of subtitles or closed captioning off. CHA ANN NEL BAN NNER & TV OPTION NS AF PARENTAL CONTROLS Select “Parental” to quickly lock or unlock your receiver. r.. You can also customize your parental controls settings byy selectin selecting “Parental Controls”. For more information on parental ental ntal controls settings, see the “Parental Controls” section in Chapter apter 6. CHAPTER 2 - CHANNELS & PROGRAM INFO Select “Audio/Video” to change the resolution and format of your display and to change audio to an alternate language, when available. Select “Change Resolution & Format” to change the display settings; each press of SELECT toggles to the next available option. The current settings are shown in gray text. You may also select a language from options listed. Not all programs have alternate languages. AUDIO/VIDEO OPTIONS 23 CHA ANNEL BANN NER R & TV V OPTIO ONS 24 Watch two programs, live or recorded, at the same time. While watching one program, press the INFO button on your remote. Select “PIP”. The program you’re currently watching moves into a smaller window on your screen. The larger video is the active program and can be controlled by your remote. To switch between programs, press the DOWN ARROW. AF ur To change the position of the smaller window, press INFO on your remote. Select “PIP” and choose a position from the options provided. NOTE: The Picture in Picture feature is only available lable on the th TV connected directly to an Advanced Whole-Home me HD DVR (model HR34 and above). DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE PICTURE IN PICTURE MEN NU The DIRECTV Menu is your hub for access to My DIRECTV, Search & Browse, Recordings, Extras, and Settings & Help. Press MENU on your remote to see your available options. SEARCH & BROWSE The Search & Browse option lets you access Smart mart Search Search, All Movies, On Demand and TV Shows. See Chapter apter 3 “Search & Browse” for more information. RECORDINGS AF My DIRECTV gives you quick access to programs/channels you watch frequently, as well as recommended programs based on your past viewing history. Use the ARROW keys to highlight a title you are interested in, then press SELECT for program information. The Recordings option lets you access the Playlist and Manage Recordings features. For additional information, see Chapter 4, “Recordings”. CHAPTER 2 - CHANNELS & PROGRAM INFO MY DIRECTV 25 MEN NU DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE EXTRAS 26 Use the Extras option to access Messages, the DIRECTV Active Channel, GSN Game Lounge, TV Apps, Music & Photos, and Showroom. Depending on your setup, it may also include the Caller ID feature. For additional information, see Chapter 5, “Extras & Special Features”. SETTINGS & HELP The Settings & Help option lets you access Settings, Parental rental Controls, Favorite Channels and Help. For detailed information nformation on each of these topics, see the Chapter 6, “Settingss & Help”. CHAP PTE ER 3: SEA ARCH & BRO OWSE Se earrch Featurres ................................................................. 28 Smart Search h ............................................................................28 YouTube e Searrch .........................................................................29 AF TV V Showss and d Genie e™ Recom mmen nds .............................. 36 TV Show ws ................................................................................... ......36 Genie Recom mmen nds .................................................................. .......... 36 ........... CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE Alll Movie es ..................................................................................30 On Dem mand ...............................................................................31 Recordiing Frrom “All Movvie es” or “On n Dem mand d” ....................32 Pay Perr View Eventss ..................................................................35 All Movie es, On n De emand and Pay Per View w .................... 30 27 SEARC CH FE EATUR RES 28 To search for programs, press MENU on your remote and select “Search & Browse”, then select “Smart Search”. Before you start typing, check out our “Suggested Searches” for recommendations on hot new shows, the most popular shows this week, or programs related to current events like the World Series. AF Enter your search term using the onscreen keypad, or use the numbers on your remote to “triple tap” the words. There’s no need to enter words like “the” or “an”. Whether you’re looking for a movie, show, person, channel,, sports, etc., you’ll start seeing results as soon as you start typing. g. Search earch finds all matching programs within the 14-day program m guide as well as within the DIRECTV movie library. As many as three of the first results are “Top Matches”: Search anticipates tes es what you are entering and gets you to your results faster. Select ct a program from the search results for more information and nd recording options. A Keyword Search allows you to find alll shows with a specific specifi word speci in its title or description. For example, iff you use your favorite fav sports team as your keyword, the results will include available games, interviews, documentaries, etc. Type your k keyword on the search screen and press the RED button on your remote. You’ll be given the option to select a category to narrow your results. You can select individual programs or you can select “Autorecord” to automatically record all programs matching your keyword search. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE SMART SEARCH You can edit or repeat previous searches. To access your previous searches, select “Recent Searches” at the bottom of the keypad. SEAR RCH FE EATU URE ES YOUTUBE SEARCH If you’re already connected, follow these simple steps: 2. Enter your search term using the onscreen keypad, or use e the numbers on your remote to ”triple tap” the words. 3. Search results appear on the right side of the screen. creen. The YouTube search is displayed at the bottom of the he results list. Select the item labeled ”YouTube”. 4. A list of YouTube videos matching yourr search term will display. Play a video from this screen byy highlighting a title and pressing SELECT. Otherwise, highlight the e title and press INFO for a description of the video and other options. ns. CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE AF 1. Press MENU on your remote and select ”Search & Browse”, then select ”Smart Search”. If your DIRECTV HD DVR is connected to the Internet, you can search for and watch YouTube content on your TV. (If you aren’t connected, learn how to get connected at directv.com/ getconnected.) 29 ALL MOV VIES S, ON N DEMAND AND PAY Y PER R VIE EW To see what movies and On Demand content are available, press MENU, select “Search & Browse”, then select either: “All Movies” (Channel 1100) 30 ALL MOVIES AF “All Movies” offers an easy, one-stop way to find ANY movie on DIRECTV, including broadcast channels, premium channels,, latest releases, In Theaters, Pay Per View, and On Demand. nd. This includes both free and premium movies. “TV Shows” (Channel 1998) A few of the categories include: Press MENU, select “Search & Browse”, then select ct “All Movies”. The latest movies are also available in the program am guide starting at channel 125. Just Added - New titles available everyy week. we DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE “On Demand” (Channel 1000) What’s On Now? - Movies that you can either instantly or ther watch iin that will start in the next 30 minutes. In Theaters - Movies coming soon. Read a description of the movie and schedule it to record as soon as it’s available. Select a category and browse the titles using the arrow keys on your remote or the Page Up/Down buttons. Alternatively, you can search for a movie by typing in your search term using the number keys on your remote like a cell phone. AL LL MOVIE ES, ON N DE EMAND AND D PAY Y PER R VIE EW You can record or order movies from this screen. Any movie with a green Play icon is available to order and watch immediately. Select the movie, select the “Play” option, then follow the onscreen instructions. AF ON DEMAND If your DIRECTV HD DVR is connected to the Internet, et, DIRECT DIRECTV On Demand lets you enjoy hundreds of additionall box office hits available for purchase as well as thousands ds of movies and TV shows that can be downloaded to your receiver eceiver at no extra charge. Browse the listings by category such uch as, Movies, Kids & Family, TV Series, etc. On Demand titles will download to t yyour DIRECTV Receiver over the Internet. NOTE: In order to download programs to your DIRECTV HD DVR over the Internet, you need DIRECTV Advanced Receiver Service and broadband Internet service with a connection speed of 750 Kbps or higher (DSL or cable). Please refer to Appendix 4 for details regarding connecting your DIRECTV HD DVR to the Internet. CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE NOTE: As long as your receiver is connected to a land-based phone line or the Internet, you can use your remote to order. Otherwise, order on directv.com. Within the first five minutes, you can still cancel your purchase. Press INFO, select “More Info”, then select “Cancel PPV”. 31 ALL MOV VIES S, ON N DEMAND AND PAY Y PER R VIE EW AF RECORDING FROM “ALL MOVIES” OR “ON DEMAND” When your HD DVR is connected to the Internet, you can record ord from both “All Movies” and “On Demand”. If your HD DVR iss not connected to the Internet you can still record from “All Movies”. s”. When your receiver is NOT connected to the Internet: To record a program, highlight a title and press ress the orange orang REC De (Record) button on your remote. For Payy Per View and On D Demand tle indicates it’s been bee programs, an orange “Q” next to the title scheduled. (Regular broadcast programs, s, an orange ““R “R” icon.) You can also record by highlighting the title, pressing ssing SE SELECT, then selecting “Add to Queue”. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE VIEWER’S TIP: You can also check out your favorite programmer’s home page for previews and missed episodes. Simply add a “1” in front of the regular DIRECTV channel number. For example, A&E is on channel 265. The homepage is channel 1265. All movie requests are stored in your Queue. To access the Queue, press MENU, select “Recordings”, then “Manage Recordings” and then select “Queue”. You can prioritize your Queue but movies may become available to watch in a different order. When a movie is available to watch, you will find it in your Playlist. 32 AL LL MOVIE ES, ON N DE EMAND AND D PAY Y PER R VIE EW To watch a movie, press the LIST button on your remote to access the Playlist. Highlight a title and press the PLAY button. A confirmation message with the price of the movie will display, asking if you‘re sure you want to watch the movie. AF CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE To delete a movie from your Playlist, highlight the title and press the RED button on your remote. To keep a movie, highlight the title and press the BLUE button on your remote. This ensuress the movie will not be deleted by the receiver as your disk drive e fills up. Warning: Setting too many programs to “Keep” may filll up yo your disk and not allow new programs to be recorded. Your receiver has a default limit of 5 movies that will move from the Queue to the Playlist. Watch or delete one of these movies to receive more. You can also change the default limit by pressing MENU on your remote and selecting “Recordings”, then “Manage Recordings”, “Queue”, then “Preferences”. 33 ALL MOV VIES S, ON N DEMAND AND PAY Y PER R VIE EW When your receiver IS connected to the Internet: 34 All scheduled records/downloads (with the exception of “In Theaters” titles), as well as those that are ready to watch, are displayed in the Playlist. AF Press LIST to display the Playlist. Programs are downloaded in the order they were scheduled. If a movie is currently downloading, it appears at the top of your Playlist with a progress ogress gress bar displaying the % complete. You can start watching the e movie ovie while it’s downloading after the download progress barr turns green. Movies scheduled, but waiting to record/download, wnload, are labeled “Pending Download”. To watch a movie, highlight the title and presss PLAY your AY button on you remote. If it’s a pay title, a confirmation message essage with the price of the program will display, asking if you‘re it. re sure you want to watch Delete or cancel a title from your Playlist st by highlighti highlighting tthe title and pressing the RED button on your remote. ote. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE You can record from both “All Movies” and “On Demand” menus. To record a program, highlight a title, then press the orange REC (Record) button. An orange “R” icon next to the title indicates it’s scheduled to record/download. R Special events like UFC, Boxing, WWE and more are listed in the program guide starting around channel 117. 7. (Actual tual channel number may vary depending on current offerings.) erings.) Ordering PPV events works the same wayy as ordering DIRECTV DIREC On Demand movies from the program guide. e. See previous previo section for details. CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE PAY PER VIEW EVENTS AF All “In Theaters” titles are stored in your Queue. To access the Queue press MENU, select “Recordings”, then “Manage Recordings” and then select “Queue”. When a movie is available to watch, you will find it in your Playlist. Your receiver has a default limit of 5 movies that will move from the Queue to the Playlist. Watch or delete one of these movies to receive more. You can also change the default limit by pressing MENU on your remote and selecting “Recordings”, then “Manage Recordings”, “Queue”, then “Preferences”. AL LL MOVIE ES, ON N DE EMAND AND D PAY Y PER R VIE EW 35 TV SH HOW WS AND D GENIE™ ™ RE ECOMME ENDS To discover the TV Shows screen, and see what’s available to watch now, press MENU, select “Search & Browse”, then select “TV Shows”. 36 AF TV Shows is your destination for all things TV. Go to TV Shows to find programs you can watch instantly, as well as to enjoy the benefits of DIRECTV’s Genie Recommends feature. NEW GENIE RECOMMENDS FEATURE Accessible via MyDIRECTV, and “TV Shows” in the “Search earch & Browse” screen, the Genie Recommends feature enhances roll over how, your viewing experience by giving you full control what and when you watch: Suggests TV programs and makes sample shows show available for you to watch now, based sed on your tastes a and what’s popular DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE TV SHOWS Lets you easily convert any show to series es reco recording Can start your favorite shows from the beginning, even if you tune in late To start using Genie Recommends, press MENU, and either access it via the MyDIRECTV screen, or select “Search & Browse”, then “TV Shows”, then “’Genie Settings”. TV V SHOW WS AND GENIE™ ™ REC COMM MENDS AF CHAPTER 3 - SEARCH & BROWSE NOTE: The DIRECTV start-from-the beginning feature can only be used if the tuner was pre-set to your show’s channel, or someone else in a Genie-networked household was watching the show from the start. NOTE: TV Shows and the Genie Recommends feature are only available on the Genie (Adv Whole Home) HD DVR (model HR34, HR44 and above) and Genie Clients (model C31 and above). 37 38 AF DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE CHAP PTE ER 4: REC CORDIN NGS Reco ordin ng fro om Your Computerr, Ph hone e or iP Pad ......52 Fro om Livve TV ............................................................................... 40 Fro om th he Guid de ........................................................................... 40 Changin ng a Recorrd Optio on .......................................................... 40 Sto opping g an In-pro ogress Reco ording .......................................... 41 Frrom a Compute om er ................................................................... 52 omp DIRECT TV M TV Mo obile Apps ........................................................... 53 Reco ording g a Serie es .............................................................. 42 AF Watcching g and Dele etiing Your Recorrded Sho ows ............... .............. 43 Pla aylist ..................................................................... ....... ................ ............. 44 Pla aylist Options ........................................................................... ....... 45 Managin ng My Playylisst ....................................... ................................ 46 ........................ Manage Recorrding gs ..................................... ..................... ...... ................... ......... 48 To Do Lisst ........................................................... ...................... .................. ...................... 48 Series Manag ger ........................................................... ........... ...................... 49 Queue ............................................................................................ 49 Hisstory .......................................................................................... 50 Purchasses .................................................................................... 50 Manual Recorrding gs ..................................................................... 50 Record Defau ults .......................................................................... 50 CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS Fro om Livve TV ............................................................................... 42 Fro om th he Guid de ........................................................................... 42 Changin ng a Recorrd Optio on .......................................................... ... 42 Sto opping g an In-Prrogress Reco ording .......................................... ....... 42 Reco ording g a Single Show w ..................................................... 40 39 RECO ORDIN NG A SING GLE E SHOW FROM LIVE TV 40 AF You don’t have to be watching a show to record it. Simply find it in the program guide and press the RECORD button. The orange record icon appears to let you know your show iss being eing recorded or is scheduled to record. FROM THE GUIDE NOTE: You can record two shows at the same time me with your DIRECTV DVR if you have made the proper connections to your satellite dish. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE To record a show you are currently watching, simply press RECORD once. CHANGING A RECORD OPTION Some live events and even a few TV shows run past their allotted time slot. Your DVR is very smart, but it sets up all recordings based on the start and stop times the broadcasters give us for the program guide. If you are watching while recording and you think your show RE ECORDING A SIN NGLE SHO OW STOPPING AN IN-PROGRESS RECORDING DING If you press the RECORD button a second time e on a single show (like a movie), an onscreen message will appear pear giving you the choice to “Keep Recording”, “Change Recording cording Options”, or “Stop Recording”. This is an easy way to cancel ancel a record recording recording. CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS AF If your show is set to record in the future, you can find it in the guide or To Do list, then press INFO to display the Info screen. To change a recording option for that one show, select “Episode Options” and choose whichever option or options you want to change. If you want to change a recording option for every show in the series, select “Series Options” and then choose the options you want to change. might go into the next time slot, press INFO on the remote, then select “More Info” and “Recording” from the onscreen choices to see the recording options for that show. Once there you can change the stop time or any other option. To save your changes select “Save Changes”. 41 RECO ORDIN NG A SERIES 42 If the show you are currently watching is a series and not a single event (like a movie), simply press the RECORD button twice to automatically record every episode of the series. The RECORD icon is now a repeated circle R to let you know that this is a series and not a single recording. AF FROM THE GUIDE As mentioned previously, you don’t have to be watching a series ries to record it. Simply find it in the program guide and press the RECORD button twice to record all episodes of it. CHANGING A RECORD OPTION If you are currently watching a series show and need to extend the recording time or change any other recording option, press pres INFO on the remote, select “More Info”” and then “Series O Options” from the onscreen choices. If you see a series set to record in rrec the future in the program guide or the To Do o List, to cchange a record option, press INFO and select “Series Options”. Optio DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE FROM LIVE TV STOPPING AN IN-PROGRESS RECORDING If you press the RECORD button a third time on a series, an onscreen message will appear giving you the choice to “Keep Recording”, “Change Recording Options”, or “Stop Recording”. R CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS AF To see your list of recorded shows, press LIST on the remote. Alternatively, you can press MENU and select “Recordings”, then “Playlist”. Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired show, press SELECT, then select “Play” (or “Resume” if you’ve already watched part of the show) to start the show. You can use any of the DVR control buttons (like PAUSE, FFWD, REW, etc.) while watching your recorded show. If you press STOP, the show will stop and an information screen with various options will appear. The last channel viewed in live TV will appear in the upper-left corner of the screen. To return to full-screen live TV, press EXIT or select “Done”. WAT TCH HING AND DE ELET TIN NG YOU UR RE ECOR RDED SHOW WS 43 PLAY YLIST 44 REC AF The time, date and channel of each recorded program is displayed to the right of the program title. Any icon identifying program status is displayed to the left of the program title (for example, a circle K for “Keep Until I Delete”). See the inside back cover for a list of all the icons. ion, n, Highlighting a program title displays the program description, rogram, m, just as in the Guide. If you press SELECT or INFO on a program, rss several seve an Info screen is displayed for the program that offers actions including Play, Keep, Delete and others. h a folder icon. Series programs are identified in the list with For example, if you record a weekly comedyy series, the title for that series is shown with a folder icon. Press ress SELECT on the series title to see the recorded episodes es for that series. The number of new (not viewed) programs and nd total programs program for progr each series is displayed to the right of the series nam name; for example, “2 New/5 Total”. Press PLAY on a series eries to t play all the episodes in the folder, in order from oldest to newest. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE The Playlist screen displays all your recorded programs. To get to the Playlist screen directly, press LIST on the remote, or press MENU and select “Recordings”, then “Playlist”. Titles that you have not viewed yet are shown in bright, white letters, while titles that you have already viewed (partially or completely) are light grey. PLAYL LIST PLAYLIST OPTIONS From the Playlist screen, press the YELLOW button to display Playlist Options. Sorrt Prrogramss by Cate egory Cha ange e Ord derr of Playlisst Select “Sort programs by category” and then select Movies, Sports, News, Kids, etc., to filter the playlist as desired. This u start option will help you find what you want faster, once you to record a lot of programs. This is just a temporaryy filter for your list, so just press the left arrow or BACK to see ee your full Playlist again. Select “Change order of Playlist” to pick how w you want to arrange the order of your recorded shows. You can sort so by date with the newest at the top (the factory default lt ssetting), the oldest at the top; or alphabetically with A at the top, or Z at the top. CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS AF Select “Mark programs to delete” if you want to delete two or more programs at once. Marrk Pro ogra ams to Dele ete 45 PLAY YLIST Ope en/C Clo ose All 46 MANAGING MY PLAYLIST AF If you are set up on a Whole-Home DVR or Adv Whole-Home network, this option lets you select whether to see all available titles from all receivers, or just those on the “local” receiver. Filte er by Play ylisst Disk k Sp pace Barr Your DVR has a lot of recording space but it is possible sible to fill fil up the hard drive if you record regularly. A quick way ay to check how pace Bar. much space you have available is the Disk Space DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Series programs are grouped in folders in your Playlist. Select “Open/Close All” to open all of your folders so you can see each episode without having to select each series individually. You can also use this option to close them all. The Disk Space bar is at the bottom of your our Playlist. IIt sshows the approximate amount of space available on your disk a at any given time. The Disk Space bar shows programs you have designated “Keep Until I Delete” in dark blue, programs subject to expiration or automatic deletion in light blue, and the remaining unused disk space that is available for recording in black. When your disk is full, the oldest shows (viewed or not) are automatically pushed out to make room for the new ones. 39% Fr Free ee PLAYL LIST If you have a show that you don’t want pushed out, press the BLUE button to “Keep” it in your Playlist until you delete it. Kee ep AF Highlight the show you want to keep and press the BLUE button on your remote. A blue, K icon will appear next to the program title indicating it will be kept until you delete it. You may be tempted to make all of your recordings “Keep Until I Delete”, but if your hard drive ever fills up, new recordings can’t take place. Another way to manage your Playlist is to delete recordings you no longer want. Dele ete Note that HD programs take up more disk k space than S SD. Thus, you may want to record your favorite content in HD HD, while recording other shows in SD to optimize your use of the th available recording capacity. CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS Highlight a single show or a series (indicated by a folder er icon) and press the RED button to delete it. If you delete a folder, all episodes of that series will be deleted. Don’t worry orry about pressing the RED button accidentally. You willl always see a confirmation message before you delete anything. nything. 47 MANAG GE REC CORDINGS 48 AF TO DO LIST The To Do List displays recordings your DVR is scheduled to make in the future. Icons next to the titles indicate whether her the recording is a single event, part of a series, or an autorecord record based on a person or keyword search. The list is ordered dered by time with the next recordings at the top and the furthest in the future at the bottom. You can use this screen to make sure your recordings are properly scheduled or to delete ete future sc scheduled recordings you no longer want to record. DIRECTV On DEMAND DEMAN ™ DEM programs scheduled to download over the Internet are sho shown in the Playlist, not the To Do List. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Once you have scheduled recordings, you can find the status and history of those recordings by pressing MENU and selecting “Recordings”, then “Manage Recordings” to see the following options: To Do List, Series Manager, Queue, History, Purchases, Manual Record and Record Defaults. These features are described on the next few pages. Deleting single shows is easy: Simply highlight ht the show you want to delete and press the RED button on the remote. A confirmation message will appear before you can delete the show. If you want to delete an entire series from the To Do List, select the show, select “Series Options”, then select “Cancel Series”. MANA AGE RECOR RDIN NGS There are a couple of color key short cuts on this screen as well. ll. Use the RED button to delete an entire series. Use the GREEN REEN button to move a highlighted show to the top of the listt in one press. QUEUE You can also adjust the recording options used for a particular series from this screen. Select the series you u want, then select se “Series Options” and change the recording options as desired. desired The Queue screen displays titles that are in the queue waiting to be delivered to your hard drive. See Chapter 3, “All Movies, On Demand and Pay Per View: Ordering Programs” for details. CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS AF The Series Manager screen displays a prioritized list of all the series you’ve scheduled to record. If there is a series recording conflict and the receiver must choose which show to record, it uses this list to determine the priority. As you set up series recordings, the most recent series goes to the bottom of the list in last priority. You can change the order of the priority at any time by selecting “Series Manager”, selecting the show you want to move, moving the highlight to the right, then using the arrow keys to promote or demote the series. SERIES MANAGER 49 MANAG GE REC CORDINGS 50 PURCHASES MANUAL RECORDINGS AF Provides status information for all Pay Per View programs thatt were bought and, if viewed, the date and time. Provides status information for every recording scheduled, whether they were completed, canceled or deleted. If you think something should have been recorded, but wasn’t, check here to look for an explanation. To set up a recording based on channel, time and date, select “Manual Record” and enter all of the options ns as you wish, including whether you want this to be a one-time or recurring recurrin recurr recording (i.e. every Tuesday), channel, day and date, start time and duration. You can schedule a manual recording u up to 14 days in advance. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE HISTORY RECORD DEFAULTS The Record Defaults screen lets you set the recording options you want the receiver to use every time it does a recording. The receiver’s default settings work best in the vast majority of cases, but you may want to change them to your personal preferences. MANA AGE RECOR RDIN NGS When recording a series, the Episode Type gives you the option to record first run only, repeats only, or both. AF The Start and Stop options let you adjust the times es of your you recordings to ensure you don’t miss a thing. Keep in mind that starting early and ending late on all of yourr recordings may create more recording conflicts than an if you starte started and stopped on-time (according to the program schedule). ogram guide schedu schedul If you find a particular series runs habitually early, it abitually late or ear is better to adjust that series using the program’s IInfo Inf screen rather than set the recording defaults, which would affect ich wou all of your DVR recordings. Press MENU, select ec “Manage Recordings”, then select “Series Manager”. Select the program you want to adjust, then select “Series Options”. CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS The Keep Until option lets you keep a recording until you delete it or until the disk is full, in which case the DVR can delete it automatically if the disk fills up. A recording that is labeled “Keep Until I Delete” will never be deleted until you do it manually. If all of your recordings are labeled that way and the disk fills up, no new recordings will occur urr until you manually delete some of your “Keep Until I Delete” elete” e” recordings. The Keep at Most option lets you decide how many episodes you want to keep: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or All. If you select “All Episodes” for a show that appears many times in the guide, you may find it uses disk space rapidly. 51 RECO ORD DING G FRO OM YOU UR CO OMPUTE ER, PHONE E OR IPAD 52 NOTE: You must have an account on directv.com to use remote scheduling. AF FROM A COMPUTER To schedule a recording from your computer, go to directv.com/ .com/ om/ tvlistings to see an online version of the program guide.. Select ct a show and click “Record”. If you have more than one e DVR in your home, choose the DVR you want to record to and then click “Record to Receiver”. NOTE: If you have a mix of HD and SD D DVRs in your home home, make sure not to pick an HD movie for your our SD DVR. It w will not record. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Have you ever forgotten to set a recording and wish you could do it remotely from work or while on the go? You can with directv.com, and DIRECTV Mobile Apps. RECO ORDING G FROM YO OUR COMPU UTE ER, PH HONE OR IP PAD DIRECTV MOBILE APPS Features: Search for any television show up to 14 days in advance. AF Browse programs by channel, or date & time. Our FREE Mobile Apps is available for the iPhone, Android™, Palm® Pre™, Palm® Pixi™, BlackBerry®, Windows® Phone 7 and the iPAD. Turn your smartphone or iPAD into the easiest, fastest, most convenient way to find any program and set your home DVR. Get program information instantly, including description, length and rating. Set start and end time extensions to your record d request requests. Order DIRECTV CINEMA™ right on your iPAD D orr phone (available for iPhone, Android, Palm, BlackBerry ckBerry and Windows Phone 7), no need to have your ur receiver connected conne to a phone line. Record to any DIRECTV home. TV DVR in your hom You can also go online to directv.com/mobileapps eapps for mo mor more information. You can also learn all about DIRECTV Everywhere, the mobile app that brings the DIRECTV viewing Chapter 5, “Extras & Special Features: DIRECTV Mobile Apps”. CHAPTER 4 - RECORDINGS Record a single episode or an entire series. 53 54 AF DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE CHAP PTE ER 5 - EX XTRA AS & SPEC CIA AL FEA ATU URES AF Sp peccial Features ........................................................... ...... 63 DIRECT TV® Do ouble ePlay™ ....................................................... ............ 63 ......... GameSe earch™ ™ ........................................................................... ................. 64 ............... QuickTu une ................................................................................. ................ .................. ..... 64 ScoreGu uide™ ™ ............................................................................. ..................... ....... ..... 65 TV Appss ...................................................................................... ......................... .... . ......................... 65 DIRE ECTV V® Wh hole--Home e DVR R Servvice e .... .......... ............. .................... 66 Geniie™ (Adv Who ole e-Hom me) HD DV VR ............ .............. ............ ................... 71 DIRE ECTV V™ Mobile Apps ................................................ .... 73 For Sma artpho one & iPad ............................................................. 73 DIRECT TV Everywh here™ .............................................................. 74 CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES Message es ....................................................................................... 56 DIRECT TV Actiive Channell ............................................................ 56 GSN Ga ame Lo oung ge ..................................................................... 57 Music & Phottos .............................................................................. 58 Caller ID D ......................................................................................... 60 Showroo om ...................................................................................... 61 P a ndorr a ............... ....... ........ ......... ......... ............... .... ........61 You uTube e .......................................................................................... 62 62 Ex xtrras .................................................................................. 56 55 EXTRA AS 56 AF Press MENU, select “Extras” and then “Messages” to see your messages from DIRECTV. DIRECTV sends you messages about important news items or special promotions. MESSAGES DIRECTV ACTIVE CHANNEL Press MENU, then select “Extras”, then n “Active” to access the DIRECTV Active channel, or simply presss the ACTIVE key ke on your remote. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Use the Extras option to access Messages, the DIRECTV Active™ channel, GSN Game Lounge, Music & Photos, Pandora and YouTube. Depending on your setup, it may also include the Caller ID feature. The DIRECTV Active Channel provides a variety of o interactive services, including daily and extended weather forecasts, daily horoscopes, lottery results, the GSN Game Lounge, and a quick list of the most popular shows on DIRECTV at any given time. For local weather on demand, press ACTIVE and select the “Weather” option. The first time you use this feature, you will have to enter your local ZIP code. You can view up to five cities by EXTR RAS selecting the “My Cities” menu item and following the onscreen instructions. To exit the DIRECTV Active channel, just enter a channel number or press the CHAN UP/DOWN key. AF GSN GAME LOUNGE Press MENU, select “Extras”, then “Game Lounge”. The GSN Game Lounge service contains memory and skill games that tha you can play onscreen using only your remote. There ere are free as well as subscription-only games to play. If you become a top scoring player, you will see your name on the leader board. CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES NOTE: Because it is an interactive channel, the DIRECTV Active screen may take a few moments to load. Please be patient. 57 EXTRA AS 58 AF Your DIRECTV Receiver can be connected to your home network to show photos and play music and videos that you have saved on your personal computer. You must have at least one personal al computer running a media server (e.g. TVersity, Windows Media edia Player, Intel Viiv) in your network for this service to work. Forr help on setting up “Music & Photos”, visit directv.com/mediashare. “Music & Photos” is an optional item in the “Extras” menu, only shown when your DVR is connected to a home network. Compatible models include the DIRECTV HD DVR (models HR44, HR34 and HR20 or later) or DIRECTV Plus® DVR (model R22). Other models may support DIRECTV™ Media Share in the future. Once your DVR is properly connected to the media dia server o on your home network, press MENU and select “Extras” xtras” then “Music & Photos”. The DIRECTV Media Share are screen will display. Select “Music” to access music by Artist, Artis Album, m, Son Song, Playlists and Channel. Your favorite music will pl play as you pla watch TV or view photos from your PC. Once the desired nce th songs are selected, the song’s information will display on the Progress bar. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE MUSIC & PHOTOS EXTR RAS AF CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES The DVR controls on your remote allow you to stop, play or skip through your music and photos. Press the GREEN button on your remote to toggle among music, photos and video control modes. Pressing the STOP button while in music control mode stops the music from playing and the audio from the current channel is then heard. Pressing the STOP button while in photo control mode stops the display of photos and displays the video from the current channel. Select “Photos” to go to the Photos submenu. Select “Browse” to see several photos at once. 59 EXTRA AS 60 AF To set up your receiver to display an onscreen notice whenever you receive a call, press MENU and select “Caller ID”, then select “Turn on Notices”. This will toggle the option to now read “Turn off Notices”. Depending on your phone company, the “Caller ID” option may be labeled in the format “Telco Caller ID” where “Telco” is your phone company’s name; or it may appear in the “Extras” option when you press MENU. Note: In some areas, you must press MENU, then select “Extras”, then select “Caller ID”, then “Turn on Notices” or “Turn off Notices”. NOTE: You must subscribe to caller ID service ce through rough your phone company and your DIRECTV Receiver ver must be connected connecte con to the phone line. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE CALLER ID You can review your 25 most recent calls in the he call log at any time. To see your call log, press MENU, select “C “Caller ID” then select “Call Log”. Highlight and select a name to delete that listing from your log. Note: In some areas, you must press MENU, then select “Extras”, then select “Caller ID”, then “Call Log”. EXTR RAS SHOWROOM AF PANDORA Pandora is personalized Internet radio designed to help you discover new music you’ll love, mixed in with music you already adyy know. To use Pandora, your receiver must be connected to o the Internet and you must have a Pandora account set up online. To access Pandora, press MENU on your remote. Select ct “Extras” then “Pandora”. You can listen to various stations and create, edit and pers personalize stations. To listen to Pandora while watching a program: listening gram: While listen lis to Pandora, press EXIT on your remote and select “Yes, P Play Pandora” to display video onscreen. Your remote te buttons butto now control your music. To switch to video control, press ess ENTER on your remote to change programs. To exit Pandora and go back to TV, press EXIT and select “No, Stop Pandora”. CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES Showroom offers you DIRECTV content such as instructional videos, behind-the-scenes clips and video extras, information about DIRECTV sports subscriptions, special offers, trailers and more. 61 EXTRA AS YOUTUBE 62 If you’re already connected, follow these simple steps: Press MENU on your remote and select “Extras”, then select “YouTube”. 2. Enter your search term using the onscreen keypad, or use the numbers on your remote to “triple tap” the words. s. 3. A list of YouTube videos matching your search term rm wi will display. Play a video from this screen by highlighting ighting a title and pressing SELECT. Otherwise, highlightt the title and press INFO for a description of the video o and other options. AF 1. If your DIRECTV HD DVR is connected to the Internet, you can search for and watch YouTube content on your TV. (If you aren’t connected, see Appendix 4.) DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Watch millions of Internet videos on your TV. SPECIA AL FEA ATUR RES Your DIRECTV HD DVR supports these special features that can be accessed without going through a menu. Watching Program 1 Program 2 Program 1 AF With DoublePlay, you can easily switch between two programs on at the same time without missing a minute of either. Your HD DVR stores up to 90 minutes of live TV on two channels. If you tune to a new channel (a third channel), the saved portion on the original channel is cleared. DoublePlay expires after two hours of non-use. 1. While watching one program, press the DOWN arrow on your remote. A message displays confirming DoublePlay ePlay has started. 2. Press the DOWN arrow again and tune to the second econd proprogram. Program 1 Program Program 22 3. Now use the DOWN arrow to switch back k and forth betw between the two programs. 4. You can pause, rewind, fast forward, slow-mo w-mo or instan inst instant replay both. NOTE: You cannot fast forward during live TV until you pause or rewind a program. Press DOWN button on remote Watching Program 2 CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES DIRECTV® DOUBLEPLAY™ 63 SPECIIAL L FE EATURE ES 64 QUICKTUNE AF Sports blackouts, a long-time source of frustration and confusion for sports fans, occur when a sporting event is not televised in a certain area. But thanks to DIRECTV’s cutting-edge technology, whenever you tune to a channel with a blacked-out game, GameSearch™ recognizes the blackout and immediately looks to see if the game is on another channel. If a broadcast of the game is found, GameSearch displays an onscreen message that gives you the option to tune to that channel. If it can’t find one, an onscreen message will let you know the game is not available. Use QuickTune to get to your 9 “must see” channels hannels nels fast! While watching live TV, press the UP arrow on your ur remote con control. A display with spots for 9 channels will appear ppear on screen. To fill fi the spots, press the GREEN button on your remote contro control. The channel you are currently viewing will be added to the ccurrently highlighted spot in the QuickTune display. After you’ you’ve made all your picks, press the UP arrow whenever you want wan to bring up the application. Use the arrow keys to highlight the channel you want to watch and then press SELECT. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE GAMESEARCH™ SPECIA AL FEA ATUR RES SCOREGUIDE™ AF TV APPS With DIRECTV’s exciting FREE TV Apps, like Flickr®, ScoreGuide™, eGuide™, e™, 5-Day Weather Forecast and Webcams, you can view your our favorite pictures, get up to the minute scores, check your local cal weather, weathe hZZa^kZ[ZZYhd[edejaVgkVXVi^dch^\]ihVcYbjX]bdgZ¸ X]bdgZ¸ bdgZ¸ without missing a second of what you’re watching, hing, ing, all at the press of a button. To enjoy TV Apps, your DIRECTV V HD DVR must be connected to the Internet. See Appendix 4, “How to Network yyour HD DVR”, for instructions. Press the Right Arrow button on your remote ote ccontrol to launch TV Apps. Select the DIRECTV App Store icon at the top of the TV Apps Dock and choose the apps you want. You can also go to the online DIRECTV App Store on your computer, at directv.com/tvapps. Whenever you want to access your TV Apps, just press the Right Arrow button and select the App you want to use. CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES Interactive content, like scores, statistics and other information, is available on some of our special sports and entertainment channels. Look for an onscreen popup that lets you know when interactive content is available and follow the onscreen instructions to use the interactive features. 65 DIREC CTV V® WHOL LE-H HOM ME DV VR SERV VIC CE 66 AF When your HD DVR and HD Non-DVR receivers are networked, it allows them to share content. This is typically completed by an installer during your installation appointment. To learn more about upgrade and eligibility requirements, go to directv.com/ wholehome. To get a quick understanding of how recorded content is shared by your household, skip to step 7. 1. Ne etw work You ur Rec ceive erss: NOTE: To access DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service rvice functionality, you need a DIRECTV HD DVR receiver eiver ver (models HR34, HR24, HR20-HR23 with DECA), an additional ditional WholeWho Home-capable receiver (models H25, H24, 4, HR24, HR34, HR44, HR44 H21 with DECA, H23 with DECA, R22 with DECA,HR20-HR23 DECA,HR20-HR2 with DECA) for each TV, a SWiM network, HD service D Access, DVR se and DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service. There is a limit of one remote viewing per DVR at a time. For Whole-Home DVR holeto function, your receivers should never have an Ethernet cable connected, unless it is connected to a DECA. H24, H25, HR24, HR34, and HR44 receivers should never have a DECA installed. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE With DIRECTV’s Whole-Home DVR service and the proper equipment, it’s like having a DVR in every room. Now even rooms with HD Non-DVR receivers can schedule and watch recorded programs. Start watching a recorded program in one room, stop it, then continue watching it in another room. DIIREC CTV V® WHO OLE-H HOME DVR SERV VICE 2. Activ vate DIR RECT TV® Whole--Home e DV VR Serv vice: AF You’ll be prompted to give each receiver a name. We refer to this as “Location”. We recommend using a name that you’ll easily associate with the room or it’s location, such as, “Living Room”. The name must be 14 characters or less. You must be at the receiver to assign its name. 3. Name You ur Lo ocattionss: After you’ve assigned a Location Name, you can change ge it as follows: Press MENU, select “Settings & Help”, then “Settings”, “Whole-Home” and then “Name Location”. ation”. tion 4. Set Playlisst Sh harin ng Optio ons (HD HD D DVR VR only): on nly): During initial setup, if the receiver is an HD DVR, you’ll be prompted to set the following Playlist sharing options: CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES Once DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service is activated on your account, press the LIST button on your remote. The message on the right will display, confirming the service has been enabled. Select “Continue”. 67 DIREC CTV V® WHOL LE-H HOM ME DV VR SERV VIC CE 68 An HD DVR has the option to share its Playlist with other receivers. Let’s say you have an HD DVR in your Den, an HD DVR in your Master Bedroom, and an HD Non-DVR in your Kitchen. If you set Share Playlist to “No” in the Master Bedroom, the other rooms (Den and Kitchen) won’t be able to access the Master Bedroom’s Playlist. Allow Deletion AF An HD DVR has the option to prevent another location from deleting programs that were recorded by that HD DVR. In our urr previous example, if the DVR in the Den is set to allow deletion eletion on “From this room only”, a person trying to delete a program gram (recorded in the Den) from the Master Bedroom or Kitchen would be prevented from doing so. You can change sharing options at any time. Press MENU, select “Settings & Help”, then “Settings”, “Whole-Home” le-Home” and then th “Share Playlist”. 5. View w Statu us: DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Share Playlist To view the Whole-Home status for all your connected HD DVRs, press MENU, select “Settings & Help”, “Settings”, “Whole-Home” then “Status”. This screen indicates if DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service is authorized, as well as the Playlist sharing settings for all networked HD DVRs. DIIREC CTV V® WHO OLE-H HOME DVR SERV VICE 6. Reco ord Prrog gra amss: AF To record a show you’re currently watching or to record a highlighted program in the Guide, press the orange REC (record) button. A message displays onscreen asking you to select the HD DVR you would like to record on; then selectt ecord ord either “Record Once” to record the current episode, “Record Series” to record the entire series or “Do Nothing” to o cancel el your request. NOTE: Pressing the REC button twice to record ecord rd a series or pressing it three times to cancel the request uest does not work on Non-DVR receivers. You can also schedule a recording from m a program’ program’s Info screen. To record a program you’re currently or to ntly watching wat record a highlighted program in the Guide, press res the INFO button and select either “Record Once” or “Record Series”. If your recording (requested from a Non-DVR receiver) conflicts with other recordings already scheduled on the DVR, a message will display letting you know that your program cannot be recorded. CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES If you’re in a room with an HD Non-DVR receiver, once you authorize DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service you’re able to request programs to record. TIP: Adding a second HD DVR to your DIRECTV® System doubles your recording capacity. Don’t worry about having to remember which DVR you recorded your shows on. Whole-Home DVR service keeps things simple ple b by giving you a single, unified playlist of all your recordings ecordings on any connected TV. ecordi If you’re in a room with an HD DVR, and you’ve authorized DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service, you’ll still record programs in the same way you did before. 69 DIREC CTV V® WHOL LE-H HOM ME DV VR SERV VIC CE 70 AF 7. Watc ch Reco ord ded Prog gram ms: By networking your receivers, the recordings from all the HD DVRs in your household are combined into a “shared” Playlist. The shared Playlist is accessible by all networked receivers, even if the receiver is not a DVR! To access the Playlist, press ss the LIST button on the remote control, or press MENU, then hen select “Recordings”, then “Playlist”. Highlight a show and press SELECT to play. If you’ve already watched part of the e show iin another room, you can select “Resume” to pick up where you left off. You can use any of the DVR control buttonss such uch as PAUSE, FFWD, ADVANCE, while watching your recorded orded show. You can limit access to programs with Parental Controls. S See Se “Parental Controls” in Chapter 6 for details. parental tails. Your parenta pare control settings restrict access to both recorded corded and live lliv programs. Parental controls must be set at each receiver. re DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Recordings can be deleted from any connected receiver that has been set up to Allow Deletion. However, to check the status of scheduled recordings on the To Do List or to change the priority of a series you’ve scheduled to record, go to the HD DVR, press MENU and select “Recordings”, then “Manage Recordings” for options. To delete a program from your Playlist, use the arrow keys to highlight the desired show and press the RED button. You’ll then be asked to confirm the deletion. NOTE: Only two locations can access a recorded program at the same time (the HD DVR on which the program was recorded and one other location). If a third location tries to playback a recording, a message will display explaining that the program is not available. GENIE™ ™ (A ADV WHO OLE-HO OME) HD DVR You can use your Genie HD DVR in three ways: AF 1. As a standalone HD DVR - connect it and get all the enhancements and superior receiver features of the HR44, HR34 and above. 2. As an HD DVR in a Whole-Home DVR setup - Genie enhances es your current Whole-Home setup. When connected to other her HD receivers as the hub of your Whole-Home DVR experience, ence, the he Genie HD DVR allows you to stream recordings to four our act active rooms simultaneously (up to three clients). 3. As a Genie server connected to Genie client and/or d/or RVU devices - The DIRECTV Genie HD DVR can and n stream content cont features to RVU (remote viewing) capable other ble TVs, clients and ot devices, giving you full HD DVR functionality onality in every room. room For example, if your Genie HD DVR is connected HDTV in your cted to an HD HDT Living Room, as well as to a client and HDTV TV in your you Office, plus RVU TVs in the Bedroom and Kids’ Room, m you yo don’t need a separate DIRECTV Receiver in each room: the client/s and/or RVU TVs let you watch, record and manage your shows directly, via the Genie (Adv Whole-Home) HD DVR. Record different shows at once with one DVR. CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES Genie (Adv Whole-Home) HD DVR is the most comprehensive, flexible and cost effective HD DVR experience from DIRECTV. The Genie HD DVR (HR44, HR34 and above), together with Genie clients or RVU-capable TVs, can serve your entire home, and allow you and your family to watch what you want, where you want, when you want. Genie HD DVR 71 GENIE E™ (AD DV WHOL LE-H HOME)) HD DV VR In any configuration, your Genie HD DVR offers the following features in addition to those of a DIRECTV HD DVR: Record up to 5 programs simultaneously 72 Get full HD DVR functionaltiy in every room AF Watch two shows at the same time with Picture In Picture (on the TV connected to the Genie HD DVR) NOTE: For a complete list of compatible RVU devices, receivers, ivers, vers, clients and required services, visit directv.com/Genie. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Store up to 200 hours of HD programming DIRECTV™ MOBIL LE AP PPS FOR SMARTPHONE & IPAD AF Use your phone or iPad as a remote control: Play, pause, rewind, fast-forward, scroll through channels, and more, all with a tap. Create your own Home screen: Get instant access to your n your favorite channels and sports. You control what’s on e, the screen by choosing the channels you want to see, teams and sports you want to follow, even the e modules you want to include. Create your own sports roster: Browse games and get scores instantly across all sports. You u choose the teams and sports you want to follow. Search for any television show up to 14 days ays in adva advance. Watch movie trailers and get detailed show info: See descriptions, upcoming showings, cast & crew, parental info, similar shows, and photos. Channel-tune instantly with a tap. Easily share your favorite shows and movies with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Features: Go to directv.com/mobileapps for more information. CHAPTER 5 - EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES Now your favorite shows, movies and sports are just a tap away, using your smartphone (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, Windows Phone 7) or iPAD. Experience all the amazing features of the DIRECTV™ Mobile Apps with an HD DVR that is connected to the Internet. 73 DIREC CTV V™ MOBIL LE APPS 74 Now watch DIRECTV movies and TV shows on your tablet device, mobile phone or your computer, whenever, wherever you want. All you need is a DIRECTV online account, and an internet connection. AF To learn more about DIRECTV Everywhere go to http://www.directv.com/entertainment/ NOTE: Certain remote control functions require a standard ard DIRECTV remote. iPad remote control functionality requires quires a home Wi-Fi connection. The iPad App requires Internet ernet access and directv.com login. Internet connections mayy vary. In rar rare instances, scheduled recordings may not be recognized. ognized. Only available on certain DVR receivers. Visit directv.com/apps rectv.com/apps for rectv.com/app complete details. iPad is a registered trademark rademark of Apple, Inc. In DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE DIRECTV EVERYWHERE™ Use of the DIRECTV mobile apps are licensed nsed under DIRECTV’s current End User License Agreement. Use of the ement.. Us ement DIRECTV mobile apps are also subject to DIRECTV’s ECTV privacy policy and other legal policies, including DIRECTV’s Customer Agreement for users who are DIRECTV customers. CHAP PTE ER 6 - SE ETTIINGS S & HELP AF Pare ental Conttrolss .......................................................... ......... 85 ........ 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Fa avo orite Chan nnelss ............................................................. 90 Help p .................................................................................... 91 CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP Inffo & Test .................................................................................76 Dissplay .......................................................................................76 Audio ..........................................................................................80 Network k Setu up ..........................................................................80 Remote e Conttrol .........................................................................81 Satellite e .....................................................................................82 Whole-H Home e .............................................................................83 Power Saving g .............................................................................83 83 Reset ......................................................................................... ...83 Se ettings .............................................................................. 76 75 SET TTINGS 76 AF Select “Info & Test” to display the System Info & Test screen. Select “Run System Test” to initiate a test of the tuners, receiver ID and phone line. INFO & TEST NOTE: Running the System Test will interfere with live e TV and d any current recordings. Select “More System Info” to review your basic sic system ystem informatio information number such as receiver model, receiver ID, accesss card number, rent receiver settings settings. This software version, etc.… as well as, current information can be useful during troubleshooting. blesho bleshooting. DISPLAY DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Press MENU, select “Settings & Help”, then “Settings” to review or change your system settings. These include: audio options, video format, TV resolution, network setup, remote control setup and more. Select “Display” to access the following options: “Preferences”, “Video”, “TV Ratio”, “TV Resolution”, “Captioning” or “Clock”. Before you get started, you may want to review Appendix 5, “About High-Definition”, which describes HD formats and resolutions. SE ETTIN NGS Preffere ences These are user interface display settings which include: Guide HD Channels: Choose whether you want the guide to show HD channels and their duplicate SD channels or to hide the SD duplicates. AF Language: Select your preferred onscreen text language. Scrolling Effects: Turn scrolling effects ON or OFF. This is affects the appearance of large text areas when they scroll. Banner Time: Set the channel banner time to determine etermine ermine how quickly the banner disappears after moving to a new chann channel. NOTE: To change your screen format and d resolution tem temporarily, tempo press INFO on your remote, select “Audio/ Video” from tth the Channel Banner and select “Change Resolution on & For Format”. Vide eo Set your preference for the following screen options: Native, Screen Format and Bar Color. Native: You can turn Native mode ON or OFF. When Native Mode is ON, your TV auto-changes to match the resolution of the CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP Guide shows: Select whether you want the first press of the GUIDE button to take you directly to the program guide or to go to the category filter first. Recording Tips: Turn “On” or “Off” helpful tips that display onscreen whenever you schedule a recording. 77 78 AF Screen Format: When a program is broadcast in a format that does not exactly fit your TV screen, your receiver will automatically size the picture. Screen Format options include clude de Original Format, Pillar Box (Widescreen 16:9 HDTVs only), nly), Letterbox (Standard 4:3 TVs only), Stretch and Crop.. If you’re watching a widescreen movie on a Standard dard 4:3 TV TV, you may want to choose “Letterbox” which places bars ars on the top and bottom of the screen. If your HDTV is 4:3 :3 aspect rati ratio, you may want to “Crop” or cut off the contentt at the left and rig right side of the screen while preserving the proportion of the picture pi that remains. You can also “Stretch” the picture vertical vertically or vertic horizontally to fill up the screen. program coming into the receiver. For example, if Native mode is ON and a program is being broadcast in 480p, your HighDefinition Receiver tells the TV to show it in that same format. If the next program changes to 1080i, the receiver tells the TV to change to that format. Native mode slows down the system’s response time to channel changes since the receiver and TV must adjust the picture resolution at every channel change. Because of this, the default setting is OFF. When Native Mode is OFF, your receiver will display the program at the highest resolution set on the “TV Resolutions” screen. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE SET TTINGS Bar Color: Select the Bar Color option to set the he color of the bars displayed when you view programming in Letterbox or Pillar Box modes. TV Ratiio Set the aspect ratio that matches your TV. Options are Standard 4:3 or Widescreen 16:9. SE ETTIN NGS TV Reso olu utionss Select the resolutions your TV can support so your receiver can pass the proper signal. To find the resolutions your TV supports, check the user’s guide that came with your TV. If you select a resolution your TV doesn’t support, the receiver will reset the resolution after a few seconds. Cap ption nin ng Select “Captioning” to turn closed captioning ON or OFF, and to select the font style, size and color for the display of captions. Select “Clock” to set your time zone and whether you want ant the receiver to show Daylight Savings time or not. CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP Cloc ck 79 SET TTINGS AUDIO 80 Sound Effects: Select the volume of sound effects AF Dolby® Digital: Select whether you want Dolby Digital audio output ON or OFF, i.e. for a surround sound system. Language: Select your preferred audio language, i.e. English, Spanish, Chinese, etc… Not all TV programs deliver Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Look forr the Dolby Digital icon in the program description and Channel el Banner. anner. HD Channels include 5.1 surround sound when available able from the programmer. Additional equipment is required d and sold separately. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are re e trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. NETWORK SETUP DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE Select “Audio” to make a persistent change to your audio settings. Audio options include: Select “Network Setup” to set up and test the connection of your DVR to the Internet. See Appendix 4, “How to Network Your HD DVR” for details. SE ETTIN NGS REMOTE CONTROL IR/R RF Setup Follow the step-by-step instructions to set your remote to control your TV or other A/V equipment, such as a DVD player or surround sound system. For best results, it is helpful ful to know the model number and brand of your equipment. ment. To clear cle current AV1, AV2 and TV settings, select “Program am Remote” and then “Reset Remote”. Certain remote control models feature RF (radio freque frequenc frequency) capability. Refer to the model number printed on the to top left corner of your DIRECTV Remote Control. A letter R a at the end of the model number (which may be followed by other letters) indicates that the remote supports radio frequency. If no letters follows the number, the remote works in IR mode only. NOTE: Not all DIRECTV Receivers are RF-capable. CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP Prog gram m Rem mote AF When the MODE switch on your remote is in the left-most position, it controls your DIRECTV Receiver. However, you can also program the AV1, AV2 and TV positions to control other equipment such as your TV, DVD, VCR or Stereo. Select “Remote Control” to display the Remote Control setup screen. Then select from the Program Remote, IR/RF Setup, Receiver Mode and Advanced Setups options. 81 SET TTINGS 82 Adv vanc ced Se etu ups AF Select “Receiver Mode” if you want to use one remote to command a second DIRECTV® Receiver. Use this option to set up your remote to control 3 or more receivers in one room. SATELLITE Rec ceive er Mo ode This option is used by installers when your system is init initially set up; you should not have to use it. However, wever, you can use this screen to view the satellite signal strength your receiv receiver is getting or to repeat the satellite setup procedure. roced rocedure. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE To change your remote method of transmission from Infrared (IR) signals to RF, select “Remote Control” and then “IR/RF Setup”. While IR transmission requires a clear line of sight to the front of the receiver, RF transmission lets you put your receiver inside a cabinet or behind solid doors and still be able to command it from up to 200 feet away. The “Antenna Setup” option can be used to display cchannels received via your off-air antenna in the Guide. Yo You must have an off-air (terrestrial) antenna connected to your HD DVR Receiver. Not all HD DVR’s have a built-in off-air tuner. SE ETTIN NGS RESET Some DIRECTV Receivers are Energy Star certified, meaning ning they include features that reduce electrical consumption. tion. The ivers into Power Saving option automatically puts these receivers Standby mode when there is no activity on your remote mote for 4 hours. When the feature is ON, a message will ll display to w warn you before the receiver goes into Standby mode. mode The Reset screen lets you restart the receiver, reset to factory defaults, or reset everything. “Restart Receiver” is the same function as pressing the red reset button behind the access card door on the front of the receiver. This option does not affect your settings and scheduled recordings. CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP POWER SAVING AF If you’re using DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR Service or Genie™ (Adv Whole-Home) HD DVR and Clients, you can use the Whole-Home settings to set or change your Playlist Sharing preferences, or to create or change the names of each receiver or client location. To learn more, read “DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR Service” in Chapter 5 or “Genie HD DVR” in Chapter 7, respectively. WHOLE-HOME 83 SET TTINGS 84 AF NOTE: If Parental Controls are locked, you must enter your password to reset the receiver. “Reset Everything” Completely erases everything from system memory and starts over like a new receiver. WARNING: All your recordings will be erased from the hard drive! DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE “Reset Defaults” erases all of your personal preference items, such as parental controls, favorites, language and scheduled recordings, and restores the receiver configuration to how it was set at the factory. PAR RENTA AL CON NTRO OLS AF CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP Parental Controls enable parents to place certain restrictions on just who’s watching what, and requires a passcode to view restricted programming. Whether it’s for mature content, spending amounts, or even the number of hours of TV watching allowed, you’re always able to keep limitations where you want them for the whole family. The system default is “unlocked” for all categories. To review or update your Parental Controls settings, press MENU, select “Settings & Help”, then “Parental Controls”. You can also access Parental Controls by pressing INFO, then selecting “Parental”, then “Parental Controls”. 85 PARENTAL L CO ONTRO OLS 86 After setting the restrictions you want (see below for options), choose “Lock Now” from the left menu. You’ll be asked to create a passcode. This passcode will be your entry to unlocking and adjusting limitations in the future. AF UNLOCK NOW When parental controls are locked, a message appears if you ogram am try to tune to a restricted program explaining why the program is blocked. To temporarily unlock a particular program m select “Unlock Now” and enter your passcode. Making multiple tiple entries aimed at guessing the passcode is discouraged by a time delay; de each invalid passcode entered lengthens the delay lay for subsequent entry by one second. For more unlock options, press MENU, select “Settings & Help” He then select “Parental Controls”. Variouss options for removing remov restrictions temporarily or permanently will appear. S Select one Se and enter your passcode. You can also unlock Parental Controls ck Paren by pressing INFO while watching TV. Select “Parental” then are “Unlock All” and enter your passcode. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE LOCK NOW NOTE: If you have Parental Controls set and temporarily unlocked, turning the receiver off will turn parental controls back on. PAR RENTA AL CON NTRO OLS RATINGS LIMITS Set rating limits for Movies, TV and Other (unrated) shows. From the left menu, select “Rating Limits” then select either “Movies”, “TV” or “Other”. Oth her Showss Highlight and select the TV ratings limit you desire. In addition ddition to allowing or blocking shows by TV rating (i.e. TV-MA), ), you ntent such can also set ratings limits for particular types of content as Fantasy Violence (FV), Dialogue (D), Language e (L), L), Sexual Content (S) and Violence (V). A description of each content type displays when highlighted. Highlight and select the box to toggle the setting bet between “Allow No Rating” and “Block No Rating”. If you choose “Block No Rating”, programming that has no rating, such as news and sports, will not display. CHAPTER 6 - SETTINGS & HELP TV Prog gramss AF Select the button next to the overall ratings limit you wish to impose. Brief descriptions of the ratings appear for your guidance. Mov vies 87 PARENTAL L CO ONTRO OLS 88 AF CHANNEL BLOCKS Hide adult channels in the program guide, Manage Recordings screens, and when channel surfing. Select “Adult Channels”, then highlight and select the box to toggle between “Hide Adult” and “Show Adult”. WEB VIDEOS Prevent children from viewing pre-selected channels. Select lect “Channel Blocks”. Scroll down the channel list and select ect those se you wish to block. You can also key in channel numbers bers or use “Block All” or “Allow All” to save time. DIRECTV® HD DVR RECEIVER USER GUIDE ADULT CHANNELS Prevent children from viewing video from the Internet. Intern Select “Web Videos”, then highlight and select the box to t toggle between “Block Web Videos” and “Allow Web Videos”.
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