World wide web, Web home, Searching the web – RCA DIRECTTV Receiver with Ultimate TV Service 980-04038-800 User Manual

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WEB HOME

Web Home is the starting point for all of your World Wide Web activities.

If you are already using Web features, press the

HOME

button on your remote

control or keyboard.

If you’re watching DIRECTV

®

programming, press the

TV•WEB

button on your

remote control or keyboard, or choose

Web Home

from the TV Home screen.

The Web Home screen appears.

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WORLD WIDE WEB –

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SEARCHING THE WEB

Given the vast amount and diversity of information on the Web, you can be fairly
certain that there is a Web site containing any kind of product or information you
want to find. The trick is finding exactly what you want in such a huge universe of
Web sites. To make it easier to find Web sites, you can use Search, a tool
designed to help you find what you’re looking for on the Web.

To find a Web site:

1

Go to Web Home.

2

Select

Search

from the upper-right side of the screen, and press

OK

or

RETURN

.

The Search screen appears.

Takes you to
Web Home.

Help with

Search

is available here.

Type what you are looking for here, then press

OK

or

RETURN

. You can enter a word, phrase, question,

or Web address. After you press

OK

or

RETURN

,

you’ll be taken to a list of search options.

Alternatively, you can search one of these
topic areas and press

OK

or

RETURN

to see

lists of Web sites we’ve compiled for you.

Advertisements appear here. Select
them and press

OK

or

RETURN

to get

more details on the products they offer.

WORLD WIDE WEB

Takes you
to TV Home.

Takes you to
the e-mail page.

Change your address or billing options.
View your recent account statements.

Collect your favorite
Web sites here.

Create a Web page,
join a chat room or
discussion group.

Search for a specific Web site or for
information on a specific topic.

Basic tours, detailed
instructions, and
answers to frequently
asked questions.

Headlines and hot tips.
Select them and press

OK

or

RETURN

to see details.

The name of the
page you are
currently visiting.

Information on
popular topics.

Change your password,
add extra users, and
change other options.

Switch users (if you have
multiple users on your account).

This activity monitor
shows you when a
page is being loaded.

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