DStv Explora User manual

Quick Guide
ExploraExplora
Explora

• FullPersonalVideoRecorder(PVR)functionality
• Contentdiscovery(includingmultiplesearches)
• Upto220hoursofpersonalrecordedcontent
• PauseLiveTVforupto2hours
• Bufferretainedonchannelchange
• View1,Record1
• SeriesRecording
• ParentalControl
• BoxOffice
• DStvCatchUp
• HDcapable(720pand1080i)
• DolbyDigital5.1capable
• XtraViewcapable(compatiblewithallotherXtraViewdecoders)
• Widescreencapable
• HearingImpairedSubtitlescapable(whenavailable)
• HDUserInterface
Please Note
• UseofthePVRfunctionalityand/orXtraViewrequirespaymentofanadditionalmonthlyfee
stipulatedbyMultiChoicefromtimetotime.
• ThereisnoDStvCatchUporBoxOfficecontentwhentheDStvExploraisfirstinstalled.This
contentwillstartdownloadingassoonasinstallationiscomplete.Pleasebepatientwhilewe
downloadthelatestmovies,seriesandmoretoyourDStvExplora.
• HDchannels,BoxOfficeandDStvCatchUpareonlyavailableinselectedcountrieson
selectedpackages.
DStvExploraFeatures

Welcome to our world of
extraordinary entertainment!
CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyournewDStvExplora!
ThemomentyouconnectyourDStvExplora,that’sthemomentyourTVviewingexperience
willchangeforever.Thisisextraordinaryentertainmentatthetouchofabutton.
Here’stomorerecordingspace–withtheDStvExplora,youcannowrecordupto220hoursof
someoftheworld’stopprogramming.Somuchmoretochoosefrom.
Experience more.WithincreasedrecordingspaceandmoreBoxOfficeandDStvCatchUp
titles,you’llneverbelostforsomethingtowatch.
Discover more.TheDStvExploraintroducesnewsearchfeatures,makingiteasyforyouto
discoverevenmoregreatentertainment.
Add more.IfyouhaveanexistingXtraViewcapabledecoder,youcaneasilylinkyournew
DStvExploraandgetsomuchmore.
So much more.Withallthesefeaturesandbenefits,weguaranteethatyourviewing
experiencewillalwaysbefilledwithsomuchmore.
GetstartedbyusingthisQuickGuidetofamiliariseyourselfwiththefunctionsandfeatures
yournewDStvExplorahastooffer.
Finally,gotowww.dstv.comfornewsaboutthelatestshows,competitionsaswellas
installationanduserguides.Andifyouwanttocheckyouraccountbalance,activatemore
servicesorupdateyourdetails,thenregisteronlinetomanageyouraccount.
An extraordinary world of entertainment awaits …

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Contents
GettingConnected...................................................................... 2
GettingStarted .......................................................................... 4
DStvExploraMap ...................................................................... 5
PersonalisingyourDStvExplora ................................................... 7
BoxOffice .................................................................................. 8
DStvCatchUp........................................................................... 9
TheTVGuide.............................................................................10
Search ......................................................................................12
WatchingTV..............................................................................14
ListeningtoAudioChannels.........................................................17
Trickmodes................................................................................18
Recordings ................................................................................19
SeriesRecordings.......................................................................21
ThePlaylist ...............................................................................23
Apps.........................................................................................24
ParentalControl .........................................................................25
FavouriteChannels.....................................................................26
AllaboutIcons...........................................................................27

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Getting Connected
Quick Notes
1.TheDStvExploracomespackagedwithaDStvSwitchandbasiccablingthatallowsconnection
tomostexistingPVRinstallations.PleaserefertotheDStvSwitchUserGuideformore
information.
2.TheDStvExploraisXtraViewcapableandcanbelinkedwithanyotherXtraViewcapable
decoder.
3.IfyoualreadyhaveXtraViewandarereplacingoneofthedecoderswiththeDStvExplora,you
mustFIRSTcontactMultiChoicetobreakthelinkbetweentheexistingXtraViewdecoders
BEFOREdisconnectingthecablethatlinksthem.
4.TheDStvExplorahasanInstallationWizardtoguideyouthroughthefirsttimeset-up.
• WerecommendtheuseofaDStvAccreditedInstallerforallinstallations.
• Tofindyourlocalinstaller,visitwww.dstv.comorSMSyoursuburbto32445
(SMScostsR1).
• Foradditionalinstallationinformation,pleasevisitwww.dstv.com

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Getting Connected
5.Remember,youwillneedtocontactyournearestMultiChoiceCallCentretoactivateyournew
DStvExplora.
6.ThereisnoDStvCatchUporBoxOfficecontentwhentheDStvExploraisfirstinstalled.This
contentwillstartdownloadingassoonasinstallationiscomplete.Pleasebepatientwhilewe
downloadthelatestmovies,seriesandmoretoyourExplora.
Pleasewaitforallthreetunerstoshowsignalonthisscreen,
beforepressingOKtocontinue.
Quick Tip
ReadthroughourhelpfulQuickGuidefortheremote(alsopackagedwiththe
DStvExplora)toquicklylearnaboutthedifferentbuttonsandwhattheydo.

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
YourDStvExplorahasallthefeaturesyou’refamiliarwith,andsomuchmore.
ThisQuickGuidewillhelpyoufindyourwayaroundthemainfeaturesofyourDStvExploraandget
youviewinginnotime.
FiveimportantthingsyouneedtoknowwhenusingyournewDStvExplora:
 TheDStvExplorahasONE central menuwithallcontent&settings.PresstheDStv
buttontogostraighttoDStvCentral.(SeetheDStvExploraMapformoreinfo)
 Whenlookingforsomethingtowatch,usethehotlink buttonsonyourremotetogo
directlytoBoxOffice,DStv Catch Up,yourPlaylist,theTV GuideorSearch.It’sthateasy
tofindsomethingtowatchrightnow!
 Nowthatthere’ssomuchmorecontent,BoxOffice,DStv Catch UpandthePlaylist
includefoldersallowingyoutoeasilyfindwhatyou’relookingfor.ViewALLthecontent,or
onlythelatestthat’sbeenadded,oronlythemovies,oronlytheseries(andmore).When
checkingschedules,youcanseethemALL,orlimityourviewtojusttheremindersoroneof
theotheroptionslisted.We’vemadeitsomucheasierforyoutofindsomething!
 PressOKonanyprogrammenametoseethelistofavailableactions.Theserange
frombeingabletoschedulerecordings,setremindersandevengettingalistofwhena
programmewillbeairedagainoverthenext8days.
 Tochangeviewingoptions(likelanguageandaspectratio),pressOPTIONS.Pressingthis
samebuttonwhenviewingalist,letsyouchangethesortorderorhowtheinformationis
displayed.
Getting Started

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
DStv Explora Map
Just Added Watch Now
•Playlist
•BoxOffice
•DStvCatchUp
•GotoLiveTV
•AudioChannels
Search
•Movies
•Sports
•ThemeSearch
•WordSearch
•AdvancedSearch
Planner
•Schedules
•SeriesManager
•CreateManual
Recording
•TVGuide
Central
Just Added
AquicksnapshotofthelatestDStvCatchUp
andBoxOfficetitlesonyourDStvExplora.
Watch Now
Everythingthatyoucanwatch,rightnow–all
inoneplace!Catchuponyourfavouriteseries,
rentamovie,watchsomethingyou’verecorded,
tunetoLiveTVorlistentothewiderangeof
audiochannelsonoffer.Remember,youcan
alsogodirectlytoBoxOffice,DStv Catch Up
oryourPlaylistusingthehotlinkbuttonson
yourremote.
Search
Exploreourworldofentertainmentusingone
ofthesearchoptionsavailable.Youcanalsogo
directlytoSearchusingthehotlinkbuttonon
yourremote.
Planner
Everythingyouneedtodoyourplanning–allin
oneplace!Checkyourschedules,manageyour
seriesrecordingsorlookthroughtheTVGuide.
Remember,youcanalsogodirectlytotheTV
Guideusingthehotlinkbuttononyourremote.
Press toaccessDStvCentralatanytime

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
Apps
•News24
•Weather24
•SuperSport
Active
 Etc...
Settings
•UserPreferences
•ParentalControl
•SystemSettings
•SatelliteSettings
Help
•ContactUs
•MailMessages
•General
Information
Apps
Youronestopaccesstoalltheinteractive
servicesavailableonyourDStvExplora.
PressOKwhilewatchingTVforquickaccessto
thelistofavailableapps.
Settings
Thissectionofthemenuincludesallsettings
thatyoucanpersonalise,togetherwithParental
Control,SatelliteSettingsandmore.
Help
Hereyoucanfindourcontactdetails,yourmail
messagesaswellasInformationCentral(which
youneedwhencontactingourcallcentre).

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Personalising your DStv Explora
WerecommendthatyoupersonalisethesettingsonyournewDStvExploratohavethebest
possibleviewingexperience.
PresstheDStvbuttonandgoto“UserPreferences”in“Settings”tosetyourpreferencesfordefault
language,aspectratio,recordingdefaultsandmore.

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BoxOffice
RentblockbustermoviesfromthecomfortofyourhomewithBoxOffice,andkeepthemfor48
hours.WithaselectionofthehottestmoviesavailabletorentandwatchinstantlyonyourDStv
Explora,there’sneverbeenabettertimetoplanabignightin.
PresstheBOXOFFICE buttontogodirectlytotheselectionofavailablemovies.
Note:BoxOfficeisonlyavailableinselectedcountriesonselectedpackages.
Visitwww.dstv.com/boxofficeformoreinformationandforothergreatwaystoenjoythefreshest
movies.
PVR|Web
TherearenoBoxOfficemovieslistedwhentheDStvExploraisfirstinstalled.The
movieswillstartdownloadingassoonasinstallationiscomplete.Pleasebepatient
whilewedownloadthesetoyourDStvExplora.

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
DStv Catch Up
WithDStvCatchUp,youhaveaccesstohoursofmovies,series,documentaries,kids’showsand
sportinghighlightsrightonyourDStvExplora.
Catchuponaselectionoftheweek’smostpopularshows,orsettleinandenjoyuptotwoweeks’
worthofepisodesforselectedseries*.It’sTVonyourterms.PresstheCATCH UP button
forquickaccesstoallthelatestprogrammingwe’verecordedforyou.
Note:DStvCatchUpisonlyavailableinselectedcountriesonselectedpackages.
Visitwww.dstv.com/catchupformoreinformationandforothergreatwaystoenjoythebestof
DStvCatchUp.
PVR|Web|Tablet
* Where series stacking rights have been acquired.
TherearenoDStvCatchUptitleslistedwhentheDStvExploraisfirstinstalled.
Thesewillstartdownloadingassoonasinstallationiscomplete.Pleasebepatient
whilewedownloadthelatestmovies,seriesandmoretoyourDStvExplora.

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
The TV Guide
TheTVGuidelists8fulldaysofprogramminginformation,allowingyoutoeasilyplanyourviewing.
PresstheTV GUIDE buttonforquickaccesstoourprogrammeschedules.
PressOKonanyprogrammetoseetheavailableactions.Youcansetreminders,schedule
recordingsandfindoutwhentheprogrammewillbeairedagainoverthenext8days.
Quick Tips
• PressOPTIONStochangethewaytheschedulesaredisplayed.
• PressP+ / P-tojump24hoursatatime.
• Enterachannelnumbertoquicklyjumptoschedulesforaspecificchannel.

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
AgreatfeatureoftheDStvExploraisbeingabletofindoutwhenaprogrammeisonagainwithin
thenext8days.
Ifyouseeaprogrammethatyoumissed(orthatclasheswithsomethingelseyou’realready
recording),pressOKontheprogrammeandselectOtherAiringstoseewhentheprogrammeison
againinthenext8days.
Youcanthenschedulearecordingononeofthesealternativestoensurethatyoudon’tmissouton
yourfavouriteprogramme.
The TV Guide

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
Search
Wouldyouliketofindamovieforthekidstowatch,orfindthatnewseriesyou’veheardsomuch
about?OurDStvExploraSearchoptionswillfindtheseforyou.
PresstheSEARCH buttontoexploreourcontent.
Ifyou’relookingforakids’
movie,select“MoviesA-Z”and
scrollthroughthecategoriesto
findsomethingsuitable.
OruseAdvancedSearch–
selectMoviesasyourtheme
andselectaPGrating.We’ll
listallthemoviesthatmeet
yourPGrequirements.It’sthat
easy!

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
Ifyou’relookingforthatnewseriesyou’veheardsomuchabout,usetheDStvExplora’sWord
Search.Enterthefullorpartialtitleandwe’llfinditforyou.It’sthateasy!
Youcanalsofindspecificsportingevents.Wanttoknowwhattimethatbigsoccermatchkicksoff
latertoday?Select“LiveSports24Hours”andscrollleftorrighttoSoccertoseethestarttime.It’s
thateasy!
Search

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
Watching TV
Toseethetitleoftheprogrammeyou’rewatching,pressi.Foradditionalinformationaboutthe
programme,pressiagain.

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
PressOKonanyprogrammetoseetheavailableactions.
YoucanalsopresstheUParrowwhenthei-Plateisdisplayedtoseethecontentinthebuffer(the
DStvExplorakeepsthelast2hoursofviewingsothatyoucanrewindatanytime.)
Watching TV
Quick Tip
ArrowDOWNtosee
programminginfofor
afull24hoursonany
channel.

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
Toseewhat’sonotherchannels,pressGRIDandusethearrowstomovethehighlight.Youcanalso
pressOKtotunetoaselectedchannel.
Tochangetheaspectratio,selectanotherlanguageortodisplaysubtitles,pressOPTIONS.
Watching TV
Quick Tip
Tochangeaspectratio
onthefly,pressARC.

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DStv Explora Quick Guide
DStvoffersawiderangeofaudiochannels.It’snoweasytoaccessandlistentoyourfavouriteradio
stationorDMXchannel.
• WhenwatchingTV,enterthenumberoftheaudiochannelontheremote,or
• PressGRID,findtheaudiochannelyouwanttogotoandpressOK,or
• PresstheDStvbutton,select“WatchNow”,goto“AudioChannels”andpressOK
ToquicklyreturntoliveTV,presstheTVbutton.
Listening to Audio Channels