What is the Sports Channel?
What equipment do I need to access Sports Channel?
How do I navigate around the channel?
Do I have to register to use the Sports Channel?
Why Did I have to ADD LINK when I entered the channel?
When will Sports Channel have new content?
How can I experience the channel through my TV?
How do I play video?
How do I watch a Video in fullscreen?
What screen resolution should I use?
Who do I contact if I have any technical issues?
 

1. What is the Sports Channel?

The Sports Channel is full of video content from CBS Sports and Queensberry Fight
Network covering sports from NBA to NFL, golf, classic boxing and loads more.


During the Men's College Basketball tournament you will be able to watch the full games,
highlights and buzzer beaters. This will be accessible from the bracket, which has been
especially designed so you can navigate around with your remote from the comfort of
your sofa! The only bracket available on Media Center.


The Sports Channel also offers daily news and direct links to other channels, Fox Sports
and Queensberry Fight Network.





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2. What equipment do I need to access Sports Channel?

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    3. How do I navigate around the channel?

    Its easy!


    Use your Windows Media Center Remote (the one with the green button)
    You can also use your computer keyboard and mouse.


    Using your Remote:

    To navigate press the up, down, left & right arrow buttons.
    OK button will action an item that is selected.
    Back button will take you to previous screen
    (if you keep pressing back you will exit the channel)
    The Green button takes you to Media Center's Home


    Using your Keyboard and Mouse:

    Use the arrow keys to navigate up, down, left & right.
    Hit the Enter key to action selected item.
    The Backspace key will take you to previous screen
    To get back to Media Center’s home, use your mouse to
    click on the green button which appears in the top left corner.
    You can also use your mouse to rollover and click throughout
    the Sports Channel.





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    4. Do I have to register to use the Sports Channel?

    No. It is free to browse and play content!
    We do ask you to view some advertising which is played at the beginning of some of the
    videos. If you wish to find out more information about the product being advertised you
    can click on the advert ( in bottom right corner ). This will launch a website in your browser.
    The Sports Channel will remain open in a window, allowing you to browse whilst you watch
    or listen to the match.



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    5. Why Did I have to ADD LINK when I entered the channel?

    This is so the channel can be added to your Media Center.
    You only have to ADD LINK on your first launch of the channel.





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    6. When will Sports Channel have new content?

    The CBS Sports content updates every hour.

    Throughout the Men's College Basketball tournament, games, highlights and buzzer beaters will
    also be available. In the future other Sports will be added, so keep watching! We aim to
    make this the One Stop for all things Sport!





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    7. How can I experience the channel through my TV?

    Your desktop PC or laptop running Windows Vista can connect directly to a TV.


    Connect your PC to a TV directly

    You can use several different types of connections to get Windows Media Center on your TV.
    You can connect your PC to many different types of displays, ranging from an HD-ready
    flat screen TV to a standard CRT computer monitor.


    For more technical information click here


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    8. How do I play video?

    When you have selected a video press OK on your remote, Enter on your keyboard or click with
    your mouse. This will automatically start the video.


    If you are using your Remote please use the Play, Stop, Rew, Frwd and volume controls to
    interact with your video.


    If you are using your mouse, you can use the Video controls that appear bottom right of your
    screen when a video has started to play.





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    9. How do I watch a Video in fullscreen?

    Once you have selected your video, with your remote navigate to the main video
    window. A yellow frame and fullscreen icon ( in lower right hand corner) will appear.
    Press the OK button to go fullscreen. Press OK again to go back to standard video view.


    If you are using your mouse, rollover the main video window, a yellow frame and
    fullscreen icon will appear. Click once anywhere on the main video to launch fullscreen.
    Click again anywhere to go back to standard video view.





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    10. Which screen resolutions do you recommend?

    The Sports Channel was designed to adapt to a number of screen resolutions.
    Below is a list of screen resolutions we recommend:

  •   1024 x 768 (4:3)

  •   1152 x 864 (16:9)

  •   1280 x 1024 (4:3)

  •   1366 x 768 (16:9)

  •   1440 x 900 (16:9)


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    11. Who do I contact if I have any technical issues?

    Please email your technical issue to customercare@miomni.com.
    We will do our best to contact you within 24 hours.



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