Manhattan T3 HDR 4K Ultra HD Freeview Play Receiver User Guide
- September 9, 2024
- Manhattan
Table of Contents
T3 HDR 4K Ultra HD Freeview Play Receiver
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Specifications:
- Model: Manhattan TV
- Remote Control: Included
- Power Adapter: Included
- HDMI Cable: Included
- Batteries: 2 x AAA included
Product Usage Instructions:
1. Unpacking and Setup:
Before plugging in, ensure you have read the safety section of
the Important Information booklet. Unpack the gift box which
includes the remote control, power adapter, HDMI cable, and 2 x AAA
batteries.
2. Connecting:
Connect the device using a rooftop aerial for best results and
full coverage. Required connections include HDMI for video and
audio. Optional connections may include Ethernet or USB for
additional features.
3. Switching On & Settings:
Press the standby button to power on the device. Customize
accessibility and menu preferences in the Settings menu by pressing
HOME and selecting Settings. Adjust subtitles, audio descriptions,
and menu preferences according to your preferences.
4. Watching TV:
Browse channels and programs using the remote control. Change
channels, pause live TV, and access the TV guide for more
information on programs. Use the remote to navigate through menus
and apps.
5. Recording and Playback:
Access recordings organized into folders. Use the remote to
play, resume, or restart playback of recorded content. Track
watched status with visual indicators such as a solid circle for
unwatched recordings and an empty circle for partially watched
ones.
6. FAQ:
Q: How do I turn on subtitles or audio description?
A: While watching TV, press S/AD on the remote, then select the
on-screen option to turn subtitles or audio description on or
off.
Q: How do I add channels to my favorites?
A: In the TV Guide, press the Favourite Channels button to add
or remove the highlighted channel from your favorites list.
Q: How do I navigate through menus and apps?
A: Use the EXIT button on the remote to close menus and return
to full-screen TV. The EXIT button can also be used to close apps
like BBC iPlayer.
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T4·R Quick Start Guide
For assistance, call us on 020 8450 0005 or visit manhattan-tv.com/help
Check Freeview coverage in your area by visiting freeview.co.uk/help
Welcome to Your Manhattan T4·R
We’re excited to bring you all your favourite TV, all in one place and all for
free. From edge-of-the-seat thrillers to laugh-a-minute comedies, your T4·R
makes it easy to find and enjoy all your favourite subscription-free channels
and programmes.
Learn All About Your T4·R
Available on our website or directly on the T4·R, the Help section is where
you’ll find detailed information on setting up, using, configuring and
troubleshooting your T4·R. Help on the Web Scan the QR code with your phone or
visit: manhattan-tv.com/help/t4r Help on the T4·R After installing, press HOME
then select Help.
Unlock the Full T4·R Experience
While your T4·R works great as a standalone TV recorder with an aerial,
connecting it to the internet unlocks its full potential. Enjoy popular apps
such as BBC iPlayer, ITVX and more, along with integrated catch up and a vast
collection of on demand programmes and movies. To get started, simply connect
your T4·R to your Wi-Fi or use an Ethernet cable to connect to your router.
Before You Plug In
Please read the Safety section of the Important Information booklet.
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Unpack Your Gift Box
REMOTE CONTROL
MANHATTAN T4·R
POWER ADAPTER
HDMI CABLE
2 x AAA BATTERIES
Top & Front Panel Features
STANDBY BUTTON
RECORDING LED (WHITE)
POWER LED (BLUE: ON, RED: STANDBY)
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Connect Up
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You Need
· A TV with an HDMI input. · A TV aerial and cable. While indoor (portable)
aerials may pick up some Freeview
channels, for best results and full coverage, use a rooftop aerial.
Required Connections
1. Connect a TV aerial cable (not included) from your aerial wall socket to
the T4·R’s AERIAL IN socket.
2. Connect the included HDMI cable from an HDMI socket on your TV to the
T4·R’s HDMI socket.
3. Connect the included power adapter to the T4·R’s POWER socket, then plug
the other end into a wall socket that is turned off.
Optional Connections
· If you’d rather use a wired connection instead of Wi-Fi, connect an Ethernet
cable (not included) from the T4·R’s ETHERNET socket to your broadband router.
· To use your TV’s tuner, connect an aerial cable (not included) from your
T4·R’s LOOP OUT socket to your TV’s aerial socket. Please note that to
conserve energy, the LOOP OUT socket is disabled in standby. However, after
set-up you can change this by pressing HOME and going to: Settings > System >
Standby Options.
· If you have an AV receiver that doesn’t support HDMI, you can connect an
optical audio cable (not included) from your T4·R’s OPTICAL socket to your AV
receiver.
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Switch On & Set Up
· Insert the batteries into the T4·R remote. To do this, slide the cover on
the back of the remote, and match the + and – symbols to what is marked on the
inside of the compartment. Then, replace the cover.
· Turn on your TV. · Turn on the wall socket you connected the T4·R to and it
will switch on. · Your TV should automatically switch to the HDMI input you
connected the
T4·R to. If it doesn’t, use your TV remote to select the correct input. Most
TV remotes use a button labelled AV, SOURCE, INPUT, or , which will cycle
through the TV’s inputs with each press. · Follow the on-screen instructions
to set up your T4·R.
Accessibility Options
Zoom Menus
Press ZOOM on your T4·R remote to enlarge menus for easier viewing. To return
to normal size, press ZOOM again.
Accessibility Settings & Menu Preferences
Customise accessibility and menu preferences in the Settings menu by pressing
HOME and selecting Settings. Choose Accessibility & Language for Subtitles and
Audio Description options, and Menu Preferences to adjust menu transparency,
set the default TV Guide view and more.
Filter Programmes
All menus enable you to filter programmes by Subtitles, Audio Description or
Sign Language. The current filter status is displayed on-screen alongside a
hint to press to show filter options. By default, filters are cleared after
the T4·R enters standby. To change this, press HOME and go to: Settings > Menu
Preferences > Clear Filters Automatically.
Subtitles & Audio Description
While watching TV, press S/AD, then select the on-screen option to turn
Subtitles or Audio Description on or off.
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Home Screen & Menus
The Home Screen
Quickly access all your T4·R’s menus, apps and live programmes from the Home
Screen. Press HOME on your T4·R remote to open it from anywhere.
Navigating Menus
Use the directional pad to navigate through menus and press OK to select the
highlighted item. When a programme is highlighted, the actions you can take
and the related buttons to press are shown at the top of the screen. For
example, you can press OK to watch a live programme or set a reminder for an
upcoming programme, and press to get more information about a programme,
including showings, future episodes and episodes available to play on demand.
Press BACK to return to the previous step, such as the current time when
browsing the TV Guide, or back to the previous menu.
Exiting Menus & Apps
To close menus and return to full-screen TV, press EXIT. You can also press
EXIT to close an app like BBC iPlayer and return to where you opened it.
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Watching TV
Browsing Channels & Programmes
While watching TV, press to show the Channel Browser. Use the directional pad
to browse what’s on later or on other channels. If you’ve added favourite
channels (see p.8), press to cycle through them. For more information about a
highlighted programme, including showings, future episodes and episodes
available to play on demand, press again. To set a recording for a programme,
press . If the programme is part of a series, you will be given the choice to
record the entire series or just that episode. For more information about
recordings, please see p.10.
Changing Channels
· Press P-UP or P-DOWN to go up or down a channel · Use the number buttons to
directly enter a channel number · Press to return to the last channel viewed
Live Pause
Press to pause live TV for up to two hours, or press to rewind to any point
within the last two hours since you started viewing the channel. See p.13 for
more.
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TV Guide
Open the TV Guide from the Home Screen or by pressing GUIDE on your T4·R
remote. You can browse what’s on over the next week, or catch up on available
programmes from the past week. The top of the screen displays information and
actions available for the highlighted programme. To watch a programme or set a
reminder for a future programme, press OK. Programmes marked with will offer
the option to restart them in the channel’s associated app. Programmes marked
with are available on demand and can be watched immediately. Alternatively,
you can add them to your Watchlist to watch later by pressing (see p.14). To
set a recording for a programme, press . If it is part of a series, you will
be given the choice to record the entire series or just that episode. See p.10
for more.
Quickly Navigate
· Press or to jump a day backwards or forwards. · Use the number buttons to
enter a channel number directly. · Press P-UP or P-DOWN to scroll up or down a
page at a time.
Favourite Channels
Press to add or remove the highlighted channel from your Favourites. 8
Changing View
There are three different views you can choose from by pressing : · Grid:
Displays seven channels simultaneously · Channel: Lists programmes on a single
channel · Genre: Lists programmes of a specific genre (e.g. movies or sport)
Filtering by Channel & Accessibility
Press to show filter options. You can filter channels by Favourites, TV, HD or
Radio, and programmes by Subtitles, Audio Description or Sign Language.
Programmes not matching your filter will appear dimmed in the Grid view and
hidden in the Channel and Genre views.
More Info & Episodes
Press to get more information about a programme, including showings, future
episodes and episodes available to play on demand.
Programme Icons
Icons shown at the top of the screen indicate the features of the highlighted programme. When a guidance icon is shown, press to check for more details.
Type Series HD Surround Sound Split
On Demand Available to Play Available for Restart Coming Soon On Your Watchlist
Accessibility Subtitles Audio Description Sign Language
Guidance Guidance Info Unsuitable Before Watershed Universal Rating
Recording * Single Recording Series Recording
Reminder Reminder
- The recording icon will be grey for alternative broadcasts of the same programme and green when the programme has already been recorded. For the complete list of recording and guidance icons, open Help from the Home Screen.
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Recordings
Your T4·R can record two programmes at the same time as you watch a third
channel with live pause (see p.19 for channel restrictions). If you try to
record more than two programmes at once, the T4·R will alert you and provide
options to resolve the clash, including alternative broadcasts if available.
To view and manage your recordings, scheduled recordings and reminders, open
Recordings from the Home Screen or press RECS on your T4·R remote. The menu is
divided into categories displayed as tabs across your screen. The Scheduled
category is always shown, while others appear when they contain recordings. To
get around, use the directional pad to navigate between categories and
recordings. The main categories are: · Scheduled: Your planned recordings and
reminders. · All: A complete list of all your recordings. · Continue:
Recordings or series you’re in the middle of watching. · Series: Recordings
that are part of a series. · Kept: Recordings you’ve chosen to keep, that
won’t be deleted automatically. · Recently Deleted: Deleted recordings that
can be recovered. Additionally, genres like Movies, Sport and Kids will appear
as categories when there are one or more recordings in that genre. Recordings
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organised into folders. To play a recording or open a folder, press OK. If
you’ve previously started watching, you’ll have the option to resume or
restart playback.
Watched Status
The solid circle before a recording in the list means you haven’t watched it
yet. An empty circle O means you’ve started but not finished it. When a
partially watched recording is highlighted, a blue bar indicates your
progress.
Organising Recordings
Press to show options for organising the highlighted recording or folder.
Change Genre Recordings are grouped into categories based on their genre.
Changing a recording’s genre lets you customise its placement within the menu,
and this change applies to all episodes in a series and parts of a split
recording.
Mark as Watched/Unwatched Manually mark a recording or entire folder as
watched or unwatched using this option. This can be particularly useful when
combined with the filtering options.
Keep/Don’t Keep When the hard drive is full, the T4·R auto-deletes older
recordings to make space for new ones. Select Keep to protect a recording from
removal.
Deleting & Recovering Recordings
Press to delete a recording or folder. By default, there’s no warning when
deleting a recording, but a warning appears for folders. You can change this
in: Settings > Recording. If you accidentally delete something, you can
recover it from the Recently Deleted tab for up to 30 days or until space is
needed.
Filtering Recordings
Press to show filter options. You can filter recordings by watched status, as
well as the availability of Subtitles, Audio Description or Sign Language.
Recordings, categories and folders that don’t match the filter will be hidden.
Please note that the Scheduled and Recently Deleted categories cannot be
filtered.
During recording, a white LED on the front of the T4·R will be visible. You
can disable this in standby by going to: Settings > Recording.
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Sorting
Press to change to the next sort option for your recordings: · Most categories
are sorted New to Old by default, with the newest recordings at
the top. You can reverse this order or change it to A-Z for alphabetical
sorting. · The Scheduled category is sorted by Upcoming, with what’s coming up
next by
default. You can change this to A-Z for alphabetical sorting. · Inside series
folders, the order is Old to New by default, with the oldest
recordings at the top. You can reverse this order. · The Continue category
can’t be sorted and always displays your most recently
played recordings at the top.
Your sort choices are remembered for future browsing.
The Scheduled Category
This is where you’ll find all your upcoming recordings and reminders, with
series episodes from the next seven days grouped into a folder. Press OK to
open a folder or view options for scheduled items, including cancelling
recordings or series, adding/removing reminders, resolving clashes and
skipping episodes. To change the genre of a scheduled recording or series,
press .
Future episodes in a series may clash with other scheduled recordings. When a
clash occurs, a yellow warning icon will appear on the Scheduled tab to alert
you. Episodes that won’t be recorded due to the clash can be identified by the
Series Recording Clash icon next to them. To resolve a clash, select it and
press OK.
Playback
To pause or resume playback, press either control and navigate your recordings:
or OK. There are multiple ways to
· Seeking: Press or to rewind or fast forward, increasing the speed with each press. Press the opposite button to decrease the speed.
· Short Skips: Press to skip back 10 seconds or to skip forward 30 seconds. To change the intervals, go to: Settings > Playback.
· Large Leaps: Hold or to jump in increments of 10% of the recording.
· Go To Specific Time: Press to open the Go To menu. Use the number buttons to enter a specific time, or press again to restart playback.
To stop playback and return to Recordings, press or EXIT. By default, recordings in folders will play continuously through, but this can be changed by going to: Settings > Playback > Autoplay Next Recording.
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Live Pause
Take control of live TV with Live Pause on the T4·R: · Press to pause the
current channel for up to two hours. · Press to go back to any point within
the last two hours since you started
watching the channel. In either case, you’ll enter Live Pause and the Playback
Bar will be shown. You can use seeking, short skipping and large leaps as you
would during recording playback (see p.12). While in Live Pause, pressing will
show the Playback Bar instead of the Channel Browser (see p.7). The T4·R
continuously records and stores up to the last two hours of the channel you’re
watching in a buffer. This means that if you’ve been watching a channel for a
while, the buffer may contain multiple programmes. The Playback Bar indicates
the current programme and channel you’re watching. If you rewind past the
start of a programme, the Playback Bar will update to show the previous
programme. To record the programme you’re watching, press . This will include
any of the programme that is already in the buffer. Keep in mind that when you
change channel, the buffer is cleared, and recording to the buffer starts
again for the new channel. To return to live TV, simply press or EXIT.
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Featured & On Demand
Open Featured from the Home Screen to explore top on-demand programmes from
all your favourite broadcasters, arranged into categories like Comedy, Movies
and Sport. Use the directional pad to browse through the categories and
programmes, or press to display the complete list of categories for selection.
On-demand programmes are marked with the icon and can also be found in the TV
Guide, Search Results and More Info. Press OK to play them in their associated
player app, or to add them to your Watchlist for later viewing.
Watchlist
Open Watchlist from the Home Screen to browse your collection of on- demand
programmes. When a programme is highlighted, its availability is shown at the
top of the screen. After expiring, it will move to the Recently Expired
section for 14 days before removal. To remove a programme from your Watchlist,
press .
In Featured, Watchlist and all content menus, press to filter the programmes
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Search
To find broadcast and on demand programmes, open Search from the Home Screen
or by pressing SEARCH on your T4·R remote. Enter a programme’s name using the
on-screen keyboard and suggestions will appear as you type. To view the
results, highlight a suggestion or your search term and press OK.
Recent Searches
When you open Search, your recent searches will be displayed for quick
selection. To clear all recent searches, press before entering a search term.
Alternatively, to remove only a specific search, highlight it and press .
Reminders
To add a reminder for an upcoming programme, highlight it and press OK. To
cancel the reminder, press OK again while the programme is highlighted. You
can find all your reminders in the Scheduled section of Recordings. Reminders
alert you shortly before a programme begins. By default, reminders are shown
only when the T4·R is active and not in standby. To watch the programme,
select Watch before the reminder countdown ends. If not selected in time, the
reminder will be cancelled and the channel will not change. There’s a setting
called Reminder Auto Watch that you can change by pressing HOME and going to
Settings > System. When enabled, the T4·R will automatically switch on from
standby for the reminder and change to the appropriate channel. If the T4·R is
already active, reminders will appear as normal, with the channel changing
automatically once the countdown ends.
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Controlling Your TV
Using HDMI-Control
HDMI Control allows your T4·R to communicate with your TV. The Activation Sync
feature is turned on when you first set up, providing the following benefits:
· Turning on your T4·R will also power on your TV and switch to the correct
input. · Turning off your TV will automatically switch off your T4·R.
To turn off Activation Sync, press HOME and go to: Settings > System > HDMI
Control.
Additionally, you can enable the Turn Off Devices feature under HDMI Control
to have your TV and any connected devices enter standby when your T4·R goes
into standby.
Note: HDMI Control (also called HDMI-CEC) must be supported by your TV and
enabled for these features to operate Manufacturers may label it differently,
such as Anynet+ (Samsung), Viera Link (Panasonic), Simplink (LG), BRAVIA Link
and BRAVIA Sync (Sony), or Aquos Link (Sharp).
Using the T4·R’s Learning Remote
You can teach the five highlighted buttons on the T4·R remote to control your
TV: · TV (TV power) · TV/AV (input selection)
· Volume + · Volume
· Mute
Initially, the Volume and Mute buttons control your T4·R’s sound. However, for
the best sound quality and consistent volume across your TV’s sources, you can
teach these buttons to control your TV’s volume directly instead.
The TV and TV/AV buttons will remain inactive until you teach them to control
the corresponding functions on your TV.
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Learning Steps
Before Starting · Set your T4·R’s volume to maximum to ensure the correct
volume level from
your TV after learning is complete. · Put your T4·R in standby to avoid it
responding to the T4·R remote during the
learning steps. · Place your T4·R and TV remotes on a flat surface, facing
each other, a small
distance apart.
1. Press the S/AD and ZOOM buttons on the T4·R remote for 3 seconds to enter
learning mode. The button on the T4·R remote will glow blue.
2. Press the button on the T4·R remote you want to teach: Volume +, Volume ,
Mute, TV/AV or TV . The button on the T4·R remote will start blinking.
3. Press and hold the corresponding button on the TV remote. If successfully
learnt, the light from the button on the T4·R remote will turn off for a
second, then turn solid blue. If it fails to be learnt, the light from the
T4·R remote’s button will flash 4 times, and you will need to repeat Step 2.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all the buttons to teach. 5. Press OK on your
T4·R remote to exit learning mode.
The light from the T4·R remote’s button will turn off. Test each button with
your TV. If a button does not work, repeat the steps to teach it again. Please
note that some TVs use non-standard remote signals and may not be compatible
with the T4·R remote.
Resetting Your T4·R Remote
To reset all programmed buttons and return them to their original state, press
and hold the S/AD and RED buttons for 3 seconds until the button blinks blue.
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Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
ACTION
No picture or sound from the T4·R
The HDMI cable may be disconnected.
Check the HDMI connections between the T4·R and your TV.
The input the T4·R is connected to may not be selected on your TV.
Select the correct HDMI input (see your TV’s manual for guidance).
Your TV may not correctly communicate the resolutions it is capable of and an incompatible resolution may be selected.
· Turn the T4·R on and wait 30 seconds · Press HOME · Press & hold ‘0’ for 5
seconds · The T4·R will try each resolution for 15
seconds: 1080p then 1080i then 720p · Select Confirm when you see a picture
The picture and sound keep breaking up or there is no signal
Weak signal from your aerial.
Check your signal by pressing HOME and selecting Information. If it’s weak or not present, get a professional to check your installation your aerial may provide a better signal if it is realigned or moved somewhere else. We don’t recommend using an indoor aerial. As a last resort, try using a signal amplifier or booster to improve reception.
Some TV aerials installed with a signal amplifier need a power supply from the TV box.
Activate the T4·R’s +5V DC supply by going to: Settings > System > 5V Antenna Power.
No signal after moving The new home is in a
Select: Settings > Channels > Auto
home
different transmission area. Retune > Retune & Clear Preferences
The T4·R switches off By default the T4·R is set to Turn Auto Standby off or select
after 3 hours
go to standby after 3 hours a different duration in: Settings >
without interaction.
System > Standby Options.
You’ve forgotten your You’ve forgotten it or
PIN
someone has changed it.
Your PIN can be reset with the master PIN. Please contact us.
Loop Out doesn’t work in Standby
The Loop Out in Standby setting is not turned on.
Turn it on in: Settings > System > Standby Options.
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PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
ACTION
Video in apps buffers, stutters or stops altogether
Your broadband is not fast enough. A minimum of 3Mbps is recommended for internet video. Faster broadband may still be affected by usage from other devices, reducing the speed available for the T4·R.
Check your broadband speed with your internet provider and try running an
online speed test on a computer or mobile device.
If the speed you are getting is less than expected there may be other devices
on your network using bandwidth. Try disconnecting them.
Your T4·R is using your Wi-Fi Disconnect other devices from your
at the same time as too
Wi-Fi or connect your T4·R to your
many other devices.
internet router with an Ethernet cable.
The Wi-Fi signal from your internet router is poor. You can check the Wi-Fi signal by going to: Settings > Internet.
Try adjusting the location of your Wi-Fi router and/or its antenna(s). Also try moving the T4·R itself. Alternatively, connect your T4·R to your internet router with an Ethernet cable.
The T4·R does not respond to the T4·R remote
The front of the T4·R is obstructed.
Batteries are weak.
Ensure the front of the T4·R is not obstructed.
Replace batteries in the T4·R remote.
The volume & mute buttons on the T4·R remote do nothing
They have been
Reset your T4·R remote by following
programmed to control the the instructions in Resetting Your
volume of another device. Remote on page 17.
Clearing ‘Recently
Recently Deleted recordings N/A
Deleted’ recordings are already accounted for in
doesn’t free up space the free space shown.
You can’t watch a third channel while recording two others
Viewable channels depend on the two recording channels: two on the same multiplex allows any channel; two on different multiplexes limits you to channels from one of the two multiplexes.
For a visual indicator of when a channel is unavailable to watch, turn on Flag Available Channels in Settings > Menu Preferences.
The start or end of The broadcaster is not
recorded programmes signalling the start or end
is missing
accurately.
Add manual padding by going to: Settings > Recording > Padding Options > Padding Type.
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Your T4·R Remote
Standby Button Blink
The standby button blinks blue when a button is pressed. To toggle this off or
on, hold the ‘S/AD’ and ‘1’ buttons for 3 seconds.
The details in this guide are correct at the time of going to print and are
for guidance only. Product features outlined are subject to change at any time
without notice. © 2023 Manhattan TV Limited. Manhattan is a registered
trademark of Manhattan TV Limited; registered company no. 2247629. The
FREEVIEW words and logos are trade marks of DTV Services Ltd. © DTV Services
Ltd. v1.6 (11/04/24).
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