The Information Banner; Quicktune Tm; Alphatune; Alphatune Tm - Hitachi DSS SYSTEM Owner's Manual

HITACHI DIGITAL SATELLITE SYSTEM OWNER'S MANUAL
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Additional information displayed
in the banner indudes the current date and
time,
and current
favorite list.
The Information Banner
Pressing the _ key a second time while the Channel Banner is on will replace the
informadonwith any available description of the current program.
This is called the Information Banner. Either of these banners will
go away after a few seconds, or you can press the _ key to dear
it on demand.
Now let's get back to the different ways to change channels.
The lnformation Banner
QuickTune
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QuickT_ne is to your Hitachi-brand DSS receiver what speed-dial is to a telephone. It is a fast,
easy way to jump directly to any one of nine channels that you specify. To use the
QuickTune feature, slide the mode switch located on the right side of your remote
control to the "QuiekTune" position. You will see the labels QT1 through QT9.
When you press one of these keys, one of two possible actions can occur. If the
key has been programmed, your DSS receiver vail change to the associated
channd. Otheawise, if the selected QT key has not been programmed, the
QUICKTUNE SETUP screen will appear. From the QUICKTUNE SETUP
screen you can program the key to any available channel See Chapter 7, "Your
Hitachi Receiver's Setup Menu" for information on changing the charred number
associated with each of the QuickTune keys.
AlphaTune TM
The QuickTune keys
AlphaTune enables you to tune to a charred by spelling a channd's call sign rather than by
number. To enter the AlphaTune mode, you must first press the _ key
l°cated °n the l°wer right °n the keypad" The <_'-_::_ symb°l appears °n the @ _
screen. You can now enter the numbers and letters Oocated on each of the
number keys) to spell the desired channd call sign. For example, to tune to ESPN,
press _. Or to tune to HBO, press _[_4_[]_[_ @ _ _
_, All special symbols O.e., &, /, +, !, etc.) are located on the (_ key.
Symbols are used for channds such as "E"' and "A&E." As soon as the receiver @ @ _
can determine which channel you are seeking, it will tune to it automatically, and
no additional keys need to be entered. If the channd call sign is fewer than four
letters, you may need to press _ to indicate that you are finished. If more
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than one chmnd shares the same set of keys (i.e., "CNN" and "COM"), the next ........
matching occurrence is used. If that was not the channd you wanted, just repeat Thekeypad
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