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If the channel did not change, select No. The GUIDE
Plus+ system will try other codes assigned to your
external receiver. If none of the codes changes the
channel successfully, tune your external receiver to the
host channel for your country (refer to step 5 below) and
leave it on overnight. The recorder needs to be in standby;
it will wake up automatically and download new codes
from the host channel. The next day, try this setup
process again:
• Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE Plus+ setup
menu.
• Press to highlight the Menu bar, then use to
reach the Setup area and select Setup.
• Continue setting up from the start of this step again.
If your external receiver still doesn’t respond to the G-
LINK controller, please call customer support and report
the brand and model of your external receiver.
See also GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and troubleshooting on
page 73.
5 Identify the host channel for your country.
The TV listings information available in the GUIDE Plus+
system is distributed throughout Europe by selected
broadcasters called host channels. It is important that
the host channel for your country is correctly identified in
order to receive listings information (EPG download).
Follow A, B or C below depending on your setup:
A If you are not using an external receiver, this
recorder will automatically scan all channels for the
host channel:
• Leave the recorder in standby overnight (do not leave
it switched on).
B If you are using an external receiver, you need to
identify the host channel from the table below:
• Tune your external receiver to the appropriate host
channel and leave the receiver on and the recorder in
standby overnight.
C If you use both an external receiver and this
recorder as sources, follow the instructions above for
setting up without an external receiver. Only if this is
unsuccessful try the external receiver method.
About EPG download
• EPG data can only be received when the recorder is
in standby. (When not using the recorder, therefore,
please switch it into standby.) If you’re using an
external receiver, leave this on when EPG data is
downloading.
• If you cannot receive any of the host channels (see
the above table) then you won’t be able to use the
GUIDE Plus+ system. In this case do not set the
postal code (or set Country to Other) in the GUIDE
Plus+ setup screen. (When GUIDE Plus+ service
starts in your area, set the postal code again.)
• Even if you can’t use the EPG functions where you
live, you can still set ShowView timer recordings and
manual recordings — see Setting a timer recording on
page 79.
• The front panel display shows EPG when receiving
data. If you power on the recorder during an EPG
download, the download is canceled.
• EPG data may be received several times a day. All
updates are automatic.
• When downloading EPG data, the recorder may
sound as though it is on. This is normal.
Checking the downloaded data the
following day
1 Display the GUIDE Plus+ screen.
Country/
Region
Host
channels
Comments
Austria Eurosport
Belgium RTL-TVI
Music Factory
(TMF)
TMF will be switched off in the near
future.
France Canal+ Analog only
Germany Eurosport
Italy Sport Italia Analog only
Netherlands Music Factory
(TMF),
Eurosport
TMF will be switched off in the near
future.
Spain Tele 5 Analog only
Switzerland Eurosport
UK ITV, Eurosport ITV is analog only. Use Eurosport if
you are a SKY subscriber and you no
longer have a terrestrial antenna.
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