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Topfield TF 5510 PVR User's Manual

1. 82 Recording and Playing 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 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 OK 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 button to display the progress bar then press the button 7 4 Editing a recording 83 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 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 7 1 6 for how to record a pay service programme 7 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 button to display the progress bar during a
2. 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 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 button 4 To jump to first bookmark press the button then the button 5 To delete a bookmark jump to it and then press the button 7 3 Playing back arecording 81 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 04 button when the progress bar is hidden then the repetition symbol e gt is displayed on the information box To cancel it press the 0 button again To play back in part perform the following steps 1 Press the button to display the progress bar 2 Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the or button 3 Press the 4 button then the pointer starts to blink 4 Move to the end scene the part is marked in purple 5 Press the 4 button again then the part turns green and repeated playback starts 6 To cancel it press the 4 button when the progress bar is displayed
3. arecording ses be eee ee ee eee MPS PRS ce bee ee RE Eee ERS Transferring recording Tes 2 ee ee ee eS Formatting the hard disk gt 2 2 ee ee ee es 8 Topfield Application Program 9 Firmware Update 9 1 9 2 93 9 4 9 5 Index Checking the firmware information From your computer via USB port gt v ipri prii From your computer via RS 232 port 0 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port Over the air oana aa ee eee 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5010 PVR TF5510 PVR digital receiver is fully compli ant 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 Unlike ana logue broadcasts however digital broadcasts are not all as signed to their own frequencies instead multiple television broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The fre quency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder To reduce confusion in this manual the word service is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television or radio broadcast The TF 5010 PVR TF 5510 PVR digital receiver has the follow ing features e Supports DiSEqC 1 0 DiSEqC 1 1 DiSEqC 1 2 and US ALS 2 Introduction e Can store up to 5000 television and radio services e Y
4. face 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 One SCART to component cable One S Video cable A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area 2 2 Safety precautions Please read carefully the following safety precautions e 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 2 2 Safety precautions 9 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 being walked on or pinched If the wires are exposed or th
5. playback 2 Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit by holding down the or G9 button 3 Press the 4 button then the pointer starts to blink 4 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 84 Recording and Playing 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 2 4 Start playback of a recording you want Move to a scene from which you want to start copy by holding down the or G button 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 To stop copy press the button NOTE You can make a copy of a long recording more quickly by starting to play the original recording then pressing J button until the speed has increased to six times then pressing the button The copy will be done at six times normal speed 7 6 MP3 playback You can enjoy music or audio books in MP3 format with the digital receiver For how to transfer MP3 files to the digital receiver from your computer refer to 7
6. 21 A V Output Setting 19 Access Control 25 Add New Fav Group 58 Add Satellite 54 Add to Fav 39 Add Transponder 55 Advanced 34 After next program 61 After this program 61 ALL 36 All Service 58 Alphabetic 39 48 Alphabetic 72 Altair 85 Astra 95 AUDIO L 14 AUDIO L R 10 AUDIO R 14 Auto 33 Auto Start 89 Button 4 Index C band 27 CAM 7 CAS 56 CAS only 35 CAS TP 23 CAS FTA 39 49 Censorship 25 Center extract 21 Change PIN Code 25 Cl 7 Common Interface 7 Common Interface 7 Connection Type 28 Current Event 63 Cut 83 Date 66 Daylight Saving Time 24 Default 39 48 Delete 39 48 Delete Current Fav Group 57 Delete Satellite 55 Delete Transponder 55 Diab 88 DiSEqC 29 DiSEqC 1 0 29 30 DiSEqC 1 1 29 30 DiSEqC Command Mode 31 Download 54 download 92 93 Download to STB 53 Duration 61 66 97 DVB 1 Edit Current Fav Group 58 Edit Satellite 55 Edit Transponder 55 Electronic Programme Guide 42 Every Day 66 Every Weekday 66 Every Weekend 66 Factory Setting 36 Fav NoFav 39 49 Favorite Group 57 Favorite Group Name 57 58 File Name 63 66 Find 92 93 Firmware Upgrade 95 Format Hard Disk 86 Frequency 31 32 34 35 FTA CAS 35 FTA only 35 FTA CAS 39 48 FTA Scrambled 35 GCC 88 GMT Collection 23 Goto 31 Goto the position 32 IF 1 OUT 10 IF 1 OUT 12 28 IF 2 OUT 10 IF 2 OUT 1
7. SMATV 3 Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons 4 Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons 5 Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your desired transponder You can search pay services as well as free services as follows e To search only free services set the FTA Scrambled option to FTA only To search only pay services set it to CAS only e To search both free services and pay services set it to FTA CAS To start service search select the Start Search item then a list box appears in which found services will be listed When it has completed press the button to save found services To stop at any time or to exit without saving press the button 36 Service Search 4 2 Copying services The digital receiver maintains a separate services list with each tuner If a certain service is registered on only one tuner it may be impossible to watch one service while recording You can copy entries of one tuner s services list to the other tuner s services list to avoid such inconvenience To copy service entries select the Installation gt Services Copy menu There are three copy options To copy service entries of the first tuner to the second tuner s services list select the Tuner 1 to Tuner 2 option To copy on the contrary select the Tuner 2 to Tuner 1 option To copy reci
8. This position will act as a central point The USALS will then calculate positions of visible satellites 32 Service Search To use the USALS protocol se lect the Installation gt USALS Satellite Name Setting menu You should see Satellite Angle iy tongitude aaa My tatitude o O O a screen like the left figure At first you have to set the Mo a EEEE able torized DiSEqC 1 3 option to En Select the tuner number for your dish Goto the position 00 Lovel 00 Quality A Extended Signal To get every satellite position calculated perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion Select the tuner that is connected to the motorized an tenna at the Tuner Select option Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the v and numeric but tons Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct Select the Goto the position option then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its position If the receiving quality which is displayed at the bottom right of the screen is not good then tune the antenna finely with the Move option The changed position is automatically saved At this time you had better check the receiving quality of every transponder and choose the best one at t
9. a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable plug one end of the cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end Pa into the matching port on your computer So If you have a USB cable plug one end of the cable into the USB port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on l your computer Turn off the digital receiver if it is on and then Run Vega To import the channel data from the digital receier perform the following steps 1 If you have connected with a USB cable select the Mode gt USB menu otherwise if you have connected with a RS 232 cable select the Mode gt Serial menu 2 Select the Up amp Down gt Upload from STB menu 3 A box appears asking for your confirmation Press the Upload button on it 4 Turn on the digital receiver Data transfer will start as soon as it is turned on Of course you can open a std file instead of importing the chan nel data from the digital receiver if you have one When you have finished your work you have to perform the following steps to export the channel data to the digital receiver 1 Select the Up amp Down gt Download to STB menu 54 Listing Services 2 A box appears asking for your confirmation Press the Download button on it 3 Turn on the digital receiver Data transfer will start as soon as it is turned on 6 5 1 Editing satellite and transponder list To edit the satellite list first select the Vi
10. 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 KJ 2 Turn off the digital receiver 3 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sa sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig xh Cy 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 BEDE Enetinonscer E 1 Press the Find button to select the new File Name D MyTaskWTopfieldUp Find firmware file Download PorSetup 2 Press the download button and then turn Stop Exit on the digital receiver to start the file trans fer Message N TFD File Download Manager 3 A countdown will be displayed on screen 4 Restart the digital receiver when the file transfer is complete 94 Firmware Update 9 4 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To update the firmware with this method perform the following steps 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 r
11. can watch a service in the sub screen 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 60 Recording and Playing 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 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 out the plug while it is running It may cause damage to recorded programmes Note that Topfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard
12. cassette recorder The digital receiver can also output video to another appliance such as a video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector it q Y ays we fi Zw Fis 4 TR 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 16 Setup 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 ch
13. connector then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality 1 SCART connector TV 2 S Video connector S VIDEO 3 Composite connector VIDEO 4 RF connector RF OUT You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver See 3 2 for detailed description To use the SCART connector a For best results with a standard television set you should use a SCART cable plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television Some televisions have inputs via Component connector or S Video connector rather than SCART If you have such a television use an appropriate conversion ca ble to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television If you connect with a standard SCART cable you do not have to make audio connections because the SCART connector can output stereo audio But if you use a conversion cable such as SCART to Component you have to make audio connections 14 Setup To use the S Video connector yA Tn You will need to obtain a S Video cable to use the S Video connector Plug one end of the cable into the S VIDEO socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television To use the composite video connector SENEE ae gt bes To connect the audio connectors x Ae a V
14. disk drive NOTE When a recording is complete it might not be saved if its recording duration is less than one minute 7 1 1 Instant recording To instantly record the programme you are watching at present press the button Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does with a video cassette recorder 7 1 Recording a programme 61 pOuration CD 2Hour OMin Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled How Record pause Ss 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 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 wil
15. 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 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 programmes list 7 2 File archive 71 Press the button to dis play the recorded programmes 34 03 Welt um Zw lf 2 2 31 03 Die sch nen Wilden 2 list The file information is com 3 04 04 Die sch nen Wilden 4 i AE 0101 Avenzio Sch ner leben i prised of the following elements 6 01 01 Die sch nen Wilden P E Wilden 3 file number file name recording 70401 Welt um Zw lf 4 a 0001 Welt um Zwolf 3 I time playing duration file size 9 01 01 Welt um Zw lf 10 10 12 ABC TV1 and so 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 4 Information In addition to the recorded programmes list there are an MP3 list and a TAP list To view other lists press the or G but ton See 7 6 for MP3 playback See Chapter 8 for description about TAP 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 record
16. literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To pa prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can dispose this product for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and condi tions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this guide explains So some expla nations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the actual digital receiver Copyright 2007 Topfield Co Ltd English version http www i topfield com 110T F7513 201 0
17. 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 menus that you can lock If the Time Setting item is set to Locked you have to enter the per sonal identification number when accessing the Time Setting menu If you enter a wrong number you cannot use the menu To release a shut item set it to Unlocked 26 Preference Settings 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display You can adjust the transparency level of the on screen display Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box For the information box see 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 I
18. 2 Info Box Display Time 26 Info Box Position 26 information box 41 IRD Status 90 K band 28 keyboard 51 Language Setting 17 Letter Box 21 LNB 28 LNB 1 IN 10 LNB 1 IN 12 28 29 LNB 2 IN 10 LNB 2 IN 12 28 29 LNB Frequency 29 LNB Power 29 LNB Setting 28 Local Time 24 Lock 39 48 56 73 Locked 73 Loop Through 28 Manual 34 Menu Language 17 Mini A 30 Mode 23 24 66 mono 21 Motor Control 31 Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 30 55 Motorized DiSEqC 1 3 32 Move 32 48 Movement 31 multifeed 43 My Latitude 32 My Longitude 32 Network Search 33 34 NEW 49 No block 25 Normal 23 normal screen television 21 NTSC 19 One Time 66 Organizing Favorites 49 Organizing Services 47 OSD Transparency 26 Other 29 PAL 19 Parental Control 25 picture in picture 45 PID 35 PIN 25 Polarization 34 35 Position Index 54 98 INDEX program file list 89 Program Files 88 progress bar 69 Provider 39 Quick 63 Radio 58 65 Radio Service 56 radio services list 48 Record 65 Record continue 61 Record No 63 Record pause 61 Record Start 64 recorded programmes list 70 Recording 63 Rename 39 48 74 RF Channel 22 RF IN 11 RF IN 15 RF OUT 11 RF OUT 15 21 22 RF Output 22 RS 232 11 RS 232 52 53 93 94 S VIDEO 10 S VIDEO 14 S PDIF 11 S PIDF 14 Satellite 39 48 Satellite 24 38 55 63 65 Satellite Angle 32
19. 7 To play a MP3 file perform the following steps 1 3 4 Press the button and then the or button to display the MP3 list Put the highlight bar on a desired file if you want to play several files select them with the button Press the button to start playback To stop playback press the button To play all MP3 files in a subfolder put the highlight bar on a desired folder and press the button 7 7 Transferring recording files 85 7 7 Transferring recording files You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair which is a program used to transfer files You can download it from the Topfield website http www i topfield com To transfer files take the following steps 1 Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield website 2 Install them on your computer 3 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your com puter 4 Turn on the digital receiver 5 Run Altair then its screen will appear like the figure below EE Size Typ 30KB Win 413KB Win 13KB BIN 5 890KB Win TAPTOE E CS V1 22 pdf tap and samples2006June03 zip The instructions on how to use Altair are as follows 1 Select files to transfer The left panel shows files and folders that are on the digital rece
20. 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 2 3 To get Greenwich mean time set the GMT Collection option to one among the following Normal from all transponders CAS TP from transponders of pay services 24 Preference Settings User Select from transponders specified by you If you set it to User Select then the Satellite option and the Transponder option become enabled Select your de sired satellite and transponders at thos
21. IBS Transmitting satellite macau oa Jmm Receiving tuner T1 stands for 3 i the first tuner T2 stands for pn the second tuner Asiasat2 C 4148 V 11860 Help e Transponder information aveno amp 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 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 performs an alphabetic browse For instance when the highlight bar is on an entry of which initial is B pressing the button puts the highlight bar on the first entry of which initial is C To sort the services list by service name press the button Pressing this button once more makes it sorted by service num ber Pressing the button displays the additional options with which you can do the following e Select your desired satellite at the Satellite option then only services provided by the selected satellite will be listed 5 2 Watching television 39 Select your desired tuner at the Tuner option then only services provided through the se
22. If you select Yes formatting will start 7 8 Formatting the hard disk 87 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 88 Topfield Application Program Chapter 8 Topfield Application Program If you are good at programming with C language you can make a program executable to run on the digital receiver We call this a Topfield Application program TAP In mak ing a TAP it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind River whose website address is http www windriver com Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as a compiler for TAPs You can get the Application program Interface API libraries for TAPs from the Topfield website http www i topfield com Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions e Their extension name is tap If they have any other exten sion name they will be ignored e They are in the Program Files folder If they are in other folders they will be ignored For how to transfer your program to the digital receiver refer to 7 7 89 To run a TAP in the digital receiver perform the following steps 1 Press the button and then the or button to display the program file list 2 Place the high
23. RT interface It is known in general that the RGB colour model provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour model but the CVBS colour model does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 3 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 receiver will operate differently depending on the setting of the VCR Scart Type option If the option is set to Standard the digital receiver will pass the video from the video cassette recorder to your television when it starts playback But if the option is set to External A V the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically To pass it you have to press the button NOTE It is impossible for the digital receiver to record the video that the video recorder plays back because the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder 3 2 Video and audio settings 21 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 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 figu
24. Satellite Information 54 satellite list 28 40 Satellite Name 28 29 31 35 54 Save 83 Search Mode 33 35 Separated 28 Serial 53 Service 63 65 Service Search 33 Services Copy 36 services list 37 Show Provider 39 Size 72 SMATYV 33 SMATV 35 Sort 48 Sorting 39 72 Sound Mode 21 Space 51 specifications 9 11 Start 95 Start Search 35 Start Time 63 66 std 52 53 stereo 21 Stop 64 Store 31 subtitle 42 Symbol Rate 34 35 System ID 90 System Setting 26 TAP 88 tap 88 teletext 42 television services list 48 TFD Down 93 TFDN_USB 92 Time 72 time format 24 Time Offset 23 Time Setting 22 25 Time Shifting 26 44 61 timer list 65 Timer Setting 65 Total block 25 TP List 55 Transfer Data to Other IRD 52 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 94 Transponder 49 Transponder 24 31 32 transponder 1 Tuner 39 Tuner 1 28 Tuner 1 to Tuner 2 36 Tuner 2 28 99 Tuner 2 to Tuner 1 36 Tuner Select 28 31 32 65 Turbo Off 86 TV 10 TV 13 65 TV Aspect Ratio 21 TV Service 56 TV Type 19 Type 65 Upload 53 Upload from STB 53 USALS 31 USALS Setting 32 USB 11 USB 53 85 92 User 31 User Select 24 VCR 11 VCR 15 VCR Scart Type 20 Vega 52 VIDEO 10 VIDEO 13 14 Video Output 20 Weekly 66 wide screen television 21 Wind River 88 Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its
25. TF 5010 PVR TF 5510 PVR User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX Digital Video Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 Wel 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 3 What is common interface 2 200 7 2 Setup 8 OA Unpacking 23 s323 82535 eeeeeceeseus 8 22 Galery PESCAUMIONS o cere ee ERE SS 8 23 Kear panel COnnecHore cu ee ee ee eR eS 10 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2 4 1 Connecting theantenna 00 12 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 13 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 15 2 5 Switching on for the firsttime 2 15 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 16 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture 16 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings 3l hanpAlape Sethe oee po e i oe e e ei eie ei e naa a 32 Mies anc audio seMiNES 2 ee a a E 3 2 1 E 3 2 3 3 2 4 32 5 3 26 3 3 Local ti Television standard 04 Col ur model 244452408525 oee i p e a Video cassette recorder nonoa Television aspectratio oo ooo so coocoo es Somme mode seee ie e hb ee a Radio frequency output toro tetr be es PASSO o 2G boa A PEL Se hs bbe ee is 34 Parental cont
26. Through otherwise set it to Separated 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 29 NOTE Both the LNB 1 IN and LNB 2 IN sockets should be connected to your antennas either directly or via the loop through cable If you have connected only one socket some features such as dual recording will not function The digital receiver has a database about broadcasting satellites and their transponders containing the following information satellite position frequency range symbol rate polarization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range So you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency option How ever if you have selected the Other entry at the Satellite Name option to specify a satellite that is not in the satellite list you might have to fill in the correct LNB frequency The absolute difference between a broadcasting frequency and its LNB fre quency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz For example if the frequency band of your desired satellite ranges from 3660 to 4118 MHz you have to set the LNB Frequency option to 5150 MHz The LNB has to be supplied with electric power to operate Set the LNB Power option to On if it does not have any other power supply You had better ignore the 22 kHz option The digital receiver is designed to be compatible with DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control switches It is possible to connect several antennas to one digital receiver by DiSEqC switches A DiSEqC 1 0 switch allows swit
27. able on each service with a short summary for each programme 5 4 Watching multifeed programme 43 3 Wws Skyshop 2006 05 00 05 30 Adhirstamaana Neram 05 30 06 00 Tele Mall u Skyshop 2006 06 00 06 30 7 Jillunu Oru Jodi l WWS Sky Shop offers a wide selection of products and a convenient method of Kana Kaanum Kaalangal shopping if you are busy and 07 00 07 30 do not have much time for jshopping 06 30 07 00 Pressing the button dis plays the electronic programme guide on which you can see the following Scheduled programmes e programme summary Broadcasting date Broadcasting time a Togale EPG Type Previous Day N xt Day Next Info Page 4B NextiPrevious Services 2 Information OK preselectirecord cancel record record by timer cancel To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the 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 button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the Q gt 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 electronic programme guide See 7 1 4 for detailed description 5 4 Watc
28. annel V India 8 751 Star World India 9 STAR World 10 CHannel v 11 CNBC 12 STAR Plus 13 TSP Test 14 736 AL 15 Adventure One 16 777 STAR One India 17 STAR One India 31 macaul 32 macau2 33 macau3 34 macau4t 2 History A1 Cancel To add a favourite group select the Function gt Fav Group gt Add New Fav Group menu item Then you will see a dialog box like the left figure Enter your desired name into the Fa vorite Group Name text box to name a new group If you make a radio favourite group select the Radio op tion button To add services to the new group choose your desired services at the All Service list box on the left of the screen and then press the right arrow button on the center of the screen Then the selected services will be added to the new group To remove a service entry from the group press the left arrow button after choosing one Pressing the OK button will create your new favourite group To modify a favourite group select the Function gt Fav Group gt Edit Current Fav Group menu item How to modify is the same as in adding a favourite group 59 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 5010 PVR TF 5510 PVR digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following e While playing a recording back you
29. ant Pressing the OK button on this option displays a satellite list from which you can select your desired satellite Set the Service option to the service which provides the pro gramme you want Pressing the button on this option displays a services list from which you can select your desired 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 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard 64 Recording and Playing 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 1 Recording a programme 65 7 1 3 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 the 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 th
30. ao Republic of Ireland South Africa United Kingdom PAL K Czech Republic Hungary Poland NTSC M Bahamas Belgium Bolivia Chile Ecuador Fiji Guam Jamaica Mexico GMT Time Offset GMT Collection Panama Peru United States Venezuela Set the RF Channel option to a channel number as you desire You then have to retune your television set to the new channel number 3 3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events If you do not set the local time right the programme time table provided by the programme guide may be distrustful For the programme guide refer to 5 3 Select the System Setting gt Time 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 Changes the time setting mode To use Greenwich Mean Time In order to change the local time set it to the manual mode Moves Item AP Selects Item WWD Previous Menu take the following steps 3 3 Local time setting 23 Table 3 2 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
31. ation mode mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on displays the radio frequency setting menu See 3 2 6 for more details switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 3 2 3 for more details is used to set a sleep timer Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options switches between the current service and the previously viewed one displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme displays the electronic programme guide amp switches between television services and radio ser vices 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 9 8 E displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu S is used to select an audio track and a sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme v buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options P buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens Ok displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item FAV displays the favourite lists is used to select a subtitle track EXIT is use
32. ay the list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal hard disk drive See 7 2 for more details Ox displays the services list for sub screen It is also used to specify a block for editing or for repeated playback The and buttons have additional different 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 4 Not Installed Slot 2 Not Installed M Ie inserted in Slot see the name of the CAM manufacture Weil Previous Menu To view the information about the module and subscription card inserted into the digital re ceiver select the Common Inter
33. bled the following operations are possible e To go back in time hold down the button to go forward hold down the button The progress bar is displayed momentarily with a preview window e You can navigate using the progress bar refer to 7 3 1 e You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the button 5 6 Using picture in picture 45 e You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing the button e You can change playback speed For slow motion see 7 3 2 For fast motion see 7 3 3 e To check your current position in time shift press the button The time difference compared to live pro gramme is displayed momentarily in top right corner of screen A value of 02 00 means two minutes behind live programme To make a recording of what is in time shift see 7 1 5 e 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 screen We call this feature picture in picture The instructions on how to use the picture in picture feature are as follows 1 Press the button to display a sub screen on which another
34. box designates a selected service entry as a pay service If there is a service that you want to prevent your children from watching select it and check the Lock check box To edit the radio services list first select the View gt Radio Service menu item How to edit is the same as in editing the television services list 6 5 Editing channel data on your computer 57 6 5 3 Editing favourite list To edit the favourite list first select the View gt Favorite Group menu item Then the favourite group list is displayed and related menus become enabled ex VEGA 2 25 File Edit Mode Up amp Down View Function Help S25 3 4 ly Favorite Group Name Nieuws TY Group Fay Service List 31 macaul 32 macau2 33 macau3 34 macaut 2 History A1 Service Information Satellite Asiasat2 C TP 4148Mhz 11850KS s Vertical Service ID PMT PCR AID Ready To delete a favourite group choose your desired favourite group at the Favorite Group Name drop down list box and then select the Function gt Fav Group gt Delete Current Fav Group menu item When a confirmation dialog box appears the selected favourite group will be deleted by pressing the Yes button on it 58 Listing Services Fayorite Group Favorit Group Name Nieuws Service Type Tv All Service Radio Seleted Service 1 741 History A1 2 History A1 3 510 4 511 5 754 STAR Plus Pakistan 6 753 CNBC 7 752 Ch
35. ce List Once you put the highlight bar on a desired option on the left column and press the OK button you can select a desired service to edit on the right column To go over to the other column press the button 48 Listing Services To edit the radio services list press the button then radio service entries will be listed on the right column To switch back to the television services list press it again To change the name of a service select the Rename and select a desired service then the on screen keyboard appears See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard Unlike analogue broadcasts each service does not have a proper service number in digital broadcasts Service num bers are just assigned to services in the order that they were found in service search So you can reassign a service num ber by moving a service entry To move a service entry select the Move option and select a desired service then the selected service becomes darker As you move it up or down it gets renumbered according to the position Press the button to fix it You can lock some services to prevent your children from watching them To lock a service select the Lock option and select a desired service then the selected service gets marked with a lock symbol o on it If anyone tries to watch a locked service the person has to enter the personal identification num ber that is set to the Change PIN Code option See 3 4 for thi
36. ching between up to four satellite sources and a DiSEqc 1 1 switch allows switching between up to 16 satellite sources Set the DiSEqC 1 0 option and the DiSEqC 1 1 option accord ing to your antenna configuration 30 Service Search AL AR AS AG as s a7 as a ajo For example to select the antenna con a to nected to the A5 input in the left figure set the DiSEqC 1 1 option to 2 of 4 and the DiSEqC 1 0 option to 1 of 4 If you have a mini DiSEqC 1 0 switch which has only two inputs you should set the DiSEqC 1 0 option to Mini A instead of 1 of 4 4 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satellites horizontally by DiSEqC 1 2 When you switch to an service if the service is provided by a satellite other than current one it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position To use the DiSEqC 1 2 protocol select the Installation gt Motor ized DiSEqC 1 2 menu You should see a screen like the left figure At first you have to set the Mo torized DiSEqC 1 2 option to En able Tuner Select LNB Setting Motorized DISEqc12 LDISEGe Command ode Movement 00 Level 00 Quality Select the satellite name of the dish Press OK to see the list Moves item OK Selects Item WENU Previous Menu Extended Signal To get the correct position of your desired satellite per
37. d programme See 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 1 2 Press the button to display the progress bar To move to the beginning of the desired scene hold down the or EY button until it is reached Press the button to start recording The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded Press the button to stop time shift Press the O button once more to stop recording 70 Recording and Playing 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 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
38. d to exit the current screen displays teletext GD is used to start reverse playback Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed O resumes normal playback speed or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift To play a recorded programme see button 34 G is used to start fast motion playback Subsequent presses increase the playback speed is used to start slow motion playback Subsequent presses change the playback speed is used to stop playback to stop recording or to jump back to live television from time shifted television is used to start recording pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro gramme 6 Introduction changes the position of sub screen counterclockwise It is also used to jump back to beginnng of recording during a playback O changes the position of sub screen clockwise It is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback displays the satellite list with their services list It is also used to swap the sub picture with the main picture See 5 6 for more details is used to display minify or hide the sub screen See 5 6 for information about picture in picture is used to make a bookmark during playback or time shift is used to jump to next bookmark position or to jump forward by 30 seconds is used to jump back 10 seconds for an instant replay It is also used to edit a recording Z is used to displ
39. e are listed 5 2 2 The favourite services list All services Movie Music Sports News 10 Aljazeera Channel 4017 CHANNEL ONE You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list To display the favourite lists iTV News press the button You 076 LibiyalTV should see a screen like the left figure As you move the high light bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box favourite services belong ing to the highlighted group are listed on the right box i For how to edit the favourite lists refer to 6 2 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 OK 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 P or P button it will be also another favourite service of the selected group The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services If you wish to get out of the current group select the All services group on the favourite group list 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 highlig
40. e cord is damaged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances The warranty will be void Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician Table 2 1 Power specifications Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 50W at maximum in operation 10 W in standby Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 340 x 60x 265mm Weight 3 4kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 10 Setup 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF5010 PVR TF 5510 PVR has a wide range of connections on the back panel 1 3 5 8 11 O O e 6 INBTIN LNB IN W Z IF10UT IF2OUT AUDIO ve uss SIPDIF RS 232 9 10 12 13 14 2 4 6 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver LNB1IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket for the first tuner IF1OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner LNB 2IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket for the second tuner IF2OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the second tuner VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi sion set yellow AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red S VIDEO Super video ou
41. e front panel even just one time the digital receiver will not switch into standby mode To input a timer recording select the System Setting gt Timer Set ting menu then the timer list will be displayed OK Asiasat2 C Service ETET To add a new timer event press pte AANT the button and a box like the Start Time 4 04 29 Duration left figure appears Take the fol ok lowing 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 Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want Pressing the button on this option displays a satellite list from which you can select your desired satellite Set the Tuner Select option to a tuner to receive your desired service 4 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want Pressing the OK button on this 66 Recording and Playing option displays a services list from which you can select your desired service 5 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
42. e options With the above settings the digital receiver will scan all trans ponders specified one by one until to get the Greenwich Mean Time 4 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 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 When you are watching a programme you can check its pro gramme classification on the information box For the informa tion box see 5 2 3 You can prevent your children from watching specific pro grammes by specifying a programme classification 3 4 Parental control 25 Select the System Setting gt Parental Control menu You ror 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
43. e programme guide Wws Skyshop 2006 05 30 Adhirstamaana 05 30 06 00 06 00 06 30 06 30 07 00 07 00 07 30 Swamy lyappan Toggle EPG Type Tele Mall villunu Oru Jodi Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Previous Day 4 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 follows TA Skyshop 2 WWS Sky Shop offers a wide selection of products and a convenient method of shopping if you are busy and do not have much time for shopping I Next Day Gm Next Info Page E amp P Next Previous Services 2 Information OK preselectirecordicancel record record by timet cancel Press the button to display the electronic pro gramme guide Select a service you want 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 1 Recording a programme 69 7 1 5 Recording a time shifte
44. eceiver 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 9 5 Over the air 95 9 5 Over the air You can get a new firmware over the air Select the Installation gt Firmware Upgrade menu You should see a screen like the left figure Frequency Symbol Rate Polarization Selecting the Start option starts firmware update Tuner Select Start 00 Level 00 Quality Select the satellite name for OTA Moves item OK Selects Item HEM Previous Menu On the left table is presented the transponder information appointed by the manufac turer Topfield for firmware Satellite Astra 19 2 E Frequency 12603 MHz Symbol Rate 22000 KS s Polarisation Horizontal PID 347 update This transponder information can be changed You can get the information from the website http www i topfield com 16 9 21 16 9 Display Format 21 1st Audio Language 18 1st Subtitle Language 18 22 kHz 29 2nd Audio Language 18 2nd Subtitle Language 18 4 3
45. ecking picture Now press the button in top left corner on the remote control If the picture is good you can skip to 4 1 4 to search for the available television and radio services Otherwise you may need to temporarily connect the composite video connector VIDEO to your television set so that you can see the on screen menus in order to configure the video settings 17 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings 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 the Menu anguae see a screen like the left figure Moves item 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 18 Preference Settings Subtitle language Audio language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language it will be displayed If the fi
46. eo A 4 You will need to obtain a composite video cable RCA cable to use the composite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television You will need to obtain an audio cable RCA cable to connect the audio connectors Plug one end of the cable into the AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red sockets on the digital re ceiver and the other end into the matching sockets on your television or audio system 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 5 Switching on for the first time 15 To use the RF connector If your television does not have any video and audio input you will need to use the radio frequency output from the digital receiver In this case you will need to connect a ca ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television To ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well you will need to connect a cable from your television antenna to the RF IN connector Tune your television set to channel 36 or rarely 43 so that you can see the output from the digital receiver 2 4 3 Connecting to your video
47. ew gt Satellite Informa tion menu item Alternatively you can click the Satellite icon on the toolbar or press the F1 key on your keyboard Then the satellite information is displayed and related menus become enabled VEGA 2 25 File Edit Mode Up amp Down View Function Help 2H25 2 AO Satellite Hotbird Preview Service No Service 10723 Mhz 29900 KS s Horizontal 10758 Mhz 27500KS s Vertical 10775 Mhz 28000 K5S s Horizontal 10796 Mhz 27500 KS s Vertical 10834 Mhz 27500KS s Vertical 10873Mhz 27500KS5 s Vertical 10892 Mhz 27500 KS s Horizontal 10911 Mhz 27500KS s Vertical 10931 Mhz 27500 KS s Horizontal No Service 10949 Mhz 27500 KS s Vertical 10957 Mhz 4340 KS s_ Horizontal 10990 Mhz 27500KS5 s Vertical 11034 Mhz 27500 KS s Vertical 11054 Mhz 27500 KS s Horizontal 11060Mhz 6510KS s Vertical 11096 Mhz 27500 K5 s Horizontal 11131 Mhz 5632KS s Vertical 11137 Mhz 27500 KS s Horizontal LNB Information DiSEqC 1 0 Tuner Number y Type o7so 10600 LNBPower Disable v A nh TE D pa DISEQC 1 1 z Disable Ready NUM To add a satellite entry select the Function gt Satellite TP gt Add Satellite menu then a box appears You should enter a new satellite name into the Satellite Name field If you know the position index of the new satellite for DiSEqC 1 2 enter the value into the Position Index field If you do not you have to 6 5 Editing channel data on your computer 55 perform the Moto
48. f 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 temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver When this feature is enabled you can reverse and pause live television as if playing back a recording To enable this feature select the System Setting menu and then set the Time Shifting option to Enable See 5 5 for how to use this feature 27 Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver you will need to per form a service search 4 1 Searching broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna You have to configure antenna settings according to your antenna system in the following order 1 Configure LNB settings Refer to 4 1 1 2 Set the position of your desired satellites if you have a motorized antenna Y
49. form the following steps 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 31 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Select the tuner that is connected to the motorized an tenna at the Tuner Select option 3 Set the DiSEqC Command Mode option to User 4 Set the Motor Control option to Goto Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite by the position data that the digital receiver has 5 If the receiving quality which is displayed at the bottom right of the screen is not good tune the antenna finely with the Movement option If you set it to 2 E the an tenna will move to the east by two degrees At this time you had better check the receiving quality of every trans ponder and choose the best one at the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 6 Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the tuned position when the receiving quality is best There are more motor control options for installers but this guide does not describe them If you are an installer refer them to the manual about the STAB rotor 4 1 3 Configuring USALS settings USALS Universal Satellite Automatic Location System also known as DiSEqC 1 3 calculates the positions of all available satellites from your location Compared to DiSEqC 1 2 it is no longer required to manually search and store every satellite position Just pointing to a known satellite position is enough
50. he Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 33 4 1 4 Searching services To perform service search select the Installation gt Service Search menu You should see a screen like the left figure 00 Level 0 Quality f Select the satellite name of the dish Press OK to see the list Moves Item 4 Selects Item WENU Previous Menu Extended Signal There are four service search methods e Searching every service of a satellite e Searching every service of a transponder e Searching one service of a transponder e Searching every service of a SMATV Satellite Master Antenna Television system Searching every service of a satellite To search every service of a satellite perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Auto 3 If you set the Network Search option to On the digital receiver will check up the up to date channel information as searching services but it takes rather longer time Searching every service of a transponder To search every service of a transponder perform the following steps 34 Service Search Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion Set the Search Mode option to Manual Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons Enter the symbol rate of y
51. hing 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 If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol will be marked on the information box Press the N button then available video tracks will be listed Once you select one it will be presented At this time 44 Daily Usage 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 3 6 When enabled the digital receiver will keep as much as one hour recording buffer of current service by utilizing the hard disk drive storage The buffer will reset each time you change to another service With time shift ena
52. hlight bar on the favourite entry you want and press the button then the selected entry becomes dark Move it to a desired place and press the button To add radio services press the button then radio service entries get listed in the services list To recall the television services list after adding radio services press the button again With your favourite services list you can select your favourite services more easily Refer to 5 2 2 for detailed description 6 3 How to use on screen keyboard 51 6 3 How to use on screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the and buttons and vertically with the 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 ctor dR Move CursorWeNy Previous Menu s Hw Select c O Select Character To delete a letter put the cursor to the right of the desired letter on the input line and then select the Del key You must select the Save key to complete naming otherwise if you press the button it will not be named 6 4 Transferring receiver data The digital receiver retains the following data Satellite and transponder data e Services list 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
53. ht bar on a desired group and press the 5 2 Watching television 41 button To create a new group press the button then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group or a service press the 04 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 Transmitting satellite e Receiving tuner e Transponder information 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 Lock symbol 0 if the current service is locked Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service e Multifeed symbol F if the current programme is pro vided as a multifeed programme To use this feature refer to 5 4 Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa tion about the current programme To hide the information box press the button 42 Daily Usage 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are pro
54. information 91 NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi cation is identical to that of yours Otherwise you will fail in firmware update 92 Firmware Update 9 2 From your computer via USB port You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a USB cable You need TFDN_USB a firmware transfer utility for this which is available from 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 AA your digital receiver from the Topfield website 2 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your com puter 3 Turn on the digital receiver 4 Run TFDN_USB The instructions on how to use TFDN_USB are as follows lt 2 TFD USB DOWNLOAD f i 1 Press the Find button to select the FileName D HMyTaskWTopfieldUpdateWTi new firmware file 2 Press the download button and then restart the digital receiver to start the file transfer Download Stop and Exit 3 A countdown will be displayed on screen Message 4 Restart the digital receiver once more when the file transfer is com plete 9 3 From your computer via RS 232 port 93 9 3 From your computer via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer
55. ing To delete a recording put the highlight bar on it and press the 0 button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 72 Recording and Playing 7 2 2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings perform the following steps 1 2 Press the button to display the additional options Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic Time or Size as you want Press the button They are sorted by the specified option 7 2 File archive 73 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 2 Press the button to display the additional options 3 Set the Lock option to Locked 4 Press the button 5 The lock symbol o is displayed on it If you select a locked recording to play it back you will be asked for your personal identification number 74 Recording and Playing 7 2 4 To rename a recording To change the name of a recording perform the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 2 Press the button to display the additional options 3 Select the Rename option and the on screen keyboard appears Change the name and save it See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard 7 2 File archive 75 7 2 5 To make anew folder To make a new folder press the button then a new folder named GROUP is created You can cha
56. iver while the right 86 Recording and Playing panel shows files and folders that are on your computer 2 To transfer files from the digital receiver to your com puter press the right arrow button 3 To transfer files from your computer to the digital re ceiver press the left arrow button At the top of the panel you will see a message that says Turbo Off Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver You can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off Turbo mode makes transferring files faster but the digital re ceiver stops responding to commands from the remote control If you want to use the digital receiver while transferring or if any scheduled recordings are due to start you should not use turbo mode NOTE You cannot play back the recordings with a regular MPEG player on your computer because they are formatted differ ently from the standard MPEG format Visit http www videolan org or http www elecard com where you can find a MPEG player able to play them back If you wish to author DVDs with them visit http www haenlein software com where you can find a DVD authoring program able to process them 7 8 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 HDD Service gt Format Hard Disk menu then you are asked for confirmation
57. l see this option is changed to Record continue To resume recording select it 62 Recording and Playing To stop recording press the button then a box like the left figure appears which vat a shows programmes currently be Stop Ri ding jp ing recorded If you select one pe sone tn z 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 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 Recording a programme 63 7 1 2 Current programme recording Satellite ESE Service Dura 2 Hour 0 Min You can record the current pro gramme including the bits that you have already watched as long as you have not changed services at all To do so select 6 macau1 the Recording menu Record Start Timer Setting 73249 MB Free E eo Select the start time to record Moves item Selects Item MENU Exit You can record two services at the same time Set the Record No option to distinguish two recordings Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the ser vice you w
58. lected tuner will be listed By setting the Show Provider option to On you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters To change the name of the highlighted service select the Rename option then the on screen keyboard appears with which you can enter a new name See 6 3 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 option then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted If you want to restore it as before you have to perform service search again See 4 1 4 for service search 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 You can additionally sort the services list with the Sorting option as follows Default by service number Alphabetic by service name Satellite by satellite FTA CAS from free services to pay services CAS FTA from pay services to free services Provider by broadcaster Fav NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite ser vices 40 Daily Usage Pressing the button displays the satellite list Once you select a desired satellite only services provided by the selected satellit
59. light bar on a file entry you want to run 3 Press the Ok button to start the program 4 To exit the program press the button The figure on the left is a run ning screen of a TAP Image Viewer which displays image files of BMP GIF and JPG for mat This TAP is available from the website http www i topfield com In the program file list you can use a variety of file control functions including renaming sorting deleting and so on For detailed descriptions about the file control functions refer to 7 2 If you want a program to run automatically when the digital receiver starts up move the program to the Auto Start folder Press the 0 button at start up if you want the program not to run 90 Firmware Update Chapter 9 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use However a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver You can get the latest firmware and an update utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 9 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information of your digital re 50000 ceiver before downloading a nx l new firmware Select the Infor v8 TNCUFIOON mation gt IRD Status menu You should see a screen like the left figure Remember the System ID and download a firmware with the same system identification 9 1 Checking the firmware
60. longing to the highlighted group get shown in the favourite list 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 3 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 3 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 button then a message box appears asking you for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 50 Listing Services You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow ing steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the button to select it The high light bar then moves to the services list 2 To add a service to the selected group put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the button The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list Repeat this step to add more entries 3 Press the button and the highlight bar get 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 hig
61. 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 6 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 7 Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the recording will be finished 8 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 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard 9 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 7 1 Recording a programme 67 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 68 Recording and Playing 7 14 Scheduling a recording using th
62. ng 77 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the button to display the progress bar then To go forward hold down the button to go back ward hold down the button To bookmark a position refer to 7 3 4 If there are no bookmarks you can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the button You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing the button To jump back to beginning of recording press the Q button To jump to end of recording press the button To hide the progress bar press the button again 78 Recording and Playing 7 3 2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback press the 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 button 7 3 Playing back a recording 79 7 3 3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion duration a playback press the G button 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 button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 1 2 and 3 times To resume normal speed press the button 80 Recording and Playing 7 3 4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book marks
63. nge its name in the same manner as renaming a recording See above 76 Recording and Playing 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 button then the folders are listed Once you choose a folder the recording is moved to it 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 button to display the list of recorded pro grammes Put the highlight bar on a desired recording Press the Ok 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 button To go forward hold down the button to go back ward hold down the button To display the progress bar press the button to hide it press the 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 Playing back arecordi
64. ou can control the antenna in DiSEqC 1 2 mode or USALS mode Refer DiSEqC 1 2 to 4 1 2 and refer USALS to 4 1 3 3 Perform service search 4 1 1 Configuring LNB settings There are in large two frequency bands for satellite broadcasts One is C band which ranges approximately from 4 to 6 GHz 28 Service Search The other is K band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz The LNB Low Noise Block converter is used to take a wide band of relatively high frequencies amplify and convert them to similar signals that is carried at a much lower frequency which is called Intermediate Frequency IF High frequencies from satellites are converted into 950 to 2150 MHz by a LNB Select the Installation gt LNB Set ting menu to configure the LNB er settings You should see a Tuner 4 a Separated __ screen like the left figure 550 MHz __on 22Khz orf DISEqC 1 1 Disable DISEqC 10 Disable Service Search f 00 Level WO ually Pressing the OK button on the Satellite Name option displays the satellite list in alphabetic order Select the satellite toward which your antenna is set to face You have to specify which tuner is connected to your selected satellite If it is LNB 1 IN set the Tuner Select option to Tuner 1 otherwise set it to Tuner 2 If you have connected the IF 1 OUT and LNB 2 IN with a loop through cable then set the Connection Type option to Loop
65. ou can edit the services list 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 provided by the manufacturer 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 5010 PVR TF5510 PVR 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 programme by fast foward and rewind search 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control and the buttons 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 1 2 1 The front panel The front panel of
66. our desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your desired transponder If you set the Network Search option to On the digital receiver will check up the up to date channel information as searching services but it takes rather longer time NOTE You may get transponder information from a satellite magazine or website such as http www satcodx com or http www lyngsat com Searching one service of a transponder To search one service of a transponder perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion Set the Search Mode option to Advanced Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your desired transponder 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 35 6 Specify the packet identifiers of your desired service at the PID option with the numeric buttons A packet iden tifier is used to verify audio and video streams Searching every service of SMATV system To search every service of a SMATV system if the digital re ceiver is connected to it perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to
67. procally select the ALL option 4 3 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data e Satellite list 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 NOTE A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes 37 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 P button Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service In ad dition 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 OK button 38 Daily Usage On the services list you can see the service information AL EMARAT NILE NEWS AL ALAM _ i KUWAIT SPACE C e Service number and name R
68. pted in USA Canada Mexico and so forth Refer to Table 3 1 for television standard of your local area If you have a PAL television you have to set the TV Type option to PAL In that case if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard the digital receiver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard However it is 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 20 Preference Settings 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 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 However if you have connected via the S VIDEO connector you have to set this option to S Video because the output through S Video connector comes from the SCA
69. r computer 52 6 5 1 Editing satellite and transponder list 54 6 5 2 Editing television and radio services list 56 65 3 Editing favourite list 2 4 48s6085005 57 Recording and Playing 59 71 Recording a programme oooi 6 45 60s bb Pa ee es 60 ZLI Insiani recording 64k in a 60 7 1 2 Current programme recording 63 7 13 Timerreeordmg 2 2 2 3 8see5 sees eeu vs 65 7 1 4 Scheduling a recording using the programme guide 68 7 1 5 Recording a time shifted programme 69 7 1 6 Recording a pay service programme 70 7a Pile archive 0 bee ee ee eR EER Ee 70 72 1 Todeleteatecording gt gt 664468 s beens 71 722 Josottrecordings 2 60 264 044 42428 ee eas 72 723 Tolockatecording 2 4 44 24442 e ee ee eas 73 724 Toremnamearecording 006066 6 oe bee eee 74 vi Contents 7 3 7 4 To 7 6 T 7 8 7 2 5 Tomakeanew folder 7 2 6 To move a recording to another folder Playing back arecording o aca a ii ee a ee es 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar 702 Toplayinslow motion 2 2 262 288 855 5 7oo loplayinfastmotion s so 66 6462222 e eee aa 7 34 Tomakeabookmark 4 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 arecording 2 5 i 653i 8 eae bebe eee e Copying
70. re 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 3 2 5 Sound 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 2 6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket you should configure the radio frequency output The digital 22 Preference Settings receiver can make analogue television from digital television and output it via the RF OUT socket Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your country supports referring to Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Television standards by country Signal type Country PAL G Australia Austria Cyprus Czech Republic Egypt Estonia Finland Germany Greece Iceland Iran Israel Italy Kuwait Latvia Libya Lithuania Luxem bourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Yugoslavia PAL Hong Kong Mac
71. rized DiSEqC 1 2 menu of the digital receiver Refer that menu to 4 1 2 After making a new satellite entry by pressing the OK button on the box you should configure LNB settings for it Refer LNB settings to 4 1 1 To delete a satellite entry choose your desired satellite entry at the Satellite drop down list box and then select the Function gt Satellite TP gt Delete Satellite menu item Then a box appears asking for your confirmation the selected satellite entry will be deleted by pressing the Yes button on it To modify a satellite entry choose your desired satellite entry at the Satellite drop down list box and then select the Function gt Satellite TP gt Edit Satellite menu item How to modify is the same as in adding a new satellite entry To add a transponder entry select the Function gt Satellite TP gt Add Transponder menu item Then a box appears in which you should specify frequency symbol rate polarity and stream identification for your new transponder Pressing the OK button will save a new transponder entry To delete a tansponder entry choose your desired transponder entry at the TP List list box and then select the Function gt Satellite TP gt Delete Transponder menu item Then a box appears asking for your confirmation the selected transponder entry will be deleted by pressing the Yes button on it To modify a transponder entry choose your desired trans ponder entry at the TP List list bo
72. rol 2 5 2 5 0 34 24 888 Se ee eee aS 3 5 Adjusti 3 6 Toturn ng the on screen display 22 28 25 848 4 on the time shift feature 004 4 Service Search 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 000 4 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 Configuring LNB settings 5 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings Configuring USALS settings Searchin SEIVICER oe ee hs G2 Copymp Sare ck ek ee Eee ee eS ES 4 3 Resetting to factory settings 00000 4 5 Daily Usage 5 1 Volume control 2 20 00 ee ee eee eee 52 Watching television eocen ee ra ER ES 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 23 5 2 4 Theseryices Hist 4 4 554 52s waa we eww The favourite services list 04 Viewing programme information Selecting audio tracks 1 0 00000 Contents v 525 Selecting sibutle tracks so ee ee ea 42 Dae Viewing telex 2 God we ee ee ee aS 42 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 42 5 4 Watching multifeed programme 0 43 55 Using timeshift 46 2 2 540b 4b ee ee eee ena 44 S06 Using picture in pietine 2c ec ek ae ke ee a a 45 Listing Services 47 Gi Baiting the services ligt ea a a Sw ee a et 47 6 2 Editing the favourite list 2 02 4 bc ce bee ee 49 6 3 How to use on screen keyboard 00 51 6 4 Transferring receiver dat 000000008 51 6 5 Editing channel data on you
73. rst language is not available but the second language is available the subtitle of the second language will be displayed If there is not any available language no subtitle will be displayed Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 5 for detailed description Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has an audio track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Audio Language it will be output If the first language is not available but the second language is available the audio of the second language will be output Apart from this setting you can select an audio track with the Q button See 5 2 4 for detailed description 3 2 Video and audio settings 19 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances TV Type Video Output VCR Scart Type Select the System Setting gt A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure Sound Mode RF Output RF Channel Selectithe Aspect Ratio of the TY screen I Moves item P Selects Hem 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 ado
74. rvices Connect the antenna cable to the LNB 1 IN connector on the back panel of the digital receiver Also you must ensure that there is a con nection to both the LNB 1 IN and LNB 2 IN connectors on your digital receiver so that both tuners work properly Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the IF 1 OUT connector to the LNB 2 IN connector If you have two antennas without DiSEqC switch then you have to connect a cable from the other antenna directly to the LNB 2 IN connector rather than using the loop cable If you have another digital receiver link it from the IF 2 OUT connector NOTE The digital receiver can supply a current of 500 milliampere at maximum for antenna devices including LNB DiSEqc switch and antenna rotor through each antenna input connection sepa rately but not simultaneously So if there are too many antenna devices to be supplied with power through antenna input con nections simultaneously for a long time your LNBs may lack power to operate So it is recommended to link the IF 1 OUT connector to the LNB 2 IN connector with a loop cable even though the digital receiver is designed to operate over two antennas alternatively 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 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
75. s option Pressing the button on a locked service entry turns it back to be unlocked To delete a service select the Delete option and select a desired service with the button and then press the button you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes the selected service will be deleted If you want to undo the deleted service there is nothing you can do but perform a service search again Once you select the Sort option on the left column sorting options are displayed as follows Default by service number Alphabetic by service name Satellite by satellite FTA CAS from free services to pay services 6 2 Editing the favourite list 49 CAS FTA from pay services to free services Fav NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services Transponder by transponder 6 2 Editing the favourite list You can make your own favourite services list In fact you can define multiple favourite services lists each being a group of chosen services Select the Organizing Favorites menu You should see a screen like the left figure RTPI Dwy leo There are three columns DSF IRIB3 62 NILE NEWS 7 39 FASHONTV e Group list left e Favourite list centre e 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 be
76. service will be presented 46 Daily Usage Pressing the button once more minifies the sub screen and pressing it once again hides the sub screen To display the services list for the sub screen press the button NOTE When a recording is in progress the available services in the services list may be limited Pressing the button moves the sub screen 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 screen However you cannot swap the pictures in that case If both pictures are pay services only the main picture will be presented 47 Chapter 6 Listing Services 6 1 Editing the services list You would have got the services list after service search You can rename move lock or delete service entries on the services list Select the Organizing Services menu You should see a screen jas like the left figure Browse Qatar TV Rename Sudan TV os Sharjah TV There are editing options on the 5 Libiya TY i 6 Aljazeera Channel left column and service entries Ch 8 OS Downl Ch 9 OS Downl on the right column Ch 340 Dedicate Ch 370 AS1 Renames Rearranges Locks Skips Deletes specific services Moves to another function Moves to Service List Wel Previous Menu OR Moves to Servi
77. 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 PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER STANDBY wenu TV STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver See 3 2 3 for more details REMOTE 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 STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode MENU button displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu CHANNEL Y A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens VOLUME lt 4 gt buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options OK button displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item 4 Introduction Pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap You have to insert your subscription card into the front slot to watch pay services 1 2 2 The remote control button switches the digital re ceiver between standby mode and oper
78. tput socket for the television set TV Audio and video output socket for the televi sion set 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 VCR USB RF OUT RF IN S PDIF RS 232 Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike USB port for firmware update and data trans fer Analogue television output socket Analogue television input socket Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem Serial port for firmware update and data transfer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications VIDEO Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left amp right audio output S VIDEO Super video S Video output TV CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left amp right audio output VCR CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass S PDIF Dolby digital audio output RS 232 115 2 kbps at maximum USB 2 0 device 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 se
79. vided with audio tacks in one or more languages Pressing the Q button displays available au dio tracks Once you select an audio track it will be sounded In addition you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes Stereo Mono Left or Right However if a multifeed pro gramme is provided at the moment video tracks will be dis played In this case you have to press the button once more to select an audio track 5 2 5 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages If the current programme provides subtitle tracks the subtitle symbol will be marked on the infor mation box Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks Once you select a subtitle track it will be displayed 5 2 6 Viewing teletext On some services such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext If the current service provides teletext the teletext symbol 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 buttons 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 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched uled programmes that are or will be avail
80. with a RS 232 cable To have the receiver data transferred perform the following steps 52 Listing Services aN 1 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 2 Turn on the source digital receiver a LZ 3 Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes 4 To start the data transfer turn on the target digital receiver 5 A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer 6 Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete 6 5 Editing channel data on your computer You can edit the channel data on your computer by using a channel editor programme Vega With Vega you can do the following e Adding deleting or modifying satellite entries e Adding deleting or modifying transponder entries e Deleting or modifying service entries e Adding deleting or modifying favourite groups You can not only transfer your channel data to the digital receiver but also save it as a file the extension name of which is std Vega is available from the Topfield website http www i topfield com To use Vega you have to prepare either a USB cable or a RS 232 cable to link the digital receiver with your computer 6 5 Editing channel data on your computer 53 estore If you have
81. x and then select the Function gt Satellite TP gt Edit Transponder menu item How to modify is the same as in adding a new transponder entry 56 Listing Services 6 5 2 Editing television and radio services list To edit the television services list first select the View gt TV Ser vice menu item Then the television services list is displayed and related menus become enabled ex VEGA v2 25 File Edit Mode Up amp Down View Function Help el gt 5 TY Service SS AD ee fy lt p History A1 510 511 754 STAR Plus Pakistan 753 CNBC 752 Channel V India 751 Star World India 800 Vijay India VIJAY 702 STAR PLUS 704 STAR Movies 707 STAR GOLD STAR Movies STAR Plus STAR Gold 35 macauS 36 macau6 37 737 Al STAR World CHanneL V CNBC STAR Plus TSP Test 736 AL Adventure One 777 STAR One India STAR One India AL EMARAT NILE NEWS AL ALAM KUWAIT SPACE CHANNEL IRIB3 macaul macau Macau macaut M cas I Lock Service Information I Skip Tuner 1 C Tuner 2 Tuner All Satellite ServiceeID fg PMT g Ready PCR AID To delete a service entry choose your desired service entry at the TV Service list and press the Delete key on your keyboard When a confirmation dialog box appears the selected service entry will be deleted by pressing the Yes button on it Checking the CAS check

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