Topfield TF6400IR Satellite TV System User Manual
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1. 4 1 2 A2 A3 A4 li 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 switching 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 as For example to select the antenna con daad 4 4 nected to the A5 input in the left figure ra DiSEqC 1 0 Switch IE 1 0 Switch 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 ER P DiSEqC 1 0 option to Mini A instead of 1 of 4 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satellite2. Every Day means literally every day Every Weekend means Saturday and Sunday every week Weekly means one day every week Every Weekday means from Monday to Friday every week If your favourite programme is broadcasted at weekends and you wish to watch every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 5 Set the Date option to a desired date on which the digital receiver will turn on The date format is day month year day of the week Set the Start Time option to a desired time at which the digital receiver will turn on The time format is hour minute 6 Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the digital receiver will turn off 7 To set a timer event with the above settings select the OK option otherwise it will not be saved and will not occur 42 Daily Usage 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 43 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 Svc Fav gt Organizing Services PUT Organizing Services menu You should see a screen like the left figure NILE NEWS LAM AIT SPACE CHA IRIB3 There are editing options on the Shamshad T
3. Now press the button in top left corner on the remote con trol 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 14 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings You can select the language in Menu language NES which the menu would be dis Ei played In addition to that you i can select which language of au dio track and of subtitle track should be output Select the System Setting gt Lan guage Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure The digital receiver supports many menu languages Dutch English German French Italian Russian Turkish and so forth Set the Menu Language option to your desired language Once you select a language the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language 3 1 Language settings 15 Subtitle language Audio language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language it will be displayed If the first language is not available but the second language is available
4. Broadcasting time Program Guide Next Info Page To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the A or V button and press the button To switch to another service press the lt or gt button You can travel over previous days with the button and can travel over next days with the Fs button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the 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 event on the electronic programme guide as follows 1 Select a service you want 2 Press the button to display its programme guide 3 Select a programme you want with the button then P is marked up on the entry At the same time a timer event with the selected programme will be made in the timer list Refer the timer list to 5 5 40 Daily Usage 4 To remove the marking press the button once again 5 4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at a same time We call it a multifeed programme You can select and watch a perspective you prefer If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol will be marked on the information box Press the button then available video tracks will be listed Once yo
5. 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 Pressing the button displays the satellite list Once you select a desired satellite only services provided by the selected satellite are listed 36 Daily Usage 5 22 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list To display the favourite lists press the button You 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 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 gt button a highlight bar appears on its favourite services list Once you select a desired service with the button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the lt bu
6. Change PIN Code option See 8 3 4 for this option Pressing the button on a locked service entry turns it back to be unlocked You can make some services hidden on the services list To hide a service entry select the Skip option and select a desired service entry then the check symbol will be marked on the selected service To make a hidden service shown press the button on it 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 6 2 Editing the favourite list 45 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 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 Svc Fav gt Organizing Favorites menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are three columns Group list left Favourite list centre
7. 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 To use Greenwich Mean Time take the following steps 1 Set the Mode option to Auto then the Time Offset option becomes enabled 20 Preference Settings 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 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
8. 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 6400 IR digital receiver has the following features Supports DiSEqC 1 0 DiSEqC 1 1 DiSEqC 1 2 and US ALS 2 Introduction Can store up to 5000 television and radio services You can edit the services list You can create favourite lists of your favourite services You can view information about the current television or radio programme Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes Youcan update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version provided by the manufacturer 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
9. if the digital re ceiver is connected to it perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion Set the Search Mode option to SMATV 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 You can search pay services as well as free services as follows To search only free services set the FTA Scrambled option to FTA only To search only pay services set it to CAS only 32 Service Search 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 4 2 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data Satellite list Services list Favourite list Timer list Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver To do that select the Installation Factory Setting menu and then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes service entries favourite entries and timer events will all be deleted and preference option
10. option as you desire Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box For the information box see 5 2 3 To adjust its display time select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire Its available range is from 1 to 30 seconds If you set this option to No Info Box the information box will not be displayed when you switch services However pressing the button will display the information box If you set this option to Never Hide the information box will always be displayed In addition you can raise or lower the position of the informa tion box Select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display 23 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 24 Service Search 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 You can control the antenna in DiSEqC 1 2 mode or USALS m
11. Services list right The services list contains all available services whereas the favourite list contains only chosen services that have been added to the highlighted group As you move the highlight bar up or down on the group list favourite services belonging to the highlighted group 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 8 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard 46 Listing Services 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 F3 button then a message box appears asking you for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow ing steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the OK button to select it The high light bar then moves to the services list 2 To add a service to the selected group put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the button The selected service entry 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 wit
12. TF 6400 IR User Guide Digital Satellite Heceiver IRDETO Digital Video Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 ll PEAMEES ig bas Gib se base BG ee ese Ss ee ee ee 4 1 12 Controlling the digital receiver lt o 2 sc ee ee eee 2 L21 Wheto pane oe ek eS E E EGG 3 122 Theremotecontrol 224 4 2 Setup 6 24 Unpacking o 5 2s 2o ooo rii eee eee ee gnisa 6 2 23 Safety precautions 525 Gs 99 9 9 3 eus 6 24 Reatpenshconn gHons e e es eses sss Enr x EG 8 24 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 24 1 Connecting theantenna 0 9 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 10 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 12 25 Switching on for the firsttime 0 12 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 12 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture 13 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings 3l Lanseuieeseth ss cole o a a A2 WidecandsudiseBisS oculi RS 2 2 1 322 323 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 Television standard ln Colour model ss esee 6 Room hon Video cassette recorder 2 000 Television aspectratio oo ooo cese n Sonne Mode seepi Bh hb RESO Radio frequency output be ee be Rh 33 Local timesetting 2 5 5 65s RR 244 Parentalcontrol 6 5 5 0 34 24 RELGEXREG 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display gt 222222 4 Service Search 41 Searching broa
13. V left column and service entries on the right column Once you put the highlight bar on a desired option on the left column and press the button you can select a desired service to edit on the right column To go over to the other column press the button 44 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 amp 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
14. 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 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 User Select from transponders specified by you If you set it to User Select then the Satellite option and 3 4 Parental control 21 the Transponder option become enabled Select your de sired satellite and transponders at those 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 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 specifi
15. ase 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 G8 button 3 24 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 18 Preference Settings You cannot fully enjoy wide screen programmes with your normal screen television as the above figures show The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen To watch wide screen programmes in the shape like the centre figure set the 16 9 Display Format option to Letter Box Wide screen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the normal screen Otherwise to watch them in the shape like the right figure set it to Center extract Wide screen pictures then will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the width of the normal screen 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
16. c pro grammes by specifying a programme classification Select the System Setting gt Parental Control menu You should see a screen like the left figure and you will be asked your Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes set the Censorship option to 15 age Setting it to No block blocks no 22 Preference Settings 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 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
17. ch 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 your 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 web site 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 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 31 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 Specify the PIDs of your desired service at the PID option with the numeric buttons PID Packet IDentifier is a set of numbers that identifies transport stream packets Searching every service of SMATV system To search every service of a SMATV system
18. dcastingservices ls 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 Configuring LNB settings llle Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings Configuring USALS settings Searching Services oe ee na 42 Resetting to factory settings 2 ee ee n 5 Daily Usage 51 Volumiecontrol 2 22222 o oo o ERE m3 Watune television esc eg ed sar SRE eR ES 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 23 5 2 4 5 29 5 2 6 The services list e oo stonati 002000000 The favourite services list Viewing programme information Selecting audio tracks lll Selecting subtitle tracks lll Viewing teletext 4404 Ve ea Ge be ee ee Contents v 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 39 54 Watching multifeed programme les 40 55 Making Gimerevents e 0 sr go S 40 6 Listing Services 43 6 1 Editing the services list lt 22s 43 6 2 Editing the favourite et ee rr 45 6 3 How to useon sereen keyboard 2 se osso es 47 6 4 Transierring receiver dala ee rers prer 47 7 Firmware Update 49 7 1 Checking the firmware information 49 72 From your computer yia RS5 232 port ss ecra ee 51 7 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 52 Index 53 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 6400 IR digital receiver is fully compliant with the in ternational Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standard and can receive
19. ded on the current programme Teletext symbol zj if teletext pages are provided on the current service Lock symbol 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 If the electronic programme guide is provided on the current service you can see the information about the current and next programmes with the lt or button To adjust the sound volume in this case hold down the lt or gt button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level 38 Daily Usage Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme To hide the information box press the button 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages Pressing the button displays available au dio tracks Once you select an audio track it will be sounded In addition you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes Stereo Mono Left or Right However if a multifeed pro gramme is provided at the moment video tracks will be dis played In this case you have to press the button once more to select an audio track 5 2 5 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages If the current programme provides
20. digital receiver link it from the LNB OUT connector 10 Setup 24 2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of the digital receiver we recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture quality If your television does not have the matching connector then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality 1 SCART connector TV 2 Composite connector VIDEO 3 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 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 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 To use the composite video connector Ws To connect the audio connect
21. digital receiver you should keep it plugged into a wall outlet to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any time 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 12 1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status The following indicates what they mean a Y CHANNEL a o PWR S TOPFIELD 3 Front display displays the current time in standby mode and displays the current service in operation mode 3 lamp lights up whenever you press a button on the remote control PWR lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode CHANNEL Y A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode You have to insert your subscription card into the front slot to watch pay services 4 Introduction 1 22 The remote control D button switches the digital re ceiver between standby mode and operation mode mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu opt
22. e 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 262B5 201 0 Rev 1
23. ed perform the following steps 48 Listing Services Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re ceiver Turn on the source digital receiver Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes Tostart the data transfer turn on the target digital receiver A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete 49 Chapter 7 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 7 4 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware TD IRD Status aah information of your digital re 16400 ceiver before downloading a v10 63 new firmware Select the Infor Application Version TEST GNIr 1 0174 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 50 Firmware Update NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which s
24. gital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To update the firmware with this method perform the following steps Turn off the target digital receiver Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re ceiver Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfer A progress bar appears showing the progress of the firmware transfer Restart the target digital receiver when the firmware transfer is complete 53 16 9 17 16 9 Display Format 18 1st Audio Language 15 1st Subtitle Language 15 22 kHz 26 2nd Audio Language 15 2nd Subtitle Language 15 4 9 17 AN Output Setting 16 Access Control 22 Add to Fav 35 Advanced 31 Alphabetic 35 45 AUDIO L 11 AUDIO L R 8 AUDIO R 11 Auto 30 Button 4 C band 24 CAS only 31 CAS TP 20 CAS FTA 35 45 Censorship 21 Center extract 18 Change PIN Code 22 Date 41 Default 35 45 Delete 35 44 Index DiSEqC 26 DiSEqC 1 0 26 DiSEqC 1 1 26 DiSEqC Command Mode 27 download 51 Duration 41 DVB 1 Electronic Programme Guide 39 Every Day 41 Every Weekday 41 Every Wee
25. h the button 4 To select another group press the button again By pressing the button the highlight bar gets moved to each column To add radio services press the CSM button then radio ser vice 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 47 6 3 How to use on screen keyboard You can move the highlight key 49 Organizing Favorites NUSENS horizontally with the lt and gt buttons and vertically with the A and V buttons Pressing the button on a key enters its let ter in the input line To type a space select the Space key To type lower case letters or numer als select the Other key 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 Services list Favourite lists Preference settings It is possible to transfer the receiver data from the digital re ceiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To have the receiver data transferr
26. he highlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the button Pressing the F8 button performs an alphabetic browse For instance when the highlight bar is on an entry of which initial is B pressing the Fa button puts the highlight bar on the first entry of which initial is C To sort the services list by service name press the but ton Pressing this button once more makes it sorted by service number Pressing the button displays the additional options with which you can do the following Select your desired satellite at the Satellite option then only services provided by the selected satellite will be listed 5 2 Watching television 35 By setting the Show Provider option to On you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters To change the name of the highlighted service select the Rename option then the on screen keyboard appears with which you can enter a new name See 8 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard Youcan prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked 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 8 4 1
27. io frequency setting menu See 8 32 6 for more details Q9 switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 8 3 2 3 for more details is not used in this model switches television standard between PAL and NTSC However this button may not be used in some models See 3 2 1 for more details is used to set a sleep timer 6 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2 1 Unpacking Before going any further check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver Remote control unit Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V 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 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 7 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 an
28. ions switches between the current ser vice and the previously viewed one 8 displays the favourite lists displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu EXIT is used to exit the current screen displays the electronic pro gramme guide amp displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme V A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens 3 lt P buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 3 63 o amp o e displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item SID switches between television services and radio services displays the satellite list 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 These buttons have different functions per menu They will be guided by on screen help button is used to select an audio track and sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme but ton is used to select a subtitle track amp button displays teletext I pauses live television displays the rad
29. kend 41 Factory Setting 32 Fav NoFav 35 45 Find 51 Frequency 27 29 31 FTA CAS 32 FTA only 31 FTA CAS 35 45 FTA Scrambled 31 GMT Oollection 20 Goto 27 Goto the position 29 Info Box Display Time 22 Info Box Position 23 information box 37 IRD Status 49 K band 25 54 INDEX keyboard 47 Language Setting 14 Letter Box 18 LNB 25 LNB Frequency 25 26 LNB IN 8 LNB IN 9 LNB OUT 8 LNB OUT 9 LNB Power 26 LNB Setting 25 Local Time 21 Lock 35 44 Manual 30 Menu Language 14 Mini A 26 Mode 19 21 41 mono 18 Motor Control 27 28 Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 27 Motorized DiSEqC 1 3 28 Move 29 44 Movement 27 multifeed 40 My Latitude 28 My Longitude 28 Network Search 30 NEW 45 No block 21 Normal 20 normal screen television 17 NTSC 16 One Time 41 Organizing Favorites 45 Organizing Services 43 OSD Transparency 22 Other 25 PAL 16 Parental Control 21 PID 31 PID 31 PIN 21 Polarization 30 31 Provider 35 Radio 41 radio services list 44 Rename 35 44 RF Channel 19 RF IN 8 RF IN 12 RF OUT 8 RF OUT 12 18 RF Output 18 RS 232 9 RS 232 48 51 52 S PDIF 8 S PIDF 11 Satellite 35 45 Satellite 20 34 41 Satellite Angle 28 satellite list 25 35 Satellite Name 25 27 28 30 31 SDL Downloader 51 Search Mode 30 31 Service 41 Service Search 29 Services list 33 Show Provider 35 Ski
30. o 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 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 ie receiver and the other end into the match ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 2 5 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected you should plug it in to a mains socket Ensure that your television set is turned on so that you will be able to see the display from the digital receiver 2 5 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 2 5 Switching on for the first time 13 If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con trol commands the batteries may be flat Be sure to remove used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture
31. ode 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 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 25 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 Jan 42008 00 37 ting menu to configure the LNB rmn settings You should see a c screen like the left figure 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 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 26 Service Search
32. ors enun 2 A To use the RF connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable RCA cable to use the composite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television You will need to obtain an audio cable RCA cable to connect the audio connectors Plug one end of the cable into the AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red sockets on the digital re ceiver and the other end into the matching sockets on your television or audio system 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 If your television does not have any video and audio input you will need to use the radio frequency output from the digital receiver 12 Setup 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 24 3 Connecting to your vide
33. p 44 SMATV 29 SMATV 31 Sort 44 Sorting 35 Sound Mode 18 Space 47 specifications 7 9 Start Search 32 Start Time 41 stereo 18 Store 28 subtitle 38 Symbol Rate 30 31 System ID 49 55 System Setting 22 teletext 38 television services list 44 time format 21 Time Offset 19 20 Time Setting 19 22 timer list 40 Timer Setting 40 Total block 22 Transfer Data to Other IRD 48 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 52 Transponder 45 Transponder 21 27 29 transponder 1 TV 8 TV 10 41 TV Aspect Ratio 17 TV Type 16 Type 41 USALS 28 USALS Setting 28 User 27 User Select 20 VCR 8 VCR 12 VCR Scart Type 17 VIDEO 8 VIDEO 10 11 Video Output 17 Weekly 41 wide screen television 17 Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To pa prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can dispose this product for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check th
34. 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 This position will act as a central point The USALS will then calculate positions of visible satellites To use the USALS protocol se 34 USALS Setting Dnia lect the Installation gt USALS En Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure 0 0 East d At first you have to set the Mo E torized DiSEqC 1 3 option to En able To get every satellite position calculated perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the gt and numeric buttons 3 Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 29 4 Select the Goto the position option then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its position 5 If the receiving qualit
35. s horizontally by DiSEqC 1 2 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 27 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 4 Motorized DiSEqC12 Jan 1 2004 00 37 select the Installation gt Motor at2 C ized DiSEqC 1 2 menu You AN should see a screen like the left Enable User figure ub At first you have to set the Mo torized DiSEqC 1 2 option to En able CMM 92 Level NIN 093 Quality To get the correct position of your desired satellite perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the DiSEqC Command Mode option to User 3 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 4 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 28 Service Search 5 Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the tuned position when the
36. s will be reset to the manufacturer s factory settings 33 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5 1 Volume control Use the lt and P buttons to alter the volume to a comfortable 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 A or V button Pressing the 9 button switches to the previously viewed service In addition you can switch to your desired service by entering its service number with the numeric buttons You can also select a service to watch in the services list 5 2 1 The services list To view the services list press the OK button 34 Daily Usage On the services list you can see the service information KUWAIT SPACE CHA CHANNEI Sorting Options Service number and name Transmitting satellite Show Provider Sorting Default Rename Transponder information Lock Unlocked Delete Add to FAV Alphabetic Search 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 A or V button and press the OK button then it will be presented Pressing the lt or gt button skips over 10 entries up or down Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts t
37. subtitle tracks the subtitle symbol _ will be marked on the informa tion box Pressing the amp button displays available subtitle tracks Once you select a subtitle track it will be displayed 5 2 6 Viewing teletext On some services such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext If the current service provides teletext the teletext symbol z will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a desired page to view by entering its page number with the numeric buttons You can zoom into a teletext page with the Fa button and adjust its transparency level with the button To hide the teletext screen press the button 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 39 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched uled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme Pressing the button dis 01032004 Thu 0054 plays the electronic programme bd 37 STAR Movies e USES gt following 13 20 OnceUponATim MEETS il 4 e Peces B Once Upon A Time In China li Scheduled programmes Li exploration into the 16 30 18 08 4 world of legendary i National Treasure Ld programme summary martial arts master laos a A B d d i 6 20 16 e pe UNDE TS Fast And The Furious The roa casting ate mm eu
38. t socket AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi sion set yellow S PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem VCR Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike TV Audio and video output socket for the televi sion set 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications VIDEO AUDIO TV VCR S PDIF RS 232 Composite video CVBS output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left amp right audio output CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass Dolby digital audio output 115 2 kbps at maximum 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up the digital receiver Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appliances If you have any problem with your setup or need help contact your dealer 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be tween the digital receiver and the television you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN con nector If you have another
39. tandard 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 3 2 Video and audio settings 17 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 It is known in general that the RGB colour model provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour model but the CVBS colour model does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 3 23 Video cassette recorder You can have the digital receiver linked to your video cassette recorder or such an appliance via the VCR SCART connector In that c
40. 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 amp button See 8 5 2 5 for detailed description Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has an audio track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Audio Language it will be output If the first language is not available but the second language is available the audio of the second language will be output Apart from this setting you can select an audio track with the button See 8 5 2 4 for detailed description 16 Preference Settings 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video 8 AIV Output Setting mu and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances Select the System Setting gt A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure 3 2 1 Television standard The digital receiver supports two television standards One is PAL standard and the other is NTSC standard PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA Canada Mexico and so forth 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 s
41. tton After you have selected a favourite service if you then switch to another service using the A or V 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 a service you are watching currently into a favourite group put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the F8 button To create a new group press the button then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it See 8 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard To 5 2 Watching television 37 delete a group or a service press the button then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 5 2 3 Viewing programme information Pressing the Q button displays the information box on which you can see all of the following Service number and name Transmitting satellite Transponder information Signallevel and quality Programme name Programme classification symbol Programme summary Broadcasting time 42 DWtv JOURNAL 1000 10 30 Current time In addition you might see the following symbols e Subtitle symbol _ if subtitle tracks are provi
42. u select one it will be presented At this time you have to press the 112 button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Making timer events You can make your desired services to be presented at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into operation mode at the specifiged time However if you press any button on the remote control or on the front panel even just one time the digital receiver will not switch into standby mode To input a timer recording select Jan 12004 00 38 the Timer Setting menu then the Timer Setting EBEN TIENS 3 timer list will be displayed Satelite a Aslasat To add a new timer event press Service om 9 EET Mode One Time the button and a box like Date 01 01 2004 Thu Start Time o 00 39 Duration ET the left figure appears Take the li following steps 5 5 Making timerevents 41 1 If you want a radio programme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 2 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 3 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want Pressing the button on this option displays a services list from which you can select your desired service 4 There are five timer modes One Time means literally one time
43. y 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 the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 4 1 4 Searching services To perform service search select TUNA NUES the Installation gt Service Search menn EATER ae T menu You should see a screen like the left figure Network Search Off FTA Scrambled FTA CAS There are four service search methods Searching every service of a satellite Searching every service of a transponder Searching one service of a transponder 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 30 Service Search 1 2 3 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion Set the Search Mode option to Auto 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 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion Set the Sear
44. y 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 the cord is damaged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances 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 24W at maximum in operation 9W in standby Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 260x 46x 190mm Weight 1 2kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 9596 8 Setup 2 3 Rear panel connections __ REN The TF 6400 IR has some connections on the back panel 5 8 oo00000000 OO00000000 oo00000000 OO00000000 6 7 9 E RS 232 s aD VIDEO S PDIF Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket LNB OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the LNB IN socket for another digital receiver RF OUT Analogue television output socket RF IN Analogue television inpu
45. you desire Apart from this setting you can change the sound mode with the button See 8 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 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 3 3 Local time setting 19 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 Macao Republic of Ireland South Africa United Kingdom PAL K Czech Republic Hungary Poland NTSC M Bahamas Belgium Bolivia Chile Ecuador Fiji Guam Jamaica Mexico 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
46. ystem identifi cation is identical to that of yours Otherwise you will fail in firmware update 7 2 From your computer via RS 232 port 51 7 2 From your computer via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS 232 cable You need SDL Downloader a firmware transfer utility for this which is available from the website http www i topfield com To update the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 1 Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website 2 Turn off the digital receiver 3 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your computer 4 Run SDL Downloader The instructions on how to use SDL Downloader are as follows SDL Downloader aE 1 Press the Find button to select the new File Name D ManualsWCommont Find firmware file Byl PotSeup 2 Press the download button and then turn Sip ame E on the digital receiver to start the file trans fer Message s SDL File Download Manager 3 A countdown will be displayed on screen 4 Restart the digital receiver when the file transfer is complete 52 Firmware Update 7 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port Itis possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same di
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