The guide plus, System, General information – Philips DVDR 80 User Manual
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The GUIDE Plus+
®
system
General information
Your DVD Recorder is equipped with the GUIDE Plus+
®
system. The GUIDE Plus+
®
system
offers a free interactive electronic program guide that lists all the TV programs available in your
area. You can also use the GUIDE Plus+
®
system to program your DVD Recorder to record
your favorite shows.
Press GUIDE/TV to see a summary of all the TV programs currently being shown on the
various TV channels. You can select either all the shows at a particular time or sorted according
to category.
For the GUIDE Plus+
®
system to operate correctly, the necessary data has to be collected. The
DVD Recorder may take up to 24 hours to do this.
Please note the following.
•) All the TV channels must already have been installed.
•) The TV channel which transmits the GUIDE Plus+
®
system information must not be deleted
from the channel list.
•) The time and date must have been set
•) The antenna/cable network must be connected; it must be possible to receive TV channels.
•) The DVD Recorder must be connected to the mains
•) The DVD Recorder must be switched to standby with the STANDBY
m button.
•) The Demo Pin on the back must be removed (jack G-LINK )
•) If you have connected a cable box it must be switched on.
Setting up the GUIDE Plus+
®
system
Below you will find out how to set up the GUIDE Plus+
®
system to suit your own particular
needs and how to install a cable box if you have one.
If the GUIDE Plus+
®
system has not yet been set up, go directly to step
4
.
1
Switch on the TV. If required, select the channel number for the
DVD Recorder (channel 3 or 4 or the Audio/Video In channel).
2
Press the GUIDE/TV button on the remote control.
The 'LISTINGS' screen will appear
aA Set up screen will appear
b The GUIDE Plus+
®
system is not completely installed, or the
installation was aborted. Chose from the following options and follow
the instructions on the screen:
'
Set up GUIDE now': Installation of the GUIDE Plus+
®
system
'
Set up GUIDE later': If you choose this option the 'reminder screen'
will appear every time you switch on the DVD
Recorder.
'
Don't remind me again': Select this option if you do not want to
set up the GUIDE Plus+
®
system now.
Please note, that without a complete
installation of the GUIDE Plus+
®
system it
is not possible to make a programmed
recording.
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