Although I have tried very hard to follow the instructions on P. 20-22 of the Operating Instructions I cannot record Sky Satellite programs using Manual Timer Recording or Video Plus+ Recording - I can only do Direct TV Recording.
I can record all Freeview programs perfectly using any of the above methods.
Help please.

OLDTWIT

Well I have the DMREX-85 which is the same machine except for the size of the hard disk. Although I do not use Video+ I often record from my Sky Box(Grundig (not Sky+)) using the manual method, Press "Prog/Check" on the remote and enter in the details of the program, time, date, channel and press "Enter" to store. The important thing here is the "Name" field, this must correspond to the channel which recieves the Sky signal, in my case "AV2". I have a scart going from my Sky box into "AV2"(Input-bottom scart) on the Panny and a scart going from "AV1"(Output) on the Panny to my TV. The channel then I use for watching/recording from Sky is "AV2". If you are doing all of the above the only thing I can suggest is that you are trying to record programs during the hours Sky require you to enter in your "Pin Number" before you can access the program, typically the Sky movies channels. Try the above and if it does not work post back, best of luck.