Turn on the satellite tuner.
Press MENU, then select SETTINGS and press the joystick (OK). Select TUNER, then press the joystick (OK).

3

PLAY

OK

Push the joystick to >/. to move the cursor (Ó) to the row on which you want to set the guide channel.

To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60, push the joystick to >/. repeatedly.

SHOWVIEW

 

PROG

CH

GUIDE CH

1

C0 3

– – –

2

C0 9

– – –

3

C1 2

[ – – – ]

4

C2 7

– – –

5

C5 6

– – –

SELECT

:

SET

: 0 – 9

CANCEL

: CLEAR

4 1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

0

Press the programme number buttons to enter the guide channel number assigned in the programme guide.

SHOWVIEW

 

 

PROG

CH

GUIDE

CH

1

C0 3

– – –

2

C0 9

– – –

3

C1 2

[

3 ]

4

C2 7

– – –

5

C5 6

– – –

SELECT

 

:

 

SET

 

: 0 – 9

 

CANCEL

 

: CLEAR

 

 

 

 

 

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5

To set the guide channel of another station, repeat steps 3 to 4.

6

Press the joystick (OK).

 

PLAY

 

OK

 

 

Setting up ShowView for satellite broadcasts

When your satellite tuner is connected via the AERIAL IN connector, first you have to set the programme position for each satellite channel using the TUNER menu. Then set the guide channel number for each satellite channel using the SHOWVIEW menu.

If your satellite tuner is connected via the LINE-1 (TV) connector, you don’t have to set programme positions nor guide channel numbers for satellite channels. Skip the following procedure.

1

2

3

4 Press PROG +/– to select a programme position you want to use for watching a satellite channel.

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Sony SLV-E780EN/EG operating instructions Setting up ShowView for satellite broadcasts, Press the joystick OK

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