5.9Use the Electronic Programme Guide

EPG is an on-screen guide that displays

scheduled digital TV programmes.This guide is not available with analogue channels.You can navigate, select and view programmes by time, title or genre.

There are two typpes of EPG, ‘Now and Next’ and 7 or 8 day’ EPG. ‘Now and Next’ is always available but the ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG is only available in certain countries.

With the EPG menu you can:

View a list of currently broadcast digital programmes

View upcoming programmes

Group programmes by genre

Set reminders when programmes start

Setup preferred EPG channels

5.9.1 Switch on EPG

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The first time you use EPG, you may be prompted to perform an upddate. If so, follow the on-screen instructions.

1.Press GUIDE on the remote control.

Alternatively, press MENU and select Programme guide.

The following EPG typpes apppear:

‘Now and Next’ EPG

Detailed information about the current programme is displayed:

EN-26

26 BBC1

Tue., 12 Sep

09:17

 

 

Title : Commonwealth Games

 

 

 

 

 

Info: 7:50 - 12:30 : 280 min

 

..........

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

Next

 

Press -P+ to change channel.

Or

‘7 or 8 day’ EPG

It may take some time to receive ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG data.When loaded, a list of TV programmes is displayed.

Programme guide

 

 

Tue., 12 Sep

 

 

 

 

 

 

Around

09:55

Next

 

BBC ONE

07:50

Commonwealth

12:30

Commonwealth

BBC TWO

09:50

Tweenies

 

10:15

Something Special

five

09:00

The Wright Stuff

10:30

Trisha Goddard

BBC THREE

05:32 This is BBC THREE

12:00 This is BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

05:32 This is BBC FOUR

12:00 This is BBC FOUR

abc1

09:20

Moonlighting

 

10:15

Daddio

Remind

Watch

 

Jump to ...

Info

13:50

Anastasia

 

0010 - EEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Use the colour keys on the remote control to activate available actions:

Next

Displays information about the next programme.

Remind

Marks a programme as a reminder.

Watch

Watch or listen to a current programme.

Jump to...

Jumps to the next or previous day.

Info

If available, displays information about a selected programme.

3.Press GUIDE to exit the EPG.

5.9.2 More on ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG

Searching by genre, scheduling reminders and more features are available through the Programme guide menu.

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