egal do this for me,
1. MENU INFORMATION ABOUT, now look for image and write down what it says, eg 6.3.007 release, then at very bottom it will show skin, eg Youvixblue(1920) write down what it says
2.MENU SETUP EPG SETTINGS , 3RD LINE DOWN EPG LOCATION, should say /media/hdd, write down what is says
3.MENU SETUP TUNERS AND SCANNING AUTOBOUQUETSMAKER CONFIGURE, SCHEDULE SCAN SHOULD SHOW NO, NOT YES, IF YES TOGGLE TO NO AND GREEN TO SAVE, EXIT OUT
Parental control is only for bouquets, waste of time.
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As far as I can see ABM is not set to run at all but I still can't get rid of the unwanted channels. So, I thought I'd try a different tack - Parental Control.
I can get as far as entering a Passcode but I can't see any sign of a Black List or a White List as mentioned in the manual. What am I doing wrong?
I'm well aware of that thanks, but I don't want to bamboozle a new owner with complexities.
Not necessarily. If the two channels are on the same transponder such as ITV 1 HD and Channel 4 HD then you can watch one and record the other
If you want to record one satellite channel while watching another, you will need the second tuner.
Also, if you have it connected to your home network, it would be possible for you to watch/record one satellite channel while someone else watches another on a phone or tablet on your home network.
If you run ABP every day, they'll keep coming back, that's kind of what it does :) I can only suggest you disable the scheduled running of ABP and just run it manually when anything changes, i.e. a channel disappears, and delete any unwanted channels when you do this.
You can create custom bouquets of your favourites only, but the unwanted channels will still be there in one or more of the automatically created bouquets.
Thanks very much.
I actually plugged in the lan cable there now - had a long cable. I managed to get the EPG working ( it was called EPG importer - not downloader, my mistake).
also got some picons on and a new Blue HD skin - so happy enough.
Just on the double tuner v triple tuner piece - what is the loss of functionality if i don't get the second satellite cable sorted -i know it something to do with recording and watching but not sure exactly?
Thanks, Alun. My problem is to do with deleting unwanted channels. No matter what I do they keep coming back. How can I delete them permanently, or if that's not possible, block them using Parental Control?
You cant easily split a satellite cable between two tuners. The tuner needs to send a control signal up to the dish, so two tuners on one cable would clash. If you have a very old dish, it is possible the LNB on the dish arm only has one output and would thus need to be replaced. Have a look where the cable joins the LNB and see if there are extra connection points. LNBs are cheap and the installer can easily fit the right LNB while running a second cable.
I'm not familiar with EPG downloader. I normally use CrossEPG to download the 7 day data. It may already be installed but not configured.
Although not essential for the box to work, connecting it to your home network adds a lot more functionality. You will need to connect it, even temporarily, to be able to download and install Picons, skins and other Plugins as reqd.
Hi all,
Enjoy reading all the threads about satellite tv. I have some complete beginners questions which perhaps has been covered before. I purchased a Zgemma from WOS last week but made a pretty obvious error. As it is a triple tuner it obviously needs three cables going in to it ( 2 satellite and 1 aerial) - i actually only have 2. ( one satellite and one aerial). Is it a big job to get the third cable in - can the existing satellite cable be split or will i need to get another cable ran from the dish? ( i would not be able to do either, just wondering what i should ask off an installer).
second issue is the epg ( perhaps discussed to death) but i cannot get 7 day epg for some channels ( cnn hd, cnbd hd, w plus 1 and a few others) - i do have 7 day epg for channel 4 hd.
the box didnt come with crossepg but efg downloader - but i cannot get it to get those channels.
also i wouldnt mind putting on picons and few other skins - where do i actually download these from?
( box isnt networked)
thanks
Menu>Setup>Tuners & Scanning>AutoBouquetsMaker>Schedule scan and use left right arrow keys to select Yes or No.
A and B are the two satellite tuners, C is the terrestrial tuner. They're white if not in use, green if it's the channel you're watching at the time and yellow if they're being used to record something on a different tuner to the one you're watching.
How do I check if ABM is set to run daily?
Thanks again.
Do a screenshot of it as it might be tuners A B C and telling you what is in use to view or recording and whats free.
Also skins on box do different things as hide things on some and see more on others.
Many thanks for that. One more question. Sometimes at the bottom right of the screen I see the letters ABC some coloured some not. What do these signify?
On Openvix press the green button to bring up list of set recordings and you will get the list of waiting and ones recorded .
Blue button to clear old used recordings.
Yes to skip through the recording for adds use 3 , 6 , 9 buttons for forward and 1 , 4 , 7 for rewind.
FILELIST button on remote when you are finished viewing press the RED button to DELETE
+ go into the Icon of Trash can = Deleted items
Scroll down and DELETE with red button and yes empties the trash and getting space back on Hdd.
I might suggest in Using AutoBouquetMaker and use your channel lists in there.
If you have ABM to run daily deleted channels return
And, is there a way to skip forward through recordings at (say) one minute or two minutes at a time or is it just Fast Forward?
It seems if I press the ^ on the circular button in the centre of the remote and then press the menu button the list containing Remove Entry appears. I hope deleted channels don't reappear when the box is switched on again as was the case with someone in another place. Now, is there some way I can see a list of the programmes I have set to record?
Might you have to be on that channel and press menu?
I can't get at the tv right now but as far as I can recall there was no "remove" either.
Remove = delete
I'm afraid that for delete channel didn't work. There was no "delete entry" in the list.
And Gerry Wickow. I forgot to mention him. He's a gem too.
Thanks. As for skin, I don't know. Thanks again, Swoofer, you've been incredibly helpful to this novice.
Press epg and you should have a nice layout.
I foirgot what skin you are using
Thanks so far. Ready for epg information when you are. Thanks again. Oh, and is there a way to delete a station from the list? I noticed an "Adult" station as I was browsing even though I selected Hide Adult stations during set up.
are you on the wrong thread?? since when is 100% low😜
Sat signal is very low on 28.2
This is on Vu Solo 2 in Dublin
No, what you do is 1. make sure tuners are configured for 28EAST and say simple. For saorview make sure its dtt and country ireland and then you region, green button to save.
Then forget about freesat, what you want is ALL the fta channels on ASTRA 28 EAST, to do that you have to configure autobouquetmaker. so its as per pic 1.
then you set providers as per pic 2
then you need to hide useless sections so go to hide sections pic 3
then green to save and then start scan
Now you will have all your channels
NB I will tell you about epg later, hurling on tg4
