The same applies for SCPC broadcasters. To find a feed you can call upon the assistance of automatic search functions or, if you know the frequency you need, you can just type it in. Dialogue between the viewer and the receiver takes place via on-screen graphics, just like in Europe. You can use these graphics to program your day s viewing - independently of the satellite. You can call up descriptions of the individual programmes, background information, news or the life confessions of the star of the programme in question.
Shopping channels are interactive, so a link to the local telephone network is required.
This can either be a direct link to the broadcaster or an Internet link. And to make sure that the user doesn t get lost in the digital jungle, there s a help facility for even the smallest operation. We shouldn t really need to say anything on this subject as this machine s no different to any other in everyday use. For example, users don t need to worry about whether they re receiving digital or analogue signals - the channel is the important thing rather than the way in which it s broadcast. Only in the case of extremely noisy signals will viewers be glad to make use of the analogue option to avoid any sudden loss of signal.