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Chapter 1: Your Contour Program Guide
Welcome to your new Contour Program Guide. The consistent look and feel is designed to work specifically with
High Definition televisions and the way you watch TV. New features and simplified navigation make it easier to find
the programming you want when you want it – whether it’s live, On DEMAND or recorded to a DVR.
The starting point for everything in the Contour Program Guide is the Main Menu, which is launched by pressing the
MENU button or the LEFT or RIGHT arrow on the remote control. From there, you can browse the TV listings or
On DEMAND, search for programs or change the guide’s settings.
Once in the Contour Program Guide, navigating your choices – from watching a program to personalizing the settings –
is incredibly consistent. It’s as simple as pressing the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT arrows. The only other remote control
buttons required for seamlessly navigating all areas of the Contour Program Guide are the SELECT, A, B, C and EXIT
buttons.
We’ve also added a number of shortcut buttons to the remote control. The GUIDE, ON DEMAND and SETTINGS buttons
take you directly to the TV listings, On DEMAND program choices and settings, respectively, without going through the
Main Menu.
You can also browse channel listings without leaving the show you are watching by pressing the INFO button on the
remote control. An INFO Banner will appear across the bottom of the screen that lets you find out what is playing
on other channels or later in the day. Simply press the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT arrows to navigate. For more
information on INFO Banners, turn to Chapter 3.
You can Change Guide Views
with the Contour Program Guide. From within the guide, pressing the GUIDE button will
switch the listings from List View to Grid View. Pressing GUIDE repeatedly will let you see Theme-based programs, HD
channels, Favorite Channels and eventually returns you to live television. Turn to Chapter 3 for more information on this
feature.
The Contour Program Guide features a Universal Search function that lets you run one search to quickly find all the
programming available through TV, On DEMAND, Pay-Per-View and even items saved to your DVR, if one is connected.
In addition to traditional title searches, you can search for new programs by keyword or by your favorite actors or
directors. Searches can be saved and re-used to find new content as it becomes available. To learn more about using
Universal Search, turn to Chapter 9.
The new Browse Related feature is a powerful way to look for new programs that might interest you based on the
programs you already watch. Beginning with a program, genre, actor or director, this function finds other shows and
movies that fall into the same category or feature the same cast or crew members. To learn more about using Browse
Related, turn to Chapter 2.
To make browsing On DEMAND seem more like a trip to the video store, we have added a new feature that lets you
Browse Movie Posters. With the press of a button, On DEMAND can switch from an ordinary list of available movies
to a view of the posters or cover art that came with the movie’s release. See Chapter 4 for more information about On
DEMAND.
Each family member can personalize their TV watching—from setting a personal list of favorite channels to customizing
certain features of the guide—with the new Users feature. For more information on setting user profiles and other
settings, see Chapter 11.
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