TV Guide On Screen System Operation | Pioneer PRO-1140HD, PRO-940HD

10TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation

Using the TV Guide On Screen™ system

Before you can use the TV Guide On Screen™ system, you’ll need to set it up. If you haven’t already done this, please turn to “TV Guide On Screen™ System Setup”on page 32 before proceeding.

In order to record TV programs with a VCR, you need to correctly connect the equipment to the Plasma Display. For VCR connection information, see page 71.

NOTE

•The TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide provides listings for cable-ready and digital cable services as well as conventional broadcast. It does not provide listings for satellite services.

•Once the TV Guide On Screen™ system is activated it may take up to 24 hours to begin receiving TV program listings. Initially, of all eight days of listings may take up to one week to load.

•TV Guide may not be available in all areas. As content providers move to digital programming and broadcasting, TV Guide data may be unavailable or become unavailable.

Screen components

Many of the screens have common elements to make using the system easier.

1TV GUIDE logo

2Clock – Shows the current time

3Time slot – Half-hour time slots are displayed horizontally

4Time tab – Indicates the currently selected time slot

5Current service label – Indicates the currently selected service

6Service bar – Gives access to the various TV Guide services.

7Title – Shows the title of the TV program

8Info Bar – Shows various icons to convey information or show the status of an item

9Video window – Allows you to continue watching the current program while using the Guide

10Panel ads and panel menu entry – Space for show or product advertising (and the panel menu)

11Channel logo

12Info Box – Shows information about the highlighted item

13Channel ads – Space to advertise upcoming programs and specials

TV Guide On Screen™ icons

Various icons are used to convey information or show the status of an item. These icons can be on the Info Bar, inside the Info Box, or beside program titles.

• Info icon – Alerts that additional information is available (press INFO to display)

• Progress Bar – Shows the elapsed time of the current program

• HDTV – Indicates that a program is a high-definition broadcast

• New – The program is new (not a repeat)

• Stereo – The program is broadcast in stereo

• CC – The program is broadcast with closed captioning

• TV Rating – Indicates the age rating for the program

• Record Once – One-time only recording

• Record Daily – Records the same channel and time every Monday through Friday (manual recording only)

• Record Regularly – Records the same program any day it airs on the same channel at the same time

• Record Weekly – Records a program every week at the same time/day

• Record Suspend – The program is set to record, but is suspended because of a conflict with another recording or auto tune reminder. The recording resumes when the conflict is cleared.

• Record Off – The program remains in the SCHEDULE list but is not recorded until the frequency is changed to one of the above

• Remind Once – One-time only reminder

• Remind Daily – Reminds for the same channel and time every Monday through Friday (manual reminder only)

• Remind Regularly – Reminds the same program any day it airs on the same channel at the same time

• Remind Weekly – Reminds every week at the same time/day

• Remind Suspend – A reminder is set for the program, but is suspended because of a conflict with another auto tune reminder or recording. The reminder resumes when the conflict is cleared.

• Remind Off – The program remains in the SCHEDULE list but the reminder is held until the frequency is changed to one of the above.