Most TV Stations broadcast information about their programs to Digital Set Top Boxes in an electronic format, called an Electronic Program Guide or EPG.

This information is available on your TV screen via an electronic program guide, displayed by pressing EPG or GUIDE button on the Digital Set Top Box remote control. The example shown here is from SRT 5492 & SRT 5495(the EPG can vary in different models, but essentially give the same information).

The information displayed when you press EPG (or Guide) button is information about the channel that is showing at the time. At the top of the screen is information about the current program on that channel; there will also appear a list of upcoming programs. To display information about the programs on another channel, scroll through the list.

Reserve & Record Function

You can reserve a program and it will automatically switch to your reserved program when it is about to start. You can also use the Record Function (available on Digital Video Recorders)on your EPG to set recordings. Also available is a 'padding' feature allowing you to add 10 minutes on start and finish of programs; no need to miss the ending is scheduling is running late.

Timers Function

You can also set timers (on Non DVR Units) to automatically switch to a preferred channel. For example if you wanted to have the news come on a 6pm every night it will automatically do this. Units can also use timers to record to an external recording device.

 

IceTV EPG

IceTV is Australia's leading independently compiled electronic program guide (EPG) for digital free-to-air television. Delivered via the Internet, IceTV gives you unmatched access and control over the way you watch TV—making finding, recording, watching and organizing all your favorite shows a breeze.

Interactive is a feature unique to IceTV, which enables you to create your own personalized EPG so that all your programs are found and managed for you. Saving you time and hassle so you'll never miss your favorite shows again.

Interactive allows you to specifically tailor your EPG to find and record only the programs that you really want to watch. It can source all your favorite, search with keywords, set series recordings, build your own library of viewing, create keyword recording, see what's popular with other users and much more.

You don't have to be sitting in front of your TV to manage all this either, as you can access Interactive via our website, giving you the freedom to organize your viewing whenever you want, wherever you are.

IceTV EPG is available via subscription on our DVRs (SRT 5492 & SRT 5495)

 

Freeview launches online TV Guide

Freeview has launched a comprehensive online TV Guide on the Freeview website to make it quick and easy for viewers to look up details of programs featured on free-to-view TV.

* Program Listing: Covers today's schedule, plus the following seven days on all Freeview channels, across metropolitan and regional markets.
* Program Details: As well as identifying the channel, name of the show and start and finish time, the Freeview TV Guide provides a raft of other information for each program, including ratings classification, closed caption availability, a snapshot of the show;s content and its genre.
* Program Finder: Allows viewers to search for their favorite show by entering simple keywords,
* Individual channel schedules: You can also list all shows by network.
*"Now" and "Primetime" schedules: Literally, at the click of a button viewers can see what's on now and what's on during prime time that night.

www.freeview.com.au/tvguide