How to Use your Guide to watch and record TV

Your "all-in-one" Guide shows you the available broadcast and Internet TV listings in Windows Media Center. Use it to schedule broadcast programs you want to record or browse through the channels to see what's on TV.

To access the Guide from the start screen: scroll to TV + Movies and click Guide.

The Guide in Windows Media Center

The Guide displays all available Internet and broadcast TV programs in a table:

• The date and time are listed across the top

• The channel number and channel name are down the left side

• The program titles are listed throughout the grid.

You can use a mouse or an optional Windows Media Center remote control to navigate the guide. This grid describes how to control specific actions:

Action		With a mouse and keyboard	With a Windows Media Center remote
Jump directly to a specific channel in the Guide		Use the keyboard to type the channel number.	Press the numbered buttons to enter the channel number.
Scroll to the next or previous time slot		Click the right arrow or left arrow button.	Press the right arrow or left arrow button.
Scroll through the TV channels one at a time		Click the up arrow or down arrow button.	Press the up arrow or down arrow button.
Scroll through the TV channels at a fast pace		Click and hold the up arrow or down arrow button.	Press the CH/PG+ or CH/PG- button.
Move the cursor to the right at a fast pace		Click and hold the right arrow button.	Press the FWD button.
Move the cursor to the left at a fast pace		Click and hold the left arrow button.	Press the REW button.
Filter the Guide by category		Click Categories on the left of the Guide grid, and then click a category. You can hover the mouse over each category for a preview. To return to the Guide grid without filtering, click All. (It is not possible to filter the Guide in all regions.)	From the current air time, press the left arrow button twice, and then select Categories. Press the up arrow or down arrow button to choose a category, and then press OK or the right arrow button to filter the Guide by that category.
View program information		Right-click a program, and then click Program Info.	Select a program, press the MORE button, select Program Info, and the press the OK button.
Select a program to watch		Click a program that is currently airing.	Select a program that is currently airing, and then press the OK button.
Record a program from within the Guide		Right-click a program, and then click Record or Record Series.	Select a program, and then press the RECORD button. To record the series, press the RECORD button again.