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For a while a new hardware model has been released by Humax. Called the 5400-Z. To make it work exactly like the old 5400 IRCI model you'll have to patch the receiver. It must contain the 2.08 loader to accept +CAM firmware by Planet Hemp. Until a few weeks ago only a few people were able to modify the receiver by using a special device.

To make sure almost anyone can patch the receiver himself and giving satellite-resellers a free choise of flashing it themselves or let somebody else do it for them the so called Humax-Team put all information for free on the internet. Some Satellite-resellers who are not able to construct the device themselves, nor letting it construct by someone can now order (at several locations) a plug-and-play version. The Humax-Team produced a few plu-and-play boards for those resellers.

After publishing the information for free an end has come to the monoply-position of those few people and the few selected satelliteshops who could do and sell the job. Now a large group can do it independently themselves. Negative noise about the Z-Board and about the sites publishing these files for free has been heard; the source of these negative rumours is very easy to locate....

You can buy the Humax 5400 at many satelliteshops, when you want to use the Planet Hemp's +CAM on your receiver it has to be patched. Your new receiver has to contain loader 2.08, ask your reseller if the receiver is allready patched or not ! For hobbyists it's nice to make the Z-Board themselves and share their knowledge with others, for resellers the Z-Board is a very usefull tool to flash the receiver to loader 2.08 as an extra service to their clients !



So the Humax-Team advices to buy the receiver allready patched. Hobbyists can do it themselves and resellers will have a free choise.



With these *.zip files someone will be able to construct the Z-Board by himself, all you need is included, it will cost you about 15 U.S. dollars (!) on parts. After the Z-Board is constructed it will be very easy to use, flash the new Humax 5400-Z and load the normal +CAM patch after flashing if you want to. (File is included).



Everything is published and ready for download, for FREE. The Engineering and design took only several days, we had almost no costs for parts and didn't loose one single Humax receiver !



Anticipation on comming hardware-changes (by the manufactor) has allready been done. Release of information what to do when the hardware changes are made will be published (also for free !) at the time the modified receivers will enter the market.



Thanks to all real professionals who completed this project and made this possible in just a few days !



Humax 5400-Z resellers will be able to sell the new 5400-Z modified and containing loader 2.08 !