Toshiba 52HMX94 owner manual Remind features, Set a show Reminder from a panel menu

Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen interactive program guide

TV Guide On Screen Services (continued)

Remind features

You can set a Reminder to perform the following functions:

•Automatically turn on the TV (if off) at the scheduled reminder time, and tune the TV to the channel of the show for which you set the reminder.

•Automatically tune the TV, at the scheduled reminder time, to the channel of the show for which you set the reminder.

•Display an on-screen notification banner (reminding you that the show is about to start), from which you can choose to tune the TV to the show’s channel or cancel the reminder.

You can set a show reminder in LISTINGS, SEARCH, and SCHEDULE, or change the settings for a show reminder in SCHEDULE. There are two ways to set a show reminder.

1)Set a show Reminder from a panel menu

1.Highlight a show and press MENU to display the Episode Options panel menu.

2.Highlight SET REMINDER and press ENTER to display the Remind Options panel menu.

3.Highlight the FREQUENCY field, and press x or • to choose among Once, Regularly, Weekly (or Daily, if setting a Manual Reminder), or Off.

4.Highlight the POWER ON TV field, and press x or • to choose either Yes (to turn on the TV automatically, if off, at the scheduled Reminder time) or No (default).

5.Highlight the AUTO TUNE TV field, and press x or • to choose either Yes (to automatically tune the TV to the channel you are setting the Reminder for at the scheduled Reminder time; the TV must be on at the time) or No (default).

Note: You can change the default values of the Remind Options panel menu fields. See “Change default options” on page 65 for details.

6.Highlight the WHEN field (to set a time for displaying the reminder screen), and press x or • to choose in the range from 15 minutes early to 15 minutes late or On Time (default = 1 minute early).

7.Press ENTER to highlight SCHEDULE REMINDER, and press ENTER again to close the menu. A Remind

icon for the selected frequency appears on the show tile. See “Remind Icons” on page 63.

Or highlight CANCEL and press ENTER to close the menu, change no information, and return to the highlighted show.

2)Manually set a show Reminder

1.Highlight SCHEDULE in the Service Bar, and press MENU to display the Schedule Options panel menu.

Press yzx • to move through the options.

Press the Number keys or yzx • to change the information, as necessary.

2.Highlight NEW MANUAL REMINDER and press ENTER to display the Remind Options panel menu.

3.Enter the information in the panel menu fields. For details, see “Set a show reminder from a panel menu,” at left.

Note: When setting a Manual Reminder, the option “Daily” is available instead of “Regularly.” See “Remind icons,” on the following page, for a description of Reminder icons.

4.When finished entering the information in the fields, press ENTER to highlight SCHEDULE REMINDER, and press ENTER again to close the menu.

A Remind icon for the selected frequency appears on the show tile. See “Remind Icons” on the following page.

Note: Manual reminders are listed by channel number.

Or highlight CANCEL and press ENTER to close the menu, change no information, and return to the highlighted show.

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