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Zgemma H7s Guide

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    #1922
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    when you put the details in you need to wait a few secs. and what is the image you are using?

    I have more than one box and this is it on the Zgemma H7S with Openvix image its the same frequency as CNN!!

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    Well at least its gettable on the Zgemma



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    #1923
    Leonita
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭Leonita


    Im using the one like sky can't think of the name. When I put in all of those details it flashes 38 to 40 db but when I scan no channels found. Every other channel I want is working fine. I was even able to retune itv3+1 and itv4+1 without any problems over the weekend when they disappeared.



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    #1924
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,548 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    As Swoofer says it is a very weak signal. It's possible your dish is just far enough off alignment to stop the box getting a lock on it.

    It is the same TP as EarthXTV and CNN International.



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    #1925
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    ahha can you go to menu information and read off what it says under image. I cant get to zgemma for rest of morning but once I know image I may be able to figure it out.

    can you get CNN



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    #1926
    Leonita
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭Leonita


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121723259#Comment_121723259

    I think you are right. There was a storm around the time I lost it so that would make sense. I can live without it. Thanks to everybody for the suggestions. I'm going to head out now and make the most of the bank holiday :-)



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    #1927
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,548 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    GB News moved TP on 8 Nov 2023

    It's the curse of digital TV it either works or doesn't. There's no real middle ground, if the signal is not good enough.



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    #1928
    Leonita
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭Leonita


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121723267#Comment_121723267

    Image is 6.3.007 (release). No I can't get cnn either but I never had that added anyways.



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    #1929
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    Ah you have you answer tap dish etc . enjoy the BH



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    #1930
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 21,021 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121723272#Comment_121723272

    In the longer term it might be a good idea to get someone to check out the dish, LNB and cabling. There are over 300 Free to Air channels, and a lot of them are on weak transponders. E.g. 11112 H 22000, Gems TV and 13 other mostly Asian channels. Not stuff you want probably, but only 6 dB on my system which is very weak.

    Another bit of bad weather and you might lose Channel 5 HD which is only slightly stronger than GB News with me.



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    #1931
    Leonita
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭Leonita


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121723555#Comment_121723555

    Thanks for the tip. I will ask my tv guy to check it out. There was a lot of work done on the cabling etc over the past year. But I do think the dish moved in a storm. I like channel 5 so wouldn't like to lose that.



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    #1932
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    And depending where you are you may only have a Zone 1 dish, whereas a Zone 2 is bigger and better.



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    #1933
    TAFKAlawhec
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭TAFKAlawhec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121723157#Comment_121723157

    If you're only getting a 9db SNR on that transponder, then something is not quite right IMO - that transponder along with 11224 V (NHK World) & 11509 V (Al Jazeera) are the three weakest transponders I receive from 28E, but even on a day like now which is cloudy with light drizzle I'm getting ~12.0db SNR on each of the three transponders - this is with a Sky Zone 1 Mk4 dish using an appropriate Technomate Quad LNB for Sky dishes, connected to an Octagon SF8008 with ~15 metres of WF100 coax. If I was using a Zone 2 dish instead, I'd expect the SNR to be an additional ~1.5-2.0db better again on all transponders. This is in Co. Tyrone, might be a little different in the far west/south-west fringes but I wouldn't expect much different results in most of Ireland.

    All three transponders mentioned are broadcasting from Astra 2G using the European beam and have a minimum SNR requirement of 6.6db for reception - if they're only coming in at 9db on a clear day then there's not a huge amount of room for rain fade there IMO.



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    #1934
    redoctober
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭redoctober


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121701010#Comment_121701010

    Thanks for all that swoofer. It worked for al Jazeera anyway. Will try for the others. Thanks again



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    #1935
    redoctober
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭redoctober


    Thanks again @swoofer . Got sorted with the other channels too....finally back to normal after many months of having problems with hard drives and missing channels....



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    #1936
    Bellie1
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Bellie1


    So nothing has recorded on box this week. Earlier in week the remote control wasn't working with it so I just turned the box off and on with the plug.. Since then no recordings have been made, they're all showing on the timer and autotimer, I can see them highlighted in the EPG. I made a new timer yesterday to see if that worked but no new recordings again today. There's loads of space left as I only got the box a month ago( set up with openvix and blue skin) The only reason got the box was to be able to record so hoping someone has a fix. Am not technical so unless it's an easy configuration in settings and I doesn't require going under the hood.



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    #1937
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    When you got the box did you just plug in the cables and go from there?? And did you have sky q before? Can you actually watch bbc1, itv c4, c5 from satellite and did you tune in the saorview channels. Is the HDD sticking out of the rear?

    Its a weird fault so need to know the basics? say where you bought it. And do this one last thing go menu, setup, epg and see where epg is located?



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    #1938
    wassie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,552 ✭✭✭wassie


    A few more Freeview channels dropping off.

    https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/surprise-removal-of-nine-freesat-channels/




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    #1939
    gipi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭gipi


    They're only gone from Freesat, not free to air satellite on Astra.



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    #1940
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    yes, posted in wrong thread by wassie, its the british freesat thread it should be in.



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    #1941
    Bellie1
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Bellie1


    Bought in satworld. An installer changed the lnb ,installed aerial and setup the box for us( plugged into aerials, set the saorview area). Can watch all channels no bother. Crossepg wasn't automatically uploading until rebooted the box early in the week. Previously had had to download the 7 day EPG every Thursday ( even though was set to auto download nightly,it hadn't worked until did the reboot). I went to menu/setup/EPG/location and that is set to media/HDD. I can view recordings made prior to the issues this week. Crossepg is what's being used afaik to get the 7 day EPG,in case that's relevant



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    #1942
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    Very good so far but you did not say if HDD is sticking out at rear, very important. There is a better way to set epg but not for now.



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    #1943
    Bellie1
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Bellie1


    I considered if the hard drive wasn't correctly inserted but if they was the case, I wouldn't be able to watch recordings made last week? Hard drive is sticking out the back, it seems to be correctly positioned , afraid to poke at it too much unless you think this is the source of the problem



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    #1944
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    I know but is it sticking out at rear, different models!!



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    #1945
    Bellie1
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Bellie1


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    At rear,yes



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    #1946
    Bellie1
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Bellie1


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    Recordings stored in /media/movies. . Unless the file list is looking elsewhere? How do I check where filelist is looking



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    #1947
    greasepalm
    Registered Users Posts: 5,338 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    When i set recordings on that channel i press red button to bring up 7 days epg and highlight that program green button and green button which should leave an icon on right of program.



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    #1948
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,474 ✭✭✭swoofer


    Wow that's impressive. All of that is fine. Now while on a channel press red to record and see if it records. The image is very old and someone will be along in a mo telling you to update but try record first. I have an idea what the problem is.

    To check where recordings are you can press file list yellow button then you should get a few options go to hdd and they will appear.

    If you go menu information about it will show image name and version, Id say it says 5.4.

    PS the red to record is below the RED button and adding green sets a one off recording, to record series its blue button.



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    #1949
    Bellie1
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Bellie1


    You're brilliant swooferThere are all my recordings. I'd never even taken note of the yellow button before. So filelist is pointing elsewhere. .Had invested 500€ in this whole setup so desperately need to get 3 years out of it to justify leaving skytv😀 . Is it straightforward to change the filelist location( although then I wont have easy access to previous recordings , which are in Toshiba mqo4abf partition 1-is this partition on the box or the hard drive ?)

    Tbh , I'm happy enough for now to use the locations button to jump around and get at partition and hard drive recordings.

    So looks as if the box wasn't set up correctly day one and it was recording to the box and only the reboot made them go to the hard drive? The installer thought he had configured to go to the hard drive but he didn't realise had to reboot the box for it to take effect?

    Crossepg wasn't auto updating weekly all along either until the reboot so that ties in with that?

    Image says 6.3.004(release)



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    #1950
    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    HDD query, i'm trying to Initialize a 2.5inch 7200rpm 2TB SATA drive, but it fails @ 99% with a timeout error, any ideas ? I manually formatted it to EXT4 as well, but still no joy ?!



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    #1951
    Bellie1
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Bellie1


    Box isn't connected to wifi at moment, tbh I'd rather leave well alone rather than updating anything for now



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