Mitsubishi Electronics WD-52628, WD-73727 Using the Guide Button to Display ChannelView and Menus

Using the GUIDE Button to Display ChannelView™ and Menus

The GUIDE Button

Please refer to the separate TV Guide On Screen® User’s Guide for details about using the GUIDE button with TV Guide On Screen. When you are not using the GUIDE for the TV Guide screens, pressing GUIDE allows you to see NetCommand® controlled program guides or menus.

GUIDE and Devices (1394 or IR Controlled)

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

ADJUST 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 displays the DVD disc “top” menu (not the setup menu). For A/V Discs, press GUIDE to display the Track List screen. For IEEE 1394 devices with digital connections, press GUIDE twice to display the device’s Guide. For memory cards, press GUIDE to display a JPEG thumbnail

menu (video) or a playlist menu (audio).

GUIDE and the Device Selection Menu

For compatible traditional VCRs, press GUIDE when the VCR is highlighted on the Device Selection menu to 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, if supported.

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 62 for more information.

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 TV will immediately switch to the selected channel and start recording.

Figure 5. 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 , to return to basic 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 62).

GUIDE and ChannelView

Figures 5 and 6

ChannelView is available for antenna inputs not associated with TV Guide. 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 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 TV.

Figure 6 . ChannelView screen, future programs

IMPORTANT

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

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