Monday, 6th September 2010

"TV Link Pro" Infra-Red Extension for Sky Digital

Compatible with Sky and Sky+
Allows control of your digibox from another, already cabled, room
Plug and play, installs in seconds
Pro Version uses F Female as input, with a UHF aerial male output for direct connection to the TV

The Global "TV Link" system is the easy way to control the Sky digital satellite receiver (Digi-box) from the bedroom or any other room that is already cabled.

TV Link uses the extended remote control feature within the digital receiver to control the digital receiver from a different room. The digital receiver is normally located in the lounge, but with the system, the picture may be viewed and controlled in another room.

Remote Eye

This is the heart of the system and it sits on top of the TV in your bedroom or other remote viewing point. It sends the remote control signals from the bedroom to the digital receiver in the living room, along the same cable used by the TV pictures.

Important note. The TV Link is only for use with Sky Digital. It will not work with analogue (use a Powermid Dual Power) or digital cable (use the Digi-Eye) !

Click on diagram to enlarge

Setting Up Your Sky Box For Use With The TV Link

To set the TV Link up, it should be installed in the RF2 Out socket of your Digibox. You then need to tell the Digibox to output power to the TV Link. To do this, do, Services, 4, 0, 1, Select, 4 (Look at the remote when you do this. Not the screen). Then move down to where it says RF Power, and press the Right Arrow, so that it changes to "On". Then move down to "Save Settings" and press Select. You must then turn the digi-box off at the mains and then on again. Note that we have never had a faulty TV Link. If you find the light on the TVLink is not on, then possibly you have an incompatible TV distribution amplifier in your loft or bad cabling somewhere inbetween. To check this, try plugging the TVLink directly into the RF2 output of the Sky box. If it then works, then you know that the problem lays with either your cabling or an amplifier (We sell compatible amplifiers here and here). If you are still having trouble then please ensure you have followed the instructions above, and then please e-mail us.

Screen Shots from Sky / Sky+ / SkyHD with old EPG
Press Services	Press 4	Press 0, 1, Select Yes - this option is NOT on screen it is hidden	You now see the Installer Menu
Move down to RF Power	Change to On	Save It (Press Select) Then Back Up to Exit
Screen Shots from SkyHD with new EPG
Press Services	Press 0	Press 0, 1, Select Yes - this option is NOT on screen it is hidden	You now see the Installer Menu
Move across to RF Out, then change Power to On, and then Save

Do you have a splitter or distribution amplifier installed?

Many houses have an amplifier installed that distributes TV around the house. Unfortunately many of these amps are not TVLink compatible, because they do not allow the DC power through. To get over this Global Communications make a By-Pass Kit, when is inserted before and after the amplifier. This allows the DC power for the TVLink to by-pass the amplifier and get to the TVLink in the distant room. Note that if you wish to use multiple TVLinks (ie you want to control the Sky box from multiple rooms, and you have a non compatible amplifier), then we highly suggest upgrading the amplifier instead to one of the ones we sell here and here which are TVLink compatible.