DirecTV DVR120 User Manual

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Press PAUSE or PLAY to see the status bar. It shows a one-hour period. The green 
segment is the portion of the current hour that has been saved by your DIRECTV

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 DVR. 

The right edge of the green part is always the current time.

The white line marks the part of the program you are currently watching. If it is anywhere 
back in the green segment you are “behind” real time.

Press CHAN UP. When you change channels, the DVR starts to save what is showing on 
the new channel. With Dual Tuner, 30 minutes of live TV is saved on both tuners. That 
means you can use the instant replay, slow motion and pause features on either channel. If 
you leave one of these two channels, however, the saved information on the original 
channel is cleared, and the DVR starts saving live TV on the new channel.

The channel banner describes the program you’re currently watching. Press INFO or the 
RIGHT arrow to see the channel banner. The channel banner is only there for a few 
seconds, but you can bring it back by pressing INFO or the RIGHT arrow again. While the 
banner is visible, press the RIGHT arrow to switch from a small, to medium, to large 
banner. Each version has a different amount of information. 

Keep pressing the RIGHT arrow until you see the largest version of the channel banner. 
Notice the small icons on the right side. Each symbol represents a useful feature, like 
swapping tuners or setting Parental Controls. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight 
different icons. Pressing SELECT while an icon is highlighted will take you to that 
feature. Finally, press the EXIT button—the channel banner disappears. (EXIT gets rid of 
graphics that aren’t part of the program you’re watching.)

Now go have fun playing with live TV, then come back for the next tour!