Yes, I know they work by activities. What I was asking is how to use the icons,and If I in fact could, as I didn't see a way to select favorite channels under the DVR device. Obviously it adds this option on the remote AFTER it is set up through the watch TV activity , because right now there is no favorite channels option under my DVR 'device' button, and that is how I change channels. There is a favorites under the TV device button, and that's where I thought the icons would end up, which would do no good, as it seems it would then tell the TV to change channels, and that's not how it works. Hope I'm right in my assumptions.