Information on setup of Sky in 2nd room

Amateur

I have sky + in my house. The digibox is hooked up to the main tv in the house. A coaxial cable runs out of this box into my attic and is joined to another cable of same type and is taken to a tv in the bedroom. This allows me to watch Sky on the tv in the bedroom.

The problem is, I cannot change the sky channel in the bedroom, without going downstairs and changing it on the digibox.

How can I set it up to be able to change it in the bedroom. What do I need to do so? What equipment?

ethernet

You need a remote eye (TV Link is one particular brand) and then enable power on RF2 -- the output to which the secondary TV should be connected.

There might be an issue: if the device doesn't work, you'll need to ensure any wallplates between the decoder and the second TV are not insulated or they won't carry the remote signals back to the digibox as the remote eye will not get the power it needs.

Amateur

Thanks for your reply.

How can i check if "ensure any wallplates between the decoder and the second TV are not insulated or they won't carry the remote signals back to the digibox as the remote eye will not get the power it needs" ?

Also, where can i purchase a remote eye? Any recommendations on this?

ethernet

It might not even be a problem to be honest. But if the device isn't powering up (usually a little red LED), then it's the first thing to rule out when you know your cables are wired properly. Ideally, you'd have one continuous length of cable from the back of the digibox to the second point but there's no harm in having a wallplate or two in between bar slight signal loss.

You can pick them up almost anywhere: electrical retailers, DIY shops, Argos and the like. Around €20-€30.

A useful FAQ here

keithoh

Amateur wrote: »

Thanks for your reply.

How can i check if "ensure any wallplates between the decoder and the second TV are not insulated or they won't carry the remote signals back to the digibox as the remote eye will not get the power it needs" ?

If you take the wall socket off and you see a green pcb board attached to the back of the socket, then it's most likely isolated. The pcb board will have a capacitor on it preventing the power from reaching the socket.

dlambirl

This is what you need:

http://satellite.ie/acatalog/copy_of_Sky_Digital_TV_Link.html

Sam Radford

And you can download the magic-eye fitting instructions here:
http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/tvlink2.htm