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Pace Sky plus User Manual

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  • Page 2 Your Sky+ remote control sets your remote control to operate your Sky + set top box standby turns your Sky + set top box (or TV) on and off sets your remote control services to operate your TV shows the Services screen box office interactive shows the Box Office screen...
  • Page 3 Version 2.1 October 2002 Sky+ 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome to Sky+ ! ....... . . 2 About this User’s Guide ....... . . 2 What is digital satellite TV? .
  • Page 5 Using Sky+ for recording radio channels ....34 Playing back recordings ......36 Playing back a recorded programme.

  • Page 6: Welcome To Sky

    Welcome to Sky+ ! ❖ About this User’s Guide This Sky+ User’s Guide contains all you need to know about how to watch and record digital satellite TV using your Sky+ set top box. To use the recording and playback features of your Sky+ set top box, you must subscribe to Sky+.

  • Page 7: What Is Sky Guide

    ❖ 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 up to seven days;...

  • Page 8: For Your Safety

    For your safety ❖ Using equipment safely Your Sky+ set top box 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. You must have your Sky+ digital satellite system installed by a qualified satellite-TV installer.

  • Page 9: Electrical Information

    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, you must use an ASTA- or BSI-approved BS1362 fuse, rated at 3A and marked: The non-rewireable plug has its fuse beneath a fuse cover on its face.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting started This section gives you the basic information you need to start using your Sky+ set top box. For more detailed information about using your Sky+ set top box, use the Contents or Index to find the relevant section of this User’s Guide. Before starting, make sure you insert your Sky Viewing Card the right way up in the slot located behind the flap on the front of your Sky+ set top box.

  • Page 11: Your Sky+ Remote Control

    ❖ Your Sky+ remote control Your Sky+ remote control can operate your TV as well as your Sky+ set top box. To use your Sky+ remote control to operate your Sky+ set top box, press Sky. To use your Sky+ remote control to operate your TV, press tv. For details of the functions of your Sky+ remote control keys, refer to the fold-out section at the front of this User’s Guide.

  • Page 12: Changing Channel

    ❖ Changing channel Using the ch button Press ch + or – on your Sky+ remote control to change channel up or down, one at a time. You can also use ch + or – to display the next or previous screens of listings in the TV Guide.

  • Page 13: Using The Search & Scan Banner

    ❖ 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.

  • Page 14: Live Pause

    ❖ Live Pause Press pause to start recording live TV. The picture will ‘freeze’ on screen. Press play or press pause again to resume the programme from the ‘frozen’ point. For more information, see Using Live Pause on page 11. You must have a Sky+ subscription to be able to use Live Pause.

  • Page 15: Using Live Pause

    Using Live Pause Whenever you are watching a TV programme, you can pause it. Press pause on your Sky+ remote control to freeze the picture and sound. Your Sky+ set top box will then record until the end of the programme.
  • Page 16 If you attempt to view the full-screen listings, you must leave Live Pause. To confirm that you wish to leave Live Pause, press select. The Live Pause recording is then deleted. To continue Live Pause, press back up. During Live Pause you can use the arrow keys to display the Search & Scan banner to find out what is on later or on other channels.

  • Page 17: Tv Guide

    TV Guide Press tv guide on your remote control to see the TV Guide screen. Here you can choose to see: All Channels – TV programmes scheduled for today and the week ahead, listed by channel number. Entertainment, Movies, Sports, News & Documentaries, Kids, Music &...

  • Page 18: Finding A Programme

    ❖ Finding a programme To find a programme from the full listings, press tv guide on your Sky+ remote control, highlight All Channels, then press select. The All Channels listings screen is shown. Use the up and down arrows to move the highlight through the channels.

  • Page 19: Choosing A Programme To Watch, And Setting Reminders

    Use the number keys to go quickly to a particular channel. Enter the channel number, which is always three digits, for example 106. Whenever you are using Sky Guide, if you see a screen you don’t want, press back up to redisplay the previous Sky Guide screen. ❖...

  • Page 20: Displaying A-Z Listings

    ❖ Displaying A–Z listings If you are looking for a particular programme, a quick way to find it is to use the A–Z listings. This lists all the day’s programmes in alphabetical order, so you can easily find when and where the programme is on.
  • Page 21 The information banner for a programme includes a short programme summary and the programme start time. The information banner for a recorded programme includes a short programme summary, the status of the recording (including the reason for any part-recording or recording failure), the time the recording was made, and the disk space used by the recording.
  • Page 22 Both information banners may also include letter codes giving more information about the programme. These codes have the following meanings: Letter codes: Copy-protected. If you try to record this programme it may not play back correctly. Surround sound. If your TV has surround- sound capability, you can hear this programme in surround sound.

  • Page 23: Using Your Sky+ Planner

    Using your Sky+ Planner Your Sky+ Planner lists the programmes you have selected to watch or record, together with your recordings. Whenever you select a future programme to watch or record, Sky Guide automatically adds it to your Sky+ Planner. To view your Sky+ Planner, press tv guide on your Sky+ remote control, highlight Sky+ Planner, then press select.
  • Page 24 Failed – indicates that a programme you selected for recording did not record. To see why the programme was not recorded, press i to display the programme information banner. Viewed – indicates that you have played back a recorded or part recorded programme.

  • Page 25: Using The Colour Option Keys

    ❖ Using the colour option keys Depending on the programme you have highlighted in your Sky+ Planner, you may be able to use the colour option keys on your Sky+ remote control to select one or more of the following options: Press the Copy (red) key to copy a previously-recorded programme to your video recorder.

  • Page 26: Removing A Programme

    ❖ Removing a programme To remove a programme from your Sky+ Planner, highlight it, then press the Delete (yellow) key. The programme status will show deleting and the programme will be deleted immediately. You may be asked to confirm your intention to delete a highlighted programme (e.g.

  • Page 27: Using Reminders

    ❖ Using reminders To set a reminder for a programme, highlight it within the Sky Guide listings, then press select. One minute before the start of a programme for which you have set a reminder, you will see a reminder banner on the lower part of your screen.

  • Page 28: Reminder Clashes

    ❖ Reminder clashes If you try to set a reminder for a programme that clashes with a programme you have previously selected to watch, Sky Guide will ask you what you want to do. You can choose from two options: Press select to be reminded when each programme starts.

  • Page 29: Using Series Link

    ❖ Using Series Link If the Series Link option appears on-screen when you highlight a programme in your Sky+ Planner, this means the programme is identified as one episode of a series, on that channel. Press the Series Link (green) key if you want to watch or record the next episode on the same channel.

  • Page 30: Box Office

    Box Office This section of Sky Guide is where you can choose the Box Office programmes you want to watch or record. Press box office on your Sky+ remote control to see the Box Office screen. The Box Office screen allows you to see listings of movies by start time, in alphabetical order or just the latest additions.

  • Page 31: Ordering A Box Office Programme

    ❖ Ordering a Box Office programme You can order Box Office programmes to watch and record using your Sky+ remote control. To order a Box Office programme, complete the following steps: 1. Use the arrows to highlight the programme you want to watch or record.
  • Page 32 Regardless of your parental viewing restrictions, you will need your PIN to watch or record any Box Office programme shown before its normal watershed time. PINs will be required as follows: Programme rating When PIN is required programme starts before 10.00 pm programme starts before 8.00 pm programme starts before 8.00 pm If you select a Box Office programme to watch, the programme will be...

  • Page 33: Using Sky+ For Recording Satellite Tv

    Using Sky+ for recording satellite TV You can select programmes for recording from both the TV Guide listings and Box Office screens, or directly from satellite TV viewing. The recording of all programmes, including Box Office programmes, is subject to the approval of the individual channel provider.

  • Page 34: Recording Future Programmes

    When you cancel the recording of a current programme, the programme remains listed in your Sky+ Planner but is marked as Part recorded. ❖ Recording future programmes If you want to record future programmes on the channel you are watching, press the right arrow to display the Search & Scan banner. To see what programmes are on later on the current channel, press the right arrow again.
  • Page 35 When you select a programme to record from the TV Guide or Box Office listings, your Sky+ Planner is displayed on-screen with the programme highlighted and the record symbol displayed. Press back up to return to the previous screen. Your Sky+ set top box cannot record interactive applications. Sky+ User’s Guide...

  • Page 36: Recording Clashes

    ❖ Recording clashes When you select a programme for recording, Sky Guide automatically checks to see whether it clashes with other programmes you have previously selected for recording. If it does clash, Sky Guide will ask you what you want to do. To record the new programme, you must first press select to cancel the previously selected recording.

  • Page 37: Capacity Warning

    ❖ Capacity warning Whenever you select a programme to be recorded, Sky Guide anticipates whether there will be enough disk space available for you to record the programme. If you have set your Disk Space Management setting to Manual and there isn’t enough disk space, Sky Guide asks you to manually delete existing recordings to make space for the new recording.

  • Page 38: Using Sky+ For Recording Radio Channels

    Using Sky+ for recording radio channels Radio channels do not have programme listings in Sky Guide, but you can record these channels using the Services menu. Press services on your Sky+ remote control, highlight Manual Recording, then press select. The Manual Recording screen is shown. To record a radio channel: 1.
  • Page 39 5. Press the down arrow to highlight Frequency. Use the left and right arrow keys to choose how many times you want to record the channel: once, daily, weekly or every weekday (Monday to Friday). 6. Highlight Add Manual Recording, then press select to confirm your choices.

  • Page 40: Playing Back Recordings

    Playing back recordings ❖ Playing back a recorded programme To select a previously recorded programme for playback: 1. Display your Sky+ Planner (press tv guide on your Sky+ remote control, highlight Sky+ Planner, then press select). 2. Highlight a programme that is currently recording, or that has been recorded or part-recorded, then press either play or select.

  • Page 41: During Playback

    ❖ During playback Whenever you are playing back a programme, you can display the play symbol by pressing play. The elapsed time from the beginning of the programme is shown below the symbol. The play symbol is displayed for 5 seconds. To remove the play symbol immediately, press back up.
  • Page 42 To pause the programme while your Sky+ set top box is in play, fast- forward or rewind, press pause. To restart playback, press play or pause again. Sky+ User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Using Fast Forward / Rewind Keys

    ❖ Using Fast Forward / Rewind keys To fast-forward a recorded programme when it is playing back or paused, press the fast forward key. The fast forward x2 symbol appears on the screen. Fast forward and rewind are four-speed keys. To increase the fast- forward speed a second, third and fourth time (x6, x12, x30), press the fast forward key again.

  • Page 44: Playing Back In Slow-Motion

    ❖ Playing back in slow-motion To play back a programme in slow-motion, press and hold the play key for at least two seconds. To resume normal playback speed, press play again. ❖ Stopping playback To stop playback or pause, and return to the channel you were previously watching, press the stop key.

  • Page 45: Using Bookmarks

    ❖ Using Bookmarks Bookmarks are points, within a recorded programme, to which you can quickly return. To set a bookmark while playing back a recorded programme, first press pause, then the Bookmark (red) key. The pause symbol is displayed with the message Bookmarked underneath. To skip forward to the next bookmark, and then resume playback, press and hold fast forward for at least two seconds.
  • Page 46 The start and end of the recorded programme are always displayed as the first and last bookmarks. Use the arrows to highlight a bookmark, then press select to resume playback from the selected position. If there are more bookmarks than can be displayed on the screen, you can display other parts of the list by using the Page Up (red) and Page Down (green) keys.

  • Page 47: Understanding On-Screen Symbols

    ❖ Understanding on-screen symbols In normal playback, the on-screen symbols are as follows: play – a green ring rotating clockwise, containing a single, forward-facing arrow. slow-motion – the same as the play symbol, but half the speed of rotation. pause – a static green ring, containing two vertical lines.

  • Page 48: Displaying Programme Information During Playback

    ❖ Displaying programme information during playback Press the i key at any time during playback to display the programme information banner. See also Displaying more information on page 16. ❖ Playing back viewing-restricted programmes You must enter your PIN to play back a programme that is the subject of a viewing restriction.

  • Page 49: Using Copy

    Using Copy Providing you have a video recorder (VCR) connected to your Sky+ set top box, Sky Guide can copy recorded programmes directly to your video recorder, if, for example, you want to free up space on your hard disk. ❖...
  • Page 50 You will see a screen detailing the amount of videotape required to record the selected programmes and a list of the programmes to be copied. The programmes will be listed in the same order that they were marked for Copy in your Sky+ Planner. This is a contents marker for your videotape.
  • Page 51 Some video recorders, when connected via a SCART cable to your Sky+ set top box, will start recording automatically when you start copying programmes. For more information on whether this feature is supported, see the user guide that came with your video recorder. It is advisable to start copying during a period when you can leave your Sky+ set top box and video recorder unattended, as you will be unable to watch other programmes via your Sky+ set top box while copying...

  • Page 52: Services

    Services Press services on your Sky+ remote control to see the Services screen. Services allows you to: view information on using your Sky+ set top box; use the Parental Control facility; set up your Favourite Channels; add Other Channels; display a list of useful phone numbers; set up manual recordings.

  • Page 53: Parental Control And Your Pin

    ❖ Parental Control and your PIN To display the Parental Control screen, press services on your Sky+ remote control. Highlight Parental Control, then press select. You will be asked to enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number). Your initial PIN is the last four digits of the number that is on the back of your Sky Viewing Card.
  • Page 54 Viewing Restrictions To see the Viewing Restrictions screen, highlight Viewing Restrictions on the Parental Control screen, then press select. The Viewing Restrictions screen lets you specify the programme categories that cannot be viewed or recorded unless your PIN is entered. Viewing restrictions can be applied only to programmes where the broadcaster provides category-restriction information.
  • Page 55 Spending Limit To see the Spending Limit screen, highlight Spending Limit on the Parental Control screen, then press select. The Spending Limit screen lets you specify how much a programme can cost before your PIN is required to order it. For example, if you set the limit at £3.50, you can order a programme costing £3.50 (or less) without using your PIN, but you would need your PIN for a programme costing £3.51 or more.

  • Page 56: Changing Your Pin

    Changing your PIN To see the Change PIN screen, highlight Change PIN on the Parental Control screen, then press select. The Change PIN screen lets you change your PIN any time you wish. To change your PIN you must key in your new PIN twice. Keep your PIN secret! Choose a PIN you can remember.

  • Page 57: Record Settings

    Record Settings To see the Record Settings screen, highlight Record Settings on the Parental Control screen, then press select. The Record Settings screen lets you PIN-protect recorded programmes you have marked as Keep in your Sky+ Planner. To PIN-protect programmes marked as Keep: 1.

  • Page 58: Favourite Channels

    ❖ Favourite Channels You can create a list of the channels you watch most often, so that Sky Guide can tune to your favourite channels quickly. You can have up to twenty favourite channels. To see the Favourite Channels screen, press services, highlight Favourite Channels, then press select.
  • Page 59 Removing a Favourite Channel To remove a channel from your list of favourites, highlight it on the Favourite Channels screen, then press the Favourite (yellow) key. The tick () disappears and the selected channel is removed from your list of favourites. Using a Favourite Channel You can easily check what is on your favourite channels and tune to them whenever you are watching television, without interrupting the...

  • Page 60: Other Channels

    ❖ Other Channels Other Channels include channels that your Sky+ set top box is capable of receiving but for which listings may not be available in Sky Guide, for example foreign-language channels. Your Sky+ set top box cannot record programmes that are not listed in Sky Guide. To see the Other Channels screen, press services, highlight Other Channels, then press select.

  • Page 61: Interactive

    Interactive Interactive services are available through your Sky+ set top box. You can shop, bank, get information, play games and send and receive e-mails, simply by using your Sky+ remote control. Press interactive on your Sky+ remote control to see the Interactive screen.

  • Page 62: Extra Information

    Extra information ❖ Setting your Sky+ remote control to operate your TV Your Sky+ remote control can operate both your Sky+ set top box and your TV. Your Sky+ remote control should have been set up to work with your TV when your Sky+ set top box was installed.

  • Page 63: Setting Your Sky Active Keypad To Operate Your Sky

    6. Press the standby key ( ) on your Sky+ remote control. If your TV switches off, press select. The light on your Sky+ remote control should blink twice. If your TV does not switch off, press tv, then press the standby key ( ).

  • Page 64: Replacing The Batteries In Your Sky+ Remote Control

    ❖ Replacing the batteries in your Sky+ remote control When the batteries in your Sky+ remote control need replacing, you will require two new AA (MN1500, LR6 or UM–3) batteries. A warning message will appear on-screen advising you that it is time to replace the batteries.

  • Page 65: System Setup

    ❖ System Setup There should be no need for you to use the System Setup screens as your Sky+ set top box should have been correctly set up when it was installed. However, the System Setup screens can be useful if, for example, you buy a new TV and you want to make sure your Sky+ set top box makes the best use of your new TV’s features.
  • Page 66 You can easily reset the settings for your Sky+ set top box to the standard settings. Press the Reset (red) button when viewing the Picture Settings, Sound Settings and/or Language and Subtitles screens. Select Save New Settings to confirm any changes you make or press back up to cancel.

  • Page 67: Optical Digital-Audio Output

    ❖ Optical digital-audio output Your Sky+ set top box has an optical digital-audio output that can be connected using an optical cable (not supplied) to suitable hi-fi / audio equipment that is capable of decoding a Dolby Digital signal. If you are watching a programme that has a Dolby Digital soundtrack (indicated by the letters DD in the title bar of the programme synopsis), this connector will normally output a Dolby Surround Pro Logic signal.

  • Page 68: Adding Other Channels

    ❖ Adding Other Channels There is normally no need for you to tune in satellite channels because Sky Guide tunes in all the available channels for you, including new channels as they are added to the digital satellite TV service. Your Sky+ set top box is designed for receiving digital television signals transmitted at 28.2 or 28.5 degrees East, either unencrypted or encrypted using BSkyB’s encryption system.
  • Page 69 The New Channels screen appears on your TV. This is a list of the channels that your Sky+ set top box has found. You can select those you want to add to the Other Channels list. 7. To add a channel, highlight it, then press the Store Channel (yellow) key.

  • Page 70: Sky+ Setup

    ❖ Sky+ Setup To display the Sky+ Setup screen, highlight Sky+ Setup on the Services screen and press select. Sky+ Setup allows you to: change the way in which Sky Guide manages your recordings; choose the way in which the front-panel indicator works. Disk Space Management To change the way in which Sky Guide manages your recordings: 1.
  • Page 71 Press select to continue the new recording and delete the old recording(s). Press back up to keep the old recording(s); the new recording will stop when there is no more disk space. If you do not respond, the new recording will continue and the old recording(s) will be deleted automatically.

  • Page 72: Looking After Your Sky Viewing Card

    Front-panel recording/playback indicator To choose the way in which the front-panel indicator works: 1. Highlight Front Panel Indicator and use the left or right arrow to change the setting. 2. When you have selected your preferred setting, press the down arrow to highlight Save New Settings and press select.

  • Page 73: Connecting Your Sky+ Set Top Box

    Connecting your Sky+ set top box This section shows you how your Sky+ set top box: can be connected to other equipment such as your hi-fi / audio system; can be reconnected after minor changes, for example, after you have moved your TV or Sky+ set top box; settings can be updated.

  • Page 74: Connecting To The Telephone Line

    RF lead S-video lead satellite dish video recorder (VCR) SCART lead SCART RF lead second lead RF lead RF OUT - 2 13/18V DC 13/18V DC 9V DC 50mA max. RF OUT - 1 VCR SCART 350mA max. 350mA max. RS-232 Sky+ set WARNING!

  • Page 75: Further Help

    Further help For further information and tips on getting the most out of your Sky+ set top box, tune to channel 999, the Sky Latest Channel, or 998, the Sky Welcome Channel. If you need help or information about your TV or video recorder, please refer to the instruction books that came with them.

  • Page 76: Solving Problems

    Solving problems ❖ On-screen messages Message Possible reason What to do now Insert your Sky Viewing There is no viewing Insert your viewing card into the Sky Viewing Card Card card in the Sky Viewing slot. Card slot in your Sky+ set top box.
  • Page 77 Table 1: Message Possible reason What to do now There is insufficient There is not enough First check that the telephone lead between your space left on your space on your Sky Sky+ set top box and the socket is properly plugged viewing card Viewing Card to store the information for this...
  • Page 78 Table 2: Message Possible reason What to do now System fault. An unexpected error Call Sky+ Customer Service. Sky+ playback and has occurred with recording are your Sky+ set top box To find the Sky+ Customer Service number, select unavailable. during system setup.

  • Page 79: General Problems

    ❖ General problems Problem Possible reason What to do now You’ve forgotten Call Sky+ Customer Service. To find the Sky+ your PIN. Customer Service number, select the Telephone Numbers option from the Services screen. You can’t find your Use the buttons on the front of your Sky+ set top Sky+ remote control.

  • Page 80: Specifications

    Specifications Due to continued product improvement, this specification may change without notice. General Operating voltage: 230 V AC ±15%; 50 Hz Power consumption: 60 W (max.); 45W (typical) Weight: 8.4 kg (packed) Dimensions (W x H x D): 422 mm x 76 mm x 355 mm UHF modulator: CCIR PAL System I;...
  • Page 81 System Setup screens (factory setting shown by *) Picture settings: Picture Format: *4:3; 16:9 Letterbox Mode: On; *Off SCART Control: *On; Off Video Output: *PAL (composite video); RGB (red, green, blue) Contrast: Low; *Medium; High Search & Scan Banner Time-out: 0 seconds;...

  • Page 82: Remote Control Setup Codes

    Remote control setup codes Brand Code Brand Code Brand Code Akai 0098 Goldstar 0056 Protech 0595 Akura 0042 Goodmans 0335 0600 Alba 0043 Granada 0340 Roadstar 0625 Amstrad 0063 Grundig 0345 Saba 0645 0115 Harwood 0361 Saisho 0649 Bang & Olufsen 0118 Hinari 0365...

  • Page 83: Index

    Index About this User’s Guide ......2 Favourite Channels Adding adding ........54 Favourite Channels .

  • Page 84: Remote Control

    Playback Sky+ Planner on-screen symbols ......37, 43 reminder clashes......24 Problem-Solving .
  • Page 85 ® Pace Micro Technology plc Victoria Road Saltaire Shipley West Yorkshire BD18 3LF England www.pace.co.uk Pace are trademarks of Pace Micro Technology plc. ® ® 502-2309502...

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