adding channels manually on the new HD EPG?

[mallanikkelsen]

Hello everyone at the SatCure forum

I was wondering if someone inhere who has the new HD EPG would please try and help me out, so that I am able to add, and access other channels through this new interface?

My sky pace HD box got the new EPG this morning. I have tried to get to know the new interface ever since. Being blind, however, this is not as easy as it probably is for sighted people, as I am not able to see the actual new menu system on screen. In sted, I have to find and memorize the new button presses etc..

By trawling through various forums, I've now managed to find out how to navigate the new Sky Planner, how to access series stacks, view trailers on anytime TV etc.. Unfortunately, this requires some more button presses than with the old EPG, but it is definitely dooable!

The only thing, however, I can not seem to do, after the new EPG has been downloaded, is to add or access other channels. The button presses I used previously do not seem to work any more, which is quite frustrating, as I'd of course like to be able to watch the channels I've added manually, and I'd also like to add new channels like ITV HD to the lineup, which I've herd you can indeed do on a Sky HD box that has the new EPG!

So my questions are:

Can someone with the new EPG please tell me how to:
Add channels manually? for instance ITV HD - key presses etc.?

How to get into the other channels menu to watch added channels? key presses etc..

Other useful key presses you think it'll be great to know, like any mega changes etc. in the services menu.

I do hope to be hearing from someone soon.

All the best from Allan

[microbe]

Alan
The following sequence will add ITV HD:

Press SERVICES - screen will come up with OPTIONS highlighted
Press DOWN button once
press RIGHT button 5 times until ADD CHANNELS is highlighted
press SELECT or DOWN to highlight FREQUENCY
Enter 11427
Press DOWN then RIGHT to display H
Symbol rate (27.5) and FEC (2/3) should be correct by default
Press Yellow to FIND CHANNELS
In the list displayed scroll down to 10510 then press YELLOW to store it
Press SELECT to complete.


To view Added channels:
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Press SERVICES - screen will come up with OPTIONs highlighted
Press DOWN button once
Press RIGHT button 4 times until OTHER CHANNELS is highlighted
Press SELECT
Scroll to required channel with up/down buttons
Press SELECT to view.

Happy viewing, but beware that ITV HD displays a "currently unavailable" test card most of the time.

Mike

[mallanikkelsen]

Hello Mike

Thanks so much for the helpful information. However, in order to try it out, I do need to know one more thing:

You say that When I've pressed yellow to find channels then a list will come up and I'll have to scrol down to highlite itv HD. However, since I can not see the screen, I do need to know exactly how many times I need to press the arrow down key before the right channel is highlited. In other words, I do need to know how many other channels this search will find.

I do hope you can please help out with this too.

Thanks again for your reply.

All the best from Allan

[microbe]

Allan

I've just taken another look, and see that 10510 is 6th on the list, so you will need to press DOWN 5 times to highlight it before pressing YELLOW to store.

After you have stored it, when it comes to selecting it on Other Channels, then it will be at the end of your list of added channels. If this is the only extra channel that you have added, then you will only need to press Down once to highlight it.

Regards
Mike

[mallanikkelsen]

Hello Mike

Thanks so much for this last bit of info! I've now tried it out and it worked flawlessly! I've now got ITV HD on my Sky box!

Thanks again.

all the best from Allan

[admin]

Yes, thank you, microbe, for helping Allan. He will now be able to watch ITV in high definition - wink.

(Allan and I have corresponded many times so he will not be offended by the joke.)

Martin

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[mallanikkelsen]

Hehehehe, no, not at all!! If you can't joke with these things, gosh life would become borring!

All the best from Allan