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SETTING UP YOUR SKY/SKY+ BOX TO WORK WITH tvLINK

1)  Put your Sky/Sky+ box’s plug back into the wall socket and turn on the TV and the Sky/Sky+ 

box. Wait for Sky digital to start up.

2)  Press 

services 

on your Sky/Sky+ remote control.

3)  Select 

System Setup

 to see the 

System Setup 

screen.

4)  Press the key sequence 

0

1

 

then 

select

.  

You don’t see anything onscreen until the 

 

Installer Setup 

screen appears.

5)  Select 

RF Outlets

 to see the 

RF Outlet 

screen.

6)  Make a note of the 

RF Channel Number 

here:  _ _ _  

You may need this number to tune the second TV to the 
Sky/Sky+ box.

7)  Highlight 

RF Outlet Power Supply 

and use the left/right  

arrow to choose 

ON

.

8)  Select 

Save New Settings

.

9)  Press 

Sky 

to come out of the 

Services 

screens and check that you can still see all your usual 

satellite channels on this TV (the main TV). 
Your tvLINK lights red showing that this part of the setup is done.

Summary of Contents for tvLink

Page 1: ...se read this guide carefully to make sure the setup is done properly WHAT YOU NEED TO USE tvLINK Your basic tvLINK kit includes 1 tvLINK connector to fit into the second TV 1 tvLINK eye 1 male and 1 female coaxial connector In addition you need to purchase a high quality coaxial cable to reach from the Sky Sky box to the second TV and a second remote control to use with the new setup USING tvLINK ...

Page 2: ...n run indoors or outdoors Avoid any tight bends and make sure there are no kinks in the cable 4 Fit the female coaxial connector to the Sky Sky box end of the cable Fit the male connector to the other end to go into your second TV See Fitting the connectors for details 5 Connect the female end of the coaxial cable to the RF out 2 port on your Sky Sky box 6 Connect the tvLINK s TV connector to the ...

Page 3: ...trands 3 Cut the dielectric around the inner core and cut the copper core to 8mm in length 4 Feed the inner copper core into the connector 5 Push the cap back along the cable until it meets the connector making sure the copper strands are wrapped over the connector It is crucial that the copper strands don t touch the inner copper core ...

Page 4: ... anything onscreen until the Installer Setup screen appears 5 Select RF Outlets to see the RF Outlet screen 6 Make a note of the RF Channel Number here _ _ _ You may need this number to tune the second TV to the Sky Sky box 7 Highlight RF Outlet Power Supply and use the left right arrow to choose ON 8 Select Save New Settings 9 Press Sky to come out of the Services screens and check that you can s...

Page 5: ...ur Sky Sky box See your TV s user guide for details and use the number you wrote down opposite if necessary 3 Point your Sky Sky remote control directly at the tvLINK eye and run through all your satellite channels to check that they re available on the second TV That s it You can now watch and control your Sky digital channels in a different room ...

Page 6: ...Sky box If your second TV is connected to isolated outlet plates you ll have to replace them with non isolated plates If you can t see your Sky digital channels on the second TV and don t see anything wrong with the connection try switching off the equipment and waiting for 10 seconds Turn on the power and try again For more information or troubleshooting tips refer to the Sky Accessory pages of s...

Page 7: ...FINAL SETUP OVERVIEW minidish aerial tvLINK eye infrared second TV tvLINK main TV coaxial cable not included Sky Sky box VCR ...

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