hi i to have been having the same problems with topup tv if you turn box of and on, then keep your finger down on the standby button on the remote you will see that the box flash s a lot while its flashing press a numbered button eg 1 this sometimes turns the box on, as for text and subtitles well thats anyone guess,its never worked, poor service and if you want to send box back you have to take to post office and pay for it your self..cancel the product and switch to sky basic or ntl basic it works out at the same price...