DirecTV has designed their satellite receivers to make TV viewing more organized for their customers. Setting your receiver to autotune will guarantee that you won’t miss your favorite shows.
Instructions
1. Access the Guide. To open the guide on your system, press the “Guide” button on your remote. The DirecTV Guide lists the movies, sports, shows and music options available. You can preview the coming shows for up to nearly two weeks in advance by using the arrows on your remote control to scroll forward and backward.
2. Search for a show. To open the search screen press the “Menu” button on the remote, highlight the “Search for Shows” option and press the “select” button. Select the kind of search and use the remote to enter the letters into the field. The system will bring up possible shows as you input the letters.
3. Set autotune. Once you have chosen the show you would like to watch, highlight it on the guide and press the “Select” button. On the left side of the screen, highlight the autotune option and press “Select.” From here, you can access all of the options for setting your sautotune.
4. Set the time to start and stop the show. Some of the channels on DirecTV do not follow the schedule to the second. The shows may start a few minutes early or late. You can choose for your sautotune several minutes early, or you can also set the sstop late so you won't miss the end. Set the start and stop time you prefer and select “Autotune as Set.”
5. Review your autotuned shows. To access a list of shows that you have scheduled to autotune, press the “List” button on your remote. There you can also set the autotune to reoccur under the “Manuals” option. Select "Manuals" and set the available options, including Autotune, where you can select for the autotune to reoccur. Choose "Channel" to set the channel to tune to. Select "When" to choose a day to autotune. "Start" will set the time it will begin. and “Duration” determines how long the autotune should run.
6. Watch your show. As you are watching television, an autotune reminder will appear on the lower-right corner of your screen. You can choose to allow the reminder or cancel it. If you do not respond to the prompt, the receiver will proceed with the autotune. If you have set a DVR or VCR to record the show, make sure that the receiver is on.
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