Operate your Surround sound amplifier from your Sky + remote.

Turning on an AV amplifier with a Sky+ remote control:-

1. Turn on the AV amplifier you wish to operate, press the TV button on the Sky+ Remote Control.
2. Press and hold down <select> and <0> buttons on the Sky+ Remote until the LED blinks twice.
3. Input the 4 digit number from the Sky+ list shown below. The LED will flash twice.
4. Use the green left arrow button on the Sky+ remote to try and switch the AV Amplifier into standby. If the standby button works then the other AV Amplifier functions should also work and the correct code has been selected.
5. If all functions do not work correctly then repeat steps 1-3 and work through all the 4 digit numbers from the list until you find a code that supports most of the AV Amplifier functions.
6.The most popular codes are sorted first within the list, therefore use the codes in the given sequence one after the other.
If your Sky+ remote is fairly new or you have the Sky Navigator remote controller, it may be possible to set the normal volume/mute controls to work your amp rather than the TV.

1. Program the remote as detailed above to control your amp using the arrow keys in TV mode.
2. Press TV Key
3. Hold down <select> and <1> until the remote’s LED flashes twice (if it only flashes once or remains on your version remote does not support this feature).
4. Press Sky key.
To reverse the process press <select> and <2>

Manufacturer Model Codes

Aiwa 0149 or 0186 or 1433
Akai 0143 or 0468
Alba 0587
Amstrad 0830 or 0772
Arcam 0669 or 0297
Audiolab 0297 or 1217
Bat 0297
Bush 0297 or 0449 or 0875
Clatronic 0772
Denon 0032 or 0188
Elta 0772
Garrard 0468 or 0772
Genexxa 0468
Goldmund 0297
Goodmans 0468 or 0772 or 0449 or 1081
Grundig 0297 or 0875 or 1217 or 1117 or 0772
Harman/Kardon 0138
Harwood 0772
Inkel 0055 or 0530
Intersound 0772
JBL 0138
JVC 0102 or 0492
Kenwood 1055 or 1341 or 1597 or 0341 or 0342 or 0055
Koss 0772
Linn 0297
LXI 0772
Marantz 0297 or 1117 or 1217
Mark 0297
Matsui 077
Mafui 0342
Meridian 0297
Micromega 0297 or 1217
Minton 1123
Mitsubishi 0468
Mx Onda 0772
Myryad 0297 or 1217
Naim 0297
Nikkei 0772
NTDE 0772
Okano 0468
Orient Power 0772
Pace 0828
Panasonic 0336 or 1336 or 1337 or 1546
Philips 1117 or 1217 or 0669 or 0297
Phontrend 0530
Pioneer 0297 or 0317
Pye 0875
Quad 0297
RadioShack 0772
Revox 0297
Roadstar 0875
Sansui 1117
Sanyo 0772
Schneider 1081 or 0138 or 0772
Sherwood 0530
Sony 1086 or 1186 or 1286 or 0186
Taekwang 0468
Teac 0449
Technics 1336 or 1337 or 1546
Telefunken 0875
Thorens 0297 or 1217
Thorn 0772
Universum 0297 or 0772 or 0468
Victor 0102
Videologic 1123
Wharfedale 0468
Yamaha 0204 or 1304
Zenith 0772

When wanting to make the picture bigger on your TV or to change it to widesreen many people use their TV remote. The sky remote will change your TV picture size to any of the options available on your TV. To do this follow the instructions below

Step 1. Press TV
Step 2. Press the play button to browse through your TV picture options.
Step 3. When happy with the picture press the sky button and continue as normal.

Like myself a lot of people have their sky on an AV channel. Instead on using the TV remote to get to AV1 or AV2 all you need to do is the following.

Using your Sky remote

1. Press TV
2. Press the help button (If you have your sky on AV3 you press the help button 3 times).
3. Once you are on the correct TV channel for sky press the sky button at the top and proceed to use sky as normal.

Thats all it takes.

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This is ideal for anyone who may just need an extra remote to control a tv link or for temporary use until your new sky plus remote arrives.

A Standard Sky remote can be tuned to work a Sky Plus box even though you will be unable to pause, rewind and fast forward. Below is the instructions

To reprogram the sky remote to control the sky plus box.

The sequence is:

Step 1.TV
Step 2. Hold Blue+select until LED flash twice
Step3. Press Number 2
Step 4. Press Select
Step 5. Press Sky

 To control a standard sky box with a sky plus remote follow the instructions below.

Step1. Press TV
Step 2. Hold Yellow+Select until LED flashes twice
Step3. Press 0
Step 4. Press Select
Step 5. Press Sky

To revert back, enter this sequence again but press the “1″ button instead of “0″.

Step 2. Press and hold SELECT and i (Information button) together until the LED flashes twice.

Step 3. Press the number button 1 and then press SELECT.

I have found that sometimes after pressing the select button the remote does not fully function. So always follow step 4 even if your remote is already working.

Step 4. Press the Sky Button to lock everything in.

Many people are familiar with the  the black/navy blue standard sky remote rev 6.

This remote is in circulation but is a previous edition.

You will now see the  Silver Standard Sky Remote which is Rev 8.

The newer version is basically the same but has have been updated to work more tv’s such as LG and newer boxes. All Sky boxes will work with the silver sky remote. The only difference is that the new version will be compatible with more TV’s than previously under the blue sky remote.

This remote is just about in circulation but is a previous edition.

You will now see the Blue button Sky Plus Remote  REV 8.

The new version is basically the same but they have been updated to work more tv’s such as LG and newer boxes. All Sky Plus boxes will work with the blue button remote the only difference is the blue version sky plus remote will work more TV’s than the green version.

Before you start it is important that you have good coax cable to hold enough voltage to power the tv link. Aerial cable sometimes does not hold enough voltage please use approved coax cable.

TV link Installation

Step 1. Install a new cable from RF2 on the back of the SKY Digibox and take directly to the second TV. Then attach the TV link to the second TV (into the rear TV Aerial input)and to the cable that has been run from the RF2. (if distribution is required to more than one TV a SKY/Gobal 2 , 4, or 7 way amplifier unit will be required). If a TV outlet plate is used be sure that it is a non isolated type as power is required to pass from the Digibox.

Step 2. Turning on RF power.

1 Press the SERVICES button on your ‘Digibox Remote Control’.

2 Press the NUMBER 4 button on your DRC. (System Set-up)

3 Press the 0 then the 1 then the SELECT buttons (Installer menu)

4 Press NUMBER 4 again. (RF Outlets)

5 Press the DOWN ARROW button once. (second outlet power supply)

6 Then press the SIDE ARROW button once. (turning power ON)

7 Press the DOWN ARROW button once again.(save new settings)

8 Then press the SELECT button.

At this time you should now se the red LED alight, if not check all connections and that you have set-up the SKY Dgibox RF2 for power ON.

Can you change the SKY Digibox channels from the second television?

YES

Congratulations you have successfully installed your tvLINK Happy viewing.

Fault Finding
If you are still having problem try this fault finding process.

Cover the infrared pick up on the front of the SKY Digibox and ensure the channels can not be changed when the remote control is pointed at it. (use a book or a video cassette, as the pick up on the front of the Digibox is extremely sensitive).

Disconnect the tvLINK remote from the second television and take it to your SKY Digibox.

Connect the tvLINK to the female connector, directly onto the back of the Digibox (no cable just the tvLINK) into RFOut2, making sure the red LED is furthermost away from the Digibox.

Point the remote control at the tvLINK eye and try calling up the one of the menus. i.e. Services or, TV guide.

If the TV link does work at this stage then check over the cable from the RF2 and make sure that the cable is good coax (approved) The TV link should work once the cable is good enough and all connections are correctly in place.

If it doesn’t work at this location, uncover the front of the Digibox and enter back into the installer menu by following these instructions.

1 Press the SERVICES button on your ‘Digibox Remote Control’.(DRC)

2 Press the NUMBER 4 button on your DRC. (System Set-up)

3 Press the 0 then the 1 then the SELECT buttons (Installer menu)

4 Press NUMBER 4 again. (RF Outlets)

5 Press the DOWN ARROW button once. (second outlet power supply)

6 Then press the SIDE ARROW button once. (turning power ON)

7 Press the DOWN ARROW button once again.(save new settings)

8 Then press the SELECT button.

9 Press the SELECT button again & re-enable the power to RF2 by repeating the instructions from number 6 to 8 turning the power on this time.

Even though the RFOut2 to shows as being ‘ON’ in the menus of your SKY Digibox, sometimes it will actually be off and following the above will reset it, and thus enabling your tvLINK.

Cover up the front of the Digibox and try the tvLINK, once again.

If the tv link does not light up after trying this a few times it is likely that the TV link or the RF2 connection on the box has become faulty. If you have another TV link and that works from the RF2 then the TV link is faulty and needs to be replaced.