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    Dummies Guide To Setting Up Vu+Zero
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    This is a c/p from a European site, C/O LeeGW:

    Dummies guide to setting up Vu+ Zero by Lee Goldwafers.com

    Useful Software
    7zip - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
    Winrar - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
    Either of the above software can be used for unzipping the files.
    VuCC - [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

    Initial set-up procedure.
    Connect infra-red remote eye to the IR Sensor connector at the rear.
    Insert USB Pen Drive containing the image you want to install into the USB socket at the rear.
    Connect LAN cable from router to the Ethernet socket at the rear.
    Connect Satellite Dish feed cable to the "LNB in" connector at the rear.
    Connect HDMI lead from TV to the HDMI socket at the rear.
    Connect power supply input to the 12V input socket at the rear and plug the PSU into the mains power.
    Switch on unit using the power switch at the rear.

    1. Install image.
    Download a USB image file, eg Blackhole Image from
    [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

    Unzip the BlackHole-vuzero_usb.zip file and extract the vuplus folder to a USB PEN Drive.

    After unzipping to the pen drive you should have a folder on your USB pen drive named vuplus

    In the vuplus folder is another folder named zero

    Power off Vu+ Zero with switch on the back.
    Insert the USB Pen Drive into the USB socket on the back.
    Power on Vu+ Zero.

    The white LED on the left side of the front panel will begin pulsing.

    The pulsing indicates it's flashing the image.

    Once the image has successfully flashed the pulsing will stop and change to blinking on and off.

    When the white LED is blinking on and off it's now safe to power off with the switch on the back and remove the USB Pen Drive.

    Power on again to reboot the receiver, job done.

    2. Setup Motorised Dish using USALS
    First get your longitude & latitude info from _http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm

    Enter your post code into satsig.net and you'll get the correct LON & LAT info for your location.

    Example if I enter the following UK postal code: SE1 6JZ into _http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm

    I get the following LON & LAT:
    Longitude: -0.1042°
    WEST
    Latitude: 51.4979°
    NORTH

    Press Menu
    Select Setup Press OK
    Select Service searching Press OK
    Select Tuner configuration Press OK
    Select Tuner A Press OK

    Configure Tuner for Motorised Dish using USALS.
    Use the < > buttons on remote to select Simple.
    Use the down button to select mode and use the < > buttons to set to Positioner.

    Configuration Mode: Simple
    Mode: Positioner
    Longitude: 0.104 (Make sure you enter your own Longitude settings here)
    WEST
    Latitude: 51.497 (Make sure you enter your own Latitude settings here)
    NORTH

    Press OK to save.

    Press Menu
    Select Setup Press OK
    Select service searching Press OK
    Select Positioner Setup Press OK
    Select goto 0 Press RED Button

    Dish should now goto 1w.

    3. Upload a Channel List
    Download a pre-configured channel list example catseye's from

    [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

    For motorised dishes you'll want to look for this thread "CATSEYE E2 settings lists (VARIOUS SATELLITES)"
    Go to the last page in that thread to download the latest Catseye motor file (Catseye E2 Settings File 75 East-60 West.rar).

    Unzip the Channel List to your local HDD.

    Example C:\Catseye E2 Settings File 75 East-45 West

    Use VuCC to upload channel list to Zero.

    VUCC is an essential tool to have.
    Download VuCC From
    [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

    4. Install Cam
    Download CAM IPK file from [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

    FTP the cam-filename.ipk file to the /tmp folder on Vu+ (usually this is var/tmp)
    Press Green Button then Yellow Button on Vu+ remote control.
    Select Manual Install IPK Package.
    Select the cam-filename.ipk file and press OK.
    Message will appear - Do you want to install cam-filename.ipk
    Select "Yes" and press OK.
    Message will appear - Installed.
    Press the exit button on remote a couple of times to come out of all the menus.

    5. Activate Cam
    Press the Blue button and use the < > buttons on remote to select the CAM
    Press OK to run the CAM.

    These instructions are for Blackhole Image other images button configurations might be slightly different.

    How to setup Vu+ with VBox II DiSEqC 1.2 Positioner.

    If your VBox II already has the satellite positions stored and your changing from an old receiver to Vu+ then follow this procedure.

    Write down your VBox II satellite position numbers. These are the numbers displayed on the front of the VBox II when moving to a
    specific satellite position. These position numbers can also be found in your old receivers motor setup menu.

    Example lets say...
    Position 1 on VBox II = Astra 19e
    Position 2 on VBox II = Eutelsat W2 16e
    Position 3 on VBox II = Hotbird 13e

    You get the idea...

    First send the dish to Astra 19e using Vbox II.

    On Vu+ Remote Press Menu
    Select Setup Press OK
    Select Service Searching Press OK
    Select Tuner configuration Press OK
    Select Tuner A Press OK

    Now set Configuration Mode to Advanced. Use Left or Right keys on remote to select.

    Configuration Mode: Advanced
    Satellite: Astra 19e
    LNB: 1
    DiSEqC mode: 1.2

    Scroll down to bottom of the page with the down arrow on remote.

    Use USALS for this sat: No
    Stored position: 001

    Press OK to store.

    OK that's Astra 19e setup now to setup Eutelsat W2 16e

    Now send the dish to Eutelsat 16E using Vbox II.

    Select Setup Press OK
    Select Service Searching Press OK
    Select Tuner configuration Press OK
    Select Tuner A Press OK

    Configuration Mode: Advanced
    Satellite: Eutelsat W2 16e
    LNB: 2
    DiSEqC mode: 1.2

    Scroll down to bottom of the page with the down arrow on remote.

    Use USALS for this sat: No
    Stored position: 002

    Press OK to store.

    OK that's Eutelsat W2 16e setup now to setup Hotbird 13e

    Now send dish to Hotbird using Vbox II

    Select Setup Press OK
    Select Service Searching Press OK
    Select Tuner configuration Press OK
    Select Tuner A Press OK

    Configuration Mode: Advanced
    Satellite: Hotbird 13e
    LNB: 3
    DiSEqC mode: 1.2

    Scroll down to bottom of the page with the down arrow on remote.

    Use USALS for this sat: No
    Stored position: 003

    Press OK to store.

    You get the idea, now repeat for the rest of the satellites and your done.
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    Something a bit less complicated and quite basic:


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    I have got one of these receivers now, an its a fantastic little box. I'm just a little disappointed that there are no plans for it to be supported by the VIX team.

    Running Black Hole 2.1.4 at the moment.

    Nano

    Xtrend ET9500, 1m Gilbertini Dish with Fracarro 0.1db lnb, 75cm Visiosat BISAT G3a triple lnb dish, EMP Centauri IRS system, Technomate TM5402HD, AB Prismcube Ruby, Evo Xfinity Android, nBox 5800s & Amiko Alien 2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nano View Post
    I'm just a little disappointed that there are no plans for it to be supported by the VIX team.

    Nano
    Although we currently have no Zero images (not even a dev image) never say never.

    We have a dev box coming from Korea to do some initial testing with but there are some very worrying reports of recording and streaming issues with this hardware so no promises.
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