It should be a case of tuning your tv into channel 68, and youll be able to watch whatever tv channel your sky box is tuned into. If you upgrade to sky q, you can watch tv in different rooms with a sky q mini box and sky q experience or multiscreen subscription. The light is amber when your skyhd box is in standby. It sends a tv signal from the satellite receiver to your second television through a coaxial cable. If you have the new sky hd box which does not have the rf 2 output on the back you need a io box to create one, this is found in our shop with any coax cable you may also need and is a very simple home setup. Jul 16, 20 note that infrared extenders such as these are not to be confused with the sky magic eye system which uses a return signal over the coax aerial connection to the remote tv location i would be worried about putting the youview box in a cupboard though due to lack of ventilaton leading to overheating and premature death. Can i use a magic eyeanything for controlling my youview box. May 05, 2016 in order to distribute the signal from your sky box to other rooms in the house the rf2 output on the receiver needs to be activated. Sky plus remote changes channels on sky hd box as well. To use a tv link, you need to have an aerial cable running from your sky box to a second tv. Its easy to do and once youre all set up, you can watch an awardwinning drama, comedy or documentary on two tvs at the same time.
In practice, however, variations in tolerances can cause unreliable operation with. Get our sky magic eye guide free to customers who buy a magic eye or associated amplifier from us. Global tv link for sky plus hd magic eye brand new free. Press the services button press the number 4 button, then the number 0 then the number 1 button press select button press the number 4 again press the down arrow button once press the side. How to install magic eye with io link sky community. The sky box sends its picture on a specific rf channel, and you will need to tune your tv set into that channel. This worked fine,i then wanted to change the tv in bedroom the trouble is this only scans on digital channels. This cable also carries modulated rf with picture and sound analogue, mono audio so you can connect it. Some features are not available on drx780, samsung hd and pace hd boxes. Tv link magic eye with sky operate sky tv from another room sky plushd is great, allowing you to watch recorded programs, whilst recording 2 others and you can whizz throught the adverts at 30x speed. Dec 17, 20 if you upgrade to sky q, you can watch tv in different rooms with a sky q mini box and sky q experience or multiscreen subscription. Watch and change sky channels on another tv simultaneously. Allows you to control your existing sky box at another location. Pressed services on my sky remote, then 0, 0, 1, select then at the top there was a tab that says rf out, i turned the rf power supply to on, then finally pressed the green button and hey presto.
The power only comes out of the rf2 connection, so ensure that this is the one feeding the magic eye. I got a sky plus box downstairs, i got a cable from sky to upstairs in my bedroom where i can watch exactly whats on downstairs. You must make sure the amplifier is a sky magic eye link compatible model. Then down to rf outlet power supply, switch this on. Well show you delivery options before you check out. The default rf channel number for a sky box is uhf channel 68. For more information on watching sky q in different rooms, read our guide to watching on multiple devices at the same time. The coax cable from rf2 on the digibox should be connected to tv aerial on the back of the second tv. I have sky plus installed in another room and in order that sky can be viewed in a second room i use a magic eye.
You can use one mini plus the main 1tb box at the same time. In that case create a new device with a unknown name so the software will ask you to press some buttons on the originalremote and search for an according model. Take the eye out of the loop and you can then eliminate it from the problems. Tv link operate sky tv from another room magic eye. In order to distribute the signal from your sky box to other rooms in the house the rf2 output on the receiver needs to be activated. I have mounted a tv on the wall with all the cables embedded in the wall. Watch and control your digital satellite from any television with this ingenious one for all sky 150 tvlink. The global tvlink system is the easy way to distribute high quality sky digital pictures plus normal off air channels around the house, and control the digital satellite receiver from the bedroom or any other room. How to install a magic eye tv aerials uk, digital tv aerial. Having the box in the room is not really an option. Sky remotes can be programmed to be compatible with any of the three generations of sky box basic recording, nonhd recording, hd so in practise a hd you can of course carry your existing sky remote from room to.
This has worked brilliantly for the past five years. Options include retail or trade packaging and an iec coax or f type input connection. In practice, however, variations in tolerances can cause unreliable operation with some combinations and with some cable lengths. As is always the case, you dont have full access to all of that space. To do this it needs a good quality coaxial cable connected back to rf2 on the digibox. All references to the skyhd box in this guide also apply to the skyhd 2tb box and skyhd 1tb, and the product images in this user guide reflect the skyhd box with builtin wifi.
Magic eye sensors for use with remotelink and 75 series distribution amplifiers. You could have a plain sky box in the bedroom plus your feed via the magic eye from the lounge recorder. Sky eye wont work now ive changed to hd box sky community. For tvlink, slxlink, digilink, visionlink, triax link etc. Since the new install and a sky q mini box, the magic eye is now redundant. Mar 16, 2005 i mean check every connection in the cable. If your sky box doesnt have an rf2 output you will also need an add on i0 link. Press services, 0, 0, 1 select setup highlighted scroll across to rf outlets. Get our sky magic eye guide free to customers who buy a. Where this is the case this is detailed in the summary for each feature. The sky 150 tvlink sits on top of the television in your bedroom, office or other remote viewing point and sends remote control signals to the sky. Hi helterskelter, it looks like you changed the ircode for your sky plus box with those steps.
The magic eye if also commonly known as remote eyes and connected to the rf2 ouput on the back of sky boxes. First try the magic eye plugged straight into the rf2 socket of your sky box. As for using the sky box in the cupboard, we used this magic eye in combination with a coax cable. A coaxial cable connection required between digibox and second tv. If the magic eyes dont need the rf 2 connection to work then unplug the rf 2 out and connect to the rf out of the modulator. Disconnect the aerial input into the sky box, then the output should only be the sky channel, if it is still poor quality, then you either have a cable connection problem, or the magic eye or digibox is faulty.
The sky fitter came back today with a different box which had the rf2 port but no wifi. All other sky digiboxes standard, sky plus and sky hd are theoretically compatible with all skylink devices. How to hide your sky box and still be able to control it. Press the services button press the number 4 button, then the number 0 then the number 1 button press select button press the number 4 again press the down arrow button. To turn your skyhd box to off, press and hold the standby button for 5 seconds on your remote. I have sky plus in main room and had multi room to second set in bedroom via coax cable and magic eye from the sky box in main room. The magic eye was used to control the sky hd box in the other bedroom. Hey zulu, if youre interested, ive managed to get my single youview box working to every tv in the house using magic eyes the trick is that on the youview end, instead of plugging into rf2 like a skybox, i plug it into a tvlinkplus device which converts the ir commands on the coax back to ir out of an emmiter. Point the zgemmas remote control to the transmitter and selecvt the required function. This has now cured the majic eye problem all things working. Check a that the power led is lit and b that it will control your sky box from there be sure to cover up the front panel of your sky box to avoid the remote triggering the boxs ir receiver. Skylink satellite tv remote control magic eye extenders.
Connect the io link to the tv link using the coaxial cable. If so, you now should not be able to control the box with your harmony. The satellite receiver also sends a small 9 volt current through the coaxial cable to power the magic eye. Prior to the sky q install, we had a sky hd box in one bedroom connected with a hdmi splitter, then hdmi extender over ethernet to another tv in another bedroom. Wait 34 mins before trying to take your sky box out of standby enable power supply. How to install and faultfind your skylink magic eye.
Once setup via the skybox menu, this rf2 output will send a 9volt supply to power and control your sky magic eye. Connect a lead from the rf 2 out on the sky box to the rf in on the modulator if you have an aerial on the sky rf in otherwise dont bother. This cable also carries modulated rf with picture and sound analogue, mono audio so you can connect it to any tv with an analogue tuner. Using the rf output socket on a sky box tv answers. Discrete mini sensor to fit onto the tv set for a professional installation. The standby light on the front panel is red when your skyhd box is plugged into the mains but turned off.
All other sky digiboxes standard, skyplus and skyhd are theoretically compatible with all skylink devices. The cable is fed through the cable trunking and connected to the sky box, the magic eye is then connected to the other end of the cable and positioned on top of the tv. Extractingdownload saved recordings from sky digibox plus hd. They cant change tv just watch whatever is beeing watched. The role of any amplifiers is to amplifyboost the signal and make sure correct control of the sky magic eye s. The magic eye is supplied with two devices, the reciever with the magic eye, which you install at the zgemma magic eye in front of the zgemma and the transmitter which you install in the remote room. Buy one for all sky 150 tvlink free delivery currys. This is done using the following proceedure to access the hidden menu.
My box etc is in the loft, and have always used magic eye for the remote on sky. Why does my magic eye not work after installing a sky hd box. Getting sky signal to bedroom tv using a global io link box. Is there a similar way to make the bt remote work in my living room whilst the box is in the loft. I bought a magic eye stuff lately and tried plugging it into my tv upstairs then on the uf socket plug the wire that comes from downstairs. And each box is connected to another tv through coaxial cable and magic eye.
The eyes are compatible with the standard sky remote. You then have to run an analogue scan not dvb on the second tv to receive the signal from the sky box. Is there a way to watch sky in another room without. How to access the hidden installer menu on sky box youtube. The sky magic eye is a smart device that allows you to watch satellite television in another room in your house or caravan. I used to use a global rf2 magic eye setup to push sky to 3 other tvs in the house, until recently new solution below.
The purpose of a skylink magic eye is to send remote control signals back to the sky digibox. Sky magic eyes allows the changing of sky channels from second tv with original remote control. You then get the ability top have two different sky channels playing simultaneously, or two programmes recording and watching a third channel in the bedroom. Tv link magic eye with sky operate sky tv from another room sky plus hd is great, allowing you to watch recorded programs, whilst recording 2 others and you can whizz throught the adverts at 30x speed. The magic eye is current plugged into the rf out 9volt coaxial socket on the sky box and into the back of a soon to be redundant vcr which is linked into the tv and freesat.
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