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Satellite Receiver
User’s Guide
GRD33G2A
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SAFETY INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT WARNING WARNING REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE To reduce risk of fire or DO NOT OPEN PERSONNEL. shock hazard, do not This symbol indicates expose this receiver to This symbol indicates important instructions “dangerous voltage” inside the rain or moisture. accompanying the product. product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS First Things First ...........................................................3 What is the DSS® System? ............................................................4 Ordering DSS® Programming ...................................................... 4 Unpacking the Box ..........................................................................5 Installing Batteries In the Remote Control ................................... 5 Using This Manual .......................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS More Features .............................................................27 Pay-Per-View Programs ................................................................28 Using the Attractions Guide .........................................................29 Using the Purchases Menu ..........................................................30 Timer Feature ................................................................................ 31 Editing or Canceling a Timer ..............
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FIRST THINGS FIRST Read the First Four Sections FIRST THINGS FIRST 1 ª The first four sections of the manual introduce you ® to your DSS system, and show you how to use the on-screen guides and menus. Reading these sections gives you the basic information you need POINT AND SELECT ® 2 to navigate the DSS system. ª Lists & Limits PROGRAM GUIDES 3 The fifth section of the book introduces you to the ª Lists & Limits feature, which lets you control the ® way you watch DSS programming by creating fav
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FIRST THINGS FIRST ® What is the DSS System? ® You’ve purchased the DSS Digital Satellite System, so you already know a lot of the great things it offers. You know that the ® DSS system uses the latest satellite technology to deliver television programming to your home. And you know that the transmissions are digital, so the quality of the picture and audio rivals that of laser discs and CDs. You know the dish is small—18 inches wide—and that it often can be installed in a matter of ® hours. (Se
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FIRST THINGS FIRST Unpacking the Box ® The following items come with your DSS receiver: • Receiver (with access card inserted) • Remote Control ON/OFF MENU DISPLAY SELECT ANTENNA Receiver OFF ON TV DSS • MENU•SELECT GUIDE DISPLAY CLEAR PREV CH 13 2 CHAN 465 79 8 Remote Control VOL 0 ANT FAV INPUT ALT AUD MUTE • Installing Batteries In the Remote Control Follow these steps whenever you need to install or change the ® batteries in your DSS remote. 1. Pull off the cover of the battery compartment.
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FIRST THINGS FIRST Using This Manual There are a couple of conventions used in this manual that might help you read it. • Words that appear in ALL CAPS indicate the name of a button. • The names of on-screen menu option are shown in italics. Important Note about This User’s Manual ® This manual assumes that your DSS system has been installed, meaning: ® 1. The DSS satellite dish has been installed, correctly pointed ® at the satellite, and connected to your DSS receiver. ® 2. The DSS receiver is
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POINT AND SELECT A Navigation Method FIRST THINGS FIRST 1 ª Point and Select is a method of navigating through the menu system and program guides. Once you know how to point and select, you can explore the ® menus to learn more about how your DSS system POINT AND SELECT 2 works. ª PROGRAM GUIDES 3 ª THE MENU SYSTEM 4 ª LISTS & LIMITS 5 7
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POINT AND SELECT What is Point and Select? Point and Select is the two-step method you use to control the ® DSS system. 1. Point MENU•SELECT You point by pressing the arrow keys on the remote or front panel. Pressing the arrow keys moves the on-screen highlight to different items in the Program Guide and the menu screens. Pressing an arrow once moves the highlight CLEAR one space in the direction of the arrow. For example, to point down (that is, to move the highlight ARROW KEYS toward the bot
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PROGRAM GUIDES What is a Program Guide? FIRST THINGS FIRST 1 A program guide is an on-screen programming ª schedule. There are several types of guides, each presenting the schedule in a different format. Using Program Guides is easy as long as you POINT AND SELECT 2 remember the Point and Select rule. Point to items ª on the screen by pressing the arrow keys on the remote or front panel. Then, press MENU•SELECT to go to that program. PROGRAM GUIDES 3 ª THE MENU SYSTEM 4 ª LISTS & LIMITS 5 Take
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PROGRAM GUIDES Bringing Up the Program Guides You can access the program guides by using the GUIDE button on the remote, or by selecting Program Guide from the Main menu. When you press the GUIDE button on the remote, the Grid Guide appears on-screen. The Grid Guide is one type of program guide. OFF ON TV DSS Using A Program Guide • There are several ways to navigate through a program guide, MENU SELECT • GUIDE DISPLAY once it has been selected. Using the Number Keys (0-9) CLEAR PREV CH 13 2 You
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PROGRAM GUIDES Scrolling Page By Page If you want to scroll up or down through the Program Guide faster, press the Channel Up/Down buttons on the remote control. The highlight scrolls a page at a time. This is called “paging.” Tuning to a Program To tune to a program listed in the guide, point to the program and press MENU•SELECT. Then, you can select View Channel to tune to that program. Selecting A Program Guide from the Main Menu When you access the program guides through the Main menu, you h
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PROGRAM GUIDES Types of Program Guides There are three types of program guides: the Grid Guide, the Channel Guide, and the Attractions Guide. The Grid Guide Shows the schedule in a time-and-channel format, similar to a TV schedule listed in a newspaper. The seven-channel Grid Guide. The Channel Guide Displays the programming schedule in a channel-by-channel format. The Channel guide. Reminder You can use the GUIDE button on the remote to directly access the Grid Guide while you are watching a ®
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PROGRAM GUIDES The Attractions Guide Displays coming attractions and special events information. The Attractions guide. Sorting the Grid Guide There are six on-screen choices—called “buttons”— at the bottom of the Grid Guide: down arrow, Movies, Sports, Other, All, and Sort. The Sorting buttons are at the bottom of the screen. Down Arrow The down arrow button allows you to scroll down through other channels in the guide. Point to the down arrow, and then press MENU•SELECT to scroll down through
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PROGRAM GUIDES Using the Sorting Buttons The remaining buttons at the bottom of the guide are called “sorting buttons.” These buttons allow you to simplify the guide to show specific types of information such as movies, or sports. The Movies button lists movies only. After selecting Movies, point to the Theme button that appears and press MENU•SELECT to sort the guide to list specific types of movies, such as comedies or thrillers. The Sports button lists sporting events only. After selecting Sp
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PROGRAM GUIDES Using the Themes Button After you select one of the sorting buttons, the name of that button changes into the Themes button. Use the Themes button to further sort the Grid or Info Guide to show subtopics (“themes”). For example, you could simplify the guide to show “baseball” under the Sports sorting button, or “comedies” under Movies. Exiting A Program Guide There are two ways to exit a Program Guide: • Tune to a program. • Press CLEAR on the remote. 15
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THE MENU SYSTEM What is a Menu? FIRST THINGS FIRST 1 ® ª The DSS menu is a list of choices, just like a menu in a restaurant. And, just as a restaurant menu is divided into sections such as appetizers, entrees, and desserts, the on-screen menus are POINT AND SELECT 2 also separated into sections to help you find the ª information you need. PROGRAM GUIDES Don’t Forget To Point 3 ª and Select As with all of the on-screen displays, you use Point and Select to navigate. THE MENU SYSTEM 4 ª LISTS & L
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THE MENU SYSTEM Using the Menu System To bring up the Main Menu, press MENU•SELECT on the remote. The Main Menu. To use the menu system, you need to know the Point and Select rule. Use the arrows on the remote to point to an item on the screen, and then press MENU•SELECT to select it. Exit and Help There are Exit and Help buttons at the top of most screens. Point to Exit and press MENU•SELECT to leave that screen. Point to Help and press MENU•SELECT to see more information about that screen. E
