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Features
Video
Action
Program
Menu
window
buttons
information
options
Promotional
Channel
information
listings
About the GUIDE Plus+ System
The GUIDE Plus+ system is an interactive
on-screen
program
guide
that lists TV
schedules
t_r your area and allows your TV direct control of a cable box and/or
VCR. You nlust first set up the GUIDE PIus+ Menu system in order to view this
on-screen
program guide (see Chapter 1 Ik>rdetails). Press GUIDE to bring up
the GLIDE Plus+ sysl_.m.
There are six sections of tile GLIDE Plus+ sysl_.m:
•
A row of Action buttons at the top of the screen (1, 2 and 3)
•
Program inlbrmation
•
A row of menu options (Grid So_V;Ne'w._;Scb#dJde, Messa_,4es,
Cbanne&
Setzcp)
•
Channel listings
•
Promotional
intkmnation
•
Vide() window
Note:
7be GUIDE i)tus+ system screerzs illustrated
in this book are
representations
q/'wbat
you
are lik@' to see. Not all cbannel._;
pro£)rams;
and
GUI1)E Plus+ #{f!)rmation
depicted
wilt be az.'ailabte
in your
area.
NewjL.atures
arm options
car_ be dowrzloaded
to tbe GUll)tS l)h¢s+
._Fstem, so these too are sul)iecl
to cbarzge.
Since the program
information
provided
by
the GUIDE Plus+ system is based on your
locale, you will need to run Setup again if
you move to a different
zip or postal code.
Downloading
Data
The GUIDE Plus+ system is not awtilable until it completes
iB fi_t download
of
program listings. When the power is turned off, tile TV locates a 'host channel"
that carries GUIDE Plus+ system data containing
program
schedule
and channel
lineup inlkmnation.
A channel lineup is the list of stations and their respective
channels.
"R) ensure
that your first download
of data is complete,
you should
leave your
TV off overnight.
Downloads
occur
several
times
a day. The TV must
be turned
off tk)r GUIDE
Plus+ system
data
to download,
If the TV loses power or is unplugged,
GLIDE Plus+ sysl(.m program listings
may be lost. When power is restored,
make sure the setup inlkmnation
is still
correct. The GUIDE Plus+ system will receive updated
program
inlkmnation
during tile next scheduled
download.
Channel
Lineup
If more than one cable company
services your area, you nmy be prompted
with
S7t_P 5: Cboosin_,_ Your Channel Lineup afi_.r tile first GLIDE Plus+ system
download,
You will need to identit? your cable company by selecting tile
correct channel numbers
lbr the stations in question.
•
Use the up and down arrow buttons to change tile channel group and
press OK when the correct channel group is highlighled.
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