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:
All questions
In this section
Thursday, 15 March 2012
J
jb3812:08 AM
Roger: With your multi-reception possibilities its somewhat easier to mention the channels to use, insomuch in the high range anything above Ch64 or in the lower ranges anything between Ch33 - 37.
My reason for giving both ranges is because some Sky boxes RF modulators can have a deficiency in their outputs which can show up at either end of their scale ranges, this resulting in grainy pictures, so its really a case of trial and error by conducting a test using either end in turn.
Another thing that can cause grain on an analogue picture is if a reasonably powerful aerial amplifier is being used for Freeview, it wont affect Freeview but gives considerable grain whilst on sky analogue, of course this type of thing is easy to verify by removing the "normal" aerial going into the Sky box whilst viewing a grainy Sky picture, as should this be applying then the Sky picture being viewed on a remote analogue TV will immediately clear up on removal of the Sky boxes normal aerial input.
| link to this comment |
J
jb388:41 AM
Roger: Just to add to that I already mentioned, the RF modulator deficiencies I referred to particularly applied where Sky's HD boxes are concerned, and in many cases a happy medium could not really be found anywhere across the channel range, I only mention this as I missed the fact of you having stated Sky "HD".
Another little point that might also be applicable being, if the grainy picture is a complaint you have had right from the start then trying what's been suggested could possibly help the situation, but "if" the problem has just started very recently it could be caused by the current atmospheric conditions enabling distant DTT stations on the same RF channel as your Sky box is using to be received, as a strong DTT signal will appear as noise if received on top of an analogue channel, needless to say should this be the case then only the "trial and error" method of changing the channel one at a time can be used to obtain a noise free picture.
Of course this situation is also easily detected by the removal of the Sky boxes normal aerial procedure as described in my original reply.
| link to this comment |
Friday, 16 March 2012
I
ian9:52 PM
can you help. i cannot recieve sky channels on my tv but i can recieve digital channels from the same aerial. this started happening when the digital change over happend, can you please tell us the solution! the sky box we are using is a sky+ and the advice at the top doesnt work as there isnt any options with the 0!
| link to this comment |
J
jb3811:11 PM
ian: The Sky+ boxes RF output channel can only be received if your TV has been set on analogue rather than digital (DVB), however although I would normally have said that the changeover does not affect reception of Sky, what I suspect has likely happened is that at switchover your local high powered Freeview transmitter has moved onto the channel that is being used for the Sky boxes RF modulator, the way to test this being to do what you normally do to receive the Sky box (which does not work) then take the lead out (from roof aerial or wherever) that goes into the Sky boxes aerial socket, if the fault immediately clears up then all you require to do is select another RF channel for the RF modulator, and then re-tune the TV whilst on analogue to pick up the changed channel.
If you had provided your post code (for signal checking purposes) I could have advised regarding the best channel to use for the RF modulator.
| link to this comment |
Saturday, 17 March 2012
L
Lee1:57 AM
I've ot a sky box connecting to a TV, use a sky eye and now the light on the sky eye is off and the unit is not responding. The sky box still.changes channel, and the sky eye has now been replaced with a new one but still no joy.
Has anyone got any Ideas as to the cause?
| link to this comment |
T
teejay10:28 AM
Hi,
i@ve just purchased a new 22" sanyo tv and sky working on it with my magic eye. Any help will be appreciated.
| link to this comment |
J
jb3810:52 AM
Lee: Taking it that when you say that the Sky box still changes channels you are meaning if using the remote control in the same room as the box, then it looks like RF2's power supply has failed in the Sky box, although you should go into the engineers menu and check that the RF2 power is still seen as being activated just in case it isn't.
Should you find on checking that it is still shown as being activated try connecting the eye straight into the RF2 socket, no need to connect eyes output to anything, and if it doesn't light even when straight into RF2 socket then this indicates that the box is faulty.
If you have access to a simple voltmeter try it across the RF2 socket and it should read from 5 to 9 volts or so.
| link to this comment |
J
jb3810:56 AM
teejay: I cant quite get a grasp of exactly what you are meaning or if there is a problem or not, and if there is what is it?
| link to this comment |
T
teejay10:56 AM
sorry< i mean sky not working with magic eye on my new tv
| link to this comment |
T
teejay11:04 AM
the magic eye was working on my old second tv but does not know how to set the new tv to get sky connection with my magic eye
| link to this comment |
Select more comments
Your comment please