Heaven Telly Link – Help and Advice

With a Sky Tv set Link, likewise known equally a Magic Eye, yous can change your Heaven channels from another room. Here'south some assistance and communication on how to use one

What is a Sky TV Link?

Sky TV LinkSometimes known every bit a "Heaven Magic Eye", these tin can be used to change channels on your Sky, Sky+ or Sky+HD box from some other room.

To apply a Television receiver Link, you need to have an aerial cable running from your Sky box to a second Tv set.

The Sky TV Link is a dongle that plugs into a second Telly set and has an infrared receiver. Bespeak a Heaven remote at the receiver, and it sends a signal down the aerial wire back to a Sky box and changes the channel.

Where do I get a Sky Idiot box Link?

Sky Idiot box Links are available from:

  • Maplin.co.united kingdom
  • Argos

How to connect a Sky Television receiver Link

If you await at the back of your Sky box, you should find ii aeriform sockets, labeled RF1 Out and RF2 Out.

Connect an aerial extension atomic number 82 that runs to your 2d TV into the RF2 socket.

Rear of a Sky HD Box
The RF2 socket at the back of a Sky+HD box

The RF ii socket is "powered", which makes the TV Link work. Don't plug into RF1 Out.

At the other finish of the extension lead, plug into the TV Link, then plug the TV link into your Boob tube

Finally, position the little infrared pod somewhere in range of where you lot program to signal the remote command – normally next to your TV.

When the Idiot box Link is plugged in and working, it should have a little carmine low-cal on.

My Magic Eye TV link is not working!

Here are some things to bank check:

  • Socket: Make certain that you have connected the Tv Link to the RF2 socket on your Heaven box, every bit the RF1 socket is not powered.
  • Cables: Make sure that the cable connection from the RF2 socket to the second TV is continuous – no breaks or disconnections. Likewise notation that the maximum recommended cable length is 30 metres.
  • Connection: Make certain the TV Link is plugged into the TV correctly. The male person end goes into the Boob tube, and the female socket accepts the aerial extension cablevision. Get it round the wrong way and information technology won't piece of work
  • Power: Yous must ensure that the RF2 socket has the power turned on to it. This is a setting in the secret engineers menu.To get to this, press 'Services' on the Sky remote control, then type 4 0 ane and press 'Select'. (On most Sky+HD boxes, it's 'Services' > 0 0 1 > 'Select'). Go to RF Outlets, and turn on the power to RF2.

    Sky RF output screen
  • Booster? Some users may accept problems if using a signal amplifier / booster and a Magic Eye TV link. Some makes of signal booster tin block commands from the Sky RF2 socket. Look for a signal booster that supports a "Digital Featherbed". If yous can, try bypassing your booster to see if the trouble goes away – this volition assistance to confirm whether the problem is with your booster or not.
  • Reboot your Sky box: According to Sky, the RF2 socket ability supply is on a trip switch, and rebooting the box tin can solve many problems with TVLinks. At that place is a summary of how to do a correct reset on Sky'south Help Centre Accessories page
  • Last resort: Effort connecting the TVLink directly to the Sky RF2 socket on the dorsum of the box (i.e not using the cable run to the other room). This will help to ostend whether the problem is with the Sky box, the TVLink unit or the cablevision run.

Other questions?

Q. I have a digital-but Tv set – Can I utilize a Tv Link

To apply a feed from the Sky RF2 output, your TV will demand an analogue tuner, not a digital tuner. Many digital-gear up Tv set sets likewise take an analogue tuner likewise. If yours doesn't, you could consider using a wireless AV sender instead of a TV Link.

On our other pages:

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  • Sky FAQ – Your Sky questions answered
  • Subscription-gratis TV – Getting satellite telly with no subscription
  • Heaven Digital – Our page of useful Sky info
  • UK Satellite Television forum – Talk about satellite TV in the Britain