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Zgemma H7s Guide

basemann

After taking the decision to get rid of cable I took the plunge and bought a Sat box. I was going to buy a Tiviar Alpha Plus due to its support on here but they were sold out at world of satellite and they suggested the Zgemma as it had similar specs.

Here is my guide to anyone new to the Sat world after getting this box . I hope it will help get through the initial frustration and hurdles you have to overcome. The H7S is relatively new so it's not discussed as much as the alpha plus but with the same software installed most guides can be used for both. I think the alpha would be equally challenging to set up. It takes time and patience and reading so be prepared for a bit of work but it's very satisfying in the end.
Some of this will be obvious to Sat heads but it's meant as a guide for beginners like I was who have some knowledge of the basics. This is from memory so excuse any vagueness of detail.

Here are the main things I learned..

1. To get Saoirview and Uk channels on the same epg listing you need to scan Saoirview 1st then do a second scan of the UK channels ensuring that the option to delete any previous scans is switched off. By doing that you mesh the two together so they can be gathered in the auto bouquets. (This took me ages to figure out!)

2. To install a skin easily you can put the downloaded skin found on the net on a usb and put it in the usb slot while live TV is playing (without any menu open). That will get a prompt to install the skin. If that does not work a plugin like Dreambox found in the plugin section will show all the folders in the sat box and the USB drive can be found and opened to try the install. If that does not work you need to connet a PC and use software like Filezilla to access files on the box from a PC. It's quite easily done if you follow the online guides.

3. A lot of people want the SkyNEW skin for the sky feel (without the sky channels of course!) and it does work but be warned it will prob make your epg crash every time you try and use it. To fix that you need to download a patch file to repair it. Dont install that skin unless you are prepared for that. You will need prob to connect a PC to do that and put it in the correct folder as per the instructions from where it easily found in a google search in places such as techkings etc. You might have to register an email to download these but there's no fee. It looks good when fixed but to be honest other skins are better that the sky menu which is comforting at first but you might feel it unnecessary and lacking functionality after a bit, but that's a personal preference.

Once you get it set up to your requirements its a great machine and very fast with a super picture so it's highly recommended. I hope this helps someone!:)

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egal

What buttons do I press to download Free sat channels? Do I have to do this for each satellite tuner?

swoofer

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You are nearly there but can you access the dish? It may be too high so if you cant access no point in going any further.

Have you 2 sat cables going to the box. There is a signal on 10714 on Tuner A but blank on B.

Go to user predefined and toggle with arrow to make it user defined and if you get a signal you can then change 10714 to 10818.

This is a pic of the details you need to have in signal finder on tuner A to get 10818 etc. If its blank then its a problem.

irebrayton

I have also checked the signal on the tuners

please see below

Tuner A:

Tuner B:

Tuner C:

irebrayton

Please see image below. (Don’t know why it’s gone sideways)

I have tried tuner B & setting network scan to YES and still getting 0 channels found on that frequency

Gerry Wicklow

OK this is getting worrying. Are you certain it says 10818 V 23000 3/4 as shown above and is finding nothing? 10818 is one of the stronger signals. Go to the top of that Manual Scan page and select Tuner B and try a scan again. If that still finds nothing, move down to where it says NETWORK SCAN and set it to YES. This will take perhaps 10-15 minutes or so to scan. It should find ~830 channels. If not can you borrow a known working box from someone and try it on your dish. If another box wont work then you know there is a problem with your dish. Alternatively bring your box to a friends house with a known working dish (NOT SKY Q) and try it there. This will show if the box has a problem.

irebrayton

I have found that setting but when I scan it, I get “0 channels found”

Gerry Wicklow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120528803#Comment_120528803

Using similar instructions to above post, see if you can scan this TP

If you cant find this 10818 V 23000 3/4 setting let us know and we'll talk you through adding it in.

swoofer

Its possible the dish is slightly out or the lnb needs a tweak. Use signal finder to see if you are getting an actual signal. here is the frequency

10817 Vertical

23000 SYMBOL

FEC 3/4

If no signal then you need to access dish and have someone watch signal finder. It takes a few secs for signal to go from dish to box so pull dish and wait.

greasepalm

Something is wrong with only getting 720 and as Gerry mentioned Dish might have moved.

How old is dish and lnb?

irebrayton

Hi,

I have tried both “automatic scan” & “manual scan” I have picked up bbc one NW HD & bbc NI HD but not bbc London hd.

Gerry Wicklow

Breaking up is a sign of a weak signal. The dish may be slightly off alignment.

irebrayton

Ok so I got Now Rock & Clubland TV on that transponder but both channels are breaking up on me

swoofer

Just a query, when you did the scan did you select automatic or manual? Before you scan again can you just select BBC2 Hd press OK and arrow up, thats the arrow above ok and look along bottom of screen, see red button and All, press red and that shows you all the channels you have just scanned. Its alphabetical so go to now and if its not there report back.

You can't pick up hotbird on your dish only sky.

irebrayton

I have got it now, thanks so much man, got clubland tv on that too

Gerry Wicklow

Now Rock is on 11553 H 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK

Go into MENU>SETUP>TUNERS AND SCANNING>MANUAL SCAN>

Use up/down arrows to highlight Transponder then use left/right arrows until you see 11553. Press GREEN to scan this transponder (also referred to as a TP)

The channel will appear in a list called Last Scanned. Highlight the name there and hit MENU Select ADD SERVICE TO BOUQUET to put it in your favourites or wherever you wish.

irebrayton

Just did a scan again for the astra 28.2 picked up about 720 channels but hasn’t picked up Now Rock that I see. Tried scanning hot bird but didn’t pick up bbc one London unfortunately. Also, do not have or ever had Sky Q

greasepalm

Yes as they are still broadcasting in the clear so box should pick them up.

How many channels did box find when scanning 28.2 , thinking 820 or so.

Did/Do you have Sky Q as that has a different LNB

Go into those links above and enter those settings and manual scan it should be found then.

If i look for a channel i press red button for the all list A - Z as handy for getting too fast

irebrayton

Hey, thanks.

So can I still get those channels on my satellite box?

greasepalm

A lot of channels have moved or been deleted on 28.2

https://en.kingofsat.net/find.php?question=clubland+tv

https://en.kingofsat.net/find.php?question=now+rock

https://en.kingofsat.net/find.php?question=bbc+one+

irebrayton

Decided to purchase a Zgemma box. I have it set up running openvix and I did a scan of the 3 tuners but I’m not sure if I missing any channels?

In particular, I was looking for “Clubland TV” , “Now Rock” & “BBC One London” but I don’t think I have them after doing a scan?

I am relatively new to using satellite boxes so any help is appreciated. Thanks

swoofer

No need to cover the HDD. It may be an ssd and thats even better, check where epg is stored, very important. menu setup epg settings look epg location.

Leonita

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120496956#Comment_120496956

I think that I have the display issue sorted. I played around with the audio video section in settings and the problem seems to be resolved now.

The HDD is the one that came with the box its the one sticking out at the back. When I say a cover I mean something like a mobile phone case that protects it from dust. If that makes any sense?

swoofer

breezy if its a normal HDD then use USB if its an SSD you can use that. But a cheap usb saves the HDD or the SSD.

Markus Antonius

Anyone on Pure2 having trouble with Streamlord? It's been giving an error for the last month and I'm like a lost soul without it :(

chabsey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120498238#Comment_120498238

That seemed to work, thanks.

swoofer

Get all bouquets on screen, press fav on remote is one way, then go menu configuration and find the entry that says alternative numbering mode change to yes and green to save.

This is for openvix image. Yours may be openatv image, should be similar.

chabsey

Ok...per my previous comment above about losing CBeebies and getting it back via a rescan. Now my channel numbers have gone mental. I used to have a bouquet for my selection of channels, this still exists and works fine. However, whereas RTE 1 for example used to be 1 on my bouquet, it's now jumped to 4001 for some reason, and all the other channels have moved accordingly (4002, 4003 and so on).

Is there a simple way to revert this bouquet to what it was before in terms of numbering?

munsterfan2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120497670#Comment_120497670

I assume so as it was working OK up to a few weeks ago. I will try retune it.

greasepalm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120497397#Comment_120497397

Have you setup your location in your area for that transmission as wondering if its setup correctly.

munsterfan2

Hi,

Having a problem with my Saorview channels, Signal Finder displays an SNR of 49%, AGC of 99% and SNR of 20.2dB with a green LOCK. However every second or 2 the LOCK disappears and SNR drops to 0%, AGC to 0% and SNR 0dB before jumping back up again. None of the teresstrial channels are displaying.

I can connect the same cable to the TV and have no issues. Is this most likely a hardware error with the bix ? Any suggestions ? ( Could it be the aerial ? )

Thanks,

Ruairi