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The Zimple Box 3 receiver is compact with a sensitive tuner and blind scan capabilities. It supports DiSEqC 1.0 and 1.2 to control up to four LNBs or a motorized dish. A blind scan found active transponders and downloaded channels in under 6 minutes. The receiver had fast channel switching and produced a sharp picture quality. However, it lacked an EPG and loop-through output.
Zimple
- 1. TEST REPORT Blind Scan Receiver INFOSAT Zimple Box 3 A simple receiver with blind scan capabilities INFOSAT ZIM Fast and easy 12 -01/ 20 08 PLE BOX 3 to use receiver reception with for FTA a very sensitiv e tuner The first thing that impressed us when we first opened the parcel comes in handy the embedded NTSC, OSD color and transpar- that contained the Zimple Box 3 receiver, was it’s compact size. The RS232 port, as it’s the only way ency, and even enable the shut test box was a silver receiver with some Thai letters on the right to upgrade the firmware and down timer so that the receiver side of the front panel. We could also spot the Stand-by button as install updated settings. will turn off automatically after well as another two buttons that allow to change channels without a desired time. the use of the remote. A three digit seven segment display gives The remote control is in a information about the channel number, and when the info button black color and with an ergo- In the Tools section infor- on the remote control was pressed, it showed the signal quality nomic style it‘s easy to use. Its mation about the firmware of percentage. A signal level bar on the right side was also useful as it infrared transmission is so pow- Zimple box can be seen, as well presented the signal quality. erful that there is no need to as information about the cur- aim it directly at the receiver - rent channel like transponder, you can even point it to another frequency and signal strength. direction and it will work. The Satellite Guide menu is a At the rear panel we found useful tool for setting the dish the usual LNB input, but without a loop-through output. Three Getting Started RCA plugs feature the video When we turned on the output as well as the right and receiver for the first time, left audio signals, and are used Zimple box 3 was already con- to connect the receiver to a TV. figured. To check it‘s factory An additional video output can settings, we applied the default be used to connect to a videore- settings, which changed the corder. A main power switch was language in all menus into Thai. also present, which is useful to Some satellites that mainly reduce the power consumption broadcast East Asian programs to a minimum when the receiver were already installed. is not used. Infosats’ Zimple box 3 sup- to a specific satellite. Fill in the As the number of satellites ports Thai, Chinese and Eng- information about your lon- and transponders is growing, it lish menu languages. Going gitude, latitude and satellite would be nice to use a simple way through the system menu, you longitude, and the guide will to update the receiver’s data- can configure the language, provide you with the azimuth base quickly and correctly. Here video output to either PAL or Information menu Nine pictures 36 TELE-satellite & Broadband — 12-01/2008 — www.TELE-satellite.com
- 2. TELE-satellite World www.TELE-satellite.com/... Download this report in other languages from the Internet: Arabic ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/ara/zimple.pdf Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/bid/zimple.pdf Bulgarian Български www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/bul/zimple.pdf and elevation to setup your with already installed 77 trans- German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/deu/zimple.pdf dish. In the Tools menu you will ponders, Zimple box managed English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/eng/zimple.pdf also find the usual Default set- to complete the scan for both Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/esp/zimple.pdf French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/fra/zimple.pdf tings, Game, Software upgrade, FTA and Encrypted channels in 1 Greek Ελληνικά www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/hel/zimple.pdf calendar, and calculator. minute and 22 seconds. Croatian Hrvatski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/hrv/zimple.pdf Italian Italiano www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/ita/zimple.pdf The Zimple Box 3 even has a Hungarian Magyar www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/mag/zimple.pdf Installation very convenient and easy to use function for a quick Blind Scan: Mandarin Dutch 中文 Nederlands www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/man/zimple.pdf www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/ned/zimple.pdf Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/pol/zimple.pdf and Blind Scan press ‘Exit’ on the remote con- trol for 5 seconds, then a menu Russian Turkish Русский Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/rus/zimple.pdf www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/tur/zimple.pdf Diseqc 1.0 and 1.2 are fully will appear asking “Blind Scan or supported which means that not?” and after confirming “FTA or CAS”. After pressing OK the jumping left and right buttons tion in this mosaic is easy and scan starts immediately. Quite a can be used. done by using the left, right, up handy feature! Press the 0 button and a nine and down arrows in the remote The receiver has a very sen- picture screen will cover your tv and by pressing ok button. sitive tuner and this was expe- monitor, showing nine still pic- rienced when we compared it tures of the next neighboring Editing channels is as usual, with another three receivers and channels in the same satellite, and all useful functions are the Zimple box was able to pro- including the one that was play- also present in Infosats’ duce a clear image despite very ing before showing live. Naviga- Zimple box 3. poor signal quality, when other boxes hardly produced mosa- ics. Zimple box was able to lock Expert Conclusion almost immediately to frequen- cies with low symbol rates prov- + + Infosat developed a fast and easy to use recei- ing its SCPS compatibility. ver for FTA reception with a very sensitive tuner and blind scan. Due to DiSEqC 1.2 protocol it can up to four LNBs or a Diseqc 1.2 antenna motor can be connected Everyday use control a motorized system or up to four LNBs. An Zimple box 3 is outputting a ideal receiver for everyday use. and controlled by the receiver. Gusarov Theodoros very sharp picture. That was + Fast channel switching TELE-satellite Adding new satellites to the Test Center noticed when we watched Skai + main power switch Greece already installed ones is not a big deal. Just enter the name of TV on Hellasat and in compari- + SCPC the desired satellite, select LNB port and then you can either son to the other three receiv- ers that were tested. Switching - manually add transponders or between channels is fast and - No EPG call the blind scan function to doesn’t take more than a second - A loop through output would be useful scan for transponders and chan- for channels within same nels. The receivers channel scan transponder. When switching speed is more than good. Zimple between different transponders it’s a bit more than a second. TECHNIC DATA Manufacturer Infosats, 46(22 Moo.5, Tiwanon Road, Banmai, Pakkred, Nonthaburi, 11120 Thailand Tel / Fax Tel +662-961-9161-3 / Fax +662-961-9996-8 Email niran@infosats.com Web page www.infosats.com Model Zimple Box 3 Function MPEG2 FTA Receiver with Blind Scan Symbolrates 2- 45 Ms/sec Channel memory 1000 SCPC Yes box 3 needed only 5 minutes By pressing the OK button Connectors 1 LNB input, 4 RCAs with 2 video outputs, RS232 and 57 seconds in blind scan on the remote, a channel list is mode to find active transpond- revealed. Navigation through DiSEqC 1.0, 1.2 ers and to download the chan- the channels is easy by using Up EPG No nels. In automatic scan mode and Down buttons and for page Firmware upgrade via RS232 interface Installation menu Satellite guide menu Satellite searching www.TELE-satellite.com — 12-01/2008 — TELE-satellite & Broadband 37