ZGemma H7C and OpenATV pictures and slide show.

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    Hi,


    Another question about ZGemma H7C and OpenATV. Does the default image allow to watch pictures easily with the remote, like

    advancing forwards and backwards and pausing? And does it have a slide show function? If not, is there any plugin to do this?


    Thanks.


    Merry christmas.

    Kodi!


    This is how: https://www.technadu.com/how-to-add-photos-to-kodi/12371/


    Or https://www.comparitech.com/kodi/kodi-upnp-share-libaries/


    Ermmm.... and good luck with that... you might need it...

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    Just download and install for her. Team Viewer. After that it's a few buttons pressed...

    "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not lack of understanding, but lack of resolution and courage to use it without the guidance of another. The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!"


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    Quote from gorski

    Just download and install for her. Team Viewer. After that it's a few buttons pressed...


    I haven't bought it yet, and won't until I check that a few very very basic features she would use can be done and easily

    with this box. Before risking buying this thing, I need to verify that these features work, and in case they don't, I will

    not buy it for her.


    Regarding the photos/pictures viewing, I could install Kodi as a plugin, if it works like that, but maybe there is a simpler

    way to accomplish this, or a, let's say, smaller plugin if one is needed.


    I forgot to mention, and maybe because I took it for granted and I shouldn't, the most important function that must

    work flawlessly, the Timer Recordings.


    Do scheduled recordings work if the unit is powerd off? will the unit power on itself to record, and more with than one

    the same day if needed, and once the recording is finished, will it power off?


    This is very important to not having to leave the box on all day. She still has an old Samsung DVD recorder with an

    internal HDD which does this perfectly, it powers on and off itself for each scheduled recording.


    Thanks for your help and time, and Merry Christmas everyone.

    Jimdefruit told you what to install - this is the simplest option. Not included in the image but easily installable from Plugins!


    You have an E2 box? Test the recording function yourself and see how it works....

    "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not lack of understanding, but lack of resolution and courage to use it without the guidance of another. The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!"


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    Nope, I don't have any Enigma 2 box now; right now I only have an HTCP with dual Sat and dual DTT tuners.

    I used to have an old Dreambox back in the day, though, but different machines, and I don't remember if

    these scheduled recordings worked by then nor if I ever used them, sorry.

    Yes, they work.


    Simple method: Multi EPG > choose a programme > press the little red button (not one of the 4 coloured ones) and confirm.

    "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not lack of understanding, but lack of resolution and courage to use it without the guidance of another. The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!"


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    Alright, so I guess you turned off the box after a schedule recording and it woke up itself from Deep Standby to record.


    I just found a manual for the H7 box - a H7C version was not available, but there is very little info on all what the box

    can do. I've been seaching for more info and found a video on the Tube where the page 'Timer Entry' can be seen,

    and the option 'After Recording', where you can select 'Deep Standby', which I guess will turn off the box once the

    scheduled recording has finished.


    Well, still searching for a couple more features we need that the manual doesn't talk about, like Fast Forward and

    Rewind at several speeds, Saving positions to resume playback from where a video is stopped, and Zoom. Also, it

    would be nice if the box could spin down the internal HDD when it is not accessed. It would be great if all these

    features were available by default or at least through plugins.


    Cheers.

    All that is available with any E2 STB...


    Read in PurE2, Zgemma H7 and OSCam Emu sections...

    "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not lack of understanding, but lack of resolution and courage to use it without the guidance of another. The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!"


    http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/CCREAD/etscc/kant.html

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    Most of those features seem to be available on diffeent Enigma2 boxes/images combos - I found info in that direction.

    Hopefully they work fine on the Zgemma.


    Now the most important thing I want to make sure it works is the spin down of the internal HDD, when powered off in

    Deep Standby, and when the unit is on but the HDD is not accessed. I just read a few posts somewhere where users

    were complaining about their disks not spinning down even when powered off in Deep Standy - they came back to

    spin after some seconds. Maybe these were old problems with old images, or any other problem hardware related...

    I have to find out if with the latest images the disk stays completely turned off.

    I have not seen this in my H7. Maybe I missed it but...


    Install SSD, if you are suspicious of it...

    "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not lack of understanding, but lack of resolution and courage to use it without the guidance of another. The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!"


    http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/CCREAD/etscc/kant.html

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