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Program
Menu
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information
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Promotional
Channel
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listings
About the GUIDE Plus+ System
The GUIDE Plus+ system is an interactive
on-screen
program
guide that lists TV
schedules
fbr your area and allows your TV direct control
of a cable box and/or
VCR. You must first set up the GUIDE Plus+ Menu system in order to view this
on-screen
program
guide (see Chapter
1 {or details). Press GUIDE m bring up
the GUIDE Plus+ system.
There are six sections of the GUIDE Plus+ system:
•
A row of Action buttons
at the top of the screen (l, 2 and 3)
•
Program
information
•
A row of menu options
(Grid, S(nl, News, Scheduh,, Messages,
Charlnels, Selup)
•
Channel
listings
•
Promotional
information
•
Video window
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Since the program
information
provided
by
the GUIDE Plus+ system is based on your
locale, you wil! need to run Setup again if
you move to a different
zip or postal code.
Downloading
Data
The GUIDE Plus+ system is not available until it completes
its first download
of
program
listings. When the power is turned off., the TV locates a "host channel"
that carries GUIDE Plus+ system data containing
program
schedule
and
channel
lineup information.
A channel
lineup is the list of stations and their
respective
channels.
To 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
offfbr GUIDE Plus+ system data m download.
If the TV loses power or is unplugged,
GUIDE Plus+ system program
listings
may be lost. When power is restored,
make sure the setup information
is still
correct. The GUIDE Plus+ system will receive updated
program
infbrmation
during the next scheduled
download.
Channel
Lineup
If more than one cable company services your area, you may be prompted
witb
STEP 5: Choosing Yeur Channd Lirze_q_ after the first GUIDE Plus+ system
download. You will need to identify your cable company by selecting the correct
channel
numbers
fbr the stations in question.
•
Use the up and down arrow buttons
to change the channel group and
press OK when the correct channel
group is highlighted.
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