Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen interactive program guide

LISTINGS menu (continued)

Viewing panel ads and channel ads

Panel ads and channel ads provide promotional information for programs or products. Before your TV has received its first program listing download from the TV Guide On Screen system, the panel ad windows will display TV Guide On Screen features and operating tips.

Select a panel ad or channel ad and press INFO to display detailed information. (Channel ads typically appear on the second or third line of the LISTINGS menu.)

When you select an ad for a program, you can set the program as a favorite or to record. These programs also will appear in the SCHEDULE menu.

Using the Menu Bar to access other menus

Press MENU and then use the x • buttons to access the other menus in the TV Guide On Screen system. These menus include SORT, SCHEDULE, PROMOTIONS, MESSAGES, and SETUP, as described below.

SORT menu

You can use the SORT menu to browse eight days of program listings sorted by one of the following categories:

Movies

News

Sports

Variety

Children’s programs

Series

Educational programs

Alphabetically

Panel ad windows

Sort menu — Alphabetical sort

Note: These categories may change from time to time as new data is received from the TV Guide On Screen service.

To open the SORT menu:1.Press GUIDE to open the TV Guide On Screen system.2.Press MENU to select the Menu Bar.3.Use the x • buttons to select the SORT menu.

4.Use the yz buttons to highlight an item, and then press ENTER to open the item.

You can select a subcategory for each theme, and scroll through the listings for all stations in the subcategory.

Use the yz buttons to browse up/down through the sorted listings.

Use the • button to move forward 24 hours and the x button to move backward 24 hours.

From the SORT menu, you can schedule programs as favorites or to record, or open INFO windows for a selected listing. (For details on the FAVORITE, RECORD, and INFO buttons, see pages 56–57).

Sort menu — Children / All sort

Sort menu — Movies sort

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