How do I connect my IO Link to my Sky box?

How do I connect my IO Link to my Sky box?

1. Turn off the power to your Sky box.
2. Plug iO Link into iO port on the back of your box.
3. Connect the iO Link to the TV Link using the coaxial cable.
4. Turn the power back on. ( Wait 3-4 mins before trying to take your Sky box out of standby)

What is IO port on Sky Box?

The IO Link is an adaptor that lets you conveniently connect a Sky Magic Eye (TV Link) to the IO port on compatible Sky+HD boxes with built-in Wi-Fi. It’s easy to do and once you’re all set up, you can watch an award-winning drama, comedy or documentary on two TVs at the same time.

Why is my Sky Magic Eye not working?

Re: Magic eye suddenly not working The most likely cause is poorly fitted plugs at one or both ends of the coax cable which runs from your Sky box to the TV upstairs. You can check that the magic eye isn’t faulty by plugging it directly into the rf2 socket to see if it then !

How do I turn on RF2 on Sky HD box?

How do I activate the RF2 output on my SKY™ box?

1. Press the SERVICES button.
2. Press the NUMBER 4 button, then the NUMBER 0 then the NUMBER 1 button.
3. Press SELECT button.
4. Press the NUMBER 4 again.
5. Press the DOWN ARROW button once.
6. Press the SIDE ARROW button once.
7. Press the DOWN ARROW button once again [save new settings]

Does IO Link work with Sky Q?

If you have a terrestrial aerial, connect it to your Sky+ box or iO-Link. This will give you terrestrial TV on your second TV as well. tvLINKs don’t work with Sky Q boxes as there are no RF outlets on the Sky Q box. If you want to watch Sky Q in more than one room, you’ll need a Sky Q Mini box.

How do I split my Sky signal to two tvs?

To do this, get a Sky TV Link/Eye. This plugs in between the aerial cable and your second TV set, and has a little infrared eye that you position near your TV. When you point a Sky remote at the eye, the signal shoots down the aerial wire to the Sky box, and changes channel.

Can you connect Sky without HDMI?

No. Video output from a main Q box is over HDMI, on a Q Mini it’s HDMI or composite analogue via an adapter (which Sky don’t supply).

How do I connect my magic eye to my Sky box?

Plug your tvLink into the second TV’s aerial socket. Position your tvLink’s magic eye (the part that looks like a computer mouse) with a clear line of sight to your Sky remote. Switch your Sky box, and everything connected to it, on at the mains. You should see a red power light on your tvLink.

What frequency is Sky Magic Eye?

45-862MHz
Specifications: return path frequency: 5-30MHz;Frequency: 45-862MHz.

What does an IO Link do?

IO-Link is a powerful standard, an increasingly deployed point-to-point serial communication protocol used to communicate with sensors and/or actuators. Extending the globally recognized PLC standard IEC 61131, it allows three types of data to be exchanged – Process data, service data, and events.

What is the IO port on a TV?

The port you are looking at is the IO port for a TV link which receives remote signal via VHF (Not UHF or IR) from the coax cable from another room and outputs UHF signals to the remote TVs. The magic eyes convert the IR signal from a remote control to a VHF RF signal.

Can a sky installer connect to a cable?

The builders are talking out of their backside. Sky are highly unlikely to join/connect together cables unnecessarily.

Is there an IR LED on the front of a Sky Box?

Yes, I know I can put an IR LED on the front of the box, but I have multiple boxes and would have to provide good shielding so the IR signal doesn’t leak out to adjacent boxes. The direct connection would be much neater, IMHO. Does anyone have this information, or know where to get it from?

What kind of cable do I need for a Sky Box?

As long as the cable runs are not excessively long, and that good quality cable (double copper screened solid core copper such as WF100) and quality connectors are used then a few connections in the cable will make little or no difference to the signal at the Sky box.