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Guide to using Satellite TV
The satellite decoder sets the channels, and the volume.
Use only the remote of the satellite decoder. You do not need to use the remote for the TV. The TV should be on AV to use the satellite decoder.
| Channel 1 | Index and guide to ALL satellite TV channels. |
| Channel 3 | M-Net |
| Channel 4 | M-Net Movies 1 is an 18 hour channel from M-Net providing up to 100 different movie titles a month with no commercial breaks. All movies screened on M-Net Movies 1 are in their premiere season, bringing you the newest Pay-TV offerings. |
| Channel 5 | M-Net Movies 2 provides you with even more opportunities to watch movies in their encore season. More choices, and more convenience, for your viewing pleasure, 24 hours a day. |
| Channel 20 | SuperSport Zone When tuning into SuperSport Zone, viewers will see multiple screens, each showing what is being broadcast on the other SuperSport channels at the time. You can watch them all at the same time or by simply using your remote jump directly to the channel of your choice. |
| Channel 21 | SuperSport 1 SuperSport 1 is 24 hours a day of top international and local sporting events, which heralds a new era in sport viewing. This complete sports service with the ultimate choice and variety. |
| Channel 22 | SuperSport 2 SuperSport 2 is a new dimesnion to sport viewing, bringing you the maximum in experiencing all the live action of the super events and news from around the world, 24 hours a day. |
| Channel 23 | SuperSport 3 (Soccer) SuperSport 3 is Africa's premier sports channel, made for broadcasting international sports events that are popular throughout the continent. The channel features the very best international and African soccer, blow-by-blow boxing action, athletics and WWF wrestling. |
| Channel 24 | SuperSport 4 (Update) This is a specially packaged SuperSport Highlights channel that brings you all the action that you may have missed. |
| Channel 25 | SuperSport 5 (Highlights) Ensures you get all the games, all the time. It acts as an extra channel to handle the overflow when all the other SuperSport Channels are bursting with live matches and other features. |
| Channel 40 | BBC Prime offers first class television from Britain's leading broadcaster. With award winning programmes from some of the finest writers, programme makers and performers of our time, the channel offers quality entertainment in the form of comedies, dramas, quiz and music shows, actuality and reality programmes, and superb documentaries. |
| Channel 46 | (Local TV) is commercially oriented local channel aimed at a funky youth audience. If you feel like some fun, escapism or something a little more provocative - then this is the channel for you. |
| Channel 47 | SABC 2 (Local TV) Programming is chosen to uplift and enlighten the viewer, and provide entertainment for the family. The channel embraces the cultural diversity of the African continent - it is the spirit of African Renaissance. For a good dose of Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu programming this is the channel for you. |
| Channel 48 | SABC 3 (Local TV) balances excellent entertainment programming with sport, news and actuality content. |
| Channel 49 | e-TV (Local TV from Cape Town) Watch our World Class Entertainment, local style and Be Free with e |
| Channel 51 | CNN |
| Channel 52 | SKY News |
| Channel 55 | Weekend Property Show |
| Channel 57 | Weather forecast, sea temp, tides etc… |
| Channel 66 | National Geographic |
Listed below is the Radio Guide(available through the satellite decoder.)
To get to the radio stations, press the radio (Music symbol below the number 7) button on the Satellite Decoder Remote. To get back to TV, press the TV button – below the number 9 button.
| Channel 50 | BBC World Radio 1 |
| Channel 51 | BBC World Radio 2 |
| Channel 52 | BBC World Radio 3 |
| Channel 53 | Voice Of America |
| Channel 54 | World Radio Network |
| Channel 55 | Trans World Radio |
| Channel 56 | Talk Radio 702 (Local Talk Show VERY GOOD!) |
| Channel 58 | Classic FM |
| Channel 59 | Jacaranda Fm (Another local radio station) |
| Channel 60 | YFM |
| Channel 61 | CRI - Chinese Radio International |
| Channel 62 | KAYA |
| Channel 63 | RAI Radio |
| Channel 64 | RNW 1 - Radio Netherlands 1 |
| Channel 65 | RNW 2 - Radio Netherlands 2 |
| Channel 66 | Cii (??) |
| Channel 67 | Radio France International |
| Channel 68 | WAVE |
| Channel 69 | 100 FM |
| Channel 70 | -1485- |
| Channel 71 | Radio Veritas – Catholic Ministries |
| Channel 72 | RVi-1 Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal |
| Channel 73 | Trans African Radio |
| Channel 74 | Jhankaar – From India, Hindi Music |
| Channel 75 | KL – From India, Tamil Music |
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