Your Sky viewing card is linked to your account and allows your Sky box to access your subscription channels. To use your viewing card, it must be activated and paired with your Sky box.
You can pair your viewing card with a Sky+HD box lots of different ways.
Using the Sky remote
Make sure your Sky box is connected to an active broadband connection:
- Press Services, 0, 0, 1, Select, Setup will be highlighted
- Scroll across to the ‘New Install’ tab
- Press Select 3 times to navigate through menus
- You will see “callback in progress” message
Online
Make sure your Viewing Card is in your Sky box.
- Go to sky.com/activate and sign in using your Sky ID
- Enter card/box details
- Select Pair Card
To find your viewing card and version number of your Sky box press Services> Settings> System Details.
My Sky app
- Log in using your Sky ID
- Select Manage Account
- Select TV, then TV Settings,
- Click Activate Card option
- Follow on-screen instructions
How did you pair your Sky viewing card?
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