How do I change the RF output channel on a Sky Digibox?
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV Press the [SERVICES] button and then press [4] [0] [1] then [SELECT]
Then press [4] to go to the RF output menu.
You can now change the value so that it does not clash with an analogue TV channel or a Freeview multiplex.
HD and "new EPG" boxes
If you have a HD box, press [SERVICES] button and then press [0] [0] [1] then [SELECT]. Nothing is shown on the TV screen until you press the Select button.Then use the [RIGHT] arrow button on the remote until this screen is shown, and press SELECT to change the values:
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Thursday, 30 August 2012
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Pete7:03 PM
Manchester
Hi JB38 sorry for the delay and thanks for the reply.The sky box model is DRX890-Z and the post code is m342wl
Thanks again
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jb3811:30 PM
Pete: No problem! and checking on your Freeview reception possibilities for the area given suggests that its best to keep your Sky boxes RF output channel to between Ch's 64 - 69 as Winter Hill's highest mux channel is Ch62, this station being indicated as providing an excellent level of signal at your location.
You should also try a test without using the magic eye, but before doing so change the lead from your Sky box over to the RF1 output socket so as "not" to have the 9 volts power from the RF2 output going into your TV, as the latter "might" short circuit the power depending on the TV's input circuitry.
If though the problem still persists then the final test you can try is to temporarily place the 2nd set near to the Sky box and with a jumper lead coupling the two together.
As far as a weak signal is concerned, as aforementioned you are indicated as being able to have good reception from Winter Hill, but though just to get an idea of what the reception is like connect the aerial straight through to the 2nd TV then carry out a signal strength / quality check whilst on either BBC1 or ITV1, as if your aerial is slightly deficient in any way or you have some local obstruction to the signal path from the transmitter, this might be causing you to receive a level of signal that's hovering just above the threshold for reception whereby the slightest obstruction to this (i.e: through Sky box) is taking it under the threshold referred to.
By the way you should be able to carry out the same test even if the screen is blank so long as you have BBC1 or ITV1 selected, because even although the screen is blank the signal will still be there but just under the cut off point as far as resolving a picture is concerned.
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Friday, 31 August 2012
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Pete7:26 PM
Manchester
JB 38
Thankyou very much for all your help.I will try what you have said and hopefully get a result
Thanks again
Pete
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Sunday, 2 September 2012
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mark10:25 AM
Hello,
I have a sky+hd box in the front room i wanted to get sky im my bedroom so i acquired another hd+ box and used a coaxil splitter and run it into the bedroom, it does not seem to work there is no signal in the bedroom but i am still gettin signal in the front room.... any ideas??
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Friday, 7 September 2012
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Paul10:52 AM
I bought a new smart TV for my living room and moved my older plasma to my bedroom with a TV extender for SKY Digital.
But the old panasonic plasma cant be set to UK sound so I get a perfect picture but white noise sound. I'm assuming this is because it can't receive PAL I analogue sound? Any ideas of a work around or a bit of kit I can buy to recode the sound?
P
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Tuesday, 18 September 2012
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Nic9:41 AM
I am unable to get my sky remote to work via the sky ir eye on my second tv upstairs. we can view sky without any problems on thia tv but we are unable to get the remote to work!!
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jb382:38 PM
Nic: This problem can be caused by either the upstairs box being faulty or the eye, and so to determine which you can either swap the boxes over keeping the eye upstairs, or alternatively connect the eye into the downstairs boxes RF2 and make sure that you have covered the front of the box with a thick towel or similar so as to eliminate any possibility of the boxes IR sensor changing channels rather than the eye.
Either procedure being used will pinpoint the cause of the problem.
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Saturday, 22 September 2012
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Pauline Todd9:33 AM
Mayfield
Tn20 6ub
Hi,
I have been using a sky magic eye for a couple of years to get sky on a second tv in bedroom. After the digital switchover, i can still get sky on the second tv but the magic eye will not work to control the sky box to change channels etc. i have bought a new eye in case the original has developed a fault but the same problem exists. This problem definately dates from the digital switchover. Any help please.
Pauline
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jb3811:18 PM
Pauline Todd: The switch over you refer to is not connected in any way whatsoever with satellite reception whether it be Sky or Freesat, and so the problem you have is purely coincidental, however you should take the normal aerial out of the Sky boxes aerial input and check if this allows the eye to work again, further info dependant on the result of the test.
If though it still doesnt work then go into the installers menu and check that the power is still enabled for the Sky boxes RF2 output, if a standard Sky box press "services - 4" then 0 - 1 - select and press on RF outlets.
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Sunday, 23 September 2012
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Pauline Todd12:05 PM
Many thanks. Having tried a few things, it seems that the eye and sky box are working ok in themselves. My problem arises when i connect the eye to the aerial cable which is in turn connected to the digibox which I have to use with my old analogue tv. Hopefully the problem will go away when I eventually replace my old tv but if there is anything you can suggest in the meantime, i would be most grateful.
Pauline
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