[vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky plus with recorder.
- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 09:29:07 +0100
That is excellent. Admittedly I did say I was making an enquiry for someone in
Ireland and fair play to the person for giving me the correct number and for
listening correctly to me.
Eleanor
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Subject: [vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky plus
with recorder.
From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx>
Date: 20/05/2011 9:20 am
Hi Eleanor,
That number is Irish low cost. It brings one into Sky UK disability support.
Kind regards
Aedan.
-----Original Message-----
From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:25 PM
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky
plus with recorder.
Aeden I had no problem in getting through. I presume yuou realise it is a
UK number and that you will put 0044 and then drop the leading zero in the
number when calling.
Eleanor
----- Original Message -----
>From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:13 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky
plus with recorder.
> Hi Eleanor,
> I have just googled the topic of talking remote controls and have drawn a
> blank.
> The closest I came is a PC TV receiver card that has ability to receive
> audio description and talking menus to choose programs in advance and to
> record same onto your hard drive. Phone for this is not answering at
> moment
> but will keep trying, maybe tonight. This device is only for free to air
> of
> course.
> Kind regards
> Aedan.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:45 PM
> To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky
> plus with recorder.
>
> I know there will be a huge archieve of numerous e-mails on the access-uk
> discussion list with regard to this topic. Maybe a amember of this list
> who
>
> is on the list would look this up for you and prjovide you with a contact
> to
>
> discuss it or alternatively I am sure you could join the list temporarily
> to
>
> find out the information. I do not use Sky so this is why I cannot be of
> any further help.
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:38 PM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky
> plus with recorder.
>
>
>> Hi Eleanor,
>> Very interesting. I have asked the Sky team who are
>> Now based in Cork about help for visually impaired use of the Sky plus
>> box
>> and they did not mention any other type of control.
>> Aedan.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:36 AM
>> To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky
>> plus with recorder.
>>
>> In the UK I am fairly sure that this control is speech controlled for
>> blind
>> people. I think there are members on this list who are on the UK Access
>> mailing list who may be able to help you or make enquiries for you. I
>> used
>> to be on that list but am not now so cannot assist.
>>
>> Eleanor
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx>
>> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:32 AM
>> Subject: [vip_students] Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky
>> plus
>> with recorder.
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I recently broke out and got Sky Plus. I soon learned that using the new
>>> remote controls was quite difficult. I rang Sky but they weren't any
>>> help
>>> to
>>> a blind person. So I got my wife, Barbara, to go through the commands to
>>> use
>>> the recorder with me. The whole thing is very visual, but I sussed out
>>> how
>>> to use them with no assistance as follows:
>>> Feel free to add to these instructions and if you find something vetter
>>> please share with us.
>>>
>>> The Most used buttons on Sky plus remote control:
>>> top left = TV control(Must be programmed to your TV model)
>>> Top middle = Sky control
>>> Top left = Sky or TV on/off
>>> Row 2: left = Box Office, right =
>>> row 3: left = TVGuide. Right =
>>> row 4: left = Mute sound, Right =
>>> next: Arrow block:
>>> left outer: = Volume up/down(must have TV control set up),
>>> Centre: round select/enter button(from now on called "enter") surrounded
>>> by
>>> left arrow, right arrow, up arrow, down
>>>
>>> arrow.
>>> right outer, up/down arrow through channels
>>> Next row: left = , centre = backup( very important), right =
>>>
>>> next row(works for recordings or current view):
>>> left = go back, centre(large flat button with horizontal ridge in its
>>> middle) = pause/play, right = forward
>>> next row: left = Record(very important), Right = stop.(not for
>>> recording,
>>> for this must go back to TVGuide as
>>>
>>> described below)
>>> Next row: Row of four buttons coloured as follows:
>>> From left: 1 = red
>>> 2 = green (Favourites)
>>> 3 = yello (delete)
>>> 4 = blue
>>> next: numeric block, pip on number 5.
>>> Tip: If you go wrong at any time press backup several times to exit back
>>> to
>>> current view.
>>>
>>>
>>> To record current or other program:
>>> 1. select tV guide (First left on row 3,above volume-up)
>>> 2. press downarrow (below roundy select button) once to enter record
>>> area
>>> 3. dial channel number
>>> 4. Required channel is highlighted
>>> 6. press Record once
>>> Sub-menu appears: highlight on record once
>>>
>>> 7. press enter for record once, or arrow to "select part of series" and
>>> press enter.
>>> 8. press enter again to return to full screen of current program.
>>>
>>> To stop recording:
>>> 1. press tvGuide
>>> 2. press record button once
>>> 3. recording stops.
>>> You are returned to full screen of current view.
>>>
>>>
>>> To play back recording:
>>> 1. pres tv guide.
>>> 2. To select favourites, press green button(second from left in group
>>> of
>>> 4)
>>> 3. To select last recording, press down arrow through list of recordings
>>> until it goes no further.
>>> Note: This list view has only 6 possible items. To get last recording
>>> up-arrow once after reaching bottom of list,
>>>
>>> as cursor goes off list.
>>>
>>> 4. press enter.
>>> 5. arrow left once to select play
>>> 6. press enter.
>>> Recorded item starts at its beginning.
>>> 7. press backup to return to current view.
>>>
>>> To delete recordings from favourites:
>>> 1. press TVGuide
>>> 2. press green button (second from left in row of 4), to enter
>>> Favourites.
>>> 3. arrow to item, do not press enter here.
>>> 4. If you want to clear out all favourites uparrow once to "select all",
>>> and
>>> press enter.
>>> 5. to delete this or all items press yellow button(second from right in
>>> row
>>> of 4)
>>> 6. press backup to go back to current view
>>>
>>> Aedan O'Meara.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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