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Menu screen

How to use the Menu Screen

The Menu screen provides access to the features of your TV service.

  1. Press MENU on your remote control. The Menu screen appears.
  2. Press the up and down arrow buttons to highlight a heading, such as Settings, on the vertical menu bar.
  3. Press OK to select the item.
  4. Press EXIT at any time to return to TV viewing.
Navigate through menus and screens

Use the arrow buttons and/or the CH/PG buttons, then press OK on your remote control to navigate through menus and screens and select programs.

 

When in the Menu, Guide, Bell MTS Video On Demand, or Recorded TV screens:

  1. Use the arrow buttons or CH/PG to highlight items in the screen. The highlighted item shows your selection.
  2. Press OK to activate your selection.
  3. Press BACK to return to the previous screen.
  4. Press EXIT at any time to return to TV viewing.
Picture-in-Picture browsing

How to use Picture-in-Picture Browsing

While watching full-screen TV, you can use the arrow buttons under PIP BROWSE on your remote control to see what is playing now, or later, on other channels without leaving the show you are currently watching.

  1. Use the down arrow button on your remote control to start Picture In Picture (PIP) Browsing. The PIP appears at the bottom of your screen while your TV remains tuned to the program you are watching.
  2. Press the up and down arrow buttons to see what is currently playing on other channels. For each program, the PIP displays the title and other relevant information about the program.
  3. Press the right and left arrow buttons to see what is playing at a later time on the channel selected in the PIP.
  4. Press OK to tune to the program shown in the PIP, if it is currently on, or to find out more about the program if it is playing at a later time.
  5. Press EXIT to close the PIP.
Program info screen

The Program Info Screen displays information about programs in the Guide, and provides access to a variety of options related to the program.

  1. Press GUIDE on your remote control.
  2. Press the up and down arrow buttons or CH/PG to highlight the program you are interested in.
  3. Press INFO and the Program Info Screen appears.
  4. Under the Summary heading, highlight one of these options and press OK.
    • Watch – To tune to the program if it is currently on.
    • *Record Episode – To record a program once. This option will only appear if you have PVR service.
    • *Record Series – To record the series for this program. This option will only appear if you have PVR service.
    • Rent – To rent the program. This option will only appear if you are in the Program Info screen for a Video On Demand movie.
  5. Press the right arrow button to highlight Related Info on the horizontal menu bar to find out additional details of the program.
  6. Use the up and down arrow buttons and press OK to select additional information.

Tip:

If you want to find more about the program you are currently watching, just press the INFO button on your remote control, then EXIT to return to TV viewing.

Search for a program

You can use the search function when you know the title of the program you want to watch, or the name of the person, such as an actor or director, involved in the program.

  1. Press MENU on your remote control.
  2. Highlight Search, and press OK. The Search Screen will appear with the following:
    • Alphabetic Keypad – Highlight and select the letters to search for the program or person you are looking for.
    • Space line - To add a space in between words you are searching for.
    • Back arrow – To delete a letter/number.
    • 123 – To activate the numeric keypad to search by number.
    • Options – To narrow down your search by filtering your results (by people, titles or VOD).
  3. To begin your search, use the arrow buttons to highlight the first letter or number you are searching for, then press OK. On the right hand side of your screen, a list of programs or names that begin with the letter you entered will appear.
  4. To narrow down your search, continue to enter letters/numbers as in step 3. Or, highlight Options and press OK. You can filter your results in the following ways:
    • All Results – Displays people, program titles, and Video On Demand programs that match the search text.
    • Titles – Displays TV program titles and Video On Demand programs that match the search text.
    • Video On Demand – Displays only Video On Demand programs that match the search text.
    • People – Displays programs with people who match the search text.
  5. Once you have typed in a few characters a list of actors and programs will appear, use the right arrow button to highlight your show, or continues over to the end of the list and select View All, then press OK.
    • If you select a program title, details of the program will appear. To watch a program currently on, highlight the program and press OK.
    • If you selected View All, search results will be separated into Live, Cast, On Demand, and Channel. You can further refine your search within these categories by selecting your category and then View All. Once you find your program, highlight the program and press OK.
  6. Press EXIT at any time to return to TV viewing.

Tip:

A quick way to get to the search options is to press the ENTER button while the search menu is open.

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