Sky+HD Remote control -Some buttone stopped working?

[Guesty]

My remote control for my Sky+HD box has developed a problem, and I'm hoping that someone can help.
The arrow keys, 'Select' and blue keys have stopped working when not in a sub menu. i.e. When watching a channel, I used to be able to use the arrow keys to browse other channels and times and then hit the 'Select' button to turn over. The blue button was programmed to browse my favourite channels. This no longer works. The buttons still work OK as the light on the remote light when I press the buttons, and I can see the light on the Sky+HD box receiving the signal.
All of the other buttons work as before.
Help!

[Woodster]

It may some IR interference. It can be caused by flat screen TV's!! I have a 43 plasma in the bedroom and can only use the up/down buttons when on the TV guide! When just watching channels, it don't work! I know this is the TV emitting IR from the screen somehow as it don't happen with any other TV i've tried. Different screens emit different frequencies so it will only affect certain buttons.
You can check the remote with a camera phone. Just view the remote IR emiter eye on the RCU through the phone and you will see a bright flash when buttons are pressed. (Handy tip for those in the buissness)

[Guesty]

It may some IR interference. It can be caused by flat screen TV's!! I have a 43 plasma in the bedroom and can only use the up/down buttons when on the TV guide! When just watching channels, it don't work! I know this is the TV emitting IR from the screen somehow as it don't happen with any other TV i've tried. Different screens emit different frequencies so it will only affect certain buttons.
You can check the remote with a camera phone. Just view the remote IR emiter eye on the RCU through the phone and you will see a bright flash when buttons are pressed. (Handy tip for those in the buissness)

Thanks for your reply.
I'm using an old CRT, and it has worked fine for 6 months, and suddenly this problem has developed.
I can see the remote is sending a signal from the flashing LED, and the +HD box is receiving it from it's LED, but it seems that it no longer understands what to do with it. Maybe the box or remote need to be reset?

[Guesty]

I have reset my remote, but still no joy. Not being able to browse channels is driving me crazy.
Has anyone else got any ideas?

[Sam Radford]

Reboot the Digibox.

[Guesty]

Reboot the Digibox.

Arhghghghghg!
I've just twigged what has happened, and it was my fault!
I had played with the services sub menus a while back, and had inadvertantly set the 'Search and Scan banner timeout' to 0 seconds, which effectively makes it unuseable.
I have reset it back to 5 seconds, and I can watch TV again as normal.
I'm a doofus, and thanks all for your help.

[Sam Radford]

When you try to access the Favourites using the blue button, nothing happens...

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[johnson293]

Arhghghghghg!
I've just twigged what has happened, and it was my fault!
I had played with the services sub menus a while back, and had inadvertantly set the 'Search and Scan banner timeout' to 0 seconds, which effectively makes it unuseable.
I have reset it back to 5 seconds, and I can watch TV again as normal.
I'm a doofus, and thanks all for your help.

I've just bought an Amstrad Sky+HD box off ebay, and have just connected it up tonight.

I have exactly the same issue you describe - arrow buttons and select work in sub menus but not for the search and scan banner, so I'm going to now check the timeout setting - hopefully it will just be the same issue.

MJ

EDIT: Exaclty the same, problem - now sorted.. cheers!