THOMSON DTI6300, User Manual

To change the view to show what’s on NOW or NEXT, use the up /
down  arrows. 

To see what’s on another channel use the left or right arrows.

If you see a programme you want to watch, press 

OK

.

Using the Quick TV Guide

When you are watching TV you can find out what’s on other channels without interrupting your
viewing using the Quick TV Guide. This is the small banner that appears at the bottom of the screen
during channel changes or when you press an arrow button.

NOTE: The full Programme Guide will normally be updated by your DTR automatically overnight.
Until then, you will have use of a reduced guide that will not enable you to access all the features
of the DTR. Please ensure you leave your DTR in Standby overnight, every night. If you subscribe
to Top Up TV services, depending on what time of day you initially set up your DTR, it may take
up to 

24

hours for TV Favourites to show in your library.

Shows the

current date

and time

Next

Shows the

programme

name and start

time

Shows short

details of the

programme

(synopsis)

Now

Shows the

programme

name and start

time

Shows the

channel name

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Basic Operation

Note

: Before you go any further, are you watching a digital TV picture?

If not, check that your TV aerial is plugged into the DTR 

Aerial In

and follow the on screen

instructions carefully or refer to the Quick-Start Guide. The DTR will then attempt to tune again. If
it fails again, you will probably need to upgrade your aerial, please refer to the troubleshooting
section on page 

35

.

To turn on your DTR, press the 

DTR

button or the 

button. The red

standby indicator light will go green.
To turn off your DTR, press the 

button. The standby light will turn

red again. An amber light indicates the box is updating and that you
should wait before pressing any further buttons.

The DTR  must be on or left in standby if you want to keep the
Programme Guide and Top Up TV programmes updated. 

Turning On and Off

Changing channels

To change channel press the 

CH+

or 

CH-

buttons. This will move

through the channel list one at a time. Note that the channel numbers
are not continuous. These are set by the broadcaster and cannot be
changed.

If you wish to search for your channel by name, use 

Quickfind

.

Press the 

OK

button.

Use the arrow buttons to move the highlighter around the
programme names, until the channel you wish to watch is
highlighted. (Only some channels are shown inside the box, keep
moving left or right to find the rest.) If favourite channels are
set, only those chosen will appear in the box.

Press the 

OK

button again to change the channel.

If you know the channel number you are looking for, enter this using
the number buttons. With digital TV there can be up to 

3

digits in the

number.

A banner with information about the programme currently showing
will appear briefly each time the channel changes. For more details
on getting programme information, see page 

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Teletext and interactive services

If your chosen channel has digital text features press the 

TEXT

or coloured buttons to access them.

To return to normal viewing press 

TEXT

again. Some services offer interactive features, details of

these and how to use them will appear on screen as they occur.

Using Y

our 

DTR

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