Mitsubishi Electronics LT-3780, LT-3280 Using the GUIDE Button to Display ChannelView and Menus

Chapter 4: IEEE 1394 Devices and NetCommand® Controlled Recordings

Using the GUIDE Button to Display ChannelView™ and Menus

GUIDE and Devices (1394 or IR Controlled)

For NetCommand compatible satellite receivers and some cable boxes, GUIDE will display the on-screen programming guide for the receiver or cable box. Press

ADJUST or and ENTER to navigate the displayed Guide. For NetCommand compatible satellite receivers, you may also be able to use the number or other additional buttons.

For NetCommand compatible DVD players, GUIDE will display the DVD disc “top” menu (not the setup menu). For A/V Discs, pressing GUIDE will display the Track List screen. For IEEE 1394 devices with digital connections, press GUIDE twice to display the device’s Guide.

GUIDE and the Device Selection Menu

For compatible traditional VCRs, pressing GUIDE when the VCR is highlighted on the Device Selection menu will change the VCR’s input.

When the A/V Receiver icon is highlighted in the Audio Section, pressing GUIDE switches the A/V Receiver from analog audio to digital audio and vice versa.

GUIDE and the Record To Menu

When in the Record To menu, pressing GUIDE will display the current list of programmed recordings. Please see Record List, page 59 for more infomation.

Recording a Current Program

To record a current program, press REC (record) when your program choice is highlighted on the program list in ChannelView. A red “R” will be added after the input name. The media center will immediately switch to the selected channel and start recording.

Figure 11. ChannelView screen, current programs

Recording Future Programs

To record a future program, press ADJUST or to select the channel you want to record from. For detailed program information, press ADJUST . Press REC (record) when your choice is highlighted. A red “R” will be added after the input name. The message, The recording has been added to the Record List will display. To view, change or cancel a recording, use the Record List (page 59 ). If a program title was not sent by the broadcaster, you will be unable to set up a recording and a message will display.

GUIDE and ChannelView

Figures 11 and 12

Press GUIDE while viewing Ant-1 or Ant-2 to display a list of available memorized digital channels (D) and analog

(A)channel information (if available from the broadcaster). This list is called ChannelView™.

ChannelView for digital channels will show the major and sub-channels (or bitstreams). Analog channel information will display as sent. Press ADJUST or to scan through the all the channels in memory one by one. To cycle through the choices quickly, press CH or .

For detailed program information, press ADJUST . To return to basic information press ADJUST . This information is sent by the broadcaster. If limited data is shown or no program data appears, it is because the broadcaster is not sending the information. This is not a defect of your media center.

Figure 12. ChannelView screen, future programs

IMPORTANT

For complete ChannelView information to be refreshed daily, the media center must be powered Off between 5 to 15 minutes a day, depending on the number of channels in memory. If the media center loses power, the program listings will be temporarily lost.

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