Sky Digibox Remote Control TV Codes

Reproduced with permission of Martin Pickering

The Digibox remote might be programmed to control your TV set, provided that your TV was built before 1999. The remote includes BASIC functions such as up/down, volume and number keys. it *might* also include special functions such as text, but don't count on it.

Not every TV is included in the code list. In fact, although it was claimed that "95 percent" of TVs could be controlled by the Digibox remote, the figure is probably lower than this and it will NOT control your Video Recorder or any other equipment. If there's a code for your TV, think yourself lucky. If there isn't, *PLEASE* DO NOT WRITE TO ME to ask if I know any other codes. I don't. Write to BskyB with your TV make, model and chassis number. If there's enough demand, they might include it in a future production run.

There are at least THREE versions of the remote control in use.

The original remote with the word SKY inscribed within a white ellipse on the blue button. Second issue looks the same as the original but has updated codes. And the third issue has the word SKY with a crescent shaped swirl printed in white on the blue button. This version has a slightly different procedure to enter a 3 digit code. (The latest one has no white swirl on the blue SKY button). Only the latest version is available for sale from SatCure.

• Programming the Sky remote to Operate the TV Receiver
• Identifying TV Remote Control Codes (Blink back)
• Setting up the SKY remote for RF Connections (No SCART)

Programming the SKY remote to operate the TV Receiver

Before the remote control can operate the TV it must be programmed to do so. A 3 or 4 digit code can be entered to select the correct IR command set, held in the remote control's memory.

There is a database held on chip, in the remote control, which holds the IR codes for around 90 to 92% of TV manufacturers.

The 4 digit code identifies the make/manufacturer. All individual codes stored for each manufacturer are identified by a 3 digit code which is listed below.

The easiest way to set up the remote is to input the 3 digit code for the TV receiver if it is available.

If the 3 digit code is not known then an additional facility allows you to input a 4 digit manufacturer's code which then allows you to step through all codes held for that manufacturer until the correct code is identified.

The very newest TV receiver codes may not be stored in memory and it will not be until the next update of the remote's memory that these TV receivers can be controlled by the Sky remote

TO PROGRAM THE remote USING THE 3 DIGIT CODE:

1. Turn on the TV receiver

2. Press TV on the Sky Remote Control

3. Hold down SELECT and the RED buttons together for approximately two seconds, until the RED LED on the Sky remote blinks twice.

4. Enter three digit code from list for the receiver (early versions now flash twice).

5. Press select to enter code structure (the LED will flash twice if a valid code has been entered).

6. Now press the STDBY button and test other functions.

Repeat if necessary until a code is found that works most common functions.

TO PROGRAM THE remote USING THE 4 DIGIT CODE:

1. Turn your TV on.

2. Press tv on your Sky remote control.

3. Hold down select and the red button together for about two seconds, until the red light on the Sky remote control blinks twice.

4. Press tv on your Sky remote control again.

5. Key in the four digit code for your brand of TV. The light on the Sky remote control blinks twice. If the light blinks once only, recheck the code for your brand of TV and start again at Step 1.

6. Press the standby button on your Sky remote control. If your TV switches off, press select. The light on the Sky remote control blinks twice (code stored). If your TV does not switch off, press tv, then press the standby button. Repeat this (press tv, then standby) until your TV turns off, then press select (stores code).

If at this point the LED on the Sky remote control blinks three times then all possible codes for that make of receiver have been checked. Repeat from step one, ensuring that you enter the correct manufacturer code.

At the end of the sequence, if you see the TV Guide screen, the remote control setup process is complete. If you did not see the TV Guide screen, you must now complete the following steps.

8. Press tv on your Sky remote control.

9. Hold down select and the green button together for about two seconds, until the red light on the Sky remote control blinks twice.

10. Key in the number of the channel on your TV that you use for watching satellite TV.

11. Press select on your Sky remote control. The red light blinks twice. The remote control setup process is complete.

If after trying this, you still have problems, call your broadcaster's help desk. For your broadcaster's help desk number, select the Telephone Numbers option from the Services screen.

Identifying remote TV Remote Control Codes (Blink Back)

If there is not a 3 digit code listed for your customers TV receiver then use the four digit method to find a code that works. The following steps will allow this code to be identified.

1. Press the TV button on the Sky remote

2. Hold down Select and the Red buttons together for approximately two seconds, until the Red LED on the Sky remote blinks twice.

3. Key in 990 on the remote.

4. Key in 1 on the numeric keypad and count the number of times the Red LED blinks. The number of blinks will indicate the first digit of the code

Note that a 0 is represented by no blinks where you press the key. (My code is 081 so first time I tried it on my old Digibox remote I thought it wasn't working! And coming from a software background, I had a weird expectation that 10 blinks would be used for a 0!!!) Niall Gillespie

5. Input 2 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the second digit of the code.

6. Input 3 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the third digit of the code.

7. Write it down and keep it safely.

1. Press the TV button on the Sky remote

2. Hold down Select and the Red buttons together for approximately two seconds, until the Red LED on the Sky remote blinks twice.

3. Key in 990 on the remote.

4. Wait until the Red LED blinks twice, then key 1 (no LED response)

5. Key in 2 on the numeric keypad and count the number of times the Red LED blinks. The number of blinks will indicate the first digit of the code

Note that a 0 is represented by no blinks where you press the key. (My code is 081 so first time I tried it on my old Digibox remote I thought it wasn't working! And coming from a software background, I had a weird expectation that 10 blinks would be used for a 0!!!) Niall Gillespie

6. Input 3 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the second digit of the code.

7. Input 4 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the third digit of the code.

8. Write it down and keep it safely.

  MACRO

The remote control can be programmed with a macro to be replayed whenever sky, tv guide, box office, services or interactive is pressed. The idea is to set the macro to change the TV channel to the channel which is tuned to SkyDigital, if necessary. (up to a maximum of 4 keys.)

To set the macro:-

Begin by pressing tv and then press and hold select and green together for around two seconds (until the red light blinks twice). Enter your macro of up to 4 key presses, followed by select (red light blinks twice).

To delete the macro press tv and then hold select and green together for around two seconds (until the red light blinks twice). Then press select again (red light blinks twice).

Nicholas Skinner

Codes used in EARLY Digibox remotes

(Scroll down to next table for later codes)

Acura	0891	009
Admiral	0182	115,191,241
Adyson	0035	245
AGB	0010	544
Aiko	0038	297
Aiwa	(0)023	- VX range televideo combis, available in all Sky remotes to date. The 0 in brackets in each case may not be necessary with each R/C. Older Sky R/Cs use three digit codes and the newer ones use four digit codes.
Aiwa	(0)729	- "1st generation" Aiwa TVs, including the TV-SE144 and TV-SE211. Currently only available in the Sky remote control plus, recently launched in the UK.
Aiwa	(0)733	- "2nd generation" Aiwa TVs, including the TV-SE1430 and TV-SE2130. This has been added to the software currently nearing the end of development, and will be available from the next update onwards. The exact release date is still to be decided by Sky, but is expected to be around six months time. If these codes do not work with your specific remote and TV/Televideo, then it could be incompatible. If this is the case, we could only recommend you contact Sky to ask about the possibility of getting your current remote replaced when the new, compatible remotes are issued or, alternatively, continue to use the original Aiwa remote for the operation of the unit.
Akai	0098	389,236,544,065,508,219
Akito	0892	300
Akura	0042	246,292,397,065,440
Alba	0043	037,065,246,399,263,064,446
Allorgan	0050	322
Amplivision	0062	245,428
Amstrad	0063	205,440,065,399,382,037,199,461,544,390,397,050
Anitech	0070	037,096,104
Arcam	0077	243,244,245
ArcEnCiel	0894	596
ASA	0014	098,132,115
Asberg	0895	104
Asuka	0094	246
Atlantic	0896	234
Audiosonic	0103	065,137
Autovox	0108	104,115,234,364,572
Baird	0117	137,221,371,218,220,236,100
Bang & Olufsen	0118	593,115,114
Bareo	0119	444
BasicLine	0121	037,246
Baur	0122	331,563,540,582,389,572,533,038,065
Beko	0125	514,398
Beon	0899	065,060,446
Binatone	0131	245
Blaupunkt	0133	582,563,219,223,228,241,329,355,356,346
Blue Sky	0134	246
Blue Star	0136	310
Bondstec	0138	275
Boots	0139	300,245,060
BPL	0115	310,065
Brandt	0143	233,361,224,226,315,363,327,596,137
Brandt Electronic	0900	596
Brionvega	0147	115
Britannia	0149	244
Bruns	0152	115
BSR	0116	322
BTC	0898	246
Bush	0157	246,263,377,037,064,065,310,300,383,399,391,402,339,
more..		547,292,239,389
Carrefour	0189	064
Cascade	0902	037,065
Cathay	0903	065
Centurion	0904	065
Century	0197	115,241,275
CGE	0162	102,112,334,104,275,280,446,398

Cimline	0202	037
Clarivox	0905	065
Clatronic	0205	246,292,398,399,245,104,275,065,446,398
Clayton	0206	413
Condor	0218	348,398
Contec	0222	244,037,185,039,064
Continental Edison	0223	137,224,226,427,361,515,596
Crosley	0074	115,275,102,112,280,104,191,241
Crown	0225	037,398,514,104,449,065,397,387,607,446
Crystal	0906	459
CS Electronics	0163	244
CTC	0901	275
Cybertron	0228	246
Daewoo	0092	037,065,402,244,402,527,245,246
Dainichi	0237	244,246,243
Dansai	0238	065,244,060
Dayton	0241	037
Decca	0244	065,100,544,300,277,245,272,077
DeGraaf	0243	236,255,391,576,072
Dixi	0254	037,065
Dual	0257	572,547,380,364
DualTec	0907	245
Dumont	0256	115,098
Elbe	0295	287
Elin	0273	065,576
Elite	0274	246,348
Eita	0275	037
Emerson	0236	205,241,115,275,065,399,098
Erres	0283	040,065
Europhon	0287	065,544,342
Expert	0909	234
Ferguson	0293	101,363,221,218,033,315,137,266,371,220
Fidelity	0294	244,221,460,400,544,389,391
Finiandia	0296	374,387,236,391
Finlux	0297	132,133,065,374,245,100,104,544,098,115,207,439
Firstline	0298	322,349,244,402,275,037,245
Fisher	0154	132,236,185,245,331,398,572,583
Flint	0910	483
Forgestone	0299	221
Formenti	0301	115,241,244,065,348
Frontech	0308	275,292,191,391,459,476
Fujitsu	0313	234,100
Funai	0179	292,322,207,331
GEC	0319	071,100,549,233,544,065,245,585
Geloso	0327	037,241
Genexxa	0330	246,065,191,440
GoldStar	0056	065,405,318,245,275,037,060,391,137,459
Goodmans	0335	065,064,100,285,037,292,544,207,318,363,399,402,515,
more..		527,392,402,371,245,563,399
Gorenje	0336	398

GPM	0321	246
Graetz	0339	191,389,585
Granada	0340	387,391,544,229,072,065,236,174,245,073,367
Grandin	0342	310
Grundig	0345	563,582,515,098,233,219,223
Hanseatic	0353	065,389,572,348,456
Hantarex	0354	544
Harwood	0361	285,037,065,060,440
HCM	0347	037,310,440
Hifivox	0911	596
Hinari	0365	037,064,065,207,246,263,515,383,392
Hisawa	0368	310,428,483
Hitachi	0145	253,384,377,-173,606,591,509,065,071,072,064,060,133,
more..		137,224,226,245,255,191,334,391,549,576,585
Huanyu	0912	244,402
Hypson	0374	065,292,310
ICE	0378	245,292,399
1CeS	0913	246
Imperial	0387	065,275,398,112,446,398,498
lndesit	0388	339
Indiana	0914	065
lngelen	0915	191,585
lnnohit	0916	100,544
lnterbuy	0393	096
lnterfunk	0394	065,191, 275, 389, 540, 585, 596
lntervision	0397	245,065,096,130,292
lsukai	0398	246
ITS	0383	399
ITT	0384	576,191,389,549,572,585
JVC	0053	681,081,122,399,221,218,220,064
Kaisui	0409	246,310,065,244,245,037
Kapsch	0917	234,191,585
Kathrein	0411	584
Kendo	0414	065,263,390
Kingsley	0418	244
Kneissel	0421	287,463
Korpel	0423	065
Korting	0424	115
Koyoda	0918	037
Leyco	0434	292,065,100,322
Liesenk & Tter	0919	065
Lloytron	0441	060
Loewe	0442	540,115,103,065
Luma	0447	234,391
Luxor	0452	222,391,377,384,389
Magnadyne	0461	115,130,275,544,572
Magnafon	0462	544,241,104,130,342
Manesth	0467	065,263,245,292,348
Marantz	0128	065,584
Marelli	0471	115

Mark	0472	065
Matsui	0477	263,205,037,383,471,039,100,065,515,239,245,382,322,
more..		461,300,607,544,399,461,063,208,219,223,297,498,391,
and more..		459,572,288,477
McMichael	0481	071
Mediator	0483	065,040,584
MElectronic	0453	374,065,137,133,132,402,037,245,096,508,191,315
Memorex	0037	037
Memphis	0489	365
Metz	0491	115,241,303,395,416,563
Minerva	0494	515,563,582,098
Minoka	0921	397,387,412
Minstral	0922	221
Minstral Electronics	0923	221
Mitsubishi	0150	136,178,382,064,221,065,061,540,115,563
Mivar	0500	320,544,244,318,319
Motion	0503	104
MTC	0185	377,540
Multitech	0508	391,037,244,130,104
National	0521	477,242
Neckermann	0524	065,219,398,584,582,115,241,377,391,533,
NE]	0514	065,365,459
Nesco	0525	207
Nicam	0924	572
Nikkai	0528	060,064,037,245,063,065,100,244,246,292,365,104,130
Nobliko	0535	104,130
Nogamatic	0925	596
Nokia	0536	389,508,576
Nordmende	0537	137,315,427,224,371,226,241,327,339,596
Oceanic	0540	243,191,389
Onwa	0544	461
Orion	0549	322,383,263,205,039,065,053,205,348,349,392,544,572,
more..		054
Osaki	0550	100,440,300,245,060,285,246,292,297,402
Oso	0551	246
Osume	0552	060,100,185
Otake	0553	345
OttoVersand	0554	038,064,533,065,219,241,245,348,371,377,540,563,582,
more..		584
Palladium	0560	398,391,446
Panama	0562	037,245,292
Panasonic	0051	678,254,278,154,242,241,368,128,191,368,395,585
PatheCinema	0567	191,266,244,241,348
PatheMarconi	0568	233,241,224,226,361,596
Pausa	0569	037
Perdio	0572	065,191,297,348
Phase	0926	060
Philco	0030	115,112,102,104,241,275
Philips	0081	584,065,040,041,582,221,115,071,351,402
Phoenix	0574	348,115,297

Phonola	0575	065,584,040,041,115
Pioneer	0166	137,191,065,315
Prandoni Prince	0927	544
Profex	0590	037,389,104,391
Proline	0592	349,100,054,065,040
Protech	0595	065,245,037,275,377,130,292,365,446,459
Pye	0600	584,065,040,041
Quelle	0604	065,038,039,533,540,563,572,582,582,098,102,112,228,
more..		241,280,334,355,356,389
Questa	0863	060,064
Radiola	0611	065,584,040,351
Radiomarelli	0612	115,229,544
Rank Arena	0928	064
RBM	0606	098
Rediffusion	0617	229,389
Revox	0621	065,398
Rex	0622	234,191,287,292
RFT	0608	115,456
R-Line	0605	065
Roadstar	0625	037,292,246,446
Saba	0645	315,241,103,115,191,137,544,371,224,226,327,363,233,
more..		585,596
Saccs	0929	266
Saikou	0648	285
Saisho	0649	039,205,263,544,037,061,288,239,292,382,459,572,245
Salora	0651	391,576,389,191,222,377,384,387,389
Sambers	0652	241,544,104,130,342
Samsung	0060	065,584,037,245,476,398,516,292,318,037
Sandra	0654	244
Sanyo	0159	236,073,100,064,174,185,367,039,245,246,398,241
Saville	0662	051
SBR	0635	065,584,040,041,071,221
Schaub Lorenz	0664	389,585
Schneider	0665	065,040,331,572,422,364,351,380,245,246,275,399,041
SEG	0636	245,292,064,104
SEI	0637	115,130,038,205,241,322
Sei-Sinudyne	0930	038,544,572
Seleco	0672	234,191,287,390,439
Sentra	0674	063,246,037
Sharp	0093	121,064,065
Shorai	0677	322
Siarem	0679	544,191,115,130,241
Siemens	0680	219,563,582,228,223,329,241,355,356,185,065
Silver	0864	064,389,207
Singer	0688	115
Sinudyne	0689	205,115,263,130,241,322
Skantic	0690	384
Solavox	0695	191,100,576,060
Sonitron	0698	236,398,367
Sonoko	0699	037,065

Sonolor	0931	236,191,243
Sontec	0700	065,398
Sony	0000	533,038,039,064
Soundwave	0702	446,065
Standard	0707	246,037,245
Stern	0719	234,287,191
Sunkai	0721	322,383,349,054
Susumu	0729	246,363
Sysline	0932	065
Tandy	0741	246,100,245,191
Tashiko	0745	191,064,387,245,060,391,285,174,071,244
Tatung	0049	065,100,544,300,277,245,272,077
Tec	0746	245,275
Technema	0933	348
Technics	0250	278,678
TechnolAce	0934	207
Teleavia	0755	137,233,361,371,518,596
Telefunken	0757	137,594,499,102,112,129,363,280,290,334,101,371,241,
more..		033,505,526,596
Telemeister	0760	348,065
Teletech	0762	037,065
Teleton	0763	234,245,377,391
Tensai	0767	132,246,065,322,345,348
Texet	0935	244,246,037,402
Thomson	0771	363,315,427,137,361,224,226,327,371,065,518,596,377,
Thorn	0772	101,221,220,218,527,065,521,402,540,063,100,102,112,
more..		132,533,563,581
Thorn-Ferguson	0936	371
Tomashi	0774	310
Toshiba	0156	536,581,063,271,098
Triumph	0786	271,205,544
Uher	0792	234,348,331
Ultra	0793	220
Ultravox	0794	115,130
Universum		0802374,133,563,520,398,065,132,292,449
Vestel	0808	065
Videosat	0937	275
Videotechnic	0938	245
Videoton		0939459
Vision		0941065,348
Visorex		0818460
Voxson		0820115,191
Waltham		0821245,384
Watson		0822065,348
Watt Radio		0823130,342,572
Wega		0825064,115
White Westinghouse	0830	348,244,065
Yoko		0840292,065,245,459
Zanussi		0843234,391,245