Getting Tivo to send "sky" button before changing channel

[Gilly]

I have just 'rediscovered' a problem I previously had a solution to before I upgraded to Altepg last weekend.

When the sky box is in standby (powercut earlier today in the storms) and tivo sends the channel code to start a new recording you only get a blank recording as the sky box doesn't come out of standby.

ISTR that there was a code set to use that sends the "sky" button before changing the channel - unfortunately I can't find my notes for the old-style white sky plus box I am using to drive Tivo.

Any suggestions please?

[DX30]

From memory try Sky Digital code 20017 for a Sky+ box.

[mrtickle]

From memory try Sky Digital code 20017 for a Sky+ box.

Yep.

Code: Select all

Manf    No Sky button   Sky button
----    -------------   ------------
Grundig 20000         = 20014 (repeating digits, unreliable, avoid)
Grundig 20006         = 20016 (use this for normal Sky digiboxes)
Pace    20010         = 20017 (use this for Sky+ digiboxes)
Sky     20006         = 20016 (use this for normal Sky digiboxes) [copy of Grundig codes]
Sky                   = 20057 (for Sky Radio - sends extra leading zero for Radio channels)
Sky                   = 20058 (for Sky Radio with a Sky+ box - sends extra leading zero for Radio channels)


The "Sky" manufacturer obviously got renamed later on. And they added "Sky Digital" instead of pace/grundig etc which they should have done all along.

[sculptor]

I have an old pace sky digibox (not +)
I'm using Grundig code 20016 medium

[mrtickle]

Yep. The sky / sky digital 20016 codes are a straight copy.

[Gilly]

Cheers!