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2.2 Electronic Programme Guide 21
2.2 Electronic Programme Guide
The Electronic Programme Guide, or EPG, is like a built-in
version of a TV listings magazine, allowing you to see what
programmes are on, for up to seven days ahead. You can see
a short synopsis of each programme, and in the next chapter
we’ll explain how you can use the EPG to schedule recordings
of programmes that you want to watch.
To access the EPG, press the on the remote control. You’ll
see a display like this, showing the current channel, with a list
of the programmes following the current one.
The first time you access the
EPG after switching your PVR
on, it may take a few moments
for the information to appear. It
may also take a moment for the
information to appear when you
move to a new channel.
Use the up and down keys to highlight different programmes;
as you move down the list, you’ll see the short description of
the highlighted programme change, in the bottom right quar-
ter of the screen. If you can’t read the whole description, press
the Blue button to see the next section of it, or use the Info key
to display the whole description in one go; another press of
the same key will hide it.
The left and right arrow keys allow you to view the EPG for
a different channel; when you use them, you’ll see that the
picture in the top right or the screen changes, so that it always
shows the channel for which you’re viewing the guide.
You’ll also see at the bottom of the screen that you can use the