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THE ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE (EPG)
Mode, to select the TV or Radio mode to show;
List, to select the list in all channels, current satellite or personal favorite;
Date, to access the EPG calendar;
Timers, to select and set the VCR or Reserved timer;
Zoom, to expand or shrink the EPG window as a function of the time slot.
4.1. THE TIMERS
Digital Satellite Receiver
Familiarization
Most digital channels transmit program data as an
EPG. Digital channels that transmit EPG offer you
program information in advance for a certain period of
time. Dependent of the service provider, EPG is
offered in different ways.
After you have entered the EPG, you can select the
different EPG options, these are:
The event timers are a kind of alarm clock. An event
timer reminds you when a program or a timed
VCR recording starts. You can set the next timers:
VCR timer, to automatically switch over to the
timed program before it really starts. This allows
you to record a program on a video tape (video
recorder);
Reserved timer, to automatically switch over to the
timed program before it really starts or when the
receiver is in standby, to switch on the receiver.
If a timer is set on a program that is shown in the EPG,
the relevant data is already shown in the timer. You
can change the settings as follows:
Date, to set the start date for the timer;
Start time, to set the start time in hours/minutes;
Stop time, to set stop time in hours/minutes;
Period, to set the timer once or for every
occurrence;
Status, to set (active) or delete (inactive) the timer.
Store settings, to program the timer.
Timers are shown in the EPG window as clocks.
In the List-Timers page, it is possible to get a list of the
timers that are set. In this page you also can change or
delete a set timer.
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