Set up the app
Set up the app
Open the Main Menu
Swipe right from the left edge or tap the Menu button.
Exit any guide or menu screen
Just tap outside the screen or menu overlay.
Use the Program Guide
Scroll through channel listings
Swipe up and down.
Move forward or back on the guide schedule
Swipe left and right.
Change the guide date
Tap the Today button to pull up the date picker.
See content galleries for Kids, Movies or Sports
Switch to a channel
Tap the channel logo.
See details and actions for a program
Tap the program cell in the listings grid to see a few options:
1. On the Main Menu, tap For You
2. Tap a content tile
3. Tap Watch
4. Tap Resume or Start Over
1. From the Main Menu, tap the Search box
2. Use the keyboard to search a TV show, movie or sports team
Watch live TV at home
Access the control bar and thumb menu
While watching something, tap the screen to pull up the control bar and thumb menu. Tap the viewing area again or the X button in the middle of the thumb menu to hide them:
See recently watched channels, shows or movies
Pull up the Mini Guide
Jump 15 seconds forward or backward
From the Thumb Menu, tap either the 15+ or 15-button
Stop playback
From the Control Bar, tap Stop
Pause playback
From the Control Bar, tap Pause
Resume/Start playback
From the Control Bar, tap Play/Start
Watch live TV while you’re out
With the Contour app, you can watch TVGO channels anywhere. Here are a few ways to find them:
Live TV
On Demand
Watch On Demand
Learn your way around On Demand on the Contour app. Don’t forget, you’ll only see the programs you’re subscribed to:
Find On Demand movies and TV shows
Sort On Demand listings
Manage downloads
Wondering which devices have downloaded programs?
You’ll see all your devices. If a device has a red return button next to it, that means it has downloaded content.
Turn Closed Captions on/off
While you’re watching something, tap the screen to bring up the Control Bar, then tap CC to turn Closed Captions on or off. The CC button will turn blue when Closed Captioning is on.
Turn Video Descriptions on/off
While watching something, tap the screen to bring up the Control Bar, then tap the speech bubble icon.
Pull up the Settings menu
On the Main Menu, just tap the Settings icon at the bottom right.
Turn SAP on/off and choose a SAP language
Setting up Parental Controls
Create Parental Control PIN
On the Settings menu, tap Parental Controls. Then use the toggle switch to turn Parental
Controls on.
Turn Safe Browse on/off or change Safe Browse settings
Lock or unlock TV Ratings
Lock/Unlock movie ratings
Reset all restrictions
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