EPG views and prime time
All EPG views use the programme data already available. You are choosing a presentation, not another data source. Open a view through your EPG/INFO button assignments or the EPG selection available on a long press.
Which view suits your task?
Section titled “Which view suits your task?”| View | Displays | Useful for |
|---|---|---|
| Simple EPG | The programme list of one service | Browsing that channel’s schedule. |
| SingleEPG | A single-channel list with additional service/bouquet navigation | Checking several channels in turn. |
| MultiEPG | One event per service, with navigation through Now, Next and later times | Comparing programmes running in parallel. |
| GraphicalEPG | Channel rows with programme blocks along a horizontal timeline | Seeing overlaps and planning the evening. |
| VerticalEPG | Several channels side by side, each with events underneath | Comparing more programme text per channel. |
| InfoBar EPG | A compact single- or multi-channel guide | Briefly displaying a guide over the picture. |
People sometimes also call SingleEPG “simple EPG”. The inspected source has separate single and enhanced views; the usual SingleEPG action opens the enhanced single-channel view. Skins and translations can use different visible titles.
Simple EPG and SingleEPG
Section titled “Simple EPG and SingleEPG”Select an event with the arrow buttons. INFO opens its description; the labelled timer action transfers it to a recording timer. Left/Right can move by pages in these lists; contextual HELP explains navigation in the current screen.
MultiEPG
Section titled “MultiEPG”MultiEPG mainly answers “What is on the other channels?”. Use time navigation to view later events. An empty row can mean that no data exists for that service; it is not automatically a display fault.
Graphical and vertical guides
Section titled “Graphical and vertical guides”In the graphical guide, Left/Right moves along time while Up/Down changes channel. The visible time span is a presentation/zoom choice: it does not extend the supplied schedule. Depending on configuration, OK, long OK and the colour buttons can preview, zap, display information or create a timer. Read the labelled action first.
Jump straight to prime time
Section titled “Jump straight to prime time”Prime time is a configurable time of day, not an EPG source. In the inspected graphical guide, 9 jumps to prime time. A start mode can open the guide there immediately; 20:15, for example, is a useful personal choice for a German TV evening. Also check the displayed date and day changes.
Open Menu → Setup → EPG → GraphicalEPG Settings, or press MENU inside the graphical guide. Set the prime-time hour/minute and optionally the start mode. InfoBar and vertical guides have their own settings; changing one view need not change them all.
InfoBar EPG
Section titled “InfoBar EPG”InfoBar EPG is a separate guide, not the normal first or second InfoBar. Its type can be Single EPG, Text or graphical Multi EPG. Activation and presentation are separate settings; see button assignments.
Find extra options with MENU
Section titled “Find extra options with MENU”MENU inside an EPG view opens that view’s configuration. The corresponding sections also appear under Menu → Setup → EPG. Typical controls cover row count, font size, service names/picons, preview, time span, bouquet selection, start mode and colour buttons. Available fields depend on the view and skin. Change one option at a time and reopen the guide when required.
Verification: Native views captured with existing channel data; no invented events or TV playback during capture. Original programme titles are not translated when the interface switches to EN. Complete remote-control sequences and every display option were not individually tested.
Sources: EPG views and actions, InfoBar entry points.
About the images: Das Erste HD, ZDF HD and other services come from the existing list. Programme artwork, short text and logos may be supplemented by installed EPG/metadata extensions. Simple and SingleEPG look largely alike in this skin. Visible empty brackets and the large clipped background title belong to the captured skin display and were not retouched.