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QuickStartandFullUserGuide–Version1.3.2
TableofContents
1. INTRODUCTION 4
2. REDBUTTON 4
3. PREPARATION 4PREPARINGYOURUSBDRIVE 4DOWNLOADTHEIPAB.TVIMAGE 5CONNECTYOURZGEMMABOX 6
4. FLASHYOURZGEMMABOX 6
5. FIRSTTIMEBOOT 7UPDATE 7SETCORRECTTVRESOLUTION 7ENSURETHEENTIRESCREENISVISIBLE 7INITIALISEYOURUSBDRIVE 8SETUPASWAPFILEONYOURUSBDRIVE 8CHECKTHELOCATIONFORRECORDINGANDTIMESHIFT 9
6. SKYONLYSETUP 10SETYOURLOCALTVREGIONTOENSURECORRECTSKYTVCHANNELS 10
7. SKYWITHVIRGINHDBOUQUETSETUP 11SETYOURLOCALTVREGIONTOENSURECORRECTSKYTVCHANNELS 11
8. VIRGINONLYSETUP 13SETYOURLOCALTVREGIONTOENSURECORRECTVIRGINTVCHANNELS 13
9. VIRGINWITHSKYBOUQUETSSETUP 15SETYOURLOCALTVREGIONTOENSURECORRECTVIRGINANDSKYTVCHANNELS 15
10. ADDINGYOURLINE 18CONNECTINGFILEZILLA 18CCCAM(CLINEORNLINE) 18MGCAM(CLINEORNLINE) 18
11. REGULARTASKS 20
Custom Image for Zgemma S, 2S, H1, H2, H.S,H.2S,H.2H,H5,H5.2S,H5.2TC,i55andVu+Solo2
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12. BACKUPYOURBOX 20
EXTRAFEATURESANDFUNCTIONS 21
13. IMPORT/EXPORTCAMLINE 21CAMLINEIMPORT 21CAMLINEEXPORT 21
14. IPTVPLAYER 21HOWTOUPDATE 21DETAILSOFPLAYERS 21
15. IPTVSUBSCRIPTIONS 22SUPPLIERPROVIDEDM3UFILE 22PIKAFLIKIPTVSUBSCRIBER 23IFYOURIPTVBOUQUETSARENOTAPPEARINGINTHEBOUQUETLIST 23DELETEIPTVBOUQUETS 23
16. HOWTOSWITCHSKINS&ADD(ORREMOVE)PICONS 24
17. SERIESLINK 24HOWTODELETEASERIESLINK 25
18. UPDATINGIPAB.TV 25SOFTWAREUPDATE 25IPABUPDATE(STANDARDUPDATE) 26IPABUPDATE(EMERGENCYUPDATE) 26
19. HOWTORESTOREABACKUPIMAGE 26
TROUBLESHOOTING 26GENERALTROUBLESHOOTING 26
21. EPG(PROGRAMGUIDE)PROBLEMS 27SKY 28VIRGIN 28
22. BOUQUET&CHANNELPROBLEMS 28PROCEDUREIFYOUWANTSKYCHANNELS 28
23. ENABLE/DISABLETIMESHIFT 28TODISABLEAUTOMATICSTARTINGOFTIMESHIFT: 28TOENABLEAUTOMATICSTARTINGOFTIMESHIFT: 28
24. CAN’TSELECTCAMFROMLISTORCAMWON’TSTART 28
25. VIDEORESOLUTIONUNSUPPORTEDBYTV 29
26. AUDIOCOMMENTARY 29
27. ERROR-CREATINGHARDLINKTOTIMESHIFTFILEFAILED! 29
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RECOMMENDEDEQUIPMENT 30
28. RECOMMENDEDUSBDRIVES 30
29. RECOMMENDEDWIFIDONGLE 30
THANKSANDGRATITUDE 31
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1. IntroductionThis guide assumes you have some basic understanding of your Zgemma box, how to copy theimageontoaUSBandhowtouseFTP(suchasFilezilla).Please take the time to read this Guide. The steps here are important. The vastmajority ofrequestsforhelparefrompeoplethathaven’treadorfollowedthisguidethrough.This guide now features 4 different options for settings up your channels – Please read thePreparationsectionbelowbeforefollowingtheoptionrelatingtoyourparticularsetup(Sky;Sky&Virgin;Virgin;orVirgin&Sky).Oncecompleteyourchannelsetup,youshouldcontinuingreadingtheguidefordetailsonhowtoaddyourlineandsomefinalsuggestedtasks.Everyoneshouldreadandfollowsections1through4.Thendependingonhowyouwantyourboxsetup and which providers (Sky/Virgin) you connect to, follow the appropriate section, beforecontinuingtothefinalsections.STOP–Thereare4waysinwhichyoucanrunyourZgemma.
1. SkyONLY2. SkyandVirgin(withSkyasthemainsetofchannels)3. VirginOnly4. VirginandSky(withVirginasthemainsetofchannels)
2. RedButtonWith the launch of iPab v1.3, all of themost used functions, information, setup and just abouteverything else cannowbe access bypressing theRedButton. Thiswill launch the IPabmenu.Within thismenu you can performQuick Start (for both Virgin and Sky), Correctly switch skins,including adding picons if youwish, Install IPTV subscriptions, run system and iPab updates, getinformationonNetworksettings,Drivemounts,swapfiles,importand/orbackupyourLineandjustabouteveryfixwe’veeverbeenaskedfor.Thisguidecoversalot,buthavealookaroundintheiPab.PresstheRedButton!
3. PreparationTheseinstructionsarebasedonWindows7–Yourexperiencemaydifferslightly.
PreparingyourUSBdriveThekeythingtoknowaboutflashingtheseboxesisthattheyareVERYsensitivetoUSBdrives.AUSBdrivethatworksflawlessonaPC,maynotworkwhenflashingyourbox.Forthebestchanceofthiswork,ensureyouuseaqualitybrandedUSBdriveandwherepossible,keepitlessthan32gbsothatyoucanformatitasFAT32.
• InsertyourUSBintoaspareUSBportonyourPC• ClickStartandselectComputer• FindyourUSBdriveinthelistofdrives.Makesureyouselecttherightone• RightclickonthedriveandselectFormat
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• Ensuretheformat isFAT32(ifyoudouseadrive largerthan32gbyouwillhavetoselect
exFAT)• It’salwaysbesttoremovethecheckfromQuickFormatandletthedriveformatfully• ClickStart
• Acceptthewarningmessagethatconfirmsyourdrivewillbeerased
IfyouhaveuncheckedQuickFormat,expecttheformattotakeawhile,howlongdependsonthesizeofyourdrive,buta4gbdrivewilltakeabout5-10mins
DownloadtheiPab.tvImageWhilearewaitingfortheformattofinishyoucandownloadtheimage.
• Visithttp://iPab.tv• Click‘DownloadImage’fromthetopmenubar• Click‘Download’
MAKESUREyouknowwhereyousavethedownloadto–Ifyouarepromptedtosavethefile,youwillknowwhereyouhaveputit–Ifyourbrowserdoesn’tpromptyouforalocation,itmostlikelyputitintotheDownloadsfolderonyourPC.NOTE-ThefilethatyoudownloadisaZIPfile,whichcontainstheimageaswellastheQuickStartandUserGuide.ButyoumustfirstUNZIPtheZIPfile.
• Makesureyou’vegivethefileenoughtimetodownload–Don’ttryanunzipthefileswhilstitisstilldownloading
• FindthedownloadedimageZIPfile(Ifindoubt,checkthedownloadsfolder)• RightclickontheZIPfileandselectExtractAll
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• ThefilewillUNZIPinthesamefolder• Dragthezgemma(OrvuplusifyouhaveaVu+box)folderanddropitontoyourUSBdrive–
Youmayneedtoexpand‘Computer’toseethedrive-Itwilltakeaminuteortwotocopythefolderacross
NOTE–TakeamomenttocheckthatthezgemmafolderisontheUSBdriveandnotinasub-folderoftheUSBdrive
• Whenthefolderhascompletelycopied,rightclickonyourUSBdriveandselectEject• RemoveyourUSBdrive
ConnectyourZgemmabox• ConnectyourZgemmaboxtoyourTV,connect theSatellite feedcable(s),Ethernetcable,
HDMIcableandpowercable–EnsurethatatthispointyouDONOThaveanyUSBdrivesconnectedtotheboxatall.
4. FlashyourZgemmaboxSTOP – Before you proceed, it is assumed you know how to backup your line, OR that you areinstallingthisimageontoanewbox.Detailsareincludedattheendofthisguideonhowtobackupyourline.
• TurnyourZgemmaboxOFFusingthewhiteswitchontherearofthebox• InserttheUSBthumbdrivecontainingtheiPad.tvimageintotherearUSBport(Onthenew
ZgemmamodelsyoucanusethefrontUSBport,butforeasewewillusetherearporthere)• TurnyourZgemmaboxONusingthewhiteswitchontherearofthebox• ThedisplayonthefrontofyourZgemmaboxshouldsayBOOT,thenFLSH–Ifyoudonot
seeFLSHpleaserefertotheseeTroubleshootingsectionforassistance–Flashingtheimagewilltake5-10minutesdependingonyourbox.Pleasebepatient.
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• Onceflashinghascompletedtheboxwillbegintoload.ItisVERYimportantthatASSOONASyourboxchangesfromFLSHtoBOOTthatyouremovetheUSBThumbDriveandswitchoffyourZgemmaboxusingthewhiteswitchattherearofthebox.
STOP–DonotproceedtothenextstepsuntilyouhaveremovedtheUSBThumbDriveandswitchedoffyourZgemmaboxusingthewhiteswitchattherear.
5. FirstTimeBoot• ConnectanyUSBdriveyouwillbeusingforrecordings,timeshiftandEPGstorageintothe
rearUSBport.• SwitchyourZgemmaboxONusingthewhitepowerswitchattherear• WaitforyourZgemmaboxto load(Thiswill takebetween1and2minutesdependingon
yourmodel)WhentheZgemmaboxhasbootedfullythefirsttime,youwillseetheVideoWizard,afterwhichitwilltunetoChannel4HD.IfyourboxdoesnotshowyouaworkingTVstation,pleasecheckyourcablesandrefertotheFullSetupGuidefortroubleshooting
UpdateToensureyoustartwiththemostuptodatesoftwareandplugins, it ishighlyrecommendedthatyoucompleteallofthefollowingupdatesteps
• RedButton>1>YellowButton–Thiswill run theemergency fixes toensureanycriticalissuesarepatched–Theboxwillrestartoncecomplete
• RedButton>1>BlueButton–Thiswill runthesystemupdatetoensurethemostuptodateunderlyingoperatingsystemisrunning–Theboxwillrestartoncecomplete
• RedButton>4>1–ThiswillruntheIPTVPlayerupdatetoensureyouhavethemostuptodateIPTVplayer–Theboxwillrestartoncecomplete
SetCorrectTVResolutionTo ensure thewidest possibly compatibilitywithALL devices, theVIDEOWIZARDwill runon firstbootNOTE–Withanyofthesesettings intheVIDEOWIZARD, ifyousetasettingthat is incompatiblewith your TV, the screen will go blank, but will revert to the last good settings after about 30seconds
• SelectHDMIorRCA(DefaultHDMI)• Select the maximum screen resolution your TV will support. 1080p is the Maximum
supportedbyyourZgemmabox,trythisthenworkdownthrough1080i,720pandsoon.• SelecttherefreshrateyourTVwillsupport.UKstandardis50hzandit’sbesttochosethis• PressOKtoexitthewizard
YoushouldnowseeChannel4HDForthenextsteps,itisadvisedyouworkthroughtheiPabQuickStartMenu–assuchkeypressesdescribed below will walk you through these options. The iPab Menu is accessed via the RedButton.
Ensuretheentirescreenisvisible• RedButton>7(QuickStartSetup)>1(OSDPosition)
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• HighlighttheMoveLeft/RightlineandpresstheLEFTorRIGHTbuttonsuntiltheleftsideoftheREDboxisvisible,thenpresstheLEFTbuttonuntiltheleftsideoftheREDboxisNOTvisible
• HighlighttheWidthlineandpresstheLEFTorRIGHTbuttonsuntiltherightsideoftheREDboxisvisible,thenpresstheRIGHTbuttonuntiltherightsideoftheREDboxisNOTvisible
• HighlighttheMoveUp/DownlineandpresstheLEFTorRIGHTbuttonsuntilthetopsideoftheREDboxisvisible,thenpresstheLEFTbuttonuntiltheleftsideoftheREDboxisNOTvisible
• HighlighttheHeightlineandpresstheLEFTorRIGHTbuttonsuntiltherightsideoftheREDboxisvisible,thenpresstheRIGHTbuttonuntiltherightsideoftheREDboxisNOTvisible
TheendresultyouarelookingforisfortheBlue,YellowandGreenboxesalltobevisible,buttheRedboxshouldnotbevisible
• PresstheGreenbuttontosavethissettingYouwillremainintheQuickStartMenureadyforthenextsection
InitialiseyourUSBdriveSTOP–ThiswillcompletelyeraseyourUSBdrive.IfyouareupgradingyourboxtousetheiPab.tvcustomimageandhavealreadyinitialisedadiskthathassomecontenton,youcanskipthispart.
• 2(HardDiskInitialisation)• SelectyourdriveandpressOKButton• RedButton(Initialise)->OKButton• Your USB Drivewill now be formatted (Initialised). Thismay take anything from a few
secondstoafewminutesdependingonthesizeofthedriveyouhaveconnectedNOTE–Ifyouseeanerrormessageaboutbeingunabletounmountyourdrive,followthesestepsandthengobacktothe‘InitialiseyourUSBdrive’section.
• ExittoTV>RedButton>2(FixesMenu)>7(DisableTimeshiftAutostart)• YouwillseeamessageconfirmingTimeshifthasbeendisabled• Exitbutton>ExitButton
Youwill remain in theQuickStartMenuready for thenextsection (assumingyoudidn’thave todisableTimeshift)
SetupaswapfileonyourUSBDrive• 3(SwapFileManager)• GreenButton(Create)>OKButtontoselectthedrivetocreatetheswapfileon• Selectthesizeofswapdisk–256mbhasproventhebestoptiontochose• PressOKButton–Youwill seeamessagebeingdisplayedto "Waitpleasewhilecreating
swapfile...”-Thisshouldtakenomorethanafewminutes.• Oncethetextatthetopofthescreenhaschangedto‘EnableSwapatstartup’youshould
thenpressRedButton(Activate)>YellowButton(Autostart)• ExitButton>ExitButton>ExitButton-ThiswillreturnyoutoTV
STOP–YouMUSTnowrebootyourboxforthedrivetoberegisteredcorrectlyandfortheswapfiletowork.Thecorrectwaytorebootis:Menu>Standby/Restart>Restart(DonotselectRestartGUIaswewantafullreboot).
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Oncetheboxhasrebootedyoucancontinue.
CheckthelocationforRecordingandTimeshift• RedButton>7(QuickStartSetup)>4(Recordingssettings)• Check the ‘Defaultmovie location’which shouldbe /media/hdd/movie/ - This shouldbe
thedefaultandaslongasyou’vefollowedthestepsabovethisshouldn’trequirechanging• ExitButton• 5(TimeshiftSettings)• Checkthe‘Timeshiftlocation’whichshouldbe/media/hdd/timeshift/–Thisshouldbethe
defaultandaslongasyou’vefollowedthestepsabovethisshouldn’trequirechanging.
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6. SkyOnlySetupUsethissetupifyouareONLYconnectedtoSatellite(Sky)Feed.
SetyourlocalTVregiontoensurecorrectSkyTVchannelsSTOP–YoumightbeusedtousingAutoBouquetsMaker,buttheiPab.tvCustomImageworksverydifferently.Bouquetsandchannelsaremanagedbycustomplugins–TheiPab.TVCustomImageisconfiguredinaveryuniqueway.Pleasefollowthesestepscarefully.Youshouldonlyneedtomakeachangetoyourregiononce–TheiPab.TVCustomImagewilltakecareofautomaticallyupdatingyourchannellineuponanightlybasis.
CheckandUpdateyourTVregionIfyouexitedtheQuickStartMenu,gobackintothis(RedButton>7(QuickStartSetup))
• 6(SkyBouquetMaker)• PresstheMenuButtontochangetheregionandanysettings
NOTE–BydefaultiPab.TVisconfiguredwithChildsafebouquetsandchannels(Noadult,gamblingetc).Ifyouwishtoenablethesechannels,youshoulddisableChildsafeinthemenuhere.
• Change the ‘BBC/ITVRegion’ tomatch your local area (Press left or right to select anewregion)
• IfyouwishtohaveBBCOneandBBCTwoinHD,selectYesonthissetting.NOTE–Duringregionalprogrammingsuchasnews,BBCOneHDdoesnotbroadcast.YoushouldconsiderwhetheryouwantBBCOneHDaschannel101.Itisrecommendthissettingissettono).
• Youshouldnotchangeanyothersettingsunlessyouknowwhatthesedo• GreenButton(OK)–Thiswillsaveyoursettings• GreenButton(Start)• Thescanwillstartautomatically-Thescanwilltakeafewminutestoperformanewscan
andwhencompleteyouwillseeamessage‘AllDone”afterwhichyouwillbereturnedtothepluginmenu
YouwillremainintheQuickStartMenureadyforthenextsection
CheckandUpdateyourEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)• 8(CrossEPG)>Configure• Checkthatthe‘StorageDevice’issettoyourUSB(recommended)• PressRed/Exit• Select‘SkyEPGProviders’andcheckthatSkyUKOpenTVischecked• PresstheExitButton• Select‘Downloadnow’• YourZgemmaboxwillswitchtoablackscreenandtheradiowillplayandmessageswillgive
youanupdateoftheprogressatthebottom–Thisprocesswilltakeaminuteortwoandwillthenreturnyoutothemenu
• ExitButton>ExitButton>ExitButton–ThiswillreturnyoutoTV
Youcannowskipontothe‘Addingyourline’section
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7. SkywithVirginHDBouquetSetupUsethissetupifyouareconnectedtoSatelliteandCablefeedsandyouwishSkytobeyourprimarysourceofchannels.YouMUSTfollowthesestepsinordertoensureyourchannellineupiscorrect.
SetyourlocalTVregiontoensurecorrectSkyTVchannelsSTOP–YoumightbeusedtousingAutoBouquetsMaker,buttheiPab.tvCustomImageworksverydifferently.Bouquetsandchannelsaremanagedbycustomplugins–TheiPab.TVCustomImageisconfiguredinaveryuniqueway.Pleasefollowthesestepscarefully.Youshouldonlyneedtomakeachangetoyourregiononce–TheiPab.TVCustomImagewilltakecareofautomaticallyupdatingyourchannellineuponanightlybasis.
CheckandUpdateyourTVregionIfyouexitedtheQuickStartMenu,gobackintothis(RedButton>7(QuickStartSetup))
• 6(SkyBouquetMaker)• PresstheMenuButtontochangetheregionandanysettings
NOTE–BydefaultiPab.TVisconfiguredwithChildsafebouquetsandchannels(Noadult,gamblingetc).Ifyouwishtoenablethesechannels,youshoulddisableChildsafeinthemenuhere.
• Change the ‘BBC/ITVRegion’ tomatch your local area (Press left or right to select anewregion)
• IfyouwishtohaveBBCOneandBBCTwoinHD,selectYesonthissetting.NOTE–Duringregionalprogrammingsuchasnews,BBCOneHDdoesnotbroadcast.YoushouldconsiderwhetheryouwantBBCOneHDaschannel101.Itisrecommendthissettingissettono).
• Youshouldnotchangeanyothersettingsunlessyouknowwhatthesedo• GreenButton(OK)–Thiswillsaveyoursettings• GreenButton(Start)• Thescanwillstartautomatically-Thescanwilltakeafewminutestoperformanewscan
andwhencompleteyouwillseeamessage‘AllDone”afterwhichyouwillbereturnedtothepluginmenu
YouwillremainintheQuickStartMenureadyforthenextsection
CheckandUpdateyourSkyEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)• 8(CrossEPG)>Configure• Checkthatthe‘StorageDevice’issettoyourUSB(recommended)• PressRed/Exit• Select‘SkyEPGProviders’andcheckthatSkyUKOpenTVischecked• PresstheExitButton• Select‘Downloadnow’• YourZgemmaboxwillswitchtoablackscreenandtheradiowillplayandmessageswillgive
youanupdateoftheprogressatthebottom–Thisprocesswilltakeaminuteortwoandwillthenreturnyoutothemenu
• ExitButton>ExitButton>ExitButton–ThiswillreturnyoutoTV
CreatetheVirginHDChannelsandHDBouquet• RedButton>8(VirginQuickStartSetup)>6(TunerConfig)• SelecttheCableTuner(thisisusuallyTunerB)• IfyouhaveaTunerTypedisplayed,SelectTunerC
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• EntertheNetworkIDforyourVirginArea(Region(Ifyoudon’tknowwhatthisis,useVirginNetIDtoolathttp://ipab.tv/virgin-netid-search/)
• Ensure‘Usedservicescantype’issetto‘Provider’• Changethe‘Providertoscan’to‘VirginMediaUK(6952)’• GreenButtontoSave• Ifprompted,selectYesto‘Zapbacktoservicebeforetunersetup’• ExitButton(thiswillreturnyoutotheVirginQuickStartMenu’• 8(AdvancedBouquetsManagement)• SelectProviders• Virgin(UK)–SettoYES• Virgin(UK):Region–SetthistoyourVirginRegion(Ifyoudon’tknowwhatthisis,useVirgin
NetIDtoolathttp://ipab.tv/virgin-netid-search/• Virgin(UK):FTAONLY–NO• Virgin(UK):generatemainbouquet–NO• Virgin(UK):generatesectionsbouquets–NO• Virgin(UK):generateHDbouquet–YES• Virgin(UK):generateFTAbouquet–NO• Virgin(UK):generateFTAHDbouquet–NO
STOP – Just double check here that the ONLY Virgin options you have set are you region andgenerateHDBouquet
• GreenButtontoSave• Scrolldownandselect‘PopulateDatabase&CreateVirginBouquets’• The scanwill start automatically. The scanwill takea fewminutes toperformcreate the
channelsandbouquets.Afterwhichyouwillbereturnedtothemenu.YouwillremainintheVirginQuickStartMenureadyforthenextsection
CheckandUpdateyourVirginEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)• 9(EPGRefresh)• IfyouseetheHelppagesonfirstentry,justclickredbuttontoclosethese• BlueButton(editservices)>BlueButton(New)>RedButton(All)-Thiswilllistallchannels
inalphaorder• ScrolldownandselectPVR_EPGchannel(PressOKwhenyou’vehighlightedit• GreenButtontosave• Change‘RefreshEPGautomatically’toYES• Change‘EPGrefreshauto-startearliest’to04:30• Change‘EPGrefreshauto-startlatest’to05:00• Change‘ShowAdvancedOptions’toYES• Change‘WakeupfromstandbyforEPGRefresh’toYES• GreenButtontosave
NOTE - Ifyouwishtoruntherefreshnow,goback intoEPGRefreshandpresstheYellowButtonandselectRefreshNow–Thescreenwillgoblankfortwominutes–Thisistobeexpected.
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8. VirginOnlySetupUsethissetupifyouareONLYconnectedtoCable(Virgin)Feed.Forthenextsteps, it isadvisedyouworkthroughtheiPabVirginQuickStartMenu–assuchkeypressesdescribedbelowwillwalkyouthroughtheseoptions. The iPabMenuisaccessedviatheRedButton.
SetyourlocalTVregiontoensurecorrectVirginTVchannelsSTOP–YoumightbeusedtousingAutoBouquetsMaker,buttheiPab.tvCustomImageworksverydifferently.Bouquetsandchannelsaremanagedbycustomplugins–TheiPab.TVCustomImageisconfiguredinaveryuniqueway.Pleasefollowthesestepscarefully.Youshouldonlyneedtomakeachangetoyourregiononce–TheiPab.TVCustomImagewilltakecareofautomaticallyupdatingyourchannellineuponanightlybasis.
FastPrepFastprepwillremovethealreadyconfiguredSkychannelsandsettheVirginSkinreadyforuse.
• RedButton>8(VirginQuickStartSetup)>0(VirginOnlySkin&BouquetFastPrep)NOTE–ThisprocessmaytakeawhiletocompleteYouboxwillnowperformsomecleanupstepsandsetuptheVirginSkin(withPicons)foryouruse.Your boxwill restart andmomentarily show the Virgin bar at the bottomof the screen butwillappeartobestuckonthebootlogo–Thisisbecauseforthemoment,youdon’thaveanychannels.
CreatetheVirginChannelsandBouquets• RedButton>8(VirginQuickStartSetup)>6(TunerConfig)• SelecttheCableTuner(thisisusuallyTunerB)• IfyouhaveaTunerTypedisplayed,SelectTunerC• EntertheNetworkIDforyourVirginArea(Region(Ifyoudon’tknowwhatthisis,useVirgin
NetIDtoolathttp://ipab.tv/virgin-netid-search/)• Ensure‘Usedservicescantype’issetto‘Provider’• Changethe‘Providertoscan’to‘VirginMediaUK(6952)’• GreenButtontoSave• Ifprompted,selectYesto‘Zapbacktoservicebeforetunersetup’• ExitButton(thiswillreturnyoutotheVirginQuickStartMenu’• 8(AdvancedBouquetsManagement)• SelectConfigure• Change‘Placebouquetsat’toTOP• GreentoSave• SelectProviders• Set‘SkyROI’toNO• Set‘SkyUK’toNO• Virgin(UK)–SettoYES• Virgin(UK):Region–SetthistoyourVirginRegion(Ifyoudon’tknowwhatthisis,useVirgin
NetIDtoolathttp://ipab.tv/virgin-netid-search/• Virgin(UK):FTAONLY–NO• Virgin(UK):generatemainbouquet–YES• Virgin(UK):generatesectionsbouquets–YES• Virgin(UK):generateHDbouquet–YES
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• Virgin(UK):generateFTAbouquet–NO• Virgin(UK):generateFTAHDbouquet–NO• Virgin(UK):SwapChannels-YES
STOP – Justdouble checkhere that theVirginoptions youhave setare you region,generateHDBouquet,generatesectionsbouquetsandgenerateHDbouquet
• GreenButtontoSave• Scrolldownandselect‘PopulateDatabase&CreateVirginBouquets’• Thescanwillstartautomatically.Thescanwilltakeafewminutestoperform• The scanwill start automatically. The scanwill takea fewminutes toperformcreate the
channelsandbouquets.AfterwhichyouwillbereturnedtotheVirginQuickStartMenu.
DisabletheSkyBouquetMakerscheduledupdate• 7(SkyBouquetMaker)• PresstheMenuButton• Changethe‘EnableSBMDailyUpdate’toNO• GreenButton(OK)–Thiswillsaveyoursettings• ExitButton–ThiswillreturnyoutheVirginQuickStartMenu.
CheckandUpdateyourVirginEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)• 9(EPGRefresh)• IfyouseetheHelppagesonfirstentry,justclickredbuttontoclosethese• BlueButton(editservices)>BlueButton(New)>RedButton(All)-Thiswilllistallchannels
inalphaorder• ScrolldownandselectPVR_EPGchannel(PressOKwhenyou’vehighlightedit• GreenButtontosave• Change‘RefreshEPGautomatically’toYES• Change‘EPGrefreshauto-startearliest’to04:30• Change‘EPGrefreshauto-startlatest’to05:00• Change‘ShowAdvancedOptions’toYES• Change‘WakeupfromstandbyforEPGRefresh’toYES• GreenButtontosave
NOTE - Ifyouwishtoruntherefreshnow,goback intoEPGRefreshandpresstheYellowButtonandselectRefreshNow–Thescreenwillgoblankfortwominutes–Thisistobeexpected.
DisableyourSkyEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)• ExitButton>7(QuickStartSetup)>8(CrossEPG)• SelectConfigure• Change‘Scheduleddownload’to‘disabled’• PresstheExitButtononce• SelectSkyEPGProviders• GreenButtontoDISABLE‘SkyUKOpenTV(Astra2on28.2)• PresstheExitButtononce• ExitButton–ThiswillreturnyoutheQuickStartMenu.
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9. VirginwithSkyBouquetsSetupUsethissetupifyouareconnectedtoCable(Virgin)andSatellite(Sky)feedsandyouwishVirgintobeyourprimarysourceofchannels.YouMUSTfollowthesestepsinordertoensureyourchannellineupiscorrect.
SetyourlocalTVregiontoensurecorrectVirginandSkyTVchannelsSTOP–YoumightbeusedtousingAutoBouquetsMaker,buttheiPab.tvCustomImageworksverydifferently.Bouquetsandchannelsaremanagedbycustomplugins–TheiPab.TVCustomImageisconfiguredinaveryuniqueway.Pleasefollowthesestepscarefully.Youshouldonlyneedtomakeachangetoyourregiononce–TheiPab.TVCustomImagewilltakecareofautomaticallyupdatingyourchannellineuponanightlybasis.
FastPrepFastprepwillremovethealreadyconfiguredSkychannelsandsettheVirginSkinreadyforuse.
• RedButton>8(VirginQuickStartSetup)>0(VirginOnlySkin&Bouquet)NOTE–ThisprocessmaytakeawhiletocompleteYouboxwillnowperformsomecleanupstepsandsetuptheVirginSkin(withPicons)foryouruse.Your boxwill restart andmomentarily show the Virgin bar at the bottomof the screen butwillappeartobestuckonthebootlogo–Thisisbecauseforthemoment,youdon’thaveanychannels.
CreatetheVirginChannelsandBouquets• RedButton>8(VirginQuickStartSetup)>6(TunerConfig)• SelecttheCableTuner(thisisusuallyTunerB)• IfyouhaveaTunerTypedisplayed,SelectTunerC• EntertheNetworkIDforyourVirginArea(Region(Ifyoudon’tknowwhatthisis,useVirgin
NetIDtoolathttp://ipab.tv/virgin-netid-search/)• Ensure‘Usedservicescantype’issetto‘Provider’• Changethe‘Providertoscan’to‘VirginMediaUK(6952)’• GreenButtontoSave• Ifprompted,selectYesto‘Zapbacktoservicebeforetunersetup’• ExitButton(thiswillreturnyoutotheVirginQuickStartMenu’• 8(AdvancedBouquetsManagement)• SelectConfigure• Change‘Placebouquetsat’toTOP• GreentoSave• SelectProviders• Set‘SkyROI’toNO• Set‘SkyUK’toNO• Virgin(UK)–SettoYES• Virgin(UK):Region–SetthistoyourVirginRegion(Ifyoudon’tknowwhatthisis,useVirgin
NetIDtoolathttp://ipab.tv/virgin-netid-search/• Virgin(UK):FTAONLY–NO• Virgin(UK):generatemainbouquet–YES• Virgin(UK):generatesectionsbouquets–YES• Virgin(UK):generateHDbouquet–YES• Virgin(UK):generateFTAbouquet–NO• Virgin(UK):generateFTAHDbouquet–NO
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• Virgin(UK):SwapChannels-YESSTOP – Justdouble checkhere that theVirginoptions youhave setare you region,generateHDBouquet,generatesectionsbouquetsandgenerateHDbouquet
• GreenButtontoSave• Scrolldownandselect‘PopulateDatabase&CreateVirginBouquets’• Thescanwillstartautomatically.Thescanwilltakeafewminutestoperform• The scanwill start automatically. The scanwill takea fewminutes toperformcreate the
channelsandbouquets.AfterwhichyouwillbereturnedtotheVirginQuickStartMenu.
CheckandUpdateyourVirginEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)• 9(EPGRefresh)• IfyouseetheHelppagesonfirstentry,justclickredbuttontoclosethese• BlueButton(editservices)>BlueButton(New)>RedButton(All)-Thiswilllistallchannels
inalphaorder• ScrolldownandselectPVR_EPGchannel(PressOKwhenyou’vehighlightedit• GreenButtontosave• Change‘RefreshEPGautomatically’toYES• Change‘EPGrefreshauto-startearliest’to04:30• Change‘EPGrefreshauto-startlatest’to05:00• Change‘ShowAdvancedOptions’toYES• Change‘WakeupfromstandbyforEPGRefresh’toYES• GreenButtontosave
NOTE - Ifyouwishtoruntherefreshnow,goback intoEPGRefreshandpresstheYellowButtonandselectRefreshNow–Thescreenwillgoblankfortwominutes–Thisistobeexpecte
CheckandUpdateyourSkyTVregionIf you exited the Virgin Quick StartMenu, go back into this (Red Button > 8 (Virgin Quick StartSetup))
• 7(SkyBouquetMaker)• PresstheMenuButtontochangetheregionandanysettings
NOTE–BydefaultiPab.TVisconfiguredwithChildsafebouquetsandchannels(Noadult,gamblingetc).Ifyouwishtoenablethesechannels,youshoulddisableChildsafeinthemenuhere.
• Change the ‘BBC/ITVRegion’ tomatch your local area (Press left or right to select anewregion)
• IfyouwishtohaveBBCOneandBBCTwoinHD,selectYesonthissetting.NOTE–Duringregionalprogrammingsuchasnews,BBCOneHDdoesnotbroadcast.YoushouldconsiderwhetheryouwantBBCOneHDaschannel101.Itisrecommendthissettingissettono).
• Youshouldnotchangeanyothersettingsunlessyouknowwhatthesedo• GreenButton(OK)–Thiswillsaveyoursettings• GreenButton(Start)• Thescanwillstartautomatically-Thescanwilltakeafewminutestoperformanewscan
andwhencompleteyouwillseeamessage‘AllDone”afterwhichyouwillbereturnedtotheVirginQuickStartmenu
CheckandUpdateyourSkyEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)• ExitButton(MainMenu)>7(QuickStartMenu)>8(CrossEPG)• SelectConfigure
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• Checkthatthe‘StorageDevice’issettoyourUSB(recommended)• PressRed/Exit• Select‘SkyEPGProviders’andcheckthatSkyUKOpenTVischecked• PresstheExitButton• Select‘Downloadnow’• YourZgemmaboxwillswitchtoablackscreenandtheradiowillplayandmessageswillgive
youanupdateoftheprogressatthebottom–Thisprocesswilltakeaminuteortwoandwillthenreturnyoutothemenu
• ExitButton>ExitButton>ExitButton–ThiswillreturnyoutoTV
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10. AddingyourLineYou can choose touse theautomaticCamLine importer following thedetails the Import/ExportCamLinesection,butifyouwishtomanuallyinstallyourline,followthestepsbelow.NOTE–TherearenowTHREESoftcamsinstalledontheiPab.tvcustomimage.Whichyouuseisareallypersonalchoice–All camssupportall typeofLine (CLineandNLine) - Inmyexperience, IprefertouseCCcamwithanNLine–ThemainreasonforthisisthatCCcamprovidesyouaLOTofinformation about your connectionwhich can be invaluableWHEN (and not if) your channels goblankunexpectedly.I’vedetailedalloptionshere
ConnectingFilezilla• TofindtheIPAddressofyourZgemmaBox-MenuButton>Information>Network–Make
anoteofyouIP(Youdon’tneedtherestoftheinformation,onlyyourIP)• OpenFilezillaonyourPC–IntheHostboxentertheIPyounotedabove.Enterrootasthe
usernameandmakesurethepasswordandportboxesareblankandclick‘QuickConnect’
• FilezillawillconnecttoyourZgemmaBox(thelefthandlowerwindowarefilesandfolderson yourPCwhereas the righthand lowerwindoware files and folderson your ZgemmaBox.
CCcam(CLineORNLine)NOTE-TheCCcamserviceisalreadyrunningandthereisadummyCCcam.cfgfileontheZgemmabox.Itislocatedinthe/usr/keys/folder
• Ontherighthandwindow,navigateto/usr/keys/folder• LocatetheCCcam.cfgfileintherightwindow• RightClickonthefileandselectView/Edit-ThefilewillopeninatexteditoronyourPC–
CopyandPasteYOURlinemakingsureyoudeletethedummydetailsalreadyinthefile(asthesedon’twork,theyarejusttheretoshowyoutheformatthefilesexpectsyourLinetolooklike)
• SavetheFile–ClickbackontotheFilezillaScreentomakeitactive–Filezillashoulddetectthefilehaschangedandaskyouifyouwanttouploadthefilebackontotheserver–Itisimperativeyoudothis,asalthoughyouhavesavedthefile,itwillnothavebeenupdatedonyourZgemmaboxuntilyouallowFilezillauploadthefile.
Atthispoint,ifyourLineisworkingandyouhavefollowedthestepscorrectly,youlinewillbecomeactiveimmediately.Checkascrambledchannel(Suchas106forSky1)toseeifthisisthecase.Ifthisisnotworking,seetheFullSetupGuidefortroubleshooting.
MGcam(CLineORNLine)NOTE -TheMGcamservice isNOTalreadyrunningandyouwillhave tostart thisafteruploadingyourline.Therearedummynewcamd.listandcccamd.listfilesontheZgemmabox.Itislocatedinthe/usr/keys/folder
• Ontherighthandwindow,navigateto/usr/keys/folder• IfyouhaveaClinelocatethecccamd.listfileintherightwindow• IfyouhaveanNlinelocatethenewcamd.listfileintherightwindow
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• RightClickonthefileandselectView/Edit-ThefilewillopeninatexteditoronyourPC–CopyandPasteYOURlinemakingsureyoudeletethedummydetailsalreadyinthefile(asthesedon’twork,theyarejusttheretoshowyoutheformatthefilesexpectsyourLinetolooklike)
• SavetheFile–ClickbackontotheFilezillaScreentomakeitactive–Filezillashoulddetectthefilehaschangedandaskyouifyouwanttouploadthefilebackontotheserver–Itisimperativeyoudothis,asalthoughyouhavesavedthefile,itwillnothavebeenupdatedonyourZgemmaboxuntilyouallowFilezillauploadthefile.
• If you are using a C Line, it is advisable (although not mandatory) to remove thenewcamd.list
• If you are using an N Line, it is advisable (although not mandatory) to remove thecccamd.list
BecausetheMGcamisnotactuallyrunning,atthispointyourchannelswillstillbescrambled.Solet’sgoandstarttheMGcam
• MenuButton>InfoPanel>SoftcamPanel• RedButtontostopCCcamfromrunning–Waitafewseconds• With‘SelectCam1’highlighted,RightButtontoselectmgcamd_1.38r1• GreenButtontoStart–YouwillseeamessagethattheSoftcamisstarting• ExitButton>ExitButton>ExitButton–ThiswillreturnyoutoTV
At this point, if your Line is working and you have followed the steps correctly, your line willbecomeactive.Checkascrambledchannel(Suchas106forSky1)toseeifthisisthecase.Ifthisisnotworking, Iwouldseriouslysuggest thatyoutryrunningCCcam,as troubleshootingMGcamisdifficult–RefertotheFullSetupGuidefortroubleshooting.Detailsofhowtoconfigureoscamisnotincludedinthisguide.
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11. RegularTasksBeforeyouaregoofftoenjoyyourboxto it’s fullpotential, thereareafewremainingtasksyoushoulddoasyoucompletetheinstall. Butit’salsoagoodideatorevisitthesetasksmaybeonceevery month or two. For FULL details on how to run these tasks, please review the relevantsectionsbelowfor
• SystemUpdate• iPabUpdate• iPabEmergencyUpdate• UpdateIPTVPlayer
12. BackupyourboxI’dhighlyrecommendthatyoubackupyourbox.Itwillmakeitjustthatbiteasiertogetyourselfupandrunningagainifyouhaveagoodworkingcopyofyoursystem.ThebestwaytodothisisbyusingaUSBstickpluggedintothefrontUSBport.BEFOREyoucanputbackupimagesonyourUSBstick,youwillneedtoensureyouhaveformatteditasFAT32andthatyouhavecreatedanemptytextfilecalledbackupstick.txtonthatUSBstick–Thisidentifiesthestickasusableforbackups.Ifyoumissthatstep,yourZgemmaboxwillinformyoutherearenousableUSBSticks.Toperformafullimagebackup:
• BlueButton>SoftwareManager>CompleteBackup• EnsuretheUSBstickyoupreppedaboveisinthefrontUSBslot• GreenButtontobackuptotheUSBStick–Dependingonyourbox,thismaytakeupto15
minutes• Afterthebackuphasbeentaken,keepyourUSBsticksomewheresafeincaseyouneedit.
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ExtraFeaturesandFunctions
13. Import/ExportCamLine
CamLineImportIfyouwishiPab.tvtoautomaticallyimportandsetupyourcam,firstlyensureyouhavecopiedyourline(eitherCCcam.cfg,newcamd.listorcccamd.list)toaFAT/FAT32formattedUSBdriveandplacetheUSBdriveintothefrontUSBportonyourbox.
• RedButton>5(CamLineImporter/ExporterMenu)• GreenButton
Note–Ifnocamlinefilescanbefoundyouwillseeamessagethatnolineswerefound.CheckyourcamlineisonyourUSBdriveandtryagain.Your box will now search for your cam line on your USB drive and, if found, it will import it,configurethecorrectCamandactivateit.Oncecompleteyouwillreceiveamessageconfirming.YoushouldnowrestartyourboxtoensuresmoothrunningoftheCam
CamLineExportIfyouwishiPab.tvbackupyourCamLinetoanexternalUSB,firstlyensureyouhaveaFAT/FAT32formattedUSBdrive.YouMUSThaveafileonthisdrivecalled‘backupstick’–ThisistoidentifytheUSBdriveasthecorrectplacetoexport/backupyourcamlineto.PlacetheUSBdriveintothefrontUSBportonyourbox.
• RedButton>5(CamLineImporter/ExporterMenu)• GreenButton
Note–IfyouhavenotinsertedaUSBdrivewithafilecalled‘backupstick’onit,youwontbeabletoexport/backupyourline.CheckyourUSBdriveandtryagain.Your box will now export your cam line to your USB drive. Once complete you will receive amessageconfirming.
14. IPTVPlayer
HowtoUpdateiPab.tvcomescompletewithaplugincalledIPTVPlayer.ThisplugincontainsanumberofplayerswithinthepluginthatallowyoutoplayMovies,TVshowsandstreamingchannelsdirectlyfromtheInternet.WhentheiPab.tvimageiscreated,weensurethelistofplayersisuptodate,butasthesecanchangeovertime,we’venowincludedawaytoupdatethesetoensureyougetthecleanestandmostusableversionofthisamazingplugin.ItisadvisedthataroundonceamonthyouruntheIPTVUpdatedescribedinthefollowingsteps.
• RedButton>4(iPabIPTVMenu)>1(UpdateIPTVPlayerandRestart)ThelatestiPab.tvverifiedIPTVPlayerwillnowdownload;updateandyourboxwillrestartonceitiscomplete.YoucanthengointoIPTVplayer(Menu>IPTVPlayer)andmakeuseoftheplayers.
DetailsofPlayersAs timegoeson, theseplayersmaybeaddedor removed. The list is validasof thedateof thisguide.Theplayersarelistedintheorderofpopularityorusefulness(ie,thoseatthetopofthelistyouwilllikelyfindtobethebetterplayers)
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PlayerName Cinema
ReleasesLatestMovies
TVShows
Notes
Filmotopia(PopcornandFilmCanIcon X X MovieNight X X 123Movies X X X Filmovizija X X Yify X Movie4K X X WatchSeries X Arconai X X LiveStreamingChannelsWatchWrestlingNetwork WWERepeatsKissCartoon X X Cartoons/AnimationsLaola1 SportsOurMatch FootballHighlightsAppleTrailers MovieTrailersYouTube YouTubeSearchandPlayLocalMedia LocalMediaPlayerWithinsomeplayersyoumayhavetoselectfromachoiceoflinksandsomeofthesewillnotplay.Ifthisisthecase,selectanotherlink.Therearesomemoviesandshowswherenoneofthelinkswillplay.Wehavenocontrolofthese.
15. IPTVSubscriptionsiPab.tvnowhassupportfor IPTVsubscriptionservices. Thereis inbuiltsupportforTWOtypesofIPTVsubscription.
SupplierprovidedM3UfileIf your provider has emailed you one or moreM3U files for your IPTV subscription, FTP (usingfilezilla)yourM3Ufile(s)to/hdd/ipabiptvfolderandthenfollowthesesteps:
• RedButton>4(iPabIPTVMenu)>2(IPTVBouquetMaker)NOTE:-InthetoppartofthewindowyoushouldseeyourM3Ufile(s)–Ifyoudonotseeyourfile(s)listedhere,that’sbecauseeitheryouhaven’tFTPdthemintothe/hdd/ipabiptvfolderORthefilesarenotM3Ufiles.
• Selectyourplaylist(ifyouhavemorethanone,youneedtoinstalloneatatime)andpress
OKorGreenButtontoinstall
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TheIPTVBouquetwillbecreatedandandSkyBouquetMakerwillruntoensuretheIPTVbouquetlistisinthecorrectplace.
• ExitButton>ExitButton• DownArrow>BlueButton>FindyourIPTVbouquetandpressOK>SelecttheIPTVchannel
youwishtowatch.Note:-IfnoIPTVBouquetiscreated,thisisduetotheM3Ufileprovidedbeinginvalid–CheckwithyourIPTVprovider.
PikaFlikIPTVSubscriberIf you have an IPTV subscription with PikaFlik, the process of adding your IPTV is simple andautomated.Justfollowthesesteps
• RedButton>4(iPabIPTVMenu)>3(PikaFlikIPTVBouquetMaker)• EnteryourPikaFlikusernameintheUsernameboxusingthenumberpadonyourremote• EnteryourPikaFlikpasswordinthePasswordboxusingthenumberpadonyourremote• UnlessspecificallyrequestedtochangethePikaFlikURL,leavethisasno• GreenButtontosaveyourdetails• BlueButtontoinstallyourPikaFlikIPTVbouquets
YourboxwillnowconnecttothePikaFlikserversusingtheusernameandpasswordyouprovided,downloadtheconfigurationneededandwillsetupyour IPTVBouquets. SkyBouquetMakerwillrunoncecompletetoensureyourIPTVbouquetsareinthecorrectplace.
• ExitButton>ExitButton• DownArrow>BlueButton>FindyourIPTVbouquetandpressOK>SelecttheIPTVchannel
youwishtowatch.Note: - If no IPTV Bouquet is created, this is usually due to your username and password beingincorrect.
IfyourIPTVBouquetsarenotappearingintheBouquetListDependingonhowyouhavebeenusingyourbox,youmayfindthatdespitetheinstallcompletingsuccessfully,thatyouhavenoIPTVbouquetslistedinyourBouquetslist.Followthesesteps:
• RedButton>7(iPabQuickStartMenu>7(AdvancedBouquetsManagement)• SelectSkyBouquetsShow/HideandpressOK• ScrollthroughthelistofBouquets–IfyourIPTVbouquetsarelistedbutunchecked,select
themandpressOKtochangethemtobecheckedNOTE-IfyourIPTVbouquetsarenotlisted,theydidnotinstall
• GreenButtontosave• SelectPopulateDatabase
Whenthescanhasfinished,yourIPTVBouquetsshouldbeavailable
DeleteIPTVBouquets• RedButton>4(iPabIPTVMenu)>4(DeleteIPTVBouquets)
YourboxwillremoveallIPTVbouquetsandrestartNOTE-IfyouwerewatchinganIPTVchannelbeforeyouremovedtheIPTVbouquets,yourboxwillshowablankchanneloncerestarted–Simplytypeinthedesiredchannelnumberyouwishtowatch
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16. HowtoSwitchSkins&Add(orremove)PiconsiPab.tvhassupportfor3Skinsbuiltin.TheseareSky,VirginandSkyQ.ThereisnowalsosupportforPicons. SwitchingbetweenSkins (withorwithoutPicons) isnow fullyautomated. ToswitchSkinortoaddorremovepicons,followthesesteps.
• RedButton>3(iPabSkins&PiconsMenu)Select the Skin/Picon option you wish to use. Your box will download and update picons asnecessary.Oncetheskinandpiconcombinationhasbeeninstalled,SkyBouquetsMakerwillruntoensurechannel lineupandEPGnumbering is inlinewith the requirementsof theskin (SkyQcanonlyberunwithoutEPGnumbersforexample).Onceallofthisiscomplete,yourboxwillrestartandyournewskinandpiconswillbeavailableforuse.NOTE:-iPab.tvisdesignedtorun,andwillrunbest,withtheSkySkinnopicons–Ifyouexperienceanyissuesusingotherskins,pleaseswitchbacktoSkySkinnopicons
17. SeriesLink• UsetheEPGtofindtheshowyouwanttoaddtoserieslink.• Highlight the show and press the record button on your remote (The Red DOT near the
otherplaybackkeys)• Select‘SeriesLink’• Thenextscreenwillshowyoutheparametersthatwillmatchashowandgenerateatimer
inorderfortheshowtorecord.• For shows that areon roughly the same timeon the sameday eachweek, thesedefault
settingsareprobablygoingtobeOKforyou• Fordailysoapsyouwillneedtochangesomeoptions:
o Deselect theoption that says ‘OnlyonWeekday’ as leaving this selectingwill onlyrecordashowonthatparticulardayoftheweek
o Ifthesoaporshowyouwanttorecordsometimescomesonatoddtimesoftheday,deselectthe‘MatchTimespan’option
o Asanexample,forCoronationStreet,whichisonregularlyduringweekdaysonceortwiceaday,deselecting ‘OnlyonWeekday’will generallybesufficientas the timespanusuallycoversandhourbeforethestartandanhouraftertheendoftheshowyouselectedwhichusuallycoversdayswhentheshow ison twicesuchasat7:30and8:30–Butifindoubt,deselectthe‘MatchTimespan’option.
• PressGreentoconfirmtheseparameters• Thenextpagewillconfirmtheextendedsettingsandparameters–It’simportanttoknow
thatatthispoint,theserieslinkisnotset.• Youshouldn’tneedtochangeanysettinghere,sopressGreentoconfirmtheSeriesLink• PressExittoreturntotheTV• Afterabriefpauseyoumayseeamessageboxconfirmingtimershavebeenadded
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• Wait30secondsandthenpressTimeronyourremote.YoushouldseeyourSeriesLinkinthe list. For showsononceaweek, you’llusually just seeone show. For soapsetc, youshouldexpecttoseeafewentries.
HowtodeleteaSeriesLinkYoucan’tjustdeleteatimerfromthetimerslistwhenyouhaveaSeriesLinksetupaswithinafewminutes,theSeriesLinkhasdoneitsjobandaddedthetimerbackin.InordertodeleteaSeriesLinkyoumustfollowthesesteps:
• PressMenuButton• SelectTimers>AutoTimers• FindtheSeriesLinkyouwishtoremoveandpressYellowButtontodelete• Whenprompted,select‘Yes,anddeletealltimersgeneratedbythisautotimer’• PressExit• SelectTimers• CheckyourSeriesLinkhasbeenremoved
18. UpdatingiPab.tvItisimportanttoknowtherearetwotypesofupdateyoucanrunwhichwillupdatethebox–ThefirstisSoftwareUpdater.SoftwareUpdateisfortheunderlyingoperatingsystemforiPab.tv(whichisOpenATV). SeetheSoftwareUpdatesectionbelowfordetails,but it isrecommendedyourunthisonaweeklybasis.ThesecondisiPab.tvUpdate.ThisrunsanupdateoftheversionofiPab.tvimage(forexample,fromv1.3tov1.4),butalsocontainsanoptionforEmergencyupdatesthatyoumaybeaskedtoruninsomecircumstances.CheckiPabUpdateperiodically(maybeevery3to6months)toseeifthereisanupdateavailable.SeetheiPabUpdatesectionbelowfordetails.
SoftwareUpdate• RedButton>1(iPabUpdater)• BlueButton
Asoftwareupdatewillnowrunandyourboxwillrestart
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iPabUpdate(StandardUpdate)• RedButton>1(iPabUpdater)• GreenButton
Yourboxwillchecktoseeifthereisanupdateavailableandwillruntheupdateifoneisavailable.Followfurtherinstructionsonscreen
iPabUpdate(EmergencyUpdate)• RedButton>1(iPabUpdater)• YellowButton
Yourboxwillchecktoseeifthereisanemergencyupdateavailableandwillruntheupdateifoneisavailable.Followfurtherinstructionsonscreen
19. HowtorestoreabackupimageIfyou’vefollowedstepsinthisguidedetailinghowtobackupyourimage,it’sfeasiblethatatsomepointyoumaywellneedtorestorethisbackuptoyourboxoranotherbox.It’simportanttoknowthatthebackupwillonlyworkwithboxesfromthesameseries,whichare:
• SH1SeriesBoxes–S,S2,H1,H2• H3SeriesBoxes–H.S,H.2S,H.2H
Your backup will have been written to your USB HDD or USB Drive in a folder calledfullbackup_zgemmah2s (Or similar). Inside this folder you will see one or more date stampedfoldersthatcorrespondtowhenyouperformedthebackup,andwithinthesedatestampedfoldersyouwillfindafoldercalledzgemma.CopythezgemmafoldertoaFAT32formattedUSBDrive.OncetheZgemmafolderiscopiedontoyourFAT32formatUSBdrive,opentheZgemmafolderandrenamethefilecallednoforcetoforce
• TurnyourZgemmaboxOFFusingthewhiteswitchontherearofthebox• InserttheUSBthumbdrivecontainingtheiPad.tvimageintotherearUSBport(Onthenew
ZgemmamodelsyoucanusethefrontUSBport,butforeasewewillusetherearporthere)• TurnyourZgemmaboxONusingthewhiteswitchontherearofthebox• ThedisplayonthefrontofyourZgemmaboxshouldsayBOOT,thenFLSH–Ifyoudonot
seeFLSHpleaserefertotheFullSetupGuidefortroubleshooting–Flashingtheimagewilltake5-10minutesdependingonyourbox.Pleasebepatient.
• Onceflashinghascompletedtheboxwillbegintoload.ItisVERYimportantthatoncetheboxisloadedthatyouremovetheUSBThumbDriveandswitchoffyourZgemmaboxusingthewhiteswitchattherearofthebox.
Troubleshooting
GeneralTroubleshootingBuiltintoiPab.tvisaInformationandTroubleshootingMenu–Fromhereyouwillfindmostoftheinformationyouneedtohelpdiagnoseaproblem.Toaccessthis:
• RedButton>6(InformationandTroubleshooting)Youwillfindquickaccesshereto:
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• SoftcamPanel(TocheckstatusofCam/Line)• MountManager(TocheckifyourHDDisinitialisedandmounted)• SwapFileManager(TocheckifyourSwapFileissetupandrunning)• NetworkInformation(ToseewhattheIPAddressofyourboxis)• NetworkSettings&Test(ToperformaNetworkTest)• DeviceInformation(Toshowconnectedtunersanddrives)• ServiceInformation(Toshowinformationofthechannelbeingwatched)
Formorespecifictroubleshooting,checkoutthesectionsbelow.20. BoxFlashingProblemsFrequently Ihaverequests toassistpeoplewhoareunable to flash theirboxes. Sometimes it’sduetonotfollowingtheinstructionsofhowtodothisbuttherearetwootherreasonswhyyourboxmaynotbeflashing.Thefirstissimple.TheUSBdriveyouhaveisnogood–replaceit.Butassomeseemreluctanttodothistheyoftenwanttoexplorethesecond,morecomplexoption.Thisisdetailedhere,butpleasebewarnedthatthis istimeconsumingandtakingshortcutswillonlyresultintheboxnotflashing.Andtherearenoguaranteesthatthiswillwork,butyoucanbesurethatifthisdoesnotwork,yourUSBdriveisNOGOOD.
• DownloadtheHPUSBFormatTool–thisisavailablefromhttp://iPab.tvintheFiles&Docssection
• ThefileisaZIPfileandyouMUSTUNZIPthis–runningtheHPUSBFormatToolfromwithinthe ZIP without UNZIPPING it will result in the tool not working – Right click on thedownloadedZIPfileandselectExtractAll
• OncetheZIPhasbeenextracted,rightclickontheextractHPUSBDiskfileandselectRunasAdministrator–AcceptanypromptyoumightseeaboutrunningthefileasanAdmin
• EnsureyouselecttheUSBdriveintheDevicedropdownbox• SelectFAT32astheFileSystem• YoucanleavetheVolumeNameasUNTITLED• EnsureyouremovethecheckfromQuickFormat–YOUMUSTdoafullformat• ClickStart–Acceptthewarningmessagethatyourdrivewillbeerased
ThelowlevelformatwillnowbeginanditWILLtakealongtime.Anythinguptoonehourper1GBofdrivesize–Bepatient–ThereisNOshortcuttothisOnce the format is complete, follow the instructions startingat theDownload the iPab.tv Imagesectionabove
21. EPG(ProgramGuide)ProblemsOnoccasionsyoumayfindthattheEPGshowsthesameprogrammeinfoforsomeorallchannels.This is usually a result of a corrupt epg.dat file thatmay have been causedby power outage orgeneral issuewritingtoyourUSBdrive. Thefixdescribedhereshouldresult intheepg.datbeingdeleted(whichwill initiallyleaveyouwithablankEPG)andfreshEPGdatabeingdownloaded.Ifyoufindthiskeepshappening, it’smost likelyaproblemwithyourUSBdriveandI’drecommendreplacingthat–Seethelistofrecommendedequipmentattheendofthisguide.
• RedButton>2(FixesMenu)>4(RemoveallEPGData)
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• Afterabriefwait,yourboxwillappeartorestartNOTE–AtthispointyourEPGwillbeempty–ThenextstepsdependonwhetheryouarerunningSkyorVirgin–Ifyourunboth,runbothsteps
Sky• GreenButton>CrossEPGDownloader• WhenCrossEPGhasfinisheddownloadingarebootisadvised
Virgin• GreenButton>EPGRefresh• YellowButton>RefreshNow• Thescreenwillgoblankfortwominutes–Thisistobeexpected• WhenEPGRefreshhasfinisheddownloadingarebootisadvised
22. Bouquet&ChannelProblemsOnrareoccasionsitmaybenecessarytocompletelyremoveallbouquetsandallchannels.Thefixdescribed will remove all bouquets and channels and will require a reboot before you scan forchannelsandbouquetsagain. Thiswill look likethebox is frozenonthebootscreen(orablankscreen).Thisistobeexpected.AfterthistimeyouwillneedtoRescanforchannelsfollowingtherelevantpartoftheguideabove.
ProcedureifyouwantSkyChannels• RedButton>2(FixesMenu)>1(DeleteALLBouquets,ChannelsandDatabase)• Afterabriefwait,yourboxwillappeartorestart
NOTE–Atthispointtheboxwillreboot–You’llknowwhenit’srebootedasyouwillbrieflyseeanemptychannelbaronthebottomofthescreen.Nowfollowthestepsfromtherelevantsectionoftheguidetosetupchannels.
23. Enable/DisableTimeshift
TodisableautomaticstartingofTimeshift:• RedButton>2(FixesMenu)>7(DisableTimeshiftAutostart)• ExitButton>ExitButton
TimeshiftAutostartisnowdisabled
ToenableautomaticstartingofTimeshift:• RedButton>2(FixesMenu)>6(EnableTimeshiftAutostart)• ExitButton>ExitButton
TimeshiftAutostartisnowenabled
24. Can’tselectCAMfromlistorCAMwon’tstartIfyou’verecentlymadethemovefromVIXitispossiblethatyou’veaccidentallyeditedfilesinthe/etc/folderwhichnowmeanthatyourCAMwon’trun.Thisisaveryquickfixfollowingthestepsbelow.
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• RedButton>2(FixesMenu)>2(FixCAMs)• YouwillseeaconfirmationthattheCAMshavebeenfixed• RebootyourboxandtryyourCAM
25. VideoResolutionUnsupportedbyTVMaybeyou’vemovedtheboxtoanewTVorasuppliersentyouaboxthathashaditsresolutionsethigher thanyourTV can support. Youmay seeamessageon yourTV saying something like“ResolutionNotSupported’or itmaybejustthatthescreenisblankorflickering. Thereisnowasuperquickwaytofixthisevenifyoucan’tseewhat’shappeningontheTVScreen
• GreenButton• OKButton• Afterabriefwait,yourboxwillappeartorestart• Whentheboxrestarts,thevideowizardwillrun–Thesettingsyouselectaredependanton
the features of your TV –Assuming your Box is connectedbyHDMI, then youwill selectHDMI for the first choice – Try 1080p for the resolution (If you lose picture, justwait 30secondswhilstthescreenrevertstothelowerresolutionandpickalowerresolution)–Andthenselect50hzfortheRefreshRate.
• YouwillthenbetakentothelastselectedTVChannel
26. AudioCommentaryIfyouexperiencechannelswithundesiredaudiocommentary(descriptionsofwhat ishappening)followthesesteps:
• RedButton>2(FixesMenu)>5(FixAudioCommentary)• YouwillseeaconfirmationthattheAudioCommentarySettingshavebeenfixed• ExitButton>ExitButton
27. Error-CreatingHardlinktoTimeshiftFileFailed!Ifyouexperiencethiserroritisusuallyduetoyourdrivenotbeinginitialised.Followthesesteps:
• RedButton>7(QuickStartMenu)>2(HardDiskInitalisation)• SelectyourUSBDrivetoinitialiseandpressOK• RedButtontoInitialise• Confirmyouwishtoinitialisethedevice
Note–Asthewaningmessagesays–AnydataonthedrivewillbelostduringinitialisationYouwillseetheprogressofthediskinitialising.OncecompletethiswillexitbacktotheiPabQuickStartMenu.
• Press3(SwapFileManager)• GreenButton(Create)>OKButton• Selectthesizeofswapdisk–256mbhadprovenbest• PressOKButton–Youwill seeamessagebeingdisplayedto "Waitpleasewhilecreating
swapfile...”-Thisshouldtakenomorethanafewminutes.• Oncethetextatthetopofthescreenhaschangedto‘EnableSwapatstartup’youshould
thenpressRedButton(Activate)>YellowButton(Autostart)
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• ExitButton>ExitButton–ThiswillreturnyoutoTVNote – If you wish to enable Timeshift Autostart follow the steps shown in the Enable/DisableTimeshiftsection.
RecommendedEquipment
28. RecommendedUSBDrivesTherearetworecommendeddrivesforuseoniPab.tv–OneisaUSBthumbdrive,theotherisaUSBDrive.San Disk Ultra Fit USB3 Drives – The smallest recommended size is 64gb, but they do a veryreasonablypriced128gbversionalso.ToshibaCanvioUSB3Drives–Theseareavailablein500gb,1TBand2TB.
29. RecommendedWiFiDongleTheonlyWiFiDonglerecommendedforuseoniPab.tvistheEdimaxew-7811un.ThisWiFidonglecanbeinstalledintoyoursatelliteboxwithouttheneedtoadddrivers.
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ThanksandGratitudeWhilstliterallythousandsofmyownhourshavegoneintothedevelopmentofthiscustomimage,itwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthehelpandsupportofmanyotherpeople;fartoomanyformetothankeveryoneindividually.ButtherearesomeIfeelImustthank(OK,soprobablyI’mobligedtothankthemJ)TeamATV–iPabisbaseduponagreatbaseOS,OpenATV,whichunlikeVIX,IsfullysupportedforuseonZgemmaboxes(whichiswheredevelopmentoftheiPab.tvstarted)KiddaC–Theauthorresponsiblefortwooftheskinsusedinthiscustomimage.KiddaCcanusuallybefoundhangingoutoverathttp://Techkings.org ifyoufancydroppingbyandsayinghi! AndifyouappreciatethetimeandefforthehasputintotobringyouthebestSkyandVirginskins,thenpleaseconsiderbuyinghimabeer;)Chababu–Chab’sdesignedandauthoredtheSkyQskin–Whilstnotapersonalfavouriteofmine,it’sprobablythemostrequestedSkinontherunuptoreleaseofiPabV1.3.Again,youcanfindhimhangingoutathttp://Techkings.org-Ifyouuse,likeandappreciatehimputtingthetimeandeffortintodeveloptheSkyQskin,pleaseremembertogoandsaythanks.Samsamsam – The guy that authors andmaintain IPTV player –Whilst a large number of 100+sourceshehasnowcodedintoIPTVplayeraren’tgreatforEnglishspeakingusers,IhavetosaythatIPTVisfarmoreusableandeasierformetokeepuptodatethanthingslikeKodi.AsheaddstoIPTVplayersources,Icheckeveryonetoseeifit’ssuitabletobeaddedintotheiPabimage.Keepupthegreatwork.ToalloftheotherauthorsofpluginsusedintheiPab.tvimage–Thankyou–Thecombinationofalloftheseplugins,carefullyselectedandoptimised,helpsmakeiPab.tvthegreatimageitis.Tomyadminteam–TheiPab.tvsupportFacebookgrouphasgrownsteadilyandsurely,fromthefirstuserstoaround1000atthetimeofwriting. Icertainlycouldn’tkeepupif itweren’tforthegreat team. Kevin,Alex,Sy,DavidandDaniel– I know I’mnot theeasiest toworkwith soyoursupportisreallyappreciatedJBetaTesters–iPabv1.3was3monthsindevelopmentwithalotoflongandlatenights,butIgetblind to someof the issuesworkingwith the imageday inanddayout–Thankyou to thebetatesterswhohelpedmeironouttheissuesintheweeksrunninguptorelease.Usersof iPab.tv–Whatstartedoutasacustomimageforme,quicklyturningintosomethingsomuchmore.I’mnotsureIeverintendedforsomemanypeopletobeusingtheiPab.tvimage,butthe feedback you all give me is great and helps me to continually improve the image at eachrelease.