Question for anyone that has Sky

Tatts · 1st March 2009, 20:58

I have cable at home, so I don't know the answer.

At work we have Sky, the full package, no Sky+ or HD etc. Just the bog
standard Sky box.

For the past 2 or 3 weeks it's started turning itself off, by that I mean
going into stand-by. It never used to. I could leave it on a certain
channel, and it would still be on that channel 12 hours later.

Has Sky sent an 'upgrade' down the phone line, which turns the receiver off
after a certain amount of time, or is the receiver about to croak?

Thanks

teethgrinder · 1st March 2009, 21:14

One of the firmware updates a while back added am auto off. If there if no use of the remote for a couple of hours afte midnight it'll turn off to save power ie pander to hippies. You can turn it off though.

Tatts · 1st March 2009, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by teethgrinder

One of the firmware updates a while back added am auto off. If there if no use of the remote for a couple of hours afte midnight it'll turn off to save power ie pander to hippies. You can turn it off though.

Ahhhhhh! That explains it then!

Do you know how to turn it off?

Kandyman · 1st March 2009, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by teethgrinder

One of the firmware updates a while back added am auto off. If there if no use of the remote for a couple of hours afte midnight it'll turn off to save power ie pander to hippies. You can turn it off though.

What he said.

Happens on my sky HD box as well

JohnDotCom · 1st March 2009, 21:22

Just turn the annoying facility off, only put there to placate these save the Planet types.
Most annoying if routed through a distribution amp to watch a film in Bedroom!

nairda · 2nd March 2009, 12:26

Ah-ha! So that's what happened to my PVR recording last Friday!!?? Got back from the pub and thought, "Oh, we can watch that programme I recorded earlier". Halfway through, a 'message' appeared saying the Sky box was going to switch off. Bit naff I thought as how would anyone wishing to record a whole series, or record favourite shows whilst on holiday, do so? Now I know....

I assume that to switch this 'feature' off, one has to do so in the settings? In which case I shall do the necessary when I get home later....

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teethgrinder Avid contributor 75 Club SE 1.8, 414Si Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Prudhoe Posts: 124 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	One of the firmware updates a while back added am auto off. If there if no use of the remote for a couple of hours afte midnight it'll turn off to save power ie pander to hippies. You can turn it off though.

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Just turn the annoying facility off, only put there to placate these save the Planet types. Most annoying if routed through a distribution amp to watch a film in Bedroom!