Topfield TF 5800 PVR user manual Electronic Programme Guide

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2.2 Electronic Programme Guide

The Electronic Programme Guide, or EPG, is like a built-in version of a TV listings magazine, allowing you to see what programmes are on, for up to seven days ahead. You can see a short synopsis of each programme, and in the next chapter we’ll explain how you can use the EPG to schedule recordings of programmes that you want to watch.

To access the EPG, press the on the remote control. You’ll see a display like this, showing the current channel, with a list of the programmes following the current one.

The first time you access the EPG after switching your PVR on, it may take a few moments for the information to appear. It may also take a moment for the information to appear when you move to a new channel.

Use the up and down keys to highlight different programmes; as you move down the list, you’ll see the short description of the highlighted programme change, in the bottom right quar- ter of the screen. If you can’t read the whole description, press the Blue button to see the next section of it, or use the Info key to display the whole description in one go; another press of the same key will hide it.

The left and right arrow keys allow you to view the EPG for a different channel; when you use them, you’ll see that the picture in the top right or the screen changes, so that it always shows the channel for which you’re viewing the guide.

You’ll also see at the bottom of the screen that you can use the