topic Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through in Sky Q

How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

CaitlinD — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 08:34:14 GMT

On my old Sky box I could record a programme and when I wanted to watch it I could select the exact minute I would want to watch from i.e. 30 minutes in.

On the Sky Q box I cannot seem to select a specific minute in which to watch from. Is it possible?

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

lettice — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:01:04 GMT

Just use your Sky Q voice remote and say skip 30 minutes or even jump to 30 minutes, go to 30 minutes.

All the voice comands are here in these two links;
Using Voice Control on your Sky Q box | Sky Help | Sky.com
Sky Q voice control commands | Sky Help | Sky.com

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

MightyQuinn — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:28:13 GMT

Hi @CaitlinD Alternately, press Pause, then hold down the DirectionRight key until you are close to 30 minutes. Then single presses of the Direction Right and Left move one minute. Press Play.

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

PandJ2020 — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:03:42 GMT

@MightyQuinn wrote:
Hi @CaitlinD Alternately, press Pause, then hold down the DirectionRight key until you are close to 30 minutes. Then single presses of the Direction Right and Left move one minute. Press Play.

You don't even need to pause. Hit up and then left/right... 🤗

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

MightyQuinn — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:11:58 GMT

@PandJ2020 wrote:
@MightyQuinn wrote:
Hi @CaitlinD Alternately, press Pause, then hold down the DirectionRight key until you are close to 30 minutes. Then single presses of the Direction Right and Left move one minute. Press Play.
You don't even need to pause. Hit up and then left/right... 🤗

Hi @PandJ2020 It just goes to show, that even after 7 years, there is always something to learn 😀

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

CaitlinD — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:44:31 GMT

Yeh I did the whole clicking each minute across and thought there must be a quicker way. The voice control works which I am impressed with. Thanks

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

MightyQuinn — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:15:34 GMT

@CaitlinD wrote:
Yeh I did the whole clicking each minute across and thought there must be a quicker way. The voice control works which I am impressed with. Thanks

Hi @CaitlinD No need to click each minute, hold down the Direction Right button to rapidly move across to your selected time. Fine tune with the one minute clicks.

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

nigea99 — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:15:03 GMT

Hi @CaitlinD

I know these are listed in the link given earlier but I just thought I'd mention my favourite voice commands in recordings

Skip nn minutes
Go To nn minutes
Back nn minutes

You can use hours, minutes & seconds or mix e.g. Go to 1hour 15 minutes

Skip nn minutes is very handy for adverts and you get used to the length on regular used channels (Many are around the 4 minute mark)

You can also say Go To Start

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

Digital+Stewart — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:15:15 GMT

I have the same question as they original poster.

All of these commands fail for me, saying that you cannot use the command here.

They all appear to require that you are already playing back the recording, which is precisely what I am trying to avoid.

This is important because recordings tend to have the end of the previous programme at their start.

Is it possible to start playback at a specific time point?

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

nigea99 — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 22:41:26 GMT

@Digital+Stewart wrote:

I have the same question as they original poster.

All of these commands fail for me, saying that you cannot use the command here.

They all appear to require that you are already playing back the recording, which is precisely what I am trying to avoid.

This is important because recordings tend to have the end of the previous programme at their start.

Is it possible to start playback at a specific time point?

@Digital+Stewart

No you can only start from the beginning or where the system deems was the last point watched. - you can't select the point at which the start watching before you go into the recording

you can use the voice commands as soon as it starts playing

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

Chodley — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 08:42:31 GMT

Haven't noticed many recordings recently have the previous programme at their start. Used to happen all the time on sky+ with the option to start X minutes early. Is this on a particular channel?

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

SkyReesy — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:08:09 GMT

I am a tetraplegic, I cannot press the button and speak to it, is there any other way?

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

Chodley — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:10:44 GMT

I don't believe so. The Sky accessibility team may have a suggestion. Are you aware of them?

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

SkyReesy — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:40:31 GMT

I wasn't aware no, other than me using Google do you have a link to them?

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

Chodley — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:44:53 GMT

@SkyReesy wrote:
I wasn't aware no, other than me using Google do you have a link to them?

Sure

https://www.skyaccessibility.sky/

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

SkyReesy — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:45:34 GMT

Thank you very much for the help, very kind of you.

Re: How to select to watch a recording from halfway through

nigea99 — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:49:20 GMT

@SkyReesy wrote:

I wasn't aware no, other than me using Google do you have a link to them?

hi @SkyReesy

https://www.skyaccessibility.sky/

(Although easy to miss, there is a link at the bottom of the SKY Q board)

Regarding recordings, I am not aware of any non voice methods of specifically jumping to any given point, however, if you bring up the timebar (by pressing an up / down arrow for example, then presing & holding the left / right arrow keys (the ones eiether side of the Select button) gradually gains speed until you can quickly move through

Edit : seems I was slow typing my reply as other posts crossed