BT VISION User Manual

Turn it on

Your guide to getting

the best out of BT Vision

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Thanks for choosing BT Vision

Introduction

BT Vision gives you great TV at great value. Just sit back, select and enjoy.

With our On Demand service you’ve got a huge choice of brilliant programmes at the touch of a button like big Hollywood blockbusters and exciting Premier League football. You can also get into fun games and more with our Interactive service.

You’ll find more great entertainment on the Freeview TV and radio channels where you can catch BBC 1-4, ITV 1-4, More 4, Film Four, E4,

Five US, Dave,

Sky News and more.

We’d like to show you how to get the best out of BT Vision, so please have a glance through this guide.

Contents

Your remote control 4

Getting started 6

Finding what you want to watch 12

Pause and rewind live TV 17

Record live TV 18

Watch On Demand 20

Watch ﬁlms in high deﬁnition 24

Get interactive 26

Security 29

Settings 32

Any other questions? 34

Small print 36

Warranty 43

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On Demand

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Power button

turns your BT Vision box on/off

TV guide button

shows TV listings for the next 14 days

BT Vision button

displays the main menu on screen

Channel button

switches channel

Info button

shows information about a highlighted programme/or the one you’re watching

Record button

press to record your selected programme

Number buttons

use to choose a channel or menu option

Shortcuts buttons

This brings up a side menu that relates to whichever menu you’re in. Choose a sub-menu using the Arrow buttons and then press Select.

On Demand button

your link to On Demand programmes

Exit button

takes you out of a menu

Volume button

raises/lowers TV volume

Select button

confirms your choice

Arrow buttons

shows what’s on other channels/

lets you navigate around the menu

Back button

returns you to the previous screen

Coloured buttons

selects the coloured buttons on screen

Mode button

enables you to switch between controlling

your TV or your Vision+ box™ with

your remote. When the Mode button

is pressed and the BT Vision button is

illuminated with a solid blue light the

remote will control your TV. When it

ashes, it will control your Vision+ box™

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User Guide Your remote control

Your remote co ntrol

Our remote is easy to use – so pick it up and have some fun exploring by pressing a few buttons.

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On Demand

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Getting started

Turning on your Vision+ box

™

Simply press the Power button to turn on your Vision+ box

™

. The light on your

Vision+ box

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turns green to show you it’s on.

Getting started

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First of all, press the BT Vision button on your remote control. Then use the Arrow buttons to highlight what you want (TV Listings, On Demand, Recordings). Finally, press Select and you will go to that menu.

If you want to return to a previous menu, press the Back button.

On Demand

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Navigating through menus and screens

Getting started

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On Demand

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Checking other channels from live TV

Carry on watching and see what’s on other channels at the same time.

Simply press one of the Arrow buttons on your remote control.

Use the Up/Down Arrow buttons to see what is on other channels and the Left/Right arrow buttons to see what is on the current channel at different times.

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On Demand

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i button

i is for Info. Press this handy button while watching live TV and it will bring up the Programme Information Screen for the show you’re watching.

TIP – Recording

Did you know from the programme information screen you can set up recordings and turn subtitles on? Just follow the on-screen instructions.

Getting started

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Finding what you

want to watch

There are two easy ways to find what TV programmes you want to watch. Press the TV Guide button or find a specific programme by using the search service.

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Finding what you want to watch

The TV Guide

This gives you 14 days of TV programme listings. It’s updated daily by your BT broadband.

The TV Guide is easy to use and lets you find, watch or record your favourite programmes. Simply press the TV Guide button on your remote and use the Arrow buttons. Move up and down to check what’s currently showing on the selection of TV channels available, or use the Right Arrow button to see what’s coming up next.

When you find what you want to watch, press the Select button.

On Demand

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Finding what you want to watch

TIP – Shortcuts button

This brings up a side menu that relates to whatever menu you’re currently in. For example, in TV Guide, you can jump to Next Day, Next Week, Display Channels or TV Guide Style. Choose a sub-menu using the Arrow buttons then press Select.

TIP – Faster channel search

You can scroll up/down a page at a time by pressing the CH+/- button on your remote. Also, if you press the Blue button it will take you directly to the programme search page.

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Search for a programme

If you know the name of the programme you want to watch you can use the search

engine feature to nd out when it is on. Press the BT Vision button on your remote and use the Right Arrow button to scroll through the menu. Select Search All or press the blue button.

Search by name or keyword

Enter a word using the letters on your BT Vision remote control keyboard. So if you typed in “Felicity”, all programmes with Felicity in the title or stars called Felicity would be listed.

Search by letter

Use the Arrow buttons on your remote to move round the on-screen keyboard. When the letter you want is highlighted, press Select. Up comes a list of programmes and people beginning with that letter.

On Demand

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