Manage Skipped Channels

When you would like a channel to not show up when you are channel surfing, you can put them in Skipped Channels 
 

Motorola DVR and Newer High Definition Boxes

1. Press Menu twice to reach the General Settings page
   
   
2. Go to My Preferences | Skipped Channels 
   
   
   • All skipped channels are displayed; if none are skipped you will see No Entries
     
     
3. Press the right arrow button to move to the Channels column
   
   
4. To add skipped channels:
   
   
   • Press the up or down arrow buttons (or numeric keypad)  to select the channel you want to skip
     
     
   • Press the OK/Select on your remote. The channel number is added to Skipped Channels
     
     
   • Skipped channels will populate to the right
     
     
5. To remove skipped channels:
   
   
   • Press the up or down arrow buttons (or numeric keypad)  to select the channel you want to remove from the skipped list
     
     
   • Press the OK/Select on your remote. The channel number is removed from Skipped Channels
     
     
   • You can clear all of your skipped channels by selecting Clear All in the channel column above the channel line-up

    
To set your Guide to skip the channels you've selected:
 
1. Press Guide on your remote
   
   
2. Press A on your remote
   
   
3. Select Custom (1,2,etc) 
   
   
4. Select Set up | Hide | Hide Skipped Channels
   
   
5.  Press A on your remote to accept
   
   
6. Select Use now or Use Always, depending on your preference 

Standard Definition and Older High Definition Boxes

1. Press MENU twice on the remote to bring up the Settings Menu
   
   
   
2. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the Skipped Channels preference
   
   
   
3. The current number of skipped channels and the channel names are displayed if skipped channels are specified; otherwise the preference shows Skipped Channels - 0
   
   
   
4. Press the right arrow button to move to the Channels column. Your current channel numbers will show
   
   
   
   • Highlight the channel and press the OK/Select button on your remote
     
     
     
   • A check symbol appears next to the channel in the Channels column, and the channel number is added to the Skipped Channels list
     
     
     
   • Remove your skipped channel by pressing the OK/Select button on your remote. The check symbol will be removed
     
     
     
   • You can also clear all of your skipped channels by selecting the Clear All option found in the channel column, above the channel line-up
     

    

    

    

To set your Guide to skip the channels you've selected:

 

1. Press Guide on your remote
   
   
   
2. Press A on your remote
   
   
   
3. Select Custom (1,2,etc) 
   
   
   
4. Select Set up | Hide | Hide Skipped Channels
   
   
   
5.  Press A on your remote to accept
   
   
   
6. Select Use now or Use Always, depending on your preference 

 

 

TiVo DVR Boxes

Skip channels, set favorite channels in guide options and more by customizing TiVo Channel List