TOSHIBA Qosmio Series Notebook Computers User Reference Guides ________________________________________________________________ How to Connect a Sky Digital Set Top Box (Qosmio F10/F20 Series and Qosmio G10/G20 Series) ________________________________________________________________ © Toshiba Information Systems (UK( Limited --- Technical Services Department Page 1
TOSHIBA Document Name : How to Connect a Sky Digital Set Top Box Programme Revision : Version 1.
TOSHIBA Introduction This document is provided in order to offer guidance and assistance in connecting and setting up either the Qosmio F10/F20 or Qosmio G10/G20 series of audio/visual personal computers to operate with a Sky Digital set top box. It is strongly recommended that you read and understand each of the steps detailed herein before you begin carrying them out.
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TOSHIBA Before You Begin Before you begin you should ensure that you have all of the required hardware and accessories easily to hand - these are described and pictured below for your reference. Please note that not all of the items you require will have been provided with your Qosmio notebook - you may need to purchase additional items from an appropriate retail outlet.
TOSHIBA Methods of Connecting the Qosmio Notebook to Accept a Television Signal Once you have the correct items of hardware and have upgraded the Windows XP Media Center operating system as appropriate, you should next decide how you are going to connect the Qosmio to accept a television signal from the Sky Digital set top box.
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TOSHIBA Step-by-Step Instructions Detailed below are the instructions that you should follow in order to connect the Qosmio personal computer to a Sky Digital set top bax and then configure the Windows XP Media Center operating system to receive satellite television broadcasts.
TOSHIBA Page 10 © 6) At the Get the Most from Media Center screen, click either Yes or No as appropriate for your environment and then select Next. 7) At the Join a Wireless Network screen, click either Yes or No as appropriate for your environment and then select Next. 8) At the “Always on” Internet Connection screen, click Yes and then select Next.
TOSHIBA 10) At the Required Components Have Been Set Up screen, select Next. 11) At the Optional Setup screen, click the I am finished option and then select Next. 12) At the You Are Done! screen, select Finish - this will complete the initial configuration and automatically take you to the Media Center menu.
TOSHIBA Part Two - Configuring the Media Center Application to Receive Sky Digital Transmissions 1) 2) 3) Page 12 © Switch the Qosmio on and allow the Windows XP Media Center operating system to fully load. Press the START button on the Media Center remote controller to start the Media Center application. From the Media Center menu scroll through the options and select Settings. 4) From the Settings menu, select General. 5) From the General menu, select Media Center Setup.
TOSHIBA 7) In the event that the screen as shown on the left is displayed, you should take note of the effect that continuing will have on areas such as any recordings that might be scheduled, before selecting Yes. 8) At the Set Up Your TV Signal screen, select Next. 9) At the ConfirmYour Region screen, ensure that the current region is set to United Kingdom before clicking the Yes, use this region to configure TV services option and then selecting Next.
TOSHIBA 11) At the Automatic TV Signal Setup screen, click the I will manually configure my TV signal option and then select Next. 12) At the Select Your TV Signal screen, click Satellite and then select Next. 13) At the Select Your TV Signal Type screen, click Analog Terrestrial (PAL/SECAM) option and then select Next. 14) At the Prepare for Set-top Box Setup screen, select Next.
TOSHIBA 15) At the Select a Working TV Signal screen you will be provided with four options, of which the first three need to be considered in order to continue with the configuration process. If you are connecting you Qosmio to the Sky Digital set top box via:Co-axial cable, then proceed to Step (16). Composite video cable, then proceed to Step (18). S-Video cable, then proceed to Step (19).
TOSHIBA 19) At the Select a Working TV Signal screen, select the SVideo option - the Media Center application will automatically detect the signal input and display a picture indicating this part of the configuration has been completed successfully. If this is the case, select Next and then proceed to Step (20). 20) In the event that the Set-top Box Already Configured screen is displayed, select the Reconfigure all set-top box settings option and then select Next.
TOSHIBA 23) At the next Identify Set-top Box Remote screen, point the remote controller for the set top box at the external infrared receiver box, press its ‘0’ key, together with any other keys that may be requested, and follow the on-screen instructions - you will then need to proceed as follows:- If the Remote Not Recognised screen is displayed, proceed to step (24). - If the Set-top Box Remote Identified screen is displayed, proceed to Step (32).
TOSHIBA 27) At the IR Learning screen, press and hold the corresponding button on your Sky Digital set top box remote controller until the instruction Release button to continue is displayed - at this point you may find that you need to repeat the same button multiple times while the Media Center application learns its signal format. You should repeat this step for each of the remaining numbers on the remote controller before continuing on to Step (28).
TOSHIBA 31) At the Set-up Box Codes Learned Successfully screen, select Next and then proceed to Step (33). 32) At the Set-top Box Remote Identified screen, select Next. 33) At the Select Number of Digits screen, click the appropriate option based around the highest channel number your set top box supports - generally this will be Three digits for most Sky Digital installations - and then select Next.
TOSHIBA 35) At the Test Channel Changing screen, use the Media Center remote controller to enter the number of a channel you know that your set top box is able to receive.
TOSHIBA 39) At the Guide Privacy screen, click Yes and then select Next. In the event that you elect not to use the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), you should select No and then proceed to Step (46). 40) At the Guide Terms of Service screen, click I agree and then select Next. 41) At the Download Method screen, click Download when connected and then select Next.
TOSHIBA 43) In the event that no problems are encountered obtaining the provider information, and the system displays the Download Complete message, select Next and then proceed to Step (43). 44) At the Select TV Signal Provider screen, highlight one of the Sky Digital providers listed and then select Next Media Center will then automatically connect to the Internet in order to obtain the current Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) information.
TOSHIBA 53) From the Media Center menu scroll through the options and select My TV. 54) From the My TV menu, select Live TV - if appropriate, this will use the information downloaded previously and display the current channel on the notebook’s display. You are then able to change channel by either entering the channel number via the remote controller or keyboard, using the PgUp or PgDn keys, or using the Channel Up or Channel Down buttons on the remote controller.
TOSHIBA Part Three - Tuning the Qosmio Player (Automatic Process) Step 1 - Using the antenna cable, connect the RF-out socket on the rear of your Sky Digital set top box to the antenna port of the Qosmio. Refer to Appendix A - Connecting a Qosmio through the Antenna-in Port) for further information.
TOSHIBA Part Four - Tuning the Qosmio Player (Manual Process) Step 1 - Using the antenna cable, connect the RF-out socket on the rear of your Sky Digital set top box to the antenna port of the Qosmio. Refer to Appendix A - Connecting a Qosmio through the Antenna-in Port) for further information.
TOSHIBA Appendices Appendix A ... Making a Connection Using the Antenna-in Port Page 27 Appendix B ... Making a Connection Using the Monitor-in Port Page 28 Appendix C ... Making a Connection Using the S-Video Input Port Page 29 Appendix D ... Using the Windows Media Center Infra-red Receiver Box Page 30 Appendix E ...
TOSHIBA Appendix A - Making a Connection Using the Antenna-in Port The following illustrations show the location of the antenna-in port on each of the four different models of Qosmio notebook covered by this document. Please be aware that you will need to attach the co-axial cable from the Sky Digital set top box to the co-axial aerial connector that was supplied with the notebook before connecting this assembly to the antenna-in port.
TOSHIBA Appendix B - Making a Connection Using the Monitor-in Port The following illustrations show the means of establishing a connection between the Sky Digital set top box and the monitor-in cable supplied with the Qosmio notebook, and also highlight the location of the monitor-in port on each of the four different models of Qosmio notebook covered by this document.
TOSHIBA Appendix C - Making a Connection Using the S-Video Input Port The following illustrations show the means of establishing a connection between the Sky Digital set top box and both the S-Video input port and the monitor-in port on the Qosmio notebook, and also highlight the location of the S-Video input port on each of the three different models of Qosmio notebook covered by this document (the Qosmio F20 series does not offer an S-Video input port).
TOSHIBA Appendix D - Using the Windows Media Center Infra-red Receiver Box The following illustrations show an overview of the infra-red receiver box and its external connections, and provides guidance as to its use in conjunction with a remote control device to ensure that no problems are encountered when performing functions such as controlling the Media Center application and changing channels on a set top box.
TOSHIBA Appendix E - Overview of Equipment Connectivity The following illustration details the required and optional equipment that can be used in order to connect a Sky Digital set top box to your Qosmio notebook, and provides an overview of how each of these components are connected together.