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Chapter 4
Pick Programs to Record
Using the Guide to Find Programs
The DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide
™
displays up to two weeks of TV programming
at the touch of a button. You can use the guide to quickly find programs and set up
recordings by customizing the channels and filtering the types of programs shown in the
guide. To view the guide, press the GUIDE button on your remote.
Customizing the Guide
The guide has options that let you quickly change what programs and channels it shows.
To see Guide Options, press INFO while the guide is displayed. Available options are:
Channels. Choosing a list here selects the channels displayed in the guide. The three
channel lists are:
• All. This is the default list. It displays all DIRECTV
®
channels.
• [Channels] You Receive. This list displays only channels you have selected in
Channels You Receive. See page 90 for details.
• Favorites. This list shows only the favorite channels you have selected. See page 90.
Day and Time. Sets the guide to show what’s on at a particular day and time.
Style. Change the style of the guide to Grid Guide or List Guide. See page 74 for details.
Filtering. Turn guide filtering on or off. When you want to see all programs in a selected
channel list, turn filtering off.
Choose filter. Choose a category with which to filter the guide. When filtering is on,
programs that do not fit the selected category appear grayed on the guide until you
By customizing the guide, you can
use it to display only program
information you want to see. For example,
you can use the movie filter to quickly
check what movies are on, or use the
“Favorite Channels” list to see
information for your previously selected
channels.