New Sky HD remote control

[PurpleMoonlight]

Sorry to ask such a silly question.

My remote control has packed up, tried new batteries and no red light flashes on it when buttons pressed, so I will have to pick up a new one tomorrow morning.

After adding batteries, will it work straight out of the packet or does it need pairing to the HD box?

[kowalski655]

IIRC mine worked fine out of the box.....right up until my kids lost it

[PurpleMoonlight]

So what do you use now instead?

[miniman]

It will work the Sky box straight away, but you'll have to enter the code to make it control your TV.

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/tutorials/sky_remote_cont...

[Vipers]

I think you will have to pair it with the box, call sky and they will talk you through it, each make of tv needs a different 3 number code as far as I recall.

Having been through this, I am surprosed that someones worked straight out of the box.

[kowalski655]

I do it manually( ooh err missus) This box is just a spare one in the lounge,the main HDCD box upstairs has a remote-carefully guarded and hidden from the kids

[PurpleMoonlight]

I hope it works straight away, it's torture calling Sky ....

[miniman]

Vipers said:

I think you will have to pair it with the box, call sky and they will talk you through it, each make of tv needs a different 3 number code as far as I recall.

Having been through this, I am surprosed that someones worked straight out of the box.

Nonsense. The remotes will work The Sky box with no pairing. Pairing with a TV is a simple task explained in the link above.

[Vipers]

miniman said:

onsense. The remotes will work The Sky box with no pairing. Pairing with a TV is a simple task explained in the link above.

Well mine didnt, maybe its different now, who knows. Or maybe I am thinking of pairing with the tv not the box.

[Vipers]

On the subject of sky, those of you who cant get London ITV which is in HD there is a site somewhere where it explains how you can manually retune the box to that channel.

Cant live pause or record it, but if you watch a lot on ITV3, its obviously better in HD. My misses watches the soaps on it.

[PurpleMoonlight]

Strangest thing has happened.

Before shelling out £25 on a new remote I thought I would give the old one a final try. Put the batteries in and it works!!!

It's lost it's pairing with the TV but I only use that for volume anyway and can probably re-pair it if necessary.

Curious .....

[MissChief]

PurpleMoonlight said:

Strangest thing has happened.

Before shelling out £25 on a new remote I thought I would give the old one a final try. Put the batteries in and it works!!!

It's lost it's pairing with the TV but I only use that for volume anyway and can probably re-pair it if necessary.

Curious .....

Who makes your tv?

Common makes and codes:
Panasonic 0678
Sony 0533
Samsung 0646
LG 0206 1206 or 1263

[Vipers]

PurpleMoonlight said:

Strangest thing has happened.

Before shelling out £25 on a new remote I thought I would give the old one a final try. Put the batteries in and it works!!!

It's lost it's pairing with the TV but I only use that for volume anyway and can probably re-pair it if necessary.

Curious .....

Thats why when they say change the battery, do it quick, otherwise you have to reprogramme it. Saved some dosh though.