Pace TDS850NB User Manual

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SKY

This is your essential guide to using your Sky+ HD box

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

Learn about HD page 8

Get started page 12

See what’s on page 17

Use your Planner page 24

Record programmes page 27

Pause and rewind live TV page 34

Play recordings page 36

Enjoy the freedom of Sky Anytime TV page 42

Order Box Ofﬁ ce programmes page 47

Have more control over kids’ viewing page 49

Watch favourite channels page 54

Troubleshooting page 71

FULL CONTENTS

FOR YOUR SAFETY 4 BACK TO BASICS 6

Your Sky+ HD remote control 6 Your Sky+ HD box 7 About your Sky+ HD box 8 What is HD? 8 What you need to enjoy Sky HD services 9 Keeping you up-to-date 9 What you can do with your Sky+ and Sky HD subscription 10 Your viewing card 10 Your Sky+ HD remote control and your TV 11

GETTING STARTED 12

Turning your Sky+ HD box on and off 12 Changing the volume 12 Changing channels 13 Using the Search & Scan banner 14

TAKING CONTROL 15

You’re in control with Sky Guide 15 Using colour keys for more options 16

SEEING WHAT’S ON 17

Quick glance at what’s on with Search & Scan 17 Complete overview of what’s on with TV Guide 17 Finding a speciﬁ c channel 18 Seeing what’s on your favourite channels 18 Seeing what’s on the HD channels 19 Identifying HD programmes 19 Finding a speciﬁ c programme 20 Finding out more about a programme 21 Codes used in the information banner 21 Finding and listening to radio channels 22

SETTING REMINDERS FOR PROGRAMMES 23

When reminders clash 23

USING YOUR PLANNER 24

Recording status 24 Managing your reminders and recordings in your Planner 25 Linking series in your Planner 26

RECORDING WITH SKY

Recording without interrupting what you’re watching 27 Recording from TV Guide or Box Ofﬁ ce listings 27 Recording from anywhere you go 27 Recording an entire series 27 Recording a promoted programme 28 When recordings clash 28 Avoiding recordings from being deleted 29 PIN-protecting kept recordings 29 Cancelling current and future recordings 30 Deleting existing recordings 30 Keeping an eye on available disk space 31 Disk space warning 31 Recording radio channels 32 Adding to the start and end of recordings 33

+ 27

PAUSING AND REWINDING LIVE TV 34

Saving after pausing or rewinding live TV 35 Changing how far back you can rewind live TV 35

PLAYING BACK RECORDINGS 36

Choosing from all past and current recordings 36 Picking up from where you left the last recording 37 The playback symbol 37 Checking the remaining viewing time 37 Fast forwarding and rewinding 38 Pausing 38 Slow motion 38 Stopping playback 38 Using bookmarks for favourite parts of a programme 39 Saving bookmarks 39 Managing and deleting bookmarks 39 Skipping to bookmarks 40 Starting playback from a bookmark 40

COPYING PROGRAMMES TO VIDEO/DVD 41 ENJOYING SKY ANYTIME TV 42

Seeing what’s on offer with Sky Anytime TV 42 Sorting the Sky Anytime TV list 43 Viewing a programme from the Sky Anytime TV list 43 Recording Sky Anytime TV programmes 44 About Sky Anytime TV programmes 44 Restricting Sky Anytime TV viewing 45 Cancelling the Sky Anytime TV service 46

ENJOYING BOX OFFICE ENTERTAINMENT 47

Watching Box Ofﬁ ce programmes 48 Paying for Box Ofﬁ ce programmes 48 Ordering over the phone 48

MORE CONTROL OVER KIDS’ VIEWING 49

Changing your PIN 49 About your PIN 49 Hiding adult channels 50 Restricting rated programmes 50 Restricting speciﬁ c channels 51 Controlling how much is spent on services 51 PIN-protecting kept programmes 52 Restricting programmes in your Planner 52 Turning off PIN-controlled restrictions 53

MORE OPTIONS 58

Using digital text 58 Using teletext 58 Adding channels that aren’t listed in Sky Guide 59 Watching your added channels 59 Changing the picture settings 60

REMOTE CONTROL SETUP 61

Resetting your remote control 61 If the setup didn’t work 62 Alternative setup 62 Replacing the batteries 63

YOUR SKY+ HD BOX CONNECTIONS 64

Connecting other devices 66 Switching on Dolby® Digital audio 67 Adjusting sound synchronisation 67 Connecting to the telephone line 68 Changing how the front-panel indicator works 68

GREEN STUFF 69

Saving energy with standby 69 Saving energy with Auto Standby 69 Recycling packaging 70 Recycling electrical and electronic products 70 Sky+ HD box recycling 70

MANAGING YOUR FAVOURITE CHANNELS 54

Storing favourite channels 54 Switching to a favourite channel 54 Seeing what’s on your favourite channels 54

SUBTITLES AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION 55

Finding subtitled or audio described programmes 55

GOING INTERACTIVE 56

Interactive cards 56 Playing games 56 Setting up message alert 57

TROUBLESHOOTING 71 TELEPHONE NUMBERS 80 SPECIFICATIONS 81 INDEX 82 HD JARGON–BUSTER 85

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Using equipment safely

Your Sky+ HD box has been manufactured to meet international safety standards, but you must take care if you want it to perform properly and safely. You must have your Sky digital satellite system installed by a qualiﬁ ed satellite-TV installer.

It is important that you read this booklet completely, especially the safety instructions below. If you have any doubts about the installation, operation or safety of your Sky+ HD box, please contact Sky or your dealer.

Warnings and cautions

• Remember that contact with 230V AC mains can be lethal or can cause a severe electric shock. To avoid this risk:

• Never remove the top cover of your Sky+ HD box. There are no user-serviceable parts inside, but there are some high-voltage live parts. On the rear panel of your Sky+ HD box there is a tamper-evident label that states ‘Warranty void if broken or removed’.

• Do not attempt to repair your Sky+ HD box. Instead, please contact Sky Customer Service on the number provided in the Terms & Conditions.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

• Never attempt to move or repair your satellite dish or low noise block.

• If you move your Sky+ HD box between locations at different temperatures, allow it to reach room temperature before you apply power to it.

• Make sure that all electrical connections are properly made.

• Do not connect any of your equipment (Sky+ HD box, TV, video etc.) to the mains supply until you have properly connected all the other leads.

• Disconnect your Sky+ HD box from the mains supply before you disconnect any other equipment from its rear panel.

Never push anything into holes, slots or other openings in the casing (except the viewing card / interactive card into their respective slots).

• Your Sky+ HD box is intended for use in moderate climates. Do not use or store your Sky+ HD box in hot, cold, damp or dusty places.

• In order to ensure a free ﬂ ow of air around your Sky+ HD box, allow at least 10 cm of space above and on all sides (especially between your Sky+ HD box and your TV). Do not cover any ventilation slots.

• Ensure the ventilation slots do not become impeded with items such as newspapers, tablecloths and curtains or similar items.

• Do not place your Sky+ HD box close to sources of heat such as a heater or direct sunlight. The maximum temperature should not exceed 45

• Do not place your Sky+ HD box in an enclosed cabinet with more than one other piece of audio/video equipment e.g. VCR or DVD.

• Do not put anything on your Sky+ HD box which might drip or spill into it. Never stand objects ﬁ lled with liquids, such as vases, on top.

• Never place naked ﬂ ame sources, such as lighted candles, on or adjacent to your Sky+ HD box.

• To avoid possible damage to the internal hard disk, do not pick up or otherwise move your Sky+ HD box while it’s connected to the mains supply. If you want to move your Sky+ HD box, ﬁ rst switch it to standby using the remote control or front-panel button then wait at least 60 seconds before disconnecting it. Wait another 30 seconds before continuing. You should handle your Sky+ HD box carefully as any damage you cause to the internal hard disk (or any other component) will invalidate your warranty.

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Electrical information

Mains plug and its fuse

The supplied mains plug may be a non-rewireable type or a rewireable type. Both types contain an approved 3A fuse. If you need to replace the fuse, use an ASTA- or BSI-approved BS 1362 fuse, rated at 3A and marked with either of these symbols.

Non-rewireable plugs have the fuse beneath a fuse cover on the plug face. Use a screwdriver to lever off the fuse cover, replace the fuse with a new one and reﬁ t its cover. Never use a plug if its fuse cover is missing.

Rewireable plugs have the fuse inside. Use a screwdriver to remove the plug’s back cover, then lever out the fuse and replace it with a new one. Replace the plug’s back cover.

If the supplied mains plug is not suitable for your mains socket-outlet, remove its fuse and then cut the plug off the lead. Destroy the severed plug immediately to avoid the shock hazard which would exist if this were to be plugged into a mains socket. Do not attempt to repair or modify the mains lead or plug. Fit an appropriate mains plug on the lead. If this plug contains a fuse, it should be as described above. If you are using a non-fused plug, an external fuse must not exceed 5A.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

3 AMP

use correct fuse

Connecting to the mains supply

Your Sky+ HD box operates with 230V AC, 50 Hz mains supply. Do not connect it to a DC power supply. On some models, the supplied mains lead has a 2-way connector at one end and a mains plug at the other. Insert the 2-way connector into your Sky+ HD box before you insert the plug into the mains supply. The only way to disconnect your Sky+ HD box from the mains is to take the plug out of the socket. Your Sky+ HD box must therefore be installed near the mains socket outlet, which should be easily accessible.

If you are in any doubt about anything relating to the mains supply, consult a competent electrician.

BACK TO BASICS

The Sky installer should have shown you the basics of how to use your Sky equipment. Here’s a reminder of what you need to enjoy the channels and features on offer.

Your Sky+ HD remote control

Sky • set your remote to control your Sky+ HD box

• set your remote to control your TV

box ofﬁ ce

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mute

vol + and -

arrows

other channels or to highlight on-screen options

• use when watching TV to see what's on

rewind

• show Box Ofﬁ ce programmes

tv guide

• turn your TV’s sound on and off

play/pause

• rewind a recording or live TV

• check out TV listings

• change your TV’s volume

text

• switch to text mode

• play/pause a recording

or pause live TV

standby

and off

services

parental controls, subtitles and favourite channels

interactive

• ﬁ nd out more about a programme

ch + and -

select

back up

help

or show help on using Sky Guide

fast forward

stop

• turn your Sky+ HD box (or TV) on

• set up a range of features including

• press for interactive services

• change the channel

• conﬁ rm a menu option

• jump back to previous page

• turn on subtitles/audio description

• fast forward a recording

• stop playback of a recording

colours

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• record a programme

• use to select a variety of on-screen

options

numbers

menu options

0 / speaker

channel number

• enter channel numbers or select

• press before entering a radio

Your Sky+ HD box*

rewind • rewind a recording or live TV

stop

• stop playing back a recording

record

• record a programme

play

• play a recording

pause

• pause a recording

or live TV

fast forward

• fast

forward a recording

remote command light

•

red when receiving a command from the remote control

message light • yellow when there's a message waiting

online light

• green when online

(using phone line)

back up

• jump back to previous page

i • ﬁ nd out more about a programme

tv guide

• check out TV listings

arrows

• use when

watching TV to see what's on other channels or to highlight onscreen options

select

• conﬁ rm a

menu option

standby

• turn your

Sky+ HD box on or

off

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recording/playback indicator

• lights

when your Sky+ HD box is recording or playing back programmes

interactive card slot

• insert your

interactive card here when using interactive services and only when an instruction to do so appears on-screen

* Your model's conﬁ guration may vary from the illustration shown.

Sky is not responsible for the manufacture of your Sky+ HD box.

For your manufacturer's details, see the back cover of this guide.

Sky viewing card slot

• lift the ﬂ ap and

insert your viewing card here

About your Sky+ HD box

With your Sky+ HD box, a compatible HD Ready TV and the relevant subscriptions you can enjoy fantastic Sky entertainment in glorious high deﬁ nition.

Your Sky+ HD box gets HD information from the satellite through the minidish, it then decodes the information and sends it to your TV.

With a Sky+ subscription, your Sky+ HD box is a video recorder and satellite receiver in one. It also has two inputs from the satellite dish, which means you can watch one programme while recording another.

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What is HD?

HD (high deﬁ nition) is a revolution in TV picture quality, with clearer images, more vibrant colours and deeper details.

Sky HD packs up to four times as much picture detail as normal TV. See every blade of grass and every bead of sweat - all in lush colour against vivid backgrounds.

Sky brings you the largest HD service in Europe, with over 6,500 hours of HD entertainment a month, across movies, sport, drama and documentaries.

your Sky+ HD box decodes HD information from the satellite

The Sky+ HD box comes with all the Sky+ features when you have the appropriate subscriptions and has a personal storage space of 160GB. That’s up to double the storage of a current Sky+ box. Plus it includes the Remote Record feature, so you can set recordings from your mobile or online via sky.com.

To discover what’s on in HD go to TV Guide and select HD Channels or visit sky.com/hd. Check out our HD jargon-buster on page 85.

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What you need to enjoy Sky HD services

To truly experience Sky HD with your Sky+ HD box, you need a compatible HD Ready TV, a Sky digital subscription and a Sky HD subscription.

Your Sky+ HD box is designed to work with TVs that carry the HD Ready logo. You can use a TV without the HD Ready logo as long as it has these technical features:

• The screen must have a minimum native resolution of 720 lines in wide

aspect ratio.

• The screen must be able to receive high deﬁ nition pictures by either a

DVI (with HDCP) or an

• The TV must be able to display both 1080i/25 and 720p/50.

For more details about your TV, contact the manufacturer or your retailer. To ﬁ nd out more about HD equipment in general, visit www.sky.com/hd.

port (with HDCP).

Keeping you up-to-date

As we make improvements and create new features, we update the software you see on-screen by sending it via the satellite. We’ll let you know about these new features as soon as they’re available.

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Sky broadcasts over 6,500 hours of HD entertainment a month, and we’re adding more all the time.

To discover what’s on in HD go to TV Guide and select HD Channels or visit sky.com/hd. Check out Seeing what’s on the HD channels on page 19.

What can you do with your Sky+ and your Sky HD subscription

With your Sky+ HD box and the relevant Sky subscriptions, you can enjoy all the features and beneﬁ ts of Sky+. Store and play back hours of entertainment without videos or DVDs. You can record two different channels at the same time, put live TV on ‘pause’ and record an entire series at the touch of a button. Plus you can store up to 30 hours of HD programmes or up to 80 hours of standard deﬁ nition programmes – that’s up to double the storage of a current Sky+ box.

To subscribe to Sky HD, call the number(s) found under Services > Telephone Numbers.

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Your viewing card

Your viewing card needs to stay in your Sky+ HD box at all times so you can view all the Sky TV channels you’re entitled to.

The viewing card slot is under the ﬂ ap on the front of your Sky+ HD box.

There’s no need to remove the viewing card unless it’s faulty or has expired.

Please remember these cautions:

You can change the settings for the Sky+ service by going to Services > Sky+ Setup. These settings are described in detail in this guide.

• Don’t remove or re-insert the viewing card unnecessarily.

• Don’t bend the viewing card.

• Keep the card away from heat and sunlight.

• Keep the card dry. Never clean it with ﬂ uids - use a soft dry cloth.

• Keep the card away from small children and pets.

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keep your viewing card in its slot (position may vary)

Your Sky+ HD remote control and your TV

Your Sky

Press t v on the remote control to switch control from the Sky+ HD box to the TV.

Press Sky to go back to controlling the Sky+ HD box.

HD remote control can work with both your Sky+ HD box and your TV.

The Sky installer should have already set up the remote control for you. If you leave your remote control without batteries for longer than 10 minutes or if you have a new TV, you need to reset the remote control to work with your TV. See

Resetting your remote control (page 61) for details.

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GETTING STARTED

Turning your Sky+ HD box on and off

Press the S k y key on your Sky for a few moments for it to start up.

To turn your Sky

The standby light on the front panel is red when your Sky+ HD box is plugged into the mains but turned off. The light is green when your Sky+ HD box is on.

To save power and money, please put your Sky

GETTING STARTED

mode when you’re not using it.

See Saving energy with Auto Standby (page 69) to read about your

HD box’s automatic energy-saving mode.

Sky

HD box off, press the standby key on your remote control.

HD remote control to turn the box on, and wait

HD box into standby

Changing the volume

Use the remote control’s vol +/- key to change the volume of your TV.

Sky turns the box on

standby turns the box off

red = standby

green = on

use the vol + / - key or mute for volume control

You can turn the volume off altogether by pressing the m u t e key.

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Changing channels

To go through the channels one at a time, press the channel +/- key on your remote control and wait for the channel to change.

To jump straight to a certain channel, use the number keys to enter the channel number. For example, enter the sequence 5-0-1 for Sky News. If you don’t know the number, press tv guide on your remote control, select All Channels and look up the channel in the list.

See the chapter Seeing what’s on (page 17) to see how you can change channels from the full screen listings such as TV Guide.

When you change channels, the Search & Scan banner appears.

change channels one at a time with ch +/-

or by channel number with the number keys

GETTING STARTED

Using the Search & Scan banner

The Search & Scan banner helps you see what’s on now and later, change channels, set reminders and record programmes (if you have a Sky+ subscription), all without interrupting what you’re watching.

Press the up/down arrow or select to show the Search & Scan banner.

When you see the banner, press the up/down arrow to see what’s on other channels.

Press the left/right arrow to see what’s on earlier and later today on the channel.

• If you see a programme on now that you want to watch, press select.

GETTING STARTED

• If you see a programme you want to watch and it is on later, press

select to set a reminder. See Setting reminders for programmes (page 23).

• If you see a programme you want to record, press record.

See Recording with Sky+ (page 27).

Press back up to remove the banner.

use the arrows to show the banner and see what’s on

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TAKING CONTROL

You’re in control with Sky Guide

You control what you watch on your Sky+ HD box by browsing the on-screen Sky Guide using your remote control.

Sky Guide lets you:

• see what’s on for the next 7 days

• check out your HD channels

• set reminders and recordings

• set up and see your favourite channels

• order Box Ofﬁ ce movies, sports and events

• use a range of interactive services

• set viewing restrictions and a spending limit

• change Sky

To get into one of the four main Sky Guide screens, press its key on the remote control, for example tv guide.

To select an option you can press the appropriate number, for example, press 1 for All Channels. Otherwise, press the down arrow so the yellow highlight is on the option you want, then press select.

HD box and Sky+ service settings

press the remote control

key for the Sky Guide

area you want

TAKING CONTROL

press the option number or use the arrows

to move the highlight and press select

Using colour keys for more options

Colour options along the bottom of Sky Guide screens give you more choices. Simply press the corresponding colour on your remote control.

When you’re watching a programme, the colour keys can do different things:

red Shows you the interactive screens for that programme, if available.

green Sets a reminder or recording for a promoted programme, if available.

yellow Shows the Message Alert screen.

blue Shows what’s on your preset favourite channels.

TAKING CONTROL

See Managing your favourite channels (page 54) for details.

use colour keys for on-screen options

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SEEING WHAT’S ON

Quick glance at what’s on with Search & Scan

With Sky Guide, you don’t have to change channels to see what else is on.

channel name

what’s on now on that channel

When you’re watching a programme, press select or the up/down arrow on the remote control. The on-screen Search & Scan banner appears.

• To see what’s on the same channel later today, use the left/right arrow.

• To see what’s on a different channel, use the up/down arrow then

left/right to check different times.

Complete overview of what’s on with TV Guide

To see the entire list of programmes and channels, press tv guide. The TV Guide menu appears, giving you a choice of categories.

Press the down arrow or 0 for More to see the next screen of categories.

Highlight the type of programme you’re in the mood for and press select.

All Channels gives you the entire list of channels.

SEEING WHAT’S ON

what’s on next

press tv guide for complete list

Finding a speciﬁ c channel

TV Guide screens list channels by channel number.

• If you know the number of the channel, you can enter it using the

number keys.

• Go down a page at a time by pressing channel - or the green key.

• To see programmes on later, use the right arrow.

• Use the yellow (+24 Hours) and blue (-24 Hours) keys to see what’s on

up to 7 days in advance.

• If you can’t see the whole title of a programme, press the i key.

• When you see a programme you want to watch, highlight it and press

TAKING CONTROL

SEEING WHAT’S ON

select.

If it’s on now, Sky Guide tunes to the channel. If it’s on later, Sky Guide sets a reminder.

• To record a programme now or later, press record.

Seeing what’s on your favourite channels

Once you’ve marked channels as your favourites, you can choose to see listings just for those channels.

From the TV Guide menu, press the blue key (Favourites).

The Favourite Channels screen appears where you can check what’s on as in other listing screens.

See Managing your favourite channels (page 54) to set up your favourites.

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Seeing what’s on the HD channels

In Search & Scan and general listings, you can spot HD channels easily as they have the letters HD after the channel name.

To see listings for HD channels only, go to TV Guide and select HD Channels.

The HD Channels screen appears where you can check what’s on as in other listing screens.

Identifying HD programmes

To see if the programme you are watching is in HD format, simply press i on your remote control. Alternatively, highlight the programme in any TV Guide listing, and then press banner, it’s an HD programme (i.e. a programme that is broadcast in high deﬁ nition).

For more on the information banner, see Finding out more about a programme (page 21).

i . If you see the letters HD in the information

SEEING WHAT’S ON

is it HD? Press i on your remote control to ﬁ nd out

All programmes available on the HD channels are broadcast in HD format.

Finding a speciﬁ c programme

If it’s a certain programme you’re looking for, press the yellow key ( Search A-Z) from the TV Guide menu, then choose the type of programme you’re in the mood for.

A-Z screens list programmes in alphabetical order.

• To ﬁ nd the programme you want, jump to the ﬁ rst letter of the title

by using the letters on the number keys. As you would write a text message on your mobile phone, press the key once for the ﬁ rst letter shown, twice for the second letter and so on.

• If you can’t see the whole title or if you want to see more information on

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SEEING WHAT’S ON

the programme, press the i key.

• When you see a programme you want to watch, highlight it and press

select. If it’s on now, Sky Guide tunes to the channel. If it’s on later, Sky Guide sets a reminder.

• To record a programme now or later, press record.

• If a programme is on the same channel at different times, you may only

see the programme appear once. After you select the programme you can then choose what time you want to watch or record it.

See Setting reminders for programmes (page 23) and

Recording with Sky+ (page 27).

To see where your reminders and recordings are stored, see Using your Planner (page 24).

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Finding out more about a programme

You can ﬁ nd out more about a programme with i on the remote control.

Press i when you’re watching something, when the Search & Scan banner is on-screen, or when a programme is highlighted in the other listings such as TV Guide.

The information banner appears with everything you need to know about the programme.

Press back up to remove the information banner.

Codes used in the information banner

get information on programmes with the i key

SEEING WHAT’S ON

Rating codes

U Universal, suitable for all audiences including

young children.

PG Parental guidance is recommended. Some

discretion may need to be applied as to the suitability of the ﬁ lm for younger or impressionable children.

12 Suitable for viewers aged 12 years or over.

More mature themes or language make the ﬁ lm unsuitable viewing for young children.

15 Suitable for viewers aged 15 years or over.

May contain stronger language.

18 Suitable only for adult viewers aged 18 or

over.

See Having more control over kids’ viewing (page 49) to see how to restrict rated programmes.

Content codes

s Sex or nudity. l Strong language. v Violent scenes. m Material which is intended for a mature

audience.

Letter codes

HD This is a High Deﬁ nition programme. HD

programmes are shown in widescreen.

C This programme is copy- protected and

may not play back correctly if you try to record it.

DS You can hear this programme in

surround sound if your TV/home cinema

system is compatible.

DD You can hear this programme in Dolby®

Digital 5.1 audio if your TV/sound system is compatible. See Switching on Dolby® Digital audio (page 67) for more details.

AD You can choose to play an audio

description over this programme; a

narrative soundtrack for the partially sighted. See Watching TV with subtitles or

audio description (page 55).

S You can turn subtitles on for this

programme. See Watching TV with subtitles or audio description (page 55).

W This programme is shown in widescreen.

For HD programmes, this code won’t be shown although all HD programmes are shown in widescreen (the image above is for illustration purposes only).

Finding and listening to radio channels

You can switch to radio channels in the same way as TV channels:

1 Use the up/down arrow to browse through the channels shown in the

Search & Scan banner. Radio channels appear with a speaker symbol next to them.

2 Press select when you see the radio channel you want to listen to.

You can see the entire list of radio channels as follows:

1 Press tv guide and select More from the TV Guide menu or scroll down

to the next page.

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2 Select Radio to see the list of radio channels.

SEEING WHAT’S ON

3 Highlight the radio channel you want to listen to and press select.

To switch to a radio channel by keying in the number, remember that radio channel numbers have four digits, usually beginning with 0.

See Recording radio channels (page 32) to see how to set up a recording.

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SETTING REMINDERS FOR PROGRAMMES

If you want to watch a TV programme that’s on later, Sky Guide can remind you when it’s about to start.

When you see a listed TV programme you want to watch, simply highlight it and press select.

• In the Search & Scan banner, a reminder symbol appears next to the

• From full-screen listings such as TV Guide, your Planner appears, showing

programme title.

your entire list of selected programmes. See Using your Planner (page 24) for details.

the reminder symbol appears next to the programme in Search & Scan and in your Planner

SETTING REMINDERS

the reminder message shows 1 minute before the start

If you see a promotional advert for future programme(s) and you see the green set reminder option, you can set up a reminder for that programme or series of programmes. Press the green key before the end of the advert and follow the instructions on-screen.

One minute before the programme starts, the reminder message appears.

• Press select to tune to the programme.

• Press record to start recording the programme.

• Press back up to carry on with what you were watching.

When reminders clash

If you try to set a reminder for a programme and it clashes with a previous one, Sky Guide asks you what you want to do.

• Press select to be reminded about both programmes.

• Press back up to cancel the latest selection.

If broadcasters change their schedule by less than 6 hours, your reminders are automatically updated.

USING YOUR PLANNER

Your Planner gives a clear overview of what you’ve chosen as recordings and reminders, as well as the status of each programme. When it comes to playing back your recordings, this is your starting point.

To get to your Planner, go to the TV Guide menu and press the green key (Planner).

To show the time of a recording and the disk space used, highlight the recording in the list and press the i key.

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Recording status

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You can check the status of your recordings in your Planner;

RECORDING

RECORDED

PART RECORDED /FAILED

CLASHED

VIEWED

COPY

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The programme is being recorded.

The programme was successfully recorded.

To see why all or part of the recording failed, press the i key.

There were two programmes set for recording at the same time, which caused the recording to fail.

You’ve played back the recorded programme.

You’ve selected the programme to be copied to your video or DVD. See Copying recordings to video/DVD (page 41).

Reminder – a reminder is displayed just before the programme starts. See Setting reminders for programmes (page 23).

Record – the programme is set for recording. See Recording with Sky+ (page 27).

Managing your reminders and recordings in your Planner

You can do more with your chosen programmes by using the colour keys in your Planner.

There are 8 colour options in total with 4 shown at a time. Use the left/right arrow to show the next 4 options.

The ﬁ rst set of options are as follows:

red Copy copies recorded programmes to your video/DVD recorder. See Copying programmes to video/DVD (page 41).

green Series Link links programmes that are part of the same series. See Linking series in your Planner (page 26).

yellow Delete removes the programme from Planner.

blue Keep protects the recording from being deleted without conﬁ rmation.

See Avoiding recordings from being deleted (page 29).

Use the left/right arrow to show the next 4 options:

red A-Z lists your chosen programmes alphabetically.

green Viewed lists recordings that you have watched, either in full or in

part.

yellow Recorded lists programmes that have been recorded successfully.

blue Lock/Unlock prevents recordings from being played back without

a PIN. See Having more control over kids’ viewing (page 49) for details on using a PIN.

USING YOUR PLANNER

linked programmes are marked with the Series Link symbol

kept programmes are marked with the Keep symbol

locked programmes are marked with a Padlock symbol

The Keep and Padlock symbols can appear together if you have chosen PIN protect Kept programmes in the Parental Control screens. See Having more control over kids’ viewing (page 49) for details.

Linking series in your Planner

Programmes that are part of a series and shown by the same broadcaster can be linked so you can automatically record or get reminders for the entire series.

Set a series link as follows:

1 Go to the TV Guide menu and press the green key (Planner).

2 Highlight a programme you’ve set a recording or reminder for.

If it’s part of a series, the green option (Series Link) appears at the bottom of the screen.

3 If you see the green option, press the green key.

LINKING SERIES

TAKING CONTROL

The Series Link symbol appears next to the programme.

If you’ve set a reminder for the programme, you now get a reminder before each episode.

If you’ve marked the programme for recording, your Sky+ HD box is now set to record every episode of that series.

press green to set the series link

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