4dad,, i have the 2 eurovox here , the one you have, and the one your dad has, the remote,s are different , so they will only work for the box they came with,, they might have giveing him ,the old remote , how to check ,is if his remote works on your box , then its the old one!, bring your box with you to his home , to check" ,also check the batt in his one , ill be around tomorrow night , good luck..
mick, January 2009