How to use your remote control on Bell Satellite TV (9500 Whole Home PVR)

9500 - Whole Home PVR

Steps to follow: 19

Power (on/off): Controls power for the Bell Satellite Receiver (and for your TV if this has been set up).
menu: Displays the menu for the device you are controlling.
ch arrows: Let you navigate through the programming guide one page at a time.
vol: Increases or decreases the volume of your TV.
MUTE: Mutes the volume.
guide: Displays the programming guide.
select: Confirms a selection.
Arrow buttons: The up and down arrows let you change channels and all four arrow buttons let you navigate through the programming guide. When watching a program, the right arrow brings up the browse banner and the left arrow lets you search for programs by theme.
last: Returns you to the last channel you were watching.
info: Displays program information for the current program.
If you're in the programming guide or browse screen, it will display the information for the highlighted program.
back/exit: Returns you to the previous menu and lets you clear certain on-screen messages. A single press will go back and a long press will exit back to Live TV.
PVR: When pressed once, displays the My Recordings page. When pressed a second time, displays your daily schedule.
SKIP BACK: Skips the program you're watching back by 10 seconds.
SKIP FWD: Skips forward by 30 seconds when watching a pre-recorded program.
STOP: Stops a recorded event from playing.
If you're watching a live program and have paused it, STOP takes you back to live TV.
PLAY/PAUSE: Plays and pauses a recorded or live program.
rec: Records a program instantly, or lets you set up a recurring event timer.
Numbered buttons: Lets you enter a channel number in the programming guide or while watching a program.
The numbered buttons can also be used to navigate within the MENU by pressing the number that matches the option you want to select.
options: This lets you change the zoom mode of the channel you're watching as well as choose alternate audio and enable/disable closed captions.

1. Power (on/off): Controls power for the Bell Satellite Receiver (and for your TV if this has been set up).

2. menu: Displays the menu for the device you are controlling.

3. ch arrows: Let you navigate through the programming guide one page at a time.

4. vol: Increases or decreases the volume of your TV.

5. MUTE: Mutes the volume.

6. guide: Displays the programming guide.

7. select: Confirms a selection.

8. Arrow buttons: The up and down arrows let you change channels and all four arrow buttons let you navigate through the programming guide. When watching a program, the right arrow brings up the browse banner and the left arrow lets you search for programs by theme.

9. last: Returns you to the last channel you were watching.

10. info: Displays program information for the current program.
If you're in the programming guide or browse screen, it will display the information for the highlighted program.

11. back/exit: Returns you to the previous menu and lets you clear certain on-screen messages. A single press will go back and a long press will exit back to Live TV.

12. PVR: When pressed once, displays the My Recordings page. When pressed a second time, displays your daily schedule.

13. SKIP BACK: Skips the program you're watching back by 10 seconds.

14. SKIP FWD: Skips forward by 30 seconds when watching a pre-recorded program.

15. STOP: Stops a recorded event from playing.
If you're watching a live program and have paused it, STOP takes you back to live TV.

16. PLAY/PAUSE: Plays and pauses a recorded or live program.

17. rec: Records a program instantly, or lets you set up a recurring event timer.

18. Numbered buttons: Lets you enter a channel number in the programming guide or while watching a program.
The numbered buttons can also be used to navigate within the MENU by pressing the number that matches the option you want to select.

19. options: This lets you change the zoom mode of the channel you're watching as well as choose alternate audio and enable/disable closed captions.

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How to use your remote control on Bell Satellite TV (9500 Whole Home PVR)

9500 - Whole Home PVR

1. Power (on/off): Controls power for the Bell Satellite Receiver (and for your TV if this has been set up).

2. menu: Displays the menu for the device you are controlling.

3. ch arrows: Let you navigate through the programming guide one page at a time.

4. vol: Increases or decreases the volume of your TV.

5. MUTE: Mutes the volume.

6. guide: Displays the programming guide.

7. select: Confirms a selection.

8. Arrow buttons: The up and down arrows let you change channels and all four arrow buttons let you navigate through the programming guide. When watching a program, the right arrow brings up the browse banner and the left arrow lets you search for programs by theme.

9. last: Returns you to the last channel you were watching.

10. info: Displays program information for the current program.If you're in the programming guide or browse screen, it will display the information for the highlighted program.

11. back/exit: Returns you to the previous menu and lets you clear certain on-screen messages. A single press will go back and a long press will exit back to Live TV.

12. PVR: When pressed once, displays the My Recordings page. When pressed a second time, displays your daily schedule.

13. SKIP BACK: Skips the program you're watching back by 10 seconds.

14. SKIP FWD: Skips forward by 30 seconds when watching a pre-recorded program.

15. STOP: Stops a recorded event from playing.If you're watching a live program and have paused it, STOP takes you back to live TV.

16. PLAY/PAUSE: Plays and pauses a recorded or live program.

17. rec: Records a program instantly, or lets you set up a recurring event timer.

18. Numbered buttons: Lets you enter a channel number in the programming guide or while watching a program.The numbered buttons can also be used to navigate within the MENU by pressing the number that matches the option you want to select.

19. options: This lets you change the zoom mode of the channel you're watching as well as choose alternate audio and enable/disable closed captions.

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10. info: Displays program information for the current program.
If you're in the programming guide or browse screen, it will display the information for the highlighted program.

15. STOP: Stops a recorded event from playing.
If you're watching a live program and have paused it, STOP takes you back to live TV.

18. Numbered buttons: Lets you enter a channel number in the programming guide or while watching a program.
The numbered buttons can also be used to navigate within the MENU by pressing the number that matches the option you want to select.