ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE (EPG)

CALLING UP THE EPG

The EPG is accessed by pressing the button, and automatically displays the “Current” view (see “Current” menu item), regardless of which EPG view you had been in beforehand.

“CURRENT” VIEW

The EPG automatically displays the “Current” (Now showing) view when first accessed, highlighting the current selected channel and the current programme.

Any channels marked “Skip” (“Edit

Channel Lists”, “TV Channel List”, “Skip Channels”) are omitted from the EPG.

In the main window you see the channel number at the left, the channel name and current programme in the centre, and a progress bar at the right. In the top right-hand corner of the picture you see the current day, date and time. The box at the right indicates the day, date and duration of the programme, the programme category (in the example above: “Documentation”), the programme's country of origin and the year it was made. The bottom section of the display contains the EPG options selectable from any EPG view. Press the

(red) button to view the “Timer list”,

! (green) to view the “Current” display,

" (yellow) to view the “Programme list” (for the selected channel),

# (blue) to view the “Highlights” (one highlight per day, up to a week ahead),

 button to view details of the selected programme, and the

 (red) to access the “Record” menu (the timer).

You can scroll line-by-line or page-by-page through the channels using the cursor buttons ()

or access channels directly using the numeric pad. With the & buttons you can scroll back and forth 24 hours at a time (day-by-day).

Press  to confirm a change of channel.

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Kathrein UFC 861si manual Electronic Programme Guide EPG, Calling UP the EPG, Current View

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