Stop Sky+ remote controlling HD box from another room

seanbirkhead

I've been trawling around looking for a solution to this but can't find one. Apologies if it has been asked before :

I have a Sky+ box in one room downstaris and a HD box in another room downstairs. The 2nd RF out of both boxes are connected by coax to the inputs of a tvlink F140 loft box. The outputs of the loft box are connected two two televesions which are in seperate bedrooms. I have remote eyes connected to the coaxs on each bedroom television.

In either bedroom I can use the Sky HD remote to remotely control the HD box without affecting the Sky+ box.
However, if I use the Sky+ remote in either bedroom it controls both the HD and Sky+ boxes simultaneously.
This has led to inadvertent conflicts, changed channels and lost planner programs on the HD.

Is there any way I can prevent the HD box being controlled by the Sky+ remote?

Any help much appreciated!

Thanks,
Sean

steveon

What you need is one of these.....I can guarantee this will work for you as Ive come across the same problem countless times..

http://www.thedigiboxshop.com/sky-plus-distribution-wired-global-super-plus-combiner-spc4.html

manutd

steveon wrote: »

What you need is one of these.....I can guarantee this will work for you as Ive come across the same problem countless times..

http://www.thedigiboxshop.com/sky-plus-distribution-wired-global-super-plus-combiner-spc4.html

+1 worked for me.

seanbirkhead

steveon wrote: »

What you need is one of these.....I can guarantee this will work for you as Ive come across the same problem countless times..

http://www.thedigiboxshop.com/sky-plus-distribution-wired-global-super-plus-combiner-spc4.html

Thanks very much for that !

One final question :
Does that mean if I allocated the sky+ remote in one bedroom to control only the Sky+ digibox then I would not be able to use the Sky HD remote to control the Sky HD digibox from the same bedroom?

Thanks again,
Sean

seanbirkhead

seanbirkhead wrote: »

Thanks very much for that !

One final question :
Does that mean if I allocated the sky+ remote in one bedroom to control only the Sky+ digibox then I would not be able to use the Sky HD remote to control the Sky HD digibox from the same bedroom?

Thanks again,
Sean

Mayber a better way to phrase the question :
Could I assign a sky+ controller to the sky+ decoder AND assign a HD controller to the HD decoder in the SAME bedroom so that I can watch and control both without either interfering with each other?

steveon

Yes u can,using this device you will put a macro code into the remote takes seconds to do and this will enable you to use whatever remote you want to only control the box you want...

e.g.
Sky plus remote will only change the skyplus box

Sky hd remote will only change the hd box....

They are fantastic and take seconds to setup.

seanbirkhead

steveon wrote: »

Yes u can,using this device you will put a macro code into the remote takes seconds to do and this will enable you to use whatever remote you want to only control the box you want...

e.g.
Sky plus remote will only change the skyplus box

Sky hd remote will only change the hd box....

They are fantastic and take seconds to setup.

That's brilliant!.
I'm placing my order right now!
I already have an ordinary combiner in my setup so it should be just a straight swap out which is great.
Thanks very much for your help :-)

steveon

Ya a simple swap out and you need to do a macro code with the remote...and best thing is you can another 2 boxes to the setup at a later stage...do come back and let me know how you get on...

seanbirkhead

steveon wrote: »

Ya a simple swap out and you need to do a macro code with the remote...and best thing is you can another 2 boxes to the setup at a later stage...do come back and let me know how you get on...

It's working perfectly.
Thanks very much for the recommendation.

steveon

Great stuff delighted it worked out for you....great invention me thinks