Advanced program guide, 1. about the advanced program guide – Zenith DTV1080 User Manual

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7-1. About the Advanced Program Guide

7. ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE

The Advanced Program Guide

, DIRECTV newly deployed electronic program guide system, con-

tains schedule and program information for all DIRECTV

channels. The APG also provides local

over-the-air channels information including both conventional analog and digital channels. By

utilizing the APG, the Zenith HD Satellite Receiver stores and presents a comprehensive three-

day program lists covering hundreds of channels

Helping you to find a program easily and conveniently, the APG allows you to view schedule and

descriptive program information for the channels. The receiver offers five different channel lists:

ALL, CUSTOM, SURF, MOVIES and SPORTS. You may edit the CUSTOM and SURF channel lists

to customize and design your favorite channels, respectively. In addition, You can easily find

specific programs by using the CATEGORY search of KEYWORD search functions. An explana-

tion of each channel list is described in Section 7-2.

You can bring up the APG in two ways and exit from it in three ways.

To bring up the APG:

- Press the Guide button on your remote control.

- Press the Menu button on the remote control and select the DIRECTV menu. Several options

will appear. Choose the Guide option (menu->DIRECTV->Guide)

To exit the APG:

- Press the Exit button to return to the last channel you were tuned to.

- Press the Guide button on the remote control twice when a program or channel is highlighted.

The first press moves the highlight to the Guide menu at the far left. Pressing the button a sec-

ond time makes the APG disappear.

- When any currently broadcasted program is highlighted, pressing “

” on the thumbstick will

make the guide screen disappear and tune to that channel.

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