When every guide entry is shifted by the same amount, compare the television clock and time zone before editing individual channels. If only one channel is wrong, investigate its guide mapping or source data. These are different problems and should be tested separately.
What matters here
A one-hour error may follow a daylight-saving change, while a several-hour error can reflect the wrong region or a manual offset. An old guide cache can make a corrected setting appear ineffective until the guide is refreshed.
Work through these checks
- Compare the device clock with the actual local time.
- Check the player time-zone or guide-offset setting, if it offers one.
- Refresh the guide after correcting the clock.
- Compare two unrelated channels and note whether the shift is uniform.
Avoid this mistake
Do not apply several offset changes in both the TV and player at once; they may cancel or double each other.
How to judge the result
The current programme should line up with the schedule across several channels, including a programme around a date or time-zone boundary.
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Published 29 October 2026 · Hot IPTV editorial team · How we write and update guides