DIRECTV

Application for iPad

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viewing experience while still providing an atmosphere enjoyable for everyone. A slick
and highly customizable user interface gives you most
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and lets you plan your viewing without interrupting the
viewing experience of others in the room. DBSTalk.com
Since its inception in 2001,
At a Glance: Four Apps in One! DBSTALK.com has grown to
represent the satellite com-
1. A complete remote control. Think of it as the RC-1000 — the current
munities for DIRECTV, Dish
DirecTV remote on steroids, with the ability to control all the receivers in
Network, Sirius/XM and Free-
your house!
to-Air satellite reception. We
2. A significantly enhanced Guide with favorite functionality and provide user-to-user support
“at-a-glance” views of your favorite channels and genres. It also provides for tens of thousands of users
a great way to view DirecTV Cinema choices. and are read by millions across
3. A Sports App that provides scores & schedules for all of today’s the Internet, giving us the title
games, and will even allow you to hide the scores if you really don’t of “The Internet’s Satellite
want to know! Resource.”
Please note that some DBSTalk.com testers
4. When disconnected from your home network, this app functions and staff members may have received free
like the DIRECTV App for iPhone, alowing for remote equipment from DIRECTV or its partners
for the purpose of evaluation and testing.
scheduling, guide and sports information.
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A Tour of the Home Screen
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The Tabs along the bottom are:
Home: Access to each of the following modules:
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QuickTune • QuickTune Icon • News Channels • Kids and Family • Sports On Today
Playlist: See what’s recorded on any networked DVR.
Guide: See what’s playing for the next week. No more ww w . da PIPb screen
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Cinema: DIRECTV Cinema in either a Poster View or a List View. Filter utilizing release
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Along the
bottom left:
Receiver Selector
Remote Control

Along the top

right:
Search Box
Setting Button
Help Button

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there. Once set, the user’s channels will display with
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This module allows the user to set a list of favorite
channels by tapping the edit button in the top right
This module is customizable to one channel (but more corner and selecting channels by number or name
than one can be added for different channels.) By (A-Z). The user can also customize the module name.
tapping the Edit button,the user can set a channel for Once set, the QuickTune shows a list of channels
the module and also customize its display name. Once and the currently airing program. This differs from
set, the module displays the upcoming programs for the Channel Favorites and other modules in that
that channel. Tapping a program will bring up a quick tapping a channel/program will immediately tune to
slide menu: Watch on TV, Info and Record, with the the channel, as opposed to bringing up a quick slide
first only available on currently-airing programs. menu.

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airing program it will show just the channel logo.

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instead of showing a list of channels and the currently to remove sports you’re not interested in or add
them back in later. My Teams will display any of
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similar to Channel Favorites, tapping a channel will for more info.
bring up a quick-slide menu that shows three but-
tons: Watch on TV, Info and Record.
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list. The function is the same as Channel Favorites
but with a pre-set list of channels that fit the genre
of Kids & Family channels. The Edit button in the top
right corner of the module allows the user to remove
channels. No additional channels may be added
outside of the pre-set list, only deleted. Again, similar
to Channel Favorites, tapping a channel will bring up
a quick-slide menu that shows three buttons: Watch
on TV, Info and Record.

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minutes in 30 second increments by tapping and program within Playlist, with the option to record.
holding. The FF3x is also customizable from FF2-FF4
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Receiver Selection Controls to activate and how the App is initially
opened. The version number is also displayed in
In the bottom left corner of the app, and always Settings.
visible no matter which screen the user is on, is the
selection for active receivers. Tapping it will show
the user all active and authorized receivers on the
account. A check mark shows next to the currently-
selected receiver. Tapping any of the receivers in this
list will make that one active.

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programming schedule for the next two weeks! Within the List View only, the user sees the show
In each view, tapping heart icons allow you to select name, how many episodes (if it’s a folder), the
your favorite channels and have them automatically channel logo and a Watch on TV button.
included in the Guide Favorites module in the home Within both views the user can tap a folder with
screen. After picking your favorites, you can tap the multiple episodes to show the available episodes of
heart filter out all but your favorites. There is also an that program.
option to sort channels by number or from A-Z.

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Sports Final Comments
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games that the user can watch using your current I instantly lost the need to have my DirecTV
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package, while the button shows a “+” button that remote nearby. I had total control over every DVR
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you could watch with an additional subscription not itself up. with an easy-to-understand set of on
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that you’re watching or have any annoying pop
ups on your TV Screen. —DBSTalk User MartyS

It’s been a pleasure to experience the DIRECTV

App for the iPad. The App is highly customizable
and I’ve setup separate modules to display the
current program information, easy channel change
capability via both an icon-based (top-24) and
guide-based (top-8) QuickTune selection module,
and created personalized modules for my favorite
Network, News, Sports, Movie, and Cinema
channels. —DBSTalk User Sixto

This new App from DIRECTV may change your

whole TV viewing experience. Scrolling through
hundreds of numbers is no longer needed. With
this app, I almost no longer need the DIRECTV or TV
remote. But don’t hide them yet, you still need the
remote to turn the TV on or change the volume.
—DBSTalk User NR4P
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