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Question posted by rmriffraff on April 27th, 2014

Screensaver Goes On After 8mins Of Watching Tv

screensaver goes on after 8mins of watching a program. it is live televsion. How do you turn it off?

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on April 28th, 2014 7:34 AM
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Reset the Genie again then reset the mini (on the side) while the genie reboots.

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Brochure - Page 1

... of mind about what to watch or schedule recordings up to 90 minutes • Series Link™ feature • One touch record, auto • No need to choose which show to 100 hours of a digital video recorder. The DIRECTV Plus® DVR delivers access to a sophisticated range of 100% digital quality DIRECTV® programming - And its advanced interactive...
Brochure - Page 2

...; • Dolby® Digital 5.1† • Parental locks/controls *Actual recording time varies depending on the type of programming being recorded. **Some interactive services may...watch or record - Plus rewind and fast-forward in a snap with some of DIRECTV Inc. SERIES LINK™ Automatically record episodes of your TV with this feature you must subscribe to 90 minutes - Record...
User Guide - Page 4

Contents iv Getting Started Welcome ...2 About Your DIRECTV Plus DVR...2 Making the Right Connections...3 Getting Familiar ...4 What's On Watching TV ...11 The Guide ...17 The Mini Guide...19 Recording Programs...20 Pay Per View...23 The Playlist ...24 The Menu Using the Menu...28 Settings ...28 Audio Options...30 Category Sort ...32 Pay Per View...
User Guide - Page 8

... pause and other video controls on type of programming being recorded. • **...want in recent hit movies, plus exciting live TV*. There are self-explanatory, with your entertainment...programs, and use the recording features. • *Actual recording capacity varies based on live sports, concerts and specials. Welcome With its astounding variety of channels and choices, crisp digital...
User Guide - Page 12

...connect the DIRECTV Plus DVR to record programs received off the air on your off-air antenna signal, turn off the DIRECTV Plus DVR. Connect a standard TV antenna or cable feed to ...your TV's antenna input. This jack provides the most basic connection, carrying good sound and video quality. 4) 3/4 CHANNEL SWITCH - Getting Started 1 2 6 SATELLITE IN OFF-AIR IN OUT TO TV ...
User Guide - Page 13

.... Provides better picture quality than the OUT TO TV jack. Connects the DIRECTV Plus DVR to an electrical outlet. User Guide 6) DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL - You must also connect the AUDIO cables when using the VIDEO connection. 9) AUDIO (R-Red and L-White) - Provides the best digital-quality audio signal. 7) S-VIDEO - DIRECTV Plus® DVR - We require a land...
User Guide - Page 15

What's On Watching TV 11 The Guide 17 The Mini Guide 19 Recording Programs 20 Pay Per View 23 The Playlist 24
User Guide - Page 17

...view and broadcast TV recommendations, and special DIRECTV promotions. The black keys on the left (under the DIRECTV logo), press TV POWER ON....ENTER after the numbers and it will appear right away). User Guide Watching TV Now that everything's set up or down (VOL) or mute the...numerically up , you watched (PREV). DIRECTV Active™ Channel The DIRECTV Active™ Channel ...
User Guide - Page 18

...; DVR Features in Live TV Live Buffer: The DIRECTV Plus® DVR saves programs to the hard drive instantly and continuously, while you watch later by -frame. This "live buffer" lets you pause, rewind, fast forward or "instant replay." (Note: You cannot fast forward during a program, the saved portion you can record a If you...
User Guide - Page 19

... by pressing PAUSE, then the DASH key. Pressing STOP while you 'd like to jump to live TV. Bookmarks: "Bookmarks" are a way of keeping track of places in the window as they are displayed in a program you 're watching a recorded program R stops playback and displays the My Playlist tab on the Playlist screen. DIRECTV Plus® DVR...
User Guide - Page 24

..., or channels in 12-hour increments.  To tune to a program that channel in the TV window.  Press RECORD to record the program.  Use the CHAN key up or down to scroll a full...Getting Around in -depth description and options. Moving through listings and time slots. Selecting a future program displays program information.  Press INFO when you've highlighted a show in the Guide to view a more ...
User Guide - Page 25

... only one channel at a time, and appears over full-screen TV. To display the Mini Guide, press the BLUE key on the remote while watching TV. Just as you can with the Guide, you can scroll through channels and times, set programs to record, access program info, and other Guide features. Mini Guide 19 DIRECTV Plus...
User Guide - Page 26

... and your team's playoff game because you will save it for recording with another recording, you had to record conflicts with specific options: 1) Highlight a program that program. To watch later. However, if a program you to watch recorded programs, use the Playlist feature. (See The Playlist on the confirmation screen. You won't miss your favorite...
User Guide - Page 27

... is scheduled.  For a one-time only program: • Pressing RECORD again cancels the record.  For episodic programs: • Pressing RECORD a second time schedules all episodes of the program for recording. • Pressing RECORD a third time cancels the recording. A recording icon is displayed next to the program title to let you know it to record with Default Options On any screen...
User Guide - Page 30

... its name, and the episodes for each recorded program are saved in a group under a group, where the name of the program title. The number of new (not viewed) programs and total programs for that name. Other programs, which may include behind-the-scenes and video extras for exclusive video content from premium programming providers. Check the Showcases tab frequently...
User Guide - Page 36

...program is over Live TV when the current program has alternate audio. The Menu Audio Options Some programs have alternate audio available (such as other language tracks or Dolby Digital). You can set the default so that whenever a program... This option only appears in Live TV, then: To change the alternate audio temporarily for the program you are watching. In either case, press MENU while...
User Guide - Page 37

... select from the following options:  Dolby On (RCA): Select this option to optimize the audio on programs with Dolby Digital Audio if you are using the Digital Audio Out (Optical) to a digital audio receiver and the Audio/Video (RCA) cable to your TV or stereo.  Dolby On (RF): Select this option to optimize the audio on...
User Guide - Page 52

... Until Space Needed. Other Information I recorded a program, and the recording got deleted before the end, so I missed the last bit of the program.  This problem frequently occurs as TV networks adjust the start and end times of their programming. Some networks show program episodes several times during a week, so if you just watched a program where the last few minutes...
User Guide - Page 53

... back to the point where you cannot watch a program, but all I am watching a recorded program, and the DIRECTV Plus DVR starts to record another screen, the TV window is in the remote control. Press... I get is less than four digits long, the receiver might wait two seconds before tuning to live TV, then press LIST. I go to the Guide or another program, my image quality deteriorates. ...
User Guide - Page 68

...TV 62 through a VCR or DVD recorder... is connected directly to the jack(s) labeled SATELLITE IN on the DIRECTV Plus DVR. The following pages give detailed instructions on the equipment you connected the receiver to a VCR, connect the VCR to your particular equipment setup and to gain optimum signal quality. Note that the back panels of your TV...TV...protected programming. ...TV ...

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