Summary of the content on the page No. 1
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA
Qosmio Series Notebook Computers
User Reference Guides
________________________________________________________________
How to Connect a Sky Digital Set Top Box
(Qosmio F10/F20 Series and Qosmio G10/G20 Series)
________________________________________________________________
©
Toshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- Technical Services Department Page 1
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Document Name : How to Connect a Sky Digital Set Top Box Programme Revision : Version 1.0 Released : October, 2005 Last Document Update : October, 2005 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Development Credits Document Design : Stephen G White Contributers : Bernard Woolf, Daniel Little, Erika Warzynski ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Introduction This document is provided in order to offer guidance and assistance in connecting and setting up either the Qosmio F10/F20 or Qosmio G10/G20 series of audio/visual personal computers to operate with a Sky Digital set top box. It is strongly recommended that you read and understand each of the steps detailed herein before you begin carrying them out. In the event that you do not understand anything described, you are advised to refer to the res
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © Page 4 Toshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- Technical Services Department
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Before You Begin Before you begin you should ensure that you have all of the required hardware and accessories easily to hand - these are described and pictured below for your reference. Please note that not all of the items you require will have been provided with your Qosmio notebook - you may need to purchase additional items from an appropriate retail outlet. ____________________________________________________________________ Items Supplied with the Q
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Methods of Connecting the Qosmio Notebook to Accept a Television Signal Once you have the correct items of hardware and have upgraded the Windows XP Media Center operating system as appropriate, you should next decide how you are going to connect the Qosmio to accept a television signal from the Sky Digital set top box. The notebook itself is capable of accepting one of three different input types, each of which offers differing levels of sound and image q
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © Toshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- Technical Services Department Page 7
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA © Page 8 Toshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- Technical Services Department
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Step-by-Step Instructions Detailed below are the instructions that you should follow in order to connect the Qosmio personal computer to a Sky Digital set top bax and then configure the Windows XP Media Center operating system to receive satellite television broadcasts. ____________________________________________________________________ Part One - Initial Configuration of the Media Center Application Please note that this section assumes the presence of a
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 6) At the Get the Most from Media Center screen, click either Yes or No as appropriate for your environment and then select Next. 7) At the Join a Wireless Network screen, click either Yes or No as appropriate for your environment and then select Next. 8) At the “Always on” Internet Connection screen, click Yes and then select Next. 9) At the Test Your Internet Connection screen, click the Test button in order to check that the notebook is able to obtain i
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 10) At the Required Components Have Been Set Up screen, select Next. 11) At the Optional Setup screen, click the I am finished option and then select Next. 12) At the You Are Done! screen, select Finish - this will complete the initial configuration and automatically take you to the Media Center menu. © Toshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- Technical Services Department Page 11
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA Part Two - Configuring the Media Center Application to Receive Sky Digital Transmissions 1) Switch the Qosmio on and allow the Windows XP Media Center operating system to fully load. 2) Press the START button on the Media Center remote controller to start the Media Center application. 3) From the Media Center menu scroll through the options and select Settings. 4) From the Settings menu, select General. 5) From the General menu, select Media Center Setup.
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 7) In the event that the screen as shown on the left is displayed, you should take note of the effect that continuing will have on areas such as any recordings that might be scheduled, before selecting Yes. 8) At the Set Up Your TV Signal screen, select Next. 9) At the ConfirmYour Region screen, ensure that the current region is set to United Kingdom before clicking the Yes, use this region to configure TV services option and then selecting Next. Once this
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 11) At the Automatic TV Signal Setup screen, click the I will manually configure my TV signal option and then select Next. 12) At the Select Your TV Signal screen, click Satellite and then select Next. 13) At the Select Your TV Signal Type screen, click Analog Terrestrial (PAL/SECAM) option and then select Next. 14) At the Prepare for Set-top Box Setup screen, select Next. © Page 14 Toshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- Technical Services Department
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 15) At the Select a Working TV Signal screen you will be provided with four options, of which the first three need to be considered in order to continue with the configuration process. If you are connecting you Qosmio to the Sky Digital set top box via:- Co-axial cable, then proceed to Step (16). Composite video cable, then proceed to Step (18). S-Video cable, then proceed to Step (19). 16) At the Select a Working TV Signal screen, select the Enter Channel
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 19) At the Select a Working TV Signal screen, select the S- Video option - the Media Center application will automatically detect the signal input and display a picture indicating this part of the configuration has been completed successfully. If this is the case, select Next and then proceed to Step (20). 20) In the event that the Set-top Box Already Configured screen is displayed, select the Reconfigure all set-top box settings option and then select Nex
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 23) At the next Identify Set-top Box Remote screen, point the remote controller for the set top box at the external infra- red receiver box, press its ‘0’ key, together with any other keys that may be requested, and follow the on-screen instructions - you will then need to proceed as follows:- - If the Remote Not Recognised screen is displayed, proceed to step (24). - If the Set-top Box Remote Identified screen is displayed, proceed to Step (32). If necess
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 27) At the IR Learning screen, press and hold the corresponding button on your Sky Digital set top box remote controller until the instruction Release button to continue is displayed - at this point you may find that you need to repeat the same button multiple times while the Media Center application learns its signal format. You should repeat this step for each of the remaining numbers on the remote controller before continuing on to Step (28). 28) At the
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 31) At the Set-up Box Codes Learned Successfully screen, select Next and then proceed to Step (33). 32) At the Set-top Box Remote Identified screen, select Next. 33) At the Select Number of Digits screen, click the appropriate option based around the highest channel number your set top box supports - generally this will be Three digits for most Sky Digital installations - and then select Next. 34) At the How Do You Change Channels? screen, click the approp
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA TOSHIBA 35) At the Test Channel Changing screen, use the Media Center remote controller to enter the number of a channel you know that your set top box is able to receive. Please note that, in the event your model of Qosmio notebook has been supplied with the small form factor remote controller, which does not include a dedicated numeric keypad, then you should use the numeric keys on the notebook’s keyboard to enter the channel number, click the appropriate optio
