sky remote

[steve1]

One of our remotes started playing up when pressing the select button, so i thought i would swap it for the slightly newer, less used one from the bedroom, managed to re-synch the remote ok, but when i tried to do the same with the slightly dodgy one it didn't work 100%.
I went through the sequence via the sky active section and entered the relevant code, but once I'd finished all I could adjust was the volume, I did try several times.
Have I missed something, or is it simply time for a new remote.

[VEX]

Depending on the age/generation of the remote, the code will either be 3 or 4 digits long.

V.

[steve1]

The code is 4 digits, as above, i can go all through the set-up procedure, but at the end all i can adj is the volume.

[steve1]

Sony in the lounge, which is working as it should be, and LG in the bedroom, which is the one playing up.
What i can't work out is that both remotes were working perfectly before switching them around, apart from an annoying select button on the remote that was in the lounge, ( hence the reason for changing them round ).

[VEX]

Then the code is wrong.

I use this site for all my codes.

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/tools/remotecodes/index.p...

Hth

V.

[steve1]

That site confirms the code is correct, 1293 for the LG. Will give it another try following the alternative method shown.

[VEX]

But there are 11 different 4 digit shown on that page for LG

[steve1]

OK, if the original one doesn't work I will try some of the others.

[steve1]

This is becoming a real pain now, remote will synch to the tv but won't operate the sky box.

[steve1]

You may be correct, the remote is a lot older than the one that was used for the LG, are these readily available from flea-bay.

[MissChief]

It's NOT an issue with the code for the TV, that works fine, the remote doesn;t control the Sky box? What sort of box is it? Sky+?

Try this.

[steve1]

MissChief said:

It's NOT an issue with the code for the TV, that works fine, the remote doesn;t control the Sky box? What sort of box is it? Sky+?

Try this.

It's a sky+ box, the other one we have in the lounge is sky+HD.

[megaphone]

steve1 said:

It's a sky+ box, the other one we have in the lounge is sky+HD.

You have been wasting your time, the two remotes are different.

[VEX]

Agreed, + remotes will control HD boxes but not the other way round.

Not all sky remotes are made equal!

V.

[steve1]

Probably explains it then, how do I know I'm getting the correct one when buying a new one, is there an easy way of telling the 2 apart, ( I do hope that's not a silly question ).

[steve1]

Aerialman said:

Two ways of telling

1 the Sky HD remotes are a sort of polished silver and the Sky + remotes are a matt plastic silver/grey.

2 Read the label on the packet when you buy it.

Appreciate the rather tongue in cheek advice, but if I order one via the interweb then this might be a little difficult, but thanx anyway.

[pete a]

Only playing around, if you order a sky + or sky hd depending on the one you choose to replace you should be fine, the hd ones are a little more expensive.

[VEX]

Where are you Steve.

If local to me, I could drop one off to you.

But genuinely they are very difficult to mix up.
Sky = Blue,
Grey = +,
Silver = HD,
Black = 1&2Tb HD

[steve1]

Just ordered one off flea bay, I'll let you know if it works.