Zinwell Freeview ZMX-7500 User manual

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Zinwell Freeview ZMX-7500 Digital Satellite Receiver
How to reset to factory defaults:
This procedure should be followed if you are having difficulty receiving the Freeview transmission.
Note: If you are using the RF output and you are unsure of how to retune your TV, DO NOT CONTINUE
WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS –seek advice from an Installer. This procedure may change the RF
output channel and you may lose the picture. In this case you will need to know how to retune your TV
to the default RF output of the Zinwell receiver, currently Channel 34 (UHF). If you are using AV or
Component Video, continue…
If you are not familiar with the position of all the buttons on the remote control, refer to page 7 of the
User Manual (or p10 if DSE User Manual), for the location of the buttons to press when carrying out the
following instructions. Unless stated, all the instructions below are carried out using the Zinwell
Freeview remote control supplied with your Zinwell Freeview Receiver.
If any step is missed or carried out incorrectly, the reset to Factory Default will fail.
Point the Remote Control at the Zinwell Freeview receiver and continue pointing it at the receiver until
the procedure is complete.
Press the Exit button.
Press the Menu button.
Press the Cursor Down button twice so that “System Configuration” is highlighted.

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Press the Cursor Right button once so that “System Setup” is highlighted
Press the Cursor Down button three times so that “Factory Default” is highlighted.
Press the OK button. (You will get a message: “Password Please!”)
Press the 0(zero) button four times. (You should get a prompt as shown with a box around the “NO”
option.)
(If you get a message saying "Password Mismatch", enter the password: 1 2 6 9).
When the Factory Default reset procedure is complete the password will also be restored to 0000 (four
zeros).

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Press the Cursor Left button once so that the box is now around “YES” instead.
Press the OK button
Wait a few moments until you see a message on the screen, either “Factory Default” or “Please
Disconnect Power and Reconnect”.
Pull the small black power plug, out of the back right hand corner of your Zinwell Freeview Receiver.
You should now have a blank screen
Wait 10 seconds and then reconnect the power plug.
After a short time the picture will come up on the initial INSTALLATION screen, asking for the viewer
location (the factory default is Northland):
Press the Cursor Right button repeatedly, until the region where you live is displayed to the right of “City
Name -------“
Press OK
The Zinwell Freeview Receiver will now go into “Tuning” mode and automatically set itself up to receive
all the Freeview Channels. You do not need to do anything further, unless the receiver fails to detect the
signal from the satellite.

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The Signal indicator should appear yellow and the Quality bar green. Tuning will take about 35
seconds and the picture will automatically go to TV (normally TV1) when finished.
If the two indicators remain at zero then your Zinwell Freeview Receiver has failed to detect a signal
from the satellite and you will need to repeat the whole procedure from the beginning. If it fails on the
second attempt, then there is a problem with the signal reception from your satellite dish. We suggest
you contact an approved contractor for assistance. Thank you
After a restore to the Factory Defaults you may need to adjust the picture size as follows:
Widescreen Setup
1. press Menu
2. use the Down Arrow until System Configuration is highlighted
3. use the Right Arrow to move to the right sub menu, check that System Setup is highlighted and
press Ok
4. use the Down Arrow until TV is highlighted and press Ok
5. use the Down Arrow until Aspect Ratio is highlighted and then use the left or right arrow to
cycle through the three options: 4:3, 16:9, or PanScan. Press Ok to save the option you have
selected and then press Menu several times to exit from the menu.
Older CRT TVs use the 4:3 setting and 16:9 is for widescreen TV models. An explanation of the “Pan
& Scan” mode can be found on Wikipedia.
I also recommend turning the volume up to 32 after a restore to Factory Defaults, especially if you record
from your ZMX-7500 or use the RF output rather than the CVBS (AV) or Component outputs.
Revision Date: 30 October 2011