Re: 2 Sky+ Boxes

["jtankard" <john@xxxxxxx>]

Is that not what i wrote ?

John

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@v...>
wrote:
> Erm ... couldn't you stick a small relay in the feed to the IR
emitter
> for each Sky+ box and just turn off the emitter for the box you
didn't
> want to control?
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr John Tankard [mailto:john@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 31 January 2002 09:44
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] 2 Sky+ Boxes
>
>
> Yes. after we spoke yesterday, I was thinking about it.....
>
>
>  You could use a output from homevision, the simplest would be some
>from
> of movable mechanical shutter controlled by a solenoid, but a better
> solution (wave bye bye by to the warranty) is to build a simple
circuit
> with a good quality relay mounted in each sky box to shut of the ir
> signal.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Coates [mailto:ecolume@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 31 January 2002 09:13
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Subject: [ukha_d] 2 Sky+ Boxes
>
>
> Last week I ordered 2 Sky+ boxes, and they're due to be installed
soon.
> Since we don't have any terrestrial TV we need to be able to watch
at
> least two separate channels, and with the Sky+ inbuilt Tivo player
two
> favourites can both be recorded even when the schedules clash.
Great!
> Anyway, I got thinking about controlling the 2 boxes as they will be
> next to each other in an AV rack.  I assumed that since the Sky+
system
> is designed to use 2 boxes then there would be a set-up screen,
switch
> etc.. to have one box set to 'Sky box No.1' and the other to 'Sky
box
> No.2' and the same IR remote to control the two
separately/discreetly.
> I've just got off the phone with Sky+ technical and they say that
there
> isn't a way to control them as there aren't any discreet codes - so
both
> boxes will respond to the IR remote at the same time :o(  Technical
said
> that the number of people that would want 2 boxes next to each
other is
> very low so they didn't bother with adding this feature!
> They said that I could use a standard digibox for the second box as
it
> has different IR codes than to the Sky+ box.
>
> I suppose I could use HomeVision's expansion card multi-zone IR to
> control 2 Sky+ boxes, but things start getting complex(ish)
>
> Just thought I'd let you all know before someone else orders 2 Sky+
> boxes.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Simon
>
>
>
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