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5.5  Sound and subtitles  
Depending on the set-top box model, you may be asked to set the initial language for the broadcasted TV 
programs – sound and subtitles. The prerequisite is that the program is broadcast in two (or more) 
languages. The languages and subtitles may be easily set up for every program – the yellow 
button refers to sound, the blue one to subtitles.  More information on the subject is provided at the 
end of the manual in the Summary section. Please note that even if several languages and subtitles are 
shown available when watching a particular program, they may not be available in real. 
6 viaTV Portal 
The viaTV Portal is the viaTV service add-on, which enables to offer a wide range of other functions 
increasing the comfort of the service operation. This system is not located directly in the set-top box 
however on the servers of the provider. Upon its using, the set-top box demands the necessary data from 
the server and it is provided with them. Just this transmission to and back is not immediate and explains 
the approx. one-second delay concerning your order. The Portal is also available in English.  
 
The viaTV Portal enables you, in principle, to take advantage of three new groups of items: 
    
  Comfortable operation and setting of the service (setting of the sound tracks in case of multi-
language broadcasting, subtitles, picture format, transfer of channels (setting of their order), help, 
videogames, etc.),  
 Functions enabling pausing an ongoing program and its further playback, as well as replaying 
a program from the beginning. 
 Video recorder function. 
 Mosaic function for a quick view of multiple channels. 
  Self-care (i.e. ”channel supermarket” - on-line ordering of other supplementary TV channels / 
packages (this function is to be activated in late 2009),  
  EPG – the Electronic Program Guide (the “improved teletext” known for example from DVB-T 
terrestrial digital broadcasting), including the possibility to set your own TV channel – My TV.  
 
For the purpose of the Portal activation, press the Portal button (a dot in a little ring) or the MENU on a 
remote control. For the purpose of return to watching TV, press the TV button (immediately above the 
Portal button).  
 
Subsequently, the Portal appears. Here, you will find the below-mentioned items, within which you move 
using the cursor arrow keys or the PAN buttons. An active item is illuminated in magenta (pink) 
and upon a click on “OK” on the RC, it is activated.  In addition, the colored function buttons (the 
coloured keys on the RC) are used. At the bottom of the screen, always watch which buttons are 
currently active and what they can do. It is also possible to display Help (the INFO button) on the 
screen. For the purpose of escape by one step back, it is sometimes possible to use the BACK 
button.  
6.1  Portal in English 
For switching the Portal into English, press the blue button (in the 
original design of the Portal) or click onto icon “Nastavení” 
(“Settings” in English) – an icon of a gear wheel (in the new 
design of the Portal). Then click onto icon with flags “Jazyky” 
(“Languages” in English). 
6.2 Portal interface 
It is currently possible to activate two visual alternatives of the Portal – the original item-based version 
and a new icon-based version. You can switch back and forth and select the one of your choice. Both 
versions of the portal are based on the same system and enable practically the same functions. Besides 
visual differences, working with the EPG is a bit different (though it is not possible to say which one is 
better) as well as different work with recorded/paused programs. Subjectively said, the new design is a bit 
faster. It is up to you which version of the Portal you want to use. The following page displays the main 
menus of both versions. Both versions will be described further – read the manual to the version which 
you plan to use. Note: In the future, the set-top box manufacturer will support only the new design 
and the old one will be turned off.  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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The initial screen of the Portal (original design):  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The initial screen of the Portal (new design):
  
  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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7  Map of the Portal (original design) 
The entire contents of the Portal, including submenus and an outline of the logic where you can get by 
clicking, looks as follows:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.1  The meaning of the individual items:  
7.1.1 Television  
Activates the EPG (Electronic program Guide). The EPG serves as an advanced teletext as far as 
information on the programs is concerned. Within the scope of approx. one week, it informs of all 
programs on the individual channels, namely quickly and without disturbing commercials. Unlike teletext 
(which is also included in the viaTV service), it does not inform of anything else.     
 
The EPG is displayed both automatically upon every change of a channel, the so-called quick EPG – brief 
information at the bottom of the screen concerning the program you are just watching. This information 
may be displayed by pressing OK in the course of regular watching. For the purpose of watching TV, 
press OK again.  
 
The program description within the EPG is in Czech only, regardless the set up Portal language.  
  
 
 
 
 
 
Television  
New Portal  
Video Services  
 Personal VCR 
Games
    Tetris, Solitaire 
Radio  
Settings
    Self-Care    Purchase PIN change 
        Self-Care 
    Restricted content   Parental PIN change  
 Parental PIN level 
 Video Services Settings  Language Preferences 
     Listing Order Settings 
    TV channels 
    Radio channels 
    STB settings    STB information 
        Video output setup 
        TV aspect ratio setup 
        Screen centering 
channel 
program 
begining 
next program 
timeprogram name / lenght program end 
progress bar of the program  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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Complete EPG looks as follows (a vertical EPG) 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Or as follows (a horizontal EPG):  
 
day channel 
program 
a hint what can be controlled by the color buttons  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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The program of the TV channel, which you are watching, is displayed as the initial one with respect to the 
actual time.  
 
Operation of the full EPG is as follows:  
 PAN buttons (arrows) left / right – switching between days (can be seen at the very top)  
 Cursor keys (arrows) left / right –  switching between channels (can be seen under it); only in the 
vertical display form  
 Cursor and PAN buttons (arrows) left / right  – shift in time, by individual programs in the list / 
quickly  
 Context buttons (coloured buttons at the bottom of the control)  
– červené – recoding of the current or selected program 
– green – Enhanced TV / options – displaying options what you can do with a current program, see 
bellow. This button can be used even while watching TV (if EPG is not shown). 
– yellow – at the complete EPG – switching the EPG display:  
  Horizontal – easier display without detailed description of the programs  
  Vertical – more detailed  
         – at a quick EPG – switching between audio tracks (more languages, if available) 
– blue – at the complete EPG – activating function My TV, see bellow 
      – at the quick EPG – switching between subtitles (more languages, if available) 
 
 
The so-called quick EPG may be displayed by pressing OK in the course of regular TV watching.  
The number of the channel is displayed, the name of the program and its short description, time and other 
information. For the purpose of watching TV, press OK again.  
 
If you click, while watching TV, on the cursor arrow key “left” or “right”, the quick EPG is displayed and  
the list of all channels. Between them, you may move using the cursor arrow keys. By pressing OK, you 
get the selected channel - it serves for the purpose of quick switching to a certain TV channel if you do 
not know, in which position exactly it is located.   
 
Note: the EPG is not available for all programs, in particular in case of foreign ones.  
 
My TV – the channel 0 (zero) is reserved for your own television. There you may compose a channel  
of your own from all channels on offer depending on your taste. How does it work? In the EPG  
(we recommend using the horizontal EPG, which is more clear for this purpose), you select a program 
which you wish to watch. It may be on an arbitrary channel, at any time or on any day (within the scope 
determined by the EPG). Then press the blue button (active on the screen as + My TV). In this way,  
the respective program in added to My TV and is displayed in the EPG in position 0.  
 
Subsequently, if you are watching television, then, upon oncoming beginning of the selected program,  
the EPG will inform you and will ask you whether it should switch to the respective program. With My TV 
you will never miss any beginning of your favourite program any more.  
 
If two or more programs are broadcast at the same time, it is possible to define their priorities with the My 
TV blue button. Using this button, you also remove the already inserted programs.  
 
Note: the times of beginnings and ends of the programs with which My TV works are determined by  
the respective broadcast scheme of the individual TV stations. If there is e.g. a delay in their 
broadcasting, My TV unfortunately is not able to do anything about it. For the purpose of commercials, 
most TV stations does not broadcast the so-called AVS signal informing when exactly the respective 
program begins.  
7.1.2 New Portal 
Switches to the new version of the Portal, which is described further. The switch takes 10-20 seconds. 
7.1.3 Video services 
This section enables viewing programs previously saved with the video recorder. 
 Video recorder – contains programs which you have recorded with the virtual video recorder. 
The recordings are saved to central T-Systems servers, so there is nothing saved in the actual 
set-top box and it is not necessary to connect any additional devices.  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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This section serves only to play recorded content. For recording, press the red button 
during a program or use the Enhanced TV menu. 
7.1.4 Games 
Tetris, Solitaire 
These concern popular easy games known from 
computers. The instructions are provided directly on  
the screen.  
7.1.5 Radio 
Activates the EPG (Electronic program Guide) for radio 
stations. However, no EPG data for radio is available. 
7.1.6 Settings 
Various settings and access to other TV channels via Self-
Care 
 Self-Care 
o Purchase PIN change 
Changes the PIN code, used for e.g. on-
line ordering of additional TV packages 
through the set-top box. It is necessary to 
enter the existing PIN code, the new PIN 
code and the new PIN code again for 
confirmation.  
o Self-Care 
Self-Care is a way to order additional TV channels. Clicking here displays a list of 
available channels or packages (packages of similar TV channels ordered at once). Use 
the up/down arrow keys to navigate the channels. The current package is displayed along 
with the channels it contains and the monthly price.  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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To order a package press the green button and then enter the purchase PIN. 
 
To cancel your package, proceed analogically. Remember that when ordered, the some 
packages must be active for at least one month. It is not possible to cancel it earlier. 
Newly ordered channels should appear in the list immediately and their content should be 
available within approximately 15 minutes. 
TV channels offered in Self-Care cannot be ordered or cancelled otherwise than through 
Self-Care. 
Self-Care is not available for viaTV Basic. 
 Restricted content 
 Parental PIN change 
It changes the PIN code for the purpose of security of the individual channels so 
that your children could not watch them. It is necessary to enter the existing PIN 
code, the new PIN code and the new PIN code again for confirmation.
 For 
confirmation, press OK.  
 Parental PIN level 
Serves to set up restrictions on content which is not suitable for children. These 
settings automatically hide programs (recorded or from the video library) which 
are not suitable for children (it moves them to the adult folder which is accessible 
only after entering the PIN) and requires the parent PIN to view adult content. 
 Video service settings  
Video settings – recorded programs, programs from the video library (not yet 
active). Contains language preferences, where you set up the preferred default 
language for audio and subtitles, and sort by to sort programs from the video 
library according to various criteria (not yet active). 
 TV channels 
  This item serves both for the purpose of the parental lock activation (protection 
of the children against inappropriate content) and for the purpose of a change in 
the order of the channels.  
 Activation / deactivation of the parent lock is performed by the red context 
button. This always concerns one channel which is active. If the lock is activated, 
then at any time when the respective channel is selected on the set-top box prior 
to its display, the person watching TV is asked to enter the PIN code of the 
parental lock. 
  
Shift of channels (their order on the set-top box) is performed as follows: go to the 
channel, the position of which you wish to change, press OK (the channel will turn white) 
and then move it using arrows up or down. Then press OK again.  
 
Movement within the table of channels is performed by the cursor arrow keys.  
 
In the end, it is necessary to save the changes – the green context button.  
 Radio channels 
This item is identical to setting up of TV channels  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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 STB settings  
Various set-top box settings: 
o STB information 
Displays basic information on the set-top box – its serial number, IP and MAC address, 
etc. For the purpose of the standard operation, it is not relevant for a common user.  
o Video output setup (scart connector only) 
This item sets the video output for the scart connector, see the figure. In the left part, the 
output format is to be set, in the right part, the TV standard. Both the items may be 
changed independently. The output format may be set only for analogue standard 
definition using the scart connector. Which output and the reason why to select it has 
been described in part 3.  
 
For HD definition, it is necessary to set the output format directly in the firmware of  
the set-top box, see section 3.2 of this instruction manual.  
o TV aspect setup 
  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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On the left, you select the actual type of your television set (the screen format) either  
the classical square-like 4:3 or the wide rectangular-like 16:9. 
  
On the right, you select customization of the picture if the program is broadcast in another 
that the actual definition (e.g. if you have the 4:3 television set and the program (typically 
a film) is broadcast as 16:9 and vice versa).  
 
For the 4:3 television sets, your possibilities to customize the picture are as 
follows:  
  None – the 16:9 picture will be distorted  
  Pan&Scan – the picture is cut out on the sides and you will not see it complete, the 
entire screen will be used  
  Letter box – the picture gets narrower, a black unused band will be seen at the top 
and at the bottom of the screen, however, you will see a complete picture.  
 
For the 16:9 television sets, your possibilities to customize the picture are as 
follows:  
 
  None – the 4:3 picture will be distorted  
  Overscan - the picture is cut out at the top and at the bottom and you will not see it 
complete, the entire screen will be used  
  Pillar box - the picture gets narrower, a black unused band will be seen on both the 
sides of the screen, however, you will see a complete picture.  
 
Similar setting may be performed directly on your television set as well.  
 
o Screen centering 
Shift of the picture (if it is not directly in the middle) to the left / to the right / up /down.  
The shift is performed using the cursor arrow key (fine shift) or using the PAN arrows 
(coarse shift in big steps).  
8  Enhanced TV – Doing tricks with TV (original design) 
Clicking on the green button while watching TV (or 
using the fast EPG) will take you to the Enhanced TV 
menu.  It offers premium functions not available with 
standard TV. To navigate the Enhanced TV menu, 
use the standard up/down cursor arrows. Use OK to 
confirm a selection. 
8.1  Description of individual items in the 
Enhanced TV menu  
8.1.1 Detail  
Displays a description of the current program. 
  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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8.1.2 Pause playback 
Pauses playback of the current program, for example 
if you need to leave the TV. To continue playback, 
enter the Enhanced TV menu again and use the 
Unpause playback button, which is now displayed 
instead of the Pause playback button. Select the 
button and confirm with OK. Playback will start from 
where it was paused (delayed). To return to the real-
time broadcast (live) use the back to live broadcast 
button. 
There is now also a rewind (Seek backward) button, 
which enables not only pausing, but rewinding as 
well. Fast-forward is not possible. 
Note: Pause can be activated not only from the menu, but also (and better) by using the play/pause 
button (the far left VCR button – see image of remote control). The stop button (far right) goes back to live 
broadcasting. The second button from the left side can be used for rewinding. Be careful not to press the 
colored buttons, but those above them. 
8.1.3  Play from beginning 
The play from beginning function enables replaying an ongoing program from the beginning.  
Note: The system does this according to the EPG, so there will be commercials at the beginning which 
cannot be skipped. However, fast-forward is possible in the new Portal version (this is probably the most 
significant functional difference between the two visual versions). In the case of an extremely long 
program (for example a tennis match with many sets), the beginning is not guaranteed. 
8.1.4 Record 
Clicking on Record activates the virtual video recorder and initiates recording of the current program. 
The recorder is virtual because it is not integrated into the set-top box, neither is it necessary to connect it 
in any way. Videos are recorded centrally at T-Systems servers. 
Several notes regarding this type of recording: 
  Recording is always performed according to information from the EPG, which means that: 
o  It is possible to record programs from their beginning even if they are already under way 
(=all programs are recorded from their beginning). 
o  It is not possible to record a program otherwise than as stated in the EPG (= it is not 
possible to skip the commercials before a program and start recording after them, it is not 
possible to record only part of a program – even if turned on halfway through, the entire 
program will be recorded). 
o  If the broadcast is not on time as stated in the EPG (usually delayed), this affects the 
recording. Hence the video recorded automatically starts recording some time before the 
selected program and ends some time after its end. 
  It is possible to watch something else then what is being recorded. 
  It is possible to record multiple programs simultaneously (and watch something else as well). 
  It is possible to record when you are not there using a timer (programmed recording). 
  Every customer has their maximum time limit for recordings. The limit cannot be exceeded. If 
your virtual video cassette (storage space) is full, it is not possible to record further without 
deleting something. These limits are stated in the viaTV FAQ on the website. Premium price 
plans have more space for recordings. 
  Your programs are saved in your storage space for an unlimited time. They are not automatically 
deleted in time. 
  It is not possible to access the recorded programs otherwise than via the set-top box (they cannot 
be burned to a CD, etc.). It is not possible to edit recorded videos 
  Some TV stations may restrict or prohibit recording of their programs. In such a case, it is not 
possible to record them via the Enhanced TV service.