Using the guide plus+™ electronic program guide 05, Areas – Pioneer RCS-606H User Manual

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Using the GUIDE Plus+™ electronic program guide

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Channel logos are displayed to the left of program titles.

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Press the RED Action button (Unlock).

The padlock icon above the video window becomes
unlocked. It remains unlocked for the remainder of your
current TV viewing session.

If you want to lock the video window again, follow the
same procedure. The

RED Action button will now act as

Lock.

Channel mosaic screen

You can switch the display style of channels in the Grid
Area, Schedule Area or My TV Area from a list to a mosaic
of channel icons by pressing the

YELLOW Action button.

Select the channel icon you want using the cursor
buttons, then press

ENTER

to return to the previous

screen on that channel.

Areas

The GUIDE Plus+™ system consists of seven

Areas. All

Areas can be accessed from the Menu bar.

Grid – The GUIDE Plus+ system Home Area.
Displays TV listings information for the next seven
days by time and channel.

Search – Search for TV programs by category (e.g.,
Sport), subcategory (e.g., Football) or keyword.

My TV – Set up a profile and receive
recommendations according to your preferences.

Schedule – Show all scheduled recordings.

Info – Area for additional information, such as
weather (not available in all regions).

Editor – Change channel settings.

Setup – Setup the GUIDE Plus+™ system.

The Grid Area

The Grid is the main TV listings screen of the GUIDE
Plus+ system and is the first screen that you see when
you press

GUIDE. You can see TV listings for the next

seven days, starting with the current day.

When you highlight a program in the Grid, you can see
information about it in the Information Box, including
title, synopsis, channel, source, time and length. If there
is an

i symbol in the Information Box, it means that there

is an extended synopsis available. Press the

INFO button

to see it.

In some countries, you can also see a rating for a
particular program (mostly movies). These ratings are
provided by local partners, such as TV magazines.

From the Grid Area you can:

• View and scroll through program listings

• Read program synopsis

• Tune to a program that’s currently showing

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• Set a program to record

• Lock or unlock the video window.

• Access Information panels.

Browsing the Grid

Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid:

/ / / (cursor buttons) – Navigate the Grid

/

– Previous / next page

/

– Previous / next day

BLUE Action button – Return to the current time/date in
the Grid.

ENTER

– Press on the current selection to exit the GUIDE

Plus+ system and start watching the program

The Search Area

From the Search Area you can:

• Search by category

• Search by subcategory

• Search by keyword

• Read program synopsis

• Tune to a program that’s currently showing

• Set a program to record

• Access Information panels.

Note

1 If you’re using an external tuner (satellite tuner, for example), there will be a short delay of a couple of seconds while it tunes to the channel.

This is normal.

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