TV Link (sky magic eye thingy)
 

Does anyone have any knowledge of these things? if scoobynet provides the answer il eat my hat :D

I have one change the channel of sky in another room - linked to the box in the living room.

I have run a coax cable out of the RF2 socket on the back of the sky box to the other tv in room 2 - picture works fine, happy days. However, when i put the TV Link in the back of the 2nd tv (to enable me to change the channel from 2nd room) and then connect the coax to it, it doesnt work..

..the light on the tv link comes on fine, so this indicates the power supply from the RF2 outlet is working..and if i plug the tv link straight in the back of the sky box and cover the front, the magic eye thing picks up the remote signal - it just wont do it when i stick a cable in between.... :mad:

what is the reason for this? type of cable etc?

When we set ours up,

you need to go into the menu;s on the skybox to enable the magic eye, and if i recall turn on the 5V feed

after that its just a matter of finding the right channel on your tv ,(as it will be an analogue signal)

if it dosent work, it could be duff, or you have the coax cross wired somewhere in the line.

use a multimeter to check you have voltage down the cable from the skybox

Mart

theres no shorts is there? just one strand will stop the signal going back? thats the most common fault

also plug the eye in but not in the tv and change channel upstairs and get someone to shout if it changes the tv if it does its the tv stopping it :thumb:

he's got power becuase he's getting a led light at the end, just stick your tongue on the end it should feel like a 9v battery lick trust me i do it daily it wont hurt :D

using your tongue as an electrical tester on anything plugged into the mains is not a great idea really, one day you might die if for example you come across an appliance with an earth fault.

Spoilsport....

But I DO agree !

LOL

dunx

:rolleyes: maybe i should put 2x:D next time to tell im joking.

Let us know if them other methods work, different makes of magic eyes work ok on some boxes and others dont.

are you using these **** ones?
http://i11.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/05/02/27_1.JPG

we fit these alot better success rate from them!
http://www.diydigital.co.uk/images/S...sion%20Eye.jpg

Are you plugging the cable straight into the other TV or going to a socket first and then from the socket to the TV?

The reason I ask is that mine wouldn't work until I changed the faceplate as it was shielded.

Steve

if the faceplate is shielded it wouldnt let the voltage throgh thus turning the led on

Where do you get these from mate(the 2nd one)?
First time ive heard of them.cheers

click on services> system set up> picture settings> and turn scart control on

Also,can you buy anything that will allow you to watch different channels in room 2 or does it have to be a 2nd box?

far as i'm aware you would need to buy multiroom for an extra £10 a month

cheers.

that has nothing to do with rf2 ouput:wonder:

we buy them in from our supplies , we started getting them when LCD and pasma tvs started getting popular as the one on the top dont always fit into the tv.

If you can wait two weeks when i get back from my wedding i'll sort one out for you:thumb:

I use the first style one and it works perfectly. As stated, you have to follow the setup instructions accurately and the second remote controller to use with the link has to be the same as the type which operates the Sky box in question.

It is not necessary to have a multi room subscription either.

Les

right, cheers all! its working now, it turns out it wont work when the device is actually plugged straight into the back of the receiving tv - i had to put a short coax lead between the 2nd tv and the tv link. not sure why this is, although apparantly it causes too much strain on the device though :)

I have the TV link in the picture above - works fine!

I have a link from my living room box to my bedroom which worked fine with my Sky+ box but two weeks ago i had HD fitted, now i can't change channels upstairs via the link anymore. I do however still get a picture but no red light on the link, any ideas how to fix this.....

make sure you have the extension plugged into RF2 and not RF1, if still not working, 5v feed to RF2 is 'off'............secret menu - 'Services - 4 - 0 - 1 - Select'

as above - you're not getting power down the coax which is needed to send the signal back down the cable to the sky box when you want to change channel. do what gallois says and turn the RF outlets power supply to 'on' :D

Thanks for the replies boys but my HD menu's don't have numbered options, its all tabs with descriptions.
Any further help welcome.
Nik.

you have the new EPG? use this

* Services
* Right (moves you to 'settings')
* Sselect
* 0
* 1
* Select
* 4 (selects 'rf outlets')

and remember to press 'green' to save.

Top marks that man :thumb:

All working :D

Many thanks

Nik.

p.s. What's EPG?

its electronic program guide

told you didnt i :thumb:
the tv links do work on some tvs but not on all hence you had to use a lead between which the other one sorts that problem out