Itunes wont recognise ios8 restore file downloaded

I've followed the Apple KB Article to download the correct ios8 iPhone 6 file, once downloaded it is a .zip and ive tried extracting it etc. BUT once in iTunes and selecting the Shift+Check for update, pointing it to the correct folder, it does not find any ispw file and doesn't restore.
What am I doing wrong? I need my phone and its got no cellular connection.

See Corrupt iPod classic.
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