no you can't use the auto delete of programs from the hd until hd is full On 13 May 2012, at 11:09, Jackie Cairns wrote: > Hi Carol > > Yes, I now have both and I'm happy too, mainly because it's exactly for me > as it is for you, old school! (smiles). > > In fact, I've now managed to record a couple of programme series from the > EPG and, for those who said you couldn't delete stuff from the HD, you can. > We tried an experiment last night as I found it staggering that you would > have to wait for the HD to fill up before you could delete its contents. > > We recorded, just for the hell of it, 10 minutes of Channel Five news as it > was just something short and sweet to try out. We were watching something > else, so set a timer for it. When it started, we got an audible > announcement while we were watching another channel. After Britain's Got > Talent ended, which is what we were watching, we went to see if the Channel > Five news had come out, and so it had. Then we went into the library and > deleted it. Our library was then empty, so I don't understand what people > mean when they say you can't delete programmes from the HD because the > instructions and those I followed clearly worked. It says in the manual > that you can delete recordings and timers. > > If I'm missing something, or have got this wrong, then please accept my > apologies. > > So far though, so good. > > > Kind Regards, > > Jackie Cairns > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Carol Pearson > Sent: 12 May 2012 18:57 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: TVonics Setup Questions > > Jackie, > > I know all about those days ... but do find it useful to have both > BrailleNote and Braille hard copy instructions. Because I'm "old school", I > take in more reading hard copy but do like, once I know an instruction book > a little, to use the "Find" of the BN to get where I want to get quickly. > Make sense! Probably not, but then never mind ... Now we have both and I'm > well happy! > > -- > Carol P > > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:18 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: TVonics Setup Questions > >> Hi Carol >> >> Well I'm having one of those days where everything happens and >> everyone comes at once, so I haven't had any real time to play with my >> new toy, and have been going round instead putting in wireless keys >> and ensuring BT works well. >> >> I must say that the Apple products were the easiest to do in this >> regard, (no surprise there then), (smiles). >> >> Madleen is very helpful, but the instructions should have made her >> explanation abundantly clear which they did not I have to say. Never >> mind, it's more or less sorted now. >> Still waiting on Braille instructions too, but am using my >> BrailleSense to read it for now. It's fine, but you can't beat hard >> copy Braille to really jump about. >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Jackie Cairns >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson >> Sent: 10 May 2012 11:25 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: TVonics Setup Questions >> >> Jackie, >> >> From my experience, it seems that, as Madleen so kindly alerted me, >> you have to plug in the box, then wait for the OK that it wants to >> proceed with a tune, then you press the blue button and that did work >> for me eventually! However, if you try pressing the blue button too >> soon then it doesn't appear to work and, anyway, how do you know when >> the screen is showing the message anyway? (I would like to have seen >> the input clearer for us at that stage.) >> >> I gather, anyway, that you're now up and running and that's a good >> thing. >> >> Have to set up my first recordings tonight, but we have a problem with >> our TV (which was there before we set up the >> box) so we may not get what we want! >> >> -- >> Carol P >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:55 AM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: TVonics Setup Questions >> >> >>> Hi Carol et al, >>> >>> So glad you've raised this as I was going to. Our box arrived >>> yesterday. We plugged the HDMI cable into the TV and TVonics, and of >>> course the roof aerial. The problem is that Martin no longer has >>> enough sight to read anything, but could just about detect there was >>> some writing on the screen. >>> I pressed the blue button on the remote, but nothing happened. There >>> was no speech, and I can't skip through the AV settings on our TV as >>> I don't know where the AV button is on the telly's remote control. >>> >>> I was under the impression, obviously the wrong one, that this >>> product spoke out of the box once it was plugged in. According to >>> the instructions - and therein lies a real gripe with me - you plug >>> in the leads, press the blue button and away you go. >>> >>> As for the instructions, I was told a Braille copy of these would be >>> sent with my box. When it arrived, there were no instructions, >>> except the standard print variety which, of course, were of no >>> consequence to ourselves. >>> We downloaded a Word copy from the RNIB online shop and have put them >>> onto my BrailleSense until the hard copy Braille instructions arrive. >>> >>> Until we get sighted assistance, I think we are stuck to be honest. >>> We hear the box whirring, but can't go any further. I have a feeling >>> that, when we turn on the TV, it jumps automatically to the new box, >>> but it just doesn't speak, and I don't want to go pressing buttons >>> here and there in case we make the situation worse. >>> >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> Jackie Cairns >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson >>> Sent: 08 May 2012 15:00 >>> To: Access UK Mailing List >>> Subject: [access-uk] TVonics Setup Questions >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Well, thankfully my TVonics arrived today and I've tried setting up >>> as follows: >>> >>> My aerial cable (from outside) is in the Aerial in socket, The other >>> aerial socket has the aerial between box and TV. The HDMI cable >>> between TV and box as stated in instructions. >>> >>> It does not state in the instructions whether you need to tune the >>> box independently first, before putting on the TV, so we've tried >>> tuning both ways. On each occasion, we've said OK to tune, since >>> there doesn't seem to be any other option my friend can see, and the >>> tuning has just gone on and on ... so we've turned off the power to >>> the box, given it a good 20 seconds and tried again with TV on, but >>> still no go! >>> >>> In addition, when we first switched on, we pressed the blue button, >>> as speech didn't automatically come on. We still haven't managed to >>> get speech on as there seems to be no bypassing the channel search. >>> >>> Hopefully someone somewhere can pinpoint where we've gone wrong, >>> advise of anything else I can do, and we can get up and running very >>> soon. >>> >>> Thanks for any advice for this poor novice who's never set up a TV >>> and box before! <Smiles> >>> >>> -- >>> Carol P >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following >>> link:- >>> ** >>> [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following >>> link:- >>> ** >>> [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following >> link:- >> ** >> [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click >> on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following >> link:- >> ** >> [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click >> on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq