zinwell ZMT-620HD Software updates

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freeviewfan

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#70381 22-Oct-2010 19:44

were can i download software updates for this device??

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#394873 22-Oct-2010 20:38

Leave it online. The next time there is a software cycle via OTA (assuming OTA updates are enabled on it) it will do it from the SSU channel.

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#394876 22-Oct-2010 21:01

Oblivian: Leave it online. The next time there is a software cycle via OTA (assuming OTA updates are enabled on it) it will do it from the SSU channel.

i look in the book it came with and says it can be updated with usb device but were would i download the update

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#394883 22-Oct-2010 21:08

Generally can't. NZ has some custom specifics. There are however opensource 'patched' versions people have made around.

Next electronics may do it for you for free if its not getting them OTA

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#394886 22-Oct-2010 21:21

Updates are distributed OTA when the box is on. There is no need to look elsewhere for updates.

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#394964 23-Oct-2010 09:28

sbiddle: Updates are distributed OTA when the box is on. There is no need to look elsewhere for updates.

software on there is from like 2008 Ive seen nothing come up on the freeview box to say i need an update btw i heard there was an update i could download that i would be able to rec to a usb device

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#394973 23-Oct-2010 10:01

freeviewfan:
sbiddle: Updates are distributed OTA when the box is on. There is no need to look elsewhere for updates.

software on there is from like 2008 Ive seen nothing come up on the freeview box to say i need an update btw i heard there was an update i could download that i would be able to rec to a usb device

There is Hong Kong firmware that allows this and also breaks other things on the box.

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#394989 23-Oct-2010 11:36

sbiddle: Updates are distributed OTA when the box is on. There is no need to look elsewhere for updates.

The last firmware updates were quite a long time ago.
Certified boxes (like the Zinwell) pay quite a lot of money to broadcast the updates for a week at a time over a period of about 3 months - If the box was sitting in a warehouse/on a retailers shelf and missed the last updates I understood that NEXT will install the updates for you - but they dont/havent made it available on a website.
Dont hold your breath for OTA updates again.

PS Check this link:
http://freeviewnz.tv/supply_chain_registration
The last OTA updates for the Zinwell (and it appears any STB) was November last year.

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#396661 28-Oct-2010 08:43

sbiddle:
freeviewfan:
sbiddle: Updates are distributed OTA when the box is on. There is no need to look elsewhere for updates.

software on there is from like 2008 Ive seen nothing come up on the freeview box to say i need an update btw i heard there was an update i could download that i would be able to rec to a usb device

There is Hong Kong firmware that allows this and also breaks other things on the box.

http://www.schot.com/eng/product_news_detail.asp?id=14

Hong Kong firmware this is it but could you tell me if i install this can i go back to the old firmware or reset the the box ??? or am i Fuked

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#396677 28-Oct-2010 09:13

could somebody tell me will it be in English as the pdf showing how to install it is both English and i think its Japanese or chinese

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#396689 28-Oct-2010 09:37

link i posted i can't download the firmware links are not working :(

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#396712 28-Oct-2010 10:08

freeviewfan:

http://www.schot.com/eng/product_news_detail.asp?id=14

Hong Kong firmware this is it but could you tell me if i install this can i go back to the old firmware or reset the the box ??? or am i Fuked

There is no downloadable package of the NZ firmware that anyone has found - only NEXT electronics seem to have it available. So you wouldnt easily be able to go back to the NZ firmware. If NEXT would do it for you I would expect they would probably charge you for it.

This thread (its quite long) has the whole saga of peoples trials with the Olevia software
http://www.nzdtv.com/forum/showthread.php?304-Zinwell-620-HD

Basically they seemed to get it working quite nicely for NZ in later versions - the basic PVR function seems to work well enough. I gather the main thing you lose is the autotune for NZ frequencies - I think from memory you just need to look up from a published list (its mentioned in the later posts) and enter the right frequencies and away it goes. There were also warnings about making sure when you installed the Taiwanese firmware that you select the English option correctly - or you end up with a menu you might not be able to read too well.

This will also be interesting to you:
http://code.google.com/p/zimview/wiki/InstallingOleviaFirmwareOnZinwellSetTopBox

I did manage to get a login to the Olevia site and downloaded and saved the firmware at the time:
http://www.olevia.com.hk/home.php
Cant quite remember how I managed to get registered -anyway - if you are really keen I can probably post the firmware for you somewhere.

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#396741 28-Oct-2010 11:17

robjg63:
freeviewfan:

http://www.schot.com/eng/product_news_detail.asp?id=14

Hong Kong firmware this is it but could you tell me if i install this can i go back to the old firmware or reset the the box ??? or am i Fuked

There is no downloadable package of the NZ firmware that anyone has found - only NEXT electronics seem to have it available. So you wouldnt easily be able to go back to the NZ firmware. If NEXT would do it for you I would expect they would probably charge you for it.

This thread (its quite long) has the whole saga of peoples trials with the Olevia software
http://www.nzdtv.com/forum/showthread.php?304-Zinwell-620-HD

Basically they seemed to get it working quite nicely for NZ in later versions - the basic PVR function seems to work well enough. I gather the main thing you lose is the autotune for NZ frequencies - I think from memory you just need to look up from a published list (its mentioned in the later posts) and enter the right frequencies and away it goes. There were also warnings about making sure when you installed the Taiwanese firmware that you select the English option correctly - or you end up with a menu you might not be able to read too well.

This will also be interesting to you:
http://code.google.com/p/zimview/wiki/InstallingOleviaFirmwareOnZinwellSetTopBox

I did manage to get a login to the Olevia site and downloaded and saved the firmware at the time:
http://www.olevia.com.hk/home.php
Cant quite remember how I managed to get registered -anyway - if you are really keen I can probably post the firmware for you somewhere.

thanks for the info it helps so much

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#396743 28-Oct-2010 11:19

Seems odd to me that the firmware isn't made available to consumers from a website. Zinwell (NEXT Electronics is the distributor iirc) charge you a lot of cash if you return your unit to a store with a 'fault' which is fixed by updating the firmware.

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#396749 28-Oct-2010 11:34

I understood that they would update a box that didnt have the latest firmware (ie missed the over the air updates) for free - but that there were only a couple of branches that would do this.

I suggest giving them a call if you think you have an old version and would like to get it updated.

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