LC-26D44E (serv.man11) - Sharp TV User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 31

With the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), you can 
check the schedule of DTV and Radio events, view 
detailed information about them, tune to an event 
currently on-air and set a timer for future events.

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1  Service name
2  Event name

3  Picture window
4  Service list

•  Shows the list of all services currently available. As 

you scroll down the list, the rows in the Event name 
list on the right will be refreshed correspondingly. 

5  Event name list

•  Shows the names of current events in a grid of 

rows and columns. You can check scheduled event 
information up to several days ahead, depending on 
conditions.

•  If a received programme does not contain a name, 

either “No event name” or a blank space will be 
displayed. However, the programme can still be 
watched.

Press EPG.

• Pressing RADIO will switch between DTV and Radio 

mode.

Press 

a/b/c/d to access the desired service 

or event.

•  There is a slight lag from the time of the 

a/b/c/d 

operations to the time the “Programme information” 
and “Picture window” display is affected.

•  The image shown in the picture window changes.

In the Service list: 
1 Press a/b to scroll the page up/down. Or,

2 Press RED (Page l) or GREEN (Page k) to skip 

to the previous/next page in one step.

In the Event name list: 
1 Press c/d to scroll the page left/right. Or,

2 Press YELLOW (Prev. Day) or BLUE (Next Day) to 

skip to the previous/next day in one step.

To watch an event currently on-air, press OK 
(OK/Timer).

•  The TV will show the image in full screen. 
•  Selecting an event that has not yet started will 

activate the EPG Timer mode instead.

NOTE
• Pressing 

p opens the EPG Description screen that 

provides more information about the selected event. Press 
p or END to exit.

When the Timer is set, the TV automatically tunes to a 
preset TV event when its on-air time begins.

Press EPG.

Press 

a/b/c/d to select the desired event 

to be preset from the Event name list, and then 
press OK (OK/Timer).

•  Select an event not yet started.

Press RED (Timer Mode), and then press 

a/b 

to select the desired parameter (Once, Daily, 
Weekly, or Monthly), and then press OK.

•  Once set, the preset event is indicated with an 

orange background in the EPG event name list.

NOTE
•  If using this function for recording, make sure to set the 

timer of your recording equipment as well.

•  Do not switch channels while recording using this function.
•  This function cannot be set for locked services or when 

Child Lock applies. (See pages 24 and 27.)

•  Up to 8 events can be preset using the Timer function.
•  If the TV is in standby mode when the preset on-air time 

nears, it will output signals for recording without image 
displayed on the screen.

•  If you are watching another event, an alarm message 

displays on the screen a few seconds before the preset 
time.

•  To cancel the preset, select the event to delete, press 

, press 

c/d to select “Yes”, and 

then press OK.

•  An alert message displays when the preset events overlap 

one another.

•  The TV power may not come on for several seconds if you 

preset an event using the EPG Timer and if the AC cord 
has been disconnected.

•  Once you preset an event using the EPG Timer, in DTV, 

and then press 

B on the remote control to enter the 

standby mode, the power consumption will be higher 
than normal (about 33 W) until the programmed event is 
broadcast. When pressing 

a on the TV to turn off the 

power, the power consumption will be same as normal 
standby consumption (about 0.9 W), and the EPG Timer 
will not be in operation.

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