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1. Qz a Z O Symbol Option How to get there Description v TV GUIDE gt see what s on for the next 7 days on all channels including HD fo PLANNER gt green manage your reminders and recordings ANYTIME D red pick of the week s HD TV BOX OFFICE order Sky Box Office movies sports and events EA INTERACTIVE play games get up to date information El RADIO scroll right listen to and record digital radio channels SEARCH GD blue search for a specific programme PARENTAL amp gt scroll left change your PIN set viewing restrictions limit spending i OPTIONS amp gt set up your favourite channels turn on subtitles SETTINGS P series scroll right change picture and sound settings test your Sky HD box system 14 USING Sky tHD Showing your Sky Guide pages in full screen mode Turning the mini TV off gives you a full screen of listings and plays the audio of what you are watching To see your Sky Guide screens in full screen mode 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Customise tab 2 Under Mini TV Mode press left right to choose OFF The mini TV and the programme information area disappear 3 Press the green button to confirm Save Settings To get details on a programme in full screen mode just highlight it y and press i Eok ee ee EN ert ie el i a Li gt Z Z Q N Z r AJ eo Seeing what s on Quick glance at what s on with
2. z O J m W N a U O Z 65 Finding subtitled or audio described programmes Sky Guide can bring your attention to programmes that have subtitles or an audio description To set this up follow these steps 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Subtitles tab eee ae a ae 2 Highlight Highlighted Programmes and use the left right arrow to choose Audio Description or Subtitles This means programmes that have subtitles or an audio description are shown clearly with a white highlight in TV Guide and Sky Box Office this does not apply to Sky Anytime 3 Highlight Beep on Audio Description and use the left right arrow to choose ON This means when you tune to a programme with an audio description you hear a distinctive beep 4 Press green Save Settings when you re done Z O Q o U n LLJ m O m 5 lt x Vn LLJ _ m gt n 66 USING Sky HD Going interactive ry Get more from your SkytHD box with interactive services Using Sky Active for instance you can upgrade your viewing add Sky Broadband and Talk choose Multiroom upgrade your Sky box manage your Sky Account and more To access Sky Active and other interactive services press the interactive button on your remote control then press select press interactive for the interactive menu When you re watching TV you can also look out for a colour symbol on screen telling you there s an intera
3. Digital Video Interface Provides high bandwidth digital connection between a video source and a TV Audio is carried separately A High Definition Multimedia Interface Is like a High Definition scart cable a high bandwidth digital connection for both video and audio HIM ensures the best video signal is sent from the source HD signal to the display LCD Plasma DLP It does this by sending uncompressed video and multi channel audio to the TV through one single cable High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP is a copyright protection system that is included in HD TVs and receivers It prevents unauthorised duplication and distribution of copyrighted content HD ready Is a labelling scheme being introduced by the European TV manufacturers organisation EICTA to help you choose an HD TV The HD ready logo will appear on an increasing number of TVs in the shops Sky s HD service is designed to work with TV sets that carry the HD ready label So look for the logo to make sure you re ready for HD HD TV High Definition television provides a higher quality display with a vertical resolution display from 720p to 1080i These rates translate into a frame rate of up to 50 frames per second twice that of conventional TV HD TV pixel numbers range from one to two million compared to SD TV s range of 300 000 to one million As for audio HD TV receives reproduces and outputs Dolby Digital 5 1 audio This HD TV designation means that the
4. a D Z j _ LLJ D e Finding out more about a programme with the 7 button page 21 e Recording with Sky page 31 the banner shows you what s on now and later 12 USING SkytHD You re in control with Sky Guide You control what you watch on your SkyTHD box by browsing the on screen Sky Guide using your remote control Pressing tv guide on your remote control displays the following TV Guide screen information area top menu use left right to highlight the option you want then press select middle menu use left right to highlight the tab option you want then press select bottom menu or listings use up down and left right to highlight the item on the page mini TV if available showing what you re watching so you don t miss the action i gt Z Z G N eo Z r A eo fi Ae Che eee mpr prH aneh shortcuts to get to a different Sky Guide page or your stored favourites press one of the colour buttons as shown at the bottom of the screen to LO back Press E amp Y to leave the screens and go back to what you were watching Use f backup or up to jump back to the previous level e g from the listings to the middle menu from the middle menu to the top menu Overview of Sky Guide options The top menu allows you to pick an option from any Sky Guide screen by scrolling left right to highlight your choice and then pressing select hy i SSPE Ei bs
5. e If you know the number of the channel you can enter it using the number buttons e Godown a page ata time by pressing ch e Tosee what s on later on that channel keep pressing right e Tosee what s on up to 7 days In advance on that channel use the yellow 24 Hours and blue 24 Hours buttons W Radio channel numbers start with a zero for example 0101 Z N q IE D Z im Lu N Seeing what s on your favourite channels your favourite channels are marked with a tick Once you ve marked channels as your favourites See page 64 you can choose to see what s on those channels only To see what s on your favourites without interrupting what you re watching just keep pressing the blue button The banner appears showing your favourites one by one The first channel you see when you press the blue button is the channel you last viewed Press blue again to get to your favourites You can get a complete overview of what s on all your stored favourite channels with any of these shortcuts From TV Guide press yellow or scroll to the Favourites tab From your Planner press green From Anytime press red 18 USING Sky HD Seeing what s on the HD channels To see listings for HD channels only go to TV Guide and select the HD tab In Now Next amp Later and general listings you can spot HD channels easily as they have the letters HD after the channel name for example Sky7 HD Identi
6. Going back to the channel you last viewed Finding out more about a programme with the button Codes used in the programme information banner Finding and listening to radio channels 2 USING Sky HD IN OOONN OOO USF Using your Planner Managing your Planner Setting the Series Link function in your Planner Setting reminders for programmes Recording with Skyt Recording without interrupting what you re watching Recording from Sky Guide listings Recording from anywhere you go Recording a promoted programme When recordings clash Avoiding recordings being deleted PIN protecting kept recordings Cancelling current and future recordings Deleting existing recordings Keeping an eye on available disk space Disk Space warning Recording radio channels Adding extra time to the start and end of recordings Pausing and rewinding live TV Saving after pausing or rewinding live TV Changing how far back you can rewind live TV Playing back recordings Choosing a recording to watch Picking up from where you left the last recording The Play symbol Checking the remaining viewing time Fast forwarding and rewinding Pausing Slow motion Stopping playback Using bookmarks for favourite parts of a programme Saving bookmarks 24 25 28 31 3 32 32 32 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 44 44 Managing and deleting bookmarks Skipping to bookmarks Starti
7. LVD Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive If you connect earthed equipment to the RS 232 port you must use an approved screened cable The model number serial number and electrical rating of this set top box are on a label on its base and rear 96 USING Skyt HD Pace Victoria Road Saltaire West Yorkshire BD18 3LF Samsung Mk1 and Mk2 Specifications Operating voltage Power consumption Weight Dimensions UHF modulator Operating temp range Storage temp range Hard disk capacity Connectors MAINS INPUT DISH INPUT 1 DISH INPUT 2 TELEPHONE LINE RS 232 AERIAL IN RF OUT 1 RF OUT 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L and R USB 2 0 et VCR DVD SCART TV SCART HOM ETHERNET SATA S VIDEO OUT CE 230V AC 50Hz 45W max LNB switching 13 18VDC 275mA MAX 22kHz 5kg packed 399mm x 295mm x 81mm inc rubber feet and connectors CCIR PAL System l Ch 21 to 69 factory setting is 68 5 C to 45 C 20 C to 60 C 320GB 160GB personal storage space 300GB 160GB personal storage space 500GB 250GB personal storage space IEC 60320 2 pin female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz RJ11 V9O DB 9 female data communications equipment DCE EIA TIA 232 E ITU T V 28 115 2 kbit s max IEC 60169 2 female IEC 60169 2 male IEC 60169 2 male OPTICAL amp COAXIAL digital audio sockets for 5 1 surround sound Ph
8. Recording a promoted programme IF you see a promotional advert for future programme s and you see the green remind me option you can set up a recording for that programme or series without having to search for it in TV Guide or Now Next amp Later listings Press the green button before the end of the advert to first set up a reminder then follow the on screen instructions to record the programme 32 USING Sky HD When recordings clash Remember Sky can only record two programmes at the same time l M oO T 44 If you try to select a programme for recording and it clashes with others gt i i in your Planner you have to choose which recordings to keep When three or more recordings are set the Clash page appears highlighting the programme you ve just selected for recording e To cancel the previous recording and replace it with the one you ve just requested press select e To cancel the recording you just requested and keep the previous one press back up To see where all the programmes overlap and choose from the programmes already booked press the red button Advanced Options zG gTa In the next Clash screen choose the recording you want to cancel by highlighting it and pressing the yellow button Cancel Press select when you re done 33 AJ m N eo AJ Y Z G ae A lt Avoiding recordings being deleted It takes just the press of a button to delete a programme from your P
9. You tried to play pause or record a programme while you are using an interactive service What to do now Check the settings you entered were right Select another programme To view digital text press Sky to return to live programmes then press text A oO am 0 m N L Z Q Select a different programme to play back record If this doesn t work call Sky Customer Service on the number provided in your Terms amp Conditions Call Sky Customer Service See your Terms amp Conditions Wait for your SkytHD box to resolve the problem if it is not resolved call Sky Customer Service see your Terms amp Conditions You may see this message when you re playing back a recorded programme After a few seconds your SkytHD box continues playback from the point when the satellite signal returned or recording was started Press Sky on your remote control to leave the interactive service before using these buttons As long as the broadcaster allows it you can record programmes featured within an interactive service However you cannot record the entire 1 interactive service itself 3 UO Z e e aje WV LL ll faa gt Q Message The batteries in this remote control are low Please replace within the next few days or you see a battery symbol in the Now Next amp Later banner Channel not available 92 USING Sky HD What does it mean The batteries in th
10. 232 DB 9 female data communications equipment DCE EIA TIA 232 E ITU T V 28 115 2 kbit s max AERIAL IN IEC 60169 2 female RF OUT 1 IEC 60169 2 male RF OUT 2 IEC 60169 2 male DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL digital audio sockets for 5 1 surround sound AUDIO OUT L and R Phono sockets RCA USB 2 0 e lt for future connectivity front and rear connectors VCR DVD SCART SCART composite video in out RGB in out TV SCART SCART composite video out RGB out Homi HOM 1 type A ETHERNET for future connectivity RJ45 IEEE802 3 10 BASE T and 1IOOBASE IX S VIDEO OUT 4 way mini DIN SATA External HDD interface 1 0a HD ANALOGUE COMPONENTS _ Y Pr Pb Selected models only requirements and other relevant provisions of the following Directives 2006 95 EC LVD Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive C Hereby Thomson declares that this set top box is in compliance with the essential If you connect earthed equipment to the RS 232 port you must use an approved screened cable The model number serial number and electrical rating of this set top box are on a label on its base and rear Thomson 566 Chiswick High Road London W4 5AN United Kingdom 97 a4 LLJ W 2 Z eo D a lt me m I HD jargon buster DVI Homi HDCP HD READY HD HD TV INTERLACED SCANNING PIXEL PROGRESSIVE SCANNING 720p 1080 98 USING Skyt HD
11. Now Next amp Later With Sky you don t have to change channels to see what else is on When you re watching a programme press select or the up down arrow The on screen Now Next amp Later banner appears e Tosee what s on the same channel at different times today use the left right arrow channel number what s on now on that chan and name nel and when it started e Tosee what s on a different channel use the up down arrow then left right to check different times Zz N q IE D Z im Lu N e Towatch a programme highlight it and press select If it s on later the programme is added to your Planner and you ll get a reminder just before it starts See Setting reminders for programmes page 30 what s on next and later e Torecord the programme press the record button on your remote See Recording with Skyt page 31 16 USING Sky HD Complete overview of what s on with TV Guide 2 Sort the channel list by selecting a category tab Use left right to high light one of the follow ing then press select All channels HD Entertainment Lifestyle Movies Sports News Documentaries Kids Music Shopping Religion International Gaming Specialist Adult Favourites Remember these are types of channel rather than programme 1 Press tv guide Enter the channel number Voc a ar ral aid beter Conds pes we iO BSC Engi TOE TV Lees gi F Ane 3 Us
12. SkyTHD call us Nothing is happening on screen Your Sky HD box may not be 1 Make sure the mains lead is properly plugged in and your my screen is blank plugged into the mains Sky HD box is switched on 2 Check that your SkyTHD box is not in standby The light on the front panel of your SkytHD box should be green 3 Press Sky on your remote to control your Sky HD box Your TV may not be able to detect 1 the Homi input automatically Z e e aje WV LL ll faa gt Q Make sure that your H MI cable is connected to both your HD box and your TV Refer to your TV user manual to find your HOM input 2 Use your TV remote control to scroll through the AV input options until you find the H MI inputs 3 Press Sky on your HD remote control and the picture should appear If you have checked the above and still can t see anything on screen please refer to your TV user manual to find out how to set up your Hom input s There is on screen interference Your TV or video recorder may not Check all cable connections and that your TV and video recorder are be correctly tuned tuned to your SkytHD box If you are using an aerial RF connection check that your TV and video are tuned to the right RF channels For further information refer to your TV and video recorder user guides In some cases your Sky HD box may need retuning Call Sky Customer Service on the number provided in your Terms amp Conditions doc
13. This does not affect any recordings you have set as the box can still perform up to two simultaneous recordings while in standby When you turn the box back on it will be tuned to the channel you last watched If you want to switch off Auto Standby press services for Options press down then select the Skyt Setup tab Highlight Auto Standby and use left right to choose OFF then press green Save Settings 79 Recycling packaging Remember to recycle your packaging instead of throwing it out with your rubbish At the end of its useful life cardboard packaging can be recovered and recycled Recycling responsibly will reduce the requirement for new raw materials and the amount of material that would otherwise end up in landfill Recycling electrical and electronic products Disposing of batteries x The crossed out wheeled bin symbol is used to mark products The marking shown left on the s that should not be disposed of with general household waste but battery indicates that the batteries collected separately for re use or recycling Recycling electrical or in this product should not be g electronic waste equipment helps to conserve valuable natural disposed of with other household z resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects waste at the end of their working Ree human health and the environment You can take your old electrical life Where marked the chemical or electronic waste equipment to you
14. W lt x Lu A a QO Lu You can choose the Instant Rewind length as follows 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Skyt Setup tab E fa eo 2 Highlight Instant Rewind and select either OFF 5 15 30 or 60 minutes 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done Remember if you rewind for 30 minutes for example your Sky HD box has to have been showing that channel for the last 30 minutes 40 USING Sky HD Playing back recordings When it comes to watching what you ve recorded you have several options Y To watch a rated programme before its normal watershed time programme rating when PIN is needed you need to enter your PIN The times are shown here on the right 18 before 9pm For details on using your PIN and parental control settings see sa Stn Bas efore 8pm Having more control over kids viewing page 59 PG if a PIN has been set up for this rating U if a PIN has been set up for this rating wy You can go into your Sky Guide pages without interrupting playback and the mini TV will show the programme so you don t miss anything audio only in full screen mode But if you re still rewinding fast forwarding or in slow motion mode when you go into the Sky Guide pages this action stops and the programme starts playing back from that point Press Sky to leave the Sky Guide pages and go back to watching your recording programme in full screen lt Z G AJ m N fe AJ O Z
15. channels appears 2 Highlight achannel you want as one of your favourites and press yellow Favourite A tick appears next to the channel Ta LLJ am a O a LL a O gt 3 Choose up to 50 channels and press green Save when you re done 4 See page 18 for details on navigating to your favourites co Storing your favourites activates the blue button which you can also use to find the channel you were last watching See page 21 for more details 64 USING Sky HD Watching TV with subtitles or audio description To show subtitles or play an audio description over the current channel 1 Press help on your Sky remote control when you re watching TV 2 Ifthe Subtitles or Audio Description option is available use the left right arrow to choose ON then press select This setting lasts until you change channels To have subtitles or an audio description on all the time where available 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Subtitles tab moi i lt Eoos amp 2 Press the down arrow to highlight Subtitles or Audio Description use the left right arrow to choose ON then press green Save Settings With Sky Anytime and recorded programmes if you turned on Audio Description at the time of recording it will be available but cannot be turned off Similarly if Audio Description was turned off at the time of recording it is not available and cannot be turned on Wn WO R m WN D
16. displayed when turning Broadband Network Connection off Press select to confirm Sky Anytime programmes are removed from your SkyTHD box the Anytime tab under TV Guide disappears and Sky Anytime programmes are no longer recorded to your SkytHD box Please note that where the Enable Anytime setting is off but the Sky Anytimet service is enabled then no programmes will be shown in the showcase listing but Sky Anytimet programmes will still be accessible in the other channel and genre tabs within the Anytime area of the TV Guide Sky Anytime programmes that you have recorded will stay in your Planner To resume the Sky Anytime service select ON in step 2 above then press select to confirm followed by green to save your settings It may take a few days for the Sky Anytime programmes to fill up again Use Enable Anytime to set Sky Anytime on or off er rus Poe Ti AF a Bepsebleng haien M wll eke a beer depo io eters to tel ere 55 m Z 9 Z A 2 lt gt Z lt m gt Z v 5 lt gt Z m Enjoying Sky Box Office entertainment The Sky Box Office option is home to the newest and most exciting pay per view movies sport and other events such as concerts and boxing matches Sky Box Office is available to all Sky customers you re only charged for the programme or event when you start watching it Just press the box office button for the easiest way to rent movies or pay per view sports an
17. gt Z TT 58 USING Sky HD Having more control over kids viewing Because of the range of channels on offer there may be a few you d rather your kids didn t watch With a PIN and the right settings you can avoid many unsuitable Tee ee oe e channels being shown without your permission For more control over who watches what start by pressing services scroll left to Parental Control and press select You now need to enter your four digit PIN see below Changing your PIN Your original PIN is provided in the Terms amp Conditions document you received with your SkytHD box You need this number to get into the Parental Control screens Change your PIN to a personal secret number that you ll remember easily z ed So Once you ve selected the Parental Control option scroll to the Change PIN tab and press select Now key in a new four digit number You ll have to enter it twice j You can change your PIN from this screen whenever you want About your PIN Keep your PIN secret to make it effective Once it s set you can have Sky Guide ask for the PIN before showing recording playing back and in some cases deleting certain programmes If you forget your PIN see page 79 for help on what to do next 59 N Z mr A fe m A g SA lt m Z Q Hiding adult channels You can hide all channels classed as adult from all channel listings 1 Go to Parental Control gt Ad
18. how z far playback is into the programme Play symbol E You can show this symbol at any time by pressing play Ple The symbol disappears after five seconds Press back up to remove it more quickly b minutes from the 10 mins Start of the recording Checking the remaining viewing time To see how long you have left until the end of the recording press select to display the Now Next amp Later banner This shows you the remaining viewing time in minutes Press back up to remove the banner Last Fav how many minutes to the end of the recording 42 USING Sky HD Fast forwarding and rewinding Press fast forward or rewind to move to a different place in the recorded programme The fast forward rewind symbol appears showing the elapsed time and the speed You can increase the speed by pressing fast forward or rewind repeatedly There are four speed settings to choose from x2 x6 x12 x30 If you want to decrease the speed press the opposite button Pausing Press the pause button to freeze the screen while you re playing fast forwarding or rewinding a programme The Pause symbol appears on screen Slow motion To play a programme in slow motion press and hold play for two seconds Press play again to carry on in normal time Stopping playback To stop playback and go back to the channel you were watching before press stop or the Sky button To stop and go to your Planner press back up Play
19. how to connect your SkytHD box to your broadband service to receive Sky Anytimet 47 m Z Z A 2 lt gt g m gt ra v 2 lt gt me m Seeing what s on offer with Sky Anytime 1 Press tv guide then the red button Anytime 2 EITHER press select to view the full list of Sky Anytime programmes available OR use the left right arrows to highlight a category of programmes such as Movies or Sport then press select The most recently added programmes appear at the top of the list and all the information about each programme is displayed as shown here Please note that Sky Anytimet customers will first be presented with SHOWCASE which is a complete list of all the Sky Anytime programmes ready to view straight away the remaining categories show the deep library of Sky Anytimet programmes see image below right 3 Inthe list use the up down or left right arrows to highlight a programme A summary of the programme appears in the top left of the screen programme name available until date programme trailer 4 Press the i button for more detailed programme information see page 49 available parental rating channel name If available press blue View Trailer to show a mini trailer 6 Press select to watch the programme or press record to save it to your Planner so you can watch it whenever you like Please note that Sky Anytimet programmes are not available to view immediately when y
20. light on your remote control blinks twice this is after about 2 seconds Key in the number your TV uses for watching Sky digital TV and press select and hold for 2 seconds The red light blinks meaning the remote control settings are made properly Alternative setup If your TV s brand isn t listed on page 67 you can try an alternative setup This involves programming your remote control to the TV s specific model code instead of the brand code as follows First you need to check the model code for your TV Press interactive press down then select Sky Customer Service Select Programme Your Remote and follow the relevant options until you get to the model code for your model number Make a note of the code Point the remote control away from the TV and SkytHD box and press the tv button Press and hold the select and red buttons together until the red light blinks twice Enter the model code If it s a 3 digit number press select after the model code Press Sky to complete the setup Now check the settings point the remote control at the SkytHD box and press tv then number 3 You should now be able to see a terrestrial TV channel If you have tried these options and still can t use your SkytHD remote control with your TV call Sky Customer Service on the number provided in the Terms amp Conditions document you received with your SkytHD box 72 USING Sky HD Replacing the batteries Your remote control runs on AA batterie
21. 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 71 for details ag gt NQ A O g gt A N N Getting started Turning your SkytHD box on to standby and off Press the Sky button on your Sky HD remote control to turn the box on and wait for C Sky turns the box on a few moments for it to start up To turn your SkytHD box to standby press the standby button on your remote control standby turns the box to Standby or off To turn your SkytHD box to off press and hold the standby button for 5 seconds on your remote control 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 SkytHD box is on The light is amber when your SkytHD box is in standby L red off amber standby green on m LLI E lt Va D Z k LLJ D o To save power and money please put your SkytHD box into standby mode when you re not using it See Saving energy with Auto Standby page 79 to read about your SkytHD box s automatic energy saving mode Your SkytHD box must be on or in standby to be able to record programmes see Recording with Skyt page 31 to read about recording programmes Your Skyt HD box must be on or in standby for Sky Anytime programmes to be use the vol button or mute added see Enjoying Sky Anytime page 47 to read about Sk
22. off just select OFF in step 2 above 61 PIN protecting kept programmes In your Planner you can mark recordings for Keep to prevent them from being deleted accidentally see page 34 You can take this further and have Sky Guide ask for the PIN before a kept recording can be deleted Set this up as follows we ee foe ee 1 Go to Parental Control gt Other 2 Highlight P N Protect Kept Programmes and use the left right arrow to choose ON Now anyone who wants to delete a kept recording has to enter the PIN first 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done To turn these settings off just select OFF in step 2 above D Z H gt VA a a4 Z U Restricting programmes in your Planner You can lock programmes stored in your Planner to avoid them being played back without your permission SHORTCUT 1 Goto your Planner gt green 2 Highlight the programme you want to restrict 3 If necessary press left right until you can see the red option Lock 4 Press the red button A padlock symbol appears next to the programme and you now have to enter a PIN to play or delete it You also need the PIN to remove the lock in future 62 USING Skyt HD Entering a PIN for pre watershed playback You need to enter your PIN to watch a rated programme before its normal watershed time including Sky Anytime programmes The times are shown here ARE TE it A 4 BoE r b programme
23. off press tv then press standby Repeat the sequence of pressing tv then standby until the TV switches off then press select If the light blinks three times your remote control has checked all the possible settings for the code you used Check you have the right code and start again at step 1 Turn your TV back on and press the tv guide button on your remote control The TV Guide screen appears meaning the remote control settings have been reset Brand Aiwa Akai Akura Alba Amstrad Baird Bang amp Olufsen BPL Beko Beon Brionvega Bush Crown Daewoo Decca Dual Ferguson Fidelity Finlandia Finlux Fisher Funai Genexxa LG Goldstar Goodmans Granada Grundig Harwood Hinari Hitachi ITT JVC Loewe Matsui Brand Memorex Metz Minoka Mitsubishi NEI Nikkai Nokia Nordmende Orion Panasonic Philips Pioneer Protech Pye Roadstar Saba Saisho Salora Samsung Sanyo Schneider Seleco Sharp Siemens Sony Soundwave Tandy Tatung Technics Telefunken Thomson Thorn Thorn Ferguson Toshiba TOALNOD J LOWJY l Q H Z U LLJ LL If the setup didn t work If you followed the setup carefully but can t see TV Guide at the end of it follow these simple steps 1 2 3 4 1 O o A W N Check and make a note of which TV channel you use for watching Sky digital TV Press tv on your remote control Hold down select and the green button together until the red
24. programmes follow the steps below If you would rather see a sneak peak first look for the trailer icon i i and press red Step 1 If there is no re visible this means you ll have to download a small amount of the programme first before you can start watching it When enough has been downloaded to start watching available will be displayed just press select to start watching Step 3 The information in the synopsis area will change to inform you about the progress of your download and the programme size You can carry on watching live TV whilst you re downloading and a handy pop up feature lets you know when your program is ready to watch In most cases you can expect programmes to be ready to watch within minutes The time it takes before you can start watching a programme depends on the speed of your Sky Broadband connection and can be affected by other internet usage in your home If your Sky Broadband connection is consistently lower than 2Mbps it may take a little longer to view some programmes So you may need to plan what you are going to watch and perhaps set programmes to download in advance USING Sky tHD About Sky Anytimet Programmes You ll find all of the programmes you re downloading in your Planner under the downloads tab programmes also appear in the ALL tab with all of your other Sky recordings Downloads occur one at a time and those programmes shown in your downloads tab
25. rating when PIN is needed 18 before 9pm 15 before 8pm 12 before 8pm PG if a PIN has been set up for this rating U if a PIN has been set up for this rating To turn off the pre watershed PIN option for all your recorded programmes and Sky Anytime programmes Press services scroll left to Parental Control then enter your PIN Scroll to the Other tab and press select Highlight PIN on Pre Watershed Playback and select OFF Press green to save your settings Turning off PIN controlled restrictions There is a quick way to turn your PIN restrictions off and on without having to go into each screen oni A Sest 1 Goto Parental Control gt Change PIN 2 Press the red button Turn off PIN restrictions The tabs Viewing Channel and Other are dimmed out meaning the PIN restrictions you specified under those options are turned off Press the red button again to turn the specified PIN restrictions on again Even if you turn your settings off here you ll still need to enter your PIN to watch recorded programmes out of their normal watershed time The times are shown above under Entering a PIN for pre watershed playback 63 ONIMAIA SAIA TOALNOD Choosing your favourite channels Once you get to know what channels you watch most often you can set them up as your favourites so you can find them more easily To store your favourites 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Favourites tab A list of available
26. then follow the callback or more of your boxes to the line that s procedure below NOT registered to your Sky account procedure below LE a Tae aE oe Ee a ee OEE ee See a EEE Ee ee ee ee Le Oe eT ee SES ER e C A Sky box and card registered to your C Reconnect the Sky box to the phone line at the home account Is in another property that address that your account is registered to and always keep m you Own it connected at that property only then follow the callback 5 Z Q D You have an ADSL Broadband service D Make sure you have an ADSL Broadband filter connected at home to the phone socket plug the telephone line from the box into the filter then follow the callback procedure below E You have disconnected your phone E Reconnect the phone line then follow the callback line e g to carry out decorative works procedure below in your home Callback procedure 1 Press services press right to highlight Settings then press select 2 Press the numbers O 1 then select to show the nstaller Setup menu 3 Press number 6 When FOR YOUR INFORMATION appears press select When the next screen appears showing a number of readings signal strength etc press select When you see the message Channel line up complete press select 4 Make sure your telephone line is connected and press select again 5 Your box now tries to call us back which checks the phone line connection After
27. twice The list jumps to all programmes beginning with that letter Press back up to delete a letter Under the Downloads tab you can view your Sky Anytimet programmes queue containing your currently downloading show and any shows scheduled to start once this has finished Use the colour keys in this tab to prioritise which shows you want to download first and also pause your queue PERSIE i a a a 4 a E tab options ranste th i eo ol ee 25 AINNVId XJNOA ONISN LLJ Z Z lt a ja gt V Z v D Colour options The colour options at the bottom of the screen depend on the status of the highlighted programme Press the corresponding colour button on your remote to control your stored programmes as follows red Anytime Jumps to the Sky Anytime listings see page 47 green Series Link Links programmes that are part of the same series See Setting the Series Link function in your Planner page 28 yellow Delete Removes the programme from the Planner See Deleting existing recordings page 35 blue Keep Protects it from being deleted without confirmation See Avoiding recordings being deleted page 34 And press left right to see the second page of options red Lock Prevents a recording from being played back without a PIN Locked programmes are marked with a padlock See Having more control over kids viewing page 59 for details on using a PIN green Copy Copies recorded pr
28. 46mm x 255mm x 73mm inc rubber feet and connectors UHF modulator CCIR PAL System l Ch 21 to 69 factory setting is 68 Operating temp range 5 C to 45 C Storage temp range 20 C to 60 C Hard disk capacity 500GB 250GB personal storage space Connectors MAINS INPUT IEC 60320 2 pin DISH INPUT 1 female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz DISH INPUT 2 female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz TELEPHONE LINE RJ11 V90 RS 232 DB 9 female data communications equipment DCE EIA TIA 232 E ITU T V 28 115 2 kbit s max AERIAL IN IEC 60169 2 female RF OUT 1 IEC 60169 2 male RF OUT 2 IEC 60169 2 male DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL digital audio sockets for 5 1 surround sound AUDIO OUT Land R Phono sockets RCA COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT Phono sockets RCA USB 2 0 e for future connectivity front and rear connectors SCART SCART composite video out RGB out HDMI Homi 1 1type A ETHERNET for future connectivity RJ45 IEEE802 3 10 BASE T and 100BASE TX SATA external HDD interface SATA 1 0a DRX780 Specifications Operating voltage 230V AC 50Hz Power consumption 45W max LNB switching 13 18VDC 275mA MAX 22kHz Weight 5kg packed Dimensions 399mm x 295mm x 81mm inc rubber feet and connectors UHF modulator CCIR PAL System l Ch 21 to 69 factory setting is 68 W Operating temp range 5 C to 45 C mn Storage temp range 20 C to 60 C Hard disk capacity 320GB 160GB personal sto
29. 6 USING Sky HD Recording radio channels You can record radio channels as follows 1 2 Find the radio ch t by following the st 23 ind the radio channel you want by following the steps on page r i E ot Highlight the channel and press record The Manual Record screen appears If you need to change the Channel Number Name with the left right arrow or by keying in the number Highlight Day and use the left right arrow to choose the day of the recording Highlight Start Time and key in the start time of the recording with the number buttons Use the left right arrow to choose AM or PM Do the same for the End Time Highlight Frequency and use the left right arrow to choose how often you want to record the channel Press yellow Add Manual Recording The settings are saved and the radio recording is now in your Planner 37 AJ m N eo AJ Y Z G A lt Adding extra time to the start and end of recordings Your SkytHD box automatically tries to find the best recording slot for your recorded programmes and aims to capture the entire programme even if it overruns You can change the automatic setting and choose to add extra minutes either side of the scheduled recording as follows 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Skyt Setup tab mo a oS 4 2 Highlight Add to Start of Recording and use the left right arrow to choose how many minutes you want to add Do the sa
30. G Wn Choosing a recording to watch All recordings are stored in your Planner SHORTCUT 1 Goto your Planner gt green 2 Highlight the recorded programme and press play or select The Playback screen appears and you may need to enter your PIN oS amp 2 ob 3 Use the left right arrow to choose your starting point Start plays the recording from the beginning End plays back the last 10 seconds of the recording This is handy if you want to check the whole programme was recorded Last Viewed joins the recording where it was stopped last time you watched it User Defined lets you choose where you want it to start for example press 2 to start playback two minutes into the recording Bookmark starts playback from bookmarks you have set choose the starting point 4 Press select or play when you re ready to start the programme ki C oW 41 Picking up from where you left the last recording IF you hadn t finished watching the last recording you played back simply press play to return to where you left off l to play the last recording Your Planner appears with the relevant programme highlighted as long as the w you watched just press recording still exists and wasn t played back to the end last time To start playback amp play then play again YE from here press play or select Z T 3 The Play symbol 2 When you start playing back a recording the play symbol appears showing
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32. Using SkytHD Welcome to the world of SkyTHD This is your essential guide to using your SkytHD box What do you want to do Learn about HD Get started See what s on Use your Planner Record programmes Pause and rewind live TV Play recordings Enjoying Sky Anytime and Sky Anytimet Order Box Office programmes Have more control over kids viewing Choose your favourite channels Troubleshooting Important information for customers with a single satellite feed installation Contact us page 6 page 10 page 16 page 24 page 31 page 39 page 41 page 47 page 56 page 59 page 64 page 83 page 93 page 94 Full contents Back to basics Your SkytHD remote control Your SkytHD box About your SkytHD box What are HD and SkytHD What you need to enjoy SkytHD Keeping you up to date All the features of Skyt and more Your viewing card Your SkytHD remote control and your TV Getting started Turning your Sky HD box on and off Changing the volume Changing channels About the Now Next amp Later banner You re in control with Sky Guide Overview of Sky Guide options Showing your Sky Guide pages in full screen mode Seeing what s on Quick glance at what s on with Now Next amp Later Complete overview of what s on with TV Guide Finding a specific channel in TV Guide Seeing what s on your favourite channels Seeing what s on the HD channels Identifying HD programmes Finding a specific programme
33. V recordings remotely using your mobile or online at sky com with Remote Record so you can record the TV you love wherever you are The SkytHD box allows you to store up to 60 hours of HD programmes or up to 185 hours of standard definition programmes WV V lt x ra fe xX U X ra To subscribe to SkytHD call the relevant number listed under the Telephone Numbers page in your Sky Guide see page 94 Your viewing card Your viewing card needs to stay in your SkytHD box at all times so you can view all the Sky TV channels you re entitled to The viewing card slot is under the flap on the front of your SkytHD box There s no need to remove the viewing card unless it s faulty or has expired Please remember these cautions e Don t remove or re insert the viewing card unnecessarily e Don t bend the viewing card e Keep the card away from heat and sunlight e Keep the card dry Never clean it with fluids use a soft dry cloth keep your viewing card In its slot e Keep the card away from small children and pets 8 USING Sky tHD Your SkytHD remote control and your TV Your SkytHD remote control can work with both your SkytHD box and your TV Press tv on the remote control to switch control from the SkytHD box to the TV Press Sky to go back to controlling the SkytHD box 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
34. VD recorder as follows Make sure your video DVD recorder is set up properly Refer to your video s user guide and see page 72 of this guide for details SHORTCUT Go to your Planner amp green Highlight the recorded programme you want to copy Press left right until you see the Copy option at the bottom of the screen Press the green button Copy You can select as many programmes as you like When you ve made your choice press select Press record on your video DVD recorder then press select again on your SkytHD remote control Copying starts and after a few seconds the Copy screen appears showing you the titles in order of selection with their length in minutes This is to help you keep track and label your tapes DVDs You see an information screen for each programme before the entire recording is played back Please wait until copying is complete before using your SkytHD box again To cancel at any time press any button 46 USING Sky HD Enjoying Sky Anytime and Sky Anytimet With Sky Anytime we provide a selection of the week s best TV from a broad range of channels across the Sky platform straight to your Sky box this is available to all customers and available in HD Sky Anytimet offers a deep library of movies and entertainment programmes available to watch at any time You download content via your Sky Broadband connection straight onto your SkytHD box GW Please visit sky com anytimeplus to find out about
35. ample you re likely to have up to 24 hours to watch a movie as many times as you like To check the amount of time you have left to watch a recording just highlight it in your Planner and press the i button You can also check out the disk space used or needed for the recording 15 wos lep ped a a cepa gee Mi ae ler feel fre ee od mew FAT eee Piece i Sek rrid be rit rei Fret ee ed eee FAT ee Pee ee ee d aba ri equity PRI ree qa bn dealin fee bores ay Prowse to ore Pome SELECT te onde or rii samen Watch the recording before the time and date of deletion shown Disk space needed E mi l mpm fea i ee Ue eS lbn rme pi lep piri a 1T ee re D ja a 9 Duat Place re che Poke eras ee eee ream Wreaes WA ech ire hevie r Prk SELECT io meee d er ee 57 m Z am lt Z C U gt lt 2 a a m Paying for Sky Box Office programmes Charges for Sky Box Office programmes booked via your remote control appear on your account at the next available payment date If you don t watch any part of the programme you won t be charged for it and it will be deleted as described on page 57 Ordering over the phone If for some reason you can t order Sky Box Office programmes with your remote control a message appears on screen You can order programmes over the phone by calling the number shown Phone orders are subject to an administration charge L J TE TE O XL aa O
36. atent nos 0827668 0868816 0999702 0999704 1158802 1208696 1449360 International patent publication nos 2005 074265 2006 125971 2009 050489 Community design no 000294467 Community design appn no 001652009 UK design no 3020748 Corresponding design and patent protection exists in other territories You are not authorised to use your SkytHD box in a way which infringes the intellectual property rights of third parties Copying programmes is unlawful under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 except in a limited number of circumstances such as for the purpose of showing in schools section 35 and timeshifting for private and domestic use section 70 The details in this guide are correct at the time of issue Programme references are for feature illustration purposes only and do not necessarily reflect current scheduling The specification and features are subject to change at any time without notice No responsibility can be accepted for any failure of your SkytHD box to receive process or act on information transmitted to it or any change in the performance of your SkytHD box as a result of the transmission of this information This product is intended for use in the UK ROI Channel Islands and Isle of Man only THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO 1 ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD AVC VIDEO AND OR ii DECODE AVC VIDE
37. back also stops if you change channels or go into full screen listings such as TV Guide Rewind symbol Fast Forward symbol lt a p gt 1 mins 10 mins rewind and fast forward at 4 different speeds press pause to stop playback briefly 3S mins Pause symbol press and hold play for slow motion press stop to go back to the channel you were watching press back up to stop and go to your Planner 43 SONIGHOI3d ONIAW Id Using bookmarks for favourite parts of a programme With bookmarks you can easily go back to certain points in a recording Saving bookmarks When you re watching a recorded programme and you see something you want to bookmark press pause and then the red button The Bookmarked symbol appears in the corner of the screen f J Bookmarked symbol Press play to carry on watching the programme Cai Bookmarked v UO Z m a e O LL a D Z 2 2 A Managing and deleting bookmarks To see all bookmarks within a recording press pause then the green button when you re playing it back A list of bookmarks appears showing their place in the programme e Highlight a bookmark to see a short reminder clip of 10 seconds e To play the recording from the highlighted bookmark press select e Toremove the highlighted bookmark press the yellow button Delete If the programme is PIN protected you ll need to enter the PIN to see the bookmark clip See Having more control over ki
38. card You have entered your PIN incorrectly three times PIN is now blocked for 10 minutes No satellite signal is being received To use the full range of interactive services please ensure that an operating telephone line is connected Upgrade your subscription to view this channel 90 USING SkytHD What does it mean You have already used the maximum Space in your Planner There s not enough credit space left on your viewing card account to buy this programme store the information for this programme The wrong PIN has been entered three times in a row This could be due to bad weather such as strong winds or heavy rain Snow on your minidish can also cause a loss of signal Your SkytHD box is not connected to an operating telephone line You don t have the right subscription What to do now Try to delete some programmes from the Planner Highlight a programme you want to delete from your Planner and press the yellow button Delete First check that the telephone lead between your SkytHD box and the socket is properly plugged in If you still see the message call the number shown on your screen so you can order this programme You will not be able to access anything that needs a PIN for 10 minutes If you have forgotten your PIN call your broadcaster If the picture isn t restored after the weather has cleared or the conditions are fine check that the cables from your minidish are correctly plu
39. ctive service available Press the colour button when you see the symbol usually red Some interactive services may need a phone line connection There is no charge for using the interactive Sky Customer Service screens but from there you can get to other interactive services that may be subject to charges You ll be informed about these changes before connecting G o Z A Z m A gt YM lt m Playing games Some games available under Interactive are free of charge however online games may be subject to call and other charges see Controlling the use of charged services on page 57 for setting online spending restrictions You can also buy a 24 hour pass for Sky Games and play with your remote control See the help options within the interactive screens for details 67 N Z O H Q LLJ 2 More options Using digital text To use digital text services press text on your remote control while you re watching a channel If the channel you re watching doesn t have digital text you see a message telling you how to use teletext instead From the digital text service press Sky at any point to go back to what you were watching Using teletext To use your TV s teletext services press tv on your remote control then text while you re watching a channel Remember your Sky remote must be set for use with your TV See Remote Control Setup page 71 Use these buttons on your remote control t
40. d vy There are now special early releases on Sky Box Office You can watch certain movies select your choice 7 7 r the same day as DVD release and also sometimes at the same time as they are in the cinema Look out for messages about these on air online and in the Sky magazines vy You can go straight to your Sky Box Office HD movies from the HD listings go to TV Guide and select the HD tab BON CHP ICE Ap LEi E G Sky Box Office movies are now also available as part of the Sky Anytimet service Hae HETA MET corte pera Vym Fag Miche To order Sky Box Office programmes with your remote control your SkytHD box has srt lea Ba a NA Game ane Wem a Hawt oll otha fat to be connected to a phone line For more information go to www skyboxoffice com watt bt rrr bt L J TE TE O XL aa O gt e Z TT Ordering Sky Box Office programmes man m ras Here s how you order Sky Box Office programmes mi Frada J Fae o x r mi ia lia f he Gy Baie te i 1 Press box office on your remote then press select Beary ienr a 5 Sarr ew Ceti Wa TAT ee ee 2 Scroll left right to highlight the category you want for example Start Time a a ele dec to see what films are showing next a LEN 3 Press select Scroll up down to highlight a programme 5 Press select to purchase it now or to set a reminder for later OR Press record to store it in your Planner so you can watch it later 6 Follow the instructions on
41. disconnect any other equipment from its rear panel e Never push anything into holes slots or other openings in the casing of your Sky HD box except your viewing card into its slot e Your SkytHD box is intended for use in moderate climates Do not use or store your SkytHD box in hot cold damp or dusty places e In order to ensure a free flow of air around your SkytHD box allow at least 10 cm of space above and on all sides especially between your SkyTHD box and your TV Do not cover any ventilation slots e Ensure the ventilation holes and slots do not become impeded with items such as newspapers tablecloths and curtains or similar items Donot place your SkytHD box close to sources of heat such as a heater or direct sunlight The maximum temperature should not exceed 45 C e Donot place your SkytHD box in an enclosed cabinet with more than one other piece of audio video equipment e g VCR or DVD e Donot put anything on your Sky HD box which might drip or spill into it Never stand objects filled with liquids such as vases on top e Never place naked flame sources such as lighted candles on or adjacent to your SkytHD box e To avoid possible damage to the internal hard disk do not pick up or otherwise move your SkyTHD box while it s connected to the mains supply If you want to move your SkytHD box first switch it to standby using the remote control or front panel button then wait at least 60 seconds before disconnecting it Wait ano
42. ds viewing page 59 for details 44 USING SkytHD Skipping to bookmarks To go to the next bookmark while you re playing back a recording press and hold rewind or fast forward until the screen skips to the next bookmark The Skip Forward Back symbol appears in the corner of the screen Starting playback from a bookmark You can start playing a recording directly from a bookmarked place as follows SHORTCUT 1 Goto your Planner E gt f green 2 Select the recording that contains bookmarks 3 Inthe Playback screen press the left right arrow until you see Bookmark followed by its place in minutes from the start of the programme Keep pressing the arrow to see each bookmark and its place in the programme 4 Press select or play when you see the bookmark you want Playback starts at that bookmarked point in the programme Skip Back symbol Skip Forward symbol tla 58 mins press and hold down fast forward or rewind to Skip to the next bookmark choose the starting point 45 lt Z G AJ m N AJ O Z G N WV UO Z m a O LL X D Z gt a v Copying programmes to video DVD To free up space on the hard disk or in your Planner you can copy recorded programmes onto video or DVD While copying you can watch the recording being copied but you can t watch 1 any other programme HD programmes are copied in standard definition quality Copy to your video D
43. e as follows 1 Goto Parental Control gt Channel This page lists all the channels by channel number 2 Tofind the channel key in the channel number if you know it or use ch or ch to go one page up or down 3 Highlight the channel you want then press yellow Lock to lock it at any time of day or the blue button to lock it between 8pm and 6am only or appears next to the channel depending on your selection 4 Press green Save Settings when you re done N eo Z mr A eo m A J A lt m Z 0 use the options Lock or After 8pm to restrict specific channels Controlling the use of charged services YS These settings do not apply to Sky Anytime listings See Restricting Sky Anytime viewing page 50 instead You can help prevent Sky Box Office programmes being bought without your permission or prevent the use of interactive services that demand a call charge 1 Go to Parental Control gt Other 2 Highlight P N Entry Before Going Online and use the left right arrow to choose ON Now anyone who wants to use the phone line within an interactive service re i b bd Subject to a call charge has to enter the PIN first 3 Highlight Spending Restriction and use the left right arrow to choose ON Press down and set a limit to the cost before the PIN is needed Set it to 0 00 to enter the PIN every time you order a Sky Box Office programme 4 Press green Save Settings when you re done To turn these settings
44. e blue button can also be used to view your favourite channels See page 60 to choose your favourite channels Finding out more about a programme with the button When you re in TV Guide and the mini TV is on simply highlight a programme to show its details in the top left corner you don t need to press i here To find out about programmes in other parts of Sky Guide press i e when you re watching a programme either live or recorded e whena programme is highlighted in the Now Next amp Later banner with the 5 get information on on screen programme information banner you can use the left and right arrows A d bal programmes with to surf to any other programme to show the synopsis for that programme TOE ra the button Press i again to remove the synopsis and go back to the simple Now Next amp E Later banner e when your re in full screen mode in Sky Guide and a programme is highlighted this includes your Planner and Sky Anytime e when highlighting an Anytime or Sky Anytimet programme press i to find out more information such as the programmes expiry date Ww m i Zz 0 gt vi Z Z N q TE D Z mT mT N Codes used in the programme information banner 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 film for younger or impres
45. e remote control need to be changed to avoid losing your remote control settings You have entered the wrong channel number If it s an adult channel it may have been removed by parental control settings Please visit sky com anytimeplus for Sky Anytimet troubleshooting tips What to do now Change the batteries in your remote control as soon as possible See Replacing the batteries page 73 Select a different channel or turn off the Remove Adult Channels setting under Parental Control gt Adult Channels See Having more control over kids viewing page 59 Important information for customers with a single satellite feed installation Do you have a Single Satellite Feed like this After installation of your Sky HD box you may see some incomplete information or error messages on screen Don t worry it s easy to fix just follow these instructions to switch the Single Feed Mode to ON Switching the Single Feed Mode to ON TES A E 1 First ensure that the satellite feed is connected to Dish Input 1 on the back of your set top box 2 Press services on your remote control to highlight Options in the Top Menu then the right arrow once so that Settings is highlighted 3 Now press select to highlight the Picture tab 4 Press O 1 select in quick succession to enter the Installer menu 5 The Setup tab will then be highlighted within the Installer menu Press down to highlight Single Feed Mode within t
46. e up down to highlight a channel To see the entire list of channels and programmes for the next seven days use the TV Guide pages Information area FRIERI i z 1l 7 A k f g aahina neers with rga fom BEE e i Le ere re ENTERTAIN 4 B How Britain Get E Miesse Medera Grad Diiira Sth Gear to jump straight to the channel you want 3 digits for TV channels 4 digits Starting with O for radio These colour options change depending on where you are in the Sky tHD Guide Rhesa ot Ten ad Cee deer ale Hus ELES Homi mwa USA Press ch or ch to go to the next previous page of listings 4 Use left right to highlight programmes and see what s on at different times To watch a programme highlight it and press select to show It in the mini TV Cif available then select again to tune to It in full screen mode just press select once to tune straight to it If it s on later or on another day you get a reminder just before it starts See Setting reminders for programmes page 30 To record a programme press the record button on your remote See Recording with Skyt page 31 5 Use back up to jump back to the previous level i e from the listings to the middle menu from the middle menu to the top menu Press Sky to leave TV Guide completely Ww m i Zz 0 gt v Z Finding a specific channel in TV Guide TV Guide lists channels by channel number
47. essage Telephone line not connected you need to make sure the phone lead is connected properly If you see the message H Telephone line connected try solutions A E below ia E E EE EE EEE E ce ee A Your phone number is A Change the dialling prefix as follows a ex directory or you withhold your number when making calls See 1 Press services press right to highlight Settings then overleaf for more possible reasons press select 2 Press the numbers O 1 then select to show the Installer Setup menu 3 Press number 3 4 Highlight Dialling Prefix and press the number sequence 1 4 7 O 5 Select Save Settings 6 Make sure your phone line is free then press select Your box now tries to call us back which checks the phone line connection After getting the message Callback in progress the previous menu appears If you see any other message at this stage please call Sky Customer Service for more advice The number is provided in the Terms amp Conditions document Warning please make sure you follow steps 1 6 precisely and do not make any other changes while in the Installer Setup menu as these may have an adverse effect on your service 86 USING Sky HD What s wrong Possible reason What to do now My phone line is not connected B There s more than one phone line in B Reconnect your Sky box es to the correct phone line the continued your home but you ve connected one one you have registered with us
48. fying HD programmes A programme broadcast in High Definition will have the letters HD in its programme information bar e While watching the programme press i on your remote control e From the Sky Guide listings just highlight the programme and check the programme information in the top left corner In full screen mode highlight the programme and press i e HD programmes can be highlighted in yellow in the TV Guide listings so they re easier to spot To turn this setting on go to Options gt Customise Under Highlight Programmes Originated in HD press left right to select ON Press green Save Settings when you re done The History of Britain HD W S stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000 Simon schama s Complete History of Britain does not pretend to be a definitrve chronicle What Schama does do however ts tell the story m vivid and gripping terms Press Or for more NO S LVWHM ONISSS Finding a specific programme You can search for a specific programme or type of programme showing in the next 7 days or stored in your Planner Anytime or Sky Anytimet using the Search option See also Jumping to a programme in the Planner s A Z list page 25 To start press tv guide then the blue button Search Searching by title entered Press down to refine your search by genre and subgenre or select to get the programme results Z fem To Search for a programme using the first word in the title use
49. getting the message Callback in progress the previous menu appears Warning please make sure you follow steps 1 5 precisely and do not make any other changes while in the Installer Setup menu as these may have an adverse effect on your service If you see any other message at this stage please call Sky Customer Service for more advice The number is provided in the Terms amp Conditions document 87 O Z e e aje Ta LL l faa gt Q What s wrong Possible reason can t find a channel I have watched The channel name or number may have changed before can t get a picture on my HD channels The audio and video are out of sync when the Sky tHD box is connected to my home cinema system My SkytHD box isn t working The box is stuck on stand by the screen Is blue the picture is frozen and the remote control or buttons on the box are not responding 88 USING Sky HD Alternatively the channel may be listed under a different tab option may no longer be broadcast or may no longer be part of your subscription package You may not have the right subscriptions or equipment The resolution output setting may be incompatible with your TV set This is quite common and can be corrected by adjusting the audio delay setting on your Sky HD box Because of a temporary error you may need to restart your SkyTHD box What to do now Check the TV Guide listings to search for t
50. gged into the back of your Sky HD box Otherwise restart your box by following the steps under My SkytHD box isn t working page 88 If this doesn t resolve the problem call Sky Customer Service on the number provided in your Terms amp Conditions Check that the telephone lead between your Sky HD box and the socket is properly plugged in Follow the steps described under My phone line is not connected page 86 Follow the instructions on screen to upgrade your subscription Message No signal found This programme is no longer available Digital text is not available during playback You cannot record play back this programme System fault Housekeeping Please wait Recording interrupted by loss of signal or cancellation Please wait Play Pause Record are not available whilst in an interactive service What does it mean Your SkytHD box couldn t find a signal after you asked it to find new channels You selected a programme that is no longer available in your Planner Your SkytHD box cannot show digital text while you re playing a recording or in live pause You tried to record a programme which cannot be recorded by your Sky HD box There was an unexpected error with your SkytHD box during system setup Your SkyTHD box is trying to resolve a system fault Your SkytHD box temporarily lost the Satellite signal during recording or recording was cancelled and restarted during the programme
51. hat you need to enjoy SkytHD To enjoy all the benefits of SkytHD you need a compatible HD ready TV a Sky tHD box and subscriptions to Sky TV with the HD Pack Your SkytTHD 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 e The screen must be able to receive High Definition pictures by either a DVI with HDCP or an HOM port with HDCP ag gt a A o g gt A N 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 find out more about HD equipment in general visit sky com hd 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 All the Skyt features and more With your SkytHD box and the relevant Sky subscriptions you can enjoy all the features and benefits of SkyT The SkyTHD box is a digital receiver and recorder in one making it easy to record and store a collection of your favourite programmes to watch whenever you want Store and play back hours of entertainment without videos or DVDs record two programmes at once pause and rewind live TV and more Plus you can set up T
52. he Customer Support pages of sky com help e Don t forget the user guides that come with your TV video DVD recorder sound system and any other devices you re using e For information about HD go to sky com hd What s wrong I ve forgotten my PIN All of my recordings fail when the SkytTHD box is in standby Possible reason You may be placing your Sky HD box into off mode instead of standby Off mode indicated by a red power light turns your SkytHD box off and whilst in this mode it will be unable to make any recordings A O am ee m N L Z Q What to do now You can request a reminder or reset your PIN as follows To get a PIN reminder through Sky Guide Press interactive on your remote control Select the Customer Support tab then PIN Reminder and follow the on screen instructions To reset your PIN on sky com Go to sky com customers and click Manage My Account Follow the instructions to log in or register Click Reset Viewing Card PIN number and follow the on screen instructions Make sure that your SkytHD box is in either on mode green light or in standby amber light if you wish for it to be able to make recordings 83 What s wrong Possible reason What to do now can t find my HD programmes E Your HD channels are listed separately Go to TV Guide and select HD If you can t see them here you may not have the right subscriptions or equipment To upgrade to
53. he channel You may not have the right subscriptions or equipment To upgrade to SkytHD call us If you re sure you have the right equipment and subscriptions to receive HD channels try following the steps under Changing the picture settings page 70 Try changing the audio delay setting See Adjusting sound synchronisation page 77 for details 1 Make sure the mains lead is properly plugged in and your SkyTHD box is switched on 2 Check all cable connections between your Sky HD box and TV If you are still experiencing the same issue restart your SkyTHD box as follows 1 MU BR WW N If possible make sure the box is in standby amber power light Wait one minute important to avoid damage Turn the box off at the mains and wait one minute Turn the box back on The power light turns amber Wait 30 seconds then press the power button The box comes out of standby and the power light turns green If this doesn t solve it call Customer Service see your Terms amp Conditions Display messages Read these tips if you see a message on screen and you don t know what to do next Message Insert your viewing card There is a problem with your viewing card Insert your new viewing card This viewing card is not authorised This is the wrong card for this Sky HD box Insert the correct viewing card You cannot purchase this programme at the moment This programme has already started Recording Live Pause is n
54. he menu 6 Press the right arrow once to turn Single Feed Mode to ON 7 Press the green button to Save Settings and the Single Feed Mode Caution message will be displayed 8 Your SkytHD box is now ready to be rebooted When this happens Tess ell Lot a Sou hes fs cups Ponne LECT il seal yan a Any current recordings will be stopped wT ete rogues we mi hts er b Sky Anytime will be disabled c Autostandby will be enabled To reboot your box press select but please allow a little time for this to happen 93 Contact us Telephone numbers You can find Sky and other broadcasters phone numbers in your Sky Guide Press services for Options press down then select the Contact Us tab This list includes specific numbers for Skyt and SkytHD When you call please have your system information available as we will need this to deal with your problem To find this information press services scroll right and select Settings then select the Details tab Remember for online help go to the Customer Support pages of sky com help O Z e m N LLJ faa Q 94 USING Skyt HD Specifications The following specifications are for the Sky HD box made by BSkyB Pace Samsung and Thomson Specifications may change without notice DRX890 Specifications Operating voltage 230V AC 50Hz Power consumption 45W max LNB switching 13 18VDC 275mA MAX 22kHz Weight 4 1kg packed Dimensions 3
55. he more space the programme is using You can check the exact percentage of disk space used for an individual programme by pressing i when a programme is highlighted y HD recordings take up more space than other recorded programmes To free up some disk space you can copy recorded programmes to your video or DVD recorder See Copying programmes to video DVD page 46 X Va 3E m LU Z m Qz U LLJ Qz Disk space warning When you get your SkytHD box it is set up to automatically delete recordings without warning if there s not enough disk space for a new recording This means the oldest viewed programmes in your Planner will be deleted when you run out of space to make sure future recordings can be made in Warning and Manual modes a warning appears before you run out of space You can change this setting as follows 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Skyt Setup tab 2 Highlight Disk Space Management and use the left right arrow to choose Warning if you want a warning that a programme is about to be deleted Manual if you never want previous recordings to be deleted future recordings will fail if there s not enough space With the Automatic option recordings you have 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done already watched are deleted first followed by the oldest unwatched recordings Programmes marked Keep are never deleted without your confirmation 3
56. his episode only or the remainder of the series Highlight Record Once or Record Series by pressing up down then press select The symbol appears next to the programme title Presa SELECT to set reminder or Q ia record or Surf to another programme and press record e As long as the mini TV is turned on you can also go into your Sky Guide pages and record programmes without interrupting what you re watching Record Series T if it s part of a series choose to record just this episode or the rest of the series 31 AJ m N eo AJ 2 Z G ae A lt Recording from Sky Guide listings IF you see something you want to record in TV Guide Sky Anytime or Sky Box Office listings highlight it and press record When you press record Skyt checks to see if the programme is part of a series and if so gives you the choice of recording this episode only or the remainder of the series Highlight Record Once or Record Series by pressing up down and press select The symbol appears next to the programme See page 56 for details on Sky Box Office recordings X Va IL mm LU Z m Qz U LLJ Qz Recording from anywhere you go You can set your Sky tHD box to record from anywhere you go Remote Record is a feature which lets you set your Sky quickly and easily using your mobile phone or online via sky com To find out more go to sky com remoterecord record with Skyt from your mobile
57. ht up if you re recording and or playing back programmes Off The circular indicator is turned off but the recording and or playback indicators light up if you re recording and or playing back programmes Demo All indicators light up in continuous sequence 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done 78 USING Sky HD Green stuff At Sky we believe the world s a great place so we re doing what we can to keep it that way Saving energy with standby amber standby Switching your SkytHD box to standby when it s not in use can save up to 50 of the energy it uses Remember that the box can still make recordings when in standby SO we recommend you make a habit of pressing the standby button so the light on the box turns amber as soon as you finish watching TV Alternatively you can switch your Sky HD box off by pressing and holding the Standby button for 5 seconds so the light on the box turns red Remember that when the box is off it cannot make recordings and Auto Standby Your SkytHD box features an energy saving mode called Auto Standby If the box is Inactive throughout any two hour period between 11pm and 4am it automatically goes into standby Just before this happens if your TV is on you see a message on screen You can press back up to remove the message otherwise your SkytHD le Baa Diya HO a aboa ne go ana Saadiy mode box goes into standby ha Preis MACE UF ma cascai OJ3NI TWLNAWNOUIANSA
58. ith what you were watching If broadcasters change their schedule within six hours of the affected SELECT ne wiew G terecerd programme starting your reminders are automatically updated reminder message IF you are a Sky Anytimet customer and you have set a programme to download go back to watch live TV then when the program you have set to download Is ready to view a pop up will appear to let you know that your program is ready to watch 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 e Press select to be reminded about both programmes e Press back up to cancel the latest selection 30 USING Sky HD Recording with Skyt With the Skyt service you can record up to two programmes at the same time on your SkytHD box All Sky features are available on your Sky HD box with the relevant subscriptions Recording without interrupting what you re watching To record press record the programme you re watching now press the record button on your remote When the banner appears press record again twice to save what you re something that s on later and or on a different channel use the Now Next amp Later watching banner When you see the programme you want press record When you press record Skyt checks to see the programme is part of a series and if so gives you the choice of recording t
59. laced or has been switched off from the mains for a long period of time it will take a few days for the service to fill up with a full list of programmes 50 USING Sky HD About Sky Anytimet Programmes The Sky Anytimet menus have been designed to be simple and intuitive to anyone used to using the TV Guide and are accessed in the same way as the Sky Anytime service Showcase is where you ll find the pick of the week s HD TV which is updated daily the other tabs are channel or genre specific it s here that you ll find an extensive library In the channels tab you can search by channel by clicking on the channel logo and alist of all the programmes available will appear Alternatively if you re looking for something to suit your mood you can do that by choosing one of the genre tabs and then picking the subgenre that takes your fancy m Z 9 Z Q 2 lt gt Z lt m gt Z g 5 lt gt Z m The real joy of Sky Anytimet is the huge library of programmes some of which will already be on your box such as those listed in SHOWCASE and others you will have to download first to your Planner NN va Programmes ready to watch immediately always have the new play now icon v g gt Just press select to start watching 51 LLJ Z lt Z N a Z lt LLJ H gt Z lt Z N D Z gt O Z LLJ 52 About Sky Anytimet Programmes To download Sky Anytimet
60. lanner To avoid unplanned deletions use the Keep option manua te ee a es A To protect a programme go to your Planner SHORTCUT gt green Highlight the programme and press the blue button Keep The programme is now marked for Keep shown by the symbol Sky Guide now won t delete the recording without asking you if you re sure X Va IL mm LU Z m Qz U LL Qz When you re running out of disk space programmes marked for Keep won t be deleted See Keeping an eye on available disk space page 36 for details press blue to protect the programme from one step deletion PIN protecting kept recordings To further protect your recordings you can request a PIN is entered before a kept programme can be deleted For details on this using your PIN and setting parental control restrictions see ECOTEC i a i a T k Having more control over kids viewing page 59 r 34 USING Sky HD Cancelling current and future recordings To cancel a current or future recording without interrupting what you re watching browse to the programme in the 7 Head Ware Now Next amp Later banner and press record The symbol disappears Straight from your Planner highlight it and either press record to just get a reminder instead OR use the yellow button Delete to delete the entry completely a See also Deleting existing recordings below O from TV Guide listings highlight the pr
61. 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 Connecting to the mains supply Your SkytHD 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 SkytHD box before you insert the plug into the mains supply The only way to disconnect your Sky tHD box from the mains is to take the plug out of the socket Your SkytHD 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 82 USING Skyt HD Troubleshooting You can get help on using Sky digital from various places e Use this booklet as your full guide to using your SkytHD box and getting the most out of its exclusive features The troubleshooting tips in the next pages may come in handy if you have any problems If you have any problems with your SkytHD box that aren t covered in this guide or the other references call Sky or your broadcaster e You can find technical help under Interactive gt Customer Support gt Help amp Assistance gt SkyTHD e Press help on your remote control for general help on using the Sky Guide screens e For online help go to t
62. ls 1 Once you have added your channels as described above go to Options gt Other Channels 2 Highlight the channel you want to watch and press select vx Your SkytHD box can t record channels that aren t in the Sky Guide listings i 7 y You might not be able to see schedule information for these channels Fam pee Syme Baie Mama ay Fier Cable ig ee ee Ti THA CHEE LS A Cee 69 SNOILdO JJOW Changing the picture settings When your SkytHD box was installed your engineer should have set the picture settings at the right level to suit your equipment so we recommend you don t adjust them here unless you find it absolutely necessary Sky s HD service uses two HD picture formats The first 10801 brings the number of rows in the frame up to 1080 that s over 500 more than a standard PAL image The other 720p shows 720 rows in each frame and refreshes the screen at twice the rate of 1080I In rare cases your TV may be able to display only one of these formats Check your TV s settings if you find the picture isn t as sharp as it should be Otherwise you can change your HD picture settings to find the ideal resolution output N Z O H Q LLJ RA 2 You can change the resolution setting as follows 1 Press services scroll right and select Settings then select the Picture tab 2 Highlight HD Resolution Output and use the left right arrow to choose 4 foe e from Automatic this is the defau
63. lt and recommended setting 576 which is for programmes other than HD only 720p and 10801 3 Follow the instructions on screen to confirm the changes If your TV doesn t display anything after you confirm the changes the new setting is incompatible with the TV Restart your SkytHD box as follows to go back to the previous setting Switch the box to standby then wait at least 60 seconds before unplugging it from the mains supply After another 30 seconds plug the box back in to the mains Wait another 60 seconds before turning the box back on again 70 USING Sky HD Remote control setup Resetting your remote control If you leave empty batteries in your remote control for too long you may need to reset it to work with your TV If this has happened or for any other reason the remote control doesn t work with your TV follow these steps carefully 1 Look up your TV s brand and code in the list on the right If you can t find it here see Alternative Setup page 72 Turn your TV and SkytHD box on and press tv on your remote control Hold down select and the red button together until the red light on your remote control blinks twice this is after about two seconds Press tv again Key in your TV s brand code The light on your remote control blinks twice Press standby on your remote control If your TV switches off press select The light on your remote control should blink twice If your TV does not switch
64. me for the option Add to End of Recording X Va IL mm LU Z m Qz U LL a 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done With a sequence of recordings happening directly after each other the Skyt service may override the settings you make here 38 USING Sky HD Pausing and rewinding live TV With the Skyt service you can pause and rewind live TV This is handy if you re interrupted during a programme or missed the beginning To pause the programme you re watching press pause on your remote control When you re ready to come back to it press play To go back and watch live TV press rewind When you see what you want to watch press play Remember it s only possible to rewind live TV if you ve previously been tuned to that channel For example if you ve been tuned to the channel for the past 17 minutes you can rewind for 17 minutes Changing channels restarts the period from which you can rewind live TV 30 minutes is the standard setting for rewinding live TV but you can change this as described in Changing how far back you can rewind live TV page 40 You can then pause rewind or fast forward within the programme e If you reach the start of the section the picture Is frozen at that point e If you reach the end you rejoin the live programme To go back to watching live TV at any point just press Sky or stop While you re watching the programme behind scheduled time you ca
65. n use the Now Next amp Later banner as usual but if you change channels or use interactive services you have to go back to live TV You can then rewind or pause again If you go into your Sky Guide pages while still rewinding Skyt stops rewinding and starts playing the programme back from that point The programme is Shown in the mini TV of the Sky Guide screens audio only in full screen mode See page 43 for more details on using the fast forward and rewind functions LIVE PAUSE press pause to pause live TV C a f Il A y k a Live Pause the Live Pause symbol appears with elapsed time in minutes INSTANT REWIND press rewind to go back in the current programme r A x2 j the Instant Rewind symbol ap pears with rewinding speed and elapsed time in minutes 39 lt m U gt A m x Z 4 gt Z AJ m Z J Saving after pausing or rewinding live TV After pausing or rewinding live TV if you haven t got time now to watch what you ve missed you can save the programme to your Planner as follows 1 After rewinding or pausing live TV press record or select The Now Next amp Later banner appears showing the programme s name 2 Press record The symbol appears next to the programme name and the recording to save the programme is stored in your Planner press record to show the banner then record again Changing how far back you can rewind live TV m lt Lu a x
66. ng playback from a bookmark Copying programmes to video DVD Enjoying Sky Anytime and Sky Anytimet Seeing what s on offer with Sky Anytime Viewing a programme from the Sky Anytime listings Recording Sky Anytime programmes About Sky Anytime programmes About Sky Anytimet programmes Restricting Sky Anytime viewing Opting out of Sky Anytime Enjoying Sky Box Office entertainment Ordering Box Office programmes Choosing a start time that suits you About watching Box Office programmes Paying for Box Office programmes Ordering over the phone Having more control over kids viewing Changing your PIN About your PIN Hiding adult channels Restricting rated programmes Restricting specific channels Controlling the use of charged services PIN protecting kept programmes Restricting programmes in your Planner Entering a PIN for pre watershed playback Turning off PIN controlled restrictions Choosing your favourite channels Watching TV with subtitles or audio 44 45 45 46 47 48 49 50 50 51 54 55 56 56 57 5 58 58 39 393 59 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 64 65 Going interactive More options Using digital text Using teletext Adding channels that aren t listed in Sky Guide Watching your added channels Changing the picture settings Remote control setup Resetting your remote control Replacing the batteries Your SkyTHD box connections Switching on Dolby Digital audio Adjusting s
67. o control teletext Button Function text Enters text mode also exits text on some TVs back up Comes out of text mode 0 9 Text page number entry i information Text reveal select Text hold colours Fastext function From the teletext service press back up then Sky at any point to go back to what you were watching O Not all TVs have the teletext function 68 USING SkytHD press Sky then text for digital text services press tv then text for your TV s teletext services Adding channels that aren t listed in Sky Guide Some channels can be received by your SkytHD box but don t appear in Sky Guide listings Your SkytHD box is designed to receive digital television signals transmitted at 28 2 or 28 5 degrees east either unencrypted or encrypted using BSkyB s encryption system It may be possible to receive other digital satellite signals but it s not guaranteed You can add new channels to a separate list called Other Channels as follows 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Add Channels tab 2 Enter the information you want and press yellow Find Channels 3 Afteramoment a selection of channels received by your SkytHD box appears Some may be in addition to those in your Sky Guide 4 For each new channel you want to store highlight the channel and press yellow Store Channel A tick appears next to the channel name 5 When you re done press select Watching your added channe
68. oaxial digital audio cable OR an audio L R cable OR an optical digital audio cable as shown here To make the most of listening to programmes through your audio system see Switching on Dolby Digital audio page 77 Please note that some older amplifiers may not support Dolby Digital audio See your audio system s user guide for more information audio cab Home Cinema Hi Fi 76 USING Sky HD Switching on Dolby Digital audio With the digital audio outputs you can connect your SkytHD box to a compatible home cinema system and listen to programmes broadcast in Dolby Digital audio For this you need an optical or coaxial cable not supplied and you need to change the default settings on your SkytHD box 1 Press services scroll right to Settings and press select 2 Highlight Digital Audio Output and use left right to choose Dolby D STEREO i 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done o Some older amplifiers may not support Dolby Digital audio v lt eo 7 2 lt aE v 6 gt L Adjusting sound synchronisation If you ve connected your SkytHD box to a home cinema system using one of the digital audio outputs you may find the audio and video are out of sync If this happens you can easily change the sound settings to correct the sound Digital Audis Quiza Delay You can change the settings as follows 1 Press services scroll right to Settings and press select 2 Highlight Digi
69. ocked You need the PIN to play the recording Keep The recording can t be deleted without confirmation T Series Link set The rest of the series is set for a reminder recording Series stack Press select to see past episodes in this series stack listed individually T Play now The Sky Anytimet programme is now available to view 27 Setting the Series Link function in your Planner When you set a reminder or a recording for a programme that belongs to a series you can choose either just that episode or the remainder of the series where the Series Link function is available Once a programme is in your Planner you can choose the Series Link option here rs fo ed too so you can automatically record or get reminders for the entire series 7 Set the Series Link function in your Planner as follows or record a whole series as follows SHORTCUT 1 Goto your Planner gt green 2 Highlight a programme If it s part of a series the green option Series Link appears T at the bottom of the screen ma X LLJ T D Z Z Z J 3 If yousee the green option Series Link press the green button The Series Link symbol appears next to the programme press green to set the Series Link 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 SkytHD box is now set to record every episode of that series 28 USING Sky HD Managing
70. ogramme showing the symbol next 2 to it then press record The symbol disappears T nat BEG Eeguend Bore Eales oe When you cancel a recording before the end of the programme it appears in your a Speen Wn Planner as Part Recorded bark TM R iie hpi Deleting existing recordings After a recording has finished you can delete it only from your Planner Once you ve deleted a recording you can t retrieve it SHORTCUT To delete a programme go to your Planner lt amp gt green Highlight the programme you want to delete and press yellow Delete If the programme is protected by being marked Keep you re asked if you re sure you want to delete it See Avoiding recordings being deleted page 34 To delete a programme within a series stack highlight the series stack and press select Then choose the programme you want to delete and press the yellow button Remember future recordings and reminders are listed outside press yellow to delete the recording from your Planner of the series stack until the programme starts 35 Keeping an eye on available disk space Remember that because your SkytHD box records onto its hard disk there is a fixed amount of storage space for recordings and Sky Anytimet downloads total disk space available To see how much space each programme is using highlight a programme in your Planner and check the yellow part of the indicator bar The bigger the yellow part t
71. ogrammes to your video DVD recorder See Copying programmes to video DVD page 46 26 USING Sky HD colour options 2 Recording status Your Planner shows you the status of your recordings Recording The programme is being recorded at the moment Recorded The programme was successfully recorded Part recorded Failed To see why all or part of the recording failed press i manan icy ee a SS a ae Future date time The programme will record at the displayed time date Series stack If you have recorded multiple episodes of the same G programme they will appear under the Series Stack 2 symbol Highlight the series stack then press select to see D the list of episodes Future recordings and reminders are 2 listed outside of the series stack until the programme starts Z Clashed There were two programmes set for recording x at the same time which caused the recording to fail m Viewed You ve played back the recorded programme A Copy You ve selected the programme to be copied to your video DVD recording status See Copying programmes to video DVD page 46 Scheduled This programme is scheduled to download after the current programme has finished downloading Downloading This programme is currently downloading Available This programme is available to watch now Quick glance at the symbols in your Planner Q Reminder A reminder shows just before the programme starts Record The programme is set for recording L
72. oltage Power consumption Weight Dimensions UHF modulator Operating temp range Storage temp range Hard disk capacity Connectors MAINS INPUT DISH INPUT 1 DISH INPUT 2 TELEPHONE LINE RS 232 AERIAL IN RF OUT 1 RF OUT 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L and R USB 2 0 eS VCR DVD SCART TV SCART HOM ETHERNET SATA S VIDEO OUT CE 230V AG 50Hz 45W max LNB switching 13 18VDC 275mA MAX 22kHz 5kg packed 399mm x 295mm x 81mm inc rubber feet and connectors CCIR PAL System l Ch 21 to 69 factory setting is 68 5 C to 45 C 20 C to 60 C 320GB 160GB personal storage space 300GB 160GB personal storage space IEC 60320 2 pin female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz RJ11 V9O DB 9 female data communications equipment DCE EIA TIA 232 E ITU T V 28 115 2 kbit s max IEC 60169 2 female IEC 60169 2 male IEC 60169 2 male OPTICAL amp COAXIAL digital audio sockets for 5 1 surround sound Phono sockets RCA for future connectivity front and rear connectors SCART composite video in out RGB in out SCART composite video out RGB out HOM 1 1type A for future connectivity RJ45 IEEE802 3 10 BASE T amp 100BASE TX external HDD interface SATA 1 0a 4 way mini DIN Hereby Pace declares that this set top box is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the following Directives 2006 95 EC
73. ono sockets RCA for future connectivity front and rear connectors SCART composite video in out RGB in out SCART composite video out RGB out HOM 1 1typeA for future connectivity RJ45 IEEE802 3 10 BASE T amp 1OOBASE TX external HDD interface SATA 1 0a 4 way mini DIN Hereby Samsung declares that this set top box is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the following Directives 2006 95 EC LVD Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive If you connect earthed equipment to the RS 232 port you must use an approved screened cable The model number serial number and electrical rating of this set top box are on a label on its base and rear Samsung Samsung House 1000 Hillswood Drive Chertsey KT160PS Specifications continued Thomson Mk1 and Mk2 Specifications Operating voltage 230V AC 50Hz Power consumption 45W max LNB switching 13 18VDC 275mA MAX 22kHz Weight 5kg packed Dimensions 399mm x 295mm x 81mm inc rubber feet and connectors UHF modulator CCIR PAL System Ch 21 to 69 factory setting is 68 Operating temp range 5 C to 45 C Storage temp range 20 C to 60 C a Hard disk capacity 300GB 160GB personal storage space m D Connectors gt MAINS INPUT IEC 60320 2 pin O DISH INPUT 1 female F type 759 950 2150 MHz Z DISH INPUT 2 female F type 75 950 2150 MHz i TELEPHONE LINE RJ11 V90 RS
74. ot available What does it mean There s no viewing card in the viewing card Slot of your SkytHD box Your SkytHD box cannot recognise your viewing card You have inserted your old viewing card You have more than one box and have put the wrong viewing card in this SkyTHD box Most likely because of a temporary problem you can t buy this programme now The programme has already started and you can t buy it now Your Skyt subscription has expired What to do now Insert or reinsert your viewing card in the direction of the arrow The card holds all the information your Sky HD box needs to know about your subscription Check that it s your viewing card that it s in the right way up and that it s not damaged Remove your old viewing card and insert your new viewing card Call the telephone number shown on your screen to get your viewing card authorised Insert the correct viewing card for this SkytHD box You may be able to buy it later Check the listings to find out when It s on next so you can buy it then Call Skyt Customer Service to renew your subscription The number is provided in your Terms amp Conditions document 89 A oO am ee m N L Z 0 O Z e e IL N LLI a aa Q Message The Planner ts full You must delete an entry before another programme can be added There is insufficient credit or space left on your viewing
75. ou a different overview use the colour buttons to control your programmes 24 USING Skyt HD Rated 10 Shore Wad 173 rma Led F Shy Sie Skyl p tiie Aiia Eiin BBCI L ndin f roam Yrer I Gory Diy HD f Piaset Eth __ RECORDING ELE HD Anyi my ee a i L ie a recording status press left right to show the next set of available colour options along the bottom of the screen Pannen L e AY SUS Press select to see all the programmes in your Planner or see Managing your Planner page 25 for details on the other tab options indicates the remaining disk space control status Series Link set protected locked press ch to go to the next page or ch to gotothe item at the end of your Planner Managing your Planner Middle menu Use the Planner tab options to filter the programmes and get a better overview All shows everything in your Planner in date order A Z Shows an A Z list and lets you search by programme name Viewed shows recorded programmes that have been watched even in part Recorded shows recorded programmes that haven t been watched yet Downloads Sky Anytimet programmes that are downloading or scheduled to download Jumping to a programme in the Planner s A Z list Under the A Z tab you can search for a programme by its title Just use the number keys on the remote control to enter the programme s first letter For example to search for EASTENDERS enter E by pressing 3
76. ou press select the programme will be saved to your Planner and notification on screen will let you Know when the programme is viewable arra D U a LLJ gt Z lt Z N a Z lt LLJ _ gt Z lt Z a D Z gt O Z LLJ Simi mer le ee krylm e ee Te oe eee fida Giy Fiabe e di Lee bih or a Si pak Be Beet Aerde pa PEF hi pan H epa biy Y PELAA TE Cee eich Oe m MSE WATA LPR ILE 48 USING Sky HD Viewing a programme from the Sky Anytime listings Start playing a programme as follows 1 From the Anytime listings highlight the programme you want to watch and press select or play The Playback screen appears 996490 8424 Remember Sky Anytimet programmes download to your Planner before becoming available to view 2 Enter your PIN if you re asked to do so 3 Use the left right arrow to choose a different point of the programme to start from Start plays the programme from the beginning End plays back the last 10 seconds of the programme choose your starting point Last Viewed joins the programme where it was stopped last time you watched it User Defined lets you choose where you want it to start for example press 2 to start playback two minutes into the recording m Z 9 Z Q 2 lt gt Z lt m gt Z v 2 lt gt Z m Bookmark starts playback from bookmarks you have set 4 Press select or play when you re read
77. ound synchronisation Connecting to the telephone line Changing how the Circular Playback Display works Green stuff Saving energy with standby Saving energy with Auto Standby Recycling packaging Recycling electrical and electronic products More information For your safety Troubleshooting Important information for customers with a single satellite feed installation Contact Us Specifications HD jargon buster 6 7 68 68 68 69 69 70 71 71 73 74 df 7 78 78 79 79 79 80 80 80 81 83 93 94 99 98 WV T lt ra O x U X a 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 SkytHD remote control turns your SkytHD box on to standby or off and turns your TV on and off amp gt gives options including subtitles favourite sky sets your remote to control your SkytHD box channels and turning off the mini TV provides interactive services sets your remote to control your TV shows Box Office programmes tells you more about a programme lt gt shows TV and radio listings changes channel or goes up down a page turns your TV s sound on and off confirms a menu option changes your TV s volume D jumps back to last page or to previous level in Sky Guide screens turns on subtitles audio descri
78. ous page is shown for illustration purposes only Finding and listening to radio channels cl You can tune to radio channels in the same way as TV channels 1 Use the up down arrow to browse through the channels shown in the Now Next amp Later banner Radio channels appear with a speaker symbol ig 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 box office scroll right to Radio cl in the top menu and press select 2 Highlight the radio channel you want and press select to tune in or press a opto record to record the channel See Recording radio channels for more details page 37 u m i Zz A gt v Z G Radio channels are also listed in TV Guide under the All Channels tab starting ae at channel number 0101 See page 17 for details on navigating TV Guide pages Gora SCE EFE a f CI GC H rE Ce MEC E3 Lira 23 LLJ Z Z lt oO ja gt V Z v D Using your Planner O 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 press tv guide then the green button Plannen look here for information on the highlighted programme Press i to see how much space it s using up each tab option gives y
79. ption or shows help on using Sky Guide show what s on other channels C D or highlight on screen options switches to text mode 6 fast forwards a recording Wim pauses a recording or live TV gt plays a recording Q rewinds a recording or live TV stops playback of a recording C C select on screen options enter channel numbers or select records a programme menu options press before entering a radio channel number 4 USING SkytHD Your SkytHD box a rewinds a recording or live TV m stops playing back a recording _ records a programme plays a recording gg Pauses a recording or live TV pp fast forwards a recording lights when Skyt is recording J or playing back programmes Sky viewing card slot leave the viewing card in here at all times B i CS Top back up jumps back to last page or to previous level in Sky Guide screens tv guide e shows TV listings d e turns your SkytHD box on to standby or off g gt NQ A O ag gt A N N i e reveals more about a programme arrows e shows what s on other channels or highlight on screen options select confirms a menu option lights green when you re online using the phone line lights yellow when there s a network error lights red when the remote control is used lights green when the box is on amber when the box is in standby and red when the box is off About you
80. r SkytHD box With your Sky HD box a compatible HD ready TV and the relevant subscriptions you can enjoy fantastic Sky entertainment in glorious High Definition Your SkytHD box gets HD information from the satellite through the minidish it then decodes the information and sends it to your TV l a l our Sky HD box With a Skyt subscription your SkytHD box is a video recorder and satellite receiver ne Honam on in one It also has two inputs from the satellite dish which means you can watch one _ from the satellite programme while recording another What are HD and SkytHD Sky currently has the widest choice of HD channels in Europe across sports and movies to arts drama and documentaries Enjoy over 13 000 hours of HD programmes a month that s more than three times the standard definition output of the UK s five terrestrial channels combined WV T lt x a x U X a Our SkytHD 1TB box comes with all the flexibility of Skyt and one terabyte storage capacity which equates to 740 hours of SD content and 240 hours of HD content Plus with Sky Anytime you can discover a selection of the week s best TV ready to watch when you are Depending on your Sky TV package discover new drama Series documentaries and the latest movies To discover what s on in HD go to TV Guide and select the HD tab visit sky com hd or go to page 19 of this guide Check out our HD Jargon buster on page 97 6 USING Sky HD W
81. r local recycling centre Your retailer or local authority symbols Hg Cd or Pb indicate that the battery contains will advise you of the collection facilities available in your area for disposing of these waste mercury cadmium or lead above the reference levels products Or you can go to recycle more co uk for details of locations Alternatively you in EC Directive 2006 66 If batteries are not properly can send your electrical or electronic waste equipment back to us for recycling free of disposed of these substances can cause harm to charge Please place the equipment in appropriate packaging include a note that the human health or the environment equipment is for recycling and address the package to FREE POST RLUT GCLR LBXK Unipart Technology Logistics Unit G Swift Park Old Leicester Road Rugby CV21 1DZ Customers in the Republic of Ireland need to go to weeeireland ie for locations of local recycling centres or alternatively you can post old or redundant Sky electrical equipment to Freepost Licence Number FM35 Finlay Communications LTD Unit 3 Zone C Clonmore Industrial Park Mullingar Co Westmeath To protect natural resources and to promote material reuse please separate batteries from other types of waste and recycle them if possible through your local recycling centre More information For more information on recycling electrical and electronic equipment and to find other tips on what you can do to help the environment vi
82. rage space A 300GB 160GB personal storage space gt Connectors 2 MAINS INPUT IEC 60320 2 pin v DISH INPUT 1 female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz DISH INPUT 2 female F type 75Q 950 2150 MHz TELEPHONE LINE RJ11 V90 RS 232 DB 9 female data communications equipment DCE EIA TIA 232 E ITU T V 28 115 2 kbit s max AERIAL IN IEC 60169 2 female RF OUT 1 IEC 60169 2 male RF OUT 2 IEC 60169 2 male DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL digital audio sockets for 5 1 surround sound AUDIO OUT Land R Phono sockets RCA USB 2 0 eo for future connectivity front and rear connectors VCR DVD SCART SCART composite video in out RGB in out TV SCART SCART composite video out RGB out HDMI HDMI 1 1 type A ETHERNET for future connectivity RJ45 IEEE802 3 10 BASE T and 100BASE TX S VIDEO OUT 4 way mini DIN of the following Directives 2006 95 EC LVD Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive C Hereby BSkyB declares that this set top box is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions If you connect earthed equipment to the RS 232 port you must use an approved screened cable The model number serial number and electrical rating of this set top box are on a label on its base and rear BSkyB Grant Way Isleworth Middlesex TW7 5QD 95 N Z e 4 U LL jal Ww Specifications continued Pace Mk1 and Mk2 Specifications Operating v
83. rating when PIN is needed 18 before 9pm 15 before 8pm 12 before 8pm PG if a PIN has been set up for this rating U if a PIN has been set up for this rating Your PIN will still be required to watch Anytime programmes whatever time you watch them if they were originally scheduled to be broadcast after the 8pm or 9pm watershed You can turn off the pre watershed PIN option for Sky Anytime and all your recorded programmes To do this LLJ Z lt Z N a Z lt LLJ a gt Z lt Z Vi D Z gt O Z LLJ i i ee ee or 1 Press services scroll left to Parental Control and press select 2 Enter your PIN 3 Scroll to the Other tab and press select 4 Highlight PIN on Pre Watershed Playback and select OFF 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done 54 USING Sky HD Opting out of Sky Anytime and Sky Anytimet Sky Anytime won t cost you anything extra however you can turn off the service if you want to as follows 1 2 3 Press services for Options press down then select the Customise tab Highlight Enable Anytime and use the left right arrow to choose OFF Highlight Broadband Network Connection and use the left right arrow to choose off Press green Save Settings when you re done A confirmation message appears asking if you are sure you want to disable Sky Anytime Please note the conformation message only appears when turning the Enable Anytime setting off No message is
84. represent a queue with the top item downloading first you can choose which programme you want to download first by pressing the green colour button Anything that s been partially downloaded will be kept picking up exactly where it left off when it reaches the top of the queue again You can also pause all downloads by pressing the blue button To resume just press the blue button again Press green to prioritise your download queue m Z 9 Z G 2 lt gt Z lt m gt Z v 2 lt gt Z m Managing your usage Just like normal internet usage Sky Anytimet also contributes to your Sky Broadband Everyday Lite monthly usage allowance So always check the programme size before you start a download This is not required for Sky Broadband Unlimited The programme size information can be found in the synopsis area by pressing i To check your overall monthly Sky Broadband Everyday Lite usage please visit sky com usagetool W Please visit sky com anytimeplus to find out more about how to use the service 53 Restricting Sky Anytime viewing All your parental control settings apply to Sky Anytime programmes with the exception of Channel Restrictions For details on using your PIN and parental control settings see Having more control over kids viewing page 59 To watch a rated programme before its normal watershed time you need to enter your PIN The times are shown below programme
85. ress a remote control key If neither light flashes check the batteries in your remote control Press tv on your remote to control your TV Refer to Resetting your remote control page 71 in this guide to reset your remote A O am 0 m N L Z Q Press Sky on your remote to control your SkytHD box See When recordings clash page 33 to avoid this in the future Bear in mind that for when you have a whole series to record using the Series Link function the next episode is sometimes added to the Planner only when the previous episode starts recording If you are sure the recording was not interrupted and then restarted please call Sky Customer Service on the number provided in your Terms amp Conditions document To see why it failed highlight the programme in your Planner and press the 7 button See also Using your Planner page 24 85 What s wrong Possible reason What to do now The start of a programme was not You set up numerous back to back To get your SkytHD box to record in the most efficient way see recorded recordings Sky prioritises the end ofan Adding extra time to the start and end of recordings page 38 existing recording over the start ofa new and change the settings back to Automatic one 2 My phone line is not connected Your phone line is not physically Press services select Settings then the Signal tab If you get the 5 continued opposite connected to your SkytHD box m
86. s MN1500 LR6 or UM 3 When it s time to replace them Sky Guide gives you a warning message and a low battery symbol appears in the banner Take the empty batteries out straight away and replace both batteries at the Same time W Please don t put old batteries in the everyday household rubbish They should be taken to a special environmentally friendly collection point AJ m S m N eo Z j AJ eo Replace the batteries as follows 1 Remove the battery cover by pushing up the catch and sliding the cover away 2 Carefully remove the old batteries 3 Putthe new batteries in matching the marks and A Put the cover back on sliding the top part in and making sure the catch clicks replace batteries as soon into place as they are empty 5 Ifyou left your remote control without charged batteries for longer than 10 minutes reset your remote control to work with your TV See Resetting your remote control page 71 for details 73 Your SkytHD box connections Follow these diagrams for an overview of the essential connections of your SkytHD box The back of your SkytHD box may vary from the illustrations shown here Basic setup 1 Basic set up 1 Does your compatible HD ready TV have an H MI port Then all you need is the supplied H MI lead x lt e aa m I gt X N ja O HOM lead s ea eel a m a f Telephone socket Broadband router WARNING You mus
87. screen you may be asked to select a start time and or enter your PIN ER giy Baa Oca IN To view a Sky Box Office programme before its normal watershed time you need to enter your PIN The times are shown below ry iy Bes Wice cr G programme rating when PIN is needed 18 before 9pm IE TIE 15 before 8pm A aes Ea a 12 before 8pm Eater ees REE ts oaan os RAGE UP us aaa PG if a PIN has been set up for this rating 56 USING SkytHD U if a PIN has been set up for this rating Choosing a start time that suits you In the Sky Box Office pages you ll see the Series Stack symbol This means the programme is being shown at different times Highlight the programme and press select to see the Showings page From here you can choose your preferred time slot ae Thy G ija i a Amero BS Ore lke bumn si he heL pra pr Are EFE eea E fraire Fem CM Choose a start time that suits you by viewing Box Office movies from within the Sky Anytimet Service About watching Sky Box Office programmes When you record from Box Office the programme is stored in your Planner for a fixed amount of time before it s deleted The amount of time depends on the programme but Is typically 7 days If you don t watch any part of the programme in this time you won t be charged for it and it will be deleted Once you ve played back a Sky Box Office recording you can watch it as many times as you like within a certain time frame For ex
88. series within your Planner If you ve recorded multiple episodes of a particular series then the episodes will appear under the Series Stack symbol 3 Highlight the series stack to see how many episodes are contained within the series stack and how many have been viewed If an episode within a series stack is currently recording Recording is shown in the status column and the symbol appears next to the series stack SaldaS ONDINI To see the entire list of episodes within the series stack press select unste i ee el ee BEUL ee H Lee wird Bevis peepee in eal oe 29 Setting reminders for programmes O If you don t want to miss a TV programme Sky Guide can remind you when it s about to start When you see a future listed TV programme you want to watch simply highlight it and press select When you press select Skyt checks to see if the programme belongs to a series If so it gives you the choice of setting the reminder once only or for the entire remainder of the series Highlight Remind Once or Remind Series and press select The reminder symbol appears next to the programme O Remind Series One minute before the programme starts the reminder message appears y A N a4 LLJ Q Z LL D Z LL N e Press select to tune to the programme set a reminder for just this programme or the rest of the e Press record to start recording the programme series Press back up to carry on w
89. set has an internal digital tuner decoder as well as meeting HD TV widescreen specifications HD TV sets display in 10801 720p With interlaced scanning a display shows all the odd lines at one scan of the screen and then all the even lines ina second scan of the screen Pixel is the abbreviation for picture element Pixels are the smallest bits of data in a video image The more pixels there are in an image the greater the resolution Progressive scanning is based on the principle that all the horizontal scan lines are painted on the screen in one pass 720 or 1080 horizontal lines are scanned progressively or in succession in a vertical frame This is repeated 50 times a second Some displays for example LCD and plasmas scan progressively whilst CRTs in TV sets usually scan using interlaced lines 720p means the vertical resolution of the TV picture is 720 lines p refers to progressive scanning 10801 means the vertical resolution of the picture is 1080 lines I refers to interlaced scanning Copyright British Sky Broadcasting Limited 2010 Sky SkytHD Skyt Sky Box Office Sky Guide Anytime Sky Anytime Anytime Sky Anytimet Believe in Better and Series Link are trade marks owned by the British Sky Broadcasting group of companies Used under licence SkytHD remote control UK Irish and Community registered design numbers GB3022129 E20855 IE20856 CD294475 0004 to CD294475 0007 SkytHD 1TB box European p
90. sionable children 12 Suitable for viewers aged 12 years or over More mature themes or language make the film unsuitable viewing for young children 15 Suitable for viewers aged 15 years or over May contain stronger language See Having more control over kids viewing page 59 to see how to restrict rated programmes 22 USING Sky HD 18 Suitable only for adult viewers aged 18 or over Content codes S Sex or nudity Strong language V Violent scenes m Material which is intended for a mature audience Letter codes HD This is a High Definition programme HD programmes are shown in widescreen C DS DD AD This programme is copy protected and may not play back correctly if you try to record it You can hear this programme in surround sound if your TV home cinema system is compatible 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 77 for more details 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 65 You can turn subtitles on for this programme See Watching TV with subtitles or audio description page 65 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 on the previ
91. sit sky com environment 80 USING SkytHD For your safety Using equipment safely Your SkytHD box has been manufactured to meet international safety standards but you must take care if you want it to perform properly and Safely It is important that you read thisbooklet completely especially the Warnings and Cautions instructions If you have chosen the self set up option you should follow the instructions set out in your SkytHD self set up guide If you have any doubts about the installation operation or safety of your SkytHD box please contact Sky or your dealer Warnings and cautions e Remember that contact with 230V AC mains can be lethal or can cause a severe electric shock To avoid this risk e Never remove the top cover of your SkytHD box There are no user serviceable parts inside but there are some high voltage live parts e Donotattempt to repair your SkytHD box Instead please contact Sky Customer Service on the number provided in the Terms amp Conditions e Never attempt to move or repair your satellite dish or low noise block e Ifyou move your SkytHD box between locations at different temperatures allow it to reach room temperature before you apply power to it e Make sure that all electrical connections are properly made e Donotconnect any of your equipment SkytHD box TV video etc to the mains supply until you have properly connected all the other leads e Disconnect your SkytHD box from the mains supply before you
92. t disconnect your SkytHD box from the mains supply before you connect your SkytHD box to or disconnect it from any other equipment Use only the supplied mains lead to connect your SkytHD box to the mains supply With the exceptions of the mains and the telephone line all the interconnections between the rear panel of your SkytHD box and your other equipment are safe extra low voltage circuits However you should always disconnect the box from the mains and turn off your TV before connecting other devices 74 USING Sky HD Your SkytHD box connections Basic setup 2 Basic set up 2 If your TV has a DVI port you need an audio L R cable and an HOM to DVI lead or an adapter for the supplied HOM lead SAA i ie ok z Telephone socket Minidish Broadband router Mains socket audio L R cable H MI to DVI lead 73 lt 0 7 A lt aE v 6 gt L Connecting other devices Connecting to a DVD VCR recorder To connect your box to a DVD video recorder or a TV aerial follow the setup shown on the right O See also the user guides supplied with your devices If you notice that the picture quality is affected connect your SkytHD box directly to the TV instead of through the Minidish DVD video recorder ea K4 Da Aerial DVD VCR recorder x lt e aa m I gt X N ja O To connect your box to an audio system you can use pep au ce a cee y EITHER a c
93. tal Audio Output Delay and press select 3 Inthe Digital Audio Output Delay banner use the left right arrow to choose the setting you want In this preview mode you can hear the results as you adjust the level labs apa ETTE Capel al Baaien nah her oO 4 Press select then press green to save the setting To change the delay setting without a preview highlight Digital Audio Output Delay and use the left right arrow to choose the right setting Press green Save Settings when you re done 77 Connecting to the telephone line The telephone lead is intended for connection to standard analogue UK telephone lines This lead and your SkytHD box have been specifically designed for this purpose Do not attempt to connect the telephone lead to anything other than a Standard UK telephone line Changing how the Circular Playback Display works The Circular Playback Display on the front panel of your SkyTHD box lights up whenever you are recording or using the playback functions x lt e aa m I gt X N ja O You can change the way the Circular Playback Display works as follows you can change when and how the indicator lights up 1 Press services for Options press down then select the Skyt Setup tab 2 Highlight Circular Playback Display and use the left right arrow to change the setting You can choose one of three settings Standard The recording playback and or circular playback indicators lig
94. the remote number va keys as though you were typing a text message For example to search for all programmes beginning with EAST press 3 twice 2 once 7 four times and 8 once use the number keys to enter your search For example EAST Ue Press left to delete the last letter or back up to delete all the letters you have x2 x1 x4 x1 Lu LLJ Va Searching by genre You can narrow your search by searching by category for example Sports Movies or Kids Go even further and search by subgenre Press select when you re done to Start the search Alternatively press back up if you want to go back to the Title field Skipping between listings to see the results The search results separate the programmes on during the next 7 days from those recorded in your Planner and in Anytime Use the tab options to see the different results You can record set reminders and tune to current programmes just as you would in other parts of Sky Guide Changing your search To change your search criteria press red New Search to remove what you previously entered and start again Alternatively you can press back up to remove your title search 20 USING Sky tHD Going back to the channel you last viewed When you re watching TV and decide to go back to the channel you were watching before just press the blue button The banner appears showing the last channel you viewed Press select to tune to that channel Th
95. ther 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 e Danger risk of explosion if batteries are NOT inserted correctly Replace only with the same or equivalent type a n 0 A lt 0 Cc A TA gt TI m _ lt 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 refit 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 gt LLJ LL X WV a4 gt fa LL y 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
96. ult Channels hh oe oe 2 Highlight Remove Adult Channels and use the right arrow to choose ON 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done If you want to be able to see the adult channels again just choose OFF in the Adult Channel screen Adult programmes are removed from all listings apart from your Planner Restricting rated programmes D Z gt Wn a O a4 Z U Some programmes have an age rating as a guide to how suitable they are for children You can lock all such programmes so anyone who wants to watch them has to enter the PIN This is especially useful for programmes in your Planner as well as Box Office and Sky Anytime programmes which are available outside the normal schedule 1 Goto Parental Control gt Viewing 2 Highlight the appropriate rating and press the red button Restrict on your remote control A padlock symbol appears next to the category you choose as well as all the lower categories 3 Press green Save Settings when you re done If you want to unlock rated programmes just highlight the category under the Viewing tab and press the red button again Unrestrict Viewing restrictions can be applied only to programmes where the broadcaster provides category restriction information 60 USING Skyt HD Restricting specific channels If there is just one or a few specific channels you would prefer members of the family not to watch you can lock them one by on
97. ument 84 USING Sky tHD What s wrong My remote control isn t working Some all of the buttons on my remote don t work with my TV My remote control works with my TV but not with my SkytHD box It says Clashed next to a recording in my Sky Planner It says Recording interrupted ina recording s programme information One of my recordings failed can t see future recordings or reminders for a particular programme within my Planner Possible reason Your SkyTHD box may be off or not plugged into the mains The batteries in your remote control may be flat or an obstacle may be between your remote control and your box Someone has pressed Sky on your remote control and you are in TV mode or you need to reset your remote control Someone has pressed tv on your remote control A third programme was set to record at the same time as two others OR a programme s time changed after you set it to record making it clash with other recordings Someone may have interrupted the recording then restarted it OR you may not have the right subscription This could be for a number of reasons The channel may no longer be broadcast or the programme may have been cancelled or moved What to do now Make sure you point your remote control directly at your SkytHD box and that nothing is between the two The remote command light on your SkytHD box and on your remote control should flash each time you p
98. y Anytime for volume control 10 USING Sky HD Changing the volume Use the remote control s vol button to change the volume of your TV You can turn the volume off altogether by pressing the mute button Changing channels To go through the channels one at atime press the channel button on your remote control and wait for the channel to change IF you know a channel s number you can enter it on the remote to jump straight to that channel For example enter the sequence 5 0 1 for Sky News See the chapter Seeing what s on page 16 for details on changing channels from the Now Next amp Later banner or from full screen listings such as TV Guide change channels one at a time with ch or by channel number with the number buttons Q m Z Q i gt A m J About the Now Next amp Later banner The Now Next amp Later banner is your ultimate on screen helper it lets you see what s on now and later change channels set reminders record programmes If you have a Skyt subscription and see which programmes you are recording right a now all without interrupting what you re watching p d Fn use the arrows or select to show the banner Press an arrow button or select to show the Now Next amp Later banner e Press back up to remove the banner There are tips on using the banner throughout this guide most importantly e Seeing what s on page 16 m LLI j lt j
99. y to start the programme From here you can control your viewing as described in Playing back recordings page 41 To stop watching the Sky Anytime programme and go back to the channel you were watching before press stop or the Sky button Alternatively press back up to go back to the Anytime listings 49 Recording Sky Anytime programmes You can record Sky Anytime programmes to your Skyt Planner for you to watch when and as often as you like even after they have been removed from the Sky Anytime listings ANTIK gt amp q A E When you see something you want to record from the Sky Anytime listings simply highlight the programme and press record The symbol appears next to the programme and it is added to your Planner gt Some Sky Anytime programmes may be subject to recording y and playback restrictions About Sky Anytime programmes New programmes are added and removed every day with each title generally available for seven days Approximately 30 hours of programmes are available at all times showing the most recently added programme at the top of the list LLJ Z lt Z N a Z lt LLJ a gt Z lt Z N D Z gt O Z LLJ If you see Last chance in the Available Until column of the Sky Anytime list you don t have long to watch the programme before it s removed To avoid missing it watch it or record it to your Skyt Planner When your SkytHD box is first installed rep

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