Common How To Guides For Sky Remote Controls
Use Sky Active to find your code and program your remote.
Manually enter a remote control code to program the remote to work your TV also.
Reset Sky remote control to operate
the Sky plus box
Configure Sky HD remote to work on a Sky Plus box.
Configure your old Sky remote to work on your new Sky box.
How to find the version of a Sky remote control
Use Sky Active to find
your code and program your remote
1. To access the Sky Active service, press interactive on your Sky remote control and select Sky Active from the menu that appears.
2. Select Help Centre from the next menu, then Set Up My Sky Remote from the Help options.
3. You will see a message saying "The service will walk you through how to set up your Sky Remote..."
4. Select the manufacturer and model of your TV set from the menu that appears. You may need to scroll through a number of options.
5. Once you've done this, your four-digit code will be displayed on your TV screen.
Manually enter remote
control code
When you have your code:
1. Cover the end of your Sky remote control and press the tv button.
2. Remove your hand, then hold select and the red button together until the light at the top of your remote blinks twice.
3. Enter your four-digit setup code and press select.
4. Cover the end of your Sky remote control and press sky.
If this works, test the remote by changing your TV volume. Please remember that some TV functions may not be supported by your Sky remote, but the basic standby and volume functions should work once you've put your code in.
Reset Sky remote
control to operate the Sky+ box
1.
Place the Sky Remote Control
on a flat surface such as the floor or a coffee table.
2. Press the tv button.
3. Press the select button and the yellow button together until the light at the top of the Navigator flashes twice.
4. Press number 1.
5. Press select and the red light will flash twice.
6. Press the sky button to return to Sky mode.
Sky HD remote can also be configured
to work Sky+ box
1.
Press the "TV" button.
2. Press and hold SELECT and i (Information button) together until the LED flashes twice.
3. Press the number 1 button and then press SELECT.
4. Press the "Sky" button to lock settings in.
1. On your old Sky remote, press "TV", then press select and red together until the LED on the remote control flashes twice.
2. Press 9 9 0.
3. Press 1 followed by 2, 3 and then 4 and count how many times the LED on the remote flashes. i.e. press 1 count how many times the LED flashes, then press 2 and count how many times the LED flashes, press 3 and count, press 4 and count.
4. This will give you the four digit code you need for your new remote.
5. Take your new remote and press tv, then press select and red together until the LED flashes twice.
6. Enter the four digit code and check that the remote works your TV by changing the volume by pressing the vol+/- keys.
How to find the version of a Sky remote control
To
find out which version of the Sky remote control you have, open the battery
cover on the back of your Remote Control. If you have a Sky+ remote
control, the battery cover may extend
around the bottom of the remote control. You should hold the top part of
the remote control firmly in one hand and use the other hand to push the catch
and pull the battery cover off the body of the remote control - our illustration
should help.
Look for a sticker (either on the
battery cover or in the battery compartment), that includes the text 'Sky rev'
(or Sky+ rev or Sky HD rev), followed by a number, such as 4, 6 or 8. This
number indicates the version of your Remote Control
If you have had your Remote
Control prior to 2002 or there is no sticker, then you'll need to
upgrade your
Remote Control in order to use our TV code lookup service.
If you're unable to remove the battery cover or cannot find a sticker and
received your remote control after 2002, please refer to the following table
which lists the approximate release dates for each version.