Operation Manual

Saving energy with standby

Switching your Sky±HD box to standby when it’s not in use will

reduce the amount of energy that it uses. Remember that the box

can still make recordings when in standby so we recommend you

make a habit of pressing the standby button (so the light on the

box turns amber) as soon as you finish watching TV.

Alternatively, you can switch your Sky±HD box off by pressing

and holding the

standby button for 5 seconds (so the light on

the box turns red). Remember that when the box is off, it cannot

make recordings.

Your Sky±HD box features energy saving modes called Active

Standby and Eco Standby. With Active Standby mode, if the box is

inactive throughout a certain period of time, it’ll automatically go

into standby. With Eco Standby mode, as well as going into Active

Standby, the box will fully turn off for a few hours at night.

Just before going into standby you’ll see a message on screen

if your TV is on. You can press

back up to remove the message,

otherwise your Sky±HD box will go into standby. This doesn’t affect

any recordings you have set, as the box can perform up to two

simultaneous recordings while in standby. When you turn the box

back on, it will be tuned to the channel you last watched.

If you want to change or switch off the Standby Mode, press

services,

(for Options), press

down then select the Sky± Setup tab. Highlight

Standby Mode and use left/right arrow to choose between ACTIVE,

ECO and OFF. Then press the green button (Save Settings).

… and standby modes

Amber = Standby

Green stuff

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