Satellite Receiver Features
20 Chapter 3
The Suggestion Guide
Displays a list of programs based on programming that has been previously watched under that
user profile.
Viewing suggestions are created for each active user profile. You can view and change your
suggestions, or change the settings for the Viewing Suggestions feature from the Viewing
Suggestions control panel.
To Access the Viewing Suggestions Menu:
1. Press the remote control’s MENU button to display the Main menu.
2. Press 1 to select Program Guides.
3. Press the 4 button to choose Suggestion Guide.
4. Access desired viewing suggestions using the remote control’s arrow and SELECT buttons to
select.
Note: You can also access this menu by selecting the Viewing Suggestions icon in the Channel Banner
or at the bottom of the on-screen guides. See pages 15 and 21 for more information.
Customizing Viewing Suggestions
You can edit the themes that will appear in the Viewing Suggestions menu by applying different
“weights” to the topics. Increasing a topic’s weight increases the chance that programs with such
themes will appear in the Viewing Suggestions menu. Decreasing a theme’s weight will lessen
the chance that such themes will appear.
To Change the Weight of Themes and/or Topics:
1. Follow steps 1-3 above to display the Viewing Suggestions menu.
2. Press the 2 button to select Suggestions Setup.
3. Select the numbered Topic to edit, then use the remote control’s arrow and SELECT buttons
to select and adjust the weight given to that topic.
The Category Guide
Lets you search the guide for programs matching a particular category or subsequent
subcategory.
To search by category or subcategory:
1. Press the remote control’s MENU button to display the Main menu.
2. Press 1 to select Program Guides.
3. Press the 5 button to choose Category Guide.
4. Use the up and down arrows to highlight the category you’d like to search. Press SELECT to
select that category (the Category Search menu appears).
5. Use the up and down arrows to highlight the subcategory you’d like to search. Press SELECT
to select that subcategory.
You can select more and more specific subcategories (up to 4 levels) until you’ve reached the
system’s most specific search for that particular category. The system will then search for
programs, ads or channels matching your criteria and show you the results of its search.
Note: You can also access this menu by selecting the Category Guide icon at the bottom of the on-screen
guides. See pages 16 and 22 for more information.
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