technomate 1500 + sky cards

jimmyjim11

can you use a sky card with TM 1500 ?

can you use tvlink.co.uk for sky box with TM 1500?

TIA

Pal

jimmyjim11 wrote:

can you use a sky card with TM 1500 ?

Yes but you need a Dragon cam and a Sky subscription (and probably need to change the cam firmware which is tricky if you don't know what I'm talking about).

jimmyjim11 wrote:

can you use tvlink.co.uk for sky box with TM 1500? TIA

Your question doesn't make sense. Tvlink is a device that works the same box from different rooms. What exactly do you want to achieve ?

jimmyjim11

will the tv link work on a tm 1500 box,
like it dose on a sky box ?

cheers pal.

byte

jimmyjim11 wrote:

will the tv link work on a tm 1500 box,
like it dose on a sky box ?

cheers pal.

No. It's designed to work with Sky STB's only.

Use a standard remote extender for the TM1500.

ethernet

jimmyjim11 wrote:

will the tv link work on a tm 1500 box,
like it dose on a sky box ?

cheers pal.

Those TV links require a small DC voltage from the RF2 output of the digibox to relay the remote control commands. Other TV links exist for this purpose.

Pal

jimmyjim11 wrote:

will the tv link work on a tm 1500 box,
like it dose on a sky box ?

cheers pal.

Send your TM1500 channels up to the bedroom with a cheap video sender from Argos. Works perfect. No wiring. There is a second scart on the TM box you plug the video sender in to.

Buy a second TM remote control. None of the 'one for all' brands or any other programmable remote controllers will work no matter what they say on the list of compatible devices. You can only get a TM remote control online. No shops sell them. Or maybe Aquos (regular poster) might be able to help.

PS
If you didn't know already, TM1500 is one of the best boxes you can get.

byte

The Made For You universal remote controls work Technomates OK. However, they're programmed with a PC and an IR dongle.

Have a TM1500CI+ myself also, great box.

Pal

Thanks.

WTF is an IR dongle ?

byte

IR = Infra Red. The software for the remote has all the codes, you select which code you want, and then point the remote at the dongle, and the data transfers to the remote.

Pal

clever