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Playlist & EPG Management

How do I change the EPG timezone?

If programme listings appear at the wrong time, check the device clock and the player’s EPG time-zone or offset settings. Use the time zone appropriate to your location and follow the app’s documentation. Do not change several time offsets at once: an incorrect offset can make listings less accurate.

Topic: Playlist & EPG ManagementFormat: Practical guide

Understand the possible causes

EPG data contains programme times and channel identifiers. The app must interpret those times correctly and display them using its own settings. Incorrect listings can come from the source data, device time, time-zone selection, daylight-saving handling, or a player-specific offset. Not every app exposes all these controls.

Steps to check

  1. Confirm the device date, time, and time zone are correct, preferably using automatic time settings if supported.
  2. Open the player’s EPG, guide, or time settings.
  3. Check whether the app uses the device’s local time, a selected time zone, or a manual offset.
  4. Select the correct time zone or return a test offset to the documented default.
  5. Refresh the EPG if the app provides a separate guide refresh.
  6. Compare one programme with a trustworthy schedule for the same channel and location.
  7. If the whole guide remains consistently shifted, ask the source provider whether its EPG data uses a different time convention.

Avoid confusing time zone with source errors

If only one channel has incorrect listings, its EPG mapping or source data may be the issue rather than the global time zone. If every programme is shifted by the same amount, check the device and guide settings first. If programme titles are missing entirely, follow the EPG troubleshooting guide instead.

FAQ

Should I add or subtract an hour? Do not guess. Determine whether the app uses local time, UTC, or a manual offset and compare a known programme time.

Why does the time change seasonally? Some regions observe daylight-saving changes. Device and app handling can differ, so verify the documented behaviour.

Does changing the EPG time zone change live playback? Usually the setting affects guide display, not the stream itself, but app behaviour varies.

Related guides: Why is my EPG showing the wrong time?, What is an EPG in IPTV?, and Why is my IPTV EPG not working?.