DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder User Manual

Press the DIRECTV button once to go to DIRECTV Central, or twice to 

go to the Now Playing List. 

 brings you directly to the Now Playing List.

Press FWD (fast forward) and BACK (rewind) up to 3 times for 3 

speeds. Press them a fourth time to resume normal play.

replays the last 8 seconds of a program.

Press CLEAR to delete a title in a list (like the Now Playing list) or to 

clear things that aren’t part of the program you’re watching (like 
the channel banner and status bar).

 brings up the channel banner. Press the RIGHT arrow 

to switch among three versions of the banner, each with a 
different amount of information.

 does more than change the channel—it also pages 

up or down through lists of programs or menu items.

Press GUIDE to see the DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™, 

then press INFO (while the guide is visible) to see Guide Options 
and change the day or time, or show only a category of 
programs.

clears all menus and goes to the last channel or recorded 

program you were watching. If you press it while you are 
watching a program, it clears things that aren't part of the 
program (like the channel banner and status bar).

 moves you quickly through saved programming. Press it 

while you are fast forwarding or rewinding to jump to the next 
tick mark on the status bar. 

When you’re watching “behind” live TV (for example, if you 
paused live TV and later resumed watching from the paused 
spot), ADVANCE catches you up to the live broadcast. In a 
recorded program, press it once to jump to the end of the 
program, then again to jump to the beginning.

If you program your remote control (as explained in chapter seven), 

the TV POWER, VOLUME, MUTE, and TV INPUT buttons can 
control your TV and A/V equipment. 

The SAT/TV Switch sets the remote control to send channel 

changing signals to either the recorder (SAT) or the television 
(TV). Many of the remote control’s buttons are disabled when 
this switch is set to TV (for example, SLOW, FAST FORWARD and 
PAUSE

), so if your remote control doesn’t seem to be working, 

check to make sure this switch is set to SAT.

Hold the remote with the battery door facing you. Place your thumb 

in the depression of the door and slide the door towards you.

Insert two AA batteries (supplied). Be sure to match the + and - 

marks on the batteries to the + and - marks in the compartment.

Replace the battery door by sliding it back into the case with the 

tabs towards the rear of the compartment. You’ll hear a click 
when it’s securely back in place.