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Bt youview setup7/26/2023 ![]() ![]() You'll need a bit of patience here, as adding a password with a remote can be tricky. Make sure you know the name of your home network and password – this is usually found at the bottom of your modem. ![]() Set up an internet connection with your TV or recorder through wi-fi or a wired (Ethernet/LAN cable) connection.You may also be asked to choose between Home or Shop mode – if this happens, make sure you select Home. You might be prompted to choose your language. When you turn on your TV for the first time, you’ll be taken through a few instructions.To begin with, make sure your aerial is plugged in securely to the back of your Freeview Play TV or recorder.The exact arrangement of sockets varies across products. You can now use your Freeview remote control to explore the range of channels. Once your box is tuned, you’ll be able to save the channels you have found and go to BBC One. If you have problems with tuning, see our retuning guide. Most boxes are ready to automatically start tuning.Most TVs will automatically detect the recorder, but if yours doesn’t, go to the AV1 channel using your TV remote control. Plug the power lead into your new box and turn it on. ![]() Put your TV on standby, then switch the TV on using your TV remote control.If your TV doesn't have an HDMI socket, certain boxes with something called an RF modulator will let you use another aerial cable to connect the box to the TV. Using an HDMI cable, connect to the equivalent socket on your TV to the port marked HDMI 1 on the box.The socket should be marked RF in, Antenna, Aerial or Ant in. Plug your aerial lead into the aerial socket on your box (1).You'll also need an aerial lead and a working aerial. Some Freeview boxes don’t come with an HDMI lead, but they are available from most electrical retailers. With your box, you should have a power lead, a remote control and batteries, and possibly an HDMI lead. Remember that if you have a Freeview Play TV, HD channels start with BBC One at 101. At the end of this, you can save the channels and start watching.You'll then be asked to tune your TV to find the available Freeview channels.If you have a smart TV you'll be asked for your wi-fi network and password, so have these ready. ![]()
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