How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

energy1942

jca wrote: »

I got the new epg this morning cannot for the life of me get the uk channels into favourites to make them recordable. Trick is doomed me thinks!!

Have you made sure that channels have been ticked in favourites after perfoming card trick? my software was updated on both my boxes this morning and it is working using the blue buttons to record.

jca

energy1942 wrote: »

jca wrote: »

I got the new epg this morning cannot for the life of me get the uk channels into favourites to make them recordable. Trick is doomed me thinks!!

Have you made sure that channels have been ticked in favourites after perfoming card trick? my software was updated on both my boxes this morning and it is working using the blue buttons to record.

I wasn't ticking and saving the trick channels when using the Irish card. I've done that and successfully recorded from itv1. I thought the channels would be visible as favourites. I'm out at the moment but if I search using the blue button for a program that's broadcasting live can I then pause and rewind?

energy1942

jca wrote: »

I wasn't ticking and saving the trick channels when using the Irish card. I've done that and successfully recorded from itv1. I thought the channels would be visible as favourites. I'm out at the moment but if I search using the blue button for a program that's broadcasting live can I then pause and rewind?

Yes.

jca

The reminder works too. I just tried it for the chase on ITV HD, pressed select when the reminder banner popped up and it brought me to ITV HD. Pause rewindable too. I'm happy with that tbh.:)

corkdavid

All the extra channels have disappeared on my Sky HD boxes...any suggestions on how to get them back? Ticked Channel 5,ITV etc on my favourite channels under OPTIONS but no sign of them anywhere...!!

Panicking now as I am a huge Big Brother fan on Channel 5........

energy1942

corkdavid wrote: »

All the extra channels have disappeared on my Sky HD boxes...any suggestions on how to get them back? Ticked Channel 5,ITV etc on my favourite channels under OPTIONS but no sign of them anywhere...!!

Panicking now as I am a huge Big Brother fan on Channel 5........

Did you press green button to save them & remember you watch & record them via the blue button only,

corkdavid

energy1942 wrote: »

Did you press green button to save them & remember you watch & record them via the blue button only,

They are all saved under OPTIONS and favourite channels....but when you go to TV Guide & Favourites..they are not there.........Channel 5 not on the EPG either.....

energy1942

corkdavid wrote: »

They are all saved under OPTIONS and favourite channels....but when you go to TV Guide & Favourites..they are not there.........Channel 5 not on the EPG either.....

Remember you watch & record them via the blue button only, they are not in the tv guide, press you're blue button.

Dr. Nick

Works great (as described) on the new epg- thanks!

rahenyrover

Works fine for me too. Not as good as old trick but still great to still have the channels easily accessible! Great find!

corkdavid

Im confused..Had Big Brother set on series link and it is recording and watchable..I just do not know where to see the extra UK channels on the EPG........Where do you access the extra channels on the EPG?

muffler

corkdavid wrote: »

Im confused..Had Big Brother set on series link and it is recording and watchable..I just do not know where to see the extra UK channels on the EPG........Where do you access the extra channels on the EPG?

You need to store them in the "other channels"first.

twinklerunner

corkdavid wrote: »

Im confused..Had Big Brother set on series link and it is recording and watchable..I just do not know where to see the extra UK channels on the EPG........Where do you access the extra channels on the EPG?

They're not on the epg. They can be accessed via the blue button, if you have saved the UK channels as favourites

jca

Does anyone have the favourites doubling up? It's not a big deal but on one of my boxes I have to press the blue button twice to get it to scroll to the next channel. It's like it only sees one of the doubled channels.

DigiDec

Reboot your box and do the card trick again and tick the favourites again, this will cure the doubling up problem.

losttheplot

I managed to get the channels added to favourites on a 1tb HD box using a setanta card. I then went to anytime recordings to find there were now none listed. My own recordings are still there however.

Are the missing anytime listings normal after the "card trick" ?. Is there any way to get the listings back?

Happy to have the uk channels recordable again - thanks to all who figured it out.

twinklerunner

losttheplot wrote: »

I managed to get the channels added to favourites on a 1tb HD box using a setanta card. I then went to anytime recordings to find there were now none listed. My own recordings are still there however.

Are the missing anytime listings normal after the "card trick" ?. Is there any way to get the listings back?

Happy to have the uk channels recordable again - thanks to all who figured it out.

My Anytime did return

losttheplot

twinklerunner wrote: »

My Anytime did return

Thanks, I just noticed this morning that there are some new programmes in Anytime. I was hoping to watch some films that were there before I redid the card trick. Seems like they are gone for good.
At least I can now record ITV HD and the new EPG seems to be nice a nice improvement.

Does Anytime deletion always occur after the card trick?

jca

DigiDec wrote: »

Reboot your box and do the card trick again and tick the favourites again, this will cure the doubling up problem.

Worked perfectly thanks.

twinklerunner

losttheplot wrote: »

Thanks, I just noticed this morning that there are some new programmes in Anytime. I was hoping to watch some films that were there before I redid the card trick. Seems like they are gone for good.
At least I can now record ITV HD and the new EPG seems to be nice a nice improvement.

Does Anytime deletion always occur after the card trick?

Yes

dogtoffee

Right got the up date today and have the card trick working on epg itv2,3,4 and there + more4+1 4hd no ch5 but have the rest of the5 family no itv hd have picks to follow as soon as i find a data cable











I have been playing with this for an hour or so it is working and recording I'm missing a few channels I had will post back when sorted

Dymo

What have you done different to get the channels on your epg?

dogtoffee

I booted box with a NI FTV card saved the ones I wanted to other channels and to favourites removed NI FTV card put in sub card all were stuck I still cant get the setanta one to do the full card trick but got it to do this.

Yes it is recording??????????

Michael_Myers

Got the update a couple of weeks back - card trick was working ok.
Got power cut today - tried card trick 5 times ....

The card trick (with the favourites button) has stopped working

dogtoffee

Michael_Myers wrote: »

Got the update a couple of weeks back - card trick was working ok.
Got power cut today - tried card trick 5 times ....

The card trick (with the favourites button) has stopped working

Are they on you EPG?

manutd83

I have the card trick on my fav's but dogtoffee you seem to have found a way to get it on the epg,can you explain it out exactly how you done it,thanks very much in advance

dogtoffee

manutd83 wrote: »

I have the card trick on my fav's but dogtoffee you seem to have found a way to get it on the epg,can you explain it out exactly how you done it,thanks very much in advance

this would only work with my ftv card the setanta one have would not work
rebooted box with FTV card
added channels to favourites
went to tv guide
removed ftv card
put in sub card
all the channels were there

energy1942

Michael_Myers wrote: »

Got the update a couple of weeks back - card trick was working ok.
Got power cut today - tried card trick 5 times ....

The card trick (with the favourites button) has stopped working

Have you made sure that they are in other channels first and that they are saved in favourites? (remember the channel numbers changed this morning)

dogtoffee

Has any one else got it working on EPG?

gtg60

dogtoffee wrote: »

this would only work with my ftv card the setanta one have would not work
rebooted box with FTV card
added channels to favourites
went to tv guide
removed ftv card
put in sub card
all the channels were there

Hmmm, I wonder if it only works with a current active FTV card??

dogtoffee

gtg60 wrote: »

Hmmm, I wonder if it only works with a current active FTV card??

Thats what I'm trying to find out but I seem to be the only one how has got it to work.

brandonviewer

tried it with itv west anglia but no joy. still can record by using the blue button. happy out

Michael_Myers

energy1942 wrote: »

Have you made sure that they are in other channels first and that they are saved in favourites? (remember the channel numbers changed this morning)

Yes - other chans and Favourites are set up , but no luck - just wondering if Sky have started to disable the trick ?

pbarr

Michael_Myers wrote: »

Yes - other chans and Favourites are set up , but no luck - just wondering if Sky have started to disable the trick ?

I'm following this with interest as I haven't got the update yet and it is due any day, but I wonder if you did a forced update would it would it work again for you.

energy1942

Michael_Myers wrote: »

Yes - other chans and Favourites are set up , but no luck - just wondering if Sky have started to disable the trick ?

I had to do it on both my boxes this morning because channel numbers changed and it continues to work fine, when you put your uk card in is it changing to uk epg?

gtg60

Maybe it'd be a good idea if people let us know if they are using a White or Blue card and what region it is as this may have a bearing on whether the full trick or favourites trick works??

Michael_Myers

Many Thanks for the help ...Back in business - Did a forced update, Added channels again and saved favourites again. All is good
Phew

BTW I am using a White card (region = London) and can only get the favourites trick to work -
Will not appear on the EPG since the new system update

Patty O Furniture

pbarr wrote: »

I'm following this with interest as I haven't got the update yet and it is due any day, but I wonder if you did a forced update would it would it work again for you.

Is it possible to ask here where to get a FTV card & how do u do a forced update?

Thanks

jca

I'm using a blue Itv London card. It only works on Favourites button with new epg. I can't get them on epg at all, as soon as I swop back to the Irish card it switches back to channel 998 and Irish epg appears.

pbarr

Patty O Furniture wrote: »

Is it possible to ask here where to get a FTV card & how do u do a forced update?

Thanks

This tells you how to do the forced update: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79521627

Cards can be got on adverts.ie or on Ebay or I think Setanta will send one out for free. I think the Setanta one was discussed earlier in this thread.

Patty O Furniture

pbarr wrote: »

This tells you how to do the forced update: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79521627

Cards can be got on adverts.ie or on Ebay or I think Setanta will send one out for free. I think the Setanta one was discussed earlier in this thread.

Thanks, for the info, i'll have a look through the earlier pages in the thread, it may take a while

manutd83

Didnt work for me unfortunately

dogtoffee

I used a white NI FTV card and the full trick is working I have an other hd box I will force an update and try the trick with it.

eddiem10

I have a blue London card. Uk channels only available through blue button. But I can still record and series link so not too bad!

twinklerunner

dogtoffee wrote: »

I used a white NI FTV card and the full trick is working I have an other hd box I will force an update and try the trick with it.

Maybe Sky are working to restore the full card trick to their beloved Irish customers :rolleyes:

brinks_18476

Hi Guys,

Do I need to buy an ACTIVE or NON ACTIVE FTV card to accomplish "card trick" with new EPG?

Cheers

brinks_18476

enfant terrible wrote: »

Just the old Thompson boxes the big ones don't work, the new smaller ones do.

My sky HD box is Amstrad. Will card trick will work on all versions of Amstrad?

The Dark Knight

pbarr wrote: »

I'm following this with interest as I haven't got the update yet and it is due any day, but I wonder if you did a forced update would it would it work again for you.

Does anybody know if all HD boxes are due the update?

brinks_18476

The Dark Knight wrote: »

Does anybody know if all HD boxes are due the update?

Just did a forced update and it does not "download" new EPG. Will just have to be patient...........:(

SPAWKER

The card trick only seems to work with the EPG update if you have a NI FTV card, I did the trick with one and it brings in the EPG but I also have a Scottish FTV one and it wont work with that.
BTW the cards are both blue ones