Philips Multimedia Control Panel - Manual (Page 33)

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Getting the Most Out of It
■ TV station call signs are listed vertically according to their channel number. In
grids, the horizontal axis represents time in 2-hour slots. In lists, time slots are
displayed in 30-minute slots.
■ Color coding is used for the various program genres.
■ Program information: You can get additional program information by choosing the
highlighted program, or choosing OK. See ‘Consulting Program Information’ below.
■ Watch button : You can watch a highlighted program on television (if it is
now playing) by choosing the Watch button. See ‘Watching a Program from EPG’
below.
■ Search button : You can search for specific programs by genre(s) and by
time and date, see ‘Searching Programs’ on page 34.
Navigating the EPG Screen
You can navigate the EPG screen by means of the cursor keys. You can also select any
program simply by tapping the screen. To display another time slot, use the time
selector .
Attention! Moving the highlight from one program to another does NOT switch your
TV to the newly selected program. To actually watch a program, see ‘Watching a
Program from EPG’ below.
Consulting Program Information
To obtain more information on a program, you can consult the Program Information
Screen:
1 In the EPG grid/list, make sure that the highlight is on the program for
which you want more detailed information (e.g. by moving the highlight
with the cursor keys).
2 Tap the highlight or choose OK.
A screen with more detailed information will appear.
Note Use the Back hard key to go back to the previous EPG screen.
Watching a Program from EPG
From the various EPG screens you can make the RC9800i tune your TV to the program
you want to watch. To do so, proceed as follows:
1 Make sure that the highlight is on the program that you want to watch (by
moving the highlight with the cursor keys or simply tapping the program’s
name).
2 Choose the Watch button (the Watch button is enabled only if the
highlighted program is currently being broadcast).
Switching Channels
To switch channels either:
■ use the channel up/down keys;
■ choose a station call sign in any of the EPG screens;
■ select a program and choose Watch.
In all of the above cases the RC9800i will tune your TV to the corresponding channel.