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Basic functions

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Basic functions

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To set a reminder, highlight a future 
programme and press 

[green]

.

To watch a current programme, highlight 
the programme and press 

[OK]

.

To exit the programme guide without 
changing channel, press 

[exit]

[guide]

 or 

the 

[red]

 button.

Reminder

The reminder feature makes sure you never 

miss your favourite programmes.
When you set a reminder for a programme, 

there will be a reminder message on screen 

when the programme starts.

To set a reminder

Press the 

[guide]

 button.

To set a reminder, highlight a future 
programme and press 

[green]

.

The programme will be highlighted in green.

To watch a reminder programme

When the reminder message appears press 
the 

[red]

 button to cancel or 

[OK]

 to watch it. 

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  Don’t Forget! Press and hold [

p

] or [

q

to move a page up and a page down.

  Don’t Forget! Press and hold [

p

] or [

q

to move a page up and a page down.

Changing channels

Press 

[CH+]

 or 

[CH-]

 on your remote 

control to move through the channels.

The 

[SWAP]

 button lets you keep an eye 

on two TV channels by switching between 

the programme you are watching and the 

programme you were previously watching. So 

you can ‘hop’ between the two channels.

To view a channels list

Press 

[OK]

 when watching live TV to 

display list of all channels.
To highlight a channel press 

[

p

]

 or 

[

q

]

.

Press 

[OK]

 to view.

To choose a 
particular channel

Press one of the 
buttons 

[0]

 to 

[9]

 

then press 

[OK]

.

To select two or three 

digit channels (10 

to 999), press the 

number buttons you 

need after each other, 
then press 

[OK]

.

If you do not press 

[OK]

, the digital box will 

change to the selected channel after about 

one second.

Volume control

Press 

[Vol+]

 to raise the volume and  

[Vol-]

 to lower the volume of your digital 

box.

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Using standby

When you’re not watching TV, you should set 

your digital box to standby.

To do this

Press 

[

]

 to switch between on (green 

light on) and standby (red light on).

If no recordings are scheduled in the next 2 
hours 

after 10 seconds the digital box will 

go into low power mode.

 This is to save 

energy. The red light will turn off.

To come out of low power mode press 

[

].

Whilst the box wakes up you will see the 
following message. This takes a few seconds.

The green light will turn on and so will the 

digital box.
The box will automatically wake from low 

power mode every 2 hours and check for 

scheduled recordings. The red light will be on 

during this time.

After 2 hrs. 59 min. of inactivity the box will 
automatically go into low power mode.

A message will appear on screen before this 
occurs. To cancel press 

[RED]

.

If you plan to leave your digital box unattended 

for a long time, put the digital box on standby 

and wait 20 seconds before switching it off at 

the mains.

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  Don’t Forget! Scheduled recordings will 

not take place if the box is switched off at 
the mains. 

  Don’t Forget! Scheduled recordings will 

not take place if the box is switched off at 
the mains. 

Programme guide

The Programme guide shows a full list of 

channels and programmes that are available 

for the next eight days.

Using the programme guide

Press the 

[guide]

 button.

Press 

[

p

]

 or 

[

q

]

 to move through the 

list of channels.
To move through the programmes press 

[

t

]

 and 

[

u

]

.

To move forwards one day, press 

[blue]

To move backwards, press 

[yellow]

.

To preview a current programme in 

the small inset screen, highlight the 
programme and press 

[info]

.

To see a favourites list, press 

[green]

.

To record the selected programme press 
the 

[

®

]

 button. 

To select a device press 

[•]

[••]

 or 

[•••]

 or use 

[

t

]

 and 

[

u

]

 then press 

[OK]

.

The programme will be highlighted in red.

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Summary of Contents for GUDB20USB3

Page 1: ...IMPORTANT Please read all instructions carefully before use and keep for future reference GUDB20USB3 Digital Box Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...Using your digital box for the first time Inserting USB flash devices 05 Basic features 10 19 Using standby Changing channels Volume control Programme guide Now and next information Pause live TV Instant record Record live TV Managing clashes Alternative recording Record using the programme guide Series record Split programme Play Fast forward a recording Rewind a recording Skip Pause playback Sto...

Page 3: ...rded programme REWIND Backward search through a recorded programme u PLAY Opens the recorded programmes list PAUSE Pauses live TV and starts recording Pauses a recording or playback EXIT Exits the menu system and goes back to the last programme you were watching Selects USB1 port Instant record to USB device in port 1 Selects USB2 port Instant record to USB device in port 2 Selects USB3 port Insta...

Page 4: ... Plug in and switch on Insert the Digital Box mains plug into a mains socket The standby light on the front will come on Switch your TV on 3 Using your digital box for the first time Press on the remote control The green power light should light up on the front panel of the digital box Press OK on your remote control to begin searching for digital channels If you cannot see the picture go to the t...

Page 5: ...You can insert a USB device at any time Recommended USB flash device USB2 0 HS high speed formatted as FAT32 is compatible and should be used to ensure the best user experience Please insert a suitable device Read the Compatible devices and formats section on page 33 First make sure the digital box is positioned over a stable and even surface Insert the flash device into one of the USB ports label...

Page 6: ...lower the volume of your digital box 1 1 2 3 1 1 Using standby When you re not watching TV you should set your digital box to standby To do this Press to switch between on green light on and standby red light on If no recordings are scheduled in the next 2 hours after 10 seconds the digital box will go into low power mode This is to save energy The red light will turn off To come out of low power ...

Page 7: ... continue watching a paused programme Press PLAY To go back to watching live TV Press STOP Paused programmes will appear on the recorded programmes list like all other recordings 1 1 1 Don t Forget When watching a paused programme Fast forwarding through the adverts is a good way of catching up with the live broadcast Instant record Instant record lets you record the channel you re watching at the...

Page 8: ...t the programme you want to record Press or to set a recording on the selected device or Press the button The device selection bar will be displayed To select a device press or or use t and u then press the OK button to set a recording The chosen programme will be highlighted in red marked R and will be added to your Recording schedule To cancel press RED 1 2 3 1 1 1 Series record If the programme...

Page 9: ...Skip duration and press OK Use t and u to change the skip duration To skip Press u once to skip forward by the set Skip duration If for example you set the record duration to 2 minutes it will skip forward by 2 minutes Alternatively press t once to skip back by 2 minutes Press u twice to skip forward 4 minutes and so on Pause playback To pause a recording you are watching press PAUSE You can then ...

Page 10: ... screen On some channels digital text is used as well as or instead of a picture In this case you might need to wait a few more seconds for the information to load 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OK Don t Forget Digital text does not work when recording Don t Forget Digital text does not work when recording Schedule reports The schedule reports screen lists any scheduled recordings ...

Page 11: ...r use q to highlight the Favourites option and press OK Press green to create a new list Press yellow to edit the list Use p and q to highlight the channels you want to add and press OK to add each channel You can have up to 20 channels in your favourites list To switch Favourites On Press menu Highlight Favourites and press OK At the next screen again highlight favourites and press OK Favourites ...

Page 12: ... block programmes with an age rating of and over what you have selected Off will not block any channels When a programme is blocked by the parental control set up you can watch the programme by entering your PIN Don t Forget The censorship option only works when the broadcaster gives censorship information Don t Forget The censorship option only works when the broadcaster gives censorship informat...

Page 13: ...t audio description volume Use t and u to choose a volume level 5 to 5 then press OK 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Don t Forget If your selected audio language is not available the broadcast default language will be used Don t Forget If your selected audio language is not available the broadcast default language will be used Using the main menu The main menu lets you choose and change a wide range of your digit...

Page 14: ...to record for the full length of the recording Don t Forget Your digital box must be on the channel you want to record for the full length of the recording Recording schedules Press MENU Press q to highlight Recording planner and press OK Press q to highlight Recording schedules and press OK Press q to highlight a schedule Press BLUE to delete a scheduled recording Press INFO to view the Schedule ...

Page 15: ... 2 3 The Recorded library will re open displaying a list of genre specific recordings Highlight the recording you want to watch and press OK Or press YELLOW to search another genre Sort by name or by date You can arrange your recordings by name date From the Recorded library use swap to toggle between sort by name and sort by date 1 2 1 Rename a recording Press MENU highlight System set up and pre...

Page 16: ...idescreen If you have a normal 4 3 TV choose 4 3 You can then select the widescreen option of letter box or centre cut out Press q to highlight widescreen and use the t or u buttons to select Letter box shows a black border on the top and the bottom of the screen when you are watching a widescreen broadcast on a 4 3 TV Centre cut out trims the left and right edges of the picture 1 2 3 4 1 4 3 Lett...

Page 17: ...rdings on your computer you will need to view them on a media player that reads MPEG2 TS format Archiving When archiving files on your computer you can change the name of the files but do not change the MPG ending to the file Don t Forget The box cannot read files that are in folders or that are encrypted Make sure the programmes you would like to view are stored in the root directory of the USB d...

Page 18: ... be lit When the USB device is being copied to by another device the relevant red light shall flash Press p and q to select and OK to choose 1 Retune channels If you are missing channels channel information or would like to search for new channels available you should scan at any time To retune channels Press menu Press 5 or use q to highlight the System set up Press 2 or use q to highlight Channe...

Page 19: ...on t Forget You may see retune messages more than once before a retune Understanding the messages on your digital box Message Possible cause What to do No channels No channels have been stored on the digital box The digital box needs to be tuned into the available broadcasts See the channel set up section of this document Encrypted channel The channel may have been encrypted by the broadcaster Try...

Page 20: ...nnel using the button on your TV remote control marked AV EXT TV AV O E or a symbol or read your TV manual Make sure both ends of your SCART cable are firmly connected to the relevant sockets Make sure you followed the instructions for setting up your digital box correctly Your remote control isn t working Make sure you are pointing the remote control directly at your digital box and that nothing ...

Page 21: ... mains and leave it for 10 seconds before switching it back on After you switch the digital box on press OK when you are asked to and the digital box will automatically scan for channels Please remember You will lose all your previous settings when you reset the software The digital box is behaving in an unusual way for example the wrong information is on the screen Press the button on your remote...

Page 22: ...l Box in a clean dry environment Unplug the Digital Box immediately if it gets wet and consult a servicing technician Always unplug the Digital Box before cleaning it Wipe dust off the cabinet of the Digital Box with a clean dry and soft cloth Do not place any objects on top of the Digital Box Avoid exposing your Digital Box directly to sunlight or other heat sources Put your Digital Box in a well...

Page 23: ...44 45 Digital TV switchover ...

Page 24: ...ull scan and replace all existing channels Channel tuning full scan scans for new channels and adds them to your line up It then deletes all channels that are no longer broadcast If you cancel this scan part way through you will keep your existing channels 1 2 3 4 For other ways to retune please read the Retune Instructions section of this guide Rev141209 Kev058701 The receiver may pick up channel...

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