DirecTV DVR120 User Manual

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In the Program Guide, highlighting a program title (that is not currently playing) and 
pressing SELECT displays some information about the program. You can also choose 
“Season Pass & other options” to get to the Program Information screen. The Program 
Information screen includes a brief description of the selected program. It also shows the 
program’s start time, channel, duration, ratings, advisories, and other attributes. For more 
details on a given program, press INFO at a Program Information screen. The Program 
Details screen appears.

If you have given a program a Thumb rating, Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down icons appear at 
the top of the Program Information screen. You can change the rating here by pressing 
THUMBS UP or THUMBS DOWN.

. The Program Information screen shows ratings and advisories 

for the selected program. For a description of movie and television ratings, and of 
television advisories, see “Parental Controls” on page 90. A movie may also have 
advisories, regardless of whether it has a rating. The following movie advisory codes may 
appear in parentheses after the description:

. Other attributes may appear in parentheses after the description of a 

program. These may include genre information or technical notes such as CC (for closed 
captioning), letterbox (which means the program is broadcast in letterbox, a wide-screen 
format) and Dolby Digital.

AC: Adult Content

SC: Sexual Content

N: Nudity

AL: Adult Language

MV: Mild Violence

BN: Brief Nudity

GL: Graphic Language

GV: Graphic Violence

RP: Rape