Humax YouView Instruction manual
Your YouView Guide
Welcome to YouView
Before you settle down to watch your favourite
show, why not take a few minutes to explore what
YouView can do? This guide will introduce you to its
features and customisation options, and help create
the viewing experience that’s right for you.
To set up your YouView+ box, please see the
Getting Connected guide.
Version 1.2
YouView is subject to terms of use, suitable broadband speed (at least 3MB/s), TV aerial and coverage, see www.youview.com. Software contained in this device is licensed on a limited basis. All other rights reserved.
YouView and the YouView logo are registered trade marks of YouView TV Limited and are used under licence. © YouView TV Limited 2015. All logos and content images are trademarks and / or copyright of their respective owners.
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What’s Inside
Your Remote Control 3
Browsing Programmes 4
Guide 5
On Demand 6
Players 7
Search 9
Pause, rewind, fast forward 10
Recording 11
Recording: Extras 12
MyView 13
MyView: Extras 14
YouView app: Record on the go 16
Settings 17
Settings: Subtitles and Accessibility 19
Settings: Parental Controls 21
Settings: Device Management 22
Troubleshooting 23
Customer support 25
Specification 25
Safety instructions and precautions 27
Open Source Software Notice 29
Reminders 15
NOTE
The latest version of the YouView user guide is available to download at support.youview.com
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Your Remote Control
Control YouView+ box
Control TV*
Skip backward
Rewind
Record a programme
Search for programmes on now,
On demand and Catch up
across YouView
Back – jump back to
a previous page/step
Mute button
Enter channel numbers
Standby
Text/Zoom/Help
Pause
Skip forward
Play
Fast forward
Stop playback
Displays more information on a programme
Opens the YouView Guide
Arrow keys to navigate through YouView
menus and players
Close/Exit the application
Opens the main menu
Colour keys - follow onscreen prompts
Dual key: Turns Audio Description on/off.
Shift for upper case in Search.
*To programme your universal remote control to operate your TV please visit www.humaxdigital.com/global/support/rcucodelist.asp and see MDB1.3 for a complete list of supported codes.
Dual key: Deletes text and recordings in
MyView and text in Search. Also turns
subtitles on/off.
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Browsing Programmes
YouView has an amazing variety of TV and films to choose from, but where to start?
Well, we’ve made it easy for you to find your favourites and discover what’s new:
let’s take a closer look.
The Guide
The Guide is your electronic TV listings
companion. It not only shows you what’s on
over the next 7 days, but also lets you catch
up on what you may have missed in the
past week.
See page 5 for more info.
NOTE
TARDIS is the trademark of the British Broadcasting Corporation and is used under licence.
On Demand
Oh no! Forgot to record your favourite
programme? Relax – it’s probably waiting for
you in On Demand, along with lots of other
great films and TV shows.
See page 6 for more info.
Mini Guide
Use the Mini Guide to scroll quickly through
channels while watching TV. To display the
Mini Guide and see what’s on now, what’s
available in catch up or what’s coming
up, press OK or any arrow button on your
remote control. You can scroll up to 12 hours
backwards or forwards to find something to
watch without the need to construct your
own TARDIS.
High Definition
You can access high definition channels
through your YouView+ box. There’s
something for all the family. Channels
include: BBC One HD, BBC Two HD, ITV HD,
Channel 4 HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD
and BBC News HD, plus children’s channels
CBBC HD and CBeebies HD. Some shows are
also available to watch in HD on catch up.
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Browsing Programmes: Guide
With the YouView Guide, you can check out what’s
on TV and radio right now, what’s coming up over the
next week, or scroll back to catch up on the favourites
you missed over the past 7 days. And that’s not all:
you can even set programme reminders and record
shows via the Guide.
Browse
Press on the remote to access the
Guide, then use the left and right arrow
buttons to move backwards and forwards
through time (Take that, Doctor!).
Use
and to select a programme, then
press OK to watch (where content is marked
with a icon).
To move up and down by channel, press
and .
To move up and down by page, press
and .
Press and to skip backwards and
forwards by 24 hours. This can help you see
things you may have missed or plan future
recordings.
Use to return to the TV and press the
green button to see what’s on now.
Hiding channels
You can personalise the Guide by hiding the
channels you don’t watch. Press and
then the yellow button
listings. Enter your PIN and use
scroll through the channels. Press OK to
select one and the yellow button
apply the change. To unhide channels, press
and the yellow button , then enter
your PIN and hit the red button
to edit the
and to
to
.
Filter by genre
In a similar vein, YouView allows you to filter
channels by genre: just press the blue
button
to, say, News and nothing else. You can
remove the filter by closing the Guide,
revisiting the blue button or touching the
red button – simple.
to see all programmes related
Catch up
With our catch up services you can scroll
back. To watch a programme that’s
already been on, use the left arrow button
to go backwards. Catch up programmes
are available for the past week and are
indicated by white text with a icon.
You can also find programmes that have been on TV recently in the On Demand menu. See the next section, On Demand, to learn more.NOTE
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Browsing Programmes: On Demand
Head to YouView’s on demand area to find a great
selection of TV and film. We’ve organised it so that
you can see at a glance freshly added shows and
the most popular programmes. If you’re looking for
inspiration, you can browse by genre instead – it’s up
to you.
Search by player
To access these services, press
up the main menu. Highlight On Demand
and press OK.
To see all the content available from a
particular platform (for example, All 4), press
the up arrow button to move on to the list of
players, then highlight one and press OK.
to bring
Search by genre
Press
Highlight On Demand and press
left or right through the categories until
you find the one you want (for example,
TV). Press OK to see the top content in that
category and scroll through the genres (for
example, Comedy). Once you’ve found what
you are looking for, highlight it using the
arrow buttons and press OK.
to bring up the main menu.
. Scroll
Information Panel
Whenever you see , you can use the
remote
Panel and find out more about a
programme, the rating and whether
subtitles are available. You can also play
more episodes from the same series, and
set recordings and reminders.
to bring up the Information
NOTE
Please note: on demand and catch up viewings will count towards any monthly broadband data allowance you may have. Visit support.youview.com for further details.
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Browsing programmes: Players
YouView has a great range of free and pay players
which we’re adding to all the time. There are plenty
of great On Demand shows that won’t cost you a
penny, but if you want to spend a little extra to watch
the latest Hollywood blockbusters, you’ve come to
the right place.
Let’s take a look at what’s on offer…
Free players
BBC iPlayer
Access the best of the Beeb’s content,
contemporary and classic, from Walford’s
worst to Louis XIII’s finest.
ITV Player
Watch Britain’s Got Talent, Coronation Street
and the rest of ITV’s big hitters at the touch
of a button, plus blasts from the past.
All 4
Programmes from Channel 4, E4, More4 and
4Music, all available on All 4. You can access
boxsets of the channel’s best shows such
as The IT Crowd (“Have you tried turning it
off and on again?”), browse by category, or
watch bite-sized extras, clips and exclusives.
Demand 5
Everybody needs good Neighbours, don’t
they? Watch full episodes of your favourite
Channel 5 programmes, such as The Home
and Away, as and when it suits you. Your
wish is their demand, as the channel puts it.
UKTV (Dave, Really, Yesterday)
Expand your mind with QI, search for
paranormal activity with Ghost Adventures
or catch up with the legendary Hasselhoff in
Hoff the Record via the UKTV Player. All this
and Dave Gorman, too!
Milkshake!
Channel 5’s Milkshake! is home to some of
the world’s favourite preschool characters.
There is a range of engaging programmes
that include strong story led animation,
genuine documentaries for pre-schoolers
and presenter led high quality musical
entertainment.
S4C
Top quality drama, sport, news,
entertainment and children’s content – all
in the Welsh language. English subtitles
regularly available.
Drama, chwaraeon, newyddion, adloniant a
chynnwys plant o’r safon uchaf – a’r cwbl yn
y Gymraeg.
STV (Scotland only)
Catch up with your favourite ITV shows on
the STV Player plus Scottish news, sport,
weather and competitions.
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Browsing programmes: Players
Pay players
Sky Store
Sky Store is now available on your YouView+
box. Bringing same day DVD release
blockbusters and all time classic movies
straight to you at the touch of a button.
With new movies available to rent every
week and over 1200 titles to choose from,
there’s something for everyone.
Simply set up an account on the Sky Store
website, log into the Sky Store player on
your YouView+ box and select the movie you
want to watch.
To find out more or set an account visit
www.SkyStore.com
NOW TV
Watch unlimited movies on your TV through
your YouView+ box with NOW TV. NOW TV’s
Sky Movies Month Pass lets you stream over
800 movies with up to 16 new premieres
added every month. Visit NOWTV.com to set
up your account.
BT Player and TalkTalk Player
And that’s not all. If your YouView+ box
is connected to BT or TalkTalk broadband,
additional shows, films and players will be
available through the BT/TalkTalk players.
So whether you’re after The Good Wife,
EastEnders or The Ugly Face of Prejudice, a
comprehensive library of viewing, classic
and contemporary, is at your fingertips.
That’s the evening sorted.
NETFLIX
Now you can instantly watch thousands
of your favourite programmes, films and
original series on the big screen through
Netflix on YouView.
Sit back and watch popular hit shows
including Breaking Bad, Orange Is the New
Black and House of Cards. Visit netflix.com
to find out more.
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Search
With YouView, you can search for specific on demand and catch up programmes
using your remote control keypad. Let’s take a closer look…
Seek and you shall find
Press on the remote control, or select
to display the main menu, then use
the arrow buttons to scroll to Search and
press OK.
Your remote’s number keys allow you to
enter a search term, such as a programme
title, using multi-tap functionality. For
example, tap the ‘2’ key once for ‘a’, twice
for ‘b’, three times for ‘c’ and four times
for ‘2’. If you make a mistake, you can
press
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Auto suggestions
As you type, YouView will suggest the
content it thinks you’re looking for – use
the up arrow button to select the showing
you want and press OK. If the suggestions
don’t match what you are after, continue
entering your search term, then press OK
to look for it.
On Demand/
On Now & Next
Once you’ve completed your search terms,
you will be presented with 2 tabs: On
Demand and On Now & Next. (When there
are no results, neither will be displayed.)
On Now & Next contains the results for
live TV. If the programme is on now,
pressing OK will take you to it. If it hasn’t
started yet, OK will set a reminder and
will set a recording. You can set up
series recordings via the tab, too.
And if you want to watch a show On
Demand, you can do so straight away.
Filtering
You can also filter your results: press the
green button
buttons to select a genre – TV & Film, Radio
or Music Videos. Once you’ve applied a filter,
use the arrow keys to navigate to the item
you want. Press OK to watch or to get more
information. Press the blue button to clear
your search and start again.
then use the arrow
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