Using The Television Program Guide - HP Media Center m1000 - Desktop PC Software 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
program title, scheduled time block, and a brief
Important information about the Television Program Guide
Television Program Guide data may not be
available in your country or region. If there is no
Guide data available when you try to download or
search for Program Guide information, the following
messages may appear:
Download Incomplete: We were unable to
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locate any Program Guide information for the
following reason: Guide data is not available
for the country or region setting you selected
in the Control Panel Settings.
Search in My TV is unavailable because there
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is no Guide information.
Recording TV without a Television Program Guide
You do not need the Television Program Guide to
record TV. To record TV, set the recording manually:
1
Press the Start button on the remote control,
select My TV, Recorded TV, and then select
Add Recording.
2
Select Channel and time.
3
Enter the channel number using the numeric
keypad on the remote control.
description of the program. 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.
The current lineup and/or location selected for
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the Guide is not supported.
The Guide information is either missing or
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corrupt.
No data available.
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Channel information is currently not available.
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If you receive any of these messages, then the Guide
data is not available in your country or region, and
you cannot use Television Program Guide features.
Check back periodically to see if Guide data has
been provided.
4
Select the (+) or (–) buttons and then press OK
on the remote control to scroll through choices
and enter the recording frequency, date, start
and stop times, and storage and quality
options.
5
To set the recording and return to the Settings
window, select Record in the window, and
then press OK on the remote control.
6
To return to the previous window, press Back
on the remote control.
The number of
channels and
calendar days of TV
listings depends on
your television
service provider
Watching and Recording TV Programs
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