Choosing General Settings

Choosing General Settings

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Navigator provides the General Settings menu to let you tailor Navigator to your needs. The figure to the right shows the General Settings menu.

The table shows all the options you can specify in the General Settings menu and gives a brief description of each option.

This general setting	Lets you
Favorite channels	Specify channels as favorites; you can tune to them with the FAV button
Sleep timer	Activate the sleep timer so that Navigator turns off the Digital SmartBox automatically after the number of minutes you specify
VCR timer	Specify channels, dates and times to be recorded (refer to Recording Programs)
Power-on timer	Specify the channel, day(s), and time you want the Digital SmartBox to turn on automatically
Power-off timer	Specify the day(s) and time you want the Digital SmartBox to turn off automatically
Reminder timer	Specify for which channels, days, and times you want to set reminder timers
Power-on channel	Specify what channel the Digital SmartBox tunes to automatically when you turn the Digital SmartBox on
PPV purchases	Review or cancel PPV purchases
Purchase PIN	Enable, disable, and change the PIN you use for purchasing PPV programs
Blocking Pin	Enable, disable, and change the PIN you use for parental control
Blocked channels	Specify the channels you want to block when parental control is activated
Blocked ratings	Specify the program ratings you want to block when parental control is activated
Blocked time	Specify the time periods you want to block when parental control is activated
Alert summary	View or cancel current VCR, PPV, and reminder timers
Audio level	Specify the Digital SmartBox's output volume level
Clock options	Specify whether the Digital SmartBox LED displays time only, the current channel only, or time with the current channel number
Secondary audio	Turn secondary audio programming (SAP) on or off
Language	Specify the language in which you want to view Navigator information
AC outlet use	Specify how to use the Digital SmartBox's AC outlet
VCR Commander	Set up the VCR Commander by specifying your VCR model
Two Digital SmartBox setup	Activate or deactivate Digital SmartBox mode, which allows you to use one Digital SmartBox for watching a channel and a second Digital SmartBox for recording another channel
Banner duration	Specify how long the channel banner remains displayed when you change channels
Color scheme	Select a color scheme for Navigator screens

Displaying the General Settings menu

To display the General Settings menu

Press the SETTINGS button. This displays the Quick Settings menu. The figure below shows the SETTINGS button.
Press the A button. The General Settings menu displays.

Choosing General Settings

To choose general settings

In the General Settings menu, press the up or down arrow button to highlight the general settings option you want to specify.
Press the right arrow button. The settings for the selection appear in a column to the right.
Press the up or down arrow button to select the setting you want to specify. For multiple columns, press the right arrow button to access the columns. For columns with numbers, you can press the number buttons on the remote to enter the numbers.

Getting help for general settings

To get help for general settings

Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the item for which you want help.
Press the INFO button. A message shows a description of the setting.
To exit the help message, press the C button .

Exiting the General Settings menu

To exit the General Settings menu

Press the EXIT button. The General Settings menu disappears and you return to the channel you were watching.

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