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Help I am dogsitting for a friend and cannot for the life of me get any sense out of the tv! There are two remote controls, I remember them saying you switch it on with one and then choose what you watch with the other - they have Sky - so any ideas which buttons I press to get basic ITV - it keeps coming up saying 'No Signal' with a countdown of five minutes - did a couple of times go onto the channel at the bottom of the screen but said 'no information' then after a few seconds goes back to 'No Signal'. Any ideas?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Your post suggests that the wrong input is selected for the TV. (i.e. it's looking for a signal from an aerial, or similar, when it should be taking the output from the Sky box).
Make sure you know which remote is which.
Turn the TV on. (I'm assuming that the Sky box is on by default. If not, make sure that's turned on too).
On the remote control for the TV, look for a 'Source' button. It might be labelled 'Source', 'Src', 'Input' or something similar but it's usually marked by a rounded rectangle with an arrow pointing into it, like this: https:/ /tinyur l.com/y ddnr7l3 . Press that button.
You'll now see a menu offering options such as 'DTV', 'Scart', 'HDMI1'. (The exact labels vary across different TV models). Use the Up and Down buttons to move between those options. The one you want is probably something like 'HDMI1' but it doesn't really matter. Just go through the available options until a picture appears. When it does, press the 'OK' or 'Select' button to confirm the option. (It's often the biggest button on the remote control).
From then on that remote control should only be used to turn the TV set on or off (and possibly to control the volume). Use the other (Sky) remote control to change channels.
Make sure you know which remote is which.
Turn the TV on. (I'm assuming that the Sky box is on by default. If not, make sure that's turned on too).
On the remote control for the TV, look for a 'Source' button. It might be labelled 'Source', 'Src', 'Input' or something similar but it's usually marked by a rounded rectangle with an arrow pointing into it, like this: https:/
You'll now see a menu offering options such as 'DTV', 'Scart', 'HDMI1'. (The exact labels vary across different TV models). Use the Up and Down buttons to move between those options. The one you want is probably something like 'HDMI1' but it doesn't really matter. Just go through the available options until a picture appears. When it does, press the 'OK' or 'Select' button to confirm the option. (It's often the biggest button on the remote control).
From then on that remote control should only be used to turn the TV set on or off (and possibly to control the volume). Use the other (Sky) remote control to change channels.
Try this with the Sky remote:
Press TV then Help.
If the Sky remote has been programmed for the tv, then this will change the input source on the tv.
If the first press of Help doesn't brung up the right channel, press it again until it does.
Remember to rpess Sky to turn the remote back into controling the Sky box.
Press TV then Help.
If the Sky remote has been programmed for the tv, then this will change the input source on the tv.
If the first press of Help doesn't brung up the right channel, press it again until it does.
Remember to rpess Sky to turn the remote back into controling the Sky box.