Using The Television Program Guide - HP Media Center,Pavilion Media Center 873 User Manual

Using the Television Program Guide

In the Guide, you can scroll through a list of the current television programs and channels
available from your television service provider. The Guide displays the channel and network, as
well as the show title and scheduled time block. The number of days displayed depends on your
television service provider. By selecting a program title, a detailed description of the program
appears at the bottom of the window.
You can have Media Center automatically
connect to the Internet and update your
Guide. Not all Internet Service Providers
support this feature.
You can manually update the Guide in
the Media Center Settings window at any
time even if you have automatic updates
set up. Refer to the Settings chapter for
more information.
If the Guide has not been downloaded from
the Internet because there is no Internet
connection, you will see No data available
next to each channel.
The number of channels and calendar days
of TV listings depends on your television
service provider.
The Guide does not display past TV listings.
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The Guide is a shared programing
schedule that is visible to all users.
A message appears if someone
tries to schedule a recording during
a time period already scheduled.
If the Guide is not updated,
the number of days displayed
decreases each day until the Guide
is updated again.
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Your Internet Service Provider:
May not support automatic
Guide updates. You may need to
manually update your Guide in the
Settings window.
May not disconnect
automatically from the Internet
when the Guide update is
completed. You may need
to manually disconnect from
the Internet.
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