Useful features (DTV)
About EPG
With the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), you can check the schedule of DTV and Radio events, view detailed information about them, tune to an event currently
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3Picture window
4Service list
• Shows the list of all services currently available.
5Event name list
•Shows the names of current events in a grid of rows and columns. You can check scheduled event information up to several days ahead, depending on conditions.
•If a received programme does not contain a name, either “No event name” or a blank space will be displayed. However, the programme can still be watched.
Using the EPG
1 Press EPG.
•Pressing RADIO will switch between DTV and Radio mode.
2 Press a/b/c/d to access the desired service or event.
•There is a slight lag from the time of the a/b/c/d operations to the time the “Programme information” and “Picture window” display is affected.
•The image shown in the picture window changes.
In the Service list:
1Press a/b to scroll the page up/down. Or,
2Press RED (Page l) or GREEN (Page k) to skip to the previous/next page in one step.
In the Event name list:
1Press c/d to scroll the page left/right. Or,
2Press YELLOW (Prev. Day) or BLUE (Next Day) to skip to the previous/next day in one step.
3 To watch an event currently on-air, press OK (OK/ Timer).
•The TV will show the image in full screen.
•Selecting an event that has not yet started will activate the EPG Timer mode instead.
NOTE
Using the EPG Timer
When the Timer is set, the TV automatically tunes to a preset TV event when its
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2 Press a/b/c/d to select the desired event to be preset from the Event name list, and then press OK (OK/Timer).
• Select an event not yet started.
3 Press RED (Timer Mode), and then press a/b to select the desired parameter (Once, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly), and then press OK.
•Once set, the preset event is indicated with an orange background in the EPG event name list.
•To cancel the preset, select the event and press GREEN (Delete Timer).
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NOTE
•This function cannot be set for locked services or when Child Lock applies. (See pages 19 and 21.)
•Up to 8 events can be preset using the Timer function.
•If you are watching another event, an alarm message displays on the screen a few seconds before the preset time.
•The TV power may not come on for several seconds if you preset an event using the EPG Timer and if the AC cord has been disconnected.
•When you set the EPG Timer, the power consumption during the standby mode will be higher (16 W or more) than normal. You can reduce the power consumption by turning off the TV or removing the AC cord, but the EPG Timer will not operate in this case.
●When using the EPG Timer for recording:
•Make sure to set the timer of your recording equipment as well.
•Do not switch channels while recording.
•If the TV is in standby mode when the preset
Using the ESG
The Electronic Service Guide (ESG) is a simplified version of EPG, giving you only essential information of current events for faster access.
1 Press ESG.
• The ESG screen displays.
2 Press a/bto select a desired service, and then press OK.
• The TV will show the image in full screen.
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•Basic operation procedures are similar to EPG operations.
•ESG does not provide information about future events, or access to Timer function.
•Pressing p opens the EPG Description screen that provides more
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