Page 2 - Your Sky remote control
Sets your remote control to control your digibox tv Sets your remote control to control your TV box office Shows the Box Office screen tv guide Shows the TV Guide screen mute Turns the TV sound off/on vol Changes the TV volume text Switches to text mode colour buttons Use to select the corresponding...
Page 4 - Contents
Welcome to digital satellite TV! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 For your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Your Sky remote control . . . . . . . ....
Page 5 - About this booklet; Look out for this symbol. It indicates useful and impor tant tips.; What is digital satellite TV?; Your; Welcome to digital satellite TV!
1 ❖ 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 impor tant tips. ❖ What is digital satellite TV? Digital satellite TV is the latest stage in the evolution of TV, giving you not only digital q...
Page 6 - Using your Sky Guide; Connecting to the mains supply; Do not connect it to a DC power supply.
2 Using your Sky digibox ❖ What is Sky Guide? Sky Guide is a helpful and easy to use on-screen guide to your digital satellite ser vices. 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 allo...
Page 7 - Using equipment safely; If you have any doubts about the installation,; For your safety
3 ❖ 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 ...
Page 8 - Sky; Setting your remote control to operate your TV; Getting started
4 Using your Sky digibox This section gives you the information you need to star t 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 star ting, make sure your Sky Viewing Card is inser t...
Page 9 - Turning your Sky digibox on and off
5 ❖ 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. ...
Page 10 - Changing channel; Using the ch key; Press; Using the channel number; back up; to remove it immediately.
6 Using your Sky digibox ❖ 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 alway...
Page 11 - Using the Search & Scan banner; select; Favourite Channels
7 ❖ 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 ...
Page 12 - Changing the volume; Using digital text
8 Using your Sky digibox ❖ 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 t...
Page 15 - TV Guide; tv guide
11 ❖ 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 an...
Page 16 - Finding a programme; Choosing a programme to watch; Box Office
12 Using your Sky digibox 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 righ...
Page 17 - A–Z Listings; To find a programme from the full listings, press; on your; . The A–Z Listings screen for that
13 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 par ticular programme, a quick way to find it is to use the A–Z listings. This lists all ...
Page 18 - Displaying more information; key on your Sky remote; to remove the programme information and show the; Rating codes; Content codes
14 Using your Sky digibox Displaying more information If you would like more information about a par ticular 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 shor t synopsis of the program...
Page 19 - Using your Personal Planner; To view your Personal Planner, press; , highlight ‘Personal; Date and time of transmission for future programmes.
15 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 star ts. Whenever you select a future programme to watch from the Search & Scan banner, TV Guide or Box Office, Sky Guide auto...
Page 20 - Using reminders; When you see the reminder, press; to tune to that programme; to ignore it and keep watching the programme
16 Using your Sky digibox ‘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 inser ted into your Personal Planner. For more information on the Series Link feature see page 19. Using...
Page 22 - Removing a programme; to confirm the deletion. If you press; then the
18 Using your Sky digibox Removing a programme To remove a programme from your Personal Planner, highlight it, then press the ‘Delete’ (yellow) key. The programme will be automatically deleted. You may be asked to confirm your deletion, if so the following banner will be shown. Press select to confi...
Page 23 - Recording a satellite programme; Using Series Link for a series or regular programme; You can link only programmes that are par t of a series.
19 Using AutoView to change channels automatically You can set up the Personal Planner to tune to a programme automatically rather than showing you a reminder – this is called AutoView. A reminder banner will still be displayed one minute before the programme is due to star t, and your Sky digibox w...
Page 24 - box office; on your remote control to see the Box Office
20 Using your Sky digibox ❖ Box Office This section of Sky Guide is where you can choose the Box Office programmes you want to watch. Press box office on your remote control to see the Box Office screen. The Box Office screen allows you to see listings of movies by star t time, in alphabetical order...
Page 25 - Ordering a Box Office programme
21 Ordering a Box Office programme You can order Box Office programmes using your remote control. To order a Box Office programme, complete the following steps. 1. Use the arrows to highlight the programme you want to watch. Press select if you want to add the programme to your Personal Planner for ...
Page 26 - Programme rating; programme star ts before 10.00 pm
22 Using your Sky digibox Regardless of your Parental Control settings, you’ll need your PIN to watch any Box Office programme shown before its normal watershed time. PINs will be required as follows: If you order a Box Office programme using your remote control but then do not tune to the relevant ...
Page 27 - Services; services
23 ❖ Services Press services on your remote control to see the Ser vices screen. In Ser vices you can do the following: ◆ View information on using your Sky digibox ◆ Display a list of useful phone numbers ◆ Use the Parental Control facility ◆ Access and modify the settings for your Sky digibox ◆ Se...
Page 28 - Parental Control and your PIN; To display the Parental Control screen, press; Changing your PIN; Using Parental Control
24 Using your Sky digibox ❖ Parental Control and your PIN To display the Parental Control screen, press services on your remote control. Highlight ‘Parental Control’, then press select . You will be asked to enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number). Initially your PIN is the last 4 digits of the...
Page 29 - Viewing Restrictions
25 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 unless your PIN is entered. Viewing restrictions can on...
Page 30 - Spending Limit; To set a Spending Limit, complete the following steps:
26 Using your Sky digibox 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 limi...
Page 31 - The Change PIN screen lets you change your PIN any time you wish.; Your PIN will stay as it was.
27 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 32 - Online Restriction
28 Using your Sky digibox Online Restriction To see the Online Restriction screen, highlight ‘Online Restriction’ on the Parental Control screen, then press select . The Online Restriction screen lets you specify whether your PIN is required before you go online to a ser vice that incurs a charge. I...
Page 33 - System setup; To use the System Setup screens, press; on your remote; Setup screen appears on your TV.
29 ❖ System setup You shouldn’t normally need to access the System Setup screens as your Sky digibox 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 digibox makes the best us...
Page 34 - Message Alert
30 Using your Sky digibox These System Setup options let you set the following: ◆ Picture Settings – to see and change the Sky digibox picture format, second location picture format if using a tvLINK or similar device, video output type, contrast level, timeout for the Search & Scan banner and s...
Page 35 - To set Message Aler t complete the following steps:; ON; Highlight ‘Save New Settings’, then press
31 ❖ Message Alert To see the current Message Aler t setting, highlight ‘Picture Settings’ on the Ser vices screen, then press select . Message Aler t allows you to receive an on-screen aler t when you get an email or SMS message. Before you can use this feature, you will need to register with a ser...
Page 37 - Adding Channels
33 ❖ Adding Channels There is normally no need for you to tune in satellite channels because your Sky digibox tunes in all the available channels for you, including new channels as they are added to the digital satellite TV ser vice. The Sky digibox is designed for receiving digital television signa...
Page 38 - Other Channels
34 Using your Sky digibox 6. Highlight ‘Find Channels’ and press select . Your Sky digibox checks the settings you entered and looks for any new channels at those settings. 7. The New Channels screen appears on your TV. This is a list of the channels that your Sky digibox has found. You can select t...
Page 40 - Removing a Favourite Channel; the programme is on now, your Sky digibox tunes to it.
36 Using your Sky digibox 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 Cha...
Page 41 - To see the Other Channels screen, press; Channels’, then press; . The Other Channels list is shown on; Adding
37 Other Channels Other Channels include channels that your Sky digibox is capable of receiving but for which listings may not be available in Sky Guide, for example, foreign language channels. To see the Other Channels screen, press services , highlight ‘Other Channels’, then press select . The Oth...
Page 42 - Interactive; interactive; on your remote control to see the Interactive; Use the arrows to move the highlight around the screen use; and all the other keys just as you do elsewhere.
38 Using your Sky digibox ❖ Interactive Interactive ser vices are available through your Sky digibox. You can shop, bank, get information, play games and send and receive emails, simply by using your remote control. Press interactive on your remote control to see the Interactive screen. Use the up a...
Page 43 - Connecting your Sky digibox; Extra information
39 ❖ Recording a satellite programme If you have a video recorder, you can use it to record satellite programmes from your Sky digibox. To record a satellite programme, make sure your Sky digibox is switched on, tuned to the channel you wish to record and your video recorder is correctly programmed ...
Page 44 - Remote control setup
40 Using your Sky digibox ❖ Setting your remote control to operateyour TV The Sky remote control can control both your Sky digibox and TV. Your Sky remote control should have been set up to work with your TV when your Sky digibox was installed. If your Sky remote control is not correctly operating y...
Page 46 - and the message will clear.
42 Using your Sky digibox ❖ Replacing the batteries in your remotecontrol If the batteries in your remote control are running low, an on screen warning will appear. You should be sure to replace the batteries as soon as possible. In Sky Guide, you will see a message instructing you to replace the ba...
Page 48 - Looking after your Sky Viewing Card; Do not bend your Sky Viewing Card.
44 Using your Sky digibox ❖ Looking after your Sky Viewing Card Do not remove and re-inser t your Sky Viewing Card unnecessarily. There is no need to remove your Sky Viewing Card unless it is faulty or has expired. Do not bend your Sky Viewing Card. Keep your Sky Viewing Card away from heat and sunl...
Page 50 - Connecting to the telephone line
46 Using your Sky digibox WARNING! Always disconnect your Sky digibox from the mains supply before you connect it to (or disconnect it from) any other equipment. With the exception of the telephone line, all the interconnections between the rear panel of your Sky digibox and your other equipment con...
Page 51 - on your Sky remote control, select the System Setup; Further help
47 For fur ther information and tips on getting the most out of your Sky digibox, 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. If you are havin...
Page 52 - Message; Solving problems
48 Using your Sky digibox ❖ On-screen messages Message Possible reason What to do now Insert your Sky Viewing Card. There is no viewing card in the Sky Viewing Card slot in your Sky digibox. Inser t your viewing card into the Sky Viewing Card slot. There is a problem with your viewing card. Call you...
Page 53 - Telephone
49 Message Possible reason What to do now You cannot purchase this programme at the moment. You cannot buy this programme now. You may be able to buy it later. This programme has already started. The programme has already star ted and you cannot purchase it now. Check the listings to find out when i...
Page 54 - General problems
50 Using your Sky digibox ❖ General problems Message Possible reason What to do now The batteries in this remote control are low. Please replace within the next few days. The batteries in your remote control or keyboard are low and need replacing. Replace the batteries in your remote control or keyb...
Page 55 - tv; mute; Setting your remote control to operate
51 Problem Possible reason What to do now tv , vol and mute keys don’t work with your TV. Your remote control isn’t properly set to operate your TV. Your remote has been left without batteries, or with flat batteries, for too long, and has lost its television settings. Refer to the Setting your remo...
Page 56 - General; Operating temperature range:; Rear-panel connectors; IEC 83 2-pin reversible; Specification
52 Using your Sky digibox Due to continued product improvement, this specification may change without notice. General Operating voltage: 230 V AC ± 15%; 50 Hz Power consumption: 30 W (max.) Weight: 3.5 kg (packed) Dimensions (W x H x D): 305 mm x 70 mm x 222 mm (not including connectors) UHF modulat...
Page 57 - System Setup screens; Second Location Picture Format; Languages and Subtitles:; Digital interface; The plate shows the following warning:
53 System Setup screens (factor y setting shown by *) Picture settings: Picture Format: *4:3; 16:9 Second Location Picture Format *4:3; 16:9 Scar t Control: *On; Off Video Output: *PAL (composite video); RGB (red, green, blue) Contrast: Low; *Medium; High Search & Scan Banner Time-out: 0 seconds...
Page 58 - Remote control setup codes
54 Using your Sky digibox If your brand of TV is not listed here, contact your broadcaster’s helpdesk for fur ther advice. For your broadcaster’s helpdesk number, select the Telephone Numbers option from the Ser vices screen. Brand Code Brand Code Brand Code Akai 0098 Goldstar 0056 Protech 0595 Akur...
Page 59 - Mains plug and its fuse; The; Electrical information
55 ❖ Mains plug and its fuse The supplied mains plug may be a non-rewireable type or a rewireable type. Both types contain an approved 3 A fuse. If you need to replace the fuse, you must use an ASTA- or BSI-approved BS1362 fuse, rated at 3 A and marked: The non-rewireable plug has its fuse beneath a...
Page 60 - Index
56 Using your Sky digibox A–Z Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13About this booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Adding Favourite Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Other Channels . . . . ....
Page 62 - Notes