DirecTV Hidden Feature Codes

[jcrandall]

Hidden Feature Codes

There are certain codes built into the receiver software used to activate hidden features.

To activate a hidden feature code, you will execute a Keyword Search.
Press MENU -> SmartSearch -> <Search Code> -> RED BUTTON -> Continue -> Done

You can key the search code using the arrows on the remote or "Triple-Tap" text entry like on a cell-phone, using the number keys with the corresponding letters.

After you type your search code and hit continue, it will take up to a minute to search, and report no results found. Select done. The code will be activated. There is no confirmation message that the code is activated.

Available search codes, and what they do:

30SKIP
(and 30SLIP to disable this feature)
This code changes the 30 second skip button from "slipping" 30 seconds to an actual "skip" of the seconds, eliminating the few-second fast-forwarding of 30 seconds of content.

CLEARMYBOX
Reboots the receiver and flushes the guide data. (equal to a double reboot within 30 minutes).

MENUSC
Press MENU followed by a number and you'll jump straight to the menus listed.
Menu 0 Settings
Menu 1 Movies
Menu 2 Sports
Menu 3 TV Shows
Menu 4 Smart Search
Menu 5 On Demand
Menu 6 Playlist
Menu 7 Manage Recordings
Menu 8 YouTube
Menu 9 Pandora

 

[jcrandall]

BOOLEAN SEARCH FEATURES

DirecTV has provided us with advanced recording features for setting up recordings.

Setup a recording using "keyword search" with the following codes:
[{AANY/AALL} <tokens>] [{NNOT} <tokens>] [TTITLE/NNAME] [{CCHANS} <number> [<number>]]

BOOLEAN LOGIC:

“AALL” => (this is the AND boolean operation) all the following words must be contained within the program (title, about, name, episode, category) in any order
“AANY” => (this is the OR boolean operation) at least one of the following words must be contained within the program (title, about, name, episode, category)
“NNOT” => (this is the NOT boolean operation) exclude any programs that contain any of the following words in that search string

The AANY and AALL keywords should appear as the first word in the search string in order to set the search mode.
The NNOT keyword may appear anywhere and all words following the NNOT keyword are considered words to exclude.

SCOPE FILTERS:

TTITLE => Limits the search to only the Title field of the Programs
NNAME => Limits the search to only the Name field (e.g. Actors, Director) of the Program
CCHANS => Limits the search to only the specified channel range (example CCHANS 500 510, or CCHANS 500 for a single channel)

Some sample queries:

AALL racing car NNOT nascar => finds all shows containing “car” and “racing” (any order/position), but excludes the show if “nascar” appears
AALL hanks tom NNOT vinci => finds all tom hanks movies/shows but excludes the movie if the word “vinci” appears (e.g. da vinci code)
AALL hanks tom NNAME => finds all tom hanks programs where he is an actor
AALL hdtv football => finds all high definition football programs (note you can include category labels in the search and “HDTV” is same as “High-Def”)
AANY usc ucla NNOT football => finds all usc and ucla events/shows, but excludes football events
oakland raiders NNOT miami => finds exact match for “oakland raiders” but excludes show if “miami” appears (e.g. excludes games with Miami Dolphins)
AANY lakers clippers CCHANS 700 730 => finds all games with the Lakers or Clippers on only channels 700 through 730
AANY lakers clippers CCHANS 710 => finds all games with the Lakers or Clippers on only channel 710