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.
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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.
