User guide for TF400PVRt
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1. 66 6 oe ee Oe es a 7 2 5 Tomakeanew folder 7 2 6 To move a recording to another folder Playing back recording s sos socos 28 Gabe 2 4a 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar 7 3 2 To play in slow motion 5 709 Toplar infast mohon e 34 hi bh es 7 3 4 Tomakeabookmark o o 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly 7 3 6 To play back recordings in sequence 7 3 7 To play back a scrambled recording Editing a recording ocio eee eee eee COPY a Coding o eloelo ee ee MERE RES Formatting the harddisk cooper bb dea ea 36 36 38 38 40 41 41 43 44 47 vi Contents 8 Firmware Update 57 8 1 Checking the firmware information 57 8 2 From your computer v a RS 232 port 58 8 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 59 S4 Over geal lt a ARA A AA 59 Index 60 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 400 PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standard and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard For its operation you need an antenna which must be installed appropriately NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency Unlike ana logue broadcasts however digital broadcasts are not all as signed to their own frequencies instead multiple television broadcasts are tr2. To view the information about the module and subscription card which is inserted into the digital receiver select the Com mon 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 e Remote control unit e Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V e One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner e One SCART to component cable e 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 e The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts Check it before comnecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet For the power consumption of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 1 e 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 e 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 such as magazines on the digi tal receiver When placed in a cabinet make sure there is a minimum
3. 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 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 E button to display the list of recorded pro grammes 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 O button to display the progress bar then press the o 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 Editing a recording 55 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 6 for how to record a pay service programme 7
4. e Services list right Select the favorite services in the service list Moves Cursor WEN Previous Menu Moves Cursor to Fav Services or Service List Changes nami ADO 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 6 1 Editing the favourite list 37 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 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 5 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
5. 3 steps 1 2 and 3 times To resume normal speed press the button 7 3 Playing back a recording 53 7 3 4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book marks and then jump to them 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 39 0 5Min 1 Press the 9 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 5 button 4 To jump to first bookmark press the button then the 5 button 5 To delete a bookmark jump to it and then press the ED 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 gt is displayed on the information box To cancel it press the gt button again To play back in part perform the following steps 1 Press the 5 button to display the progress bar 54 Recording and Playing Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the B or ES button Press the gt button then the pointer starts to blink
6. 4 Editing a recording You can cut out or save a part such as a commercial from a recording by performing the following steps 1 Press the 9 button to display the progress bar during a playback 2 Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit by holding down the E or ES button w Press the gt button then the pointer starts to blink ES Move to the end scene the part is marked in purple 5 Press the button then the edit options are displayed 6 If you choose the Cut option it will be removed from the original recording and discarded 7 If you choose the Save option the cut will be saved in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of CUT and a number 7 5 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 to a scene from which you want to start copy by holding down the or 3 button 56 Recording and Playing 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 J button until the speed has increased to six times then pressing the 5 button The copy will be done at six times
7. O TV VCR set or the audio system white red Audio and video output socket for the televi sion set Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike O S PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications VIDEO AUDIO TV VCR S PDIF RS 232 Composite video CVBS output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left amp right audio output CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass Dolby digital audio output 115 2kbps at maximum 2 4 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 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be tween the digital receiver and the television you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services Connect the antenna cable to the ANT 1 IN connector on the back panel of the digital receiver Also you must ensure that there is a con nection to both the ANT 1 IN and ANT 2 IN connectors on your digital receiver so tha
8. 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 42 Recording and Playing pOuration cb 2Hour OMin Record pause Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled How ever it is still possible to pause a recording After a recording is started pressing the but ton displays a menu like the left figure in which you can set the recording duration 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
9. 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 49 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 Press the button to dis play the recorded programme 31103 Welt um Zw lf 2 2 31 03 Die sch nen Wilden 2 list The file information is com 01 01 Die sch nen Wilden 4 E F i 0101 Avenzio Sch ner leben prised of the following elements 01 01 Die sch nen Wilden 5 01 01 Die sch nen Wilden 3 1 file number file name recording 01 01 Welt um Zwolf 4 A i 0101 Welt um Zwolf 3 time playing duration file size 9 01 01 Welt um Zw lf 10112 ABC TV1 and so
10. changed to Record continue To resume recording select it 7 1 Recording a programme 43 To stop recording press the button then a box like the left figure appears which A shows programmes currently be Stop Recording aee The Crow Die Reghe de mea ing recorded If you select one CI its recording will stop 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 button Once a recording is started itis 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 See 7 2 for detailed description about the recorded programme list 7 1 2 Current programme recording You can record the current pro gramme including the bits that you have already watched as Service 40032 NINE long as you have not changed services at all To do so select File Name NINE GUIDE Record Start the Recording menu No Recording 147564 MB Free You can record two services at the same time Set the Record No option to distinguish two recordings Set the Service option to the service which provides the pro gramme you want Pressing the button on this option 44 Recording and Playing displays a services list from which you can select your desired
11. is used to start recording is used to stop playback to stop recording or to jump back to live television from time shifted television gt 14 displays the services list for sub picture It is also used to specify a block for editing or for repeated play back ED changes the position of sub picture counterclock wise It is also used to jump back to beginnng of record ing during a playback ES mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on 2 switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 8 3 2 3 for more details 81 switches between television services and radio ser vices e displays the favourite lists 6 is used to select a subtitle track OO is used to set a sleep timer 6 Introduction displays the electronic programme guide O displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme is used to jump to next bookmark position or to jump forward 30 seconds is used to jump back 20 seconds for an instant replay It is also used to edit a recording resumes normal playback speed or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift To play a recorded programme see button 34 6 5 is used to start fast motion playback Subsequent presses increase the playback speed is used to start slow motion playback Subsequent pre
12. menu options 4 Introduction 1 2 2 The remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode is not used in this model is not used in this model Numeric buttons are used to en ter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options E switches between the cur rent service and the previously viewed one is used to select an audio track and a sound mode or a video track of multifeed pro gramme displays teletext displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu P P buttons switch to previ ous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens v V buttons decrease or in crease the volume They are also used to change values for menu options OK displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 It is also used to select a menu item EXIT is used to exit the current screen is used to display minify or hide the sub picture See 5 6 for information about picture in picture is used to make a bookmark during playback or time shift 6 E is used to start reverse playback Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed Gq pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro gramme
13. on ProSieben DVBT New Folder Infomagazin Move to Folder 430 MB 15Min Options 01 01 2004 00 01 Delete File 147564 MB Free 152625 MB 42 Information You can play move delete rename and lock a recording file You can also sort the recording files by file 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 4 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 50 Recording and Playing 7 2 3 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 NS Pp O N The lock symbol g 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 th
14. 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 3 4 Parental control In general television programmes are classified according to the level of violence nudity and language of their content 22 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
15. 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 28 Daily Usage On the services list you can see the service information e Service number and name Transponder information mif Show Provider QD Off Rename Lock Add to FAV Channel 22 482 0 MHz Help 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 e By setting the Show Provider option to On you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters e 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 6 2 for how to
16. recording buffer of current service by utilizing the hard disk drive storage The buffer will reset each time you change to another service With time shift enabled the following operations are possible e To go back in time hold down the amp button to go forward hold down the 3 button The progress bar is displayed momentarily with a preview window e You can navigate using the progress bar refer to 8 7 3 1 34 Daily Usage You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the 5 button You can jump backward 20 seconds at a time by pressing the button You can change playback speed For slow motion see 7 3 2 For fast motion see 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 8 7 1 5 To end time shift press the 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 5 6 Using picture in picture You can watch two services at the same time with one of them presented in a sub picture We call this feature picture in picture The ins
17. service To start recording immediately from now on set the Start Time option to Quick If you are watching a programme by time shift and wish to record it from the beginning set this option to Current Event Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the recording will be finished Pressing the button on 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 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard Once the Record Start option is selected the recording is started and the Stop option becomes enabled To stop the recording select the Stop option 7 13 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 45 Start Time Duration File Name oK To input a timer recording select the System Setting gt Timer Set ting menu then the timer list will be displayed TV DK 40032 NINE GUIDE lt gt One Ti i w rn To add a new timer even
18. space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical specification of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 2 e 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 e Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances or the warranty will be void e 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 8 W in standby 10 Setup Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 340x 60x 265 mm Weight 3 4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5to90 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF 400 PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back 10 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver ANT 1IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the first tuner RF LOOP 1 OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner ANT 2IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the second tuner RF LOOP 2 OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the second tuner VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi sion set yellow 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the television
19. video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector AAA 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 ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 2 5 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected you should plug it in to 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 Switching on for the first time 15 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 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 the picture is good you can skip to 4 1 to
20. GMT 9 30 Adelaide Darwin GMT 10 00 Eastern Australia Guam Vladivostok GMT 11 00 Magadan Solomon Islands New Caledonia GMT 12 00 Fiji Auckland Wellington Kamchatka When you are watching a programme you can check its pro gramme classification on the information box For the informa tion box see 8 5 2 3 You can prevent your children from watching specific pro grammes by specifying a programme classification 3 4 Parental control 23 Select the System Setting gt Parental Control menu You gt No block should see a screen like the Change PIN Code Access Control left figure and you will be asked your Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 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 restrict uses of some menus Selecting the Access Control menu displays a list of
21. N 12 Antenna Supply 5V 25 AUDIO L 14 AUDIO L R 11 AUDIO R 14 Auto 25 Button 4 CAM 7 Censorship 23 Center extract 20 Change PIN Code 23 Channel 26 Index Cl 7 Common Interface 7 Common Interface 7 Current Event 44 Cut 55 Date 46 Daylight Saving Time 21 download 58 Duration 42 46 DVB 1 Electronic Programme Guide 32 Every Day 45 Every Weekday 45 Every Weekend 45 Factory Setting 26 File Name 44 46 Find 58 Format Hard Disk 56 Info Box Display Time 24 Info Box Position 24 information box 30 Installation 59 IRD Status 57 keyboard 38 Language Setting 16 Letter Box 20 61 Local Time 21 Lock 28 50 Locked 50 Manual 26 Menu Language 16 Mode 21 45 mono 20 multifeed 32 NEW 37 No block 23 normal screen television 19 NTSC 18 One Time 45 Organizing Favorites 36 OSD Transparency 24 PAL 18 Parental Control 23 picture in picture 34 PID 26 PIN 23 progress bar 48 Quick 44 Radio 45 Record 45 Record continue 42 Record No 43 Record pause 42 Record Start 44 recorded programme list 49 Recording 43 Rename 28 50 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 39 58 59 S PDIF 11 S PIDF 14 Save 55 Search Mode 25 26 Service 43 45 Service Search 25 services list 27 Show Provider 28 Size 49 Sorting 49 Sound Mode 20 Space 38 s
22. TF 400 PVRt User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX Digital Video Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 LA OAS ies Gos bao BG ee eee Ss Se ee ee 4 1 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver lt o esc ce eee 2 L21 Wheteont panes oe ek ee See Sw ee eds 3 1 2 2 Theremotecontrol 220 4 1 33 What is common interface o o o 7 2 Setup 8 21 Unpacking 020000 co ira 8 22 Galery PESCAUMIONS o cere e ERE SS 8 23 Kear panel connechols lt o e nor 10 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2 4 1 Connecting theantenna 06 12 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 12 2 43 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 14 2 5 Switching on for the firsttime o o 14 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 15 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture 15 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings 31 32 33 3 4 oe 3 6 Laneuspe SENSE cocoa a a Wides and JUDO EEES oo es eS 321 Television standard o s oo ss oros ro ra pa meaa 322 Colour m del cos pe i A 3 2 3 Video cassette recorder o o 324 Television aspectratio o oco sooro scoa ee 325 Audiomode cepere eh eee a e Local tiine seting o ei eri e bios Parental control ooo ici 2S bbe be bebe ceded Adjusting the on screen display lt o To turn on the time shift
23. To switch it back press the button again You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme guide See 7 1 4 for detailed description 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 it a multifeed programme You can select and watch a perspective you prefer 5 5 Using time shift 33 If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol 3 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 See 8 3 6 When enabled the digital receiver will keep as much as one hour
24. ansmitted 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 400 PVRt digital receiver has the following features e Can store up to 2000 television and radio services 2 Introduction e You can create favourite lists of your favourite services e You can view information about the current television or radio programme e Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes e You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version which would be provided by the manufac turer e You can record one broadcasting service while you are currently watching another e 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 400 PVRt 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 and backward search 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control and the buttons on the front panel NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plug
25. creen and wide screen formats 3 2 5 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 You should set your local time for timer events 3 4 Parental control 21 Select the System Setting gt Time E Mireia TY 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 Time Offset Daylight Saving Time Mode Cir Say time Offset 222222 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 state at the moment set the Daylight Saving Time
26. d down the 23 button to go back ward hold down the amp button To display the progress bar press the 9 button to hide it press the 5 button again when the progress bar is hidden you can move to a de sired scene by entering the percentage with the numeric buttons 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the 3 button to display the progress bar then 52 Recording and Playing e To go forward hold down the E button to go back ward hold down the amp button To bookmark a position refer to 7 3 4 e If there are no bookmarks you can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the 1 button e To jump back to beginning of recording press the Ge button e To jump to end of recording press the ED button To hide the progress bar press the 3 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 9 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 O button You can play not only forward but also backward in fast mo tion To play backward press the ED button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in
27. ded as a multifeed programme To use this feature refer to 8 5 4 5 2 Watching television 31 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 0 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 6 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 will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a desired page to view by entering its page number with the numeric bu
28. e 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 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 55 button then the folders are listed Once you choose a folder the recording is moved to it 7 3 Playing back a recording 51 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 a recording is played The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows 1 Press the 5 button to display the list of recorded pro grammes 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 3 button To go forward hol
29. e sub picture using the picture in picture feature e You can record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme e You can 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 different 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 5 6 for the picture in picture feature 7 1 Recording a programme 41 7 1 Recording a programme Once recording has started a symbol like the left fig ure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds When you are watching a service dif ferent 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 itis 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
30. ed 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 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 button See 5 2 4 for detailed description 18 Preference Settings 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances I l 43 Display Format Select the System Setting gt A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure a Selectthe Tv Type HS Moves tem4 Selects ItemtE 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 recei
31. en 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 e Services list e Favourite lists e Preference settings It is possible to transfer the receiver data from the digital 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 6 3 Transferring receiver data 39 m NI S 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 gt Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes To start 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 40 Recording and Playing 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 400 PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following e While playing a recording back you can watch a service in th
32. f 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 30 Daily Usage 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 button To create a new group press the E 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 e Service number and name e Signal level and quality e Programme name e Programme classification symbol e Programme summary e Broadcasting time e Current time In addition you might see the following symbols e Subtitle symbol if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme e Teletext symbol 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 vi
33. favourite list Repeat this step to add more entries 3 Press the button and the highlight bar get moved 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 Besides you can rearrange a group s favourites by moving a favourite entry To move a favourite entry put the highlight bar on the favourite entry you want and press the E button then the selected entry becomes dark Move it to a desired place and press the button To add radio services press the un button then radio service entries get listed in the services list To recall the television 38 Listing Services services list after adding radio services press the amp 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 You can move the highlight key horizontally with the and buttons and vertically with the P and P buttons Press ing the OK 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 HY Renames th ME solect Charactor4 P Move Cursor WU Previous Ment MI OK Select Character To delete a letter put the cursor to the right of the desired letter on the input line and th
34. feature 4 Service Search 4 1 4 2 Searching broadcasting services o o oo eee Resetting to factory settings oiou ce bead is 5 Daily Usage 51 De 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 Volume COMO nk ea e ee ee a a a a e Warne televisi n iee e o e e e di 52 1 TheservicesliSt co oomppoo rr 5 2 2 The favourite services list 5 2 3 Viewing programme information 5 24 Selecting audio tracks lt o 5 25 Seleckne subtitle tracks osc 0255 5s cn D20 a PR Viewing electronic programme guide Watching multifeed programme o ooo ooo Using time shift 4 40 045444 cee seesaw Using pichire in PICS o oa a e oa a a Contents v 6 Listing Services 6 1 6 2 6 3 Editing the favourite list gt gt gt srias o o o How to use on screen keyboard o ooo ooo Transferring receiver data i s eooc 06 cee ee eee 7 Recording and Playing 7 72 7 3 7 4 72 7 6 Recording a programine oscar bb doo da ALI AE 7 1 2 Current programme recording 7 1 3 Timer recording 2 25 68 5845 oc 7 1 4 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide 7 1 5 Recording a time shifted programme 7 1 6 Recording a pay service programme a AN 721 Iadelete a recording coco e 2 722 losottrecordings 2 0202 2 72o Tolockarecording cocoa 72d Torebeme a recording
35. ged into a wall outlet we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on itis 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 1 2 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 m A a ci S anag S0000 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 3 2 3 for more details 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 lt gt buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for
36. ion 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 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 47 7 14 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properly provided you can make timer events on it The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the elec tronic programme guide are as Ss bekommt ein Baby Eine Taxifahrt ver ndert Niles follows flLeben Uberraschend werden jjdie drei Crane Manner als Geburtshelfer gefordert als ffei der Taxifahrerin die Wehen z Previous Day GI Next Day Gm Next Info Page 4B NextPrevious Services 29 Information OK record record by timer cancel Press the button to display the electronic pro gramme guide Select a service you wa
37. ly 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 25 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 the Installation gt Service Search menu You should see a screen l like the left figure a E If you have an antenna booster you should set the Antenna Sup ply 5V option to On to supply power to it 80 Level 94 Quality Select the scanning mode Moves item 4D Selects Hem MEW Previous Menu Extended Signal You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the first time after connecting up the digital receiver then the digital receiver will search for all available services You may choose to only search for services of a specific trans ponder because more than one service are provided via each 26 Service Search transponder To do that set the Search Mode option to Manual and then at the Channel option select your desired transponder The number ranges from 5 to 12 in VHF and 21 to 69 in UHF To search one service of a transponder set the Search Mode option to Advanced and at the PID option specify the PIDs
38. 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 24 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 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 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 To turn on the time shift feature Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television ser vice you are watching gets saved temporari
39. normal speed 7 6 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 57 Chapter 8 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 8 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information of your digital re 3468 ceiver before downloading a 65 45 r new firmware Select the Infor TF NPCAPT 406 mation gt IRD Status menu You x100 ovio 2000 should see a screen like the left figure Remember the System ID and download a firmware with the same system identification 58 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 fi
40. nt to record with the V and buttons Select a programme you want to record with the and buttons 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 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 3 for detailed description Pressing the OK button once more will cancel the timer 7 15 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 48 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 E 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 button to stop time shift 5 Press the button once more to stop recording 7 1 6 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 the subscrip tion card so that they can
41. o 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 O 2007 Topfield Co Ltd English version http www i topfield com 110T S4058 201 0
42. of your desired service with the numeric buttons PID Packet Identifier is a set of numbers that identifies transport stream packets 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 button to save found services To stop at any time or to exit without saving press the button 4 2 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data e Services list e Favourite list e Timer list e Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver To do that select the Installation gt 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 The digital receiver will ask for your location and language after resetting all the data You have to designate them so that you can perform service search again NOTE A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes 27 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 E button Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the P
43. pecifications 9 11 Start Search 26 Start Time 44 46 stereo 20 Stop 44 subtitle 31 System ID 57 System Setting 24 System Software Upgrade 59 teletext 31 TFD Down 58 Time 49 time format 21 Time Offset 21 Time Setting 21 23 Time Shifting 24 33 42 timer list 45 Timer Setting 45 Total block 23 Transfer Data to Other IRD 39 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 59 transponder 1 TV 11 TV 13 45 TV Aspect Ratio 19 TV Type 18 Type 45 VCR 11 VCR 14 VCR Scart Type 19 VIDEO 10 VIDEO 13 62 INDEX Video Output 19 Weekly 45 wide screen television 19 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 ES 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 t
44. perform the following steps 1 Turn off the target digital receiver 2 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 3 Turn on the source digital receiver if not ELO already on 4 Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes jj 5 Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfer 6 A progress bar appears showing the progress of the firmware transfer 7 Restart the target digital receiver when the firmware transfer is complete 8 4 Over the air You can get a new firmware over the air To check up whether there is a new variable firmware select the Installation menu If there is a new one the System Software Upgrade menu will become enabled If you select the System Software Up grade menu the digital receiver will ask you whether to start firmware update displaying the information about the new firmware If you select Yes it will be started 16 9 19 16 9 Display Format 20 1st Audio Language 17 1st Subtitle Language 17 2nd Audio Language 17 2nd Subtitle Language 17 4 3 19 A V Output Setting 18 Access Control 23 Add to Fav 29 Advanced 26 After next program 42 After this program 42 Alphabetic 49 ANT 1 IN 10 ANT 1 IN 12 ANT 2 IN 10 ANT 2 I
45. r 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 2 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 2 4 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 Otherwise if you have a normal screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 20 Preference Settings You cannot fully enjoy wide screen programmes with your normal screen television as the above figures show The left figure shows a normal picture displayed 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 NOTE When watching television press the 0 button to alternate between normal s
46. rmware update 8 2 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 cable 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 TFD DownLoad Manager ff 1 Press the Find button to select the new File Name D MyTask ToplieldUp Find firmware file Download Por setup 2 Press the download button and then turn Stop Exit on the digital receiver to start the file trans fer Message A TFD File Download Manager 3 A countdown will be displayed on screen 4 Restart the digital receiver when the file transfer is complete 8 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 59 8 3 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
47. 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 16 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings Menu Languag You can select the language in which the menu would be dis 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 Changes e Menu agua see a screen like the left figure Moves Item 4 Selects Item WWD Previous Menu Menu language 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 3 1 Language settings 17 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 display
48. sses change the playback speed ED is used to display the list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal hard disk drive See 8 7 2 for more details e amp changes the position of sub picture clockwise It is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback 69 swaps the sub picture with the main picture See 5 6 for more details Th O E 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 1 3 What is common interface 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 Slot 1 Not Installed Slot 2 Not Installed M Ie inserted in Slot see the name of the CAM manufacture MIO Previous Menu
49. t both tuners work properly Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the RF LOOP 1 OUT connector to the ANT 2 IN connector NOTE However if you are in a weak signal area or are using a signal amplifier with more than one output you may achieve better results by connecting a cable from the antenna or amplifier directly to the ANT 2 IN connector rather than using the loop cable If you have another digital receiver or you want to still receive analogue channels on your television link it from the RF LOOP 2 OUT connector 2 4 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 SCART connector TV 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 2 Composite connector VIDEO You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver See 8 3 2 for detailed description To use the SCART connector RA For best results with a standard television set A you should use a SCART cable plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver Y and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television a Some televisions have inputs via Component connector or S Video connector rather than SCART NS If you have s
50. t press aan the button and a box like the left figure appears Take the following steps 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 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 46 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 on the File Name opt
51. tructions on how to use the picture in picture feature are as follows 5 6 Using picture in picture 35 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 36 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6 1 Editing the favourite list Fay List ETE Music Sports se NEWese 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 Tv Service List like the left figure BLUE MOVIE Channel 4 EA There are three columns Eurosport UK Fly TV TVA ITV2 e Group list left ITV3 TVN i i m e Favourite list centre PREMIERE DIREK
52. ttons You can zoom into a teletext page with the button and adjust its transparency level with the button To hide the teletext screen press the button 32 Daily Usage 5 3 Viewing 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 plays the electronic programme guide on which you can see the following ht S R oS oe TE e Scheduled programmes 46 25 17 15 bekommt ein Bab EERE Eine Taxahrt verdndert Niles id programme summary EUA f Ubi hend werdi ie creicraneamer ais e Broadcasting date 16 20 18 Geburtshelfer gefordert als y a bei der Taxifahrerin die Wehen e Broadcasting time _ Toggle EPG Type Previous Day GD NextDay Gm Next Info Page 4B NextPrevious Services 25 Information OK preselectirecordicancel recordirecord by timer cancel To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the P or P 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 5 button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the 547 button To switch it back press the button again Pressing the button displays the programme guide in the form of a spreadsheet
53. uch 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 To use the composite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable RCA cable to use the composite video Ca connector Plug one end of the cable into the l le VIDEO yellow socket on the digital receiver Wo and the other end into the matching socket on your television 14 Setup To connect the audio connectors 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 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 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 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
54. use the on screen keyboard e You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked 5 2 Watching television 29 You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it e To add the highlighted service into a favourite group 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 2 2 The favourite services list Add new group Add this servico GD Delete You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list To display the favourite lists press the button You 2 ABC TV Brisbane should see a screen like the left 9 Nine Digital 40 TEN Digtal figure As you move the high 33 SBS DIGITAL 2 light bar up or down on the 21 ABC2 favourite group list at the left box favourite services belong ing to the highlighted group are 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 o
55. ver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard However it is inevitable 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 3 2 Video and audio settings 19 digital receiver linked to your television via this connector you should set the Video 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 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 2 3 Video cassette recorder You can have the digital receiver linked to your video cassette recorder or such an appliance via the VCR SCART connector In that case the digital receive
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