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  It is not possible to record programs from the video library or similar services (HBO Digital).  
(In the future, these services are not yet provided.) 
 
How recording works 
 Recording an ongoing program 
o  Press the red context button (to 
directly start recording) or… 
o  … press the green context 
button options (to enter the 
Enhanced TV menu) and select 
record 
The same (red or green) buttons are 
used to stop recording 
 Planned recording using the 
timer 
Recording is done using the EPG – 
select the channel and program that you 
wish to record. If it is possible to record 
it, press the red button. The program will 
be highlighted and recorded 
automatically.  
Use an opposite procedure to cancel the planned recording.  
It is possible to record multiple programs simultaneously, even if the set-top box is turned off (it can 
even be pulled out from the socket). 
Playback and deletion of recorded programs 
All recorded programs can be found in the Menu - video recorder folder. 
(Press Menu on the remote control, select Video Services -> Personal VCR). 
Under Perosnal VCR, you can view all your recorded items and sort them according to various criteria. 
Press the red button to play the selected program. 
The upper right corner displays the time used and time remaining for recordings. 
  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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 Pressing the green button displays options related to the program: 
 Detail – description of the program 
 Delete - deletion 
 Category – displays a keyboard, which can be used to 
assign the selected program to a certain (user-created) 
category 
 Lock program – lock the program with a parental lock if it is 
not suitable for children 
8.1.5 Mosaic 
Mosaic divides the TV screen into 9 smaller screens and displays the current programs of 9 various 
channels. This gives you a quick overview of what is currently showing. 
Use the cursor arrows to navigate between the sections. The section inside the frame shows your current 
location. This selected channel will be played with sound. Press the OK button to switch to the channel in 
the frame and display it normally over the entire screen.  
Press the down arrow to scroll down to further screens.  
The channels on the screens roughly comply to the themes of individual channels (general, sport etc.). 
This is fixed and cannot be changed by the user. 
Restricted display  
  If a channel is locked with a parent lock, it shows a padlock image. When you click on the image, 
you will be prompted to enter the parent PIN. 
  If a channel may be ordered via Self-Care, it displays a shopping cart image. Click on the image 
to proceed to Self-Care, where you may order it. Sound will be on for 5 seconds. 
  Channels from a higher price plan will not be displayed at all.  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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9  Map of the Portal (new design) 
Click on the Menu button to display the 
Main Menu: 
Use the cursor arrows to navigate 
up/down and right/left.  
The active icon is slightly larger, 
highlighted and its description is 
displayed under it (here the active icon is 
Television) 
Press OK to confirm or BACK to go back. 
 
Description of the icons: 
Main Menu, line one: 
 Original portal design – switches 
to the original (= other) viaTV Portal 
version. 
 Television – switches back to TV 
broadcast and briefly displays the 
quick EPG related to the respective 
channel and time 
 Program guide – switches to the 
program guide (EPG). 
Main Menu, line two: 
 Recorded programs – access to recorded programs (video recorder) 
 Radio – switches to radio broadcast and briefly displays the quick EPG related to the respective 
channel and time 
 Recorded programs (lock) – enables locking recorded programs (adult only) 
Main Menu, line three: 
 Settings – various settings of the set-top box and the service itself 
 
A detailed description is provided further on. 
 
 
 
Weather application 
Right of the menu is an icon informing about the current weather in the 
given region. It serves for information only in the displayed form.  
   
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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9.1  The meaning of the individual items of the Main menu:  
9.1.1 Old version 
Original portal design – switches to the original (= other) viaTV Portal version. 
9.1.2 Television  
Switches back to TV broadcast and shortly 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.  
 
The quick EPG is displayed at the screen bottom and shows this information: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If the quick EPG is displayed, you can use the two arrows in its top right area.   
 Click on the left arrow key of the remote control to display a list of channels. 
 Click on the right arrow key of the remote control to display the Menu. 
The same is possible when watching TV, even if the quick EPG is not displayed. 
The list of channels 
looks this: 
 
channel 
program name / 
description 
program 
beginning next 
program „progress bar“ of the 
program program end 
 
actual time and date 
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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The left area shows the name of the channel, the right area shows whats currently on.  
You can browse the list using the up/down arrows and display the channel of your choice. Click OK to 
display the selected channels broadcasting. 
When you click on the left arrow of the remote control while browsing the list of channels, Programs are 
displayed – a list of programs of the respective channel for the current day. 
When you click on the right arrow of the remote control while browsing the list of channels, Detail is 
displayed – a detailed description of the respective channel. You can also display detailed descriptions of 
future (or past) programs by displaying a list of programs (left arrow – Programs), selecting a program 
and displaying details. 
Example of program detail:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you click the right arrow when the quick EPG is displayed, the Menu will be shown: 
 
Description of icons: 
Menu, line one: 
 Back – back to previous screen 
 Program guide – displays the complete EPG 
 Mosaic – displays several TV channels simultaneously to provide an overview of what is on  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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Menu, line two: 
 Watch from the beginning – plays the current program from its beginning 
 Record program – records the current program 
 Main Menu – switches to the Main Menu   
A detailed description of the Menu is provided further on. 
9.1.3  Program guide  
Displays the full program guide (EPG): 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Left is a list of channels, 
right is a timeline and 
individual programs. A 
short description of the 
selected (yellow 
highlighted) program is 
displayed at the top. 
Click on OK to display 
details of the selected 
program and further 
options on what to do 
with the program: 
 
  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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Description of icons: 
 back arrow – return to the previous 
screen (EPG) 
 Switch to channel – displays live TV 
broadcasting 
 *Watch – displays TV broadcasting 
with the option to pause and rewind 
the program 
 Detail – displays a description of the 
program 
 *Record – records the selected program 
 Close – return to watching TV 
* These functions need not be available for all programs. 
All These functions are described further in the section Enhanced TV 
 
Other items in the Main Menu: 
9.1.4 Recorded programs 
In this part of the Main Menu you can access the programs that you have recorded. 
 Recorded programs – 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. 
This section serves only to play recorded content. For recording, press the red button 
during a program or use the Menu or the above menu, which is displayed after clicking on 
the selected program in the EPG. 
9.1.5 Radio 
Same as Television, but for radio stations. 
9.1.6  Recorded programs (lock) 
Enables locking a recorded program which is not suitable for children (when the parent PIN is entered).  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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9.1.7 Settings 
Various settings and access to other 
TV channels via Self-Care 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description of icons: 
Menu Settings, line one: 
 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. 
After having clicked onto a selected 
channel package, a menu dedicated 
to the package appears:  
Item „Detail“ displays a detailed 
description of the package, especially 
the list of channels. 
To order a package click onto the 
shopping cart icon and then enter the 
purchase PIN. 
To cancel your package, proceed 
analogically. Remember that when 
ordered, 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.  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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 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 – go to “save” and press OK.  
Menu Settings, line two: 
 Radio channels 
This item is identical to setting up of TV channels 
 Security  
 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.  
 Purchase PIN change 
It changes the PIN code for the purpose of purchase of the additional channels 
(packages) in Self-Care or in virtual video rental. 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  Lock 
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.  
						

							 
 
 
 
  
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Menu Settings, line three: 
 STB settings 
Various relatively important set-top box settings, usually performed only at the beginning: 
o Aspect Ratio 
 
 
On the top, 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. 
  
Bellow it, 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  
  Centre cut out – 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.