[access-uk] Re: a Sky Plus question

  • From: "Tracey Kier" <tracey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:21:22 -0000

Steve, this is brilliant, thanks so much. I think on the strength of that
I'll go ahead and place the order, as it sounds as though I can do most of
the things with it that I want. Thanks again. Tracey.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:24 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: a Sky Plus question


> Hi Tracey,
>
> OK, I'll try to answer this as best I can.
>
> It is accessible in that you can set up programmes for recording, play
them
> back, set up series links, etc.  What you can't do as a blind person, is
to
> set things up way in advance.  The problem is that because you can't see
the
> EPG, you are never quite sure which programme is selected.  But you can't
> literally jump 24 hours.  So if it is now 7:00 p.m., and you want to
record
> something tomorrow at 7:00 p.m., this is easy.  But if you want to record
> something at, say, 12:00 A.m. and it is now 7:00 p.m., this is more
tricky,
> simply because there is no sure way of moving from programme to programme.
> If you press right arrow once, you may move to the next programme, but
only
> it would appear to me, if that programme is within the next half hour or
so.
> If the programme is longer, for example a film, it would take two jumps to
> move to the next programme, and you are never sure whether you have jumped
> one or two programmes, because you don't see the EPG.
>
> Having said all this, if I want to "series link" coronation street, what I
> do is to wait until 7:00 or there abouts on the night it is on at half
past,
> and then it is easy.  You simply do this:
>
> 1.  Press TV Guide.
>
> 2.  Press 1 for all channels.
>
> 3.  Press 103, or 963 if you want audio description and are not in London
> for ITV1.
>
> 4.  Press right arrow once.  This is because you are highlighting the
> current programme when you first land on the channel.  So one right arrow,
> will take us to 7:30.
>
> 5.  Hit record.
>
> 6.  Hit the Series Link button.
>
> 7.  Press backup, until you hear the channel you were viewing again.
>
> Now what happens is that the box will record every single episode of Coro,
> until you delete the series link.
>
> One final example.  If you want to play back a program:
>
> 1.  TV Guide.
>
> 2.  Press 0 to enter the TV Planner.
>
> 3.  Press the select key twice.
>
> This will play the oldest programme you have recorded.  So if you want the
> most recent one, you would just press up arrow, then select once.  If you
> hear silence, you know you have gone into a programme for playing.  If you
> don't, you are on a scheduled recording, which won't play, because it
hasn't
> been recorded yet.  If you get the silent treatment, because you are in a
> programme, just press select or the play key to play it.
>
> So yes, it is very, very accessible, apart from the fact that we can't see
> the EPG.  But I honestly wouldn't be without my Sky Plus box.  Not only
> that, but the sound quality is superior to the ordinary Sky boxes.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> All the best
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Tracey Kier
> Sent: 07 December 2004 12:44
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] a Sky Plus question
>
>
> Hi, I posted this to the Sky Digital Accessibility list a week or so ago
and
> had no response, so thought I'd try here. I'm seriously considering trying
> Sky Plus but before I do, can anyone tell me how accessible it is? I know
> that there is no speech interface or anything, and that any accessibility
> relies on remembering sequences of keystrokes, etc, which I don't
anticipate
> being a problem. That aside though, is it easy to record programmes, play
> them back, delete them, etc? Also, how easy is it to set up a programme
> recording for a different day, etc? Would really appreciate any help
anyone
> can give on this one, either on or off list. Thanks in advance. Tracey.
>
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