[TelstraClear] New onscreen menus on Saturn

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#24887 5-Aug-2008 20:42

Just noticed tonight that the onscreen menus on Saturn are a bit bigger than normal and switching between channels and time slots is a lot quicker. Anyone else seen this? Any other info on the changes?

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#154492 5-Aug-2008 22:41

The Options Button on the remote also brings up a quick menu

I notice there is a mail feature in the menu, must be so that Telstra can advise of issues etc???

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#154546 6-Aug-2008 08:52

http://www.telstraclear.co.nz/residential/inhome/digital-tv/whats-new.cfm

All the new additions/fixes in the new software are mentioned at the bottom of this page.

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#154551 6-Aug-2008 08:59

ZollyMonsta: http://www.telstraclear.co.nz/residential/inhome/digital-tv/whats-new.cfm

All the new additions/fixes in the new software are mentioned at the bottom of this page.

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Thanks for the link - some good fixes in there, especially the return of favourite channels!

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#154642 6-Aug-2008 14:16

Capability to abort retrieving of extended EPG Info You can now abort retrieving extended information in the EPG/Banners should it be taking too long.

I've been stuck many times with the EPG freezing when trying to get info on a future programme, so this is welcome. However, I thought this freezing was a symptom of the ARP flood, which should be fixed now. Right???

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#156629 13-Aug-2008 16:15

How exactly do you abort the retrevial?

I tried exit & back, and all of the other buttons on the remote lst night (except power), and it just kept the banner stuck where it was.

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#156741 13-Aug-2008 22:34

Can you re-produce the problem? If not then it was probably a one-off thing.
Think of the stb as a low powered PC.. even stb's need a reboot every so often :)

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#156842 14-Aug-2008 11:06

Hi All

do you think all these upgrades could be them FINALLY get set up for their promised PVR's?

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#157280 15-Aug-2008 19:19

amanzi:

Thanks for the link - some good fixes in there, especially the return of favourite channels!

Anyone else having problems with favourite channels? My box is telling me this is unavailable (just rebooted too).

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#157281 15-Aug-2008 19:23

blakamin:
amanzi:

Thanks for the link - some good fixes in there, especially the return of favourite channels!

Anyone else having problems with favourite channels? My box is telling me this is unavailable (just rebooted too).

You have to enable the feature first. There's a setting somewhere in the options.

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#157282 15-Aug-2008 19:24

You have to turn the feature on after adding channels.

1/ Go into the menu and add channels to the list.. save
2/ Exit back out to TV.. there should be a green button on the banner 'Favourites On'
3/ Press the Green button.. text will change to 'Favourites Off'

Pressing the channel up/down buttons will now cycle through your favourite channels list.

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#157298 15-Aug-2008 20:53

Thank you all!
I only changed to digital 4 months ago, after 4 and a half years of analogue, for playhouse disney as my daughter got older. And now I get UKTV without having to watch Rialto (which was only good about 5 random times in 4 years).

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#157864 19-Aug-2008 00:06

> Support for Repeating Reminders: Just like our analogue TV decoders, Digital TV
> customers can now book repeating reminders (set once and forget!).

How do you set repeating reminders? I've been all through the menus but can't see any option for this.

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#157906 19-Aug-2008 09:09

Set a reminder like you usually would, via the reminder screen. In the Date/Day field use the left/right arrows to move through the week.. once you get prior to the current date or end date of the week the 'days' options display.

Valid reminders are:

Everyday
Monday to Friday
Saturday & Sunday
Every Monday
Every Tuesday
Every Wednesday
Every Thursday
Every Friday
Every Saturday
Every Sunday

You can do the same via the EPG, but it's a two step method.. Set your reminder by selecting the programme in the EPG...
Back out to the main menu, then go to the reminders menu and edit the reminder you just set via the EPG. It will let you tune the reminder so it repeats etc.

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#157912 19-Aug-2008 09:16

Thanks Zolly.

Well that was not at all obvious. There are so many things that are braindead about the UI of that box. :/

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#157914 19-Aug-2008 09:22

What's braindead about that?

'Repeating Reminders'... and it's in the 'Reminders' setup.. makes perfect sense! :)
It would be braindead if it showed up under 'Mail' for example wouldn't it? ;)

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