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Using the Quick Guide
The Quick Guide is made up of a Channel Banner and a channel list. This Guide is
small and transparent so that you can continue to watch a TV program while you are
browsing the Guide. Follow these steps to use the Quick Guide.
1
To display the Quick Guide, press the QUICK button on your remote control.
The Quick Guide appears, displaying a small Channel Banner and a channel list showing
the current half-hour time block.
2
Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to move up or
down in the channel list, or forward (and then backward) in
time. You can move up and down through the channel list a
full page at a time by pressing the CH
and CH
buttons
on your remote control. You can also use the number buttons
on your remote control to move the Quick Guide directly to a
specific channel.
As you highlight each program listing, its information appears
in the Channel Banner.
3
To see more information on a highlighted program, press the INFO button on your remote
control. The Full Channel Banner appears.
4
To get information on a channel (rather than a program), use
the arrow keys on the remote control to highlight the channel
number.
5
To expand the program listings to show more time, press the
right-arrow button on your remote control.
Each time you press the right arrow, the Quick Guide
expands by 30 minutes (up to a maximum 2-hour display).
To reduce the Quick Guide in 30-minute blocks, press the left-arrow button.
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To watch a program you see listed in the Quick Guide, highlight that program,
then press the SELECT button.
Using the Grid Guide
The Grid Guide displays a Channel Banner and a channel list. It provides access to the
complete set of Guide features including the ability to search for programs, schedule
reminders and recordings, etc.
Displaying and clearing the Grid Guide
To display or clear the Grid Guide:
1
To display the Grid Guide, press the GUIDE button on your remote control.
The Grid Guide appears. (Pressing the GUIDE button displays the Guide style — Grid Guide,
Grid Guide (Name), or Logo Guide — established in the Set Guide option in the Guide menu.
The default setting is Grid Guide).
2
You can also display the Grid Guide by pressing the MENU button on your remote control.
Then highlight Guide and press the SELECT button. Then highlight Grid Guide and press the
SELECT button again.
3
To clear the Grid Guide from your screen, press the EXIT button on your remote control.
Grid Guide overview
This diamond marks the current time
(so you can see how close you are
to a program start or end time).
Title of the highlighted
program or channel
This Banner shows information
about the channel or program
highlighted in the Guide.
Picture-in-
Guide
shows you
the program
you are
watching.
The program
currently highlighted.
Icons to remind you about the Guide functions of
the red, green, yellow, and blue buttons on your
remote control.
Current time and date
Signal type
The program list;
use the arrow buttons
on your remote control
to highlight different
areas.
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