Utilizing The Tv Guide On Screen; Tm System; Navigation Menu - Panasonic DMR-E500HS Operating Instructions Manual

Utilizing the TV Guide On Screen

Refer to the control reference on page 25.
1
Press [TV GUIDE].
Video window
Panel Ads
Icons
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Programs are categorized by color.
Green: Sports
Purple: Movies
2
Press [SUB MENU] to go to the

Navigation menu.

3
Press [2, 1] to select the item and
press [4].
One of the following screens will appear depending on the
item selected.
LISTINGS
SETUP
Common operations
[3, 4, 2, 1]
Select/Enter
[ENTER]
[PAGE X CH W]
Skip one screen
[SUB MENU] Move to the Navigation menu
[CHAPTER] "Green" Action Button
The Action Button functions will be
displayed on the screen.
[DUBBING] "Blue" Action Button
The Action Button functions will be
displayed on the screen.
[Info] Change the size of information window
LISTINGS screen
The LISTINGS screen displays the station, title, time, length,
contents and ratings. It allows you to scroll through current and
future program listings and register them for recording or as a
"Favorite", and jump directly to the program channel through a one-
touch button.
Functions of Action Buttons
r24 Hours:
Skip 24 hours forward
s24 Hours:
Skip 24 hours backward
LOCK: Lock the program currently selected in the
Video Window
UNLOCK: The Video Window display will change as
different programs are highlighted
RECORD: Record this program (
FAVORITE: Register this program as a "Favorite"
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CANCEL REC./ Cancel recording or a "Favorite"
CANCEL FAV.:
FREQUENCY: Change the frequency of recording or a
"Favorite"
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Navigation menu
SCHEDULE LISTINGS SORT
8:00PM 8:30PM
TODAY TODAY
Last
Channel
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Information
NWGB
window
8:00 8:30
FAVORITES RECORD INFO.
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TV
Action
NWBG
Buttons
ducation
BOX
ANiMe
Network
PBS
Stereo
Closed caption
Re-run
Blue: Children's
Teal: Other categories
SORT SCHEDULE
MESSAGES PROMOTIONS
page 25, Step 3)
right)
TM system
∫ Registering a program you don't want to miss as
a "Favorite"
By registering a program as a "Favorite", you can later tune to that
program quickly by pressing [DUBBING] (Blue) when that program
begins broadcasting.
When watching TV, we recommend you occasionally press
[DUBBING] (Blue). This unit may tune into a "Favorite" program that
you had forgotten about.
To register a program as a "Favorite"
Press [DUBBING] (Blue) on the program.
" " appears in the list to indicate that the program is set as a
"Favorite".
≥Press [CHAPTER] (Green) to change the frequency.
Each time you press the button:
[.
Registers as a "Favorite" only once.
l
;
l
A program becomes a "Favorite" when the
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broadcast time and program name match.
l
;
l
Registers as a "Favorite" weekly.
l W
l ;
"Favorite" registration temporarily off.
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≥Press [DUBBING] (Blue) to cancel.
Repeat the above to set other programs.
≥When there is more than one program registered as "Favorite" in
the same time frame, each time you press [DUBBING] (Blue), the
program switches to the other.
SORT screen
The SORT screen displays program listings sorted into your
preferred categories. You can register programs on the list for
recording or as a "Favorite", and jump directly to the program
channel through a one-touch button.
There are various categories, such as movies, sports, children's,
educational, news, variety, series, HDTV, and alphabetically. Each
category will contain individual sub-categories.
1 Press [2, 1] to select the major category and press [4].
2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the minor category and press
[ENTER].
3 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select a program.
≥When sorting alphabetically, programs with the same name
(such as reruns or subsequent broadcasts of the same
program) are displayed together in one column. In this case,
press [3, 4] to select a program name and press [ENTER].
Each broadcast of the program is then displayed separately.
Press [3, 4] to select the desired program.
Functions of Action Buttons
RECORD: Record this program (
FAVORITE: Register this program as a "Favorite"
( above)
CANCEL REC./ Cancel recording or a "Favorite"
CANCEL FAV.:
FREQUENCY: Change the frequency of recording or a
"Favorite"
SCHEDULE screen
The SCHEDULE screen displays programs registered for recording
or as a "Favorite" separately on the list. In addition to being able to
review the list, you can also remove programs and change the
frequency or modify the start/end times (only when recording) of
programs selected.
Functions of Action Buttons
SET TIMER: Show the manual timer recording screen
( page 26, Step 3)
CANCEL: Cancel an entry on the manual timer
recording screen
FREQUENCY: Change the frequency of recording or a
"Favorite"
REMOVE/STOP Remove the timer or "Favorite" program/
Stop timer recording
page 25, Step 3)