The red button located in your DIRECTV remote control has a significant job since it offers customers extra aspects, tips, and various other benefits that may be valuable when viewing television. As a viewer who is a DIRECTV subscriber, chances are you might have come across the red button while watching your favorite programs. In this blog post, we’ll take you through all you need to know about this feature.
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The ‘RED’ button is a convenience key, and depending on which screen or menu, you are in, it offers you many DIRECTV features in one shot. Here are some of the main things it allows you to access:
- A button that provides more info/facts about the show you are already watching – Pressing it while watching a program gives you extra details, statistics, fun facts, or even the ability to explore other features that are relevant to the program that you are currently watching. This will serve to enhance your view of the video playing ground in front of you.
- Game scores, and statistics – It helps to find the current scores and statistics of players while watching the games.
- Entertainment facts/extras – this feature enables one to get actor profiles, trailers, and backstage clips, as well as movie facts while using the current movie.
- Other program info - Watch short clips, episode summaries, teasers, and trailers of other programs aired by the same channel.
- Channel Up/Down - while in the guide grid or menu screens, hitting the red button allows a fast scrolling up or down.
- Purchase/Rent movies – This allows the viewers to easily rent the currently playing movie or even buy it to include it in their DIRECTV library.
So in summary, on whatever screen you are, the red key will present you with supplementary information and instant actions linked to the task at hand. You might say it is kind of like a ‘Learn more’ or context-sensitive shortcut button.
When Does the Red Button Work?
The red button works, during any occasion that you are in touch with your DIRECTV system – when watching your shows, menus, or even the guide. In short, if you come across the red button icon or highlight anywhere on any DIRECTV screen then you can press the red button on your remote to get the best of features.
However, the button only produces additional facilities if what you are watching has red button interactivity facilities. For instance, if one is watching a show that was recorded a few years back and s/he presses it, nothing will be pulled up. However, if pressed while you are watching a current sports event, recent movie, or a popular live show, then pressing it will reveal more options for the application.
The two red button icons at the bottom of the screen have specific meanings as outlined below:
If you are watching a movie and you notice the red button symbol somewhere on the TV, it means that if you press the red button on the remote control, you will be taken to a specific section. Here’s what the different red button icons indicate:
- Red button icon – Press for information about general selections concerning the content displayed.
- Round button with red circle + rectangular button with red stripe – press for sports stats and information.
- Symbol of a red button followed by a star – Push it to watch movie bonus features including biographies of actors, trailers, and clips.
- Red outline box – Explains that the red button will have an arrow on it and will used as a page up/down button when browsing guides
These icons enable you to at first glance tell what sort of bonus content selecting the red button leads to.
But What Else Does The Red Button Do?
Besides providing extras for shows you’re watching, the red button has a few other uses:
- Call Up Mini-Guide – In the Media Share menu, press the red button to get a pop-up mini-guide showing programs that the previous channels will air.
- Wake Up DIRECTV - If your DVR or receiver is off to sleep or powered off, do not use the power off button but instead use the red button.
- Avoid Account PIN – When the system prompts the user for an account PIN, press red to bypass the code and be able to order pay-per-view movies.
Therefore, although general viewing extras have been given a boost, the red button does have some quick links.
Red Button Tips
To get the most out of the red button while watching DIRECTV, keep these tips in mind:
- Run the DVD through a test press at the beginning of any program to check for the bonuses - This eliminates any chances of missing them if they exist.
- You can use it to be able to get the scores of the game time whenever you are watching a sports game.
- Actor bios, movie information reviews, and previews of the films are available at the red button.
- Holding it down once will pull up the main menu and pressing it once again will allow you to cycle through all the available content.
- Use it while watching current hit shows to get the episode recaps, shows’ previews, and behind-the-scenes footage, for instance.
Be Friends with The Red Button!
Noticing the red key When it comes to watching your favorite programs, the seemingly trivial red key can enhance your experience dramatically. This guide will help you activate and access all the features that are available through the red button for sports statistics, extra scenes in movies, show previews, and much more. So the next time you are watching television with your DIRECTV and you find yourself on the couch bored; the red button is the new BFF!
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