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Guide Menu (cont’d)

Guide Menu: Search: Category

A category search allows you to choose from a predefined list of categories and subcategories. The  arrow indicates the category has subcategories.

Search for a Category

Arrow up/down to scroll. Press OK to select. BACK to previous menu.

1.Use the ▲▼ buttons to highlight a category or the  arrow to view a list of subcategories.

2.Press OK to select one category or subcategory to search.

Main

Movies

Sports

Interests

Lifestyles

News

Themes

Show Types

Age Appropriate

- indicates subcategories. View them by pressing the right arrow. Press OK to select one category or subcategory.

Guide Menu: Search: Title/Actor/Director

To search for a specific title, actor or director:

1.Use the   buttons to scroll through the alphabet. Highlight the letter you want, and press OK. Repeat until you have spelled part or all of the title, actor or director’s name.

2.When finished, highlight “Done” on the on-screen keyboard and press OK.

Note: Ignore punctuation and accents. For example, enter JOHN’S as JOHNS and DAY-TO-DAY as DAYTODAY. When entering a full name, enter FIRST <space> LAST.

Guide Menu: Search Results

Once your search is completed you will see a list of results on the screen. Use the  buttons to highlight a program and press INFO to view the program details or OK to view a list of program showing times.

In addition to the icons on page 19, the list of program showing times includes additional icons to reflect the available alternate audio tracks.

English

 

Italian

 

 

 

SpanishJapenese

French

 

Korean

 

 

 

GermanChinese

Choose a category to search

Search for an Actor

Press OK to select.

Arrow up/down to scroll.

Press EXIT to cancel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Ignore

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

 

H

I

 

 

punctuation and

 

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

 

R

Q

 

 

accents. For example,

 

 

 

 

enter JOHN'S as JOHNS

 

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

 

Z

0

 

 

and DAY-TO-DAY as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAYTODAY. For

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

8

9

 

 

entering a full name,

 

 

Space

 

 

Backspace

 

 

 

enter FIRST <space>

 

 

Clear

 

 

 

Done

 

 

 

 

LAST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter the name of the title, actor or director with the on-screen keyboard

Search Results: NEWS

Arrow up/down to scroll.

Press OK to select.

BACK to previous menu.

PROGRAMS:

News1

News2

News3

News4

News5

News6

News7

News8

News9

“Search Results” screen

Showings: Young Father

Arrow up/down to scroll.

Press OK to select.

BACK to previous menu.

 

11:30a-1:22p Tue, Nov 05

109 PPV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noon-1:52p Tue, Nov 05

106 PPV

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:30p-2:22p Tue, Nov 05

107 PPV

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:00p-2:52p Tue, Nov 05

108 PPV

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:30p-3:22p Tue, Nov 05

109 PPV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Showings” screen

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Philips DSX 5500, DSX 5540 user manual Guide Menu cont’d, Guide Menu Search Category, Guide Menu Search Title/Actor/Director