How to add extra channels to your sky box (Ireland)

How to add ITV 1,2,3,4, Channel 5 on your Sky Box.

To add channels to your "Other Channels" option, do the following :

With your skybox turned on, press the "services" button (near the top of the remote)

Select 4 (system setup) then 4 again ("Add Channels")

In the appropiate fields enter the following (move through the fields using the up & down arrow keys)

For Channel 5 :
Toggle polarisation to : H
Toggle symbol rate to 22000
Toggle FEC to :5/6
Select the last button - Find Channels
After a few seconds the channels should appear.
Use the yellow button to place a tick beside each one you wish to store.
When finished ticking, press "Select". Channels will now be stored.

You can view them by pressing the "services button", then 7 "Other Channels" (Other Channels is option 9 on sky + & sky + HD), use the arrow keys to move to the channelyou want & press "Select"

ITV1/ITV2/ITV4
Select number 4 (system setup) then 4 again (Add Channels)
In the frequency field enter : 10.758,
Toggle polarisation to V
Toggle symbol rate to 22000
Toggle FEC to : 5/6

Select the last button - Find Channels
After a few seconds the channels should appear.
Use the yellow button to place a tick beside each one you wish to store.
When finished ticking, press "Select". Channels will now be stored.


You can view them by pressing the "services button", then 7 "Other Channels" (Other Channels is option 9 on sky + & sky + HD), use the arrow keys to move to the channelyou want & press "Select"

ITV 3

Select number 4 (system setup) then 4 again (Add Channels)
In the frequency field enter : 10.906,
Toggle polarisation to V
Toggle symbol rate to 22000
Toggle FEC to : 5/6


Select the last button - Find Channels
After a few seconds the channels should appear.
Use the yellow button to place a tick beside each one you wish to store.
When finished ticking, press "Select". Channels will now be stored.


You can view them by pressing the "services button", then 7 "Other Channels" (Other Channels is option 9 on sky + & sky + HD), use the arrow keys to move to the channelyou want & press "Select"

ITV 2 + 1

Select number 4 (system setup) then 4 again (Add Channels)
In the frequency field enter : 10.891,
Toggle polarisation to H
Toggle symbol rate to 22000
Toggle FEC to : 5/6


Select the last button - Find Channels
After a few seconds the channels should appear.
Use the yellow button to place a tick beside each one you wish to store.
When finished ticking, press "Select". Channels will now be stored.


You can view them by pressing the "services button", then 7 "Other Channels" (Other Channels is option 9 on sky + & sky + HD), use the arrow keys to move to the channelyou want & press "Select"

ITV 4 + 1

Select number 4 (system setup) then 4 again (Add Channels)
In the frequency field enter : 10.832,
Toggle polarisation to H
Toggle symbol rate to 22000
Toggle FEC to : 5/6


Select the last button - Find Channels
After a few seconds the channels should appear.
Use the yellow button to place a tick beside each one you wish to store.
When finished ticking, press "Select". Channels will now be stored.


You can view them by pressing the "services button", then 7 "Other Channels" (Other Channels is option 9 on sky + & sky + HD), use the arrow keys to move to the channelyou want & press "Select

here are a few more frequencies for your sky box
following the above steps that noel has laid out

10714.00 H 22000 5/6 - channel 4, film 4, film 4+1, more4+1

10729.00 V 22000 5/6 - e4+1, channel 4+1, more4

hope they help

good stuff guys, is there anything similar for enteehell? my dad just went digital. or am i just harking back to the days of yore?

This is just for sky wheelo

Works 100% though

i know, my mother in law has done this for herself, and has thaught the neighbours how to do theirs, she was 70 when she did it first. this is the same woman who cant send a text on a mobile..... work that one out for yourself

I do applaud her( your mother in law) at her age, brilliant
its that spirit that will hopefully crack nag3

If she can do that, i might even keep her daughter for another while:cheesy grin::cheesy grin:

about 3 weeks ago i added bbc hd in other channels and 2 days ago i see it listed under hd channels,no sign of itv hd yet

Thanks lads

A good few mates have the sky boxes (I`ll pass this on to them) & I`m thinking of getting one for the football next season.

This is handy to know.

thanks guys