[vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky plus with recorder.
- From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx>
- To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 16:58:15 +0100
Hi Eleanor,
Wow, fair play to you.
I rang that number and discussed with Sky about getting the Talker device.
Would you believe it but Sky have been told by the RNIB on no account to
sell this device to anyone in the Republic of Ireland.
Reason given is that RNIB developed this device and only use Sky to
distribute it.
I was not looking for it free or anything, offered them my Visa, but no
good.
I have rung Breda Dowling for the NCBI to see if she can work anything with
RNIB, but that will have to wait till tomorrow.
Thanks again
Aedan.
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:07 PM
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Tutorial on How to use remote controls on Sky
plus with recorder.
Aeden
Here is a telephone number in the UK for Sky Accessability, it is a
dedicated telephone number.
0818719809
I spoke to the gentleman and maybe I am slightly wrong. He said they have
Sky Talker which can be purchased for £60 Sterling. This device is plugged
in to the back of your Sky+ and as you navagate the channels it tells you
what is currently showing and what will be coming on next. I asked about
the remote control and he said they did not do one with speech but he felt
sure that the RNIB did one. Again I am unsure about that but you could look
on their website or give them a call. I hope this info helps a little.
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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