sky box engineer tricks

[nigel6020]

so the menu is 0-0-1 selsect not 0-1- select why didnt someone say this initially. Nig

[nigel6020]

thank you to the person who gave the code 0-0-1 select cheers mate id been scratching my head for an hour. Nig

[Paperboy]

Sky+ box problem

I have successfully done the reset a couple of times recently, but I continue to have problems. On the first reset I lost everything in my planner, but that's what I expected. However, the box froze again the next day, so I repeated the reset and all the planner programmes reappeared! I'm just worried that this will keep happening. Any thoughts?

[oxter]

If you are only using one input (make sure it is Input 1) then enter the Installer menu..
Services-0-0-1-Select
and turn Single Feed mode ON.

Thank you Carew. That works. I can take the sky viewing card I currently subscribe to and put it in my former sky+HD box and I can watch all the sky progs I am currently subscribed to. (I assume because originally that was my main box and the card was originally paired to it but also is paired to my brand new sky+HD box)

Only trouble is I can't record on my old +HD box - if I try it appears to work but then "no satellite signal etc" and I then need to switch off at the mains and reboot. However no harm done and when reinserted in my new +HD all functions operate and my planner/recordings are still fine.

I'd guess the only way to get a record facility on the old +HD box would be to go for a new additional subscription and then I'd need to hook up to the phone - would that be a problem if I already have one box hooked up?

I suppose multiroom would be a better option than that!?

If I then subsequently take the old +HD box on hols in my caravan and using my portable dish I should be able to watch anything I have recorded on that box?

Sorry that's a lot of questions!

[cactikid]

i think anything on hard drive may be encrypted and would need card to decrypt.

[oxter]

i think anything on hard drive may be encrypted and would need card to decrypt.

Yes but I would take the card with me as well as the old +HD box.

[mbenz1]

Yes but I would take the card with me as well as the old +HD box.

Yep but will need to be repaired with your old box.... then when you get back home the card will have to be paired to your new box.

[bj1]

Thank you Carew. That works. I can take the sky viewing card I currently subscribe to and put it in my former sky+HD box and I can watch all the sky progs I am currently subscribed to. (I assume because originally that was my main box and the card was originally paired to it but also is paired to my brand new sky+HD box)

Only trouble is I can't record on my old +HD box - if I try it appears to work but then "no satellite signal etc" and I then need to switch off at the mains and reboot. However no harm done and when reinserted in my new +HD all functions operate and my planner/recordings are still fine.

I'd guess the only way to get a record facility on the old +HD box would be to go for a new additional subscription and then I'd need to hook up to the phone - would that be a problem if I already have one box hooked up?

I suppose multiroom would be a better option than that!?

If I then subsequently take the old +HD box on hols in my caravan and using my portable dish I should be able to watch anything I have recorded on that box?

Sorry that's a lot of questions!

it will work fine m8 as you stated you would take out a second subscription.... just make sure you plug it back into the phone line when you come back from your hols....BJ1

[oxter]

Yep but will need to be repaired with your old box.... then when you get back home the card will have to be paired to your new box.

It is actually paired to both boxes at the same time as the old one was my original +hd box. I'm not too worried about sky checks - I'll say I switch off all electrics and phone line when we are on hols if anyone asks.

Only thing that doesn't work on the old +HD box is the record facility - pity but not too bothered about that.

[oxter]

it will work fine m8 as you stated you would take out a second subscription.... just make sure you plug it back into the phone line when you come back from your hols....BJ1

Yes will do thanks. Do you know if sky can tell if the second subscribed box is hooked up to the phone line? I could do a temp wire to get it installed then remove it as it's not near the phone socket and I don't want to move that.
After a year you are ok anyway.

[bj1]

sky do check but i know people who have never had their multiroom boxes connected to phone line
but they do check because they dont want customers giving their multiroom boxes to freinds or family....it makes sense though...everybody would be sharing multirooms....dont worry you will be fine, and if sky did phone you about it just say you were decorating and you had to move the box...BJ1

[oxter]

Thanks for all assistance with my sky+HD set up. Working great.
Problem No2 if anyone can help. I also have an old Sky+ box (not HD) which I use elsewhere in the house.
I have it working fine with a tv but I can't get it so send a signal to another tv in another room via RF Out 2 (or 1 which I also tried) Do I need to set something up in the box? The other room TV I am experimenting with was working fine with the sky+HD box.

[bj1]

Thanks for all assistance with my sky+HD set up. Working great.
Problem No2 if anyone can help. I also have an old Sky+ box (not HD) which I use elsewhere in the house.
I have it working fine with a tv but I can't get it so send a signal to another tv in another room via RF Out 2 (or 1 which I also tried) Do I need to set something up in the box? The other room TV I am experimenting with was working fine with the sky+HD box.

go to services 0-0-1 select go to rf out and you need to change to same rf channel your other box was on and turn rf power on if it is not allready on,
the easiest way to do this is put your other box back on and go to services and 0-0-1 select then rf out and take a not of wich rf channel number it is set on then simply put that channel number into your other box and press green button to save....hey presto.....BJ1

[oxter]

go to services 0-0-1 select go to rf out and you need to change to same rf channel your other box was on and turn rf power on if it is not allready on,
the easiest way to do this is put your other box back on and go to services and 0-0-1 select then rf out and take a not of wich rf channel number it is set on then simply put that channel number into your other box and press green button to save....hey presto.....BJ1

Fixed thank you. White man's magic

[cosmo1905]

my sky plus box has gone down and cant get it working any ideas