[access-uk] Re: sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!

  • From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 08:51:17 +0100

so does that mean I have to scroll through about 400 channels to reach 501 Sky News?


...Damon


----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 9:49 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!


Hi Damon

Yes it has two rows of buttons along the bottom of the Gnome. There is a volume up and down, buttons 1 to 10, and a channel up and down facility. You can change channels wherever the Gnome is as long as you are within range of its transmitter.


Jackie

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 6:08 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!


Does the gnome have a numberpad that you can dial your channel number up with?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Baisez" <baisez.marie@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:52 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!


Yes Jackie, my curiosity is satisfied, sounds like a useful nifty little gadget, thank you for taking the time to describe it for us. Must find out if my TV provider Canal Sat. sells such a thing, would save me having to walk with headphones on all over the house and garden and sometimes meet up with a tree when I watch tennis matches.
Cheers now,
Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:22 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!


Hi Marie

Well, the Sky Gnome is not a soft cuddly little fellow. In fact, he isn't like a gnome at all.

The Sky Gnome has a flat bottom with little rubberised feet on it to stop it sliding about. It is kind of pyramid-shaped with a flat screen on the front. Underneath the screen are two rows of buttons that allow you to manipulate the device. The sides slope up to a point with the stereo speakers at the rear. Basically, what the Sky Gnome allows you to do is listen to Sky channels around the house or in the garden. You have a transmitter bit that plugs into the Sky box to receive the Sky Gnome.

It runs on a rechargeable battery that lasts about eight hours I think. You can listen to it through headphones if you wish, and I think - if my memory serves me right - it costs about £65. You can get it in bright orange or blue.

I love the wee fellow. It is one of those things that is a favourite and goes around the house if I'm listening to a footy or tennis match on Sky at the time. He's been everywhere from the bathroom to outside, and works a treat.

I wrote a review about it some time ago called A Roam With The Gnome, if anyone wants it off list.

Hope that solves the curiosity (smile).

Jackie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Baisez" <baisez.marie@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:08 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!


Just as a matter of interest because I couldn't have one of those here even if I wanted one since it wouldn't work what is it and what does it do that is so special and fabulous? something to do with radio signals, guessing by the post about it but what? describe it in your inimitable way Jackie please!
Can you take it to bed with you? is it furry?
better stop here, will be told off by the powers that be in a second...
Marie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:53 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!


Hi Martin

Isn't the little Gnome fabulous? I've got an orange one, and he doesn't even resemble a gnome.

We changed the frequency because they interfered with Ian's cordless headphones. I wouldn't like to be without it.

Jackie
----- Original Message ----- From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:20 PM
Subject: [access-uk] sky gnome, fro and possible outside interference? a solution!


Hi all.

has anyone who uses a sky gnome suffered this problem?

you're listening to your sky gnome, when you get serious white noise? switching off the sky box, but leaving the gnome on results in you getting a
strong signal from someone else's overenthusiastic fm transmitter?

if so, you can change the frequency the sky gnome works on. to do this
follow these instructions.

Changing sky gnome RF.

1. Press and hold the sky button on the sky gnome until you see the
menu.
2. Press a number from one to 4 on the sky gnome to choose one of the
four frequencies.
3. within ten seconds point the sky remote control at the set top box
and press the same number as on the gnome
4. press the standby button on the sky remote control to apply the
settings and the base station will turn set top box back on
5. If the box does not turn on automatically press the standby button
to turn it back on and start the process again from step one..
make sure your TV is on to help you in this process.


possible issues.

step one says to look for the menu to pop up on the sky gnome screen. if you are blind or vi you cannot do this, so the solution I found was to hold the button in for ten seconds once you hear sound from the sky gnome.
also, once you press a number between one and four, btw, the default
manufacturer setting is to broadcast on channel one, you will hear the sky gnome broadcasting white noise. you then press the corresponding button on the sky remote, E.G. to switch to channel three from one, press three on the gnome and then three on the remote. Then switch off your box with the standby button on the remote. note: if your reset has been successful, you will hear a little white noise as the sky box switches to standby. if it is
not successful, you will just hear it go silent.

any further questions please reply.

Hope to hear from you soon.

From Martin.

Please email me at:

m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks


Please visit my website:

www.martin-wilsher.co.uk

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