Can someone explain why my wife keeps having to enter the PIN to watch
recordings of ITV 1? This never used to happen, but there was a software
upgrade to the Amstrad HD box last week - coincidence or something new? The
only time a PIN normally needs to be entered is on the Movies channels, but
she has recorded X Factor from Saturday and last night and needed a PIN each
time to watch the recording, then the same happened with Downton Abbey.

Tel

"Tel" wrote in message
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Can someone explain why my wife keeps having to enter the PIN
to watch
recordings of ITV 1? This never used to happen, but there was
a software
upgrade to the Amstrad HD box last week - coincidence or
something new? The
only time a PIN normally needs to be entered is on the Movies
channels, but
she has recorded X Factor from Saturday and last night and
needed a PIN each
time to watch the recording, then the same happened with
Downton Abbey.

Tel


I did not have that problem with the X Factor, and did not watch
Downton Abbey.

You might need to enter your PIN in the following circumstances:

1. To watch a manual timed recording (as opposed to an EPG
recording) or
2. To watch a '12', '15' or '18' rated programme or recording
outside the respective watershed times. (The watershed times are
8 pm for '12' and '15' programmes and 10 pm for '18' programmes.)
3. If the broadcaster has allocated an incorrect Parental
Viewing rating to the program, your Sky receiver will think you
are trying to watch the outside the watershed time.
4. You have turned on Parental Viewing restrictions for U, PG,
'12', '15' or '18' rated programmes - or for specific channels.
See
http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/dec...dren-can-watch -
and check the Parental Viewing restrictions on your computer.

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"Tel" wrote in message
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Can someone explain why my wife keeps having to enter the PIN
to watch
recordings of ITV 1? This never used to happen, but there was
a software
upgrade to the Amstrad HD box last week - coincidence or
something new? The
only time a PIN normally needs to be entered is on the Movies
channels, but
she has recorded X Factor from Saturday and last night and
needed a PIN each
time to watch the recording, then the same happened with
Downton Abbey.

Tel


I did not have that problem with the X Factor, and did not watch
Downton Abbey.

You might need to enter your PIN in the following circumstances:

1. To watch a manual timed recording (as opposed to an EPG
recording) or
2. To watch a '12', '15' or '18' rated programme or recording
outside the respective watershed times. (The watershed times are
8 pm for '12' and '15' programmes and 10 pm for '18' programmes.)
3. If the broadcaster has allocated an incorrect Parental
Viewing rating to the program, your Sky receiver will think you
are trying to watch the outside the watershed time.
4. You have turned on Parental Viewing restrictions for U, PG,
'12', '15' or '18' rated programmes - or for specific channels.
See
http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/dec...dren-can-watch -
and check the Parental Viewing restrictions on your computer.



1. Recorded off the EPG
2. None of these programmes are rated.
3. Possible, I suppose but unlikely
4. Never touched the parental viewing as there are no children in the
house. However, I have just checked and there are no restrictions in place.

Tel

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"Bob Lucas" wrote in message
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"Tel" wrote in message
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Can someone explain why my wife keeps having to enter the PIN
to watch
recordings of ITV 1? This never used to happen, but there was
a software
upgrade to the Amstrad HD box last week - coincidence or
something new? The
only time a PIN normally needs to be entered is on the Movies
channels, but
she has recorded X Factor from Saturday and last night and
needed a PIN each
time to watch the recording, then the same happened with
Downton Abbey.

Tel


I did not have that problem with the X Factor, and did not watch
Downton Abbey.

You might need to enter your PIN in the following circumstances:

1. To watch a manual timed recording (as opposed to an EPG
recording) or
2. To watch a '12', '15' or '18' rated programme or recording
outside the respective watershed times. (The watershed times are
8 pm for '12' and '15' programmes and 10 pm for '18' programmes.)
3. If the broadcaster has allocated an incorrect Parental
Viewing rating to the program, your Sky receiver will think you
are trying to watch the outside the watershed time.
4. You have turned on Parental Viewing restrictions for U, PG,
'12', '15' or '18' rated programmes - or for specific channels.
See
http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/dec...dren-can-watch -
and check the Parental Viewing restrictions on your computer.



1. Recorded off the EPG
2. None of these programmes are rated.
3. Possible, I suppose but unlikely
4. Never touched the parental viewing as there are no children in the
house. However, I have just checked and there are no restrictions in
place.

Tel


Interesting. She recorded Coronation Street tonight to play back later -
the 7.30 show was fine, but the 8.30 one asked for the PIN. Very odd.

Tel

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"Tel" wrote in message
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Can someone explain why my wife keeps having to enter the
PIN
to watch
recordings of ITV 1? This never used to happen, but there
was
a software
upgrade to the Amstrad HD box last week - coincidence or
something new? The
only time a PIN normally needs to be entered is on the
Movies
channels, but
she has recorded X Factor from Saturday and last night and
needed a PIN each
time to watch the recording, then the same happened with
Downton Abbey.

Tel


I did not have that problem with the X Factor, and did not
watch
Downton Abbey.

You might need to enter your PIN in the following
circumstances:

1. To watch a manual timed recording (as opposed to an
EPG
recording) or
2. To watch a '12', '15' or '18' rated programme or
recording
outside the respective watershed times. (The watershed
times are
8 pm for '12' and '15' programmes and 10 pm for '18'
programmes.)
3. If the broadcaster has allocated an incorrect Parental
Viewing rating to the program, your Sky receiver will think
you
are trying to watch the outside the watershed time.
4. You have turned on Parental Viewing restrictions for
U, PG,
'12', '15' or '18' rated programmes - or for specific
channels.
See
http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/dec...dren-can-watch
-
and check the Parental Viewing restrictions on your
computer.



1. Recorded off the EPG
2. None of these programmes are rated.
3. Possible, I suppose but unlikely
4. Never touched the parental viewing as there are no
children in the
house. However, I have just checked and there are no
restrictions in
place.

Tel


Interesting. She recorded Coronation Street tonight to play
back later -
the 7.30 show was fine, but the 8.30 one asked for the PIN.
Very odd.

Tel


I also recorded both of this evening's episodes of Coronation
Street from ITV1 HD. No problem with play back - and I didn't
need to enter a PIN for either episode.

Sorry, but I can't explain why your wife needs to enter a PIN.

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:25:02 +0100, "Tel" wrote:

Can someone explain why my wife keeps having to enter the PIN to watch
recordings of ITV 1? This never used to happen, but there was a software
upgrade to the Amstrad HD box last week - coincidence or something new? The
only time a PIN normally needs to be entered is on the Movies channels, but
she has recorded X Factor from Saturday and last night and needed a PIN each
time to watch the recording, then the same happened with Downton Abbey.

When did this start? I also have an Amstrad HD box, and I've been
having problems with manual recordings since approx. 10 October.

I have about ten set up, recurring weekly, to record from BBC Radio 4,
and "PIN on Pre-Watershed Playback" set to OFF - I started noticing
that something was different, as instead of having one "stack" of
manual recordings in my Planner I had two, and all programmes in the
second stack now require me to enter my PIN. Very annoying.

Charlie
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