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Dusky Control - list of Sky remote codes

Where the same code is present with and without a key_ prefix, the one with the prefix is the one sent by the (now discontinued) 'Sky Navigator' when the remote is opened up so the keyboard is visible.

To control a Sky HD, you may use either the sky+ codes or the sky HD ones - sky HD boxes respond to both sets of signals.

To control a Foxtel iQ, use the Sky+ codes.

To control a Foxtel Pace 420, use the Sky codes.

Please see the protocol documentation for a full explanation of how to use these control codes.

Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
0 0000 0C00 5C00 0
1 0001 0C01 5C01 1
2 0002 0C02 5C02 2
3 0003 0C03 5C03 3
4 0004 0C04 5C04 4
5 0005 0C05 5C05 5
6 0006 0C06 5C06 6
7 0007 0C07 5C07 7
8 0008 0C08 5C08 8
9 0009 0C09 5C09 9
power 000C 0C0C 5C0C fp
channel-up 0020 0C20 5C20 f+
channel-down 0021 0C21 5C21 f-
pause 0024^(*) 0C24 5C24 fa
fastforward 0028^(*) 0C28 5C28 ff
text 003C 0C3C 5C3C ft
rewind 003D^(*) 0C3D 5C3D fw
play 003E^(*) 0C3E 5C3E fl
stop 003F^(*) 0C3F 5C3F fs
record 0040^(*) 0C40 5C40 fr
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
low-battery - - 5C47 N/A
cursor-up 0058 0C58 5C58 cu
cursor-down 0059 0C59 5C59 cd
cursor-left 005A 0C5A 5C5A cl
cursor-right 005B 0C5B 5C5B cr
select 005C 0C5C 5C5C cs
red 006D 0C6D 5C6D CR
green 006E 0C6E 5C6E CG
yellow 006F 0C6F 5C6F CY
blue 0070 0C70 5C70 CB
boxoffice 007D 0C7D 5C7D bo
services 007E 0C7E 5C7E sr
sky 0080 0C80 5C80 sk
help 0081 0C81 5C81 hl
backup 0083 0C83 5C83 bk
tv 0084 0C84 5C84 tv
i 00CB 0CCB 5CCB if
tvguide 00CC 0CCC 5CCC tg
interactive 00F5 0CF5 5CF5 in
key_power 030C 020C 5D0C⁽⁺⁾ kp
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
key_ch+ 0320 0220 5D20⁽⁺⁾ k+
key_ch- 0321 0221 5D21⁽⁺⁾ k-
key_left 035D 025D 5D5D⁽⁺⁾ kl
key_right 035E 025E 5D5E⁽⁺⁾ kr
key_up 035F 025F 5D5F⁽⁺⁾ ku
key_down 0360 0260 5D60⁽⁺⁾ kd
key_select 0361 0261 5D61⁽⁺⁾ ks
key_help 0362 0262 5D62⁽⁺⁾ kh
key_text 0363 0263 5D63⁽⁺⁾ kx
key_info 0364 0264 5D64⁽⁺⁾ ki
key_backup 0365 0265 5D65⁽⁺⁾ kb
key_red 0366 0266 5D66⁽⁺⁾ kR
key_green 0367 0267 5D67⁽⁺⁾ kG
key_yellow 0368 0268 5D68⁽⁺⁾ kY
key_blue 0369 0269 5D69⁽⁺⁾ kB
key_sky 0380 0280 5D80⁽⁺⁾ kS
key_tv 0384 0284 5D84⁽⁺⁾ kT
key_home 0388 0288 5D88⁽⁺⁾ kH
key_del 0389 0289 5D89⁽⁺⁾ kX
key_end 038A 028A 5D8A⁽⁺⁾ kE
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
key_pageup 038B 028B 5D8B⁽⁺⁾ kU
key_pagedown 038C 028C 5D8C⁽⁺⁾ kD
key_esc 038D 028D 5D8D⁽⁺⁾ ke
key_tab 038E 028E 5D8E⁽⁺⁾ ka
key_return 038F 028F 5D8F⁽⁺⁾ kJ
key_backspace 0390 0290 5D90⁽⁺⁾ kc
key_space 0391 0291 5D91⁽⁺⁾ kw
key_a 0396 0296 5D96⁽⁺⁾ Ka
key_b 0397 0297 5D97⁽⁺⁾ Kb
key_c 0398 0298 5D98⁽⁺⁾ Kc
key_d 0399 0299 5D99⁽⁺⁾ Kd
key_e 039A 029A 5D9A⁽⁺⁾ Ke
key_f 039B 029B 5D9B⁽⁺⁾ Kf
key_g 039C 029C 5D9C⁽⁺⁾ Kg
key_h 039D 029D 5D9D⁽⁺⁾ Kh
key_i 039E 029E 5D9E⁽⁺⁾ Ki
key_j 039F 029F 5D9F⁽⁺⁾ Kj
key_k 03A0 02A0 5DA0⁽⁺⁾ Kk
key_l 03A1 02A1 5DA1⁽⁺⁾ Kl
key_m 03A2 02A2 5DA2⁽⁺⁾ Km
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
key_n 03A3 02A3 5DA3⁽⁺⁾ Kn
key_o 03A4 02A4 5DA4⁽⁺⁾ Ko
key_p 03A5 02A5 5DA5⁽⁺⁾ Kp
key_q 03A6 02A6 5DA6⁽⁺⁾ Kq
key_r 03A7 02A7 5DA7⁽⁺⁾ Kr
key_s 03A8 02A8 5DA8⁽⁺⁾ Ks
key_t 03A9 02A9 5DA9⁽⁺⁾ Kt
key_u 03AA 02AA 5DAA⁽⁺⁾ Ku
key_v 03AB 02AB 5DAB⁽⁺⁾ Kv
key_w 03AC 02AC 5DAC⁽⁺⁾ Kw
key_x 03AD 02AD 5DAD⁽⁺⁾ Kx
key_y 03AE 02AE 5DAE⁽⁺⁾ Ky
key_z 03AF 02AF 5DAF⁽⁺⁾ Kz
key_uppera 03B0 02B0 5DB0⁽⁺⁾ KA
key_upperb 03B1 02B1 5DB1⁽⁺⁾ KB
key_upperc 03B2 02B2 5DB2⁽⁺⁾ KC
key_upperd 03B3 02B3 5DB3⁽⁺⁾ KD
key_uppere 03B4 02B4 5DB4⁽⁺⁾ KE
key_upperf 03B5 02B5 5DB5⁽⁺⁾ KF
key_upperg 03B6 02B6 5DB6⁽⁺⁾ KG
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
key_upperh 03B7 02B7 5DB7⁽⁺⁾ KH
key_upperi 03B8 02B8 5DB8⁽⁺⁾ KI
key_upperj 03B9 02B9 5DB9⁽⁺⁾ KJ
key_upperk 03BA 02BA 5DBA⁽⁺⁾ KK
key_upperl 03BB 02BB 5DBB⁽⁺⁾ KL
key_upperm 03BC 02BC 5DBC⁽⁺⁾ KM
key_uppern 03BD 02BD 5DBD⁽⁺⁾ KN
key_uppero 03BE 02BE 5DBE⁽⁺⁾ KO
key_upperp 03BF 02BF 5DBF⁽⁺⁾ KP
key_upperq 03C0 02C0 5DC0⁽⁺⁾ KQ
key_upperr 03C1 02C1 5DC1⁽⁺⁾ KR
key_uppers 03C2 02C2 5DC2⁽⁺⁾ KS
key_uppert 03C3 02C3 5DC3⁽⁺⁾ KT
key_upperu 03C4 02C4 5DC4⁽⁺⁾ KU
key_upperv 03C5 02C5 5DC5⁽⁺⁾ KV
key_upperw 03C6 02C6 5DC6⁽⁺⁾ KW
key_upperx 03C7 02C7 5DC7⁽⁺⁾ KX
key_uppery 03C8 02C8 5DC8⁽⁺⁾ KY
key_upperz 03C9 02C9 5DC9⁽⁺⁾ KZ
key_tvguide 03CC 02CC 5DCC⁽⁺⁾ kt
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
key_euro 03D1 02D1 5DD1⁽⁺⁾ ko
key_bang 03D2 02D2 5DD2⁽⁺⁾ K!
key_quote 03D3 02D3 5DD3⁽⁺⁾ K"
key_pound 03D4 02D4 5DD4⁽⁺⁾ kP
key_dollar 03D5 02D5 5DD5⁽⁺⁾ K$
key_percent 03D6 02D6 5DD6⁽⁺⁾ K%
key_caret 03D7 02D7 5DD7⁽⁺⁾ K^
key_ampersand 03D8 02D8 5DD8⁽⁺⁾ K&
key_asterisk 03D9 02D9 5DD9⁽⁺⁾ K*
key_openbracket 03DA 02DA 5DDA⁽⁺⁾ K(
key_closebracket 03DB 02DB 5DDB⁽⁺⁾ K)
key_underscore 03DC 02DC 5DDC⁽⁺⁾ K_
key_minus 03DD 02DD 5DDD⁽⁺⁾ K-
key_plus 03DE 02DE 5DDE⁽⁺⁾ K+
key_equals 03DF 02DF 5DDF⁽⁺⁾ K=
key_leftcurleybracket 03E0 02E0 5DE0⁽⁺⁾ K{
key_rightcurleybracket 03E1 02E1 5DE1⁽⁺⁾ K}
key_leftsquarebracket 03E2 02E2 5DE2⁽⁺⁾ K[
key_rightsquarebracket 03E3 02E3 5DE3⁽⁺⁾ K]
key_colon 03E4 02E4 5DE4⁽⁺⁾ K:
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
key_semicolon 03E5 02E5 5DE5⁽⁺⁾ K;
key_at 03E6 02E6 5DE6⁽⁺⁾ K@
key_apostrophe 03E7 02E7 5DE7⁽⁺⁾ K'
key_tilde 03E8 02E8 5DE8⁽⁺⁾ K~
key_hash 03E9 02E9 5DE9⁽⁺⁾ K#
key_lessthan 03EA 02EA 5DEA⁽⁺⁾ K<
key_greaterthan 03EB 02EB 5DEB⁽⁺⁾ K>
key_comma 03EC 02EC 5DEC⁽⁺⁾ K,
key_dot 03ED 02ED 5DED⁽⁺⁾ K.
key_questionmark 03EE 02EE 5DEE⁽⁺⁾ K?
key_slash 03EF 02EF 5DEF⁽⁺⁾ K/
key_backslash 03F0 02F0 5DF0⁽⁺⁾ K\
key_interactive 03F5 02F5 5DF5⁽⁺⁾ kI
key_0 03F6 02F6 5DF6⁽⁺⁾ K0
key_1 03F7 02F7 5DF7⁽⁺⁾ K1
key_2 03F8 02F8 5DF8⁽⁺⁾ K2
key_3 03F9 02F9 5DF9⁽⁺⁾ K3
key_4 03FA 02FA 5DFA⁽⁺⁾ K4
key_5 03FB 02FB 5DFB⁽⁺⁾ K5
key_6 03FC 02FC 5DFC⁽⁺⁾ K6
Button Sky Sky+ Sky HD ASCII protocol
key_7 03FD 02FD 5DFD⁽⁺⁾ K7
key_8 03FE 02FE 5DFE⁽⁺⁾ K8
key_9 03FF 02FF 5DFF⁽⁺⁾ K9

^(*)These codes are included for completeness as they are sent by the sky navigator when it is setup to talk to a sky box. The codes won't do anything went sent to a normal sky box, though I have had an isolated report of a sky+ box that would only accept the sky codes and not the sky+ ones.

⁽⁺⁾The Sky HD boxes respond to both this code and a number of others in the 5XXX space. No official remote control has been issued that sends these codes yet, so it is not known which of the accepted codes is the 'official' set.

Additional codes

ASCII protocol	Meaning
pl	Long press on power key. Sends Sky box into deep standby. Note that hardware limitations in some (but not all) Sky boxes mean it is not possible to bring them out of deep sleep from a Dusky controller. (Available from f/w version 4.0.2)
r	Resend last command as if key is held down. This can be used to send cursor up/down/left/right repeats faster than the normal commands, for example to scroll fast in the EPG. (Available from f/w version 4.0.7)

Global 'Super Plus Combiner'

If you are using a Global 'Super Plus Combiner', the commands given above will operate the digibox connected to port 0. For the other ports, add the port number to the first byte of the code. For example:

Binary protocol

The binary protocol for the SPC4 is supported on all versions of firmware.

Original code (Port 0)	Port 1	Port 2	Port 3
0000	0100	0200	0300
0C02	0D02	0E02	0F02
5C20	5D20	5E20	5F20

ASCII protocol

An ASCII protocol to control the SPC4 is available in firmware version 1.1.3 and upwards.

This table shows how to send the "Sky" button depending on the type of Sky box and the SPC port it is connected to:

Box type No SPC /
SPC Port 0 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3
Sky As01skx A1s01skx A2s01skx A3s01skx
Sky+ A+01skx A1+01skx A2+01skx A3+01skx
Sky+HD Ah01skx A1h01skx A2h01skx A3h01skx

SPC4 notes

The Sky Navigator key codes (prefixed 'key_' in the above table) can not be used when a Super Plus Combiner is in use - this is a limitation of the combiner.

Joseph Heenan, joseph@dusky-control.com