Using the program guide

Navigator includes the program guide to give you an overview of what is playing on different channels during the day. From the program guide, you can select programs to watch, record, or purchase. The figure to the right shows the program guide.

The program guide shows you:

• The currently tuned channel in the upper right-hand corner with the current time, channel call letters, and channel number
• The channel logo, name, and number for the currently highlighted program in the upper left-hand corner
• The title, start and ending time, and a brief description of the currently selected program
• The time grid or a list of programs by theme or title

Note: As shown in the figure above, there are sometimes symbols in the program description. For an explanation of these symbols, click here.

Displaying the Program Guide

To display the program guide

• Press the GUIDE button. The program guide displays showing the time grid. The current program is highlighted in the time grid.

Tuning to a program from the program guide

To tune to a program from the program guide

1. In the program guide, press the up, down, left, and right arrow buttons to highlight the program you want to tune to.
2. Press the SELECT button to tune to the program. The program guide disappears and the selected program appears.

Note: If the program you tuned is a future program, you see a message asking if you want to record the program, set a reminder timer, or cancel the attempt to tune (exit). Press the button indicated for the option you want.

Viewing more information about a program

You can use the program guide to get additional information about a program. The screen below shows an example of additional information in the program guide.

To get more information about a program

1. In the program guide, press the arrow buttons to find the program for which you want more information.
2. To get more information about a program, make sure it is highlighted, and then press the INFO button. Navigator displays an extended description of the selected program.
3. To return to the program guide, press the C button or INFO button.

Displaying information for a few days ahead

You can display programming information in the program guide for up to a week ahead. The procedure below describes how you can quickly display information for a certain day ahead instead of scrolling through the program guide day by day.

To display information for a few days ahead

1. In the program guide, press the number button for the number of days that indicates the day you want to view information for. For example, if today is Wednesday and you want to see programming information for Saturday, press 3. Saturday is three days ahead of Wednesday.
2. Press the right arrow button within one second after pressing the number button in step 1. The program guide displays the programming information for the day you selected.

To redisplay the information for today, do one of the following:

• Press the number button you pressed in step 1 and press the left arrow button.
• Press the GUIDE button to exit the program guide and press the GUIDE button again to display the program guide.

Displaying the program guide by theme

To display the program guide by theme

1. In the program guide, press the B button. A list of themes appears for you to select from.
2. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll through the list of themes. To quickly jump from one theme category to another, press the B button. For each theme selected, the program guide displays all available programs for that theme to the right.
3. To scroll through the list of programs, press the right arrow button to highlight the list of programs, then press the up or down arrow button to scroll. Programs that are currently playing are marked by a dot in front of the program name.
4. Press SELECT to tune to the highlighted channel

Displaying the program guide by title

To display the program guide by title

1. In the program guide, press the C button. An alphabetical list of letters appears.
2. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the first letter of the program title you want to view information for. The program guide shows all program titles that start with the letter you selected.
3. To scroll through the list of programs, press the right arrow button to highlight the list of programs, then press the up or down arrow button to scroll. Programs that are currently playing are marked by a dot in front of the program title.
4. Press SELECT to tune to the highlighted channel

Exiting the program guide

To exit the program guide

• To exit the program guide, press the GUIDE button or the EXIT button.