Can I hide the sky box in a cupboard and still use it

batman1

I have a bog standard TV stand but am getting built in units, alcove units. The TV will sit on one of these.
Is it possible to put the sky box inside so it's no longer visible and still use it normally ?

I just want to make it all as neat as possible, hide the wires and box etc

Dravokivich

If you use an Infra-Red remote with it, you'd need a line of sight, or some sort of IR Blaster, that can be setup and fed to the box.

DublinBeaker

Sky q remote is Bluetooth AFAIK so no line of sight needed.

Dravokivich

He didn't say he had SkyQ.

batman1

batman1 wrote: »

I have a bog standard TV stand but am getting built in units, alcove units. The TV will sit on one of these.
Is it possible to put the sky box inside so it's no longer visible and still use it normally ?

I just want to make it all as neat as possible, hide the wires and box etc

Sky boxes including the new Sky Q uses infrared to communicate with the box, which means if you cover the sensor behind the cupboard door, the remote won't work.

Edit: OK, a bit more research tells me you can operate Sky Q in infrared or Bluetooth mode. It seems to be bluetooth by default.

To enable infra-red mode(for anyone else interested), do:

Sky Forums wrote:

The infrared sensor on the Q boxes is to the left of the standby button/led on the Front right of the box (when facing).



To set the Q Bluetooth remotes into infrared mode proceed as follows

Press 7 & 9 together on the remote until it's led flashes four times
Then press 1 & 3 together on the remote until it's led flashes twice.
Follow instructions to pair to Q box and TV.
Once full paired press 4 & 6 together on the remote until it's led flashes four times.

Dublinandy3

Can I hide the sky box in a cupboard and still use it

My wife asks this question about me on a daily.

In answer to your question the answer is no or yes but really poorly.

batman1

Dravokivich wrote: »

He didn't say he had SkyQ.

Yes I have sky Q