Welcome to the new Xfinity X1. Here are some tips and tricks to help familiarize you with the new guide. Please note that many of the tips and tricks listed below link out to other articles that provide more details to help you.
Using the guide
- Filter your guide by All Channels, Free-to-Me, HD Channels, Favorites, Trending, Movies, Sports, or Kids.
- Favorite channels: Add a channel or program to your favorites.
- Use the FF button to skip forward one day in the guide.
- Learn how to navigate the guide or find out more about your remote buttons.
- See what’s on now: You can continue watching your program while browsing what else is airing now.
- Press the right arrow while watching TV to see a list of what’s currently on all of your channels.
- Learn how to navigate the mini guide.
- See what’s on next: Press the right arrow twice while watching TV to browse the full programming schedule for a specific channel up to two weeks out.
- Learn how to navigate the mini guide.
Navigation tips
- Press Last to go back in the guide.
- Search even faster using your remote keypad.
- Never miss a score with the X1 Sports app.
- Press the C button to access while watching TV.
- There are even more awesome apps that come with X1 like Weather, Pandora, and Traffic.
- Last watched programs and channels: DVR, On Demand, or live TV.
- Change your background darkness level in settings.
- Control live TV: Pause, rewind or fast forward live TV or return to live TV.
- Turn on Closed Captioning by pressing the down arrow twice while watching TV.
- Read full show descriptions: If a program description runs off screen, you can press the Info button on the remote to expand the screen and read the full program description.
- Using your remote: Your remote can navigate the menus, provide shortcuts and control your TV or audio device.
- To pair your device with a TV or audio device, go to xfinity.com/remotes for instructions.
- To pair your remote to your TV Box so you can aim it anywhere, follow the instructions on the back of the remote.
- Get tips on how to navigate X1 with voice commands and on your Xfinity Voice Remote.
Saved (DVR, favorites, purchases)
- See what's included in the Saved Menu.
- Use the D button to delete recordings.
- Restore deleted recordings.
- Manage your recordings: Manage the priority of a program or cancel a recording.
- Keep up with your favorite shows: View the episode guide information.
Additional information
Visit our Online Support Center to find common solutions.
The easiest way to activate, manage, and troubleshoot your Xfinity experience is with the Xfinity app! Get 24/7 real-time support, pay your bill, view plan details, get outage updates, and more. Download the free Xfinity app, or scan the QR code with your smartphone.
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