Sky box fan 3 second intervals

[Adam181056]

Sky Q box. Fan keeps turning on and off every three seconds? 

[oldfella]

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@Adam181056 wrote:

Sky Q box. Fan keeps turning on and off every three seconds? 

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Hi @Adam181056 

Is the Q box totally enclosed or stacked with other devices?

They do need plenty of ventilation and can run quite warm especially in hot ambient conditions.

If this isn't the issue then try a Reset Settings in the Q box hidden menu.
To enter hidden menu press Home and navigate down to Settings but do not select Settings.
With Settings highlighted press 0 0 1 Select.
Only Carry out the first Reset (Reset Settings) as the other two will wipe all recordings.
After the Reset you will have to re pair your Bluetooth remote If you use one.
If you cannot switch the Q box on with the remote after the Reset press the Standby button (Amber led) on the front of the box.
To re pair the remote press 1 & 3 together on the remote and follow onscreen instructions to re pair.

Make sure that you are pointing the remote at the Q box when you press 1 & 3 together.

Resetting the settings will also reset:

Audio visual settings, such as picture resolution and HDMI control
Settings changed within the hidden engineer menu, include LNB type. If on a communal dish you need to reset the LNB to SCR in the hidden menu. After changing the LNB type you need to reboot the Q box.

[TimmyBGood]

@Adam181056 

Almost certainly hardware failure requiring a box swap-out.  Remember to remove the viewing card before handing over the old box, and check for a separate power supply transformer in the packaging of the replacement.

[Adam181056]

Thank you really appreciate the feed back.@TimmyBGood