Useful Features (Dtv); About Epg; Using The Epg; Using The Epg Timer - Sharp Aquos LC-20AD5E Operation Manual

Useful features (DTV)

About EPG

With the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), you
can check the schedule of DTV and Radio events,
view detailed information about them, tune to an
event currently on-air and set a timer for future
events.
General EPG screen
①
Guide TV
0011 BBC News
② No Event Name
No Description
Channels 01:00
BBC News 671_MNO_
BBC ONE 672_PQR_SMPTE Color Bar_...
④
BBC TWO
673_STU_
BBC THREE
679_VWXYZ_Monosco_082...
CBBC
No Event Name
Page - Page +
Navigate
Service name
①
Event name
②
Picture window
③
Service list
④
• Shows the list of all services currently available. As
you scroll down the list, the rows in the Event name
list on the right will be refreshed correspondingly.
Event name list
⑤
• Shows the names of current events in a grid of
rows and columns. You can check scheduled
event information up to several days ahead,
depending on conditions.

Using the EPG


Press EPG.
• Pressing DTV/RADIO will switch between DTV and
Radio mode.
2
Press ▲/▼/◀/▶ to access the desired service or
event.
• The image shown in the picture window changes.
In the Service list:
① Press ▲/▼ to scroll the page up/down. Or,
② Press RED (Page −) or GREEN (Page +) to
skip to the previous/next page in one step.
In the Event name list:
① Press ◀/▶ to scroll the page left/right. Or,
② Press YELLOW (Prev.Day) or BLUE (Next
Day) to skip to the previous/next day in one
step.
Sun 20/08/2006 01:00
Sun 20/08/2006
01:30 02:00
671_MNO_10step_0820_...
672_P...
673_STU_SDTV Moving_...
679_V...
Prev.Day Next Day
View Info
OK
END
⑤
3
To watch an event currently on-air, press OK.
• The " " button of Navigation buttons will be
OK
displayed as "
an event currently on-air, and other than this will
display "
OK
• The TV will show the image in full screen.
• Selecting an event that has not yet started will
activate the EPG Timer mode instead.
NOTE
③
• Pressing opens the EPG Description screen that
provides more information about the selected event.
Press , OK or END to exit.

Using the EPG Timer

When the Timer is set, the TV automatically tunes to
a preset TV event when its on-air time begins.

Press EPG.
2
Press ▲/▼/◀/▶ to select the desired event to be
preset from the Event name list, and then press
OK.
• Select an event not yet started.
• A confirmation message displays.
3
Press ◀/▶ to select "Yes", and then press OK.
4
Press RED (Timer mode), and then press ▲/▼ to
select the desired parameter ("Once", "Daily" or
"Weekly"), and then press OK.
Event Timer
Service Name Mode
BBC ONE
Once
Daily
Weekly
Timer mode
Edit Timer
NOTE
• If using this function for recording, make sure to set the
timer of your recording equipment as well.
• Do not switch channels while recording using this
function.
• This function cannot be set for locked services or when
Parental lock applies. (See pages 22 and 25.)
• Up to 8 events can be preset using the Timer function.
• You can choose whether or not the screen switches on
when the timer event begins. See Rec screen status on
page 17. This is so that if you are using the timer to make
a recording to your VCR or other device, the TV screen
will not switch on unless you want it to.
• If you are watching another event, an alarm message
displays on the screen a few seconds before the preset
time.
• To cancel the preset, select the event to delete, press
GREEN (Delete Timer), press ◀/▶ to select "Yes", and
then press OK.
• An alert message displays when the preset events
overlap one another.
" when the cursor is selecting
View
OK
".
Timer
Date Time Duration
Once 20/08/06 01:05 01:05
Delete Timer
Navigate
OK END
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