Posted by WewaJB on 02/25/06 22:06

<DeepOne@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> "WewaJB" <wewajb@gtcom.net> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> I have one other question. How do I eliminate this EPG MODE ?
>>My understanding is when the EPG is displayed, the TV GUIDE is downloading
>>new data for the GUIDE LISTING. I have the SETTINGS to indicate NO
>>ANTENNA and NO CABLE is selected. I'm not attempting to use the
>>receiver in the 633 at all. When I power the 633 OFF, the EPG display
>>comes on. While this display is on the HDD appears to remain on and
>>spinning. I went back through the initialization setup and the TV GUIDE
>>setup to hopefully stop this download process but no success at this
>>point.
>>The manual does no make much mention of this EPG display.
>
> The EPG noise was my primary complaint with this machine. I would
> have thought the NO ANTENNA and NO CABLE settings should have silenced
> the EPG, but there is something else you can do that should take care
> of it. Go through the TV GUIDE setup again, and tell it that you're
> in Canada with a zip/postal code of A0A0A0 (those are zeroes). After
> you've done that, use the TIMER REC button to set a timer recording
> that will be "permanent". You can set timers for dates years into the
> future on the 633, so I set one in 2010. Or you could set up
> something to record weekly. The point is that you never want your
> timer setting list to be empty as that will trigger the EPG for some
> reason.
>

You are up on the 633. I had just read that on a CNet discussion board
and programmed it. It works. That is strange though. I sure thought
NO ANT & NO CABLE would have done the trick. Pioneer has a software
bug I guess.

I really like the 633. It has a lot of nice features and the big HD is
nice.

I just bought the 633 about 3 weeks ago and have not had a chance to
play with it until the past few days. I sincerely appreciate the assistance
you have given.

Thank you,

JB

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