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BETA YOURSELF

Sky Q is guaranteed to revolutionise the way you watch
TV. Want to make the most of it? Follow Guy Cocker’s
tips and tricks to turn yourself into a streaming savant…

THE BASICS and long-pressing the power
button will turn it on and off.
Stick to 4K Save power
Sky’s UHD library is growing Sky Q’s recording smarts
by the day, and if it’s one of mean the box always needs
the broadcaster’s own shows to use a bit of power, but you
like Riviera, Fortitude or or 3G connection. If you’re can save energy by making
The Trip to Spain it should home with the Sky Q box, you the box go into standby when
be available in 4K. Make sure can also stream and download you’re not using it. Simply
you’re always viewing in your recordings directly, go to Settings > Setup >
the best available quality so you can start watching Preferences > Standby mode,
by going to Settings > Setup something on your main TV enable Eco mode and enjoy
> Preferences > ‘On demand and then finish it off in bed. those electricity savings.
default download format’
and setting it to UHD or HD, Don’t be so remote Pic it up
depending on what your TV If you’ve got a relatively recent Sky Q has a variety of ways
can display. If your chosen telly, chances are it’ll support to display your legendary
format isn’t available, the HDMI CEC. This allows your holiday snaps. On your
next best format will be Sky Q box to talk to your remote, press the button with
downloaded instead. TV and control power and three dots on it and select
volume, meaning you only ‘My Photos’. You can stream
Go mobile need the one remote control. photos from a computer by
The Sky Q app (£free / Go to Settings > Setup > going to sky.com/myphotos,
Android, iOS) is brilliant, Audio-visual and set HDMI from your mobile or tablet
letting you watch live TV control to ‘On’. Now your using the Sky Q app, or from
and on-demand programmes Sky Q remote will be able the Sky Q box by logging in to
wherever you have a wireless to control your TV’s volume, your Facebook account.

Cine slicker
With the Sky Cinema STREAM A DREAM
app you can you find out
more info about the
movies you’re watching, Open the ’Tube
view trailers and see other Stream directly to your Sky Q
films featuring the box by pressing the Home
same talent. button on your remote, and
then go to Online Video > Apps
> YouTube. You can either log
in with your YouTube account,
or cast from your device
within the YouTube app.

Call the tune(s)
If you’re listening to music on
your iPhone and want to get
the whole house in on the
action, then Sky Q’s AirPlay
function makes it easy. On
your iOS device, just swipe
up from the bottom of the
screen, then swipe left, and
choose Sky Q from the list.

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