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Press the
Sky
button on your Sky±HD remote to turn the box on,
and wait for a few moments for it to start up.
To turn your Sky±HD box to standby, press the
standby
button
on your remote.
To turn your Sky±HD box to off, press and
hold
the
standby
button
for
5 seconds
on your remote. The standby light on the front panel
is red when your Sky±HD box is plugged into the mains but turned
off. The light is green when your Sky±HD box is on. The light is amber
when your Sky±HD box is in standby.
To save power and money, please put your Sky±HD box
into standby mode when you’re not using it.
See
Saving energy with standby (page 95)
to read
about your Sky±HD box’s automatic energy saving mode.
Your Sky±HD box must be on or in standby to be able to record
programmes, see
Recording with Sky± (page 32)
to read about
recording programmes.
Your Sky±HD box must be on or in standby for a selection of On
Demand programmes to be automatically received by your box.
See TV On Demand (page 51)
to read about On Demand.
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Turning your Sky±HD box on and off
Sky
turns
the box on
Standby
turns
the box to
standby or off
red = off
amber = standby
green = on
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