Using the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

Chapter 10

Using the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

EPG display format

Programme information

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The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) shows the table of scheduled digital TV programmes and detailed information about individual programmes. It also allows you to easily select and tune to a desired programme.

The EPG Screen consists of the Programme Information, Channel List, and General Programme List. This section describes information to be displayed on the schedule and information windows.

Note

For digital TV programmes that do not provide EPG information, you cannot view the corresponding EPG information.

If the current time has not been correctly set, there may be TV programmes whose EPG information is not displayed.

General programme list

1Appears when the schedule table can be scrolled forward or backward.

2Time schedule

3Channel list

4Highlights the currently selected channel.

5Indicates the programme set for recording/watching.

6Appears when other programmes (often short ones) have been scheduled for the same period.

7Programme title

8Indicates the programme set for recording/watching (but another programme is set for recording in the same period).

9Time dividers

1Channel number

2Station name

3Programme title

4Appear when other programmes have been scheduled for the same period.

5Programme schedule

6Programme genre

Note

The general programme list may show sections whose bottom right corners have been folded. This indicates that other programmes have been scheduled for that period. To view the title

of such a programme and related information, highlight a folded section, and then press /.

Using the EPG

Use the following procedure to check the schedule of digital TV programmes, view information about desired programmes, and/or select programmes.

EXITEPG

1 Press EPG.

The EPG screen appears.

The EPG screen updates automatically if the EPG data is acquired successfully. If not, the EPG screen shows a blank image.

2 Select a desired TV programme (///).

Press P+/P– to skip to the next or previous channel list page.

Information about the selected programme appears in the information window.

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