RCA DIRECTTV Receiver with Ultimate TV Service 980-04038-800 - Manual (Page 48)

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4 To enter a listed chat room, select it and press OK or RETURN .
To search for a chat room, type a topic in the search box, then press OK or RETURN .
Then select a chat room from the list of search results and press OK or RETURN .
Once you are in a chat room, you will see an ongoing discussion on the
screen. Comments are appended to the bottom of the screen as people type
them. The text will scroll as people enter more comments. To move up and
down through the list of comments, use the
scroll buttons on your remote
control or keyboard.
5 To enter a comment of your own, type your message with the keyboard or remote
control, then select
Send from the bottom of the screen and press OK or RETURN .
MAKING SIDE COMMENTS: “WHISPERING”
Once you’re in a chat room, if you would like to send a comment to one person
without letting anyone else in the room see your comment, you can “whisper” to
that person.
To “whisper” to another person:
1 Starting from inside a chat room, select Whisper from the left side of the
screen, then press OK or RETURN .
A list of the people in the chat room appears on the left side of the screen.
2 Select the person you want to whisper to.
3 Type your message in the box to the right.
4 Select Whisper message , then press OK or RETURN .
You can tell when someone whispers to you because their comment starts with
the words “to you.”
ONLINE CONVERSATION – continued
CHAT ROOMS
Chat rooms are forums for “live” discussions. Messages you send to a chat room
are read immediately by everyone in that room. You can join existing chat rooms
or create your own chat rooms.
To enter a chat room and join the conversation:
1 From Web Home, select Community , then press OK or RETURN .
2 Select Chat , then press OK or RETURN .
The first time you enter Chat, you‘ll see an introduction to Chat. When you
complete the introduction, you’ll see the Chat screen.
The Chat screen presents a few featured Chat rooms and Talk City , a chat site
offering dozens of chat rooms.
3 Select a chat topic or Talk City , then press OK or RETURN .
Talk City lets you choose from a large list of topics, or search for a chat room
about a topic.
ONLINE CONVERSATION – continued