Contents Your remote Get started Setting up your HD TV What’s on Catch Up TV & TV On Demand Red button and interactive services Parental Controls Troubleshooting Care safety Energy saving tips...
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4,600 hours of TV, music and movies at the touch of a button with Catch Up TV and TV On Demand. Your V HD Box brings you all of them in HD with stunning, crystal clear images. If you’ve got an HD TV, this is exactly what...
TV and TV On Demand. All at the push of a button. Use one remote, not two You can programme the volume keys on your V HD Box remote to control your TV sound. To find out how to do this, , select Help & Info, choose press Virgin TV and then Remote Control Features.
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Fast forward while watching TV On Demand Skips back Skips forward 30 seconds 30 seconds Not in use with the V HD Box Finish watching TV On Demand Use numbers to change channel and make menu selections Not currently in use...
The power icon glows blue when your Get going in HD V HD box is on, and red when it’s in standby mode. When you switch off your If you’ve got an HD ready TV, you’ll be in...
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Need a hand? It’ll take you no time to get the hang of it. But if you get lost, just press start browsing from the main menu again.
TV, but you decide to switch these steps to get connected. to a new HD TV later, there’s nothing 1. Unplug your V HD Box and TV at the to worry about. All you need is an HD mains socket.
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There could be an incompatibility between your TV and V HD Box. You may have selected the wrong HDMI input on your TV. Check which socket on the TV you plugged it in to and make sure you select this input to watch using your TV remote.
What’s on? We’ve got all your favourite channels to choose from, including loads in the latest super sharp HD. Mini Guide Watching live TV A mini version of the TV Guide, so Live TV is anything that’s being broadcast you can see what’s on now and later live on any channel, right now.
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Create your own TV guide Subtitles Create a list of your favourite channels, Get a text version of your so you only view the schedules you’re show’s dialogue. interested in. You can then go straight to the TV you want to watch without scrolling 1.
10 | Catch Up TV & TV On Demand With TV On Demand, you get to watch exactly what you want, when you want. And we give you Catch Up TV too, because we know what it’s like to miss your favourite show.
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TV Choice How to watch Catch Up TV or TV On Demand From cop shows to kids’ shows and everything in between, TV Choice is like a 1. Press on your remote. giant DVD library with thousands of series 2. Use to scroll the menu and to choose from.
In a world full of apps, it’s no surprise that you can enjoy great games, news and services on your V HD Box. Get stuck in. Play games, access local news or even do a little shopping – all you have to do...
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Push the red button Press whenever you see the on screen prompt to go interactive. It won’t cost you a penny to browse our menu of great interactive services and, if there’s a charge for any of them, it’ll be clearly shown. You may want to set a PIN to protect certain interactive areas, like Games, Voting, Chat and Mobile content.
Set or Change your PIN That’s where your PIN comes in. 1. Press Remember to change your PIN as soon as your V HD Box is set up. A PIN is 2. Select Settings. always needed to watch: 3. Select Change Your PIN.
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Setting your Parental Controls your Parental your Parental your Controls Locking and blocking channels Locking and blocking channels 1. Press If you lock a channel, you’ll always need a If you If you lock a lock a lock channel, a channel, you’ll always need a PIN to watch it.
We know that it’s frustrating when things go wrong. So we always do our best to If your V HD Box feels hot, it may have get you back up and running as quick overheated. Make sure there are no other as we can.
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PIN won’t work? This can be caused by a loose lead We’ve known times where other people in between the V HD Box and your TV. the household have changed the PIN and Check that both ends are plugged forgotten to tell anyone else. So, first of in tightly.
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4. Select Help with your by itself? Remote Control. Has a reminder been set by someone 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. else (see page 8), so the V HD Box changes channel automatically? It’s also worth checking that the remote buttons aren’t stuck.
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Select Virgin TV. What happens if I move house? Select Got a Problem. We can check if your new home can Then choose Fix It Assistant. get Virgin Media services. Just visit virginmedia.com/TV and enter your new postcode.
Safety Here are a few simple guidelines to looking after your V HD Box and Only connect your V HD Box to the mains avoiding accidents. using the lead and power supply provided. Care...
Energy saving tips The V HD Box is built to be as energy efficient as possible. So we can all do our bit for the planet. Standby Mode Automatic Power Saving Just the thing when you’re only leaving the Your V HD Box is always on, unless you TV for a minute.
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TV On the phone: Call us on 150 from your Virgin Media home phone or on 0345 454 1111* from any other phone. * For details of how much it costs to call our team from a Virgin Media home phone, visit virginmedia.com/callcosts...
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