RCA TV Receiver 980 04038 800 User Guide

™

DIRECTV Receiver with UltimateTV Service

USER

GUIDE

980-04088-800

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Welcome

Service options

Signing up

Upgrades

Getting help

Getting Around

On-screen Keyboard

TV Home

Watching TV

Zooming to full-screen size

Changing the channel

Displaying program information

FINDING SHOWS

The DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide^™

Customizing the Guide

Creating a list of favorite channels

Restricting Access

Search TV

TV Reminders

Pay Per View Programs

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CONTENTS – continued

RECORDING

INTERNET

Recording a program to your receiver

Recording a program to your VCR

Watching Recorded Shows

My Shows

E-mail

E-mail at a glance

Reading your mail

Writing a message

Erasing a recorded program

Correcting spelling errors

Using the address book

Cut, copy, and paste

World Wide Web

TV CONTROLS

Pause

Play

Web Home

Instant replay

Searching the Web

Going directly to a Web site

Favorites

Reverse

Forward

Jump ahead

Visiting a Web site in Favorites

Watch TV while surfing the Web

Shopping on the Web

Creating your own Web page

Editing an existing Web page

Online Conversation

Discussion groups and chat rooms

Discussion groups

Slow motion

Getting back to live TV

Picture-In-Picture (PIP)

Displaying a PIP window

Controlling the PIP window

Switching between PIP and full-screen view

Viewing program information in the PIP window

Putting the PIP window away

Chat rooms

INTERACTIVE TV

Going to a Web site

Going to an interactive Web site

Finding interactive Web sites

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CONTENTS – continued

INTRODUCTION

WELCOME

YOUR ACCOUNT

Account options

Your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service provides an enhanced

television service that includes digital satellite TV programming from DIRECTV

and Internet services from WebTV Networks, Inc. The UltimateTV^®Service gives

you control over what you watch, when you watch it, and how you watch your

favorite programming. You can record TV shows and movies onto your receiver,

then watch them at any time. Thanks to the receiver’s dual-tuner design, you can

watch one show while recording another, record two shows at once, or watch

two shows at once using Picture-In-Picture.

Billing information and payment options

Adding users to your account

Updates - getting the latest features

Using an ISP to connect to the WebTV Service

In addition to letting you record shows, your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with

UltimateTV^®Service lets you control how you watch live TV. If you’re watching a

show and want to get a snack or answer the phone, you can press your remote

control’s PAUSE button and return to your show later. If you miss a line of dialog in

a movie or want to see a great sports play a second time, press the INSTANT

REPLAY button to watch it again. Or use the REVERSE button to replay the last few

minutes of the show you’re watching.

INDEX

The service’s interactive TV capabilities combine TV and the Internet, allowing you

to play along with certain game shows, register your opinion in a poll, or go to

Web sites that are associated with TV programs.

If you subscribe to the UltimateTV Service, your receiver allows you to use many

other capabilities of the Internet as well. For example, you can surf the World Wide

Web, send and receive e-mail, or join a live chat at any time.

This guide describes all these features, and more. You’ll learn how to

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Find programs in an extensive on-screen Advanced Program Guide^™

Create a custom guide that lists just your favorite channels

Search for a show by title, category, actor, or other subject

Display a reminder when your favorite shows are about to begin

Record the show you’re currently watching or a show that’s on later

Watch two shows at once with Picture-In-Picture

Interact with some of your favorite shows

Watch TV while using the Internet

Write e-mail, chat online, surf the Web, and use other Internet features

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INTRODUCTION – continued

SERVICE OPTIONS

UPGRADES

Your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service lets you choose among

several service plans. A brochure that accompanies the receiver describes each

plan, including pricing information. Please refer to the brochure for details.

Your receiver is able to receive upgrades or modifications to some of its features

and functions. These modifications will occur automatically, usually at times when

your receiver would likely be turned off. If your receiver is on when an upgrade

or modification is sent, you may experience a disruption in reception for several

minutes. Your reception should return to normal after the modification is complete.

When you sign up for DIRECTV^®programming, you get satellite TV programming

from DIRECTV, including an on-screen Advanced Program Guide^™, program

reminders, the option to restrict access to certain programming, and the ability to

search for shows by name or subject.

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Your receiver must be plugged in to receive upgrades. Do not

unplug the receiver while an upgrade is in progress.

An additional subscription to the UltimateTV Service enables features including the

ability to record and play back up to 35 hours of digital video at a time on your

receiver, and a limited number of hours per month of Internet use. (You must

subscribe to DIRECTV^®programming in order to use the recording and TV-control

features of the UltimateTV Service.)

If an upgrade is scheduled, a notification will scroll across the bottom of your

screen. You will be given the option to postpone the upgrade and continue

watching TV.

To prevent a possible disruption in reception, you should turn off your receiver

when it is not in use. That way, automatic upgrades can take place without

interrupting your TV viewing.

If you plan to spend a lot of time using Internet features such as Interactive TV,

e-mail, and the World Wide Web, you can also sign up for Internet use with no

time restrictions. (If you connect using your own Internet Service Provider, a less

expensive option is available.)

In addition to the automatic upgrades just mentioned, service upgrades are

occasionally offered as well. If you turn on your receiver and see a notice asking

if you wish to upgrade your service, it’s recommended that you accept the

upgrade.

I M P O R TA N T

Certain features, such as the ability to record programs to your

receiver, are available only if you subscribe to the UltimateTV Service.

SIGNING UP

When you first set up and turn on your receiver, a series of screens introduces

you to the features of DIRECTV^®programming and the UltimateTV Service. Call

1-800-DIRECTV (1-800-347-3288) to activate DIRECTV^®programming and the

UltimateTV Service.

I M P O R TA N T

When you sign up, make sure you have your DIRECTV Access

Card number handy; this number is displayed at the end of the on-screen

introduction.

The basic UltimateTV Service subscription gives you a limited number of Internet-

access hours per month; call 1-877-ULTIMATE (1-877-858-4628) to sign up for

UltimateTV Service with no time restrictions for Internet access.

DIRECTV^®programming is provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the DIRECTV

Customer Agreement, which is provided with your first DIRECTV billing statement. DIRECTV is a

trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp., and is used with permission.

See the “Your Account” section of this guide for more information on service options

and billing.

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INTRODUCTION – continued

GETTING AROUND

To get from place to place while you’re watching DIRECTV^®programming or

using Internet features, you need to know just one simple rule: select-and-go.

GETTING HELP

As your service continues to be upgraded, you may eventually see screens that

differ from those shown in this guide, or see new features that are not documented

in this guide. While future improvements may render sections of this guide out of

date, you can always get the latest instructions from the on-screen Help.

When you see something on your screen that looks interesting, you tell your

RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service to take you there by using the

select-and-go technique.

For information on using TV features, you can select Help from the TV Home

screen. For information on using Internet features, select Help from the Web Home

screen (these screens are described later in this guide). Help provides introductory

tours, detailed instructions, and answers to frequently asked questions.

To select an item on the screen:

Use the Arrow buttons on your remote control or optional wireless keyboard to

move the yellow selection box on the screen until it surrounds the item.

In addition to selecting Help from TV Home or Web Home, you can get feature-

specific help from many screens. For example, for assistance in using e-mail, you

can select Help from the Mail screen; to learn more about the Search TV feature,

select Help from the Search TV screen, and so on.

Once an item is surrounded by the yellow box, press the OK button on your

remote control or the RETURN key if you’re using the optional wireless keyboard.

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When you’re following the instructions here, use the remote

control that came with your receiver—not your TV’s remote control.

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ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD

TV HOME

When you’re using certain TV features, you’ll need to enter information into on-

screen text boxes. For example, you might want to search for a TV show by title

or phrase.

The TV Home screen is your home base for all your TV-watching activities. From

TV Home you can go to key features of the service.

If you are using the optional wireless keyboard or have connected a keyboard to

the receiver’s USB port, you can simply start typing when you see a text-entry box

on your screen. (See the on-screen Help for a list of supported keyboards.) If you

don’t have a keyboard, you can type on an on-screen keyboard using your

remote control.

A Program Guide where

you can choose a show

to watch or record

A blue light means you have

recorded shows waiting to be

watched. A red light means

recording is in progress.

See a list of the shows

you’ve recorded and

select one to watch

Search for shows by

title, category, actor,

or other criteria

Your home base for

Internet features, including

e-mail, chat rooms, and

Web pages

To use the on-screen keyboard:

When you see a text-entry box (a rectangle with a vertical yellow line in it),

press your remote control’s OK button. (Make sure the text-entry box is

surrounded by the yellow selection box before you press OK.)

The on-screen keyboard appears.

Detailed instructions

for using TV features

A list of your Pay

Per View purchases

Settings for your VCR,

phone connection,

satellite dish antenna,

and more

Messages about

service updates,

special offers,

and more

Use the remote control’s Arrow buttons to place the yellow selection box on a

letter or other character, then press OK to type the selected character.

Select the TV picture and press

OK to zoom to full-screen size

When you have finished typing, select continue on the on-screen keyboard and

press OK.

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TV HOME – continued

WATCHING TV

TV Home automatically appears when you turn on your receiver. You can easily

return to TV Home at any time.

When you tune to a channel using your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®

Service, you can view information about the program that’s showing on that

channel. Detailed program information is available at any time, at the press

of a button.

To return to TV Home:

In this section you’ll find out how to make the most of watching DIRECTV^®programming.

Press the HOME button on your receiver, remote, or keyboard. (You can also

press the BACK button on your remote or keyboard if TV Home was the last

screen you viewed.)

ZOOMING TO FULL-SCREEN SIZE

The TV Home screen displays a small image of the currently selected channel in the

center of the screen. If you want to watch TV, you can zoom the TV Home image to

full-screen size.

To watch a show at full-screen size:

If you’re not already at TV Home, press the HOME button on your receiver,

remote control, or keyboard.

The TV Home screen appears, with a small TV picture in the center of the screen.

Use the Arrow buttons on your remote control or keyboard to select the center

display, then press the OK button on your receiver, remote control, or keyboard.

The TV screen zooms to full size.

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You can also press the CLEAR button on your remote at any time

to zoom to full-screen size.

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WATCHING TV – continued

CHANGING THE CHANNEL

DISPLAYING PROGRAM INFORMATION

You can change the channel from the TV Home screen, or while you’re watching

TV at full-screen size.

When you change channels, the channel banner appears only briefly, so you

might miss some of the information it displays. If you wish, you can display

detailed information about the program you’re watching at any time.

To change the channel:

To display information about the current program:

Use the CH-/ CH+ buttons on your remote control or keyboard to move

up or down one channel at a time, or use the number buttons to type a

channel number.

While watching a program, press the INFO button on your remote control

or keyboard.

The Info panel appears:

When you change the channel while watching at full-screen size, a channel

banner briefly appears at the bottom of the screen, displaying the following:

• Program name

• Broadcast time

• Current time

• Channel number, network name, and call letters

• Rating, if a rated movie or TV program is showing

Symbols may appear as well: a postmark indicates that you have unread

messages in TV Notices, and a lock indicates that you’ve configured the lock

settings (described later in this section).

Info panel

Information about

the current show

Select this button to see

additional information, record

the show, or set a reminder.

Channel banner

The Info panel displays the following information:

• Program name

• Broadcast time

• Category (for example, Sports or Drama) and program description

• Current time

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WATCHING TV – continued

FINDING SHOWS

The DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide^™lets you see what’s on TV and choose

programs to watch or record.

• Channel number, network name, and call letters

• Rating, if any

THE DIRECTV ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE^™

• Time remaining until the program is over

Symbols may appear as well:

To view the Advanced Program Guide^™:

• A postmark indicates that you have unread messages in TV Notices.

From the TV Home screen, use the Arrow buttons to select Guide, then press OK.

A locked padlock indicates that you’ve configured the lock settings

in Locks & Limits (see page 20). An unlocked padlock indicates that

you’ve configured limits but they are not in effect.

Press the GUIDE button on your remote control or keyboard.

The Advanced Program Guide^™appears.

Alternate audio is available (for example, a soundtrack in

another language).

Select this window (use the arrow buttons to move left and up) and press

OK or CLEAR to watch the program at full-screen size. The last channel

you were watching is displayed here, unless you go to Search TV and

choose to display each channel when it’s selected in the Guide (see

page 23).

All-day ticket: you may view this Pay Per View program throughout

the day (from 6 AM EST on the day purchased to 6 AM the

following day).

Letterbox: the program is displayed in letterbox format.

Dolby Digital: the program is broadcast in Dolby Digital sound.

Select More Info and press OK to display the Program Info screen, where

you can set a reminder or record the program.

Press the INFO button again to dismiss the Info panel.

Programs in green

are showing now.

Programs in blue

will be on later.

Use the right arrow button

on your remote or keyboard

to see additional listings.

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ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE^™– continued

To view the listings in the Guide:

CUSTOMIZING THE GUIDE

Use the up and down Arrow buttons to move through the list of channels,

one channel at a time. The list scrolls when the yellow rectangle reaches the

top or bottom of the screen. Use the CH+ and CH- buttons to scroll up or

down one screen at a time. Alternatively, you can type a channel number

with the number keys on your remote control or keyboard to go to the listing

for that channel.

Instead of scrolling through hundreds of available channels, you might want to

customize the Guide to display just the channels you like to watch.

To have the Guide display a list of frequently viewed channels:

From TV Home, select Settings from the bottom of the screen and press OK.

The Settings screen appears.

When you’ve selected a channel, use the right and left Arrow buttons to scroll

to different times of day. The Guide scrolls when the yellow rectangle reaches

the right or left side of the screen.

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Programs shown in green in the Guide are showing now.

Programs shown in blue haven’t started yet.

To view additional information about a program in the Guide:

Use the Arrow buttons to select a program, then press the INFO button on your

remote or wireless keyboard.

The Program Info screen appears.

To watch a program that’s listed in the Guide:

Use the Arrow buttons to select the program you want to watch (make sure to

select a program that’s shown in green), then press OK.

Select Channels and press OK.

The Channels screen appears.

That program appears in full-screen view.

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ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE^™– continued

The Add a Favorites List screen appears.

Remove the checkmarks from the channels you do not want to list in the

Guide. To remove a checkmark, select an existing checkmark and press OK.

Use the Arrow buttons to scroll to the right, or enter a channel number using

the remote or keyboard, and unmark more channels if you wish.

Select Done and press OK when you’re finished. Select Done in the Settings

screen as well.

Now when you view the Guide, it lists only the channels that remain checked in

the Channels window.

You can repeat the steps here to add or remove channels in your custom Guide.

To place a removed channel back into the Guide:

Follow the steps above, but place a checkmark next to the channel or channels

you want listed.

Choose one of the categories—Movies, News, etc.—to have the Guide display

a preselected list of channels in that category. Or choose Custom List to create

your own list of favorite channels. Press OK.

CREATING A LIST OF FAVORITE CHANNELS

In addition to customizing the main Guide, you can create your own

mini-guides made up of favorite channels. For example, you might want to

have a guide that lists just movie channels, or one that lists sports channels or

music channels. Here’s how.

For Custom List, the following screen appears.

To create a list of favorite channels:

From TV Home, select Search TV and press OK.

The Search TV screen appears.

Under the “View program guide” heading, select By favorite channels and

press OK.

In the screen that appears, select Set Up Favorites and press OK.

In the screen that appears, select Add List and press OK.

Select a channel number and press OK to add that channel to your list.

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ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE^™– continued

A checkmark appears beside the selected channel. Add as many channels

as you like. (Use the Arrow buttons to scroll the screen left or right to see more

channels; or, if you want to add a specific channel, enter the channel using the

number buttons.)

Under the “View program guide” heading, select By favorite channels and

press OK.

A list of your Favorite Channels guides appears.

Select Set Up Favorites, then press OK.

If you want to give your list a name, select Rename List and press OK.

In the screen that appears, select the list you wish to rename and press OK.

Using your wireless keyboard or the on-screen keyboard and your remote,

type a new name for the list. (See page 6 for information on using the on-

screen keyboard.) Select Done and press OK.

The custom channel guide appears.

Select Rename List and press OK.

In the screen that appears, select Done and press OK.

Using your wireless keyboard or the on-screen keyboard and your remote,

type a new name for the list. Select Done and press OK.

Now, when you go to the Guide, you’ll be able to see not only the main

Guide, but your Favorite Channels guide as well.

Select Done and press OK in the screens that follow.

To switch between the main Guide and your Favorite Channels guide:

To edit your list of favorite channels:

Press the GUIDE button on your remote control.

From TV Home, select Search TV and press OK.

The main Guide appears.

The Search TV screen appears.

Press GUIDE again to display your Favorite Channels guide.

Under the “View program guide” heading, select By favorite channels and

press OK.

You might want to make several custom guides. For example, you might want to

have one guide that lists movie channels, and another that lists sports channels.

A list of your Favorite Channels guides appears.

To create additional lists of favorite channels:

Select Set Up Favorites, then press OK.

Follow the steps above for creating a Favorite Channels guide.

In the screen that appears, select the list you wish to edit and press OK.

A second Favorite Channels guide will be added. Create additional guides if you

wish. Press the GUIDE button to move from one guide to the next.

The custom channel guide appears.

Mark or unmark channels, then select Done and press OK when you’re done.

When you create more than one Favorite Channels list, the first list is

automatically named “Custom Favorites”(unless you name the list when you create

it, as described above), the second list is named “Custom 2 Favorites,” the third

list is named “Custom 3 Favorites,” and so on. If you wish, you can assign a

name to each Custom Favorites list.

Select Done and press OK in the screens that follow.

To delete your list of favorite channels:

Follow the instructions above for renaming a list, but select Remove List instead

of Rename List.

To rename an existing list of favorite channels:

From TV Home, select Search TV and press OK.

The Search TV screen appears.

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RESTRICTING ACCESS – continued

RESTRICTING ACCESS

If you have children, you might want to restrict their access to certain channels.

You can remove those channels from the Guide, as described in “Customizing

the Guide” on page 15, but they can still be accessed using the remote. To

prevent access to certain channels or types of programming, you can use the

DIRECTV Locks and Limits feature.

To prevent access to movies and TV shows with certain ratings (X, NC-17, and

so on), select Ratings, then press OK.

To prevent access to particular channels, select Channels, then press OK.

To set a limit on the amount that can be spent for Pay Per View programs,

select Pay Per View, then press OK.

To restrict viewing access:

Follow the on-screen instructions to set the limits you want. When you’re

finished setting limits, the Enforce Limits screen appears.

1 From TV Home, select Settings and press OK.

The Settings screen appears.

In the Enforce Limits screen, select Lock TV, then press OK.

The Lock TV screen appears.

Select Locks & Limits and press OK.

The Limits screen appears.

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RESTRICTING ACCESS – continued

SEARCH TV

If you know what you want to watch—either a particular show or a type of show,

such as Comedies or Westerns—you can search for it with Search TV.

Type a 4-digit password, then move the yellow selection box down and enter

the password again to confirm it.

I M P O R TA N T

To search for a program:

Make a note of your password and store it in a safe place.

You’ll need the password if you decide to change viewing limits later.

From TV Home, select Search TV and press OK. (Alternatively, you can press the

SEARCH button on your keyboard, or press MENU·OPTIONS on your remote or

keyboard and select Search TV in the TV Options panel that appears at the

bottom of the screen.)

Select Lock, then press OK.

The viewing limits you just set take effect.

The Search TV screen appears.

To change Locks and Limits:

Follow the instructions above for restricting viewing access, and select the new

restrictions you wish to apply.

To search by program title or phrase:

Go to the Search TV screen, as just described.

Select By title or phrase and press OK.

The Program Title Search screen appears.

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SEARCH TV – continued

TV REMINDERS

TV reminders are messages that appear on your screen one minute before a

show starts.

To set a reminder:

In the Guide, select a program (blue indicates that the program is on in the

future) and press OK.

Type a word

or phrase to

search for.

The Program Info screen for the selected program appears.

search terms

appear here.

Type the name of the program you want to watch. Alternatively, you can type

a descriptive word or a phrase: an actor’s name, show topic, or other text that

describes what you’re looking for. (If you don’t have a wireless keyboard, see

page 6 for information on using the on-screen keyboard.)

Select Search and press OK.

Select Remind and press OK.

If the search is successful, a special Guide appears, listing the programs that

match what you searched for.

The Remind screen appears.

If you’d like a one-time reminder, select Continue, then select Done and press OK.

Programs in green are in progress. Programs in blue will be on later.

Check Remind daily or weekly to be reminded each time the program is about

to begin.

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TV REMINDERS – continued

PAY PER VIEW PROGRAMS

DIRECTV^®programming offers a wide selection of Pay Per View movies and

events. In the Advanced Program Guide^™, some Pay Per View programs are

marked with an all-day ticket symbol:

Check Tune to channel when program begins if you’d like the receiver to

automatically tune to the right channel when the program begins.

When you’re finished, select Continue, then select Done and press OK.

A reminder message will scroll across the bottom of your screen one

minute before the program starts. (Press CLEAR if you wish to remove the

reminder message.)

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Your Receiver must be connected to a phone line in order for

you to purchase Pay Per View programming.

To order a DIRECTV^®Pay Per View program from the Guide:

Use the Arrow buttons to select the program you want to purchase, then press OK.

(Or, select the program in the Guide and press the INFO button on your remote

or keyboard.)

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If you didn’t check Tune to channel when program begins, you can

quickly jump to the right channel using the on-screen reminder. Just press OK as

the reminder scrolls across the screen. The receiver will tune to the program.

A Program Info screen appears.

Select Purchase and press OK.

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PAY PER VIEW PROGRAMS – continued

RECORDING

The purchases screen appears.

RECORDING A PROGRAM TO YOUR RECEIVER

Your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service lets you record up to 35

hours of programs onto its built-in hard drive.

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Recording capacity varies, depending on the type of program

being recorded.

Once a program is recorded, you can watch it at any time, then erase it from the

receiver’s hard drive to free up space to record future programs. If the hard drive

fills up, the oldest recorded programs will automatically be erased to make room

for new ones.

To record the program that’s currently showing:

Press the RECORD button on your remote control or keyboard.

If you wish to purchase the program, select Buy and press OK.

A REC tab briefly appears on the screen, indicating that the current program

is being recorded.

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You can’t view a Pay Per View program that is nearly over. If

you select such a program from the Guide, you’ll see a screen that informs you

the showing is no longer available. From that screen you can access a list of

alternative showings.

Recording tab

If you purchase a Pay Per View program that displays an all-day-ticket

symbol in the Guide, you can watch or record the program any time

it’s showing, from 6 AM (EST) on the day you purchase it until 6 AM

the following day.

To see a list of the pay per view programs you’ve purchased:

Select Purchases from the bottom of the TV Home screen.

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RECORDING – continued

To stop recording:

Select Record and press OK.

The following screen appears:

Press the STOP button on your remote control or keyboard.

A message scrolls across the bottom of the screen, asking if you’d like to stop

recording the program.

Select Stop Recording and press OK.

The program stops recording.

In addition to recording live programs, you can instruct your receiver to record a

program that will be on in the future.

To record a program that will be playing later:

In the Guide, select the program you want to record and press OK. (Make sure

to select a blue listing, which indicates a program that has not yet started.

Scroll to the right in the Guide, if necessary.)

Check Record daily (or the appropriate interval for that program) if you want to

record the program on a regular basis, then select Continue and press OK.

The Program Info screen appears.

For a one-time recording, simply select Continue and press OK.

The Recording Scheduled screen appears:

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RECORDING – continued

Select Done and press OK.

RECORDING A PROGRAM TO YOUR VCR

The show will be recorded when it comes on.

Because recorded programs will eventually be erased from your receiver’s hard

drive to make room for more recordings, you might want to record a show onto

videotape so you can keep it in your video collection.

SHORTCUT: If you don’t need to see the Program Info screen before you record a

show, you can simply select the show in the Guide and press the RECORD button

on your remote control or keyboard. Press RECORD twice to record the program on

a regular basis, such as daily or weekly. Press RECORD a third time to cancel the

recording.

Before you record a program to your VCR, you must make sure the VCR is properly

connected to your receiver, as described in the Setup Guide. The Setup Guide

also shows you how to connect the VCR Control cable, which enables the

receiver to send programming signals to the VCR.

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Look in the Guide. A red dot appears next to the show you just

In addition, you must set up your receiver to record programs on the VCR.

chose to record. Multiple red dots appear if you chose to record the program on

a regular basis.

To set up your receiver to record to the VCR:

From TV Home, select Settings at the bottom of the screen and press OK.

The Settings screen appears.

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Select Record to VCR and press OK.

In the Settings screen, select Hooking up and press OK.

The Setting Up a VCR screen appears.

A red dot appears next to Record on VCR, indicating that it’s selected.

Select Continue and press OK.

A red dot with “V” in it appears next to the show’s name in the Guide.

The program will record to your VCR.

You might record a program on your receiver and decide later that you’d like to

transfer it to videotape so you can keep a copy in your personal collection. You

can record a program from My Shows onto your VCR.

Make sure your VCR is connected properly to your receiver, turned on, and set to

receive a signal from the receiver. Also, make sure the VCR Control cable is

connected and positioned correctly (see the Setup Guide for details).

To record a program from My Shows to your VCR:

1 Insert a tape and press the RECORD button on your VCR.

In the Setting Up a VCR screen, select VCR and press OK.

2 From TV Home, select My Shows and press OK (or press the MY SHOWS button

A series of screens appears, with instructions for setting up the receiver to

communicate with your brand of VCR. Select your VCR from the list and

follow the instructions.

on your remote control).

The My Shows screen appears.

3 Select the show you wish to record to your VCR, and press OK.

To record a program to your VCR:

The show begins playing, and is recorded to the tape in the VCR.

Press the GUIDE button on your remote control or keyboard, or select Guide

from TV Home.

To play a tape with your VCR:

The Guide appears.

Use your TV’s remote control to turn on the TV and tune it to channel 3 or 4.

(Make sure the CHANNEL switch on the back of the VCR is set to the same

channel as the TV: either 3 or 4.) If your setup includes A/ V cables from the

VCR to the TV, use the TV’s TV/ VIDEO button to make sure your TV is set to

Video 1 or Input 1.

Select the program you want to record, and press INFO on your remote control

or keyboard.

The Program Info screen appears.

Select Record and press OK.

Turn on the VCR and insert a tape.

The My Shows-Record screen appears.

Press the PLAY button on your VCR’s remote control or the PLAY button on the

front of the VCR to play the tape.

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WATCHING RECORDED SHOW S – continued

To see information about a show you’ve recorded:

MY SHOWS

When you record a program or a portion of a program to your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™

Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service, it’s saved in an area called My Shows.

In the My Shows list, select the program name.

Information about the program, including its duration and the date it was

recorded, is displayed at the top of the screen.

To see a list of the programs you’ve recorded:

To watch a recorded program:

Press the HOME button on your remote or keyboard to go to the TV

Home screen.

Select the program in the My Shows list and press OK.

If you’ve recorded something, an on-screen blue light is displayed next to My

Shows on the TV Home screen. In addition, the blue My Shows light on the

front of the receiver is illuminated.

In the screen that appears, select Play and press OK.

The recorded program begins playing.

Select My Shows and press OK. Or, from any screen, press the MY SHOWS

button on your remote control.

To pause a recorded program:

Press the PAUSE button on your remote or keyboard.

You’ll see a list of the shows you’ve recorded.

The program pauses.

To resume playing a paused recording:

Press the PLAY button on your remote control or keyboard (or press

PAUSE again).

A green bar appears at the bottom of the screen, showing where you are in

the recorded program (if the bar is halfway across the screen, you’ve watched

half of the recorded material, for example).

To move to an earlier point in a recorded program:

Press the REVERSE button on your remote or keyboard.

Press REVERSE again to speed up the reverse, and press it again to reverse

even faster.

To move to a later point in a recorded program:

Press the FORWARD button on your remote control or keyboard.

Press FORWARD again to speed up the fast-forward, and press it again to fast-

forward even faster.

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TV CONTROLS

To skip ahead 30 seconds at a time:

Let’s say you’re watching a ball game and the umpire makes a controversial call.

With regular TV, all you can do is loudly question his eyesight and continue

watching the game. But your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service

lets you create your own instant replay, jumping back a few seconds and

watching the play again and again. You can even go back to the beginning

of the play, freeze the action, and watch it in slow motion to figure out what

really happened.

Press the Jump Ahead button

on the remote or SKIP on the keyboard.

To jump back a few seconds and watch something you just saw:

Press the Instant Replay button

on your remote control or keyboard.

Your receiver jumps back and replays the last 7 seconds of what you were

just watching.

I M P O R TA N T

To use the features described in this section, you must

subscribe to DIRECTV^®programming and the UltimateTV Service.

ERASING A RECORDED PROGRAM

Instant Replay is only one of the TV controls offered by the RCA^®-DIRECTV^™

Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service. You can also do the following:

Programs are saved on your receiver’s hard drive until you erase them—or until

another program records over them if the hard drive runs low on storage space.

To free up space for recording additional programs, you can erase programs

you’ve watched.

• Pause a show and resume watching it later

• Reverse to an earlier point in a show

• Fast-forward to a later point in a show

To erase a recorded program:

• Jump Ahead several seconds to skip a portion of a show

Select the program in the My Shows list and press OK.

The following screen appears:

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The controls described here apply to both live and recorded or

paused material, with the exception of fast-forward and Jump Ahead, which

apply only to recorded or paused material.

Select Erase and press OK.

The program is erased.

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PAUSE

PLAY

Let’s say you’re watching your favorite show and suddenly feel the need for a

snack. You don’t need to miss anything. You can pause the program, get your

snack, and resume watching where you left off.

To resume watching a paused program where you left off:

Press the PLAY button on your remote or keyboard.

The program resumes playing where you left off.

To pause a program:

If you wish, you can skip the paused portion of the program and continue

watching it live, in its regular time frame.

Press the PAUSE button on your remote control or keyboard.

The picture freezes and a Pause tab appears on your screen, indicating that

the program has been paused. Your receiver continues to receive and store the

program, so none of it is lost while you’re away from your TV.

To resume watching a paused program live:

Press the MENU·OPTIONS button on your remote or keyboard.

The TV Options panel appears.

Pause tab

TV Options panel

Select Go Live and press OK.

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If you subscribe to the UltimateTV Service, you can pause a

live program for at least 30 minutes—longer if there’s room on your receiver’s

hard drive. If you do not subscribe to the UltimateTV Service, you can pause the

program for a brief time.

The program resumes playing in its regular time frame. (A Live tab briefly

appears, indicating that the program is playing live, with no delay.)

Press MENU·OPTIONS again to dismiss the TV Options panel.

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When you press the REVERSE button, you can see the program playing in reverse.

When you reach the beginning of the part you want to see again, you can play

it back.

INSTANT REPLAY

Have you ever watched a program and seen something you wished you could

see again? Maybe you just witnessed a spectacular sports play, or perhaps you

couldn’t hear a line of dialog in a movie. Your receiver gives you your own

Instant Replay.

To watch a program after you’ve reversed it:

At any time during the reverse process, press the PLAY button on your remote

control or keyboard.

To jump back a few seconds and watch something you just saw:

The program plays back from that point.

Press the Instant Replay button

on your remote control or keyboard.

Your receiver jumps back and replays the last 7 seconds of what you were

just watching.

FORWARD

After you use REVERSE and PLAY to watch an earlier portion of a show, you

might want to fast-forward to a later point, or all the way to the end of the

reversed segment.

REVERSE

The Instant Replay button is handy for jumping back several seconds. But what if

you want to rewatch the last few minutes of the current program? No problem. Your

receiver lets you “rewind” to an earlier point in the program you’re watching.

To fast-forward to a later point in a reversed or recorded program:

While the program is playing, press the FORWARD button on your remote

control or keyboard.

To go back and watch something you just saw:

Your receiver fast-forwards the program.

Press the REVERSE button on your remote control or keyboard.

A Fast-forward tab appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, and a

green bar appears at the bottom of the screen, showing how far forward

you’ve gone.

Your receiver moves backward in the program, to the point where you started

watching it.

A Reverse tab appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, and a green bar

appears at the bottom of the screen, showing how far back you’ve gone. A

Pause tab appears in the upper right corner of the screen when the receiver

reaches the beginning of the current viewing session.

Press PLAY at any time to play the program.

When you press the FORWARD button, the program fast-forwards at twice its normal

speed. Press FORWARD a second time to forward at 15 times normal speed; press

it a third time for 60 times normal speed; and press once more for 300 times

normal speed. The fast-forward speed is displayed in a tab in the upper-right

corner of the screen.

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The REVERSE button takes you to the point where you tuned to

the current channel.

When you press the REVERSE button, the program plays in reverse, at twice its normal

speed. Press REVERSE a second time to reverse at 15 times normal speed; press it a

third time to reverse at 60 times normal speed; and press once more to reverse at

300 times normal speed. The reverse speed is displayed in a tab in the upper-right

corner of the screen.

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JUMP AHEAD

GETTING BACK TO LIVE TV

If you want to skip ahead 30 seconds at a time, you can use the Jump Ahead

Pausing, reversing, and fast-forwarding are great, but at some point you’ll want to

return to watching live TV. Here’s how.

button

instead of FORWARD.

To skip ahead 30 seconds in a paused or recorded program:

To watch live TV:

While the program is playing, press the Jump Ahead button

on your

Press the MENU·OPTIONS button on your remote control or keyboard.

remote control or the SKIP button on your keyboard.

The TV Options panel appears.

SLOW MOTION

Select Go Live and press OK.

If you want to look at something closely, you can play it back in slow motion.

A paused program resumes playing in its regular broadcast time frame.

To play a show in slow motion:

Press the PAUSE button on your remote or keyboard.

Press the FORWARD button. The program plays in slow motion.

If slow motion isn’t slow enough for you, you can freeze the action and play it

back one frame at a time.

Press the MENU·OPTIONS button again to make the TV Options panel disappear.

To play a show one frame at a time:

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Alternatively, you can press the FORWARD button four times, which

Press the PAUSE button on your remote or keyboard.

plays the paused material at 300 times its normal speed. This will quickly take

you to the end of the paused section and return you to the live broadcast.

Press the Jump Ahead button

your keyboard.

on your remote control, or the SKIP key on

The program advances one frame each time you press the Jump Ahead

button.

To reverse a show one frame at a time:

Press the PAUSE button on your remote or keyboard.

Press the Instant Replay button

on your remote control or keyboard.

The program reverses one frame each time you press the Instant Replay button.

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PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP)

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To view the PIP window, the main TV picture must be at full-

Picture-In-Picture, or PIP, lets you simultaneously view one channel at full-screen

size and a second channel in a small window.

screen size, not the small picture shown in the TV Home screen. If necessary,

select the picture in TV Home, then press OK.

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To make full use of the PIP feature, you must have two satellite

Now you’ll learn how to control what appears in the full-screen view and the

smaller, PIP view.

cables connected to the back of your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®

Service. If you have only one satellite cable connected, you can still display a PIP

window while watching live TV, but you will not see a TV picture in it. If you have

one satellite cable connected and are watching a recorded show, you can view a

live show in the PIP window. (See the Setup Guide for information on connecting

your receiver to a satellite dish antenna.)

CONTROLLING THE PIP WINDOW

The remote control’s CH CTRL (Channel Control) button lets you choose which

view—PIP or full-screen—is selected. (The CH CTRL button is in the bottom row of

buttons on the remote, right next to the PIP button.)

DISPLAYING A PIP WINDOW

You can display a PIP window any time you’re watching full-screen TV. (You can

also watch TV in a PIP window while you’re surfing the Web; see the Web

section of this guide for more information.)

Channel Control button

To view a PIP window:

While watching a program at full-screen size, press the PIP button on the

remote control or keyboard.

When you first press the PIP button and the PIP window appears, the full-screen

view—not the PIP window—accepts control from the remote. You must press the

CH CTRL button to switch control to the PIP window.

A small window appears on the screen, overlaying part of the

full-screen view.

To change the channel in the PIP window:

Press the remote’s CH CTRL button.

A yellow box surrounds the PIP window, showing that it’s selected.

Press the CH+ or CH- button or use the number buttons to change channels in

the PIP window.

The selected channel’s number briefly appears in the PIP window, then the

program on that channel appears in the PIP window.

PIP window

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To change the channel in the full-screen view:

PUTTING THE PIP WINDOW AWAY

If the PIP window is selected, press the CH CTRL button.

To make the PIP window disappear:

Control returns to the full-screen view.

Press the PIP button.

Press the CH+ or CH- button or use the number buttons to change the channel.

The PIP window disappears.

SWITCHING BETWEEN PIP AND FULL-SCREEN VIEW

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The PIP window also disappears when you press HOME, MY

SHOWS, or GUIDE.

Let’s say you’re watching a program in the PIP window and decide you’d like to

see it in full-screen view. It’s easy.

To switch the program in the PIP window to full-screen view:

Select the PIP window and press OK.

The program that was in the PIP window zooms to full-screen size, and the

program that was in the full-screen window moves to the PIP window.

Select the PIP window and press OK again to swap the PIP and

full-screen views.

VIEWING PROGRAM INFORMATION IN THE PIP WINDOW

When the PIP window is selected, you can view information about the program

that’s playing in the PIP window.

To see information about the program in the PIP window:

With the PIP window selected, press the INFO button.

An Info panel appears, displaying information about the current program (see

page 11 for details).

Press the INFO button again to dismiss the Info panel.

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INTERACTIVE TV

As the popularity of the Internet grows, more and more TV shows are creating

Web sites that give you information about their program, and in some cases let

you interact with the program as it’s in progress. For example, there are game

shows that have Web sites where you can play along with contestants, and sports

programs with Web sites that give you play-by-play updates and analysis.

When a w symbol appears while you’re watching TV, it means

you can go to a Web site related to what you’re watching.

When an i symbol appears, it means there may be an interactive TV

Web site where you can participate with special interactive content

related to the program.

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To take advantage of interactive TV, you must subscribe to the

UltimateTV Service, which lets you connect to the World Wide Web. When you

subscribe to the UltimateTV Service you can connect to the Web for a limited

number of hours each month; Web access with no time restrictions is available

with other UltimateTV Service plans. Call 1-877-ULTIMATE (1-877-858-4628) for

information on Web and Internet access with no time restrictions.

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The w symbol is displayed for only a few seconds, shortly after you tune to a

channel, so as not to disrupt your TV viewing. If the w symbol has disappeared

from your screen, you can still go to the associated Web site.

GOING TO A WEB SITE

To go to a TV-related Web site:

When you see the w symbol on your screen, press the OK button on your

To go to a TV-related Web site when the w is no longer displayed:

remote control or RETURN on your keyboard.

Press the MENU·OPTIONS button on your remote control or keyboard.

The following panel appears:

The TV Options panel appears.

Select Go To Web Page and press OK.

You’ll be taken to a Web site related to the program or commercial

you’re watching.

Select Go To Web Page and press OK.

You’ll be taken to a Web site related to the program or commercial

you’re watching.

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To return to watching TV:

GOING TO AN INTERACTIVE WEB SITE

Press the MENU·OPTIONS button on your remote control or keyboard.

Interactive TV is more than viewing Web sites that relate to programs or commercials.

Interactive TV lets you participate with the program you’re watching. For example,

you can play along with TV game shows, participate in a poll regarding a breaking

news story, or otherwise actively engage with TV programming.

The TV Options panel appears.

Select Stop Interactive and press OK.

You’ll return to watching TV.

To go to an interactive TV Web site:

When you see the i symbol on your screen, press the OK button on your

remote control or RETURN on your keyboard.

FINDING INTERACTIVE WEB SITES

To find interactive TV Web sites:

The following panel appears:

1 From TV Home, select Web Home and press OK to go to the Web Home screen.

(Alternatively, you can press the TV·WEB button on your remote or keyboard

from any TV screen.)

The receiver dials the WebTV service, and soon the Web Home screen

appears. (See page 70 for a description of Web Home.)

Select Go Interactive and press OK.

You’ll be taken to an interactive Web site related to the program you’re

watching. There you can interact with the program while watching it on TV.

Express your

opinion in an

interactive site.

Select Entertainment to go to

a list of Interactive TV sites.

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In many cases you’ll see a How To button. Select that button and press OK to

Select Entertainment, near the bottom of the screen, and press OK.

read instructions on interacting with the selected program.

The Entertainment screen appears.

Some shows require you to register before you can participate. Follow the on-

screen instructions to register.

Now you can play along with some of your favorite TV game shows, matching

wits with the contestants on TV.

Select Interactive TV from the right side of the screen and press OK.

A list of Interactive TV programs appears.

Use the CH+ and CH- buttons to scroll up and down the list.

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INTERNET

When you use the Internet features of your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with

UltimateTV^®Service, you’ll start at a screen called Web Home. From Web Home

you can get to e-mail, chat rooms, Web sites, on-line shopping, news, and other

Internet areas.

To get to Web Home when you’re watching DIRECTV^®programming:

From TV Home, select Web Home, then press OK or RETURN.

Press the TV·WEB button on your remote control or keyboard.

Your receiver dials the WebTV service, and soon Web Home appears.

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You must have a phone line connected to your receiver in

order to get to Web Home.

To get to Web Home when you’re using Internet features:

When you’re using the service’s Internet features, you can press the HOME

button on your remote control or keyboard at any time to return to Web Home.

For more information about Web Home, see page 70.

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E-MAIL

READING YOUR MAIL

E-MAIL AT A GLANCE

You can tell when you have new mail by looking at the Mailbox

at the top of the Web Home screen. When a letter appears in

the on-screen mailbox, you have mail. Or check the Message

light on the front of the receiver. When the red light is on, you

have mail.

When you send e-mail, you get to write messages, check your spelling, and send

them to anyone who has an e-mail address. You can send e-mail anywhere in the

world, anytime! And people can send you messages at your WebTV address

anytime, from anywhere. (See page 92 for information on adding users, each

with his or her own e-mail address.)

To start using Mail, go to Web Home, select Mail from the top-left part of the

page, then press OK or RETURN.

Follow these steps to read your mail:

From Web Home, select Mail from the top of the screen, then press OK or

RETURN. The Mail list screen appears.

Here’s a look at the features of Mail:

Select the message you want to read, then press OK or RETURN. Your

message opens.

To start a

new message,

use Write.

Open your address book, send a

message to someone in your address

book, or add a new address.

Lets you customize the way

your Mail system works

and set up folders where

you can store messages.

To read long messages, you can use the scroll buttons on your remote control

or keyboard to move up and down in the message.

To add the person who sent you this message to your address book, select the

sender’s name (shown on the From line), then press OK or RETURN.

Once you have finished reading the message, you have a number of options

for what to do next. These options are presented to the left of the message.

Store

messages

in folders.

Takes you back to the

Mail list (leaving the

message you’re reading

in your Mail list).

W ho the message is from.

Detailed instructions

on using Mail.

Lets you

discard

or save

messages.

Go to the next or

the previous message

in your Mail list.

Throw away this

message now.

Save this message in

a folder. (Use Settings

in the Mail List screen

to set this up.)

Write a response

to this message.

Provides links to Web sites that

let you use e-mail to receive

faxes, send greeting cards, etc.

Your message list.

Provides a basic overview,

detailed step-by-step instructions,

and answers to frequently asked

questions about Mail.

Send this message

on to another person.

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Type the recipient’s e-mail address, then press the RETURN key on

your keyboard.

WRITING AN E-MAIL MESSAGE

To send an e-mail message to one or more people, all you need to know is their

e-mail addresses.

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If you do not have a wireless keyboard, you can use the

on-screen keyboard. To show the on-screen keyboard, press the OK button on

your remote control.

Here are the basic steps:

To send the message to more than one person, separate the

addresses with a comma.

From the Web Home screen, select Mail, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Write from the left side of the page, then press OK or RETURN. A new,

blank message appears.

Press RETURN until the blinking typing-cursor is in the Subject line, then type a

title for your message and press RETURN again.

Return to the

Mail list.

As you type your e-mail message, you don’t need to press RETURN at the end

of each line. The text moves down automatically.

Your e-mail

address.

The address of the

person you’re writing to.

Go to your

address book.

When you are finished typing your message, select Send (lower-right corner of

the page), then press OK or RETURN. (You may have to scroll down to see the

Send button.)

Send a copy

of this

message to

someone.

(Use Settings

in the Mail

List to set

E-mail addresses versus Web addresses:

When you send someone an e-mail, you send it to them at their e-mail

address; for example MickeyLou@webtv.net.

this up.)

Web sites have similar addresses known as URLs (Uniform Resource Locators);

for example www.msnbc.com.

Type a

message

title here.

While e-mail addresses and Web addresses may look alike, they work very

differently. You cannot send e-mail to someone at a Web address, and you

cannot view a Web site by going to an e-mail address.

Type the

body of your

message

here.

Check your spelling

before you send

the message.

Delete the message

you are writing

without sending it.

W hen you’re

finished typing your

message, select Send

and press OK.

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To add addresses from your address book to the To line of an

e-mail message, select the To: on the page, then press OK or RETURN.

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CORRECTING SPELLING ERRORS

USING THE ADDRESS BOOK

You can check messages for spelling and typing mistakes before you send them.

E-mail addresses can be long, complicated, and impossible to remember.

Fortunately, you don’t have to remember them. You can store and retrieve e-mail

addresses using your address book. Writing e-mail messages is easier if your

recipient’s address has been added to your address book.

Select Spelling (left side of the Write a message page), then press OK or RETURN.

To add an address to your address book:

From the Web Home screen select Mail, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Addresses from the left side of the screen, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Add, and then press OK or RETURN.

If there are words in

your e-mail that are

misspelled, they appear

one at a time at the top of

the spell-check screen.

Type a name and the person’s e-mail address.

For each misspelled word, use the Arrow buttons on your remote control or

keyboard to scroll through the list of SUGGESTED CORRECTIONS. If you see

the correct spelling of the word in question, select it from the list, and press OK

or RETURN.

Select Add again, and then press OK or RETURN.

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If you get mail from someone you want to add to your address

book, select the name of the sender in the From line of the message they sent you,

then press OK or RETURN. The sender’s name and e-mail address will be added to

your address book.

Detailed instructions for

using your address book

If there are no suggested corrections for a misspelled word, or if none of the

suggestions is correct, type your own correction in the area labeled POSSIBLE

MISSPELLING, then select the Change button (right side of the page) and press

OK or RETURN. You automatically move to the next misspelling.

Returns you to

the Mail list

4 • If the spelling tool highlights a word that you know is spelled correctly,

select Skip Word on the right side of the page, then press OK or RETURN. You

automatically move to the next possible misspelling.

5 • If the spelling tool highlights a word that is spelled correctly, and you want

the spell checker to remember that word so that it will not highlight it in the

future, select Add Word (right side of the page), then press OK or RETURN.

You automatically move to the next possible misspelling.

Add a new

address to the

address book

6 • If you skip a word and then realize that you have misspelled it after all,

select Previous on the page, then press OK or RETURN to go back to the last

questionable word.

Find e-mail

addresses

When you finish checking for spelling errors, a message indicates that your

spell check is complete. Select Done on the bottom of the page, then press OK

or RETURN. You’ll automatically move back to your e-mail message and can

now send it.

Write and send a message

to this address

Edit this address

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To address a message using your address book:

CUT, COPY, AND PASTE

From the Web Home screen, select Mail, then press OK

or RETURN.

Using a wireless keyboard, you can edit or add to the e-mail messages you write

by using the cut, copy, and paste features. To “cut and paste” means to remove

text from one place and insert it somewhere else.

Select Write on the left side of the screen, then press OK or RETURN to begin

writing your e-mail message.

You can cut and paste text anywhere you can type. You can’t edit a Web page or

e-mail message that was sent to you, but you can copy all (or part) of the text and

paste it into an e-mail message that you are writing and then edit the text.

Instead of typing the address, select the word To, then press OK or RETURN.

(You can also select Address from the left side of the screen.)

A panel appears listing the names in your address book.

Copying all text

Select the name of the person you are writing to, then press OK or RETURN.

If you want to copy all of the text from a Web page or an e-mail message,

do the following:

The person’s address fills in automatically.

Select all the text from the e-mail message or Web page using the wireless

keyboard: hold the CMD key as you press the A key.

Pressing CMD-A selects all of the text on the page.

To copy the selected text, hold the CMD key while pressing the C key.

Pressing CMD-C copies the selected text.

To paste the text you have copied, follow the instructions on page 68 for

“Inserting text you have copied.”

Copying one or more words (for cutting or copying)

Using the Arrow keys on your keyboard, position the typing cursor before the

start of the first word you want to select.

Hold the SHIFT key as you press one of the Arrow keys to select all of the text

you want to copy.

Pressing the SHIFT and Arrow keys selects a string of text.

Hold the CMD key while pressing the C key.

Pressing CMD-C copies the selected text.

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Inserting text you have copied

Moving text (cut and paste)

You can only insert text into an e-mail message that you are writing. Here’s how:

You can only move text in e-mail messages that you are writing.

Here’s how:

Go to the message you are writing.

Using the Arrow keys on your keyboard, position the typing cursor before the

Using the Arrow keys on your keyboard, position the typing cursor where you

start of the first word you want to move.

want to insert the text that you just copied.

Hold the SHIFT key as you press one of the Arrow keys to select all of the text

Hold the CMD key as you press the V key.

you want to move.

Pressing CMD-V pastes text that you just cut or copied.

Pressing the SHIFT and Arrow keys selects a string of text.

Hold the CMD key while pressing the X key.

Removing text (cutting)

Pressing CMD-X cuts the selected text from your message.

You can only cut text in e-mail messages that you are writing. Here’s how:

Using the Arrow keys on your keyboard, position the typing cursor where you

want to place the cut text.

Go to the message you are writing.

Using the Arrow keys on your keyboard, position the typing cursor before the

Hold the CMD key as you press the V key.

start of the first word you want to remove.

Pressing CMD-V pastes text that you just cut.

Hold the SHIFT key as you press one of the Arrow keys to select all of the text

you want to move.

Press and hold the CMD key. While still holding the CMD key, press

the X key.

Pressing CMD-X cuts the text from your message.

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WEB HOME

SEARCHING THE WEB

Given the vast amount and diversity of information on the Web, you can be fairly

certain that there is a Web site containing any kind of product or information you

want to find. The trick is finding exactly what you want in such a huge universe of

Web sites. To make it easier to find Web sites, you can use Search, a tool

designed to help you find what you’re looking for on the Web.

Web Home is the starting point for all of your World Wide Web activities.

If you are already using Web features, press the HOME button on your remote

control or keyboard.

If you’re watching DIRECTV^®programming, press the TV• WEB button on your

remote control or keyboard, or choose Web Home from the TV Home screen.

To find a Web site:

The Web Home screen appears.

Go to Web Home.

Select Search from the upper-right side of the screen, and press

OK or RETURN.

Change your address or billing options.

View your recent account statements.

Search for a specific Web site or for

information on a specific topic.

The Search screen appears.

Takes you to

the e-mail page.

Collect your favorite

Web sites here.

Create a Web page,

join a chat room or

discussion group.

Basic tours, detailed

instructions, and

answers to frequently

asked questions.

Type what you are looking for here, then press OK

or RETURN. You can enter a word, phrase, question,

or Web address. After you press OK or RETURN,

you’ll be taken to a list of search options.

Help with Search

is available here.

Takes you

to TV Home.

Takes you to

Web Home.

Information on

popular topics.

Alternatively, you can search one of these

topic areas and press OK or RETURN to see

lists of Web sites we’ve compiled for you.

Advertisements appear here. Select

them and press OK or RETURN to get

more details on the products they offer.

The name of the

page you are

currently visiting.

Headlines and hot tips.

Select them and press OK

or RETURN to see details.

Change your password,

add extra users, and

change other options.

This activity monitor

shows you when a

page is being loaded.

Switch users (if you have

multiple users on your account).

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Type a word, phrase, question, or Web

address for Search to look up, then

press OK or RETURN.

GOING DIRECTLY TO A WEB SITE

If you know the address of a Web site (also known as the URL—Uniform Resource

Locator), you don’t need to search for the Web site to find it. You can simply type

the address in the Web Options panel.

Search looks for Web sites that match

the words you typed. It lists the matching

sites on a page called Search Results.

To use the Web Options panel to type in a Web address:

Look at the Web sites listed on the search

results page. Try to determine if any of

them meet your needs.

If you are watching DIRECTV^®programming, press the TV• WEB button on your

remote control or keyboard to go to the Web side of the WebTV service.

Press the MENU• OPTIONS button on your remote control or keyboard.

The search results page tells you how many Web pages the search function

found that match your search terms. Scroll through the list and check the first

few results to see if they sound helpful to you.

The Web Options panel appears.

The go to button

If you see a search result that seems useful, select it from the list, then press

OK or RETURN to go to that Web site. If not, change the words you are

searching for, and try a new search. You can use the BACK button on the

remote control or keyboard to return to the Search page.

After you go to a Web site from the search results page, you can use the

BACK button on the remote control or keyboard to return to the search results

page—from there you can try another result from the list.

Select go to from the Web Options panel, then press OK on your remote

control or RETURN on your keyboard.

The Address panel appears.

Search tips

Finding what you want on the Web is largely a matter of learning to

search for the right words. Here are a few tips:

•

Be specific. General terms will return too many results. Narrow your

terms to get more useful results. For example, use pizza delivery in

San Francisco, not pizza.

Don’t be afraid to use as many words as you need. In search terms,

shorter is not necessarily better. For example, use hotels near 2000

Olympics in Sydney, Australia, not Olympics and not hotels.

Type the address of the Web site you want to visit.

Notice that the http:/ / part of the address is already filled in for you. Just type

the part of the address that starts with “www.”

To find a specific phrase, put it inside of quotation marks. For example,

use “Gone with the wind” in quotes, not gone with the wind.

Select Go to Page, then press OK or RETURN.

You are taken to the Web address you entered.

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FAVORITES: CREATING A COLLECTION OF YOUR FAVORITE WEB SITES

The wireless keyboard has a GO TO key that takes you directly to

the Address panel. You can use this shortcut instead of the Web Options panel to

go directly to a Web site.

When you visit a Web site that you like, and you realize that you are going to want

to come back to the site often, you can save that Web site in your Favorites folder.

The Web Options panel provides shortcut buttons to many Web features. Here’s a

quick overview.

Once you have saved a Web site in your Favorites folder, you can go back to

that site simply by choosing it from your Favorites folder. No need to type Web

addresses or search—you’ve created a shortcut to the site.

To open the Web Options panel, press MENU• OPTIONS on your remote control

or keyboard.

To add a Web site to your Favorites collection:

Lets you look for a specific

word or phrase on the page

you’re viewing.

Know the address of a Web

site you want to visit? Use

this button to get there.

E-mail the address of

the Web page

you’re viewing to

someone else.

Go to one of your favorite Web sites.

Press the MENU• OPTIONS button on your remote control or keyboard.

The Web Options panel appears.

Displays information about the

Web page you’re viewing

(including the Web address and

when the page was last updated).

Save the Web page

you’re viewing in your

Favorites folder.

Select the save button from the Web Options panel, and press the OK button or

RETURN key.

Takes you to

Web Home.

A panel appears in which you can choose a specific folder to hold the saved

Web site.

Select a folder to hold

your shortcut from this list

and press OK or RETURN.

Then select Save Page and

press OK or RETURN.

Print the page you’re viewing

(works for e-mail messages, Web

pages, and photographs).

Disconnect from the service

and free up your phone line.

Select a folder, then press the OK button or RETURN key.

Displays the TV window

so you can watch TV

while surfing the Web.

Display the latest version of the Web page you’re

viewing (beneficial on pages that change frequently—

sports scores and stock quotes, for example).

A checkmark appears marking the folder you chose.

Select Save Page, then press the OK button or RETURN key.

This Web site is now listed in your Favorites folder. The next time you want to

visit this site, just go to Favorites, select the site from the folder you saved it in

and press OK or RETURN.

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VISITING A WEB SITE IN YOUR FAVORITES COLLECTION

WATCH TV WHILE SURFING THE WEB

Once you’ve saved a shortcut to a Web site in one of your Favorites folders, it’s

easy to get back to that site.

With your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®Service, not only can you

see the Web on your TV, you can see the Web and your favorite TV shows at the

same time. Watch a game on TV while you look at related sports Web sites.

Watch a movie while you do a Web search for information about the director.

Get some online shopping done without missing your favorite sitcoms.

To return to a favorite Web site:

Go to Web Home.

Here’s how.

Select Favorites from the top of the screen (the treasure chest), then press the

OK button or RETURN key.

While viewing any Web page, press the PIP button on your remote control.

The Favorites screen appears.

A small PIP window (also called a TV window) appears on your screen.

Adds a new folder for

your saved favorites.

Create your own organizing

scheme by creating and naming

folders for your favorites.

Removes a folder

and all of the

Favorites in it.

(You can also display a PIP window by pressing the MENU• OPTIONS button

on your remote or keyboard, then selecting TV window from the Web

Options panel.)

Folders you

can use to collect

favorite Web sites.

To change channels, use the channel buttons on your remote control or

keyboard, or use the numbers to go to a specific channel. (You must first select

the PIP window.)

To make the TV window disappear, press the PIP button again.

Get introductory

information, detailed

step-by-step

instructions, and

answers to frequently

asked questions

about Favorites here.

The TV window

appears here.

Select the folder that contains the shortcut to the Web site you want to visit,

then press OK or RETURN.

Select the Web site, then press OK or RETURN.

Once your collection of favorite Web sites starts to grow, you might want to

create new folders to help organize your collection. See the Help available from

the Favorites screen for detailed instructions on creating and arranging folders.

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SHOPPING ON THE WEB

CREATING YOUR OWN WEB PAGE

Shopping on the World Wide Web is fast and convenient. You can find online

sources for just about any product you need, from books and music to toys,

gardening equipment, clothes, outdoor gear, financial services, anything!

The WebTV service not only allows you to visit Web pages, it also lets you create

and publish your own Web site using Page Builder.

Keep your friends and family up-to-date about what’s new in your life. Post

information about your pets, your hobby, your school or church groups, your

children or grandchildren—it’s entirely up to you.

Shopping on the Web is like shopping anywhere: most of the people you deal

with are trustworthy and reputable, but there are exceptions. The safest way to

shop is to take advantage of the WebTV shopping guarantee.

Each page you create will have its own Web address, which you can give to

people so that they can visit your Web site.

I M P O R TA N T

This receiver allows you access to global Internet services. Be

aware that not all Web sites outside the WebTV service provide the same level of

security as the WebTV service. Make sure the Web sites you do business with

provide secure Internet transactions before you proceed.

CREATING A NEW WEB PAGE

Creating and publishing a Web page with the WebTV Page Builder doesn’t require

any special skills, knowledge, or training. You just make a few choices from Page

Builder’s set of options, add the text and images as you like, and publish.

Here are a few tips to help make shopping online as safe as possible:

•

Shop with well-known online retailers.

To create a new Web page, you use the Page Builder tools in the WebTV

Community area. Page Builder takes you through the process of creating a Web

page step-by-step. There are also detailed instructions available from the Help

option on the Page Builder page.

Look for Web sites that advertise themselves as secure and offer a

guarantee for safe credit card transactions over the Internet.

•

Never give personal or financial information to anyone you do not know.

Here’s an overview of the steps:

Or, better yet, do your Internet shopping through the WebTV Shopping Center – all

of those Web sites have been chosen for their safety and ease of use. For more

information on the WebTV shopping guarantee, choose Shopping from Web Home.

From Web Home, select Community from the top of the screen, then press OK

or RETURN.

The Community screen appears.

Safe shopping is

available here.

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Select Page Builder, then press OK or RETURN.

EDITING AN EXISTING WEB PAGE

The Page Builder screen appears.

You can use Page Builder to make changes to any Web page you have created.

Here’s how:

From Web Home, select Community, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Page Builder, then press OK or RETURN.

Select the Web page you want to change, then press OK or RETURN.

Select the part of your page that you want to change, then press

OK or RETURN.

Follow the on-screen instructions to make changes.

Select Create, then press OK or RETURN.

Select a style for your Web page (there are six pages of styles to choose

from), then press OK or RETURN.

Follow the on-screen instructions to add pictures, video captures, a title, and

text to your Web page.

When you are satisfied with your Web page, select Preview from the left side

of the screen, then press OK or RETURN.

Use the BACK button on your remote control or keyboard to return from the

preview page.

To post your Web page to the World Wide Web, select Publish from the left

side of the screen, then press OK or RETURN.

Your Web page is now on the World Wide Web.

Once you’ve published your Web page, you’ll be taken to a screen that tells you

your Web page’s address. It’s a good idea to save this page as a Favorite so that

you can get back to it easily. You might also want to write down the address so

that you can give it to friends and family who might want to visit your Web site.

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ONLINE CONVERSATION

DISCUSSION GROUPS AND CHAT ROOMS

DISCUSSION GROUPS

While chat rooms and discussion groups are both ways to use the Internet to

contact people, they are different in important ways.

Discussion groups are Internet bulletin boards where people post and respond to

messages about specific topics. Discussion groups are public forums—anyone can

read and respond to the posted message.

Here is an explanation of each communication tool:

JOINING A DISCUSSION GROUP

Discussion groups: public Internet forums where people post messages about a

Before you can read or post messages in a discussion group, you have to join

the group.

specific topic.

Discussion groups are like bulletin boards in that you post messages for people to

read and respond to at their convenience. Anyone on the Internet can join a

discussion group, read the postings, and leave a response. Discussion groups are

good places to go if you have a question about a product, a hobby, anything you

need help with. Just find a discussion group about your topic, post a question, and

check back a little later to see if anyone out there has posted an answer for you.

To join a discussion group:

From Web Home, select Community from the top of the screen, then press OK

or RETURN.

Select Discuss, then press OK or RETURN.

Chat rooms: public places on the Internet where groups of people type messages

to each other.

Chat rooms and Discussion groups are alike in that they are public forums where

people exchange messages about specific topics. Unlike Discussion groups, Chat

rooms are “live.” That is, people who are online at the same time read and

respond to each other’s messages immediately.

To see Discussion groups or Chat rooms, go to the Community page: from Web

Home, select Community (top of page), then press OK or RETURN.

Select a discussion group from the featured list, then press OK or RETURN (or

search for a discussion on a specific topic using the Look for box at the bottom

of the screen).

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There are three ways to join a discussion group. You can:

• choose one of the Featured discussions,

To post a new message:

Join a discussion group using the instructions above.

• choose All Groups to see the complete list of available discussions,

Once you’ve chosen a group, select Post from the left side of the screen, then

• or you can search for a group on any topic that interests you using the

press OK or RETURN.

Look for box at the bottom of the screen.

This brings you to a screen where you can write your message.

Type a topic in the Subject line, then press OK or RETURN.

These are some of the most

popular discussion groups.

Displays a complete list of

available discussion groups.

Type your message. (You don’t need to press RETURN when you reach the end

of a line. The text you type will automatically move to the next line.)

When you’re finished select Send from the bottom of the screen, then press OK

or RETURN.

Remember that your message can be read by anyone who visits this

discussion group.

To post a response:

Join a discussion group using the instructions above.

Once you’ve chosen a group, select a posting to read, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Respond from the left side of the screen, then press OK or RETURN to

reply to the posting.

Notice that the subject line is already filled in for you because you are

responding to the current subject.

If you have a topic in mind, search

for a related discussion group here.

Get complete instructions (and a few

tips on discussion group etiquette).

Type your message. (You don’t need to press RETURN when you reach the end

of a line. The text you type will automatically go to the next line.)

You can join discussion groups on almost any topic imaginable — from

airplane safety to vacations in Yosemite National Park.

When you’re finished, select Send from the bottom of the screen, then press OK

or RETURN.

When you visit a discussion group, you can either contribute something by

posting your own message or just read what other people are saying.

Remember that your message can be read by anyone who visits this

discussion group.

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To enter a listed chat room, select it and press OK or RETURN.

CHAT ROOMS

To search for a chat room, type a topic in the search box, then press OK or RETURN.

Then select a chat room from the list of search results and press OK or RETURN.

Chat rooms are forums for “live” discussions. Messages you send to a chat room

are read immediately by everyone in that room. You can join existing chat rooms

or create your own chat rooms.

Once you are in a chat room, you will see an ongoing discussion on the

screen. Comments are appended to the bottom of the screen as people type

them. The text will scroll as people enter more comments. To move up and

down through the list of comments, use the scroll buttons on your remote

control or keyboard.

To enter a chat room and join the conversation:

From Web Home, select Community, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Chat, then press OK or RETURN.

The first time you enter Chat, you‘ll see an introduction to Chat. When you

complete the introduction, you’ll see the Chat screen.

To enter a comment of your own, type your message with the keyboard or remote

control, then select Send from the bottom of the screen and press OK or RETURN.

MAKING SIDE COMMENTS: “WHISPERING”

The Chat screen presents a few featured Chat rooms and Talk City, a chat site

offering dozens of chat rooms.

Once you’re in a chat room, if you would like to send a comment to one person

without letting anyone else in the room see your comment, you can “whisper” to

that person.

Select a chat topic or Talk City, then press OK or RETURN.

Talk City lets you choose from a large list of topics, or search for a chat room

about a topic.

To “whisper” to another person:

Starting from inside a chat room, select Whisper from the left side of the

screen, then press OK or RETURN.

A list of the people in the chat room appears on the left side of the screen.

Select the person you want to whisper to.

Type your message in the box to the right.

Select Whisper message, then press OK or RETURN.

You can tell when someone whispers to you because their comment starts with

the words “to you.”

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YOUR ACCOUNT

See the brochure that came with your RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV^®

Service for information on service options, including features and pricing.

CREATING A NEW CHAT ROOM

If you can’t find a chat room set up to discuss that topic you are interested in, or

if you want to have a private conversation with a group of friends or family, you

can create your own chat room.

Call 1-800-DIRECTV (1-800-347-3288) for additional information on DIRECTV^®

programming and the UltimateTV Service.

Call 1-877-ULTIMATE (1-877-858-4628) for more information on UltimateTV

Service with Internet access with no time restrictions.

To create your own chat room:

From Web Home, select Community from the top of the screen, then press

OK or RETURN.

Each month you’ll be billed for the service(s) you’ve signed up for.

If you signed up for DIRECTV^®programming, you’ll receive a bill from DIRECTV

for your digital satellite programming, as well as any pay per view purchases you

have made. (To see a list of your recent pay per view purchases, choose Purchases

from the TV Home screen.)

Select Chat, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Talk City, then press OK or RETURN.

Use the scroll down button on your remote control or keyboard to move down

the page until you can see the area labeled Join A Chat.

If you sign up for Internet service with no time restrictions, you’ll also receive a

monthly bill from WebTV Networks for your Internet services, including e-mail,

Web access, and Interactive TV.

If you choose to connect to the Internet using your own Internet Service Provider

(ISP), rather than using a WebTV service access number, you’ll receive a bill from

your ISP as well.

The rest of this section explains how to find information on the WebTV service

portion of your acount.

If you discontinue your DIRECTV^®programming or UltimateTV

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Service, your WebTV service will be discontinued as well.

Select Create a new chat room, then press OK or RETURN.

A panel appears asking you to type a name and topic for your new chat room.

Type a name for the room you want to create, then press the down arrow on your

remote control or keyboard and type a description of the topic you have in mind.

If you would like the room you create to be unlisted (so that only people you

inform will know about this room), select Set up as private unlisted room, then

press OK or RETURN.

Select Create room, then press OK or RETURN.

Your new chat room is created. If it is a listed room, it will be available to

anyone looking for the topic you chose. If it is unlisted, you will need to give the

exact name of the room to people who you invite to join you in your chat room.

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ACCOUNT OPTIONS

BILLING INFORMATION AND PAYMENT OPTIONS

The Account option on the Web Home screen provides you with a way to get detailed

information about the WebTV service, your billing options, and your account

information. This provides you with a convenient on-screen way to check into things

like when you are billed, how much you owe on your account, etc.

The monthly WebTV service charge covers your use of the WebTV service. It does

not cover the cost of anything you purchase online, nor charges for toll phone

calls your receiver makes to connect to the WebTV service.

You can see your current account status, your recent charges, and payments

To view account details for your WebTV service or make changes to your

payment method or your account information (address, phone number, etc.):

online by going to the Billing statements page from the Your WebTV account screen.

From Web Home, select Account, then press OK or RETURN.

From Web Home, select Account from the row of options near the top of the

Select Billing statement, then press OK or RETURN.

screen, then press OK or RETURN.

You have three choices of payment methods. You can pay by using:

•

A credit card.

VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards are accepted.

A debit card (also known as a “bank card,” “ATM card,” or “check card”).

Visa and MasterCard debit cards are accepted.

An automatic check payment.

This option allows you to have the charge automatically withdrawn from your

checking account each month. This option costs an additional $5 per month to

process the automatic payment.

The Your WebTV Account screen appears.

You cannot pay for WebTV service by mailing in monthly checks or money orders.

To change your current payment method, follow these steps:

From Web Home, select Account, then press OK or RETURN.

Select How you pay, then press OK or RETURN.

Make a choice from the options presented.

The available options are described on-screen. To go to one of the options,

select the option and press OK or RETURN.

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ADDING USERS TO YOUR ACCOUNT

UPDATES - GETTING THE LATEST FEATURES

You can have up to six users on your account at no extra charge. This includes

the user who signed up for service initially—known as the primary user—plus five

additional, “secondary” users.

WebTV Networks is always working to improve the WebTV service. From time

to time, feature updates will be offered to you at no cost when you connect to the

WebTV service.

Each secondary user can have his or her own e-mail address, password, a

separate list of Favorites, a separate name to use in Chat rooms, and other

personal settings.

To get the latest WebTV service features, select Update Now when you see one of

these notices, then press OK or RETURN.

You may be offered an update the first time you turn on your receiver. Just select

Update Now and press OK or RETURN and you’ll be on your way. (The update

process takes about 20-30 minutes.)

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The primary user can set up a secondary user for a child to use,

with built-in protections from inappropriate material on the Web.

N O TE

As your WebTV service continues to be upgraded, you may

Follow these steps to add a new user to your account:

eventually see screens that have changed or have access to features that are not

documented in this guide. While future improvements may render sections of this

guide out-of-date, you can always get the latest instructions from the on-screen

help. For information on using any part of the WebTV service, just select Help

from Web Home or TV Home, then press OK or RETURN.

From Web Home, select Switch User from the row of options near the top of the

screen, then press OK or RETURN.

If this is the first time you have selected Switch User, you will see a page telling

you about adding users to your account. Select Add Users Now, then press OK

or RETURN.

From the WebTV Users screen, select Add User from the bottom of the screen,

then press OK or RETURN.

Type the person’s first and last name, select Continue, then press OK or RETURN.

Follow the on-screen instructions to choose an Internet name, and set up the

account (including the child-protection settings, if desired) for this new user.

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When calling an ISP, make sure that it is compatible with the WebTV service

(some ISPs might not know whether they are or not).

USING AN ISP TO CONNECT TO THE WEBTV SERVICE

Most people can connect to the WebTV service using a local phone number. In

some areas, however, local WebTV service access phone numbers are not

available and your receiver must dial a long distance number to connect to the

service (which would result in charges to your phone bill each time your receiver

connects to the WebTV service).

To be compatible with the WebTV service, the ISP must:

•

Provide at least one local phone number for connecting to their service from

your calling area with a modem speed of at least 28.8 Kbps.

If this is the case for your area, you will see a message on your screen indicating

that it’s about to make a toll call every time you connect to the WebTV service. If

your receiver dials a long distance (“toll”) number to connect to the WebTV

service, you might be able to save money by using a local Internet Service

Provider (ISP) to connect to the WebTV service.

•

Support both “PPP” and “PAP”

Offer a fixed-cost service

Offer technical support for connecting to the WebTV service

Support “56K-flex”

To view detailed on-screen help for using an ISP:

From Web Home, select Account, then press OK or RETURN.

Select Use an ISP, then press OK or RETURN.

When setting up an account with an ISP, get the following information from them:

•

The name of the ISP

Make a choice from the options presented.

The user name you’ll use with your ISP (this may be different from your WebTV

Internet name)

Detailed help for signing up with an ISP is presented on these screens.

When you use an ISP, your receiver calls the ISP’s number instead of the WebTV

service number each time you connect. You get the same WebTV experience; the

only differences are:

•

Your ISP password (may be different from your WebTV password)

A local dial-up access phone number. A second, alternate dial-up number is

also helpful in case the first number is ever busy.

• The receiver dials a different (local) phone number.

• You are billed for both the WebTV service and the ISP service.

If you do decide to use an ISP, you’ll receive two bills each month — one from

your ISP and one from WebTV Networks (which will be discounted to compensate

for the fact that you are not dialing in directly). You are responsible for both bills in

order to maintain your WebTV service. Despite the fact that you will need to pay

both the WebTV and the ISP service charge, it is likely that it will cost you less than

the long distance telephone charges you would have to pay for dialing in to the

WebTV service directly.

You can find an ISP by looking in your local Yellow Pages under Internet services,

computer online services, or similar listings. During the sign-up process, the

receiver uses an 800-number.

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INDEX

account, viewing information about 89-95

e-mail 60-69

address book 62, 65-66

copying text 67-69

correcting spelling errors 64

reading 61

Advanced Program Guide. See “DIRECTV

Advanced Program Guide^™”

All-Day Ticket symbol 12, 27

alternate audio 12

writing 62-63

erasing recorded programs 38

Arrow buttons or keys 5

fast forward 37, 43

billing information 91

Favorites list

TV channels 16-19

Web sites 75-76

CH CTRL button 47

FORWARD button or key 37, 43

full-screen TV picture

CH+/ CH- buttons or keys 10

channel banner 10

displaying 9, 13

channels. See TV channels

chat rooms 86-88

switching between PIP window and 47-48

CLEAR button, displaying full-screen TV

picture using

Guide. See DIRECTV Advanced Program

custom program guides, creating 15-19

Guide^™

Help

DIRECTV Advanced Program Guide^™13-19

blue listings 13, 14

creating lists of favorite channels 16-19

customizing 15-19

i symbol 51

displaying frequently viewed channels

15-16

INFO button or key 11

Info panel 11-12

Instant Replay 42

interactive TV 51-57

green listings 13, 14

red dot next to program name 32

removing channels from 15-16

scrolling through channels 14

selecting channels in 14

switching among main and custom

guides 18

Internet features 1, 2, 59-88. See also World

Wide Web

adding users to account 92

chat rooms 86-88

viewing 13

connecting using your own ISP 89, 94-95

discussion groups 82-85

e-mail 60-69

watching programs listed in 14

DIRECTV programming, signing up for, 2

discussion groups 82-85

Web Home 59, 70

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REVERSE button 37, 42

^TV·WEB button 70

restricting access to selected programming

20-22

Jump Ahead button 38, 44

padlock symbol 10, 12

ratings 21

Page Builder 79-81

RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with UltimateTV

Service

PAUSE button or key 37, 40

pausing

RETURN key, selecting items using

REVERSE button or key 37, 42

features overview 1-2

keyboard

selecting items on the screen

service options 2

live TV program 40

Arrow keys 5

recorded program that is playing 37, 40

Pay Per View programs 27-28

All-Day Ticket symbol 12, 27

ordering 27-28

FORWARD key 37, 43

GOTO key 74

upgrades 3, 93

receiver. See RCA^®-DIRECTV^™Receiver with

Search TV screen

GUIDE key 13, 18

INFO key 11

creating lists of favorite channels 16-19

searching for programs 23-24

UltimateTV Service

recording 29-38

setting spending limit for 21

viewing list of programs ordered 28

Picture-In-Picture. See PIP; TV window

Instant Replay key 42

^MENU·OPTIONS key 45, 53

searching

currently showing program 29

erasing recorded programs 38

fast-forwarding when playing back 37, 43

jumping ahead when playing back 38, 44

My Shows 36-37

for TV programs 23-24

for Web sites 71-72

on-screen

PAUSE key 37, 40

PLAY key 37, 41

RETURN key 5

PIP 46-49

secondary audio 12

changing channel in PIP window 47

displaying PIP window from a Web site 77

displaying PIP window while watching

TV 46

selecting items on screen

selection box 5

pausing program when playing back

37, 40

REVERSE key 37, 42

SKIP key 38, 44

^TV·WEB button 70

Settings screen

pausing when playing back 37, 40

programs that will be on later 30-32

reversing when playing back 37, 42

stopping 30

Hooking Up 33-34

hiding PIP window 49

Locks & Limits 12, 20-22

shopping on World Wide Web 78

SKIP key 38, 44

switching between PIP and full-screen

viewing program information for PIP

window 48

letterbox format 12

live TV, watching 45

lock symbol 10, 12

Locks & Limits 12, 20-22

to receiver 29-32

slow motion 44

to VCR 33-35

PLAY button or key 37, 41

postmark symbol 10, 12

spelling errors, correcting in e-mail 64

viewing information about recorded

program 37

Program Guide. See DIRECTV Advanced

Program Guide^™

watching recorded programs 36-38

reminders 25-26

remote control

text-entry box 6

Program Info screen 11

setting TV reminders 25-26

program information

channel banner 10

displaying 11-12

ticket symbol 12, 27

mail. See e-mail

Arrow buttons 5

CH CTRL button 47

MENU·OPTIONS button or key 45, 53

TV Options panel 45, 53

Web Options panel 73, 74

My Shows 36-37

TV channels

browsing in Guide 14

changing 10

CLEAR button

FORWARD button 37, 43

GUIDE button 13, 18

channel banner 10

Info panel 11-12

creating list of favorite 16-19

displaying frequently viewed channels in

Guide 15-16

INFO button 11

Instant Replay button 42

Jump Ahead button 38, 44

^MENU·OPTIONS button 45, 53

navigating on screen

restricting access to 20-22

OK button

OK button or key, selecting items using

PAUSE button 37, 40

PLAY button 37, 41

on-screen Help

on-screen keyboard

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TV controls 39-45

FORWARD 37, 43

Instant Replay 42

Jump Ahead 38, 44

PAUSE 37, 40

w symbol 51

Web Home 59, 70. See also World Wide

Web

Web Options panel 73-74

displaying TV window 77

Web site

PLAY 37, 41

REVERSE 37, 42

SKIP 38, 44

creating with Page Builder 79-81

going directly to 73

slow motion 44

TV Home 7-8

Web. See World Wide Web

displaying 7-8

introduction to 7-8

WebTV Networks, Internet services offered by

1, 59-88

zooming TV picture to full-screen size 9,

wireless keyboard. See keyboard

TV Notices 7, 10

World Wide Web 70

TV Options panel 45, 53

TV reminders 25-26

TV window 77

creating collection of favorite sites 75-76

creating Web site 79-81

displaying PIP window from Web site 77

finding interactive Web sites 55-57

going to interactive Web site using i

symbol 54-55

^TV·WEB button 59, 70

typing using on-screen keyboard

going to Web site using w symbol 52-53

interactive TV 51-57

UltimateTV Service

features overview 1-2

signing up for 2

searching 71-72

shopping 78

Web Home 59, 70

upgrades 3, 93

URL, entering in Web Options panel 73

yellow selection box 5

VCR

playing videotape on 35

recording programs to 33-35

zooming TV picture to full-screen size 9, 13

100

Version 2000.09

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