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Re: Switching a Sky+ Anytime box ON from standby using a Beo4 remote controller

Nickyg63 — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:17:09 GMT

excellent, thought it should be something simple

Re: Switching a Sky+ Anytime box ON from standby using a Beo4 remote controller

David — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:00:44 GMT

My problem is fixed. For the record, and just in case it helps someone else, I discovered that my new Sky box had SCART Control switched off (Settings | Picture | SCART Control).

Switching this on enabled on/off control of the Sky box using a Beo4 handset controller.

Everything working smoothly again.

Re: Switching a Sky+ Anytime box ON from standby using a Beo4 remote controller

David — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 06:36:31 GMT

Thanks for these quick replies. I will investigate.

Re: Switching a Sky+ Anytime box ON from standby using a Beo4 remote controller

frog — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:04:01 GMT

In answer to your question, use GO and 7 - this is equivalent to the SKY key on the Sky remote control and will switch on the box.

Re: Switching a Sky+ Anytime box ON from standby using a Beo4 remote controller

Nickyg63 — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:16:03 GMT

Hi, I have a sky hd box. When i turn on the dtv/sat the box turns on have you selected the correct box in the stb menu? the tv turns the box off after a set time aswell

Cheers Nick

Switching a Sky+ Anytime box ON from standby using a Beo4 remote controller

David — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:31:17 GMT

I have a small B&O setup of three linked TVs, a BeoMedia 1 and a BeoSound 3200. The TVs are a BeoVision 7, a BeoVision 6 and an old Avant.

I use Beo4 remote controllers for managing the above, including controlling my Sky equipment. (My Sky box and the BeoMedia 1 are nicely hidden away in a fairly inaccessible attic cupboard, so I have to use B&O controllers.)

I had this setup for several years and it all works smoothly.

I have recently upgraded my Sky equipment to a Sky+ Anytime box. I quickly discovered that Sky's Auto Standby function was causing me problems so I switched it off.

QUESTION: Is there any way to switch a Sky box on again using a Beo4 remote controller, after it has been switched to standby?

If there is then I could leave the Sky Auto Standby function on and, if the Sky box has gone to Standby, switch it on again using one of my Beo 4s.

If there isn't, then I really have little option but to leave the Sky box on permanently, as trekking to the cupboard where the Sky box is kept in order to turn it on isn't an option (or at least not one I can sell to my family).

Apologies if this has been answered already. I looked but I couldn't find this exact situation.