Chapter 12 Set Up A Program Guide; Configure Program Guide Output Options - Dish Network Smartbox User Manual

CHAPTER 12 SET UP A PROGRAM GUIDE

The Program Guide is a scrolling or stepped guide that includes a list of services and programs available to
viewers (See Figure 20.).
When using EVOLVE, the Program Guide service does not need to be a configured to support the interactive Program Guide.
However, the guide data download needs to be configured to update daily.
Figure 20. DISH Program Guide

Configure Program Guide Output Options

The options for managing the Program Guide are located on the Services page, where the Program Guide
appears as a Source, like other services. The Program Guide can be assigned to one output or multiple outputs,
like any other service.
From the Services page:
1. Click the down-arrow under Details to the right of Program Guide (See Figure 21.).
2. Select an output type—QAM, IP, or NTSC.
3. Enter the Output number. Output - QAM Channel = 2 to 158; sub-channel = 1 to 99; i.e., 10-1, no more than
24 sub-channels per QAM channel; IP Stream = Desired IP/Port (e.g., 224.0.0.1:7000).
4. Select a Scrolling option. Continuous will continuously scroll through the services listed in the guide.
Stepped will show six lines at a time then move on to the next six and will cycle through all services.
5. Click Apply.
NOTES:
• When configuring services for the Program Guide, enter information into the Virtual Channel Number box or
the channel will be excluded from the scrolling Program Guide.
• The Program Guide is only available in MPEG-4 format when output digitally; it does not support MPEG-2.
• Services assigned the lowest priority numbers will be interrupted during daily Program Guide update if no
tuners are available.
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