Setting your remote to operate your TV

The Sky Digital remote control can control both your Sky digibox and TV.  If your Sky remote is not correctly operating your television, complete the following steps.  Before you start, look up the four digit code for your brand of TV in this list.

Brand Code   Brand Code   Brand Code   Akai Alba  Amstrad Bush Decca Ferguson  Fidelity Finlandia Goodmans 0098 0043  0063 0157 0244 0293  0294 0296 0335   Granada Grundig  Hinari Hitachi JVC Matsui  Mitsubishi NEI Nokia 0340 0345  0365 0145 0053 0477  0150 0514 0536   Panasonic Philips  Saisho Samsung Sanyo Sharp  Sony Tatung Toshiba 0051 0081  0649 0060 0159 0093  0000 0049 0156

1.  Turn your TV on,

2.  Press tv on your remote control.

3.  Hold down Select and the red button together for about two seconds, until the red light on the Sky remote control blinks twice.

4.  Press tv on your remote again.

5.  Key in the four digit code for your brand of TV. The light on the Sky remote control blinks twice.

If the light blinks once only, recheck the code for your brand of TV and start again at Step 1

6.  Press the on/off button on your Sky remote control.

If your TV switches of, press select.  The light on the Sky remote control blinks twice

If your TV does not switch off, press tv, then press the on/off button. Repeat this (press tv, then on/off) until your TV turns off, then press select.

If the light on your Sky remote control blinks three times, your sky digibox has checked all the possible settings for the code you used.  Check that you have the right 4 digit code and start again at Step 1.

7.  Turn your TV back on again and then press tv guide.

If you see the TV Guide screen, the remote control set-up process is complete.

If you did not see the TV Guide screen, you must now complete the following steps.

8.  Press tv on your Sky remote control

9.  Hold down select and the green button together for about two seconds, until the red light on the Sky remote control blinks twice.

10.  Key in the number on your TV that you use for watching satellite TV.

11.  Press select on your Sky remote control. The red light blinks twice. The remote control set-up process is complete.

If after trying this, you still have problems, call your broadcaster’s helpdesk number, select the Telephone Numbers option from the Services screen.