Picture-in-picture (pip), Displaying a pip window, Controlling the pip window – RCA DIRECTTV Receiver with Ultimate TV Service 980-04038-800 User Manual

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To view the PIP window, the main TV picture must be at full-

screen size, not the small picture shown in the TV Home screen. If necessary,
select the picture in TV Home, then press OK.

Now you’ll learn how to control what appears in the full-screen view and the
smaller, PIP view.

CONTROLLING THE PIP WINDOW

The remote control’s

CH CTRL

(Channel Control) button lets you choose which

view—PIP or full-screen—is selected. (The

CH CTRL

button is in the bottom row of

buttons on the remote, right next to the

PIP

button.)

When you first press the

PIP

button and the PIP window appears, the full-screen

view—not the PIP window—accepts control from the remote. You must press the

CH CTRL

button to switch control to the PIP window.

To change the channel in the PIP window:

1

Press the remote’s

CH CTRL

button.

A yellow box surrounds the PIP window, showing that it’s selected.

2

Press the

CH+

or

CH-

button or use the number buttons to change channels in

the PIP window.

The selected channel’s number briefly appears in the PIP window, then the
program on that channel appears in the PIP window.

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Channel Control button

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Picture-In-Picture, or PIP, lets you simultaneously view one channel at full-screen
size and a second channel in a small window.

To make full use of the PIP feature, you must have two satellite

cables connected to the back of your RCA

®

-DIRECTV

Receiver with UltimateTV

®

Service. If you have only one satellite cable connected, you can still display a PIP
window while watching live TV, but you will not see a TV picture in it. If you have
one satellite cable connected and are watching a recorded show, you can view a
live show in the PIP window. (See the Setup Guide for information on connecting
your receiver to a satellite dish antenna.)

DISPLAYING A PIP WINDOW

You can display a PIP window any time you’re watching full-screen TV. (You can
also watch TV in a PIP window while you’re surfing the Web; see the Web
section of this guide for more information.)

To view a PIP window:

While watching a program at full-screen size, press the

PIP

button on the

remote control or keyboard.

A small window appears on the screen, overlaying part of the
full-screen view.

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PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (PIP)

PIP window

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