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1. Select a desired page to view by entering its page number with the numeric buttons You can zoom into a teletext page with 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 35 5 3 Viewing the amp amp button and adjust its transparency level with the amp 2 button To hide the teletext screen press the button electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched uled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme Pressing the button dis Program Guide 05 02 17 10 2007 Wed plays the electronic programme 82 MAY 02 49 17 10 2007 Wed guide on which you can see the following Vazhkai Chithiram Nalamaria Aval Tele Mart vi Scheduled programmes nonem programme summary Tele Mall Mettukal Pudusu Broadcasting date ana Keanu Kaalangal Broadcasting time Toggle EPG Type Information Previous Day Next Day T Next Previous Services preselect record cancel record record by timer cancel To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the or button and press the button To switch to another service press the or V button You can travel over previous days with the button and can travel over next days with the amp button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the 55 button To switch it back press the button again
2. Besides that you can add or delete a favourite group or service To add the service you are currently watching into a favourite group put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the amp button To create a new group press the button then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it See 8 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group or a service press the gt button then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 5 2 3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box on which you can see all of the following Service number and name Signallevel and quality Programme name Programme classification symbol Programme summary Broadcasting time Current time ESCs I 2 Jaya Jaya Bhuvaneshwari 03 02 s Spiritual prayers and speeches of Shri B 0500 0530 In addition you might see the following symbols e Subtitle symbol if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme Teletext symbol zi if teletext pages are provided on the current service Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service e Multifeed symbol I if the current programme is pro vided as a multifeed programme To use this feature refer to 5 4 34 Daily Usage If the electronic programme guide is provided on the current service you can see
3. Favourite list centre Services list right 90 NINE HD 99 NINE GUIDE The services list contains all available services whereas the favourite list contains only chosen services that have been added to the highlighted group As you move the highlight bar up or down on the group list favourite services belonging to the highlighted group get shown in the favourite list 40 Listing Services You can add up to 30 groups To add a group select the NEW option in the group list then the on screen keyboard appears See 8 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard To rename a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button then the on screen keyboard appears See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the amp button then a message box appears asking you for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow ing steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the button to select it The high light bar then moves to the services list 2 To add a service to the selected group put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the button The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list Repeat this step to add more entries 3 Press the button and the highlight bar get mo
4. 61 Chapter 8 Topfield Application Program If you are good at programming with C language you can make a program executable to run on the digital receiver We call this a Topfield Application program TAP In mak ing a TAP it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind River whose website address is http www windriver com Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as a compiler for TAPs You can get the Application program Interface API libraries for TAPs from the Topfield website http www i topfield com Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions Their extension name is tap If they have any other exten sion name they will be ignored They are in the Program Files folder If they are in other folders they will be ignored For how to transfer your program to the digital receiver refer to 7 6 62 Topfield Application Program To run a TAP in the digital receiver perform the following steps 1 Press the button and then the C3 or 9 button to display the program file list 2 Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run 3 Press the OK button to start the program 4 To exit the program press the button The figure on the left is a run ning screen of a TAP Image Viewer which displays image files of BMP GIF and JPG for mat This TAP is available from the website http www i topfield com In the program file list you can use a variety
5. vices 07 displays the electronic programme guide switches the output of the TV SCART socket be tween the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 8 3 2 3 for more details SAT swaps the sub picture with the main picture See 8 5 6 for more details MENU displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu EXIT is used to exit the current screen 98 is used to start recording 3 is used to stop playback to stop recording or to jump back to live television from time shifted television 3 is used to display the list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal hard disk drive See 7 2 for more details resumes normal playback speed or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift To play a recorded programme see button 24 pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro gramme 6 Introduction E is used to start reverse playback Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed is used to start fast motion playback Subsequent presses increase the playback speed D is used to start slow motion playback Subsequent presses change the playback speed changes the position of sub picture counterclock wise It is also used to jump back to beginnng of record ing during a playback 6 9 changes the position of sub picture clockwise It is also used to jump
6. 22 Weekly 47 wide screen television 20 Wind River 61 Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To pa prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can dispose this product for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and condi tions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this guide explains So some expla nations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the actual digital receiver Copyright 2007 Topfield Co Ltd English version http www i topfield com 110T S3059 201 0
7. Pressing the button displays the programme guide in the form of a spreadsheet To switch it back press the button again You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme guide See 8 7 1 3 for detailed description 36 Daily Usage 5 4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at a same time We call ita multifeed programme You can select and watch a perspective you prefer If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol r will be marked on the information box Press the button then available video tracks will be listed Once you select one it will be presented At this time you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Using time shift You can pause and resume a live television programme and even rewind and replay it When you are watching a pro gramme and you miss something you can rewind and replay it Or when your attention is needed elsewhere you can pause it and resume it a short time later without losing any of it When you do this you are no longer watching the live pro gramme instead you are watch ing a delayed presentation of it This is called time shifted tele vision Then you can skip com mercials until you catch up to the live broadcast In order to use the time shift feature the Time Shifting option must be set to Enable S
8. is created You can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording See above 7 2 6 To move a recording to another folder To move a recording to another folder put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the amp button then the folders are listed Once you choose a folder the recording is moved to it 7 3 Playing back a recording 53 7 3 Playing back a recording When a programme is recorded its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext are also recorded together So you can enjoy them while playing back a recording The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows 1 Select the File List menu or alternatively press the 1 1 button to display the list of recorded programmes Put the highlight bar on a desired recording Press the button to start playback To stop playback press the button During a playback you can enjoy the following tricks To see the detailed information about the currently played recording press the button then the information box appears and shows its file name playing duration pro gramme information and so on To pause playback press the button To resume it press the C5 button To go forward hold down the 9 button to go back ward hold down the C7 button To display the progress bar press the 9 button to hide it press the C button again when the progress bar is hidden you can move to a de s
9. lodeletear comling soc cs cor E R 6 Rn Tosortrecondiwe co eeoa R K E RR eot wn To Tock Ea T To rename a recording gt e 5 5 6 R b R Ta make anew folder 5 24 RR R RRR RRR 88854 To move a recording to another folder 7 4 Playit pbockasecon E 2 Rr E x G 7 3 1 Taa Pudi 7 3 4 FEED 7 3 6 To navigate using the progress bar Toplayinslowinot n 2 o n To play in fast motion cele Tomakeabookmatk criss o o 9 N To play back a recording repeatedly To play back recordings insequence 39 39 41 41 vi Contents 74 TS 7 6 rae 7 3 7 To play back a scrambled recording Copying s recording lt ec ea de k MPS playback oa eaa ee a E a Transferring recording files Formatting the hard disk naaa 8 Topfield Application Program 9 Firmware Update 91 92 93 9 4 Index Checking the firmware information From your computer via USB port From your computer via RS 232 port From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 61 63 63 64 65 65 67 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 500 PVRc digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standard and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency Unlike ana logue broadcasts however digital broadcasts are not all as sign
10. name playing dura tion or file size In addition you can make a new folder 7 2 1 To delete a recording To delete a recording put the highlight bar on it and press the gt button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 7 2 2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings perform the following steps 1 Press the button to display the additional options 2 Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic Time or Size as you want 3 Press the button 4 They are sorted by the specified option 52 Recording and Playing 7 23 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other people cannot play it perform the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording Press the button to display the additional options Set the Lock option to Locked Press the button a fF YS O N The lock symbol Qj is displayed on it If you select a locked recording to play it back you will be asked for your personal identification number 7 2 4 To rename a recording To change the name of a recording perform the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 2 Press the button to display the additional options 3 Select the Rename option and the on screen keyboard appears Change the name and save it See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard 7 2 5 To make a new folder To make a new folder press the button then a new folder named GROUP
11. of file control functions including renaming sorting deleting and so on For detailed descriptions about the file control functions refer to 872 If you want a program to run automatically when the digital receiver starts up move the program to the Auto Start folder Press the 0 button at start up if you want the program not to run 63 Chapter 9 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use However a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver You can get the latest firmware and an update utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 9 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware Jan 1 2004 00 38 information of your digital re ceiver before downloading a new firmware Select the Infor mation gt IRD Status menu You should see a screen like the left figure 1 IRD Status Previous Menu Remember the System ID and download a firmware with the same system identification 64 Firmware Update NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi cation is identical to that of yours Otherwise you will fail in firmware update 9 2 From your computer via USB port You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a USB cable You need TFDN USB a firmware transfer utility for this which is available from th
12. on the front panel NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall outlet we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in operation mode Even when you are not using the digital receiver you should keep it plugged into a wall outlet to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any time 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 12 1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status The following indicates what they mean TOPFIELD i GGG G 9060 STANDRY STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode TV STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver See 8 3 2 3 for more details 3 lamp lights up whenever you press a button on the remote control STANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode Front display displays the current time in standby mode and displays the current service in operation mode CHANNEL Y A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens MENU button displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu OK button displays the services list See 8 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item VOLUME 4 gt
13. shrink pictures from 20 to 20 percent so that they could fit tight to the frame of your television without black space 3 2 7 Audio mode Basically there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver You can enjoy only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono Set the Sound Mode option as you desire Apart from this setting you can change the sound mode with the button See 5 2 4 for detailed description 3 3 Local time setting 23 3 3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events Select the System Setting gt Time 4 Time Setting Oct 26 2007 11 06 Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure You can set the clock manually or use the time signal Green wich Mean Time GMT carried as part of the digital television broadcast Moves em Slats tm C Prius emi To use Greenwich Mean Time take the following steps 1 Set the Mode option to Auto then the Time Offset option becomes enabled 2 Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between your time zone and GMT referring to Table 3 1 3 Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time option To set the local time yourself set the Mode option to Manual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with the numeric buttons The time format is day month year 24 hour minute If daylight saving time is observed in your
14. such as magazines on the digi tal receiver When placed in a cabinet make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical specification of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 2 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched If the cord is damaged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances or the warranty will be void Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician Table 2 1 Power specifications Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 25W at maximum in operation 8W in standby 10 Setup Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 340x 60x 270mm Weight 3 4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 9096 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF 500 PVRc has a wide range of connections on the back Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver D CABLE 1 IN Cable broadcasting signal input socket for the first tuner RF LOOP 1 OUT Cable broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner 3 CABLE 2 IN Cable broadcasting signal input socket for the second tuner RF LOOP 2 OUT Cable broadcasting signal output socket through the second tuner VIDEO Composite video output socket for the television set yellow AUDIO L R S
15. to a scene from which you want to start copy by holding down the CJ or ES button 3 Press the button then it will be copied in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of COPY and a number 4 To stop copy press the button NOTE You can make a copy of a long recording more quickly by start ing to play the original recording then pressing 23 button until the speed has increased to six times then pressing the 8 button The copy will be done at six times normal speed 7 5 MP3 playback You can enjoy music or audio books in MP3 format with the digital receiver For how to transfer MP3 files to the digital receiver from your computer refer to 7 6 To play a MP3 file perform the following steps 1 Press the amp button and then the or 22 button to display the MP3 list 58 Recording and Playing 2 Put the highlight bar on a desired file if you want to play several files select them with the button 3 Press the button to start playback 4 To stop playback press the button To play all MP3 files in a subfolder put the highlight bar on a desired folder and press the button 7 6 Transferring recording files E on B You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair which is a program used to transfer files You can download it from the Topfield website http www i topfield com To trans
16. to end of recording during a playback 63 is used to display minify or hide the sub picture See 8 5 6 for information about picture in picture G3 is used to make a bookmark during playback or time shift is used to jump to next bookmark position or to jump forward 30 seconds 98 is used to jump back 20 seconds for an instant replay displays the services list for sub picture It is also used to specify a block for editing or for repeated play back The O and gt i buttons have additional differ ent functions per menu besides their own function They will be guided by on screen help 1 3 What is common interface 7 13 Whatis common interface WA Some broadcasts are scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them Scrambled services can only be viewed with a Conditional Access Module CAM and a subscription card belong ing with the scrambling system Common Interface CI is the slot on a digitial receiver into which a conditional access module may be insterted The front of the digital receiver has two common interfaces To watch a pay service you should take the following steps 1 Purchase a conditional access module and a subscription card for the pay service you want to watch 2 Insert the subscription card into the conditional access module 3 Insert the conditional access module into a common in terface on the front of the digital receiver i Common Inter
17. 7 3 6 To play back recordings in sequence You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by performing the following steps 1 Press the C 77 button or alternatively select the File List menu to display the list of recorded programmes Select each desired recording with the button once a recording is selected it gets numbered Press the button to start playback The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered To jump to start of next selected recording press the c3 button to display the progress bar then press the co button 7 3 7 To play back a scrambled recording If you have recorded a programme of a pay service with the subscription card you can play it as freely like one of a free service Otherwise you need the subscription card to play it because it has been recorded without unscrambling even though it may have been partially descrambled 7 4 Copying a recording 57 On the recorded programme list a purely green indicates the recording has been wholly descrambled on the other hand a yellowish green indicates it has been partially descrambled and a purely yellow indicates it has not been descrambled at all Refer to 8 7 1 5 for how to record a pay service programme 7 4 Copying a recording You can copy a recording file in whole or in part during a playback by performing the following steps 1 Start playback of a recording you want 2 Move
18. Solomon Islands New Caledonia GMT 12 00 Fiji Auckland Wellington Kamchatka 3 4 Parental control In general television programmes are classified according to the level of violence nudity and language of their content When you are watching a programme you can check its pro gramme classification on the information box For the informa tion box see 5 2 3 You can prevent your children from watching specific pro grammes by specifying a programme classification 3 4 Parental control 25 Select the System Setting 44 Parental Control Feb 6 2007 10 15 Parental Control menu You should see a screen like the left figure and you will be asked your Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 Moves Item T3 Selects Item Previous Menu If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes set the Censorship option to 15 age Setting it to No block blocks no programme on the other hand setting it to Total block blocks every programme NOTE If a programme does not have any programme classification information your censorship setting will not take effect If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting the person has to enter the personal identification number to override To change the number select the Change PIN Code menu then an input box appears You have to enter a desired number twice for confirmation You can also re
19. TF 500 PVRc User Guide Digital Cable Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX i Digital Video Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 Ll E lt 5 gt 4359933939090 bao BG ee eee x33 953 1 12 Controlling the digital receiver 2222 osos 2 L21 CThefontpangl oe ER REY eds 3 122 Theremotecontrol 220 4 13 Wnhatiscommoninterface ll 7 2 Setup 8 21 LImnpackig 2 2 5222032 989 xxPESGLGI 8 24 Galery MARNE o cere soreness ys EENE XR 8 23 RearpanelconnecHons coses o xr xS 10 24 Connecting up your digital receiver ls 11 24 1 Connecting to the broadcasting cable 12 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 12 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 15 25 Switching on for the firsttime 0 15 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 15 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture naaa 16 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings 3l Lanseuieeseth sE o ere R a o n A2 WidecandsudiseBisS eo e R R ee nS 2 2 1 3 22 323 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 pue Television standard aaa aa Co l ur model s ss ee sor Roo o Rn Video cassette recorder noaoae Television aspect rato lle High definition television R R e Kes o necete deb REPRE RR Audio m de uz Rx 33 Localtime setting o gt S gt lt oio ook 34 Parental control s 35 Adju
20. able into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your computer 4 Run TFD Down The instructions on how to use TFD Down are as follows ge OSSUERHSS 3 1 Press the Find button to select the new File Name D MyTaskWTopfieldUp Find firmware file Download PorSetup 2 Press the download button and then turn Stop E on the digital receiver to start the file trans fer Message N TFD File Download Manager 3 A countdown will be displayed on screen 4 Restart the digital receiver when the file transfer is complete 9 4 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To update the firmware with this method perform the following steps 66 Firmware Update zn aL N S Turn off the target digital receiver Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfer A progress bar appears showing the progress of the f
21. able to lose a little picture quality Likewise the contrary case brings about the same result The best thing is to watch PAL services with a PAL television and to watch NTSC services with a NTSC television However a multi television set is able to process both of them So if you have a multi television set you had better set the TV Type option to Multi Then the digital receiver will present pictures without standard conversion 3 2 2 Colour model Through the TV SCART connector the digital receiver is able to output video in various colour models If you have the 20 Preference Settings digital receiver linked to your television via this connector you should set the SCART Output option to your desired colour model If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector However if you have connected via the S VIDEO connector you have to set this option to S Video because the output through S Video connector comes from the SCART interface It is known in general that the RGB colour model provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour model but the CVBS colour model does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 3 23 Video cassette recorder You can have the digital receiver linked to your video cassette recorder o
22. ave designated for the 1st Subtitle Lan guage and the 2nd Subtitle Language options if the Hard of hearing option is set to On Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has an audio track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Audio Language it will be output If the first language is not available but the second language is available the audio of the second language will be output Apart from this setting you can select an audio track with the Q button See 8 5 2 4 for detailed description 3 2 Video and audio settings 19 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video 4 AIV Output Setting Jan 1 2004 00 36 and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances Select the System Setting gt A N Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure Moves Item 13 Selects Item Previous Menu 3 2 1 Television standard The digital receiver supports two television standards One is PAL standard and the other is NTSC standard PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA Canada Mexico and so forth If you have a PAL television you have to set the TV Type option to PAL In that case if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard the digital receiver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard However it is inevit
23. bo Off Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver You can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off Turbo mode makes transferring files faster but the digital re ceiver stops responding to commands from the remote control If you want to use the digital receiver while transferring or if any scheduled recordings are due to start you should not use turbo mode NOTE You cannot play back the recordings with a regular MPEG player on your computer because they are formatted differ ently from the standard MPEG format 60 Recording and Playing Visit http www videolan org or http www elecard com where you can find a MPEG player able to play them back If you wish to author DVDs with them visit http www haenlein software com where you can find a DVD authoring program able to process them 7 7 Formatting the hard disk You can delete all contents stored in the hard disk drive by formatting it If you wish to do that select the Installation gt Format Hard Disk menu then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes formatting will start CAUTION Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently NOTE If a new hard disk drive is installed it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is different from any of the personal computer You can neither record nor use time shift with an unformatted hard disk
24. buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options 4 Introduction 1 22 The remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode is used to set a sleep timer V V buttons decrease or in crease the volume They are also used to change values for menu options 9 mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on P P buttons switch to previ ous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens switches between the cur rent service and the previously viewed one Numeric buttons are used to en ter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options displays the services list See 8 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item displays the favourite lists Q displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme 9 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode or 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 a video track of multifeed programme 3 is used to select a subtitle track displays teletext changes video resolution See 3 2 5 for more details 9 changes aspect ratio See 8 3 2 4 for more details Gm switches between television services and radio ser
25. de 2 Select a service you want to record with the V and buttons 3 Select a programme you want to record with the and buttons 4 To make a timer event without recording press the button the letter P is displayed To make a timer event with recording press it once more or alternatively press the button then the letter R is displayed 5 This timer event is placed on the timer list To change its settings press the button to show a box in which you can edit Refer to 7 1 2 for detailed description 6 Pressing the OK button once more will cancel the timer 7 14 Recording a time shifted programme See 8 5 5 for detailed description about the time shift feature While watching a programme with time shift you can record it by performing the following steps 50 Recording and Playing 1 Press the button to display the progress bar 2 To move to the beginning of the desired scene hold down the GE or ES button until it is reached 3 Press the button to start recording The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded 4 Press the 11 button to stop time shift 5 Press the button once more to stop recording 7 4 5 Recording a pay service programme You can record a pay service programme without the subscrip tion card However you need the subscription card to play it back because it has not been descrambled So it is recom mended to record pay service programmes with
26. e website http www i topfield com To update the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 1 Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website 2 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver and the other LI end into the matching port on your com puter 3 Turn on the digital receiver 4 Run TFDN USB The instructions on how to use TFDN USB are as follows x TFD USB DOWNLOAD 1 Press the Find button to select the FileName D HMyTaskHTopfieldUpdateW T new firmware file 2 Press the download button and then restart the digital receiver to start the file transfer Download Stop and Exit 3 Message A countdown will be displayed on Screen 4 Restart the digital receiver once more when the file transfer is com plete 9 3 From your computer via RS 232 port 65 9 3 From your computer via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS 232 cable You need TFD Down a firmware transfer utility for this which is available from the website http www i topfield com To update the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 1 Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website 2 Turn off the digital receiver 3 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub c
27. ection you have be tween the digital receiver and the television you need to connect the digital receiver to the broadcasting cable so that it can receive digital television services Connect the broadcasting cable to the CABLE 1 IN connector on the back panel of the digital receiver Also you must ensure that there is a connec tion to both the CABLE 1 IN and CABLE 2 IN connectors on your digital receiver so that both tuners work properly Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the RF LOOP 1 OUT connector to the CABLE 2 IN connector If you have another digital receiver you may link it from the RF LOOP 2 OUT connector 24 2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of the digital receiver we recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture quality If your television does not have the matching connector then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality 1 HDMI connector HDMI 2 SCART connector TV 3 S Video connector S VIDEO 4 Composite connector VIDEO You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver See 3 2 for detailed description 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the HDMI connector To use the SCART connector If you have a high definition television set you should use a HDMI cable for best re sults Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on
28. ed in the normal screen To watch wide screen programmes in the shape like the centre figure set the 16 9 Display Format option to Letter Box Wide screen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the normal screen Otherwise to watch them in the shape like the right figure set it to Center extract Wide screen pictures then will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the width of the normal screen 22 Preference Settings 3 2 5 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080 In general a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition The higher the resolution is the better quality you can enjoy However if your television set does not sup port high definition you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture Set the HDMI Output option as you desire The available values for this option are changed according to the TV Type option If you set this option to 576P the digital receiver will present even high definition programmes in resolution of 576 On the contrary if you set it to 10801 the digital receiver will present even standard definition programmes in resolution of 1080 NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the following connectors Composite video connector VIDEO S Video connector S VIDEO SCART connector TV 3 2 6 Video scaling By adjusting the Video Output Scaling option you can inflate or
29. ed to their own frequencies instead multiple television broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The fre quency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder To reduce confusion in this manual the word service is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television or radio broadcast The TF 500 PVRc digital receiver has the following features Can store up to 2000 television and radio services e You can create favourite lists of your favourite services 2 Introduction You can view information about the current television or radio programme Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes Youcan update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version which would be provided by the manufac turer You can record one broadcasting service while you are currently watching another The large storage capacity of the built in hard disk drive allows you to record up to about 60 hours of television in case of 250 gigabytes in excellent picture and sound quality Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 500 PVRc You can pause the programme you are watch ing and resume it again at a later time Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current programme by fast foward or backward search 12 Controlling the digital receiver You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control and the buttons
30. ee 3 6 When enabled the digital receiver will keep as much as one hour recording buffer of current service by utilizing the hard disk drive storage The buffer will reset each time you change to another service 5 5 Using time shift 37 With time shift enabled the following operations are possible To go back in time hold down the E button to go forward hold down the 5S button The progress bar is displayed momentarily with a preview window You can navigate using the progress bar refer to 8 7 3 1 You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the amp button You can jump backward 20 seconds at a time by pressing the button You can change playback speed For slow motion see 8 7 3 2 For fast motion see S 7 3 3 To check your current position in time shift press the button The time difference compared to live pro gramme is displayed momentarily in top right corner of screen A value of 02 00 means two minutes behind live programme To make a recording of what is in time shift see 7 1 4 To end time shift press the 13 button The live pro gramme will be presented When time shift option is disabled and pause is kept for more than 10 seconds the time shift feature will be switched on to stop you loosing part of the programme In such case it will remain enabled until you change services 38 Daily Usage 5 6 Using picture in picture N w B jeu You can watc
31. ent services only if two or more services are provided in a same transponder and the other services are provided in another same transponder In this case you can watch two services at the same time using the picture in picture feature See 8 5 6 for the picture in picture feature 44 Recording and Playing 7 4 Recording a programme e Once recording has started a symbol like the left figure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds When you are watching a service different from the service being recorded you can view a number on the centre of the symbol which indicates the order that the recording is started To record two programs simultaneously two tuners are allo cated for the recording Therefore you can only change to a limited number of services while the two programs are being recorded CAUTION Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the plug while it is running It may cause damage to recorded programmes Note that Topfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard disk drive NOTE When a recording is complete it might not be saved if its recording duration is less than one minute 7 1 1 Instant recording To instantly record the programme you are watching at present press the button Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does with a video cassette recorder 7 1 Recording a programme 45 Arter this p
32. etting Jan 1 2004 00 38 which the menu would be dis Moves Item 13 Selects item Previous Menu Menu language played In addition to that you can select which language of au dio track and of subtitle track should be output Select the System Setting gt Lan guage Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure The digital receiver supports many menu languages Dutch English German French Italian Russian Turkish and so forth Set the Menu Language option to your desired language Once you select a language the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language 18 Preference Settings Subtitle language Audio language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language it will be displayed If the first language is not available but the second language is available the subtitle of the second language will be displayed If there is not any available language no subtitle will be displayed Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 5 for detailed description Some broadcaster may send a subtitle track dedicated to per sons who have difficulty in hearing Even when one or more subtitle tracks are available that subtitle track will be displayed prior to those you h
33. face Moves Item Select Previous Menu To view the information about Jan 7 2004 00 54 the module and subscription card which is inserted into the digital receiver select the In formation gt Common Interface menu You should see a screen like the left figure 8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2 1 Unpacking Before going any further check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver Remote control unit Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner One SCART to component cable One S Video cable A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area 2 2 Safety precautions Please read carefully the following safety precautions 2 2 Safety precautions 9 The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet For the power consumption of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 1 The wall outlet should be near the equipment Do not run an extension lead to the unit Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture The digital receiver is designed for use indoors only Use dry cloth when cleaning the digital receiver Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface Do not place the digital receiver close to heat emitting units or in direct sunlight as this will impair cooling Do not lay any objects
34. fer files take the following steps 1 Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield website 2 Install them on your computer 3 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB _ port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your com puter 4 Turn on the digital receiver 5 Run Altair then its screen will appear like the figure below 7 6 Transferring recording files 59 E Altair 1 250 md a PVR HDD 5 62 GB Froo 7453 GB Total Tels Applications C3 6 86 GB pres 19 53 GB Total Q Name Size Type Name ES Folder acce Queen I Want To Brea on Killor Quean Folder Queen Love of my life 5 Queen Somebody To e WMP3MLovely mp3 2 Queen Love of My Lit 2 Queen Too muchlow 1 073 KB 8 314 KB 1073 KB 6 314 KB IS ZIR Happiness mr3 R Copying File s PYR lt PI 17 17 367KB BS The instructions on how to use Altair are as follows 1 Select files to transfer The left panel shows files and folders that are on the digital receiver while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer 2 To transfer files from the digital receiver to your com puter press the right arrow button 3 To transfer files from your computer to the digital re ceiver press the left arrow button At the top of the panel you will see a message that says Tur
35. h two services at the same time with one of them presented in a sub picture We call this feature picture in picture The instructions on how to use the picture in picture feature are as follows Press the button to display a sub picture on which another service will be presented Pressing the button once more minifies the sub picture and pressing it once again hides the sub picture To display the services list for the sub picture press the gt i button NOTE When a recording is in progress the available services in the services list may be limited Pressing the button moves the sub picture counter clockwise and pressing the button moves it clock wise Pressing the button swaps the main picture with the sub picture Even when you play back a recording you can watch a live programme in the sub picture However you cannot swap the pictures in that case If both pictures are pay services only the main picture will be presented 39 Chapter 6 Listing Services 6 1 Editing the favourite list You can make your own favourite services list In fact you can define multiple favourite services lists each being a group of chosen services Select the Organizing Favorites menu You should see a screen Fay Services H T Serice List like the left figure 2 ABCTV Sydney Ho mns namat There are three columns 20 ABC HDTV 21 ABC2 Organizing Favorites Jan 1 2004 00 13 Group list left
36. igital re ceiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To have the receiver data transferred perform the following steps 42 Listing Services zn aL N SY Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver Turn on the source digital receiver Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes Tostart the data transfer turn on the target digital receiver A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete 43 Chapter 7 Recording and Playing You can record two different services while watching another if two of the services are provided through the same transponder The TF 500 PVRc digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following While playing a recording back you can watch a service in the sub picture using the picture in picture feature You can record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme Youcan record two different services while watching one of them using the time shift feature See 5 5 for the time shift feature e You can even record two different services while watch ing two other differ
37. ired scene by entering the percentage with the numeric buttons 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the 1 button to display the progress bar then 54 Recording and Playing To go forward hold down the 5 button to go back ward hold down the C button To bookmark a position refer to 7 3 4 If there are no bookmarks you can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the 1 button To jump back to beginning of recording press the c button s To jump to end of recording press the C21 button s To hide the progress bar press the button again 7 3 2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback press the a button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 times To resume normal speed press the 5 button 7 3 3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion during a playback press the ES but ton If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 2 4 and 6 times To resume normal speed press the c button You can play not only forward but also backward in fast mo tion To play backward press the E button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 1 2 and 3 times To resume normal speed press the button 7 3 Playing back a recording 55 7 3 4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book marks and then jump to the
38. irmware transfer Restart the target digital receiver when the firmware transfer is complete 67 16 9 20 16 9 Display Format 21 1st Audio Language 18 1st Subtitle Language 18 2nd Audio Language 18 2nd Subtitle Language 18 4 3 21 4 3 Display Format 21 AN Output Setting 19 Access Control 25 Add to Fav 32 After next program 45 After this program 45 Alphabetic 51 Altair 58 59 AUDIO L 14 AUDIO L R 10 AUDIO R 14 Auto 27 28 Auto Start 62 Button 4 CABLE 1 IN 10 CABLE 1 IN 12 CABLE 2 IN 10 CABLE 2 IN 12 CAM 7 CAS only 28 Censorship 25 Center 21 Index Center extract 21 Change PIN Code 25 Cl 7 Common Interface 7 Common Interface 7 Date 48 Daylight Saving Time 23 Diab 61 download 64 65 Duration 45 48 DVB 1 Electronic Programme Guide 35 End Frequency 28 Every Day 47 Every Weekday 47 Every Weekend 47 Factory Setting 29 File List 46 51 53 56 File Name 48 Find 64 65 Format Hard Disk 60 Frequency 28 FTA CAS 28 FTA only 28 FTA Scrambled 28 Full 21 GCC 61 68 INDEX Hard of hearing 18 HDMI 11 HDMI 13 HDMI Output 22 high definition 22 Info Box Display Time 26 Info Box Position 26 information box 33 IRD Status 63 keyboard 41 Language Setting 17 Letter Box 21 Local Time 23 Lock 31 52 Locked 52 Manual 28 Menu Language 17 Mode 23 47 mono 22 multifeed 36 Networ
39. k 28 Network Search 28 NEW 40 No block 25 normal screen television 21 NTSC 19 One Time 47 Organizing Favorites 39 OSD Transparency 26 PAL 19 Parental Control 25 picture in picture 38 PIN 25 program file list 62 Program Files 61 progress bar 50 QAM 28 QAM Mode 28 Quick Scan 28 Radio 47 Record 47 Record continue 45 Record pause 45 recorded programme list 51 Rename 31 52 Reset Service List 29 RF LOOP 1 OUT 10 RF LOOP 1 OUT 12 RF LOOP 2 OUT 10 RF LOOP 2 OUT 12 RS 232 11 RS 232 42 65 66 S VIDEO 11 S VIDEO 14 22 S PDIF 11 S PIDF 15 SCART Output 20 Search Mode 27 28 Service 47 Service Search 27 Services list 30 Show Provider 31 Size 51 Sorting 51 Sound Mode 22 Space 41 specifications 9 11 Start Frequency 27 28 Start Search 28 Start Time 48 stereo 22 subtitle 34 Symbol Rate 28 Symbol Rate 28 System ID 63 System Setting 26 TAP 61 tap 61 teletext 34 69 TFD Down 65 TFDN_USB 64 Time 51 time format 23 Time Offset 23 Time Setting 23 25 Time Shifting 26 36 45 timer list 47 Timer Setting 47 Total block 25 Transfer Data to Other IRD 42 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 66 transponder 1 Turbo Off 59 TV 11 TV 13 22 47 TV Aspect Ratio 20 21 TV Type 19 22 Type 47 USB 11 USB 58 64 VCR 11 VCR 15 VCR Scart Type 20 VIDEO 10 VIDEO 12 14 22 Video Output Scaling
40. m You can have up to 64 book marks Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards To make bookmarks perform the following steps during play back 1 Press the button to display the progress bar 2 To add a bookmark press the button at a desired scene then you will see a small dot appear above the progress bar like in the picture above 3 To jump forward to next bookmark press the amp amp button D button then the 4 To jump to first bookmark press the amp button 5 To delete a bookmark jump to it and then press the 5 button 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part To play back in whole press the gt button when the progress bar is hidden then the repetition symbol c is displayed on the information box To cancel it press the bi button again To play back in part perform the following steps 1 Press the C button to display the progress bar 56 Recording and Playing Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the CJ or ES button Press the gt button then the pointer starts to blink Move to the end scene the part is marked in purple Press the gt button again then the part turns green and repeated playback starts To cancel it press the gt button when the progress bar is displayed
41. n the File Name option displays the on screen keyboard with which you can specify a file name for the timer recording If you do not specify anything it will be named after the service name See 8 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard 8 To set a timer recording with the above settings select the OK option otherwise it will not be saved and will not occur You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list To edit a timer entry put the highlight bar on the entry you want and press button then appears a box in which you can change its settings in the same manner as making a new one To delete a timer event put the highlight bar on the entry you want to remove and press the button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 7 1 Recording a programme 49 7 1 3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide If the electronic programme O GRIUE 05 02 17 10 2007 wed guide is properly provided you can make timer events on it The 82 MAY e 02 49 17 10 2007 Wed L E b instructions on how to make aiia ciiam ET timer recordings using the elec Nalamaria Aval x H eT tronic programme guide are as Adhirstamaana Neram f ollows Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Toggle EPG Type Previous Day Next Day T3 Next Previous Services Information jpreselect record cancel Z 3 record record by timer cancel 1 Press the button to display the electronic pro gramme gui
42. o a mains socket Ensure that your television set is turned on so that you will be able to see the display from the digital receiver 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control To insert the batteries open the battery compartment by remov ing the lid and then insert the batteries observing the polarity which is marked on the base of the battery compartment If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con trol commands the batteries may be flat Be sure to remove 16 Setup used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture Now press the button in top left corner on the remote control If you do not see a picture check that the television is set to the correct input If the picture is good you can skip to 8 4 1 to search for the available television and radio services Otherwise you may need to temporarily connect the composite video connector VIDEO to your television set so that you can see the on screen menus in order to configure the video settings 17 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings You can select the language in 4 Language S
43. omposite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable RCA cable to use the composite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television You will need to obtain an audio cable RCA cable to connect the audio connectors Plug one end of the cable into the AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red sockets on the digital re ceiver and the other end into the matching sockets on your television or audio system 2 5 Switching on for the firsttime 15 Sa To enjoy Dolby digital audio your televi sion or audio system must be able to decode Dolby digital audio and you will need to ob M tain a S PDIF cable Plug one end of the cable into the S PIDF socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your audio system g 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder The digital receiver can also output video to another appliance such as a video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector S You will need to obtain a SCART cable to use the auxiliary SCART connector Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the match c ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 25 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected you should plug it in t
44. ormation 2 YLETV2 5 WIE FSTS Service number and name 8 YLE24 9 YLETeema Add to FAV 10 YLETVi 1000 PREMIERE WIN 1001 PREMIERE DIREKT 1002 EROTIK AB 18 1003 THEMA LIVE Unlocked Transponder information Options Information A dollar sign may be marked on some entries indicating pay service To watch pay services you need the subscription card To select a desired service put the highlight bar on its entry with the P or P button and press the OK button then it will be presented Pressing the V or V button skips over 10 entries up or down Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts the highlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the button Pressing the button displays the additional options with which you can do the following By setting the Show Provider option to On you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters To change the name of the highlighted service select the Rename option then the on screen keyboard appears with which you can enter a new name See 8 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard Youcan prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked 32 Daily Usage You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it To add the highlighted service into a favourite grou
45. p select the Add to Fav option then the favourite groups will be displayed Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the OK button 5 22 The favourite services list Fav Ust MW Allservices Movie Music Sports Help You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list To display the favourite lists ums x press the button You LRN should see a screen like the left SA figure As you move the high light bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box favourite services belong Ald New Favorite Group ing to the highlighted group are Add this service delete listed on the right box For how to edit the favourite lists refer to 6 1 To select a favourite service put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the button a highlight bar appears on its favourite services list Once you select a desired service with the button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the V button After you have selected a favourite service if you then switch to another service using the Or button it will be also another favourite service of the selected group The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services If you wish to get out of the current group select the All services group on the favourite group list 5 2 Watching television 33
46. r such an appliance via the VCR SCART connector In that case the digital receiver will operate differently depending on the setting of the VCR Scart Type option If the option is set to Standard the digital receiver will pass the video from the video cassette recorder to your television when it starts playback But if the option is set to External A V the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically To pass it you have to press the button NOTE It is impossible for the digital receiver to record the video that the video recorder plays back because the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder 3 24 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 3 2 Video and audio settings 21 You can enjoy well both wide screen programmes and normal screen programmes with your wide screen television as the above figures show To watch normal screen programmes in full screen like the left figure set the 4 3 Display Format option to Full Normal screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to the width of the wide screen Otherwise to watch them in the original ratio like the right figure set it to Center Otherwise if you have a normal screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 You cannot fully enjoy wide screen programmes with your normal screen television as the above figures show The left figure shows a normal picture display
47. recent hour of the television ser vice you are watching gets saved temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver When this feature is enabled you can reverse and pause live television as if playing back a recording To enable this feature select the System Setting menu and then set the Time Shifting option to Enable See 5 5 for how to use this feature 27 Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver you will need to per form a service search 4 1 Searching broadcasting services To perform service search select Service Search 99 EA the Installation gt Service Search menu You should see a screen like the left figure Moves Item 7 Selects Item Previous Menu You should set the Search Mode option to Auto at the first service search after installing the digital receiver The digital receiver will search all available services with the automatic search mode within the frequency range from the frequency of the Start Frequency option to the frequency of the End Fre 28 Service Search quency option Symbol Rate stands for data transfer rate and OAM is a form of modulation used in digital broadcasting Broadcasting operators send their services in a symbol rate by a modulation method Perhaps you do not have to specify the Symbol Rate and QAM Mode options since they are seldom changed However you should set the QAM Mode option to Auto for more certainty You can specify the Sta
48. rogram Nat available Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin End of recording time shifting within the current recording even with the Time After next program Not available Shiftin g op tion disabled How Record pause ever it is still possible to pause a recording After a recording is started pressing the but ton displays a menu like the left A figure in which you can set the recording duration E mE F To specify an arbitrary recording duration set the Duration option as you desire with the V and V buttons and press the OK button the recording will end at the specified time If the information about the next programme is provided by the electronic programme guide the After this program and After next program options will be available Once the After this program option is selected the current recording will stop when the current programme is scheduled to end Likewise once the After next program option is selected the current recording will stop when the next programme is scheduled to end Selecting the Record pause option pauses recording When you press the button again you will see this option is changed to Record continue To resume recording select it 46 Recording and Playing To stop recording press the button then a box like the left figure appears which shows programmes currently be ing recorded If you select one its recording will stop Canno
49. rt Frequency End Frequency and Symbol Rate options with the numeric buttons if you want to change them If the digital receiver have failed to find every service you want in a service search you should set the Search Mode option to Network With this option the digital receiver will check up the up to date channel information as searching services but it takes rather longer time To search only one frequency set the Search Mode option to Manual and specify your desired frequency at the Frequency option with the numeric buttons In this case you had better set the Network Search option to On Itis most recommended that you should set the Search Mode option to Quick Scan With this option you can search every service rather quickly You can search pay services as well as free services as follows Tosearch only free services set the FTA Scrambled option to FTA only To search only pay services set it to CAS only To search both free services and pay services set it to FTA CAS To start service search select the Start Search item then a list box appears in which found services will be listed When it has completed press the OK button to save found services To stop at any time or to exit without saving press the button 4 2 Resetting to factory settings 29 4 2 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data Services list Favourite list Timer list Preference set
50. s Take the following steps NexUPrev entry Edit entry Insert new entry Delete the selected entry 1 Set the Record option to On to make a recording If this option is set to Off the digital receiver will turn on at the specified time but not record instead you may record with your video cassette recorder or suchlike in this case 2 If you want a radio programme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 3 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want Pressing the OK button on this option displays a services list from which you can select your desired service 4 There are five timer modes One Time means literally one time Every Day means literally every day Every Weekend means Saturday and Sunday every week Weekly means one day every week Every Weekday means from Monday to Friday every week If your favourite programme is broadcasted at weekends and you wish to record every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 48 Recording and Playing 5 Set the Date option to a desired date on which the digital receiver will turn on The date format is day month year day of the week Set the Start Time option to a desired time at which the recording will be started The time format is hour minute 6 Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the recording will be finished 7 Pressing the button o
51. state at the moment set the Daylight Saving Time option to On NOTE Daylight saving time adds one hour to the time when the op tion is set to On When setting the time offset from Greenwich Mean Time make sure that time offset does not include day light saving time 24 Preference Settings Table 3 1 Time offset table Time offset City GMT 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein GMT 11 00 Midway Island Samoa GMT 10 00 Hawaii GMT 09 00 Alaska GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US Canada GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US Canada GMT 06 00 Central Time US Canada Mexico City GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US Canada Bogota Lima GMT 04 00 Atlantic Time Canada La Paz GMT 03 30 Newfoundland GMT 03 00 Brazil Georgetown Buenos Aries GMT 02 00 Mid Atlantic GMT 01 00 Azores Cape Verde Islands GMT London Lisbon Casablanca GMT 1 00 Paris Brussels Copenhagen Madrid GMT 2 00 South Africa Kaliningrad GMT 3 00 Baghdad Riyadh Moscow St Petersburg GMT 3 30 Tehran GMT 4 00 Abu Dhabi Muscat Baku Tbilisi GMT 4 30 Kabul GMT 5 00 Ekaterinburg Islamabad Karachi Tashkent GMT 5 30 Bombay Calcutta Madras New Delhi GMT 6 00 Almaty Dhaka Colombo GMT 7 00 Bangkok Hanoi Jakarta GMT 8 00 Beijing Perth Singapore Hong Kong GMT 9 00 Tokyo Seoul Osaka Sapporo Yakutsk GMT 9 30 Adelaide Darwin GMT 10 00 Eastern Australia Guam Vladivostok GMT 11 00 Magadan
52. sting the on screen display lt lt lt R R R RR R RRR 3 6 Toturn on the time shift feature l l n 4 Service Search 41 Searching broadcasting services 000 4 42 Resetting to factory settings o cioa R K R R R RRR KR 3 Clearing theservices lit a ee R R R rr RE x 5 Daily Usage 51 Volumecontrol 22 2229 R RRR EEE ES 52 Watching television lt lt S 0 K 5 R R R Ro hk T 5 2 2 0 22 5 2 4 5 2 9 5 2 6 The services list aeaa The favourite services list Viewing programme information Selecting audio tracks lll Selecting subtitle tracks lll Viewing teletext K K K RR 0644442804555 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide o an aaan Contents v 54 Watching multifeed programme sss oo BUS T H ls omir Ru Ge REUS 56 Leppitureinpichu e 2 0 a ee n Listing Services 61 Editing the favourite list 22s oe 6 2 Howto use on screen keyboard 2 R oeer ee es 6 3 Transierring receiver dala iost iy o prem Recording and Playing 71 Reconimpaprogramme 2 o oon Falah ran Re 71 3 7 1 4 F Distant recording lt 222 SS sco s U nepfScORHS oe ei 9 rE net RR Scheduling recordings using the programme guide Recording a time shifted programme Recording a pay service programme 4 TMOG E iussus e ace pt ce a ce e e rb es S 721 7 22 7 2 3 7 2 4 Vp 72 6
53. strict uses of some menus Selecting the Access Control menu displays a list of menus that you can lock If the Time Setting item is set to Locked you have to enter the per sonal identification number when accessing the Time Setting menu If you enter a wrong number you cannot use the menu To release a shut item set it to Unlocked 26 Preference Settings 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display You can adjust the transparency level of the on screen display Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box For the information box see 8 5 2 3 To adjust its display time select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire Its available range is from 1 to 30 seconds If you set this option to No Info Box the information box will not be displayed when you switch services However pressing the Q button will display the information box If you set this option to Never Hide the information box will always be displayed In addition you can raise or lower the position of the informa tion box Select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Position option as you desire Its available range is from 10 to 3 lines The more high you set the option the more low the information box will be positioned 3 6 Toturnon the time shift feature Time shift means that the most
54. t start recording Would you like to stop the current recording 18 Ch 9 0 Ch 9 OS Downlo U 17 ch 8 s Ch 8 OS Downlo While a recording is going on you can watch or record another service To additionally record another service switch to the service you want to record and press the 8 button Once a recording is started it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not finished yet The recording file is named after its service name with a suffix of a number To view the recorded programme list press the button or alternatively select the File List menu See 8 7 2 for detailed description about the recorded programme list 7 1 2 Timer recording You can set a service to be recorded at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into operation mode and start recording at a specified time When the recording comes to the end the digital receiver will switch back into standby mode again in one minute However if you press any button on the remote control or on the front panel even just one time the digital receiver will not switch into standby mode 7 1 Recording a programme 47 To input a timer recording select Timer Setting Oct 26 2007 11 21 the Timer Setting menu then the Es J timer list will be displayed ral To add a new timer event press 1 Sevice1 gu OneTime f f rs 1 mRNA the button and a box like 11 24 ve the left figure appear
55. tereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high defini tion television set S VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set TV Audio and video output socket for the television set VCR Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike USB USB port for firmware update and data transfer 3 S PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio system 3 RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left amp right audio output Dolby digital audio output VIDEO Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left amp right audio output S VIDEO Super video S Video output TV CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left amp right audio output VCR CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass S PDIF Dolby digital audio output RS 232 115 2 kbps at maximum USB 2 0 device 24 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up the digital receiver Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appliances If you have any problem with your setup or need help contact your dealer 12 Setup 24 1 Connecting to the broadcasting cable Whatever sort of conn
56. the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your televi sion In this case you do not have to make audio connections because the HDMI connec tor can output stereo audio or Dolby digital audio For best results with a standard television set you should use a SCART cable plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television Some televisions have inputs via Component connector or S Video connector rather than SCART If you have such a television use an appropriate conversion ca ble to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television If you connect with a standard SCART cable you do not have to make audio connections because the SCART connector can output stereo audio But if you use a conversion cable such as SCART to Component you have to make audio connections NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the SCART connec tor 14 Setup To use the S Video connector NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the S Video connector You will need to obtain a S Video cable to use the S Video connector Plug one end of the cable into the S VIDEO socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television To use the composite video connector To connect the audio connectors NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the c
57. the information about the current and next programmes with the or button To adjust the sound volume in this case hold down the or button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme To hide the information box press the button 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages Pressing the button displays available au dio tracks Once you select an audio track it will be sounded In addition you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes Stereo Mono Left or Right However if a multifeed pro gramme is provided at the moment video tracks will be dis played In this case you have to press the button once more to select an audio track 5 2 5 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages If the current programme provides subtitle tracks the subtitle symbol will be marked on the infor mation box Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks Once you select a subtitle track it will be displayed 5 2 6 Viewing teletext On some services such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext If the current service provides teletext the teletext symbol z will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages
58. the subscrip tion card so that they can be recorded in descrambled form In that case you can enjoy them without the subscription card like free service ones To record a programme of a pay service in descrambled form perform the following steps 1 Select a programme of a pay service you want to record 2 Make sure that the subscription card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiver 3 Start recording 4 Do not switch to other service nor use time shift until it is finished NOTE If you switch to other service or use time shift in the middle of recording a pay programme it will be recorded without descrambling from that moment Even if the recording is only partially descrambled you need the subscription card to play it back 7 2 File archive 51 7 2 File archive When a programme is recorded it is stored as a file on the built in hard disk drive of the digital receiver You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list Select the File List menu or alter LL natively press the LE button to display the recorded programme Ene list The file information is com Chi prised of the following elements file number file name recording time playing duration file size and so on Select New Folder Move to Folder Options Delete File Information You can play move delete rename and lock a recording file You can also sort the recording files by file
59. tings You can reset all data of the digital receiver To do that select the Installation Factory Setting menu and then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes service entries favourite entries and timer events will all be deleted and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer s factory settings NOTE A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes 43 Clearing the services list If you want to delete all services select Installation gt Reset Service List then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes the services list will be cleared NOTE You cannot undo the services list but you have to perform service search again 30 Daily Usage Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5 1 Volume control Use the and buttons to alter the volume to a com fortable level You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too To temporarily switch off the sound press the Ej button Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the P or P button Pressing the E button switches to the previously viewed service In addition you can switch to your desired service by entering its service number with the numeric buttons You can also select a service to watch in the services list 5 2 1 The services list To view the services list press the button 5 2 Watching television 31 On the services list you can see the service inf
60. ved to the favourite list You can delete a favourite entry with the OK button 4 To select another group press the button again By pressing the button the highlight bar gets moved to each column To add radio services press the 55 button then radio service entries get listed in the services list To recall the television services list after adding radio services press the 55 button again With your favourite services list you can select your favourite services more easily Refer to 5 2 2 for detailed description 6 2 How to use on screen keyboard 41 6 2 How to use on screen keyboard You can move the highlight key S Favorites Feb 6 2007 10 33 horizontally with the and KeyBoard Del buttons and vertically with the P and P2 buttons Press ing the OE button on a key en ters its letter in the input line To type a space select the Space key To type lower case letters or numerals select the Other key Space Sai Select Character T Move Cursor Previous Me Select Character To delete a letter put the cursor to the right of the desired letter on the input line and then select the Del key You must select the Save key to complete naming otherwise if you press the button it will not be named 6 3 Transferring receiver data The digital receiver retains the following data Services list Favourite lists Preference settings It is possible to transfer the receiver data from the d

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