Humax HB-1000S User Manual
Humax Freesat HD with <free time>
Model: HB-1000S
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YOUR USER GUIDE
Welcome to freesat.
We are so pleased you bought this
eesat HD with
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INCLUDED IN THIS BOX
Quality state-of-the-art satellite TV receiver
Over 150 of your favourite channels
Picture perfect High Definition (selected channels)
BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, Demand 5 and YouTube
Catch up on the last 7 days of TV with a unique roll
back TV guide
Showcase (specially selected editorial TV picks)
Easy plug and play set up
Free, expert customer support - visit freesat.co.uk
or call 0345 313 0051
NOT INCLUDED
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box.
Monthly subscriptions (It’s free)
Lengthy contracts (It’s free forever)
Baing, complicated technology (It’s simple)
NEED A HAND?
If you need help anywhere along the way, just go to the
Help & info menu on the Home screen, visit freesat.co.uk or
ask other freesat customers at community.freesat.co.uk
CONTENTS
Basics
See what’s
on TV
Your remote control 2
On-screen icons 3
Home. It’s where it all happens. 4
The TV Guide 5
Your main controls 6
Seeing what’s on – Now & Next 7
Watching something on earlier 8
Planning what to watch later 9
Browsing whilst watching TV 10
Find out more about a programme 11
Find programmes by channel type 12
Finding and listening to radio channels 13
Setting a reminder 14
Extras
Seeing what’s on – Now & Next 7
Connecting to broadband 15
Watching something on earlier 8
On Demand 16
Planning what to watch later 9
Search 17
Browsing whilst watching TV 10
Controlling your kids’ viewing 18
Find out more about a programme 11
Hiding Adult channels 19
Find programmes by channel type 12
Accessibility 20
Finding and listening to radio channels 13
Recordings — Only accessible if paired with an USB
Setting a reminder 14
Hard Drive (HDD). 21
Safety Instructions 22
Warning 24
Troubl eshoo ting 2 5
Setting the universal remote control 27
Specification 42
Open source software notice 44
1
YOUR REMOTE CONTROL
TV - controls your TV
STB - controls your
freesat+ box
Recordings – goes to
your recordings
Skip backwards – skips
backwards in recordings
Stop – stops a recording
and On Demand
Rewind – rewind up to
x32 times faster
Record – records what
you’re watching or sets
a recording in the TV
Guide
Search – brings up the
Search screen
Back – goes back one
step
MAIN CONTROLS
Up down left right
arrows – get around
the TV Guide and
menus
OK – confirms your
selection
Standby – puts the
box into standby, and
on again
Skip forward –skips
forward in recordings
Fast forward – fast
forward up to x32
times faster
List – sorts the TV Guide
into channel groups
Pause – pauses live
TV, a recording and
On Demand
TV GUIDE
– opens and
closes the TV Guide
Exit – returns to live TV
– takes you to the
Home screen
i – gives you more info
about a programme
Coloured buttons –
gives you more options
on-screen
AD – turns audio
description on or o
TOP TIP
To control your
Number buttons – to
enter channel numbers
freesat+ box, make
sure that the STB
mode is selected on
SUB - turns subtitles
on or o
the remote control
To control your TV
with your remote
control, see page 27
2
ON-SCREEN ICONS
ON-SCREEN ICONS
may contain material with adult themes
subtitles available
audio description available
shown with sign language
Dolby 5.1 surround sound available
3D
High definition
an HD version also available
reminder
part of freesat Showcase
On Demand alternative available
part of a series
3
HOME.
IT’S WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS.
The Home screen will take you anywhere
you want to go. Press ‘home’
Home takes you to:
TV Guide
Ready for some telly? Great. This is the
place to come.
Showcase
Full of programme ideas to tempt you.
Use
what’s on tonight, later this week and
On Demand.
and
to explore our pick of
On Demand
The best free On Demand services full of
TV favourites ready to watch when you
are. Your freesat HD box will need to be
connected to your router (see page 24).
Search
Quickly find a programme without
trawling the TV listings.
Help & info
Tips on making the most of your freesat
HD box, and info about services for
visually impaired and hard of hearing
viewers.
4
THE TV GUIDE
See what’s on the minute you sit down
with our new at a glance ‘Now & Next’
view. Press
Use
- what’s on ‘Now & Next’
- what’s coming up in the
- what’s been on already but
and to explore:
next 7 days
is available for catch-up on
selected channels
TV GUIDE
If you are not connected to broadband
there may be occasions when the TV
picture in the TV Guide screen will
disappear and be replaced by an image
saying ‘receiving data’. This happens
when the guide is collecting up to date
information. When it is updated the
picture will reappear.
later
earlier
5
YOUR MAIN CONTROLS
These buttons can get you
everywhere.
Press OK on a programme in the TV Guide
and all the available options for that
specific programme will be listed.
So if a programme is on live TV now,
highlight it in the TV Guide, press
the Action Menu will look like screen 2.
If the programme is on later, you’ll be able
to
Set a reminder (Screen 3).
Press
options and
to scroll through the
OK
to select.
OK
and
1
2
3
TOP TIP
Pressing OK on a programme brings
up all the available options.
6
SEEING WHAT’S ON – NOW & NEXT
1
The TV Guide shows what’s on now
and next in an ‘at a glance’ view.
Press
To move through the channels,
use
To move through the programmes a page
at a time, press
To move forward and back 24 hours, press
As you browse through the guide, the
short programme info is shown at the top
of the screen. For more programme info,
press
Highlight a programme and press
choose
At any stage to go back to watching TV
full screen, press
TV GUIDE
P
and
i
Watch now (Screen 2).
EXIT
and
or
P
TV GUIDE
OK
and
2
TOP TIP
If you know the channel number,
jump straight to it in the TV Guide
with the number buttons.
7
WATCHING SOMETHING
ON EARLIER
You can roll back the TV Guide to
find programmes that were on
earlier ready to watch now, when
you are connected to broadband.
Available on selected channels with
On Demand services on freesat.
Look out for
earlier highlighted
in the TV Guide where this is
available.
Continue to press to highlight ‘earlier’
on the left hand side of the guide
(Screen 1).
Press
from earlier on today, ready to watch
whenever you are (Screen 2).
You can go back up to 7 days by continuing
to press the
again, and bingo. Programmes
(Screen 3).
1
2
3
Highlight a programme you want to
EXIT
OK
or
TV GUIDE
watch, press
To go back to the live TV Guide, continue
to press
To go back to watching TV full screen,
press
8
PLANNING WHAT
TO WATCH LATER
To plan your viewing a bit further
ahead, the full TV Guide has
listings for the next 7 days.
Use to highlight ‘later’ on the right
hand side of the guide (Screen 1).
Press
(Screen 2).
You can plan your viewing for up to a week
in advance, setting reminders to your
heart’s delight. Just remember to give
yourself time to enjoy it all.
To go back to watching TV full screen,
press
again for the full TV Guide
EXIT
or
TV GUIDE
1
2
TOP TIP
To fast scroll through the TV Guide,
press and hold
9
BROWSING WHILST WATCHING TV
1
You don’t have to stop watching TV to see
what else is on. For a quick snapshot of
what’s on now and next, press any of the
buttons followed by
OK
To see what’s on other channels, press
(Screen 2).
Browse programmes on earlier today
by pressing
pressing
and what’s on later by
(Screen 3).
You can set reminders here by
pressing
OK
To go back to watching live TV full screen,
press
EXIT
2
3
TOP TIP
Press
description.
i
to see the programme
10
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
A PROGRAMME
Programmes come with extra
info to help you decide whether
to watch them, including a
description, episode details
and more.
To see the programme info, highlight the
programme in the TV Guide and press the
i
button. A short description will
then show in the info area next to the
mini TV (Screen 1).
To see more info about the programme,
now press
(Screen 2).
Select
Here you’ll find a longer description of the
programme including cast and crew info
and more (Screen 3).
OK
for the Action Menu
About
1
2
3
If you are not connected to broadband
there may be occasions when the TV
picture in the TV Guide screen will
disappear and be replaced by an image
saying ‘receiving data’. This happens
when the guide is collecting up to date
information. When it is updated the
picture will reappear.
ON-SCREEN ICONS
You may see these in the info area
High definition
an HD version also available
3D
may contain material with
adult themes
audio description available
subtitles available
shown with sign language
Dolby 5.1 surround sound
available
11
FIND PROGRAMMES BY
CHANNEL TYPE
In the mood for a movie, or need your
next news fix? Jump straight to that
group of channels in the TV Guide by
pressing
(Screen 1).
Use
channel you’re looking for, and press
(Screen 2). You’ll then jump to that group
of channels in the TV Guide.
LIST
on your remote control
to choose the type of
OK
2
12
FINDING AND LISTENING
TO RADIO CHANNELS
Find the radio channels in the TV Guide
quickly by pressing
and select Radio.
To listen to a radio programme, highlight
it in the TV Guide and press
You can choose to
Set reminder
LIST
, then use
OK
Listen now or
TOP TIP
Radio channels start at Channel 700
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