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 > -- > Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. > Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589 > mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, > Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk > > -----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. > > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq