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12 Key Features of DIRECTV’s R15 DVR

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1. Bookmarks 2. Mini Guide 3. Parental Controls 4. PPV 5. MED (Maximum

Entitlement Date) 6. Quick Menu 7. MyVOD 8. Disk Space Bar 9. Series Link 10. Control

Functions 11. Recording 12. DIRECTV Active

I. Bookmarks

Bookmarks keep track of locations within a program so

that they can be conveniently reached again.

To set a bookmark in a recorded program:

On the remote, press PAUSE, then the

GREEN button.

To delete a bookmark in a recorded program:

Highlight the bookmark and press PAUSE,

then the DASH button.

To jump to the next bookmark:

Press and hold the FFWD button.

To jump back to a previous bookmark:

Press and hold REWIND.

2. Mini Guide

The Mini Guide is a smaller displayed version of the

Guide.

Displays only one channel at a time, and appears

over full-screen TV.

To display, press BLUE button on remote.

To exit the Mini Guide, press BLUE button again.

Use arrow buttons to scroll up and down, and left

to right (Same as regular Guide)

3. Parental Controls

Parental Controls option allows customer to

enable restrictions on what programs may be

viewed or accessed – e.g. mature content, PPV.

Parental Controls can be set by:

Ratings

Channels

Spending

Hours

To access Parental Control:

Press MENU.

Select Parental.

Select Edit Settings.

Current status of restrictions will be

displayed

System default is

"unlocked" for all

categories.

To change passcode:

Press MENU.

Select Parental.

Select Edit Settings.

Scroll down to Passcode.

Enter old password.

Enter new password twice to

confirm.

Unlocking a program:

To temporarily unlock a specific

program:

Tune into restricted program

– Unlock Now message

will appear.

Select Unlock Now.

Enter Password.

For other unlock options:

Press MENU.

Select Parental.

Several options will appear.

Choose option and

press SELECT.

Enter password.

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4. PPV (Pay Per View) on DIRECTV Plus DVR

The DIRECTV Plus DVR allows for standard PPVs to be

purchased up to 14 days in advance (or max. time range

displayed in Guide).

- Most other DVRs only allow up to 24 hours in advance

to purchase most PPVs.

To buy a PPV program:

Tune into program or press INFO on a

highlighted program in the guide.

Select Buy.

Follow onscreen instructions.

To cancel a PPV program:

Press LIST.

Press the YELLOW button on remote to bring

up the To Do List.

Press Select on the Purchase tab in left menu.

Follow onscreen instructions to cancel.

5. MED (Maximum Entitlement Date)

The MED (Maximum Entitlement Date) is a set

purchase expiration date for a PPV.

If PPV is not viewed by MED, it is

automatically deleted from hard drive.

If PPV is viewed before MED, it remains

on hard drive until deleted by customer.

MEDs are only in effect with the DIRECTV Plus

DVR.

The MED only applies to PPVs, and not regular

programming.

MED is displayed in Playlist, next to PPV’s title,

until PPV is viewed.

Note: An unviewed PPV with an MED

may remain in the Playlist for up to 24

hours after it has expired.

If customer tries to select the

expired program, it will not play

and will be automatically removed

from the menu.

Customer won’t be billed

for that program, as it was

not viewed.

Time range between broadcast and MED will

vary depending upon PPV category.

e.g. Standard PPV movies normally have

MEDs of 3 months; special PPVs like

“$2.99 Tuesdays” have MEDs of 1-2 days.

PPV is only considered purchased when it is

viewed.

Customer will not be billed for PPV if it’s

not viewed before or on MED.

(Note: If customer leaves DVR powered

on during broadcast, and tuned to PPV

channel, PPV is considered viewed and

purchased.)

6. Quick Menu

The Quick Menu is an optional

smaller menu that can be opened in

the lower left hand corner of the

screen.

Allows for quick access to options

such as Settings, Favorites, and

Parental Controls.

To access the Quick Menu, press

MENU on the remote.

7. MyVOD

Displays list of recorded programs.

Listed programs can be deleted using the

Mark & Delete option.

To access the MyVOD menu press the LIST

button.

8. Disk Space Bar

Disk Space Bar is located on MyVOD

menu screen.

Displays approximate free space available

on DVR hard drive.

Disk Space Bar is color coded as follows:

Blue – Programs to “Keep Until I

Delete"

Light Blue – Programs subject to

expiration

Black – Remaining disk space

available for recording

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What is a Series Link?

Schedules recording of multiple episodes of

one program or all episodes of a program

series.

How to set a Series Link

Press GUIDE on remote.

Highlight a channel category and press SELECT.

Find and highlight program to be recorded.

Press INFO.

Select “Record.”

Press RED button on remote to tab to Series Link

menu.

Highlight “Record Series” and press SELECT.

Select “OK.”

How to change recording options for a Series Link

Options:

Episode – Choose to record first runs, repeats,

or both.

Keep at Most – Max. number of episodes to

keep on hard drive

Keep Until – “Disk Full” or “”I Delete”

Start On Time – Start recording on time or up

to 10 minutes early.

Stop On Time – Stop recording on time or up

to 3 hours after scheduled end of program.

Press LIST.

Press YELLOW button to view To Do List.

Highlight program in list and press SELECT.

Select “Record…”

Press RED button on remote to tab to Series Link

menu.

Use arrow buttons to navigate to option to be

changed.

Press SELECT.

Use up and down arrow buttons to highlight and

change option choice.

Select “Update All.”

Select “OK.”

How to cancel a Series Link

Press LIST.

Press YELLOW button to view To Do List.

Highlight program in list and press SELECT.

Select “Record…”

Press RED button on remote to tab to Series Link

menu.

Select “Cancel All.”

Select “OK.”

IMPORTANT: A Series Link cannot be set up

through the Guide on a currently playing episode of a

program.

To work around this, search in Guide for a future

airing of same program and use the two step recording

process to set up the Series Link here.

10. Control Functions

DIRECTV Plus has all basic DVR functions including:

Slow Motion

Press and hold Play button for 3

seconds.

Active Button

The Active button take you to the

DIRECTV Active main screen (See

page 5)

The Active screen take up to 5 seconds

to load.

Replay: Press ( ) on remote to go back 6

seconds in recorded/cached program.

Advance: Press ( )

To jump ahead to end of recorded

program, or

If in live program cache mode, to go

back to live viewing.

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11. Recording

Record a Current Program

To record a current program, simply press Record ( )

on remote control.

Recording status bar should appear briefly at

bottom of screen.

Cancel Recording of a Current Program

Press Stop ( ) on remote.

Select:

“Stop & Keep” - To stop and keep

portion of program that has already been

recorded.

“Stop & Delete” - To stop and delete

portion of program that has already been

recorded.

Record an Upcoming Program

Press GUIDE twice.

Find and highlight program to be recorded.

Press SELECT.

SELECT “Record.”

SELECT “Record It.”

Note: If program is not displayed in Guide (such as due

to it not being within 14-day range) use Schedule

Manual Recording.

Schedule a Manual Recording

Press MENU.

SELECT “Settings.”

SELECT “Scheduler.”

SELECT “Manual.”

Select recording options in menu.

To set up a recurring recording (such as

daily or weekly), highlight “Recording:”,

press SELECT, then press DOWN

ARROW button to select “Recurring.”

Highlight “Record As Set” and press SELECT.

SELECT “OK.”

SELECT “Done.”

Cancel a Manual Recording

- Cancel a one-time only manual recording:

Press LIST.

Press YELLOW button to view To Do List.

Highlight program in list to be deleted.

Press SELECT.

SELECT “Record.”

SELECT “Don't Set.”

- Cancel a recurring manual recording:

Press MENU.

SELECT “Settings.”

SELECT “Scheduler.”

SELECT “Prioritizer.”

Highlight program in list to be deleted.

Press SELECT.

SELECT “Record.”

SELECT “Don’t Set.”

View a Recorded Program

Press LIST.

On MyVOD menu, highlight program in list

Press SELECT.

Delete a Recorded Program

Press LIST.

On MyVOD menu, highlight program to be

deleted.

SELECT “Delete.”

SELECT “Delete Now.”

Autorecord

A search result found through the Find by…/Person

or Keyword options can be set to autorecord all

programs that include a:

Person in program’s/movie's cast

Keyword in program’s/movie's title

- Set Autorecord by Person:

Press MENU.

SELECT “Find by…”

SELECT “Person.”

Enter person’s name into search field.

When results appear, highlight desired name in

list.

Press SELECT.

SELECT desired category (All, Movies, etc.).

SELECT “Autorecord.”

SELECT “Record All.”

- Set Autorecord by Keyword:

Press MENU.

SELECT "Find by…"

SELECT "Keyword."

Enter desired keyword into search field.

SELECT "Continue."

SELECT desired category (All, Movies, etc.).

Note: After "Category" is selected, a

brief delay may occur before search

begins.

SELECT "Autorecord."

SELECT "Record All."

- Cancel an Autorecord:

Press MENU.

SELECT “Settings.”

SELECT “Scheduler.”

SELECT “Prioritizer.”

Highlight Autorecord listed item to be removed.

Note: Autorecord items are marked

with “*”.

SELECT.

SELECT “Cancel All.”

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12. DIRECTV Active

What is DIRECTV Active?

Personalized, interactive info:

DIRECTV Active main screen

(see sample at right) contains:

Local weather, or

weather from city that

you choose. See sample

at right

Horoscopes. See sample

at right

Lottery results. See

sample at right

What's Hot (program

suggestions). See sample

page 6.

Other:

PPV suggestions.

DIRECTV

network

promotions.

(channel 115) -

for example,

Dodge Caliber

interactive info

Interactive on Mix Channels:

You can direct-tune to channels

in Mix.

Mix Channels - Direct Tune

What is a Mix channel?

A Mix channel is 1 screen that

displays several channels in small

windows.

For example, News Mix displays

several news channels at once.

(News Mix is on channel 102.)

You can direct-tune to channels in Mix.

Use remote to arrow to small

windows.

A yellow box around the

window means it's

highlighted.

You'll also hear audio for

that window.

Press SELECT on remote to view

channel in full-screen view.

Exception: You cannot

select the window with the

host in the upper left corner

of screen.

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12. DIRECTV Active Continued...

Benefit of Mix Channels

They give a snapshot of what's on right now.

And, if you have an interactive

receiver like the R15, “What’s Hot”

(See sample at right). displays the