RCA Satellite TV System - Manual (Page 47)

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Using On-Screen Menus
Pay Per View Programs
Pay Per View (PPV) programs are DIRECTV ® programs that you can purchase—
like a movie ticket—if you subscribe to DIRECTV ® programming and have your
digital satellite receiver connected to a telephone line (see the instructions
starting on page 5 for connection details).
Previewing and Purchasing
You can preview and purchase DIRECTV ® Pay Per View movies and events if
you subscribe to DIRECTV ® programming and have your digital satellite
receiver connected to a telephone line.
To purchase a movie or event, you can take one of two actions:
• Tune to a PPV channel using the remote control’s CH +/- buttons. When
you find one, press the INFO button to find more information and details
about how to purchase the program.
• Highlight a PPV program in a program guide and press INFO. The Program
Details screen will appear and give you more information about the program.
From this screen you can also purchase the program.
You can select:
• View Channel to view that channel
• Buy Program to purchase the program
• Remind Me to be prompted just before the show is scheduled to start.
• Other Times to see when the program will air again.
• More Details to go to a menu that will display additional information about
the program (if available).
Note: The options available to you may vary according to the type of
program you select.
Tip: PPV Passwords
You may need to enter your four-
digit password to order a PPV
program if it costs more than the
spending limit you set up in the
Profiles or Purchases menu.
Tip: Ordering PPV
If you want to order PPV
programs using the on-screen
menus, you need to connect your
digital satellite receiver to a
telephone line.