How To Find To Do List On Directv

DIRECTV'south new user interface continues to be a polarizing force over 6 months after its release. While some really love information technology and take embraced it, over 12,000 people take taken to this blog lone to detect out more and comment on what they like or don't like.

Virtually often, the comments turn to "where did they put the…" and that's where I come in. I become it. I've often said that major software upgrades are similar someone coming into your domicile and rearranging the article of furniture. It just takes a little while to figure out where everything went.

In this instance, it's the "To-Do list." DIRECTV DVRs have always had a characteristic that lists all upcoming recordings. I rely on it as a sort of personalized Boob tube Guide, where I can see what's coming upwardly.

Get-go, a history lesson

Back in the early days of the DVR, careful management was needed. You could only record two things at the same fourth dimension. This meant there was a take a chance something wouldn't record. Non simply that, bad guide data often meant that your (relatively minor) hard drive could be flooded with reruns. With the drive full, older recordings could be automatically deleted to brand way for new ones.

The first version of DIRECTV'southward DVR software fabricated it easy to get to the To-Practice listing. It was a simple shortcut: LIST, and so Yellow. A later upgrade made information technology harder, unfortunately. A few enthusiasts suggested using List, then LIST to go there, but truth is it wasn't actually needed. By that point the DVR was reliable enough that people didn't go to the To-Do list every twenty-four hours. At least regular people didn't… I did.

Today information technology'south a choice

I very rarely take to "manage" my To-Practice list. Yep, there are a few cases where bad guide data means information technology gets full of reruns but those reruns hardly ever record anymore. I don't know exactly at what point, but eventually the DVR gets plenty information to exclude them. Withal, if you lot are the sort of person similar me, who wants to become to the To-Practise listing, it really isn't that hard.

Start by pressing the LIST button.

Or, if you desire, you tin can press the MENU push and arrow down until you encounter the playlist. From there choose "View Playlist." Either mode information technology takes y'all here.

Arrow to the left.

This highlights "All Recordings.

Arrow Down to "Manage Recordings."

Y'all can also press the CH DOWN push in one case to become to the lesser. Same thing.

Press SELECT and "Upcoming Recordings" will highlight.

Press SELECT once more and y'all're there!

From here you can delete upcoming recordings by pressing the orange R button (the record push button.) You lot tin can delete an entire series link here if you desire, so be conscientious.

When you're done, printing Get out to go back to live Television set.