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Old 22-12-08, 02:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Well for many years I have hated new year, but loved Christmas, but over the past few years that love has been dwindling. This year after seeing Christmas decorations in October and over the past month having to fight my way through the crowds in town that seam to be buying as if there is going to be a war, being pushed, poked and ran into by little brats that parents seam unable to control, having Christmas adds rammed down my throat every 30 seconds I really hate Christmas as well. Oh and to top it all the sky link has just packed up and its the sky+ box not the magic eye

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Old 22-12-08, 03:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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PMSL

Come up here madrat - the shops are virtually deserted. Ive just been down one of the big garden centres and if there were 30 cars in the car park Id be surprised.

As for the magic eye make sure the 9v voltage hasnt got turned off on the sky box. In the system settings somewhere.
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Old 22-12-08, 11:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Press "services" button
Press "4" for system setup
Press "0"
Press "1"
Press "select"
press "4" for RF outlets
and check that the RF outlet power supply is on
If you change it don't forget to save the change.
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I have tried all the normal stuff,
Power off for 10 Min's then back on nothing
Forced update nothing
Checked all the wiring and menu's, nothing
The red light is on on all the sky links and I have picture & sound but no response from any remote.
Its going to the local engineer after Xmas but he said it doesn't sound hopeful, so it looks like a new receiver. Ebay here I come.
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I really really hate Christmas now, The graphics card has just gone and committed harry carry now running with on-board crap. I'm going to hibernate until February
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I really really hate Christmas now, The graphics card has just gone and committed harry carry now running with on-board crap. I'm going to hibernate until February

Do us a favour take the wife ( mine that is ) with you
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The red light is on on all the sky links and I have picture & sound but no response from any remote.
Just a suggestion but have you bypassed the distribution amp that you must have. Ie just connect one Digi eye to RF2, or even bring one of the eyes and connect it in the room the Sky receiver is in. Making sure it is the eye that is sending the signal to the receiver.

but then you probably tried this already.

Cheer up it is only 367 days to Christmas 2009
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Cheer up it is only 367 days to Christmas 2009
And they already have the decorations up for it!
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yep tried it directly in the box
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Yea! your screwed. Bah humbug.

Maybe 2009 will be better. Now if there was a smiley laughing behind a hand I would be using it about now.
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