DirecTV & The Olympics

An on-screen interactive menu is available on USA network (#242)

While watching this channel, push the red button on your DirecTV remote. A menu of schedule, medal count, and trivia will appear in the lower left-hand corner. Use the up/down buttons to highlight your selection.

Press the “SELECT” button. A list of the various networks will appear with their schedules to the right. Again, use the up/down buttons to select the various networks.

Once a network is selected, pressing the “right arrow” button will let you scroll up and down the schedule with the up/down buttons. The “left arrow” button returns you to the channel menu.

Press the red button to exit the menu.

The red button also appears to work on any of the listed channels only while it is carrying an Olympic broadcast. Otherwise, use the remote’s “Guide” button.

Thank you FrankB :slight_smile:

Cool, thanks!

But - I don’t have a red button!

Well, that is thrilling!

Equibrit, you don’t have a red, green, yello, blue line of buttons under the menu button (above the volume, channel and number buttons?

I think it is only the “cable” channels…or at least USA. They did the same thing during the PGA tourney yesterday on TNT, but it doesn’t work on NBC.

I love the feature, though!

We taped the Equestrian broadcast this morning. The quality of the network coverage has greatly improved since the fiasco 4 years ago!

Anyone else think those stars on the China horse’s butt were just a bit WTD? :lol:

Nope - they’re all grey.

No - it’s a sort of eventing groom’s traditional thing to do - and I’d bet his groom is British!

Is this the remote you have?

http://www.thesatelliteshop.net/images/dtv36_LRG.gif

If it is maybe try the thumbs down button.

If its not post a picture of the remote you hace and maybe we can help.

My remote http://cgi.ebay.com/Direct-TV-Multifunction-Satellite-Remote-Control-Sat-TV_W0QQitemZ270262040106QQihZ017QQcategoryZ91388QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[QUOTE=Equibrit;3428092]
No - it’s a sort of eventing groom’s traditional thing to do - and I’d bet his groom is British![/QUOTE]

you bet your union jack he/she is.:wink:

an off topic question for all those who hold dual citizenship…which country are you supporting? For me it varies depending on the sport. In eventing, well that is a secret!!!:lol:…but go GB

Ahh its not a directtv remote thats why

It has DirecTV written on it! As does the receiver and the bill I get every month!

Should have clarified its not the remote you get with the receiver.

I was not debating whether you have directtv or not just the remote.

You mean I’m meant to have yet ANOTHER remote? And - what is it for?

No you dont need another remote. That one should be just fine for regular viewing as far as I know. Only thing is you probably dont have the buttons to get to the menu thing.

That’s patently obvious! So - what is this “other” remote?

I know of three remotes that have or did come with the system.

This one
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This one
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And this one
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