Sky plus help for old technophobes

[Maxf]

Odd request here, but we don't have sky and the aged inlaws do. They dont use it and when we visited at Christmas it had a grand total of '0% used'.

I'd like to get them to series link '24' so I've got something to watch when I go and see them, but they won't know how to do it, and I doubt I could tell them over the phone, as it would be trial and error for me as well.

So...

Can someone please post some simple step-by-step instructions for series link recording, so I can phone them up and get them to do it?

Thanks!

[Big Al.]

They need to find the prog on TV guide when found press the record button an R symbol will appear by the side of the prog.

If they then go to planner there "SHOULD" be an option to select a series link this is accomplished by pushing the green button a green up and down arrow should appear against the recorded prog.

Not all progs will allow serial links.

HTH

[Daniel1]

ill try my best.

TV Guide button

All channels

(navigate to time of the program)

R button for record

Now TV Guide

red button for planner

highlight '24' with the curser (should be anyway as its the only one)

green button for series link

done




I think thats correct (from memory)

[Lurking Lawyer]

If it's "ordinary" Sky+, I think Daniel's guide above is right (from memory).

If it's an HD box, you are asked when you click to record a show whether you want to record it once or record the series.

Let's hope that they don't have the quirk I used to have with my old Sky+ which consistently told me that the series information wasn't available when you tried to series-link something. Frustrating as hell....

(If they do get that, quit out of the planner back to TV then return to it and try again - it usually worked for me)

[Maxf]

Brilliant - thanks for the assistance. I'll look forward to watching endless loops of Delia Smith or whatever they accidentally record instead of 24

Actually, there is an iphone ap for sky+ isnt there? I might just set that up and take control of their box that way...

[Halb]

http://www1.sky.com/userguides/skyplus.pdf

May help?

[The Trig]

Can't you register their box and set up remote record?

[Halb]

The Trig said:

Can't you register their box and set up remote record?

That sounds cool.

[ooo000ooo]

I've tried that twice, first time i got the "joy of knitting" instead of wheeler dealers, second time it recorded nothing

[Morningside]

Halb said:

The Trig said:

Can't you register their box and set up remote record?

That sounds cool.

It is. I have remote record on my Nokia 5800. Handy if you are out.