User manual SKY PLUS

[. . . ] USING YOUR SKY+ WELCOME TO YOUR SKY+ BOX GUIDE To find the topic you want, click the links on the contents pages, use the bookmarks on the left or use the search box. You can print all or some pages by going to File > Print. Your Sky+ remote control Sky set your remote to control your Sky+ box tv set your remote to control your TV box office show Box Office programmes tv guide check out TV listings mute turn your TV's sound on and off vol + and change your TV's volume arrows use when watching TV to see what's on other channels or to highlight onscreen options text switch to text mode play/pause play/pause a recording or pause live TV rewind rewind a recording or live TV R record a programme colours use to select a variety of onscreen options standby turn your Sky+ box (or TV) on and off services set up a range of features including parental controls, subtitles and favourite channels interactive press for interactive services i find out more about a programme ch + and change the channel select confirm a menu option back up jump back to previous page help turn on subtitles/audio description or show help on using Sky Guide fast forward fast forward a recording stop stop playback of a recording numbers enter channel numbers or select menu options 0 / speaker press before entering a radio channel number Your Sky+ box* rewind rewind a recording or live TV stop stop playing back a recording record record a programme play play a recording recording/playback indicator lights when your Sky+ box is recording or playing back programmes message light yellow when there's a message waiting online light green when online (phone line) tv guide check out TV listings arrows use when watching TV to see what's on other channels or to highlight onscreen options select confirm a menu option back up select remote message online tv guide interactive card te act e ca d pause pause a recording or live TV fast forward fast forward a recording remote command light red when receiving a command from the remote control interactive card slot insert your interactive card here when using interactive services and only when an instruction to do so appears on the screen back up jump back to previous page i find out more about a programme standby turn your Sky+ box (or TV) on and off Sky viewing card slot lift the flap and insert your viewing card here * Your model's configuration may vary from the illustration shown. Sky is not responsible for the manufacture of your Sky+ box. For your manufacturer's details and specifications of your Sky+ box, see your printed guide. WELCOME TO SKY+ This is your guide to using Sky+, giving you the essentials as well as handy tips. [. . . ] The symbol disappears after five seconds. Press back up to remove it before then. minutes from the start of the recording Fast Forward symbol Rewind symbol Play symbol Fast forwarding and rewinding Press fast forward or rewind to shift to a different place in the recorded programme. The fast forward/rewind symbol appears, showing the elapsed time and the shifting speed. You can choose different speeds, up to 30x, by pressing fast forward or rewind repeatedly. If you want to fast forward at a slower pace, press the rewind key. Likewise, to rewind at a slower pace, press the fast forward key. 33 USING YOUR SKY+ fast forward and rewind at 4 different speeds Stopping playback To stop playback and go back to the channel you were watching before, press stop or the Sky key. To stop and go to your Planner, press back up. TAKING CONTROL PLAYING RECORDINGS Playback also stops if you change channels or go into full screen listings such as TV Guide. press stop to go back to the channel you were watching press back up to stop and go to your Planner Pausing Press the pause key to freeze the screen while you're playing, fast forwarding or rewinding a programme. The Pause symbol appears onscreen. press pause to stop playback briefly Pause symbol 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. press and hold play for slow motion 34 USING YOUR SKY+ Using bookmarks for favourite parts of a programme With bookmarks, you can easily go back to certain points in a recording. Saving bookmarks TAKING CONTROL PLAYING RECORDINGS When you're watching a recorded programme and you see something you want to bookmark, press pause and then the red key. The Bookmark symbol appears in the corner of the screen. Press play to carry on watching the programme. Bookmark symbol Managing and deleting bookmarks To see all bookmarks within a recording, press pause then the green key when you're playing it back. A list of bookmarks appears, showing their place in the programme. · · · Highlight a bookmark to see a short reminder clip of 10 seconds. To play the recording from the highlighted bookmark, press select. To remove the highlighted bookmark, press the yellow key (Delete). If the programme is PIN-protected you'll need to enter the PIN to see the bookmark clip. See Having more control over kids' viewing for details. 35 USING YOUR SKY+ 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. TAKING CONTROL PLAYING RECORDINGS Skip Back symbol Skip Forward symbol press and hold down fast forward or rewind to skip to the next bookmark Starting playback from a bookmark You can start playing a recording directly from a bookmarked place, as follows: 1 2 3 Go to your Planner. Select the recording that contains bookmarks. In the Sky+ Playback screen, press the left/right arrow until you see Viewer Bookmark followed by its place in minutes from the start of the programme. [. . . ] Check that the telephone lead between your Sky+ box and the socket is properly plugged in. 61 USING YOUR SKY+ Message No signal found What does it mean? Your Sky+ box couldn't find a signal after you asked it to find new channels. What to do now Check the settings you entered were right. TAKING CONTROL SUPPORTING YOU This programme is no longer available You selected a programme that is no longer available in your Planner. 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 Your Sky+ box does not record digital text. [. . . ]