DirecTV HIRD-E11 - Manual (Page 20)

DIRECTV PLUS SYSTEM FROM HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - OWNER’S MANUAL
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you power the digital satellite receiver off, it has not actually stopped using electricity. Rather, it goes
into a standby mode which enables it to continue monitoring data sent from DIRECTV, call in status
reports to DIRECTV, monitor for programs you have scheduled, receive messages, and perform other
background activities. The only apparent changes occurring in the standby mode are that the video
goes black, the
IN FROM ANTENNA connector signals are passed through to the OUT TO TV
connector, and the power light is off.
There are three keys on your remote control that most people use frequently. They are the ,
, and keys.
After you have established favorite channel lists, as described in the chapter “The Digital Satellite
Receiver’s Menu System,” you will want to cycle through them quickly and easily. Do so by pressing
the
key. Each press will advance to the next list of channels. After stepping through the favorite
lists it will cycle back to “All Channels.”
At any time, you can exit the on-screen guide by selecting Video in the Guide pop-up menu. An even
faster way is to press the
key.
The key is only useful if the digital satellite receiver is connected to your entertainment system
through the OUT TO TV connector, rather than VIDEO or S-VIDEO. If you are using OUT TO TV,
pressing the
key will switch the output between DIRECTV PLUS System programming and
local broadcasts similar to the way the key works.
Knowing these few keys should enable to navigate through almost every digital satellite receiver
feature and menu.