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  • Gun_Man
    Banned
    • Jun 2008
    • 102

    #1

    pair card and box?

    just got a new Sky+ box from boot sale going to take it to my mums at the weekend to change her old one over cos the RFOUT don't work. Once its installed how do i pair her card with this new box?
  • mm009b
    Top Poster +
    • Sep 2008
    • 221

    #2
    you will need to phone sky mate tell them your own box goosed ie rf not working and you want to swap boxes hope this helps

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    • terriers
      DK Veteran
      • Jan 2009
      • 580

      #3
      put the new box in m8...make sure its connected to the phone line...press services 4..0,1 select to get into installer menu..then do a call back(new installation)so sky server has record of your card in new box...then ring sky and tell them you have bought a box off an independant retailer...and they will pair the card to the box,and activate the recording...

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      • Gun_Man
        Banned
        • Jun 2008
        • 102

        #4
        Ok can you just run through how to get into engineers menu and what is the number to call once i have every thing connected and talking?

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        • opsmonkey
          V.I.P. Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 5379

          #5
          mate its far easier to just call the Sky technical help number and tell them you have a new box and you want your card pairing.. takes 3 mins max

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          • wilf
            V.I.P. Member
            • Jan 2009
            • 1618

            #6
            Originally posted by Gun_Man
            just got a new Sky+ box from boot sale going to take it to my mums at the weekend to change her old one over cos the RFOUT don't work. Once its installed how do i pair her card with this new box?

            the reason the rf out dont work is prob cos it not been switched on in the secret menu, the menu has been posted many times before so if you had done a search of the forum before hand then you may not have had to buy another box at all

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            • Gun_Man
              Banned
              • Jun 2008
              • 102

              #7
              well "WILF" for you information I did turn it on in the engineers menu and I also checked it with a multi meter to see if I was getting the 9v DC at the back of the box. So no need for a search after all ay.

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              • wilf
                V.I.P. Member
                • Jan 2009
                • 1618

                #8
                Originally posted by Gun_Man
                Ok can you just run through how to get into engineers menu and what is the number to call once i have every thing connected and talking?
                if you turned it on then no need to ask for engineers menu then hey

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                • wooper
                  DK Veteran
                  • Sep 2008
                  • 460

                  #9
                  Wilf,

                  haha, nice one.

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                  • gord
                    Newbie
                    • Jul 2009
                    • 4

                    #10
                    Originally posted by opsmonkey
                    mate its far easier to just call the Sky technical help number and tell them you have a new box and you want your card pairing.. takes 3 mins max
                    3 mins to get SKY to pair card?? Can i have the number YOU call?????

                    Takes me longer than that just to get past the voice menus then hang on for operator etc. etc. etc.

                    )

                    Gord...

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                    • mandsu
                      Newbie
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 3

                      #11
                      Now i know why i cannot do an online self install. The box came from another address.

                      Will SKY enforce the HD subscription though, if i phone them and will i lose the option of upgrading my SKY+ box at a later date with a retention offfer?

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