Re: wireless sky part 2

In message <GKGdnfqzHdcA4o3eRVnysg@xxxxxxxxx>
George Woodbine <george@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> in2minds wrote:
>
> > just looked at the back of my sky box, there are 2 RF out...
> > 1 marked RF Out and the other marked RF-2 9v DC 75mA max
> > anyone know what RF-2 is for/can be used for ?
>
> It has the same use as RF-1, to send the output elsewhere.
>
> However the port optionally sends 9 volts down the RF lead, usually to
> power magic eyes.

You can also use it to control a sky/sky+ box from a PC (with a
suitable interface), which is far better than the more common 'IR
blaster' solutions if you want to use a sky box as part of a PVR
solution or want to be able to access a sky+ box over the internet.

Joseph

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Joseph Heenan, Glasgow, UK http://www.heenan.me.uk/
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