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Electronic Program Guide (EPG) (for DTV Only)
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Presetting TV programs using the EPG
Using the EPG, you can easily preset digital TV pro-
grams for watching later (auto channel select), record-
ing with a D-VHS recorder, or recording via a VCR
controller.
Using auto channel select
With the power to the system left on, this function
automatically selects the preset TV program when its
on-air time comes. Then you will not miss watching an
important TV program when you are enjoying another
TV program.
1
Press
DTV GUIDE
.
• The EPG screen appears.
2
Press / and / to select a program to be
preset, and then press
ENTER
.
• Select a program not yet started.
• A setup menu appears.
3
Press / to select “Program View”, and then
press
ENTER
.
• A dialog box for confirmation appears.
4
Press / to select “OK”, and then press
ENTER
.
• The program is preset and the schedule table is
restored.
• A blue square icon appears for the preset
program.
• A black icon appears for overlapped
presetttings.
5
Press
DTV GUIDE
to exit the Program Guide.
With the system switched on, a channel switch
alarm message approximately 30 seconds before
execution and the channel is switched a short
time before the start of the program.
• Auto channel select is not executed when the system
is in the standby mode.
• Finish presetting operations one minute before the
start of the program; otherwise presettings may fail.
• For priorities about overlapped presettings, see
“Priority rules for overlapped presettings” on page 63.
PDP5040HD-Eng (56-64)
7/24/03, 2:00 PM
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