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Sky Guide - TV Guide
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To enter this section, press the TV GUIDE button on your Sky Digital remote.
The TV Guide is split into fifteen different gengres, only the first eight are listed on the first page:
Entertainment
Lifestyle and Culture
Movies
Sports
News
Documentries
Kids
Music
 
By pressing the 0 button for More..., you will access seven more genres:
Radio
Shopping
Religion
International
Gaming & Dating
Specialist
Adult
Your Planner and Favorites options, along with A-Z Listings are also available on the second page. To return to the previous page, press the BACK UP button.
 
Pressing 1 for the ALL CHANNELS section, will give you full programme listings for the next seven days, for all the TV channels listed on Sky's Electronic Programme Guide (EPG).
If you find a programme you would like to view, that has not already started, simply highligt the desired programme and press select. The programme will then be added to your Planner.
Remember, you can find a certain type of programme quicker, by choosing one of the genre options available.
To view a programme that is currently being broadcast, press SELECT on your remote control.
Navigation through all the menus is done by using the arrow keys to move up or down, left and right.
 
 
You also have the All Channels, A-Z listings, Favorites and your Planner options here.
 
The coloured keys on your Sky Remote are also part of the navigation system under TV GUIDE and have the following funtions:
RED - Page Down
GREEN - Page Up
YELLOW +24 Hours
BLUE - 24 Hours
 
Personal Planner
This is your personal programme planner, where you add the programmes you want to view or record on your external DVD or Video recorder. There are a couple of very useful features to be found here.
There are two ways to add desired programmes to your planner, the first is to use the various genre or ALL CHANNELS options, then press select. The other option is to add a programme listed on a channels EPG listings for the present day.
Use the arrow keys to move to the desired programme that has not already started the press SELECT.
Your programme can now be found listed in your Personal Planner, to view your saved programme, press TV GUIDE, then the GREEN button on your remote.
 
 
There are three other options available:
1. By pressing the RED button on your remote, a red A will appear next to the programme. When this option is activated, your Sky receiver will not just remind about chosen programme, it will also change to the desired channel and turn the receiver on and off after the programme has finishe when in standby.
2. Pressing the GREEN button will create a Series Link if one is available, this saves you having to add the same programme again. A very useful option if you are following a series or soap or see the same programme at a certain time every day.
3. The last option allows you to delete saved programme in your Planner by pressin the YELLOW button.
 
 
Before your programme begins, a Personal Planner - Reminder will appear. The reminder will disapear from the screen just as the programme begins.
Remember, the red A symbol next to the programme indicates, that Autoview is activated. Your Sky receiver will automaticly change channels just before the programme starts.
 
 
 
 
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