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Select your desired tuner at the Tuner option, then only services provided through the selected tuner will be listed.

By setting the Show Provider option to On, you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters.

To change the name of the highlighted service, select the Rename option; then the on-screen keyboard appears, with which you can enter a new name. See § 6.3 for how to use the on-screen keyboard.

You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked. You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it.

To delete the highlighted service, select the Delete option; then you are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. If you want to restore it as before, you have to perform service search again. See § 4.1.4 for service search.

To add the highlighted service into a favourite group,

select the Add to Fav option; then the favourite groups will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the OK button.

You can additionally sort the services list with the Sorting option as follows:

Default by service number

Alphabetic by service name

Satellite by satellite

FTA–CAS from free services to pay services CAS–FTA from pay services to free services Provider by broadcaster

Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite ser- vices.

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Topfield TF 5010 PVR, TF 5510 PVR manual Watching television

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