With the trending on-demand movies and shows via your DIRECTV connection, you get to enjoy a vast menu of programming that you can start, stop, pause, or rewind as you wish. But what if you want to be able to turn to a certain section you are interested in or fast forward through an unwanted segment? Perhaps, you have watched a movie halfway and wish to select a specific point and jump to it without having to watch the entire movie again. Once you have started with your on-demand content on DIRECTV, you are presented with a few choices on how you can fast forward on the selected title.
Using the Remote Control Buttons
The most basic method of fast-forwarding any Program on any DIRECTV content that has been set on demand is by using your particular remote control that comes with your DIRECTV equipment. Your DIRECTV remote will have the familiar fast forward button on it that looks like this: Your DIRECTV remote will have the familiar fast forward button on it that looks like this:
To rewind the on-demand program once it has started, one time pressing this button will do the job. This will make it hard for the content to start moving forward rapidly and this is one of the reasons why you find some content stagnated on some sites for a long time.
If that is not enough, you can press the button several times, to increase the pace further – usually, the third press sets the Pace to go extremely fast through the content.
To get back to normal playback, you can use the play button or no action is needed and it goes back to play mode as soon as it gets to a certain time code position.
Being able to press the fast forward button physically means that you get to see them on your screen which could come in handy to know where you are in the timeline. But it does not let you navigate to an exact point and is quite different from the real world. For that ability keep reading!
Using the On-Screen Fast Forward Bar
The status bar on most on-demand DIRECTV content will also appear on the screen if you feel like fast-forwarding using the remote. This strip appears at the bottom or on top of the screen to indicate the current status in terms of the time code as a portion of the entire program length.
While you are speeding up with a remote, you will observe that this bar at the bottom is moving through the timeline quite aggressively.
Then if you press play again when the status bar is on, the specific on-demand program will continue to play from the point that the status bar was at. This means that one can just go to a more accurate spot on the status bar that he/she observes instead of just fast-forwarding.
Entering Specific Timecodes
It is also worth noting that some of the DIRECTV receivers and boxes offer a way through which one can input some special codes in the on-demand program using the numerical buttons of your remote control. After pressing play on the on-demand content, you would then press the following buttons in order: After pressing play on the on-demand content, you would then press the following buttons in order:
1. Select [Located in the center of the Navigational ring, with a square shape].
2. Number buttons to enter a timeline (ex: if the movie duration is for example 1 hour and 45 minutes, the value placed should be 0145
3. Select again
If you enter in a numerical timecode like this it informs the DIRECTV box, that you want to go to a specific part of the show not having to preview through fast forward. This can also be useful for the quickest way to fast forward through part of the content if the time code is known where the on-demand show is to be resumed from.
Well, just remember that this numerical timecode method applies to only a few models of the DIRECTV receiver. They just might not work for you, so your experience could be different if that is the case. If one encounters difficulties with the time code entry then one should try the earlier fast-forward methods.
Using DIRECTV Mobile Apps
Another great option is to fast forward through DIRECTV On Demand content by using of their mobile apps such as Another great option is to fast forward through DIRECTV On Demand content by using one of their mobile apps such as:
- DIRECTV App – Supports Android and iPhone.
- DIRECTV STREAM mobile app – compatible with both Android and iOS
Here you can start playing any on-demand show or movie through the app interface on your phone or tablet icons and navigate forward or back in the video using the video player controls.
This is quite important here because it means that when you are using these mobile apps, the usual graphic timeline of where you are in the video will usually be evident. Then you can just click on the line and slide it to the desired position, or simply click on any point on the timeline to jump to that point.
It is preferred to jump from one video to another in need by opening a mobile app than to fast forward on the TV. They did this while using the remotes on the couch to rewind and fast forward which they said is very clumsy or opening the same video in the mobile app of DIRECTV and as previously mentioned, it is generally better to navigate and skip the unwanted parts.
Why Fast Forward Through On-Demand Content?
Before moving to the next sections of this post, let me guess: Knowing a few different methods to manually skip ahead in DIRECTV’s on-demand programming, you might have a question: Why would one want to do it?
Here are some of the main reasons you might want to fast forward on-demand shows: Here are some of the main reasons you might want to fast forward on-demand shows:
No Opening Credits – The credits setting at the start of shows and other movies usually assist in creating the much-needed atmosphere. Yet if you watch episodes, then it gets rather boring to watch the opening credits of each episode over and over and over. This is a small problem that can be solved easily by simply skipping ahead.
No More ‘Previously On’ Intros – If you’re watching a show on hiatus and only just watched the episode before the current new one, there’s no need for a full recounting of what happened in the previous episode. Fast forwarding also helps if you have not seen the spoilers part or if you simply do not want to see them.
As if the streaming process was not challenging enough, it is now extremely normal to pause or stop the movie mid-way through. Fast forwarding enables you to move forward very quickly to get to a part of the video that you are sure you saw before. No more flipping from section to section and watching the same parts over and over again!
Shortening Slow Moving Sections – Sometimes segments of a movie are drawn out unnecessarily whether it is dialogues, moving from one location to another, etc; fast forwarding helps trim down time wasted on such scenes.
No Cable TV channels – Interruptions are just part of the normal TV is all people get to watch is cable. However, with On Demand, there are no prequels or trailers that are necessarily related to a program; one can bypass promotions and sponsors.
Jumping Parts Boring For You – You may decide to take a sneak preview of some scenes depending on the company’s reputation and content that is not fit for children or ladies. Which also helps you not to miss important scenes in movies when you have to look away from the screen.
Therefore, if you prefer to avoid opening credits, skip commercials, or avoid spoilers COMPLETE COMMANDS FOR FAST FORWARDING FOR On-Demand Programs offered by DIRECTV provides you with the best solution. Scroll back up and go over the methods above to learn how to skip over unwanted sections today!
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