Ah, didn't realize it was possible. You really can learn something every day! ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Nutt To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 3:17 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: turning off auto shutdown feature on sky+hd box? Hi Simon, I can't remember how to do it honestly, but what I did was to ring up the Sky Disability team and they gave me exact keystrokes on the remote to do it. They are excellent. Give it a try. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of goshawk on horseback Sent: 04 December 2013 07:19 To: philips_vcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; classic-vcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; vcrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; tvi-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; TVConnections@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; hometheatershack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; dvd-audio96kHz24bit_hdcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; blindgadgets@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; blindaudio; access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] turning off auto shutdown feature on sky+hd box? hello all, does anyone know if there is a way to turn off the feature on a sky+hd box, that makes it turn off after a certain amount of time? as this feature is a total pest when trying to use it with a good old video recorder! as half the time, by the time the VCR comes on, the sky+hd box has shutdown, so nothing records! it is driving me mad, and I really want to stop the sky+hd box from doing this, if I can. Simon