Topfield TF 7000 HD PVRt User's Manual
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1. 14 3 Preference Settings 16 324 Videoandaudiosettings 2 2 sso 16 31 1 Television aspectratio 22s 16 3 1 2 High definition television 0 4 17 SS Sou ndanod 2121254254254 a 3 18 32 JLocalbn meset ng 222 2 299 x Pe a Pa RE S 18 Contents v 33 Parentalcontrol lll 20 3 4 Preferences for recording and playback 22 ANE Aaplybade 206 1202 pe ER ee SERA 22 3 12 Progress ar oos me me lo Rn RR os 22 34 3 Recording storage osse o o o o o 23 3 44 To turn on the time shift feature 23 35 Adjusting the on screen display o c soca tooro less 23 Service Search 25 41 Searching broadcasting services ooo 25 42 Resetting to factory settings aooo 26 Daily Usage 27 51 Volumecontrol e a cee erce srn eusen 27 52 Watching television cle Reo ee ee a a 27 52 1 Th servicesliBE gt o eco er oo m n 27 5 2 2 The favourite services list Ln 29 5 23 Viewing programme information 30 S24 Selecting audiotracks oos 31 Sao Viewing subtle ooer de Rr 31 Bb Viewing teletext 1 6404 4 b4 02 406 4 04 44 31 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 31 54 Watching multifeed programme Ls 33 n5 IBDOHINSEHEE oh e ee ESS REESE 33 56 Using picture in picture lt ec ee zo t o E 35 Listing Services 36 6 1 Editing the favourite list oc oco 2408 e858 iki 36 62 How to useon screen keyboard2. 6 45268 585808 38 vi Contents 7 Recording and Playing 7 1 Recording a programme FM 7 12 7 1 3 7 2 File archive 7 21 7 2 2 7 2 3 7 24 Pup 7205 Tad 73 Playing back a recording Fa A 79 2 Padi 7 3 4 T3 74 Formatting the hard disk drive 7 4 1 7 4 2 Instant recording le e Rr vs Timerzecordidg ke oon Scheduling a recording using the programme guide Todeleterecordinps 6 oh bb Ren TO SOTETSCOMAINGS ene nore Sk To lock a recording Tle 3 bb bh be Rt Jorenamearecomding i ssa oo e Tosmakeanewfoller 2529 2c To move recordings to another folder To copy recordings to another folder To navigate using the progress bar To play in slow motion sess To play in fast motion sess Tomakeabookmark 5 624 eee ee eee To play back a recording repeatedly Internal hard disk driver External hard disk drive 8 Firmware Update Index 54 56 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF7000 HD PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standard and can receive digital broadcasts For its operation you need an antenna which must be installed appropriately NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency How ever unlike analogue broadcasts digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies instea
3. there are two audio sources as you can find two au dio 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 The digital receiver can output two types of digital audio sig nals via the S PDIF connector One is an encoded signal and the other is a decoded signal If your digital audio appliance does not have a Dolby Digital decoder you have to set the Dolby Digital option to PCM Otherwise set it to Bitstream 3 2 Local time setting 3 Time Setting Mode Local Time Daylight Saving Tim You should set your local time for timer events Select the System Setting gt EU Time Setting menu You should anual see a screen like the left figure 04 10 05 15 09 You can make the local time to n be automatically set by using Greenwich Mean Time GMT To use Greenwich mean time take the following steps 3 2 Local time setting 19 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
4. Firmware gt Update from USB menu then the files in the USB storage are listed Place the highlight bar on the right firmware file and press the button then a countdown will be dis played on the front display of the digital receiver When END message appears restart the digital re ceiver NOTE Your USB storage must be formatted in the FAT file system If not the digital receiver cannot recognize your USB storage In addition the digital receiver can only recognize files and di rectories which are named with only alphabetic numeric and underscore letters If there is a file or forlder named with other letters the digital receiver cannot recognize not only it but also the subsequent files and folders 16 9 16 16 9 Display Format 17 4 3 16 AN Output Setting 16 AC INPUT 10 Access Control 21 Add to Favorite 28 After next program 41 After this program 41 ANT 1 9 ANT 1 11 ANT 2 9 ANT 2 11 Antenna Supply 5V 25 AUDIO L 14 AUDIO L R 9 10 AUDIO R 14 Auto 25 AV 21 Beginning 22 Button 4 Censorship 20 Center extract 17 Change PIN Code 21 Channel 26 COAXIAL 14 Continuing 22 Date 44 46 Index Daylight Saving Time 20 Delete 28 Dolby Digital 18 Duration 41 44 DVB 1 Electronic programme Guide 31 EPG Type 32 Every Day 43 Every time 23 Every Weekday 43 Every Weekend 43 ext2 52 Ext2Fsd 52 External 23 Factory Setting 26 File Na
5. The file information is com prised of the following ele ments file number file name recording time playing dura tion file size and so on You can play move delete rename and lock a recording file You can also sort the recording files by file name playing du ration or file size In addition you can make a new folder If you have an external hard disk drive connected to the USB port on the back panel of the digital receiver you can view its contents by pressing the button or the 23 button NOTE The external hard disk drive must be formatted by the digital receiver before use See 8 7 4 2 for detailed description 7 2 1 To delete recordings To delete a recording select desired recordings with the button and press the gt button then you are asked for con firmation If you select Yes they will be deleted 7 2 2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings perform the following steps 1 Press the 2 button to display the additional options 2 Set the Sorting option to Name Size or Date as you want 7 2 File archive 47 3 Press the button 4 They are sorted by the specified option 7 2 3 To lock a recording file To lock a recording so that other people cannot play it per form the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 2 Press the button to display the additional options 3 Set the Lock option to Locked 4 Press the button 5 The lock symbol amp
6. be returned in its original carton and protective packaging or alternatively in a packing suitable to prevent damage Topfield Australia will not accept any responsibility for goods damaged whilst the goods are in transit Repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty does not give the right to extension or a beginning of a new warranty period Repairs or replacements may be carried out with function ally equivalent reconditioned parts or equivalent part Parts that have been replaced become the property of Topfield Australia The customer acknowledges that no promise representation or undertaking has been given by Topfield Australia or its dealer in relation to equipment other than as contained in this warranty A service charge will apply if the fault is not covered within the conditions of this warranty or if there is no fault found The charge will be based on the current market rate Topfield Australia is not liable for any other loss other than the unit itself Nothing contained in this warranty shall be read or applied so as to affect the right of the con sumer in relation to the provisions of the trade practices act or other statutory rights provided by legislation of the state or territory In the absence of applicable legislation this warranty will be purchases sole and exclusive remedy and neither Topfield Australia nor its distributors or agents shall be liable for any incidental or consequential damages for bre
7. besides their own function They will be guided by on screen help 2 1 Unpacking Chapter 2 Setup Before going any further check that you have received the fol lowing items with your digital receiver Remote control unit Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V One power cord One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner One component cable RCA cable One USB extension cable User manual NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area 2 2 Safety precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully 8 Setup The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt 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 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 bei
8. 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 To delete a letter put the cursor on a desired letter at 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 39 Chapter 7 Recording and Playing With one tuner of the digital receiver you can record a ser vice and at the same time watch another service if the two services are provided through the same transponder The TF 7000 HD PVRt 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 screen using the picture in picture feature Youcan record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme You can record two different services while watching one of them using the time shift feature See 8 5 5 for the time shift feature You can even record two different services while watch ing two other different services only if two or more ser vices 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 40 Recording and Playing 7 4 Recording a programme e Once recordi
9. detailed description To use the HDMI connector RM LE Bees LE EET 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 the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television In this case you do not have to make audio connections because the HDMI connector can output stereo audio or Dolby digital audio To use the component video connector SN e Co r You will need to obtain a component video cable RCA cable to use the component video connector Plug one end of the ca bles into the Y green Pb blue and Pr red sockets on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching sockets on your tele vision 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the RGB video connector NOTE You will need to obtain a RGB cable 15 pin D sub cable to use the RGB connector Plug one end of the cable into the RGB socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television 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 You cannot view high definition video with the S Video con nector To use the composite video connector Ww You will need to obtain a composite vid
10. playback Sometimes you could not watch a recorded programme to the end When you are going to watch it later you can do it from the beginning or from the last point which you have watched To watch from the beginning set the Starting of playback op tion to Beginning otherwise set it to Continuing When a playback of a recording comes to the end you can have it replayed from the beginning by setting the End of play back option to Replay Otherwise just to watch live television after that set it to Live 3 4 2 Progress bar During a playback or time shift pressing the gt button dis plays the progress bar which shows its rate of progress With the Progress bar display option you can hide the progress bar in three ways as follows Normal speed allows the progress bar to disappear in five seconds only if on normal speed playback It does not disappear on slow playback or fast playback until you button again 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display 23 Every time allows the progress bar to disappear in five sec onds all the time Never hiding allows the progress bar to disappear only if you press the button again 3 43 Recording storage You can use not only the built in hard disk drive but also an external hard disk drive by connecting it to the USB port on the back panel of the digital receiver If you want to record a programme into the external hard disk drive you should set the Recording drive option t
11. ratio See 3 1 1 for more details Numeric buttons are used to en ter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options 5J button switches between the current service and the pre viously viewed one Q button is used to select an au dio track and a sound mode or a video track of multifeed pro gramme button displays teletext button displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a sub menu P buttons switch to the next or previous service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 e S E e v buttons increase or decrease the volume They are also used to change values for a menu option button displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select menu items EXIT button is used to leave the current screen button displays minifies or hides the sub screen See 8 5 6 for information about picture in picture button makes a bookmark on playback or time shift button rewinds Subsequent presses change the rewind speed button pauses live television or playback of a recorded programme 9 button starts recording button is used to stop playback to stop recording or to jump back to live television from time shifted tele vision gt button displays the services list for sub screen EB button changes
12. the highlight bar on a desired group you wish to delete 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 performing the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the OK 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 is added to the favourite list Repeat this step to add more entries 3 Press the button and the highlight bar is moved to the favourite list You can delete a favourite entry with the button 4 To select another group press the button again By pressing the button the highlight bar is moved to each column To add radio services press the amp 9 button then radio service entries will be 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 8 5 2 2 for more information 38 Listing Services 6 2 How to use on screen keyboard 39 Organizing Favorites You can move the highlight key horizontally with the and buttons and vertically with the P and P_ buttons Press ing the OK
13. the position of sub screen counter clockwise It is also used to jump back to beginnng of recording during a playback EF button mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on button is not used in this model amp 5 button switches between television services and ra dio services button displays the favourite list button is used to select a subtitle track button sets a sleep timer 6 Introduction e button displays the electronic programme guide Q button displays more information about the current programme or a programme highlighted in the elec tronic programme guide 9 8 button plays from the next bookmark position button is used to edit a recording 63 13 button resumes normal playback speed or dis playes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift To play a recorded programme see button 34 62 5 button fast forwards Subsequent presses change the playback speed 63 button starts slow motion playback Subsequent presses change the playback speed button displays the list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal hard disk drive See 8 7 2 for more details 69 4 button changes the position of sub screen clock wise It is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback button swaps the sub picture with the main picture See 8 5 6 for more details The O and gt i buttons have additional differ ent functions per menu
14. your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services Connect the antenna cable to the ANT 1 con nector on the back panel of the digital re ceiver y EC SC p Also you must ensure that there is a connec L2 S EN tion to both the ANT 1 and ANT 2 connectors on your digital receiver so that both tuners us work properly Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the RF LOOP 1 OUT connector to the ANT 2 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 di rectly to the ANT 2 connector rather than using the loop cable If you have another digital receiver or you want to still re ceive analogue channels on your television link it from the RF LOOP 2 OUT connector 12 Setup 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 connec tor then use the next connector in the following order for best picture quality a A OQO N e HDMI connector HDMI Component connector YPbPr RGB connector RGB S Video connector S VIDEO Composite connector VIDEO You should configure audio and video settings after connect ing up the digital receiver See 8 3 1 for
15. 89 803 Support email support topfield australia com au Web http www topfield com au 10 11 12 Warranty Conditions Where required by Topfield Australia only the original invoice receipt issued by the dealer will be accepted as proof of purchase Topfield Australia may reject warranty claims on equipment which it believes to be illegally ac quired or when the owner is unable to provide proof of purchase or where security labels or serial numbers have been tampered with or removed The warranty covers only defects in the material and workmanship of the product for a period of 12 months from the date of original purchase This warranty is on Return to Base basis The owner is responsible for the delivery of the equip ment to the point of purchase and for collecting the repaired or replaced equipment from the same location The warranty is void if failures arise as a result of any of the following a b c d Abuse misuse physical impact normal wear and tear Alteration or repairs carried out without written authorization from Topfield Australia Upgrade that are not registered by Topfield Australia Operating or maintained other than in accordance with the manual supplied This equipment will not be considered defective as a result to incompatibility with other equip ment or accessories other than the ones supplied with the unit at the time of purchase This unit should
16. 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 Solomon Islands New Caledonia GMT 12 00 Fiji Auckland Wellington Kamchatka 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 Man 20 Preference Settings ual and enter your local time in 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 mo ment set the Daylight Savi
17. TF 7000 HD PVRt User Guide High Definition Digital Terrestrial Heceiver Personal Video Recorder Digital Video iii Dear customer Topfield Australia congratulates you on your decision to pur chase a digital set top box Are you aware that Topfield Australia have an Internet based forum available to all our customers We have over 10 000 users and over 50 000 articles posted so far giving invaluable hints and tips to enhance your Topfield digital experience If you require support on your Topfield product or have a question which you don t know the answer to you can visit our forum right now by going to http www topfield com au and clicking on the Forums icon at the top of the page It is free to join and we even run occasional competition and promotions for forum members only Thank you again for supporting Topfield Topfield Customer Service iv Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1 LI TeabniB eg eus a RO Se ROR BOR ORE Reemi ome UR 1 12 Controlling the digital receiver 2 2 2 12 1 The frontpatel oso o iaoiai 3 12 2 Cheremotecont l 2 2 4 2 Setup 7 21 Unpacking ne uos 4 p oti Gl EIE sk Ros En 7 24 Safely DEGCADUONE acne E eA RR oL RS ER ee 7 23 R atpaneleonneoHons 2o uoc e EE 9 24 Connecting up your digital receiver ls 11 24 1 Connecting the antenna less 11 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 12 2 4 3 Inserting batteries in the remotecontrol
18. 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 3 button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the a button To switch it back press the button again 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 programme guide See 7 1 3 for detailed description NOTE The provider of each service probably only transmits infor mation about the current and next programmes However a full week programme guide can be obtained with a sub scription from a provider such as IceTV in Australia http www icetve com au This lets you schedule recordings by simply clicking on the name of the programme For instruc tions on setting up IceTV please visit http www icetv com au topfield To enable to use the IceTV programme guide you should set the EPG Type option of the System Setting menu to IceTV 5 4 Watching multifeed programme 33 To activate the IceTV programme guide on your digital re ceiver you sholud take the following steps 1 Download a programme guide file from http www icetv com au topfield into the USB memory which is inserted into your computer 2 Pull up the USB memory and insert it into the USB port on the back panel of the digital receiver 3 Press the button to display t
19. ach of any express or implied warranty of this equipment 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 prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncon trolled 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 ex planations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the actual digital receiver Copyright O 2007 Topfield Co Ltd Australian version http www i topfield com 110T 51142 219 1 Rev 1
20. al block 21 transponder 1 TV 43 TV Aspect Ratio 16 Type 43 58 INDEX Update from USB 55 USB 10 USB 23 46 52 55 VFD Brightness 24 VIDEO 9 VIDEO 12 13 18 Video Format 17 Weekly 43 wide screen television 16 Windows 52 Y Pb Pr 10 TOPEIELD AUSTRALIA Warranty Information Do not return this card to TOPFIELD AUSTRALIA Equipment Details Model Serial Number Date of Purchase TF 7000 HD PVRt Please keep warranty card proof of purchase and all manuals in a safe place as you will require these when making a warranty claim Ensure that the following conditions are followed when operating the equipment Failure to do so may result in warranty being void Do Not place the unit in a confined cabinet or cupboard without proper ventilation To prevent shock or hazard risk Do Not place Liquid or Fluids near the appliance Do Not place appliance in a dusty or wet location Full warranty conditions are listed on the rear of this card For further Warranty information or to make a claim please contact Topfield Australia on 1300 889 803 12 month warranty is offered by the Manufacturer Topfield Co Ltd Hanseo Bldg 246 3 Seohyeon dong Bundang gu Seongnam 463 824 Korea Topfield Australia acts as the Service agent in Australia for the manufacturer s warranty Topfield Australia Unit 23 62 66 Newton Road Wetherill Park NSW 2164 Ph 1300 889 803 Fax 1300 7
21. and press the OK button You can switch between the television services list and the ra dio services list by pressing the amp 9 button 5 22 The favourite services list 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 it will be displayed As you move the highlight bar up or down on the favourite group list favourite services belonging to the high lighted group are listed g 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 V button a highlight bar appears on the favourite services list Once you select a desired service with the button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the 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 re ceiver will remind you what group you have selected by dis playing 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 list 30 Daily Usage 5 23 Viewing programme information Pressing button displays the information box on which you can see all of the following Service number and name Signallevel and quality Programm
22. button to go back ward hold down the button To bookmark a position refer to 8 7 3 4 If there are no bookmarks you can jump forward 30 sec onds at a time by pressing the button You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing the button To jump back to beginning of recording press the 11 button To jump to end of recording press the EJ button To hide the progress bar press the 15 button again 50 Recording and Playing 7 3 2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback press the 11 but ton 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 C2 button 7 3 3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion duration a playback press the button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes from 2 times to 200 times To resume normal speed press the button You can play not only forward but also backward in fast mo tion To play backward press the C button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes from 2 times to 200 times To resume normal speed press the 75 button 7 3 4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of X a recording by creating book marks and jump to them You can have up to 64 bookmarks Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards To make bookmarks perform the follow ing steps during p
23. ct 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 ev ery week If your favourite programme is broadcasted at week ends and you wish to record every episode of the pro gramme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 44 Recording and Playing 5 Set the Date option to the 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 option dis plays the on screen keyboard with which you can spec ify 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
24. d multiple tele vision broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called trans ponder To reduce confusion in this manual the word service is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one tele vision or radio broadcast The TF7000 HD PVRt digital receiver has the following fea tures Can store up to 2000 television and radio services 2 Introduction You can make a favourite list with your favourite ser vices You can view information about the current television or radio programme Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of programme schedules for next few hours You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version which will be provided by the manu facturer 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 50 hours of programme in case of 160 gigabytes in excellent picture and sound quality Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF7000 HD PVRt You can pause the programme you are watching and resume it again at a later time Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current pro gramme by fast foward and rewind search 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control and the butto
25. e name Programme classification symbol Programme summary Broadcasting time Current time Tue 29 Nov 2006 PM 06 41 In addition you might see the following symbols e Subtitle symbol _ if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme e Teletext symbol x if teletext pages are provided on the current service e Multifeed symbol i7 if the current programme is pro vided in a multifeed service To use this feature refer to 854 When you are not using time shift if the electronic programme guide is provided on the current service you can see the infor mation about the next programmes with the V or V button To adjust the sound volume in this case hold down the or button until the sound bar appears and reaches your de sired level Pressing the Q button once more displays detailed informa tion about the current programme To hide the information box press the button 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 31 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 sel
26. eceiver 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 With time shift enabled the following operations are possible 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 10 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 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 00 02 00 means two minutes be hind live programme To end time shift press the button The live pro gramme will be presented 5 6 Using picture in picture 35 5 6 Using picture in picture You can watch two services at the same time with one of them presented in a sub screen We call this feature picture in picture The instructions on how to use the picture in picture fea ture are as follows 1 Press the button to display a sub screen on which another service will be presented 2 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 screen How ever you cannot swap the pictures in that case 3 Pressing t
27. ect an audio track 5 2 5 Viewing subtitle If the current programme provides subtitle the subtitle sym bol 5 will be marked on the information box Pressing the Q button displays subtitle To hide subtitle press the but ton again 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 J will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a desired page to view by entering the page number with the numeric buttons You can zoom into a teletext page with the amp button and adjust its transparency with the button To hide the teletext screen press the button 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic programme Guide shows the current and scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme 32 Daily Usage Program Guide Pressing the button dis Thu 11 Jan 2007 04 28 plays the programme guide on which you can see the follow ing 21 ABC2 ABC Asia Pacific News Stateline Little Bear Scheduled programmes fine o programme summary Mali fp Broadcasting date Poko Rpt Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the or button and press the button
28. eo cable RCA cable to use the composite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital re ceiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television 14 Setup NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the composite video connector To connect the audio connectors A J d Ag P Q m Be OES es 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 receiver and the other end into the matching sockets on your television or au dio system To enjoy Dolby digital audio your televi sion or audio system must be able to de code Dolby digital audio and you will need to obtain a S PDIF cable If you want to use the COAXIAL connector prepare a coax ial S PDIF cable RCA cable otherwise to use the OPTICAL connector prepare an op tical S PDIF cable Plug one end of the ca ble into the S PIDF socket on the digital re ceiver and the other end into the matching socket on your audio system 24 3 Inserting batteries in the remote control To insert the batteries open the battery compartment by re moving the lid and then insert the batteries observing the po larity which is marked on the base of the battery compart ment If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con trol comma
29. er To view the recorded programme list press the but ton See 8 72 for detailed description about the recorded pro gramme list 7 4 2 Timer recording You can make a programme 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 the specified time When the recording comes to the end the digital receiver will switch 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 43 To input a timer recording se lect the Timer Setting menu then the timer list will be dis played lue Entry Information raat Record To add a new timer event press the button and a box like the left figure appears Take the following steps fox Edit 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 button on this option displays a services list from which you can sele
30. 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 14 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 8 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 48 Recording and Playing 7 2 6 To move recordings to another folder To move a recording to another folder select desired record ings with the button and press the amp button then the folders are listed including the external hard disk drive if it is connected to the digital receiver Once you choose a folder they are moved to it 7 2 7 To copy recordings to another folder To move a recording to another folder select desired record ings with the button and press the amp button then the folders are listed including the external hard disk drive if it is connected to the digital receiver You should press the amp 3 but ton once more for copy operation Once you choose a folder they are moved to it 7 3 Playing back a recording When a programme is rec
31. g 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 op tion as you desire with the and V buttons and press the 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 42 Recording and Playing To stop recording press the button then a box like the left figure appears which shows programmes currently being recorded If you select one 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 it is put on the recorded pro gramme list even though it is not finished yet The recording file is named after its service name with a suffix of a num b
32. he button moves the sub screen counter clockwise and pressing the button moves it clock wise 4 To display the services list for the sub screen press the gt button NOTE When a recording is in progress the available services in the services list may be limited 36 Listing Services 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 SEE menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are 3 columns Group list left Favourite list centre Services list right 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 are shown in the favourite list 6 1 Editing the favouritelist 37 You can add up to 30 groups To add a group press the button or 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 a desired group you wish to rename and press the button then the on screen keyboard appears See 8 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group put
33. he programme guide 4 Press the gt button and the list of programme guide files in the USB memory is diaplayed 5 Select your desired file and it will be loaded into the digital receiver 5 4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at the same time We call it a multifeed programme You can select and watch a perspective you prefer If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol Ir7j 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 9 button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Using time shift You can pause and resume a live TV programme and even rewind and replay it When you are watching a programme 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 34 Daily Usage 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 televi sion 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 3 4 4 When enabled the digital r
34. ing 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 sens the service information Service number and name Transponder information To select a desired service put the highlight bar on its entry with the or P button and press the OK button then it will be presented Pressing the or button skips over 10 entries up or down Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts the highlight bar on its entry Pressing the button displays the additional options with which you can do the following Tochange 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 You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it To delete the highlighted service select the Delete op tion then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted Toadd the highlighted service into a favourite group se lect the Add to Favorite option then the favourite groups 5 2 Watching television 29 will be displayed Put the highlight bar on a desired group
35. layback 45 6 0Min Pal 1 Press the 75 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 7 3 Playing back a recording 51 3 To jump forward to next bookmark press the but ton You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by press ing the amp button when there is no preset bookmark 4 To jump to first bookmark press the button then the amp amp button 5 To delete a bookmark jump to it and then press the button 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part To play a recording repeatedly in whole press the gt i button when the progress bar is hidden then the repetition symbol eD is displayed on the information box To quit repeated playback press the gt i button again To play a recording file repeatedly in part perform the follow ing steps 1 Press the 6 button to display the progress bar 2 Moveto the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by using the or button 3 Press the gt button then the pointer becomes cyan 4 Move to the end scene the part is marked in bright green 5 Press the gt button again then the part turns green and repeated playback starts 6 To cancel it press the gt button when the progress bar is displayed 52 Rec
36. lue red S VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set USB USB port for firmware update RGB Component video output socket for the monitor HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high defi nition television set AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red 3 S PDIF COAXIAL Coaxial type of Dolby digital output socket for the audio system S PDIF OPTICAL Optical type of Dolby digital output socket for the audio system 9 RS 232 Serial port AC INPUT Power cord socket Table 2 3 Connectors specification 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 YPbPr Component video YUV output RGB Component video RGB output S VIDEO Super video S Video output S PDIF Dolby digital audio output USB 2 0 Host 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 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 appli ances If you have any problem with your setup or need help contact technical support on the back of this instuction book under warranty information 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna C8 T Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital re ceiver and the television you need to connect the digital re ceiver to
37. me 44 Format External Storage 52 Format Hard Disk 52 G 21 GMT 18 HDMI 10 HDMI 12 high definition 17 IceTV 32 Info Box Display Time 24 Info Box Position 24 information box 30 57 Internal 23 IRD Status 54 keyboard 38 Letter Box 17 Live 22 Local Time 19 20 Lock 28 47 Locked 47 M 21 MA 21 Manual 26 Mode 19 43 mono 18 multifeed 33 Name 46 Never hiding 23 NEW 37 No block 21 Normal speed 22 normal screen television 16 One Time 43 OPTICAL 14 Organizing Favorites 36 OSD Background Transparency 24 OSD Transition Fade 24 OSD Transparency 23 Parental Control 20 PG 21 picture in picture 35 PIN 20 Progress bar display 22 PVR Setting 22 R 21 Radio 43 Record 43 Record continue 41 Record pause 41 recorded programmes list 45 Recording drive 23 Rename 28 47 Replay 22 RF LOOP 1 OUT 9 RF LOOP 1 OUT 11 RF LOOP 2 OUT 9 RF LOOP 2 OUT 11 RGB 10 RGB 13 RS 232 10 S VIDEO 10 S VIDEO 13 18 S PDIF 18 S PDIF COAXIAL 10 S PDIF OPTICAL 10 S PIDF 14 Search Mode 25 26 Service 43 Service Search 25 services list 27 Size 46 Sorting 46 Sound Mode 18 Space 38 specifications 8 10 Start Search 26 Start Time 44 Starting of playback 22 stereo 18 System ID 54 teletext 31 time format 20 Time Offset 19 Time Setting 18 21 Time Shifting 23 34 41 timer list 43 Timer Setting 43 Tot
38. nds the batteries may be flat Be sure to remove used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for dam age resulting from leaking batteries 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 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 16 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropri ately 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 Select the Video Format of the Video Output Moves Item 4 Selects Item ci Previous Menu 3 11 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 televi sion set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 3 1 Video and audio settings 17 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 center figure set the 16 9 Display Format option to Letter Box Wide screen pictures then will be reduced
39. 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 2File archive 45 7 1 3 Scheduling a recording using the programme guide Program Guide 7 2 File archive If the electronic programme Thi 1 Jan 2007 04 28 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 follows Sali Mali Rpt s Poko Rpt Press the button to display the electronic pro gramme guide Select a service you want to record with the V and buttons Selecta programme you want to record with the P 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 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 8 7 1 2 for detailed description To remove the marking press the OK button once again When a programme is recorded it is stored as a file on the built in hard disk of the digital receiver You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programmes list 46 Recording and Playing Press the button to display the recorded programmes list
40. ng Time option to On NOTE Daylight saving adds one hour to the time when the option is set to On and it removes one hour when the option is set to Off When setting time offset via Greenwich Mean Time make sure time does not include daylight saving 3 3 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 infor mation box see 8 5 2 3 You can prevent your children from watching specific pro grammes by specifying a programme classification Select the System Setting gt 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 Set the Censorship option to your desired maximum pro gramme classification for family viewing among the follow ing 3 3 Parental control 21 No block restricts no prorgram Total block restricts every programme even those with no programme classification G restricts to G or above G rated programmes are suit able for all audiences PG restricts to PG or above rated programmes PG stands for Parental Guidance the content of which is mild M restricts to M or above rated programmes M stands for Mature the content of which is moderate in impact MA restrict
41. ng 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 different from the service being recorded you can view a number on the center 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 off the plug while itis running It may cause damage to recorded programmes When a programme is being recorded into the external hard disk drive you must not disconnect it from the digital re ceiver Arbitrary disconnecting may cause the digital re ceiver to be down and cause damage to the recording file Note that Topfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard disk drive NOTE When a recording is finished 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 7 1 Recording a programme 41 Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current EXERCERI recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled How ever it is still possible to pause a recording After a recording is started pressin
42. ng walked on or pinched If the wires are exposed or the cord is dam aged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any cir cumstances Warranty will be void Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician Table 2 1 Power specification Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 32W at maximum in operation 8W in standby 2 3 Rear panel connections 9 Table 2 2 Physical specification Size 430x 60x 265mm Weight 4 5kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 9596 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF 7000 HD PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back panel e oO is 4 15 16 1 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver ANT 1 Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the first tuner RF LOOP 1 OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner ANT 2 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 television set yellow AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red 10 Setup Y Pb Pr Component video output socket for the televi sion set green b
43. ns 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 indi cate its status The following indicates what they mean TOPFIELD STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode CHANNEL A V buttons switch to the next or previous service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens VOLUME 4 gt buttons increase or decrease the volume They are also used to change values for a menu op tion Front display displays the current time in standby mode and displays the current service in operation mode 4 Introduction 1 22 The remote control Qo ON Oo button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode button changes video resolution See 3 1 2 for more details button changes aspect
44. o External otherwise set it to Internal NOTE The external hard disk drive must be formatted by the digital receiver before use See 7 4 2 for detailed description 3 4 4 To turn on the time shift feature Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television service you are watching gets saved temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver When enabled you can reverse and pause live television as if playing back a recording To enable this feature set the Time Shifting option to Enable See 5 5 for how to use this feature 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display When a display such as information box is on screen you can view pictures shaded underneath the on screen display You should adjust the transparency level of the on screen display to your comfort Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent However this option does not take effect 24 Preference Settings on menus If you wish to make even menus transparent set the OSD Background Transparency option to Enable With the OSD Transition Fade option set to Enable a menu appears fading in and disappears fading out 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 yo
45. orded 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 I button to display the list of recorded pro grammes 2 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 3 Press the OK button to start playback 4 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 Q button then the informa tion box appears and shows its file name playing dura tion programme information and so on 7 3 Playing back a recording 49 To pause playback press the button To resume it press the 7 button To go forward hold down the button to go back ward hold down the button To display the progress bar press the G button to hide it press the 72 button again when the progress bar is hidden you can move to a de sired scene by entering the percentage with the numeric buttons NOTE When a recording from the external hard disk drive is being played back you must not disconnect it from the digital re ceiver Arbitrary disconnecting may cause the digital receiver to be down and cause damage to the recording file 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the C5 button to display the progress bar then To go forward hold down the
46. ording and Playing 7 4 Formatting the hard disk drive 7 4 1 Internal hard disk driver 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 you are to replace the internal hard disk drive with new one you must format it before use becasue the digital receiver has its own file system which is different from any of personal computers You can neither record nor use time shift with an unformatted hard disk drive If you are having problems with recording or playback it is recommended to do a hard disk format before requesting ser vice 7 4 2 External hard disk drive If you are to use an external hard disk drive for the first time by connecting it to to the USB port on the back panel of the digital receiver you must format it before use Select the Installation gt Format External Storage menu then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes formatting will start NOTE The digital receiver will format the external hard disk drive in the ext2 file system If you have it connected to your Win dows computer you cannot read it straightforwardly without a utility program such as Ext2Fsd 7 4 Formatting the hard disk drive 53 NOTE You cannot play back the
47. recordings with a regular MPEG player on your computer because they are formatted differ ently from the standard MPEG format Visit http www videolan orgOrhttp 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 author ing program being able to process them 54 Firmware Update 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 from the web site http www i topfield com You have to check the firmware B IRD status information of your digital re nul ceiver before downloading a new firmware Select the Infor mation gt IRD Status menu You should see a screen like the left figure Qm Previous Menu NOTE You can only update with new firmware of which System ID is identical to yours Otherwise you will fail in firmware up date 55 If you have a USB storage you can update the firmware from it To update the firmware from your USB storage perform the following steps T 2 Download a new firmware from the Topfield web site Copy the firmware file to your USB memory Insert the USB memory into the USB port on back panel of the digital receiver Select the Installation gt Transfer
48. s to MA or above rated programmes MA stands for Mature Audiance the content of which is strong R restricts to R rated programmes R stands for Restricted to adults aged 18 years or over the content of which is very strong AM restricts to AV rated programmes AV stands for Adult Viewing the content of which is deep hardcore 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 num ber twice for confirmation You can also restrict 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 22 Preference Settings 3 4 Preferences for recording and playback X amp PVR Setting There are preference options re lated to recording and playback Select System Setting gt PVR Setting You should see a screen like the left figure en Beginning and Continuing 4 gt Changing option GED Previous Menu GID Exit 3 4 1 Ona
49. specific trans ponder because more than one service are provided via each transponder To do that set the Search Mode option to Man ual and then at the Channel option select your desired trans ponder The number ranges from 6 to 12 in VHF and 28 to 69 in UHF 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 You can reset all data of the digital receiver To do that se lect 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 pref erence options will be reset to the manufacturer s factory set tings NOTE Doing a factory reset will not delete any recorded items on the hard disk drive 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 button Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the or button Pressing the E button switches to the previously viewed service In ad dition you can switch to your desired service by enter
50. 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 3 12 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080 In general a resolution of 720 or more is consid ered high definition The higher the resolution is the better quality you can enjoy However if your television set does not support high definition you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture Set the Video Format option as you desire If you set this option to 576P the digital receiver will present even high def inition programmes in resolution of 576 On the contrary if you set it to 10801 the digital receiver will present even stan dard definition programmes in resolution of 1080 It is rec ommended to set it to Auto if you have a high definition tele vision With that setting the digital receiver will present a pro gramme as it is without any resolution conversion You can change the resolution with the button when you are watching a programme Whenever you press it the video res olution is changed by turns 18 Preference Setti ngs NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the follow ing connectors Composite video connector VIDEO S Video connector S VIDEO 3 13 Sound mode Basically
51. u 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 line The more high the value is set the more low the information box will be positioned If you feel the front display of the digital receiver is far bright you can adjust it darker Select the System Setting menu and set the VFD Brightness option to the level you feel comfort able 25 Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver you will need to per form a service search 41 Searching broadcasting services To perform service search se lect the Installation gt Service Search menu You should see a screen like the left figure If you have an antenna booster you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to On to sup ply power to it ous menu Extended Signal Auto search 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 26 Service Search Manual search Start search You may choose to search only services of a
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