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Using your Sky digibox
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Your Sky remote control Sets your remote control to control your digibox tv on/off Sets your remote control to Turns your digibox (or TV) on and off control your TV services box office Shows the customer Services screen Shows the Box Office screen interactive tv guide Shows the Interactive services screen Shows the TV Guide screen i mute Shows information about the Turns the TV sound off/on programme you have highlighted vol ch Changes the TV volume Changes the channel text arrow buttons Swi
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Version 5.2 September 2003 Sky digibox and Sky Guide are trademarks of British Sky Broadcasting Ltd. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited pay per view uses only, unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. No responsibili
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Contents Welcome to digital satellite TV! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 For your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Your Sky remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Turning your Sky digibox on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Changing channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome to digital satellite TV! ❖ About this booklet This information booklet contains all you need to know to use your new Sky digibox. Look out for this symbol. It indicates useful and important tips. ❖ What is digital satellite TV? Digital satellite TV is the latest stage in the evolution of TV, giving you not only digital quality pictures and stereo sound, but also the opportunity to receive many more channels and services. ❖ Your Sky digibox Your Sky digibox receives th
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❖ What is Sky Guide? Sky Guide is a helpful and easy to use on-screen guide to your digital satellite services. It is designed for people who want to get the most out of watching television. All Sky Guide features are controlled using your Sky remote control. Sky Guide allows you to: ◆ see on-screen TV programme listings for the next seven days ◆ select the programmes you want to watch for the next seven days and set reminders for them ◆ see TV listings while
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For your safety ❖ Using equipment safely Your Sky digibox has been manufactured to meet international safety standards, but you must take care if you want to obtain the best results and operate it safely. We recommend that you have your digital satellite system installed by a qualified satellite-TV installer. It is important that you read this booklet completely, especially the safety instructions below. If you have any doubts about the installation, operation or safety o
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Getting started This section gives you the information you need to start watching digital satellite TV. For more detailed information about your Sky digibox, use the Contents or Index to find the relevant section of this booklet. Before starting, make sure your Sky Viewing Card is inserted the right way up in the slot marked Sky Viewing Card on the front of your Sky digibox. If you do not have a Sky Viewing Card, call your broadcaster’s helpdesk. For your broadcaster’s h
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GETTING STARTED ❖ Turning your Sky digibox on and off To turn your Sky digibox on, press Sky on your Sky remote control. Make sure the standby light (S) on the front of your Sky digibox is green – this shows your Sky digibox is on. To turn your Sky digibox off, press the standby key ( ) on your remote control. The standby light (S) shows red when your Sky digibox is off, but still plugged into the mains. It is not necessary to unplug your Sky digibox when it is not in use. You
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❖ Changing channel Using the ch key Press ch + or – on your Sky remote control to change channel up or down, one at a time. Using the channel number If you know the channel number, you can use the number keys to choose the channel you want to watch. Channel numbers are always three digits, for example 106. Each time you change channel, the Search & Scan banner appears on- screen. The banner will disappear automatically after a few seconds, or you can press back up to remove
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GETTING STARTED ❖ Using the Search & Scan banner When you are watching a satellite channel and want to find out what else is on, either now or later, without interrupting the programme you are watching, press select to display the Search & Scan banner. Use the left and right arrows to see what programmes are on at different times on the current channel. Use the up and down arrows to see what is on other channels. If you see a programme you want to watch, press select. If the
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❖ Changing the volume Press vol + or – on your Sky remote control to increase or decrease the volume of your TV. Press mute to turn the TV sound off. To turn the TV sound back on, press mute again. If the remote control does not mute or control the volume on your TV, refer to Setting your remote control to operate your TV on page 40. ❖ Using digital text If you are watching a channel which has a digital text screen, press text to enter the digital text service
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USING YOUR SKY GUIDE Using your Sky Guide ❖ What is Sky Guide? Sky Guide is a helpful and easy to use on-screen guide to your digital satellite services. All Sky Guide features can be controlled using your Sky remote control. There are four major elements; each of these has a separate key on your remote control. The four elements are: TV Guide shows on-screen listings for channels and programmes Box Office allows you to order specific movies and events that you choose to purchase Services allo
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❖ Your Sky Guide and your Sky remote control Your Sky Guide and Sky remote control are designed to work together. Whatever part of Sky Guide is on your screen, use the arrows to move the highlight around, then press select to choose the option you want. You can use the colour option keys on many Sky Guide screens. The function of the colour option keys is shown on the screen. Press the key of the same colour to choose that option or function. You can also use the number keys as shortcuts.
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USING YOUR SKY GUIDE ❖ TV Guide Press tv guide on your remote control to see the TV Guide screen. Here you can choose to see: ◆ All Channels – listing of all TV programmes scheduled for the next seven days, listed by channel number. ◆ Entertainment, Movies, Sports, News & Documentaries, Kids, Music & Radio and Specialist – TV programmes scheduled for the next seven days, listed by channel type. ◆ A–Z Listings – an alphabetical listing of all programmes showing for the next 24 hours. ◆ Perso
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Finding a programme To find a programme from the full listings, press tv guide on your remote control, highlight ‘All Channels’, then press select. The All Channels listing screen is shown. Use the up and down arrows to move the highlight through the channels. Use the right and left arrows to see programmes being shown at different times. Times are shown at the top of the programme listing. You can also use the ‘Page Up’ (red) and ‘Page Down’ (green) keys or the ch + or – keys to see the pre
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USING YOUR SKY GUIDE If you choose a programme that is on a channel to which you do not currently subscribe, you will be given information on how to include this channel in your subscription. A–Z Listings If you’re looking for a particular programme, a quick way to find it is to use the A–Z listings. This lists all of the day’s programmes in alphabetical order. So, you can easily find when and where that programme is on. To find a programme from the full listings, press tv guide on your remot
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Displaying more information If you would like more information about a particular programme, use the arrows to highlight it, then press the i key on your Sky remote control. The programme information banner appears on your screen giving you a short synopsis of the programme. Press back up to remove the programme information and show the previous screen. The information banner may also include letter codes giving more information about the programme. These letter codes have the following me
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USING YOUR SKY GUIDE Using your Personal Planner Your Personal Planner lists the programmes you have selected for future viewing, and shows you a reminder just before a selected programme starts. Whenever you select a future programme to watch from the Search & Scan banner, TV Guide or Box Office, Sky Guide automatically adds it to your Personal Planner. To view your Personal Planner, press tv guide, highlight ‘Personal Planner’, then press select. Planner information In addition to the sele
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‘Series Link’ icon, indicating that a series link for the programme has been enabled. Pressing the ‘Series Link’ (green) key enables the next programme in a series to be inserted into your Personal Planner. For more information on the Series Link feature see page 19. Using reminders When a programme listed in your Personal Planner is about to start, your Sky digibox shows you a reminder banner on the lower part of your screen one minute before the programme starts. When you see the reminde
