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[[File:TV_Home.png|thumb|320px|A screenshot of TV Home, taken from WebTV Viewer.]]

'''TV Home''', occasionally referred to as '''TV World''', is a page on WebTV Plus units that allows the user to watch TV via the coaxial or AV inputs.

The page consists of a TV window in the center, which displays the current channel or input, as well as sidebar links and a bottom bar with TV-related functions.

The sidebar has links to the Web Home, Settings, TV Listings, and Help pages, with the bottom bar linking to TV Favorites, TV Planner, VCR, and TV Sites. The right of the page displays the current channel number and name (if applicable).

= Settings =
[[File:TV_Settings.png|thumb|320px|The TV Settings page.]]
The Settings page provides a way to change many TV-related settings (as well as dialing options).

== Listings Setup ==
Allows you to set up TV listings and change when the box dials into the service.

=== TV Area ===
Allows you to change the ZIP code that the box uses to retrieve listings for your area.

=== Auto Retrieve ===
Allows you to change when the box dials into the service. The default time is 8 AM.

== Channels ==
Allows you to change which channels to show or hide on the TV Guide. Hidden channels will also be skipped when pressing CH Up or CH Down.

== Hooking Up ==
Allows you to change the hookup configuration to use AV or Coaxial, depending on the options you select.

== Screen ==
Allows you to adjust the position of the WebTV display. Quoting the page, "This is useful if WebTV looks off-center."
Note that this page doesn't work on WebTV Viewer, due to the border not being implemented.

== Dialing ==
Allows you to change dialing options. This page works basically the same as the standard Phone Setup page, just with the addition of a "Power Button" page that allows you to change whether the box boots to TV Home or Web Home by default.

= TV Listings =
[[File:TV_Listings_Intro.png|thumb|320px|TV Listings intro page.]]
The TV Listings page allows you to view downloaded TV listings for the current week. If no listings are available, it will tell the user that there are no listings available and will offer to download them.

Listings are displayed in a grid, similar to most cable box TV guides.
[[File:Listings_Guide.png|thumb|320px|TV Listings guide.]]

= Gallery =
== TV Listings ==
<gallery widths=160 heights=120>
File:No_Listings_Error.png|The message that appears when the box doesn't have TV listings downloaded.
File:TV_Area.png|The page that asks you for your ZIP code and TV type, to download the appropriate listings.
File:Getting_Providers.png|The box in the process of getting TV providers for your area.
File:Cable_Provider.png|The page that allows you to select your TV provider.
File:Getting_TV_Listings.png|The box in the process of downloading TV Listings.
File:Getting_TV_Listings_Error.png|The error that appears when you attempt to go to Web Home during a listings download.
</gallery>
== Hooking Up ==
<gallery widths=160 heights=120>
File:Hooking_Up_Intro.png|Hooking Up intro page.
File:Placeholder.png|caption2
File:Placeholder.png|caption3
File:Placeholder.png|caption4
</gallery>
== Help ==
<gallery widths=160 heights=120>
File:TV_Help_Index.png|Help index.
File:Placeholder.png|Help menu selected.
File:Placeholder.png|Help article.
</gallery>