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Your remote control 500GB Satellite HD Digital TV Recorder Model. GD11FSRHD50 Quick Start Guide HOME Exits all menus and goes TV/ H MUT E STANDBY Power On/Standby. back to live TV. DTV WIDE SWAP CH LIST GUIDE Opens the genre list and LIBRARY Opens the library screen the guide. where your recordings are stored. MENU LIBRARY GUIDE FAST FORWARD Navigate right in FAST REWIND Navigate left in the the top menu bar and fast forward. top menu bar and fast rewind. OK OK Confirm selection in menu/on screen displays. STOP PLAY / PAUSE RECORD Used to record a programme V+ Volume up. V+ R P+ and schedule recordings. V- Volume down. V- i P- P + Channel up. P - Channel down. INFO Display the Info bar. 1 [ ., 2 abc 3 def 4 ghi 5 jkl 6 mno Welcome to your new freesat+ HD digital TV recorder 78pqrs tuv 9wxyz BACK Takes you back to the BACK 0&@_ EXIT previous menu. COLOURED BUTTONS For interactive Now you can pause, rewind and record both HD use and navigating menus. and SD television, and so much more ADSUB TEXT AUD Revision1_Revision3_24/06/09 14/09/11 1 Setting Up 2 First Time Install 3 Using freesat+ First Time Installation First Time Installation 20° - 30° Step 1 of 6 Step 2 of 6 Step 3 of 6 Step 4 of 6 Step 5 of 6 Step 6 of 6 Step 1 of 6 Step 2 of 6 Step 3 of 6 Step 4 of 6 Step 5 of 6 Step 6 of 6 i INFORMATION ! WARNING Make sure that your freesat+ receiver has been connected correctly before continuing the installation Your freesat+ receiver has found the Network ID and Transport ID If signal strength is less than 50% Press OK to Continue please check the dish alignment and connections Getting around the Programme Guide Record & record a series 25%50% 75% Signal Strength 100% Network ID 003b TUNER 2 TUNER 1 Transport ID 090b Lock Indicator OK Programme Guide Fri 1 May 7:48pm Library Fri 9 Sep 9:22pm R OK Continue R OK Continue LNB in All Channels Entertainment News & Sport Movies Lifestyle Music 09/09/2011 BBC One HD 8:00pm - 9:00pm The Restaurant 8:00pm - 9:00pm Gardeners’ World Raymond Blanc adds to the pressure - he tells the couples to start a takeaway service so they can reach 29/30. Four Seasons: A special programme following a year in the lives CAUTION Step 2.1 The first install screen will appear. If the signal Step 2.2 When the Network ID and Transport ID are shown. their local community by offering their. restaurant food to go. of gardeners Tony and Marie Newton, who have transformed their garden RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK SUB S into a stunning Yellow Book garden. [HD] [AD,S] 28.2° DO NOT OPEN [LIFESTYLE] Fri 1 May 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm strength is above 50% press the OK button to continue. If Press the OK button to continue. 101 BBC One Inside Out Big Cat Live Silent Wit below 50% check the dish alignment and connections. 102 BBC Two Who Do Yo The Restaurant Heroes 70% Remaining 103 ITV1 Anglia S Coronation The Bill: Hide and Seek Greatest Cit Top Gear BBC2 England 05/09 Recorded Never Mind the Buzzcocks Step 1.1 To receive freesat, your satellite dish should face Step 1.2 Connect the cables from the LNB to the Tuner 1 104 Channel 4 News Super Nanny The Family BBC2 Scotland 06/09 Recorded P Gardeners’ World G BBC One HD 09/09 Playing 106 BBC Three Freaky Eat Dog Borstal Hoodies Can Torchwood: Miracle Day G BBC HD 09/09 Recording 28° East of South with an inclination of between 20° and and Tuner 2 inputs on the back of your freesat+ recorder. 107 BBC Four World New Britain From Above Wilderness Spooks G BBC One HD 10/09 Scheduled HD 30°. This product requires two cables to be connected for full First Time Installation First Time Installation 108 BBC HD M.I High Ray Mears Goes Walkabout Silent W Friends BBC2 England 11/09 Scheduled Step 1 of 6 Step 2 of 6 Step 3 of 6 Step 4 of 6 Step 5 of 6 Step 6 of 6 Step 1 of 6 Step 2 of 6 Step 3 of 6 Step 4 of 6 Step 5 of 6 Step 6 of 6 110 BBC ALBA Dé tha Dol An Lá Eorpa Soillse Top Gear BBC2 England 12/09 Scheduled S functionality. R Record LIB Library - 2 Hrs + 2 Hrs - 24 Hrs + 24 Hrs OK WatchEXIT Exit Menu Stop GUIDE Guide Protect Series Preview Delete OK Select EXIT Exit Menu i INFORMATION i INFORMATION Enter your postcode using the number buttons Enter your postcode using the number buttons GUIDE Please note that the space is automatically entered in the postcode Please note that the space is automatically entered in the postcode To go to the Programme Guide, press the button. To set a programme to record press the R button. To Press OK and then select your screen type using the right arrow Press OK and then select your screen type using the right arrow Select a channel genre to watch (i.e. News and Sport), find your library of recordings and scheduled recordings Postcode - - - - - - - Postcode C M 7 7 7 A T LIBRARY TUNER 2 TUNER 1 and then the Programme Guide will load. press the button. TV Screen Size Widescreen (16:9) TV Screen Size Widescreen (16:9) Manufactured under lic Dolby Laboratories. Do and the double-D symb trade arks of Dolby Lab R OK Continue R OK Continue LNB in Press the and buttons to move along the To set a whole series to record, go to your Library, CAUTION Step 2.3 Use the number keys on the remote control to Step 2.4 Use the left and right arrows to choose the TV K OF ELECTRIC SHOCK channel genres at the top of the screen, and the , select the scheduled recording and press DO NOT OPEN Series enter your postcode. The right arrow moves to the next screen type that matches your TV. Press the OK button to , and buttons to move through the list of when available. space and the left arrow deletes the previous character. continue. programmes. Press the OK button to continue. First Time Installation First Time Installation Step 1 of 6 Step 2 of 6 Step 3 of 6 Step 4 of 6 Step 5 of 6 Step 6 of 6 Step 1 of 6 Step 2 of 6 Step 3 of 6 Step 4 of 6 Step 5 of 6 Step 6 of 6 300 Film Four TV ! 108 BBC HD TV WARNING Pause and rewind live TV Home 124 More Four TV Some programmes contain guidance information which tell you that the programme contains scenes that may be unsuitable for some viewers 104 Channel 4 TV Programmes with guidance information have a G 113 ITV2 TV You need to setup your guidance PIN to allow these programmes and Step 1.3 Connect the HDMI cable supplied between your Step 1.4 Connect the mains plug to the power socket and 602 CITV TV recordings to be viewed 117 ITV4 TV The guidance PIN can be disabled in the parental settings 103 ITV1 Central W TV _ _ _ _ freesat+ recorder and the HDMI input on your TV. turn the power socket On. 105 Five TV New guidance PIN _ _ _ _ Please wait while scanning for channels 32% Complete Confirm your guidance PIN EXIT R R OK Confirm Exit Menu TV/ Step 2.5 Your freesat+ recorder will now autotune and Step 2.6 Enter a 4 digit PIN of your choice, then press the H MUT E DTV store your freesat channels. OK button. Re-enter the PIN, then confirm it using the OK button. For more information about guidance see page 24 OK in your instruction book. WIDE SWAP CH LIST TV/ H MUT E DTV AAA Battery First Time Installation Genre Thurs 14 May 1:22pm MENU LIBRARY GUIDE Step 1 of 6 Step 2 of 6 Step 3 of 6 Step 4 of 6 Step 5 of 6 Step 6 of 6 WIDE SWAP CH LIST AAA Battery All Channels . Special Interest i INFORMATION Entertainment Radio News & Sport Shopping Installation Complete MENU LIBRARY GUIDE Movies On Demand You can record these details in the space provided on the back of your instruction book Lifestyle Regional Music Adult 80 Found CM77 7AT Press the button to pause both live TV and also To exit any of the menus and the Programme Guide and TV Postcode Children Radio 22 Found Guidance PIN 6542 your recordings. Press button again to continue return to live TV, press the H button. R OK Watch TV EXIT Exit Menu OK Select EXIT Exit Menu watching. To rewind, press button, and to fast forward the button. Step 2.7 Setup is now complete. Take a note of the Step 2.8 Press the GUIDE button to choose the Step 1.5 Remove the battery cover from the remote control Step 1.6 To turn On your new freesat+ recorder, press information on screen in the space provided on the programme type that you want to watch. and insert 2 x AAA batteries (supplied) into the battery the green STANDBY button on the remote control. compartment. Replace the battery cover. instruction book, and then press EXIT..
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