Magic eye sky remote problem!

[dellboyuk]

Hi All

I have sky plus and my house is already internally wired up for linking sky ...
I have a magic eye in my bedroom and it works with the plus remote but only volume on/off with the basic sky remote,can i get the sky remote to work for the channel changing etc

also if i wanted to put my basic sky box into say the bedroom can i get a duplicate viewing card off sky and if so will it cost...

thanks folks cheers

[murdock]

Dellboy.
If I have understood your first question correctly,
the answer is Yes.

But you must use the same Sky+ remote upstairs and down.
I have TV Link and when I first had Sky+ HD I tried to use a
standard remote upstairs. Some functions would not work
until I bought an additional Sky+ remote.
Its easy to test.
Just try the Sky+ remote upstairs to see
if it will do what you want.
Otherwise it may be to do with setting the appropriate code
for your TV.

Hopefully someone else will answer your second question.


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My Max. Faster, Cheaper, Better.

[dellboyuk]

Thanks....

My sky+ remote works in the bedroom on the magic eye but when i tested the standard remote only the on/off volume would work,so as you say i need a sky+ remote...
cheers for advice

[Meteosat]

Do I understand from this thread that were I to purchase a second SKY+ controller it would have a different code and therefore only one or the other could be made to work through the magic eye of digisenders - or have I misunderstood?

[murdock]

Hi Meteosat.
I have a wired TV Link/ Magic Eye, installed by Sky, years ago.
The wire goes from the box downstairs to an upstairs bedroom
and connects through the TV aerial input.
Originally I bought a standard box with two standard handsets.
Then I moved to Sky+ HD.
The Sky+ HD box is supplied with 1 handset.
I originally thought functions like changing channels would
work upstairs from the old standard handset.
This was faulty thinking.
I needed to buy another Sky+ handset to use upstairs.
Now, I can use all the Sky+ functions upstairs and down.
I think there are three different kinds of handset and you cannot
mix them.

[Meteosat]

Hi Meteosat.
I think there are three different kinds of handset and you cannot
mix them.

But if you get two of the SAME model - is that OK?

[murdock]

"But if you get two of the SAME model - is that OK?"

Yes. - in my and DellBoys wired set-up.
But I deliberately avoided your reference to "digisender"
as I am not sure what that is.

[Meteosat]

"But if you get two of the SAME model - is that OK?"

Yes. - in my and DellBoys wired set-up.
But I deliberately avoided your reference to "digisender"
as I am not sure what that is.

In my case it's a wireless 2.4GHz audio/video sender (with magic eye remote IR controller) Had it for years and it sends audio and video without wires to the bedroom and also controls two other devices - (in theory of course - endless other devices if they are in the range of the 'magic eye'.) I use a Kamelon 4 device remote at the distant setup.

Cheers

[dellboyuk]

I will have to buy a new sky + remote then.

At the moment both my tv's are the same make so i take the control upstairs!

[rolandgeorge]

i have managed to have 2 sky+ boxes in 1 room with 1 remote each how can i ensure 1 remote does not interfere with the other box i.e i need 1 remote per box