How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

04-04-2018 7:25pm

My Sky box updated the software this morning and the trick I outlined still works! Happy with that!

twinklerunner · 04-04-2018 7:30pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

My Sky box updated the software this morning and the trick I outlined still works! Happy with that!

Same here. Can you stop posting about it now

jca · 01-05-2018 9:28am

I have ITV +1, ITV 2 3 &4+1's all recordable in the new +1 tab on one box only. 2 3 and 4 +1 were available on the other box but stupidly I unplugged the box to see would the old card trick work and they disappeared... If you have them don't unplug the box!!

irishfeen · 01-05-2018 9:48am

jca wrote: »

I have ITV +1, ITV 2 3 &4+1's all recordable in the new +1 tab on one box only. 2 3 and 4 +1 were available on the other box but stupidly I unplugged the box to see would the old card trick work and they disappeared... If you have them don't unplug the box!!

jca I presume this is on the old sky hd boxes and not on SkyQ?

jca · 01-05-2018 10:00am

irishfeen wrote: »

jca I presume this is on the old sky hd boxes and not on SkyQ?

Yea the old boxes. I wonder would a reboot of the box restore what I lost? I'm raging I touched the box at all.

Bodan · 03-10-2018 12:37pm

twinklerunner wrote: »

Same here. Can you stop posting about it now

I just got the latest software update R020 and the bug is still there. I use it daily now it would be a real downgrade if it was removed.

DigiDec · 03-10-2018 4:53pm

Just go back into the +1 channels the old way via other channels and they will re-appear in the +1 tab They only disappear if you reboot your box or have a power cut etc

12-10-2018 4:59pm

I powered off my Sky HD box due to the storms! I lost all the ITV 2,3,& 4 +1s,Ch5 +1.Will they return or do i have to do a reboot? Does a reboot just mean unplugging it and plugging it in again or a planner rebuild! I dont want to lose anything on the planner!

DigiDec · 12-10-2018 5:05pm

The +1 channels are no longer available in the +1 tab since a software update yesterday.
However the record trick still works for any channel that you have stored in other channels. )remind or record the now or next program only.)

Chocolatito · 13-10-2018 7:12pm

I enter these details into "Add Channels" on my Sky box:

10.964 H 22000 5/6

Channel 5 comes up, along with other channels. I instruct the Sky box to store the channels and it says it does that. However when I go to the "Other Channels" tab it is still empty.

What should I do?

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 7:17pm

Press the yellow button to place a tick beside the channel you want to add then press Select and then select again, then go other channels and should be there

irishfeen · 13-10-2018 7:18pm

DigiDec wrote: »

Press the yellow button to place a tick beside the channel you wan too ass then press Select and then select again, then go other channels and should be there

Lol “ass” .. this is boards not pornhub.. auto correct a bitch

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 7:18pm

lol my bad

Chocolatito · 13-10-2018 7:25pm

DigiDec wrote: »

Press the yellow button to place a tick beside the channel you want to add then press Select and then select again, then go other channels and should be there

The yellow button are ticked, as they are by default. I didn't untick any channel.

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 7:28pm

You must have a tick beside the channel you want to add then press select and select again when prompted.

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 7:29pm

They are not ticked by default, you must tick them to add them

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 8:01pm

Chocolatito wrote: »

The yellow button are ticked, as they are by default. I didn't untick any channel.

Did you get it sorted?

Chocolatito · 13-10-2018 8:04pm

No. In the first page of this topic it appears I may need a FTV card.

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 8:05pm

Channel 5 is Free to Air so you wont need a FTV card

Chocolatito · 13-10-2018 8:24pm

These are the settings I enter into my Skybox:

https://imgur.com/a/9Sh4uBi

This is what I see after I press "Find Channels". Notice the channels are all ticked.

https://imgur.com/a/oHhnczf

I then press Select and this comes up:

https://imgur.com/a/JJjEQ6l

However when I go into "Other Channels" this is all I see:

https://imgur.com/a/fxlwqYm

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 8:27pm

OK that's it. See your last picture - just press select and they will appear

Chocolatito · 13-10-2018 8:34pm

DigiDec wrote: »

OK that's it. See your last picture - just press select and they will appear

When I pressed Select on the last picture this appeared:

https://imgur.com/a/3P5FJSz

DigiDec · 13-10-2018 8:41pm

OK make sure you are pressing select the second time when prompted when you are adding the channels

Chocolatito · 13-10-2018 8:59pm

DigiDec wrote: »

OK make sure you are pressing select the second time when prompted when you are adding the channels

On this picture? https://imgur.com/a/JJjEQ6l

I definitely do press select a second time.

muffler · 13-10-2018 9:49pm

Chocolatito wrote: »

On this picture? https://imgur.com/a/JJjEQ6l

I definitely do press select a second time.

I havent had Sky for some time now but I do recall having to press the yellow or green buttons to save after adding the channels. Maybe its changed now but have you done this or is there an option to do so?

Chocolatito · 14-10-2018 1:43am

muffler wrote: »

I havent had Sky for some time now but I do recall having to press the yellow or green buttons to save after adding the channels. Maybe its changed now but have you done this or is there an option to do so?

Unfortunately not.

DigiDec · 14-10-2018 3:18pm

Did you try rebooting your box?

DigiDec · 15-10-2018 11:55am

Chocolatito wrote: »

Unfortunately not.

I know a way to fix the problem you are having with your other channels

Chocolatito · 22-10-2018 8:55am

DigiDec wrote: »

Did you try rebooting your box?

Yes, it didn't work.

DigiDec wrote: »

I know a way to fix the problem you are having with your other channels

Please tell me the solution.

DigiDec · 22-10-2018 1:16pm

This worked for me,

try adding a channel from a different freq, after adding it all my other channels were available to view

Chocolatito · 25-10-2018 12:26pm

DigiDec wrote: »

This worked for me,

try adding a channel from a different freq, after adding it all my other channels were available to view

It didn't work

Bodan · 25-10-2018 1:28pm

Chocolatito wrote: »

It didn't work

Go into Help and select Sky+ rebuild, that will bring them all back.

Chocolatito · 25-10-2018 3:01pm

Bodan wrote: »

Go into Help and select Sky+ rebuild, that will bring them all back.

THANK YOU! That worked.

reni10 · 02-01-2019 7:05pm

I don't think the instructions in this thread work any more to get the UK EPG on an Irish Sky+ HD box?

So what is the cheapest option to get the UK EPG working now on the box?

I just want the BBCs and ITV's etc on the EPG so I can get some reuse out of an old Sky+HD box for a smal tv

swoofer · 02-01-2019 7:32pm

get one of those sky uk cards. look on ebay

reni10 · 03-01-2019 1:36pm

swoofer wrote: »

get one of those sky uk cards. look on ebay

Thanks for the response, do you need to keep the UK card in the box at all times or do you only need it once to switch it over?

Thanks...

gtg60 · 03-01-2019 1:40pm

reni10 wrote: »

Thanks for the response, do you need to keep the UK card in the box at all times or do you only need it once to switch it over?

Thanks...

The UK channels will remain until the box is turned off after which the Irish EPG will return so yes you do need to keep the card in the box all the time PLUS there are a few channels that will not work without the card in the box.

brandonviewer · 03-01-2019 11:47pm

gtg60 wrote: »

The UK channels will remain until the box is turned off after which the Irish EPG will return so yes you do need to keep the card in the box all the time PLUS there are a few channels that will not work without the card in the box.

i have two sky plus boxes which hold the uk epg even if the card is not in them. I just make sure not to power them off at the mains. Haven't spotted any loss of channels either but could be wrong

Storm 10 · 04-01-2019 1:24pm

gtg60 wrote: »

The UK channels will remain until the box is turned off after which the Irish EPG will return so yes you do need to keep the card in the box all the time PLUS there are a few channels that will not work without the card in the box.

I have two sky boxes and one with paid Sky for the living room the other two are in bedrooms, I removed the card from the main box put it into the other two boxes tuned in all the FTA stuff lined up correctly, removed the card and put it back into the paid box and the other two boxes have never lost the UK channel line up and there are no cards in them.

gtg60 · 04-01-2019 3:05pm

If you have older non HD boxes then you're fine but there's still a dozen or so channels you won't get without the UK card, otherwise, it's fine until the box reboots or has a software update.

We used to pay £25 for these cards back in the day, it was a bargain then and now you can pick them up for a fraction of that it's silly not to have one.

How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

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