Using a Sky+ SKYHD remote with older Sky box

[Tricky]

I've just purchased a new Sky controller from Ebay (revision 8) which is the same as my SKY HD one. I wanted to use this on my 2nd box in the kids room which is a rather old SKY Digibox.

Can I do this or have I wasted my cash?

[spike7451]

Sky+ & HD remotes will not work with standard non Sky+/HD boxes. Sky+ remotes will work HD & visa versa.

[webcrawler2050]

*Cough* Wasted your cash dude! :)

[Tricky]

Cheers all, glad it was only £10 delivered...
I'll stick it back on FleaBay

[spike7451]

Get one here;
http://www.tvaerials.com/shop.aspx?categoryid=529

or;

http://www.thedigiboxshop.com/sky-remote-control-products.html

(£10.49 here delivered<£16.99 with red eye)

[mayhew132]

You can actually use a Sky + Remote to control a Sky Digibox, to activate this function do the following:

Press TV
Hold Yellow and Select until LED flashes twice
Press 0
Press Select
Press Sky

To revert back to operating a Sky+ box, enter this sequence again but press the "1" button instead of "0".

Note: not all remotes support this feature - only newer Rev 6+ will.

Also, if you wish to use a standard Sky Digibox remote to control a Sky+ Box, do the following:

Press TV
Hold Blue and select until LED flash twice
Press 2
Press Select
Press Sky
Now the sky up and down channel buttons change the channels on the Sky+ box.

To revert back, enter this sequence again but press "0" instead of "2".

Regards,
Guy

[squashme]

yea you can follow this:
press
'tv'
'Select and 'i' together ( remote LED flashes twice )
'0' ( zero )
'Select' to store ( remote LED flashes twice )
'Sky' to operate the digibox

[MadGamer]

whoa a two year :bump: