[access-uk] Re: Sky Talker initial views
- From: william lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:58:28 +0100
Did you eventually get the now and next banner on the channel you are watching
to work then?
On Oct 20, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Peter Holdstock wrote:
> Hi, OK been playing with this for a few hours now. I'm actually finding I'm
> flicking through recorded programmes and channels to watch quickly now so am
> happy I bought it. It does announce if something is audio described when you
> press the info button. It announces the time every hour and also announces
> the programme name as the next programme starts. I've had a couple of times
> when it stopped talking but then began again but not sure why. Even just
> being able to hear the channel numbers and names means I can now quickly
> navigate to channels I like once I learn the numbers. The only thing I don't
> like is that the speech talks over the bleep which tells you a programme is
> audio described. Whilst the unit is speaking the sound from the sky box is
> completely muted but I would have prefered it if it just reduced the volume
> rather than stopping the sky output altogether. The unit also says no audio
> output when you go in to the menus so that's quite useful to know that the
> menu has indeed come up.
> Hope that helps.
> Peter
>
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> From: "Peter Holdstock" <peterholdstock@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:02 PM
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: got my sky talker
>
>> Hi, just got my Sky Talker. There are basically three buttons. Two volume
>> buttons on the top right and one power button on the front panel in the
>> center. The box turns on and off automatically as you turn your sky box on
>> and off.
>> On the back there are two cables. One is a scart cable and the other is a
>> serial cable. The scart cable replaces the scart lead which goes in your sky
>> box. Then plug the scart lead from your tv in to the back of the thing you
>> just plugged in to the scart socket on your sky box. Then plug the serial
>> cable in to the serial port on your sky box. Mine is to the right of the
>> scart socket as you look at the front of the box.
>> Now your good to just turn on your sky box and it will work although mine
>> took a few seconds to start working initially.
>> To change the voice or it's rate hold down the power button until it says
>> entering setup menu. Then just use volume keys to change. Presss power
>> button once again to move to the voice speed and again use volume keys.
>> Then press and hold power button to exit setup menu.
>> That's all there is to it.
>> It's not perfect. You hear the name of the channel,, programme name as you
>> move through channels. You don't hear any input about the recorded
>> programmes until you play them, at which point it tells you the channel name
>> and programme name. Press i and it will read the info.
>> Hope that helps.
>> Peter
>>
>>
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>> From: "John Gallagher" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:09 PM
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [access-uk] got my sky talker
>>
>>> Hi all just received my sky talker and scanned the manual now will have a
>>> look and see how to connect it up.
>>>
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