A few tips and tricks for Sonicview 1000

1) Installation/Dish Settings - Easily find that sat - while in D!ish settings, with a sat highlighted, press the "ok" key, then the "sort" key on the remote, now select "alphabetical"

2) Name your favs - Menu/Installation/channel edit - press "fav" on remote (once for fav1 twice for fav2 etc.) - bring the highlighted bar to the right pane (fav) and press the yellow button on the remote.

3) Set your epg window from 3 hours to 1.5 hours (and vice versa) - Press the sleep timer button (looks like a clock) on remote while in epg

4) Search for a channel by name - Press the "magnifying glass over list button" (under fav) on remote.

5) Search for shows by category - press the Red button once on remote while in normal viewing mode

6) Search for a specific show - press the red button twice while in normal tv mode

7) Change the epg to display only shows in a specific category (for full epg range (up to 7 days)) - press fav button while in epg

8) Enlarge the preview picture while in EPG by pressing the "user" or "cc" button

9) "User" button while in regular viewing mode turns "cc" on/off or press the "info" button then the "user" button to switch the "time remaining" info from a "percentage bar" to "numerical mintues left"

10) Worried the "significant other or kids" will find out what you've been watching? Press the "last channel" button and then the red button on the remote to delete the list.

Some Basic Sortcuts:

11) Green button (in normal viewing) - shortcut to "parental control"

12) yellow button (in normal viewing)- shortcut to "data transfer"

13) blue button (in mormal viewing) - shortcut to "muti-picture"

When the fixes go down and there is nothing to watch. If you go to channel 100 and push the "Speaker" button on the remote and the languages will display. Hit the up or down buttons one at a time and change different languages and it will change to 1 of 6 boxes you are listening to. It does not change language just the box.