

Guide channels are low-level channels that contain guide data, they're auto-added if a XMLTV file is imported and ARGUS TV finds new channels in it when an exact corresponding TV channel doesn't exist.In ARGUS TV there are two kind of channels, guide channels and TV channels: Some important information about "channels": ARGUS TV will detect when this changes and update its guide data

You generate or obtain an XMLTV format xml file and provide this by yourself, chosing your preferred source.ARGUS TV Recorder can extract the data for you from the TV stream - the so-called DVB-EPG.You have a few options to get guide data into ARGUS TV Please refer also to our Wiki-Article EPG Grabbers For a quick start, consider using DVB-EPG initially, which is natively supported by ARGUS TV.After first installation of ARGUS TV, you won't have an EPG nor a pre-installed way to grab XMLTV files from guide providers - this has to be done.ARGUS TV does not activate one of the below options just by itself and thus.ARGUS TV can’t schedule recordings if it is not in the possession of up-to-date TV guide data.
