Sony PCV-RS500C - Vaio Desktop Computer User Manual page 69

Setting up your Internet Electronic Program Guide service
You must be connected to the Internet, before setting up your Internet Electronic Program Guide service.
Sony recommends using Microsoft
Guide service.
To set up Internet Electronic Program Guide service, follow these steps:
1.
Click Start in the Windows
2. Point to Giga Pocket, then click TV Program Web site. Microsoft
to the Internet Electronic Program Guide Web site.
3. The Terms of Use window appears. Click I accept, to continue.
The Welcome and Registration window appears.
Internet Electronic Program Guide Welcom e and Registration
4.
In the Welcome! section, enter your 5-digit zip code and click Continue. The Choose Your Provider window
appears, listing all TV providers or TV services available in your area.
5.
Select your TV provider and then click Confirm Channel Lineup. The Confirm Lineup window appears, listing
available channels by number and name.
6.
Click Yes if the channel lineup is correct. If channel lineup is incorrect, click No and repeat steps 3 and 4 until you
locate the correct channel lineup.
7.
Your TV listings appear in table format, organized by time and channel. Click Download All Channel Settings to
set your channels. The Channel Information Converter window appears, if this is the first time you have used
this download feature. Click OK.
Close all Giga Pocket
If you are using set-top box (STB) mode, you do not need to click Download All Channel Settings.
8.
Verify the channel settings and click OK.
9.
Your personal channel settings appear whenever you access the Internet Electronic Program Guide Web site.
If your TV provider adds new channels or changes existing channels, an Update icon appears next to Download All
Channel Settings. Click Update to add the new or updated channels to your personal channel setting.
Internet Explorer as your Web browser to access the Internet Electronic Program
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taskbar and point to All Programs.
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applications before downloading your TV listings.
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Internet Explorer starts, and you are directed
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