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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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GETTING STARTED
New maxTV Customer To-do List
Make sure the screen aspect ratio is correctly set for your TV.
• Launch the Main Menu, select Settings, Television then Screen Aspect Ratio and High Definition.
Change the Parental and Rental PINs.
• All new maxTV customer PINs have been defaulted to 1 1 1 1. For enhanced security we suggest you change your PINs.
• Launch the Main Menu, select Settings, then Parental Controls.
Schedule your recordings with the maxTV Personal Video Recorder (PVR). (see page 11)
Launch On Demand with the Video on Demand Button on your remote and find movies and TV programs available when you want to watch! (see page 12)
Set up a mySaskTel account and add maxTV GO Apps to your smartphone or tablet. You can enjoy your favourite TV shows, movies and live sports on the go! (see page 14)
For other topics and step-by-step instructions you can always check out:
• The Help Videos right on your maxTV service by pressing MENU then going to Help & Info OR
• Visit sasktel.com/maxTVsupport
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NAVIGATION
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The left arrow brings up the main menu, giving you quick access to your recordings, TV apps, search, and settings.
To see what’s on right now, just press the down arrow. You can use this view to browse other channels, look ahead to see what’s coming up next, or even set a recording right from here.
The up arrow shows you the last five channels you’ve recently viewed. Highlight a channel to see what’s on right now, press OK to select. Press up again to pick from your five most recent recordings and press OK to play.
Press the right arrow to bring up the Viewing Options menu, where you can make your maxTV experience your own with live channel filtering and shortcuts to settings.
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To open and close the maxTV Guide, press GUIDE on your remote. By default, the Grid Guide displays.
There are three guide styles available with the maxTV service: the Grid Guide, the Channel Guide, and the On Now Guide. You can customize your experience by changing the guide setting. Launch the main menu, select Settings, then Television, then Primary Guide Style. Select which guide you want to see first, then select Guide rotation to have one, two or all three guides display in your rotation.
Once set, pressing GUIDE lets you cycle through the different guide styles. Pressing EXIT TO TV will take you back to your show.
Grid Guide:
Channel Guide:
On Now Guide:
CUSTOMIZING YOUR GUIDE EXPERIENCE
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CHANNEL LINE-UP
1BASIC maxTVSD HD BASIC CHANNELS
1 Video On Demand Playback
2 PVR Playback
3 303 *CBC
4 304 *CTV
5 305 *Global
6 306 ABC Boston
7 307 CBS Boston
8 308 FOX Boston
9 309 NBC Boston
10 310 PBS Boston
11 311 YTV
12 312 MuchMusic
13 313 MovieTime
14 314 CMT
15 315 CBC News Network
16 316 CTV News Channel
17 317 *The Weather Network
18 *CPAC
19 319 *City Saskatchewan
20 *Sask Legislature
21 321 TSC
22 322 *APTN
23 323 Vision TV
24 324 *OMNI Prairies
25 325 MTV
41 341 Cartoon Network
43 343 My Zen TV
44 344 Cooking Channel
45 345 GameTV
46 346 *Local On Demand Featured
47 347 *Local On Demand
111 411 TSN1
112 412 TSN2
113 413 TSN3
114 414 TSN4
115 415 TSN5
116 416 Sportsnet West
117 417 Sportsnet Pacific
118 418 Sportsnet East
119 419 Sportsnet Ontario
121 421 Sportsnet ONE
187 487 Movies On Demand Featured
to to
199 499 Movies On Demand Featured
270 570 *Radio-Canada
271 *TVA Montreal
272 572 TV5
273 *RDI
274 *CPAC - French
275 *UNIS
276 *AMI-Télé
280 The Miracle Channel
282 Daystar
SD HD
326 ABC Seattle
327 CBS Seattle
328 FOX Seattle
329 NBC Seattle
331 City Toronto
332 CTV Toronto
333 Global Toronto
337 CTV Vancouver
338 Global Vancouver
339 CBC Toronto
340 CBC Vancouver
342 PBS Seattle
554 *AMI-tv
555 *AMI-audio
600 Pay Per View Listings
601 Pay Per View Preview
602 605 Pay Per View
603 606 Pay Per View
661 662 Sportsnet Flames
663 664 Sportsnet Oilers
995 Real Estate Channel
CH STINGRAY MUSIC CHANNELS
700 Classic Rock
701 Rock Alternative
702 Adult Alternative
703 Pop Adult
704 The Spa
705 Dance Clubbin’
706 Hit List
707 Hot Country
708 Country Classics
709 Franco Country
710 Franco Attitude
711 Souvenirs
712 Franco Pop
713 Nostalgie
714 Flashback 70’s
715 Jazz Masters
716 Jazz Now
717 The Blues
718 Folk Roots
719 Around the World
720 Jukebox Oldies
721 Pop Classics
722 Nature
723 The Chill Lounge
724 Baroque
725 Classic Masters
726 Chamber Music
NOTE: Channel lineups are subject to change without notice
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1BASIC maxTV (continued)
CH STINGRAY MUSIC CHANNELS
727 Remember the 80’s
728 Kids’ Stuff
729 Mousses Musique
730 Jammin’
731 Urban Beat
732 Classic RnB & Soul
733 Rock
734 Easy Listening
735 Big Band
736 Smooth Jazz
737 Nothin’ but 90’s
738 Franco Retro
739 The Light
740 Opera Plus
741 Swinging Standards
742 Motown
743 Latino Tropical
744 Eclectic Electronic
745 Groove (Disco and Funk)
746 Bass, Breaks and Beats
747 Trance
748 Dancefloor Fillers
749 Hip Hop
750 Deep Blues
751 Cocktail Lounge
752 Cool Jazz
753 New Age
754 Chillout
755 Classical Greats
756 Classical Calm
757 Classical Orchestral
758 Playground
759 Romance Latino
760 Greatest Hits
761 UK Chart-Toppers
762 Drive
763 Freedom
764 All Day Party
765 Silk (Love Songs)
766 Chansons
767 Top Détente
768 ‘60s
769 Revival ‘60s & ‘70s
770 SOHO ‘70s
771 2000s
772 Rewind
773 Canadiana
774 Canadian Indie
775 Indie Classics
776 Rock Anthems
777 Headbanger
778 Rock of Ages
779 World Carnival
780 Volksmusik
781 Schlager
782 Sommer Hits
783 South African Traditional
784 Riddim
785 Farsi
786 Tagalog
787 Latin
788 Turk Muzigi
789 Mando Popular
790 Guangdong
791 The Asian Flavour
792 Arabic
793 Bollywood Hits
794 Hindi Gold
795 Sounds of South India
796 Punjabi
797 Classical India
798 Seasonal
799 Franco Fetes
CH SASKATCHEWAN AM/FM RADIO
800 540 AM CBC Radio One (Saskatchewan)
801 97.7 FM Premiere Chaine
802 96.9 FM CBC Radio Two (Regina)
803 88.9 FM Chaine Culturelle Radio
804 620 Country CKRM (Regina)
805 980 CJME (Regina)
806 91.3 CJTR FM (Regina)
807 CHMX My92.1 FM (Regina)
808 94.5 Jack FM (Regina)
809 98.9 CIZL Z99 FM (Regina)
810 104.9 CFWF The Wolf FM (Regina)
811 92.7 FM Big Dog (Regina)
814 600 CJWW (Saskatoon)
815 650 CKOM (Saskatoon)
816 92.9 FM CKBL The Bull (Saskatoon)
817 95.1 CFMC C95 FM (Saskatoon)
818 98.3 FM MAGIC 98.3 (Saskatoon)
819 102.1 CJDJ FM Rock102 (Saskatoon)
820 90.5 FM CFCR (Saskatoon)
821 104.1 FM MBC Network Radio (Saskatoon)
822 96.3 Cruz FM (Saskatoon)
823 Free 100.3 CFAQ FM (Saskatoon)
824 900 CKBI (Prince Albert)
825 99.1 CFMM FM Power99 (Prince Albert)
826 101.5 CHQX FM Mix101 FM (Prince Albert)
829 800 CHAB (Moose Jaw)
830 100.7 CILG FM Country100 (Moose Jaw)
831 Mix 103.9 FM (Moose Jaw)
833 570 CKSW (Swift Current)
834 94.1 CIMG FM Eagle (Swift Current)
835 97.1 FM CKFI (Swift Current)
837 940 CJGX AM (Yorkton)
838 94.1 CFGW The Fox FM (Yorkton)
839 100.5 FM CJJC (Yorkton)
841 1050 CJNB (North Battleford)
842 Q98 FM CJCQ (North Battleford)
843 The Rock 93.3 (North Battleford)
845 1280 CJSL (Estevan)
846 102.3 CHSN FM Sun (Estevan)
849 1190 CFSL (Weyburn)
850 103.5 FM CKRC Magic 103.5 (Weyburn)
853 106.1 FM The Goat (Lloydminster)
854 95.9 FM Lloyd FM (Lloydminster)
855 97.5 FM CKUA-FM-15 (Lloydminster)
857 CJVR FM (Melfort)
858 CK 750 AM (Melfort)
861 107.5 BoltFM (Humboldt)
863 94.7 CJNE FM The Storm (Nipawin)
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1THEME PACKSSD HD WEST TIMESHIFT
26 326 ABC Seattle
27 327 CBS Seattle
28 328 FOX Seattle
29 329 NBC Seattle
34 City Edmonton
35 CTV Calgary
36 Global Calgary
37 337 CTV Vancouver
38 338 Global Vancouver
40 340 CBC Vancouver
342 PBS Seattle
SD HD EAST TIMESHIFT
6 306 ABC Boston
7 307 CBS Boston
8 308 FOX Boston
9 309 NBC Boston
10 310 PBS Boston
30 NTV Newfoundland
31 331 City Toronto
32 332 CTV Toronto
33 CHCH Hamilton
333 Global Toronto
39 339 CBC Toronto
SD HD STANDARD DEFINITION TIMESHIFT
30 NTV Newfoundland
33 CHCH Hamilton
34 City Edmonton
35 CTV Calgary
36 Global Calgary
SD HD KNOWLEDGE
50 350 CNN
51 351 Discovery Channel
52 352 MSNBC
53 353 BNN: Business News Network
54 CNBC
55 355 History Television
57 Headline News (HLN)
SD HD KNOWLEDGE PLUS
60 Discovery Science
61 FYI
62 362 National Geographic Channel
63 BookTelevision
64 364 FOX News
65 Cottage Life
66 BBC World News
68 368 Bloomberg
69 369 Nat Geo Wild
266 Le Canal Nouvelles
SD HD ENTERTAINMENT
70 370 A&E
71 371 TLC
72 372 Space
73 373 Bravo!
74 374 The Comedy Network
75 375 Showcase
76 376 E!
138 438 AMC
SD HD ENTERTAINMENT PLUS
80 380 ACTION
81 381 Lifetime
83 383 FX
85 385 Crime + Investigation
86 documentary
87 Silver Screen Classics
88 388 FXX
SD HD KIDS
89 389 Disney XD
90 390 TELETOON West
91 391 Treehouse
92 392 Nickelodeon
93 393 Animal Planet
94 BBC Kids
95 395 Disney Junior
96 Treehouse On Demand
97 Family CHRGD
98 398 Disney Channel
150 juicebox
SD HD LIFE
100 400 W Network
101 401 Slice
102 402 HGTV
103 403 Food Network
104 404 Travel + Escape
105 405 DIY Network
106 One
107 Fashion Television
108 408 OUTtv
109 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
SD HD SPORTS
110 410 The Golf Channel
120 420 Sportsnet 360
122 422 MLB Network
123 423 NFL Network
124 424 Raptors NBA TV
125 ESPN Classic Canada
126 426 RDS
127 427 FNTSY Sports Network
128 428 FOX Sports Racing
SD HD VARIETY
129 Family On Demand
130 430 Family Channel
131 431 Peachtree TV
132 432 Turner Classic Movies
133 433 Family Junior
134 Family Junior on Demand
153 Stingray Retro
162 Makeful
135 DTour
136 DejaView
137 GSN The Network For Games
139 ABC Spark
NOTE: Channel lineups are subject to change without notice
1 Must subscribe to maxTV HD in order to recieve HD Channels.
2 To use the GO Apps, you will need ensure you are subscribed to the same channel on maxTV.
*Available in the Lite maxTV Package
SD = Standard Definition HD = High Definition
Described Video content can be made available by enabling that setting on your maxTV service.
For more details visit sasktel.com.
NOTE: Channel lineups are subject to change without notice
1THEME PACKS (continued)
1SPECIALTY CHANNELS
SD HD VARIETY PLUS
140 MTV2
142 Comedy Gold
144 IFC
145 445 BBC Canada
146 446 Gusto
148 BET
SD HD ACTION
159 459 Paramount Network
160 460 OLN
161 461 World Fishing Netwook (WFN)
163 463 Fight Network
164 464 WildTV
165 465 H2
166 466 Investigation Discovery (ID)
SD HD U.S. SUPERSTATIONS
220 520 WPIX New York
221 521 WGN Chicago
222 522 KTLA Los Angeles
223 523 WSBK Boston
SD HD HOLLYWOOD SUITE
480 70’s
481 80’s
482 90’s
483 00’s
484 Hollywood Suite OnDemand
SD HD THE MOVIE NETWORK
200 500 TMN 1
201 501 TMN 2
202 502 TMN 3
203 503 HBO Canada
204 TMN Encore 1
205 TMN Encore 2
206 506 TMN OnDemand
SD HD SUPER CHANNEL
210 510 Super Channel 1
211 511 Super Channel 2
212 512 Super Channel Vault
213 513 GINX Esports TV Canada
214 514 Super Channel OnDemand
SD HD EN FRANÇAIS
260 V
261 Canal D
262 La Canal Vie
263 Series +
264 TELETOON Français
265 VRAK
267 567 ARTV
SD HD EN FRANÇAIS 2
255 Télé-Québec
256 Évasion
257 Historia
258 La chaine Disney
259 TVA Sports
SD HD HD ADVENTURE PACK
470 Discovery Velocity
471 Love Nature
472 HIFI
473 BBC Earth
SD HD HD ADVENTURE PACK
474 Smithsonian
475 AXS TV
SD HD NFL SUNDAY TICKET
611 NFL Sunday Ticket
626 NFL Sunday Ticket
SD HD NHL CENTER ICE
645 NHL Centre Ice Schedule
646 NHL Centre Ice
660 NHL Centre Ice
SD HD SINGLE CHANNELS
58 Al Jazeera
235 Exxxtasy
236 Penthouse
237 Red Hot
240 Playboy TV
241 541 WWE Network
242 542 beIN Sports
245 545 Sportsnet World
246 Filipino TV (FTV)
247 The Filipino Channel (TFC)
248 GMA Life TV
249 GMA NewsTV International
250 GMA PinoyTV
252 552 Zee TV
253 Zee Cinema
281 Eternal Word TV Network (EWTN)
290 Asian TV Network (ATN)
291 Fairchild TV
292 Odyssey TV Network (OTN)
SD HD TV APPS
158 458 Stingray Karaoke
2GO APPS
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Accessibility Features
Enabling Described Video (DV)
1. Launch the main menu with the left arrow button on the remote. Then go to Settings and select Accessibility.
2. Select Secondary Audio.
3. Change to Use Secondary Audio if available.
Note: The C button on the remote control will toggle between primary and secondary audio.
Turning Closed Captioning On
1. Launch the main menu with the left arrow button on the remote. Then go to Settings and select Accessibility.
2. Select Closed captioning.
3. Change to Closed Captions On (Digital for HD programs or Standard for SD programs).
Setting Up Favourites1. Launch the main menu with the left arrow button on the
remote. Go to Browse Live TV and select Favorites, then Set Up.
2. Select Set Up... and follow on-screen instructions to add channels to your favourites list and give it a custom name.
3. Once saved, you can find it under Browse Live TV in the main menu next to Set Up.
4. Select the favourites list you want to enable. From now on, when you launch the guide, you will only see your favourites list.
Tip: You can reorder the channels in your list by selecting Change Order. Create up to 5 favourties list for each set-top box.
To View All maxTV Channels
If you would like view all channels available on maxTV, not just the channels you are subscribed to:
1. Launch the main menu with the left arrow button on the remote. Then go to Settings and select Television.
2. Choose Subscribed Channel Filtering, then View All.
SETTINGS
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Recording a Program With maxTV PVR
1. Press GUIDE on the remote.
2. Highlight a program you want to record.
3. Press RECORD on the remote once to record an episode, twice to record an entire series.
Note: Pressing RECORD a third time on the remote will cancel the recording.
Watching a Recorded Program
1. Press RECORDED TV on your remote. Or launch the main menu with the left arrow button on the remote and go to RECORDED TV.
2. Select the recording you want to watch. if it is a series, you will also have to select the episode.
3. Select Play.
Setting Up The Remote PVR App to Schedule Recordings From Your Smartphone or Tablet.
1. From your maxTV set-top box, create a Remote PVR account Using your remote control, press the left arrow to launch the Main Menu, select Settings, then Remote PVR Set Up. Follow the prompts to Create account. A confirmation code and additional registration instructions will be sent to the email address you provide.
2. Download maxTV Remote PVR from the app store of your device. Launch the app and select Registration. Use the email address entered in Step 1 and the confirmation code from the email to authenticate. You will then have access to the maxTV guide on your device with the channels you subscribe to.
Note: One maxTV Remote PVR account is available per household.
PVR
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Purchasing maxTV Pay Per View (PPV)– Channels Start at 600 1. Launch the main menu with the left arrow button on the
remote. Go to Browse Live TV and select Pay Per View.
2. Go to the poster for the event you want to buy and press OK. The event summary will appear.
3. Go to Purchase Schedule and then pick the event time/date.
4. Select Purchase HD (High Definition) or Purchase SD (Standard Definition) depending on your preference. Follow the rest of the on-screen instructions to complete the purchase. Purchased PPV can also be recorded.
Note: You must subscribe to HD in order to purchase an HD event and a 4-digit rental PIN is required to purchase any PPV event. Search sasktel.com/support “maxTV Pay Per View” to find out about more PPV features like how to “Cancel a Purchase”, “Record a PPV” or “View Your Purchase History”.
On Demand
With maxTV On Demand, your favourite shows and movies are available at the touch of a button. You’ll find a huge selection of movies for rent, as well as on-demand libraries from CraveTV, TSN, Treehouse, The Movie Network, CTV, and others, with more being added all the time. If you subscribe to a channel that offers on-demand content, you’ll have access at no extra cost.
Accessing On Demand Content
1. Press VIDEO ON DEMAND on the remote and scroll through the available content.
Note: You will only see videos you can rent or are subscribed to.
PPV AND ON DEMAND
Renting Movies
1. Press Video On Demand on your remote.
2. Select Movies and then select the movie you want to rent.
3. Select Rent and follow the instructions. You will be given the option to rent in SD or HD where applicable.
Tip: Create a list of favourites by highlighting and then pressing 1 on your remote. Go to My Videos to view your list.
Using GO Apps With Your maxTV Subscription
With maxTV GO Apps, you can enjoy your favourite TV shows, movies, and live sports on the go through your smartphone or tablet!
You’ll never have to worry about missing the big game when you watch live sports with TSN GO and the Sportsnet app. Let your little ones enjoy TreehouseGO. Or keep yourself entertained with on-demand movies and TV from channels like CTV, The Movie Network, and CraveTV. SaskTel is always adding new GO Apps to our lineup!
Logging Into GO Apps
1. To use the GO Apps, you will need ensure you are subscribed to the same channel on maxTV.
2. You’ll need to register for mySaskTel and add your maxTV account to your mySaskTel profile (if you haven’t already). Go to mysasktel.com to register.
3. Download GO Apps you want from the apps store of your device.
4. Sign into the GO App using your mySaskTel login and password.
Note: Standard data charges will apply.
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CHECK OUT THESE OTHER GREAT maxTV FEATURES!
Stingray Music
Launches automatically from a Galaxie music channel.
Stingray Karaoke
Sing karaoke today! Go to Channel 158 or 458.
The Weather Network iTV app
Press OK when you first tune to channel 17 or 317
Press the INTERACTIVE button on the remote to quickly see the weather for your city, theatre listings, news and more.
maxTV Caller ID
WE’RE HERE FOR YOU!
For more information, please visit: sasktel.com/maxTV
For sales & support call 1-800-SASKTEL (1-800-727-5835)
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