EyeTV Software Manual

Chapter 6 Program Guide

This chapter will show you how to use EyeTV’s program guide to find shows that interest you, and automatically record them to your Mac’s hard disk.

TitanTV is the provider of TV listings for EyeTV users in North America.

tvtv is the provider of TV listings for EyeTV users in Europe.

Program Guide

EyeTV has a built in Electronic Program Guide (EPG), that lists upcoming programs available for viewing or recording. Information for that list is gathered from online sources like TitanTV and tvtv, depending on where you live.

Only information that relates to your particular EyeTV-compatible unit will be shown. Thus, if you have a DTT product, only DTT listings will be shown.

To set up the Program Guide for the first time, EyeTV will prompt you for certain information, like the zip code of those in the US. Then, you will select the appropriate Channel Lineup, and your Program Guide section will then list upcoming programs. These programs will be in a grid format, with the colors representing like genres, such as movies or news.

For more information about the built-in Program Guide, see Chapter 4.

Remote Scheduling

If you are away from your Mac, or if you prefer using a web browser with your Program Guide, then you can vist the TitanTV or TVTV websites. This could be useful if you want to remotely schedule your recordings, which is a feature of both services. EyeTV can regularly poll the program guide website, to see if

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