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BT YouView+ Quick Start Manual

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Available now on BT Box Office
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  • Page 1 Keep this guide somewhere safe You might need it from time to time. Your guide to YouView + from BT Quick start guide inside The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Available now on BT Box Office...
  • Page 2 Takes you back to live TV or out of a High definition Freeview channels are separate from player menu. bt.com/help/youview or check Help & Settings in the BT player. those in standard definition. To watch in HD, press Displays more information about while watching the channel.
  • Page 3 Getting set up Quick start guide Get to know your remote Follow the steps on the screen The Expendables 3 Available now on BT Box Office...
  • Page 4 Your YouView box will need to go near your TV, your TV and select the If it isn’t, see your BT Broadband (Eco mode) is set to HIGH aerial (if you have one) and power socket.
  • Page 5 Connect your BT Home Hub To connect your Hub, follow Option A on this page or Option B on the next page. We recommend Option A for the best, most reliable connection. Option A (Recommended) Your BT Home Hub Check that your broadband’s working properly.
  • Page 6 Plug that Powerline adapter into a power socket on the wall and switch it on. Ethernet socket VIDEO AUDIO ANTENNA IN ETHERNET ANTENNA OUT SPDIF HDMI 0.5A TV SCART Ethernet cable (supplied with your Ethernet cable (supplied) Powerline adapters) Getting set-up For help, go to bt.com/help/youview...
  • Page 7 Do I have to connect an aerial? Yes. You’ll need to connect an aerial, even if you only want to watch On Demand, Catch Up, Extra TV channels or BT Sport (which are Aerial cable (not supplied) delivered through your broadband). Getting set-up...
  • Page 8 Settings, select TV Signal & TV doesn’t have an HDMI socket, you Quality, then change the HDMI Audio can use a SCART cable (not supplied) to Format to Surround. watch in standard definition instead. Getting set-up For help, go to bt.com/help/youview...
  • Page 9 (Eco mode) is set to HIGH by default. To change this, and to make your box start-up faster, see page 40. VIDEO AUDIO ANTENNA IN ETHERNET ANTENNA OUT SPDIF HDMI 0.5A TV SCART Power cable Getting set-up For help, go to bt.com/help/youview...
  • Page 10 YouView YouView. Press the blue button in the TV Guide Mute to filter by genre, ‘Subscribed’ or ‘Sport’, or in the BT Player to search Arrow keys to navigate through Eco mode BT programmes. YouView menus and players When asked, set Eco mode to...
  • Page 11 Making the most of BT TV TV Guide and Mini Guide Recording your favourite shows Searching Finding, watching and deleting recordings Your Extra TV and BT Sport channels Setting reminders On Demand Dallas Buyers Club Available now on BT Box Office...
  • Page 12 15 seconds by pressing skip forward 60 seconds by pressing Rewinding or fast forwarding Extra TV channels When rewinding or fast forwarding these channels, the TV image will skip back or forward. Using YouView For help, go to bt.com/help/youview...
  • Page 13 Programmes that are available from the past seven days, including up in the next 12 hours. • To return to live TV, press BT Sport programmes, will be shown in white text with a icon. Using YouView For help, go to bt.com/help/youview...
  • Page 14 If you know what you want to watch, you can quickly and easily search everything With Extra TV and BT Sport, you’ll be able to watch loads of your favourite entertainment and sports that’s on YouView, including TV listings and On Demand programmes.
  • Page 15 On Demand with BT TV Nothing on TV? Don’t worry – there’s always something to watch with YouView. With BT TV, there’s something for everyone, including complete TV box sets, kids’ shows, films and music videos – all without the ads.
  • Page 16 You’ll need your BT TV PIN to authorise any payments within the Catch Up BT Player, if you’ve set this up. For more help on your BT TV PIN, go to page 38. Catch up with shows you’ve missed from the last seven days.
  • Page 17 MyView. a recorded programme. Setting recordings when out and about With the YouView mobile app, you can see what’s on and set recordings on the move. Go to youview.com/mobileapp to find out more. Using YouView For help, go to bt.com/help/youview...

  • Page 18: Setting Reminders

    Date or A to Z. press the yellow button again. To find out more about a programme, select To watch an Extra TV or BT Sport recording If you’re worried about accidentally it and press on your remote control.
  • Page 19 Security and Security Accessibility TV signal and quality Power saving (Eco mode) Other settings Peppa Pig Available now on BT Kids...
  • Page 20 (you’ll be able to use the options on the commentary describing body language, expressions and movements. To choose never to be asked for the BT TV PIN, go to the BT player, then screen as normal). Press again and you’ll be able to use the arrow...
  • Page 21 Guide or On Demand menu automatically when they’re available. Picture stuttering? If you’re watching an Extra TV or BT Sport channel in HD and the picture freezes or stutters, it’s probably because your broadband isn’t quite fast enough or other devices are using some of your bandwidth.
  • Page 22 Setting up Controlling your TV with your YouView remote Catch Up and On Demand Freeview channels Extra TV and BT Sport channels Watching TV with the YouView box in standby Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Available now on BT Box Office...
  • Page 23 0016 0102 Once you’ve checked everything, try restarting your Openreach modem Sharp light flashes three times. (if you have BT Infinity), Hub and YouView box. If you have an Openreach Sony 0001 0084 0126 Enter the first four-digit code for your brand of TV.
  • Page 24 Try another channel to see if the sound is missing from all channels or just Try restarting your Openreach modem (if you have BT Infinity), Hub and Restart your YouView box. Press the Power button on the front of your the one you’re watching.
  • Page 25 In the YouView menu, go to Settings and turn the RF loop through Make sure you’re using the BT Home Hub we sent you (not a different router). You need BT Infinity to get Extra TV channels.
  • Page 26 filled with liquid (like a vase of flowers or an oil EC) to recycle products in the best way – to be kinder to • BT shall not be liable for any corruption of data on the or below standard, or as a result of inferior workmanship burning candle) on the product.
  • Page 27 Dolby Laboratories. See our terms and conditions at bt.com/terms. All third party trademark rights are hereby acknowledged. The content shown within this guide is available to BT TV subscribers only. HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition Multimedia interface are trademarks and...

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