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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 on-air and set a timer for future events.
General EPG screen
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EPG Sun 16/04/2005 07:05:11
16/04/2005
Services 07:00 08:00 09:00
070 BBC News
07:00 – 07:30 The Bold and Beautiful
BBC News The B *** *** *** ***
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BBC 1
BBC 2
CBBC Channel
Select OK/Timer
OK
Page lPage kPrev. Day Next Day
i+ ENDDTV MENU RADIO
TV/Radio
Using the EPG
Press EPG.
• Pressing RADIO will switch between DTV and Radio
mode.
Press a/b/c/d to access the desired service
or event.
• The image shown in the picture window changes.
In the Service list:
1 Press
a/b to scroll the page up/down. Or,
2 Press RED (Page l) or GREEN (Page k) to
skip to the previous/next page in one step.
In the Event name list:
1 Press
c/d to scroll the page left/right. Or,
2 Press YELLOW (Prev. Day) or BLUE (Next
Day) to skip to the previous/next day in one
step.
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Using the EPG Timer
When the Timer is set, the TV automatically tunes to a
preset TV event when its on-air time begins.
Press EPG.
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.
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.
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Timer
S.No Service name
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Mode Date Time Duration
BBC News Once 04/11/05 07:00 00:30
Select OK ENDDTV MENU
Timer Mode Delete Timer
Weekly
Monthly
Daily
Once
NOTE
• If using this function for recording, make sure to set the
timer of your recording equipment as well.
• Do not switch channels while recording using this function.
• This function cannot be set for locked services or when
Child Lock applies. (Pages 28 and 31)
• Up to 8 events can be preset using the Timer function.
• If the TV is in standby mode when the preset on-air time
nears, it will output signals for recording without image
displayed on the screen.
• If you are watching another event, an alarm message
displays on the screen a few seconds before the preset
time.
• To cancel the preset, select the event to delete, press
GREEN (Delete Timer), press c/d to select “Yes”, and
then press OK.
• An alert message displays when the preset events overlap
one another.
• The TV power may not come on for several seconds if you
preset an event using the EPG Timer and if the power to
the TV is cut off.
• Once you preset an event using EPG Timer, in DTV, and
then press B on the remote control to enter the standby
mode, the power consumption will be higher than normal
(about 27 W) until the programmed event is broadcast.
When pressing a on the TV to turn off the power, the
power consumption will be same as normal standby
consumption (about 2.7 W), and the EPG Timer will not be
in operation.
1 Service name
2 Event name
3 Picture window
4 Service list
• Shows the list of all services currently available. As
you scroll down the list, the rows in the Event name
list on the right will be refreshed correspondingly.
5 Event 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.
DTV menu operations
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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
• Pressing
p opens the EPG Description screen that
provides more information about the selected event. Press
p or END to exit.
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