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Finding tv shows – ARRIS DCT6412 User Guide User Manual

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Finding TV Shows

Finding TV shows is easy with the Program Guide. Browse for shows sorted by Time or Theme,

or Search for shows by entering a title or keyword.

Browse the channel line-up
Press

while watching a TV show to access the Program Guide.

What you can do: How to do it:

Browse for shows

by time/channel

On entry, the channel line-up is sorted by time/channel

Press

or

to browse the line-up by time, and

or

to browse the line-up by channel

Highlight a show and press

to view options or

to record

Browse for shows

by theme

While the Program Guide is displayed, press

to sort shows

by theme

Press

or

to highlight a desired theme, then press

to browse a list of related shows.

Highlight a show and press

to view options or

to record

Search for shows by Title or Keyword
Go to the Program Guide by pressing

and press

to access

Search; highlight and select ‘Titles’ to search for titles, or ‘Keywords’
to search for keywords

What you can do: How to do it:

Search for shows

by Title

Enter a title using the on-screen keyboard; use the arrow keys to

highlight each letter and

to enter (As letters are entered,

the guide data is scanned for letters that may be entered next.
Irrelevant letters are skipped as the keyboard is navigated)

Move the highlight to the Search Results List by pressing

,

then scroll up or down to highlight a show or Series Header
(shows belonging to series’ are grouped under Series Headers)

Highlight a Series Header and press

to view individual

episodes, or

to create a Series Recording

Highlight an individual show and press

to view options or

to record

Search for shows

by Keyword

Enter a keyword (i.e. actor, director, or subject) using the on-
screen keyboard; use the arrow keys to highlight each letter and

to enter

Move the highlight to the Search Results List by pressing

, then

scroll up or down to highlight a show or Keyword Header (related
shows are grouped under Keyword Headers)

Highlight a Keyword Header and press

to view related

shows, or

to create a Keyword Series Recording (future guide

data will be continuously searched for matching shows to record)

Highlight an individual show and press

to view options or

to record