Re: Sky Digital

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

Maybe they are trying the upgrade on the other boxes now?

Have a look and see what EPG version you have at home.

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Doxey" <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>
To: "ukha_d" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sky Digital


> Hi Mark,
>
> Just checked the Pace Digibox in the customer centre at work and that
is
> working OK but my box at home is a Panasonic.
>
> I will see how it is tonight.
>
> Keith
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 25 July 2000 09:11
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Sky Digital
> >
> >
> > New version Keith...
> > http://www.diginews.org/news/jul00006.htm
> >
> >
> > 18/07/2000
> >
> > Pace Owners Now With New EPG Software
> >
> > At a minimum Pace owners should now have received a new
> > software drop which
> > introduces:
> >
> > New Box Office Ordering System
> > Digital Subtitling
> > A-Z EPG Listings
> > Our information section will contain further details on how
> > the New Box
> > Office Ordering System functions as well as the A-Z listings
> > on the EPG.
> >
> > Digital Subtitles
> > As mentioned above, this update also introduced the Digital
Subtitling
> > feature.  Whilst Digital Subtitles are very nice on the eye
> > and seem to work
> > well, Sky have seemed to make them difficult to switch on and
> > off.   In
> > order for this feature to be enabled viewers must enter the
> > System Setup
> > menu under the Services Button.  From here the 'Subtitled'
> > option must be
> > set to 'ON' under the 'Languages and Subtitled' option.
> >
> > What's annoying about this is that from that moment on,
> > everything is shown
> > with subtitles.  The only way (that digiNEWS has found) to remove
the
> > subtitles again is to go back to the 'Languages and
> > Subtitles' option and
> > set 'Subtitles' back to 'OFF'.
> >
> > Another change included in this software drop that some users
have
> > experience (and certainly the digiNEWS Pace Digibox has
> > demonstrated this)
> > is that the Signal Meter bars now show an increase in Signal
> > Strength and
> > Quality.  digiNEWS would suggest that readers dont' read too
> > much into this.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Doxey" <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>
> > To: "'UKHA Discussion'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:40 AM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Sky Digital
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Have Sky done a software upgrade overnight?
> >
> > We left our Digibox on 160 BBC Choice last night and this
> > morning it was on
> > 998 the info channel.
> >
> > What is really wierd is that direct selection of channels no
> > longer works.
> > Pressing any of the 0-9 buttons on the handset pops up the
> > litle blue box
> > with the first digit but after less than a second it
> > disappears again. The
> > only way to get channels is from the TV guide or by the
> > channel up/down
> > buttons.
> >
> > I tried a power reset and re-downloading the software but it
> > is still the
> > same. Anyone else having a problem?
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
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