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Note that iGuide provides channel groups so that series links can span multiple
channels. To choose a channel group, select a standard broadcast channel, and then press
[CH+]. This will select the first appropriate channel group for the base channel. [CH+]
and [CH-] will take you through appropriate channel groups, and/or back to the base
channel:
[LEFT/RIGHT]
BBC2
[LEFT/RIGHT]
ITV1
[LEFT/RIGHT]
C4
[LEFT/RIGHT]
[CH+/CH-] [CH+/CH-] [CH+/CH-]
ALL BBC CHANNELS ALL ITV CHANNELS CHANNEL 4 GROUP
[CH+/CH-] [CH+/CH-] [CH+/CH-]
ALL CHANNELS ALL CHANNELS ALL CHANNELS
Available channel groups can also be found at the end of the channel list.
By default five channel groups are provided: “All channels”, “All BBC channels”, “All
ITV channels”, “C4, E4, More4, Film4" (the Channel 4 group) and “five, five life, five
US" (the channel five group). Other channel groups can be created by editing the
configuration files (see below).
DAYS: The days on which to search for matching programmes. By default this is every
day, but can be changed to any individual day, weekdays, weekend or weekdays +
Saturday using the [LEFT/RIGHT ARROW] keys.
PERIOD: A block of time on the identified days in which to search for programmes – a
programme is deemed to be in a block if it starts or ends in the block. By default this
block is the quadrant of the day (0000-0600, 0600-1200, 1200-1800 or 1800-0000) in
which the original programme appears, or two such quadrants if it spans them. This
default sorts out most things – e.g. it’ll get all the weekday episodes of EastEnders but
not the Sunday omnibus – but it can be changed at will. Use [OK] to swap focus
between the start and end periods, and [LEFT/RIGHT ARROW] to change these times
(it’ll make more sense if and when you try it). If end time is less than start time, the
block is deemed to be overnight.
KEYWORDS: A series of keywords (actually phrases) separated by commas. If this list
exists, the pattern matches on the existence of all keywords in a programme’s title
and/or description. A keyword can be preceded by a minus sign, in which case the
pattern will fail to match any programme whose title or description contains the
remainder of the keyword.
Examples:
Keywords to match Possible matching programme titles
Who, Doctor Doctor Who
–Who, Doctor Doctor Kildare
Note that if keywords are defined for a pattern, they supercede the title pattern: this
means that any programmes, regardless of their name, will be captured by the series
link if they contain the appropriate keywords. Beware!