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Satellite Receiver Features

AlphaSort TM

The AlphaSort feature lists all the program titles stored in the cun'ent guide in

alphabetical order. Select the AlphaSort icon to search for specific program titles

that are in the stored program guide in alphabetical order. Use the arrow

buttons on the remote control to highlight a character, then press OK.

For example, to search for the program Auto Racing, point to and select "A."

(Words like "The," "A," and "An" appear at the end of a title.) All titles that

begin with "A" appear in the AlphaSort list. Next, enter the letter "U." All titles

beginning with "AU" appear in the list.

Continue to enter the specific title until it appears in the AlphaSort list. If you

enter the wrong character, select either Backspace or ClearAll.

Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the title you are

looking for. Press the OK button to select it (if the program is airing), or the

INFO button to see more information (if the program is not airing, OK will act

like the INFO button). The AlphaSort feature looks for titles from all stored

programming.

On-screen icons represent the status

of the Scout feature:

This icon (displayed in

the Scout menu)

indicates that the

information you

specified has been

found.

The Scout icon in the

Channel Banner and the

on-screen guides will

have a white outline

when a Scout search

returns information.

Scout TM

The Scout system icon lets you assign "Scouts" to search the guide ior specific

program information, such as actors' names or program descriptions.

Select the Scout icon from a program guide to view the available Scout menu

items. Then, select New Scout from the Scout menu (this button only appears if

there is an empty Scout menu available).

Select Enter Text to set up the information the Scout feature will look for in the

program guide. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the desired search

parameters. You can also use the Select Fields menu button to specify the type

of information you are looking for.

For example, if you are interested in how to prepare food, enter a common

term you think would occur in program infornlation, like "cooking." When you

have finished entering your topic select Run Scout.

If "cooking" appears within a program title or program description, the program

will be included in the Scout Results program list.

Once you have set up a Scout menu item, you can check its status by

highlighting it. A highlighted binoculars icon means that a Scout menu item has

found results.

Scout continually searches for requested information whether the box is on or

off. You can also select Run Scout to do an imnlediate search illtc'r setting tip a

scout.

Check a Scout menu item's results by selecting that Scout menu item. When you

highlight and select that Scout, the results are displayed on the right side.

Down Arrow

The down arrow icon allows you to scroll down through other channels in the

guide. Point to the down arrow icon and then press OK t() scroll down through

the program guide.

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