Using TV Agent for the first time

                   Welcome to TV Agent !

Now you will be able to find the TV programs you are interested in more
quickly, without having to hunt for them among many channels you don't
receive and listings that are a waste of time to read.

You will set up a user name in your first session with TV Agent. Click on
the "User" button (or type ALT-U) to do this.

After the first session you can skip the opening menus and go straight to
the listings if you include an existing user name in the command line,
like:

C:\TVAGENT> TVAGENT JOE

If you're not on Eastern time you'll set your time zone in your first
session by clicking on the "Set Up" button.

Don't waste your time looking at ALL the listings; make TV Agent do the
work for you by deleting TITLES of programs you are never interested in.
You can eliminate many listings at once by deleting uninteresting programs
by TYPE (like "GAME SHOW"). Each user can also eliminate listings by
CHANNEL; or you can eliminate channels for all users at once by using the
"Set Up" button on the Main Menu. When you follow the instructions you see
by pressing the "Help" button on the Main Menu, you'll be shown more
buttons that offer more help. Among them, use the "Overview" button to get
the Big Picture of how to use TV Agent effectively. There's also a button
that will print out all the help files. The details about hiliting and
deleting are available on screen when you hit "H" while the listings are
displayed.

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This is a DEMONSTRATION of TV Agent, Version 1.01 D . It works just like
the other 1.01 versions of TV Agent, EXCEPT it will only work with
listings supplied during "free preview" periods. There are two files
containing listings for the first free preview. One file currently
available (TVADEMO1.ZIP) contains listings for 131 channels on October 1,
1994. There is a bigger file (TVADEMO8.ZIP) that contains 8 days of
listings for the first 8 days of October. You need one of those files, but
not both.

Subscribe to TV Agent so you can see fresh listings for EVERY day!

 The subscription costs $24.95 per year. Order from:

   Planet Systems Inc.
   1065 Cosby Hwy
   Newport TN 37821
   (615) 623-8300

VISA/MasterCard accepted.

TV Agent comes on a diskette as an Everlock protected program.

Here are the channels contained in the demonstration listings files
prepared for October 1-8, 1994. (Since then more channels have been added
to the listings supplied daily by Planet Connect and Skylink, and some
satellite/channel assignments have changed.)

                         satellite ID ___    ___ channel number
                                         |   |
    THREE ANGELS                 3ANG    S4/11
    ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT         A & E   G5-23
    ABC EAST                     ABC-E   T1-20
    ABC WEST                     ABC-W   T1-22
    ACCESS AMERICA               ACAM    G3/23
    ACTION                       ACTN    G7-3
    AMERICANA TV                 AMANA   F3/22
    AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS      AMC     F4-1
    AMERICA'S TALKING            AT      G1/10
    BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV       BET     G5/20
    BRAVO                        BRAVO   F4-7
    CARTOON NETWORK              CART    G1-8
    CANADIAN BRDCAST ATLANTIC    CBC-A   A1/23
    CANADIAN BRDCAST MONTREAL    CBC-E   A1/20
    CANADIAN BROADCAST PACIFIC   CBC-P   A1/11
    CBS EAST                     CBS-E   G7/19
    CBS WEST                     CBS-W   G4-16
    CHANNEL AMERICA              CHAM    F2/1
    CINEMAX EAST                 CIN-E   G1-19
    CINEMAX WEST                 CIN-W   G5-16
    CINEMAX 2                    CIN2    T2-21
    CONSUMER NEWS & BUSINESS     CNBC    G5-13
    CABLE NEWS NETWORK           CNN     G5-5
    COMEDY CENTRAL EAST          COM-E   F3-21
    COMEDY CENTRAL WEST          COM-W   G1-1
    COURT TV                     CORT    F3/6
    CSPAN HOUSE                  CSPAN   F3/7
    CABLE VIDEO STORE            CVS     T3-9
    DISNEY EAST                  DIS-E   G5-1
    DISNEY WEST                  DIS-W   G1-7
    DISCOVERY CHANNEL EAST       DISCE   F4-21
    DISCOVERY CHANNEL WEST       DISCW   G5-12
    E! ENTERTAINMENT TV          E!      F3/23
    ENCORE                       ENCR    G1-3
    ESPN                         ESPN    G5-9
    ESPN 2                       ESPN2   G5-14
    FAITH AND VALUES NETWORK     F&V     F3/5
    FAMILY CHANNEL EAST          FAM-E   G5-11
    FAMILY CHANNEL WEST          FAM-W   F3-1
    FLIX                         FLIX    T2-13
    FAMILY NET                   FMLY    G7/14
    FOX EAST                     FOX-E   C1/19
    FOX WEST                     FOX-W   T1/14
    FX EAST                      FX-E    G7/4
    FX WEST                      FX-W    G7/5
    GEM                          GEM     S2-2
    HBO EAST                     HBO-E   G5-15
    HBO WEST                     HBO-W   G5-8
    HBO 2 EAST                   HBO2E   T2-5
    HBO 2 WEST                   HBO2W   T2-14
    HBO 3                        HBO3    T2-9
    HOME TEAM SPORTS             HTS     S3-23
    INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL     IFC     G6/13
    INTERNATIONAL TV             INTL    C1-20
    KCNC (NBC DENVER)            KCNC    C1-14
    KDVR (FOX DENVER)            KDVR    C1-5
    KMGH (CBS DENVER)            KMGH    C1-6
    KRMA (PBS DENVER)            KRMA    C1-3
    KTLA (IND LOS ANGELES)       KTLA    S3-15
    KTVT (IND DALLAS)            KTVT    S3-5
    KUSA (ABC DENVER)            KUSA    C1-2
    KWGN (IND DENVER)            KWGN    C1-23
    LIFETIME EAST                LIF-E   F4-4
    LIFETIME WEST                LIF-W   F3-4
    MIND EXTENSION UNIVERSITY    MEU     G5/21
    MADISON SQUARE GARDEN        MSG     F4-6
    MAIN STREET TV               MSTV    F2/5
    MUSIC TELEVISION EAST        MTV-E   F4-17
    MUSIC TELEVISION WEST        MTV-W   F3-16
    NBC                          NBC     C1/8
    NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT TV      NEMPT   G7/20
    NEW ENGLAND SPORTS           NESN    F3-14
    NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TV      NETV    S3/2
    NICKELODEON EAST             NIK-E   F4-3
    NICKELODEON WEST             NIK-W   F3-18
    THE NOSTALGIA CHANNEL        NOST    G1/22
    NEWSPORT                     NSPRT   S2-18
    PUBLIC BROADCASTING SVC 6    PBS-6   T1/6K
    PUBLIC BROADCASTING SVC 8    PBS-8   T1/8K
    PUBLIC BROADCASTING SVC X    PBS-X   T1/8
    PUBLIC BROADCASTING SVC 7L   PBS7L   T1/7L
    PUBLIC BROADCASTING SVC 7U   PBS7U   T1/7U
    PLAYBOY                      PLAY    G5-2
    PRIME NETWORK SPORTS         PRIME   F3-11
    PRIMETIME 24                 PT24    G1-15
    REQUEST TV 1                 REQ1    F4-16
    REQUEST TV 2                 REQ2    F4-2
    SCIENCE FICTION CHANNEL      SCIFI   G5-4
    SPORTS CHANNEL NEW ENGLAND   SCNE    S2-12
    SPORTS CHANNEL PACIFIC       SCPA    C1-4
    SPORTS CHANNEL PHILADELPH    SCPH    S2-6
    SHEPHERD'S CHAPEL            SHEP    G4/6
    SHOWTIME EAST                SHO-E   F3-15
    SHOWTIME WEST                SHO-W   F4-20
    SHOWTIME 2                   SHO2    T2-23
    SPICE PPV                    SPCE    T3-20
    SUNSHINE NETWORK             SUN     C1-24
    TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES        TCM     G1-16
    THE LEARNING CHANNEL         TLC     F3/2
    THE MOVIE CHANNEL EAST       TMC-E   F3-17
    THE MOVIE CHANNEL WEST       TMC-W   F4-22
    THE NASHVILLE NETWORK        TNN     G5-18
    TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION    TNT     G5-17
    THE TRAVEL CHANNEL           TRAV    F4-13
    TRINITY BROADCASTING         TRIN    G5/3
    TVN PPV THEATER 1            TVN1    T3-1
    TVN PPV THEATER 2            TVN2    T3-2
    TVN PPV THEATER 3            TVN3    T3-3
    TVN PPV THEATER 4            TVN4    T3-4
    TVN PPV THEATER 5            TVN5    T3-5
    TVN PPV THEATER 6            TVN6    T3-6
    TVN PPV THEATER 7            TVN7    T3-7
    TVN PPV THEATER 8            TVN8    T3-8
    UNIVISION                    UNIV    G1/24
    USA EAST                     USA-E   G5-19
    USA WEST                     USA-W   G1-21
    VIDEO HITS 1                 VH1     F4-23
    VIEWERS CHOICE               VIEW    F3-3
    WABC (ABC NEW YORK)          WABC    F2-4
    WBZ  (NBC BOSTON)            WBZ     F2-14
    THE WEATHER CHANNEL          WETHR   F3-13
    WFLD (FOX CHICAGO)           WFLD    S4-10
    WGN NATIONAL                 WGN     G5-7
    WPIX (IND NEW YORK)          WPIX    S3-9
    WPLG (ABC MIAMI)             WPLG    F2-8
    WRAL (CBS RALEIGH)           WRAL    F2-2
    WSBK (IND BOSTON)            WSBK    S3-3
    WTBS (IND ATLANTA)           WTBS    G5-6
    WUSA (CBS WASHINGTON)        WUSA    F2-10
    WWOR NATIONAL                WWOR    F4-15
    WXIA (NBC ATLANTA)           WXIA    F2-12
                                         ^^ ^^
                         satellite ID ___|   |___ channel number


Here is a chart showing the relation of the 2-character satellite ID used
in the listings and the location of the satellite.

    ID   Longitude  Satellite        Odd Channel Polarity
    F5   139        SATCOM C5           V
    C1   137        SATCOM C1           H         When the satellite ID
    F4   135        SATCOM C4           V         and the channel number
    G1   133        GALAXY 1            H         are separated by a "/"
    F3   131        SATCOM C3           V         ( like "F3/2" ) that
    G5   125        GALAXY 5            H         means the programming
    T3   123        TELSTAR 303         V         is "In The Clear", no
    M2   116.8      MORELOS 2           H         subscription is needed.
    A1   111.1      ANIK E1             H
    M1   109.2      SOLIDARIDAD 1       V         A "-" separator means
    A2   107.3      ANIK E2             H         you must subscribe to
    S4   101        SPACENET 4          V         the channel to get an
    G4    99        GALAXY 4            H         unscrambled picture
    T1    97        TELSTAR 401         V         (eg  HBO G5-15 ).
    G3    93.5      GALAXY 3            H
    G7    91        GALAXY 7            H
    S3    87        SPACENET 3          H         Some satellites are
    T2    85        TELSTAR 302         V         shown here even tho
    G6    74        GALAXY 6            H         TV Agent is not carrying
    F2    72        SATCOM 2R           V         any listings on them
    S2    69        SPACENET 2          H         currently.

===================  END OF ANNOUNCEMENT   10/05/94  =================
