Zgemma H7s Guide

The above steps are for openVIX but openATV should be similar. When you get to the samba menu there should be a colour button option to enable if it is not already started.

Hi:-

Random question, but someone might be able to help.

We had a Zgemma H7S installed last week, and I've been playing around with it. All good, except a couple of oddities around record and playback.

1. We're using Openvix; fast forward is not cancelled by hitting the play button; instead I need to use rewind to reset the playback speed to zero - is just the way it is, or is it configurable? I've figured it out, but it's a little counter intuitive for the other members of the family!
2. We have a 1TB internal HD in the box. Some recordings have been fine, some have been very glitchy, with lots of melting and artifacting, mainly in scenes with lots of keyframes and movement, e.g. sports footage. I was pointing to the HD signals, so would that be an issue? Or is there a way to configure the codec used for recording to accommodate?

We have OpenWebif set up, so I have access to settings from there..

Thanks!

For Vix it's

MENU>SETUP>USER INTERFACE>SKIN SETUP>SKIN and select a different skin. The box will need a reboot to apply your choice.

Other images will be slightly different but the same basic idea. New skins can also be downloaded under the PLUGINS menu.

I find using 3/6/9 keys to skip forward 15/60/300 seconds better than traditional FF.

re glitching. I wonder if the HDD was not configured for the linux EXT4 format. If someone just stuck a HDD in, it would most likely be formatted to NTFS which would work with reduced performance. A properly functioning HDD should easily cope with 2 HD recordings while you play back another. There is an option to "initialise" the HDD to EXT4 but this will erase any existing recordings.

As for fast forwarding. If you are just using it to skip adverts, there is a better option using the number buttons to skip forward by fixed amounts. Pressing button 3 will jump forward by 15 seconds, press button 6 to jump 1 minute and button 9 jumps 5 minutes. So for example to skip a normal 4 minute adbreak press 6 four times to immediately skip forward. Buttons 1, 4 and 7 do the same on rewind.

Just saw this re fast fwd-wow what a great piece of useful info-thanks for that Mr.Wicklow

Thanks for those useful tips.

Re: forward/rewind - I subsequently realised that I was pressing the wrong button for Play - doh! But those tips are very useful.

Re: HD glitching - switching to SD channels has resolved the issue - but will check with the vendor about the HD format (as Open WebIf doesn't have that info)

Cheers!

Anyone recommend a plugin for watching Xstream iptv streams on a zgemma running openvix? I've tried Xstreamity and after ages tip tapping out my details it worked but is unusably slow and eventually crashes every time I try to open any stream. I've confirmed via iptv smarters that the connection is fine.

From your file list (recordings) button try YELLOW to change location and access the USB from there. Failing that use the Dream Explorer plugin. You may need to install this first from the plugins menu depending on the image.

I ended up putting several layers of masking tape over the internal lightbox that holds the LED. I didn't want to do anything more permanent, just in case I ever needed to return it under guarantee. You could also try black electrical tape on the outside if you are not comfortable opening the box up. A bit of a bodge but it works.

My thoughts are outside is best so as not to leave evidence of tampering .

I have just got the H7S up and running with openvix successfully with an existing Sky dish with a new LNB. For the saorview aerial, I'm using one of these amplified dish clip-on aerials: https://satcity.ie/Revez-T80-Dish-Clip-On-Aerial. This pulls power from the satellite tuner to power the amplified aerial and I suppose the built-in terrestrial and satellite combiner.

However, when you switch to view a saorview channel on the DVB tuner with the H7S, the satellite tuner stops sending 13V or 18V power to the amplified aerial, which results in a "Tune Failed" message for the saorview channel. If I power the aerial from an old Sky box (connected to the other side of the inside splitter), it will show the saorview channels no problem. But this means I lose the benefit of the second satellite tuner in the H7S and it's not ideal having a Sky box plugged in just for power for the amplified saorview aerial.

Any ideas for how to have the H7S have persistent satellite LNB power even when watching a terrestrial channel?

Have you tried swapping the tuner feeds on the ZgemmaH7 box and have you set both tuners to A = 28E and B= 28E?

And, and this sounds daft , but have you proved both sat tuners pick up channels?

And have to tried a vertical channel and a horizontal before you select saorview?

Techkings forum is a good place to ask as well.

They would ask if another diplexer was fitted on roof combining sat and terrestrial down the one cable.

I can use a small non powered aerial as close by but also got an external aerial fitted and used shotgun cable for a sat feed and other for aerial feed.