From the TELUS TV+ Home screen, you can see what’s
On Now
on live TV,
Resume
your On Demand programming, browse
Highlights
and
Favourites
or view your recent
Purchases
. You can also navigate to
Live TV
,
On Demand
,
Guide
or
Settings
or
Search
at the top of your screen.
All Optik TV customers have access to the live TV content included in their subscription. Live TV will show you what’s on now by category:
Sports
,
News
,
Kids
,
Entertainment
,
Lifestyle
,
Learning
,
Movies and Multicultural
.
During live TV playback, press the middle of the d-pad on your remote to bring up program details, pause playback for up to 15 minutes or enable
Closed Captioning
(CC) or
Described Video
(DV).
Press down once on your remote to bring up the
Live TV
schedule and see what’s
On now
on other channels. You can also record your current program by clicking the record icon.
You can pause live TV for up to 15 minutes using the select button (in the middle of the d-Pad) on your Android TV remote and you can also restart programs that are currently in progress by selecting the restart icon in the progress bar on screen.
Please note
: Due to content provider restrictions, some channels are only available when connected to your TELUS home Internet, and not all programming is available to restart. Fast-forward may be blocked on paused and restarted programs by the content provider.
All Optik TV customers have access to the On Demand content included in their subscription, a selection of TELUS-exclusive titles in
TELUS Presents
as well as a selection of On Demand movies available for rental. You can browse by
Featured
,
TV Shows
,
Movies
,
Channels
,
Kids
, and more.
Please note
: You can pause, rewind or fast forward On Demand TV content, but fast forward may be disabled on select programming by the content provider. You can pause, rewind or fast forward On Demand movies available for rental.
In the
Guide
section, you can see what’s playing today and over the next 10 days. Any shows with a home icon in the guide indicate that this programming is only available when connected to your TELUS home Internet.
You can also filter your guide by selecting the filter icon in the top right-hand corner of your screen. Filter options are:
All channels will display all of the channels that are available with Optik TV
My subscribed channels will display all of the channels that you have in your Optik TV subscription
Playable on this device will display all of the channels that you are subscribed to and can watch on this device. Please note that some channels are only available when connected to your TELUS home internet connection
When you select a program that is on now, it will take you to the live TV player.
When you select a program that is airing in the future, it will bring up the episode information page. From here you can set a recording either for the episode or for the series and view showtimes.
In the
Recordings
section, you will see both
Recorded
and
Scheduled
programs. For programs that have already been recorded, you will see them organized as
Recently recorded
as well as all
Recorded items
.
Under an individual recording, you will see information including season and episode details, the date the program was recorded and run time. For series recordings, you will see the number of episodes recorded. You can also delete existing recordings or edit your recording settings.
Under
Scheduled
, you can cancel upcoming recordings, edit your recording settings or resolve recording conflicts. You can also
Sort
and
Filter
the views of existing and scheduled recordings. If you have the
Recordings
bundle included as part of your Optik TV combo, you can also initiate playback of your recorded programs from the
Recordings
menu.
You can use the search function to find a movie, TV show or cast member, using the on-screen keyboard or voice remote where available. If searching for a movie or TV series, your search results will include both live and On Demand viewing options for your title. If searching for a specific cast member, your search results will provide a list of available live or On Demand titles where that cast member appeared.
You can access your settings by going to
Profile
->
Settings
in the top-right corner, where you can visit a short how-to tutorial under
The Basics
section, visit TELUS TV+ online support material and read TELUS’s privacy policy.
You can also set your accessibility preferences including enabling
Closed Captioning
or
Described Video
.
Finally, you can see more about the
App version
and
Account info
under
About
.