Epg; Basic Settings; Epg Display Settings - Sharp AQUOS LX959H Operation Manual

Watching TV

EPG

What is an EPG?
An "EPG" (Electronic Programme Guide) is a
programme schedule, which is displayed on the TV
screen. The EPG is broadcasted together with DTV.
The TV screen shows the EPG when the viewer
presses GUIDE on the remote control, provided that
the TV is receiving the digital broadcasting signal. The
EPG enables you to search for a programme, view the
programme schedule in detail.

Basic settings

w EPG (setting for receiving EPG data)
EPG setup must be selected to "Yes" to enable
automatic capturing of data for all available channels
while the TV set is in standby mode. If EPG is
set to "No", only EPG data for the current channel will
be updated.
Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
1
Press b / c / d to select "View setting".
2
Press a / b to select "Individual setting", and
3
then press ? .
Press a / b to select "Standby search" and
4
then press ? .
Press a / b to select "EPG".
5
Press c / d to select the desired item.
6
Selecting EPG to "Yes" will result in higher
power consumption*.
Selecting EPG to "No" will save power
consumption.
* Approximately 21W for 15-30 minutes (depending on
number of channels tuned) after power off from remote
control.
NOTE
• EPG data will not update if the TV is turned off from the
mains power switch.
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EPG display settings

Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
1
Press b / c / d to select "Option".
2
Press a / b to select "EPG setup", and then
3
press ? .
Press a / b to select "Display range setup" or
4
"Genre icon setup" and then press ? .
Press a / b to select the desired item.
5
w Display range setup
The Display range setup allows you to select three
types of time spans for display on the screen.
Selected item
Display six hours of programme
Mode1
information.
(Wide angle)
Display three hours of programme information.
Mode2
(Zoom)
Change to the EPG display format with a
Mode3
vertical time span.
(Vertical
angle)
w Genre icon setup
You can grey out or place a mark on desired
genres and smoothly search for programmes you
frequently watch.
Genre icon list
Icon Genre
Movie/Drama
News/Current
affairs
Show/Game show
Sports
Children's/Youth
programmes
NOTE
• You can easily distinguish the Genre icons by darkening or
lightening the icon's shade.
Description
Icon Genre
Music/Ballet/Dance
Arts/Culture
(without music)
Social/Political
issues/Economics
Education/Science/
Factual topics
Leisure hobbies