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Chapter 8: Advanced features
To close Yahoo!® TV Widgets:
Press .
Note: To use Yahoo!® TV Widgets you must first complete
the “Guided Setup” (- p. 60).
Using the Profile Widget
•The Profile Widget
configures your user
profile.
•You can set up multiple
profiles for multiple users.
•Each profile maintains its
own list of TV Widgets.
•The Switch Profile menu
allows you to switch to a
different user profile.
•The Profile Settings menu
allows you to customize
and protect your profile.
•The System Settings
menu allows you to change
your Location, Repeat
the Tutorial, and Restore Factory Settings, which
deletes all profiles and TV Widget settings (not TV
settings).
•The Administrative Controls menu allows you to set
the Screen Saver timeout, create the Owner PIN, and
to Create a Profile.
•The Sign in to Yahoo! menu allows you to
personalize your experience using your Yahoo! ID.
•Visit http://www.yahoo.com to create a Yahoo! ID.
Using the Widget Gallery
•The Widget Gallery allows you to browse and
discover new TV Widgets.
•The featured TV Widgets are highlighted in the
display case at the top of the sidebar.
•You can also browse available TV Widgets by
category.
•To install a widget, select Add Widget to My Profile
and press .
•The Owner PIN is needed to install widgets for
profiles that have been protected through the Limit
Profile indicator under the Profile Widget S Profile
Settings menu.
•Refer to the Profile Widget S Administrative
Controls menu to set the Owner PIN.
Using other Yahoo! Widgets
•The Yahoo! News Widget provides the latest headline
news for business, entertainment, politics, sports, top
stories, and many other categories.
•The Yahoo! Weather Widget provides updates on
your local and favorite weather locations.
•View the latest stock news with the Yahoo! Finance
Widget.
•The flickr Widget enables slideshows of family and
friends’ photos on your TV.
Resetting Yahoo! TV Widgets
If a message window appears or you can not access
Yahoo! TV Widgets when or is pressed, do
the following:
1 > Settings > PREFERENCES > Reset Yahoo!
TV Widgets.
2Select Yes.
If the message window is displayed or you cannot
access Yahoo! TV Widgets after several attempts, see
p.72, in the troubleshooting section.
Note:
•Reset Yahoo! TV Widgets deletes all profiles and TV
Widget settings (not TV settings). The settings of Yahoo!
TV Widgets are reset to factory default.
•When Reset Yahoo! TV Widgets is selected, all TV
operations are disabled until the operation is complete.
•After Reset Yahoo! TV Widgets, you must complete the
“Guided Setup” before you can use Yahoo! TV Widgets
again.
•After Yahoo! TV Widgets are reset, all of the widgets
previously downloaded from the Widget Gallery will have
to be downloaded again before they can be used.
Button Description
RED Closes the widget.
GREEN Changes the widget’s settings.
YELLOW Adds or deletes a snippet.
BLUE Resizes the video to fit onscreen, or to
make it fullscreen.
OK