gnomes are great, i like mine, though I wish they'd do spare battery packs for them as the battery packs are combined cells which tend to die after some time, and do not have the life of say a lythiam ion battery. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 31 January 2008 13:53 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq