
Sky Tuner for Snapstream BeyondTV
Copyright (C) Neil Goodman, 2005


Overview
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This software integrates Joseph Heenan's Sky/Sky+ Controller with Snapstream's
BeyondTV PVR software, allowing BeyondTV to change the channel on the Sky
digibox when starting a recording.


Licence
=======

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !



Disclaimer
==========

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.


Installation
============

Before installing this software, please check that you have correctly installed
both BeyondTV and the Sky/Sky+ Controller and that the controller is properly
connected to your Sky digibox's RF2 socket.

1) Completely shutdown BeyondTV by right-clicking it's icon in the notification
   area of the taskbar and clicking 'Exit'.

2) Copy the four .DLL files provided into the following directory on the PC
   where BeyondTV is installed:

     C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SnapStream\Beyond TV\tuner

   Please note that one or more of these folders may be hidden and that the
   actual directory names may be different on non-English versions of Windows.

3) Restart BeyondTV.

4) Open the BeyondTV configuration page in your web browser.  Click 'Settings'
   then 'Audio and Video Inputs'.  Locate the input that is connected to your
   Sky digibox and click 'Edit Settings'.  Near the bottom of the page is a
   drop-down box for selecting the 'External Tuning'.  Click this and select
   the appropriate Sky tuner for your setup.  You have four choices:

     Sky Tuner
     Sky+ Tuner
     Sky Tuner (2nd Output)
     Sky+ Tuner (2nd Output)

5) Click 'Save Changes'.

6) Open BeyondTV and test the installation by starting LiveTV and changing the
   channel.


Feedback
========

If you wish to report a bug, suggest a feature or have any other feedback
regarding this software, you can e-mail me at:  skytuner@mindcrime.co.uk


References
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Joseph Heenan's Sky/Sky+ Controller
  http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/

Snapstream BeyondTV
  http://www.snapstream.com
