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Searching for programs in the Guide

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Chapter 4: Watching TV Switching to another Guide style You can switch from the Logo Guide to the Grid Guide or Grid Guide (Name) while viewing the Guide. Here's how: 1 With the Guide displayed on your screen, press the red R button on your remote control. A list of Guide Styles appears. 2 Highlight the Guide style you wish to view, then press the OK button. The Guide Style list disappears, and the Guide appears in the style you chose. Searching for programs in the Guide You can search the entire list of programs stored in your DIRECTV® High-Definition Receiver's program guide to find exactly the program you wish to see. There are four ways to search the Guide: By Credits: Lets you find programs that match the actor, director, role, award, or year you type using an on-screen keyboard. By Title: Lets you find programs that match the program title you type using an on-screen keyboard. By Text: Lets you find programs for which either the credits or the title match the search term you type using an on-screen keyboard. By Category: Lets you find programs that match the program categories and subcategories you select from an on-screen list. These search techniques are described in the sections that follow. Searching by Credits, Title, or Text To find programs that star a certain actor, share a director, have a particular character, have won a specific award, or were created in a certain year, search By Credits. To search for a program whose title you know, search by title. Searching by text looks at both credits and titles to find programs that match your search terms. 1 While viewing the Guide, press the blue B button on your remote control. A search list appears, allowing you to choose a type of search. 53

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Chapter 4: Watching TV
Switching to another Guide style
You can switch from the
Logo Guide
to the
Grid Guide
or
Grid Guide (Name)
while
viewing the Guide. Here’s how:
1
With the Guide displayed on your screen, press the red R button on your
remote control.
Searching for programs in the Guide
You can search the entire list of programs stored in your DIRECTV
®
High-Definition
Receiver’s program guide to find exactly the program you wish to see. There are four
ways to search the Guide:
By Credits:
Lets you find programs that match the actor, director, role, award, or
year you type using an on-screen keyboard.
By Title:
Lets you find programs that match the program title you type using an
on-screen keyboard.
By Text:
Lets you find programs for which either the credits or the title match
the search term you type using an on-screen keyboard.
By Category:
Lets you find programs that match the program categories and sub-
categories you select from an on-screen list.
These search techniques are described in the sections that follow.
Searching by Credits, Title, or Text
To find programs that star a certain actor, share a director, have a particular character,
have won a specific award, or were created in a certain year, search
By Credits.
To
search for a program whose title you know, search by title.
A list of
Guide Styles
appears.
2
Highlight the Guide style you wish
to view, then press the OK button.
The Guide Style list disappears,
and the Guide appears in the style
you chose.
Searching by text looks at both credits
and titles to find programs that match
your search terms.
1
While viewing the Guide, press the
blue B button on your remote
control.
A search list appears, allowing you
to choose a type of search.
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