Topfield TF 6000 PVR ES Satellite TV System User Manual
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1. Group list left Favourite list centre Services list right The services list contains all available services whereas the favourite list contains only chosen services that have been added to the highlighted group As you move the highlight bar up or down on the group list favourite services belonging to the highlighted group 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 63 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 6 2 Editing the favouritelist 49 To delete a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the Fa button then a message box appears asking you for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow ing steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the button to select it The high light bar then moves to the services list 2 To add a service to the selected group put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the button The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list Repeat this step to add more entries 3 Press the button and the highlight b2. Select the Installation gt LNB Set Jan 42008 00 37 ting menu to configure the LNB S 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 Even if you cannot find your desired satellite you can add your desired satellite to the satellite list See 4 2 for detailed description 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 28 Service Search A1 A2 A3 A4 ha 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 i
3. les 4 Service Search 4 1 4 2 4 3 44 5 Daily Usage Searching broadcasting services 1 2 eee eee 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 Configuring LNB settings less Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings Configuring USALS settings Searching services o oc ek R R eS ee ee eee Editing the transponder list 2 s lee Resetting tofactory settings o lt a ee ng Resetting to installer settings llle 5 1 Volume control 0 0 2000 ee eee ee eee 52 Watching televisions eirese eet Rr ESTARES 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 23 5 2 4 San The services list 22e The favourite services list n Viewing programme information Selecting audio tracks lll Selecting subtitle tracks len Contents v DID Veve TEIBIORE coo eR CUR RAS 42 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 43 54 Watching multifeed programme 0 44 55 Making timerevents lt sso esmo R K K RR EA 44 6 Listing Services 46 5l Editing the services list ca e ke i sS 46 562 Editing the favourite Ust ok uo rS 48 63 How to use on screen keyboard 2 e R RR R R 50 64 Transferring receiver dat gt s s llle 50 7 Firmware Update 52 71 Checking the firmware information 52 72 FromaUSB memory dee coo nn 53 7 3 From your computer via R5 292 pork s ees e sa a 54 74 From another digital re
4. 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 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 55 button Pressing the F3 button performs an alphabetic browse For instance when the highlight bar is on an entry of which initial is B pressing the F3 button puts the highlight bar on the first entry of which initial is C To sort the services list by service name press the A 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 39 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 memb
5. 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 3 Local time setting 23 Table 3 1 Time offset table Time offset City GMT 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein GMT 11 00 Midway Island Samoa GMT 10 00 Hawaii GMT 09 00 Alaska GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US Canada GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US Canada GMT 06 00 Central Time US Canada Mexico City GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US Canada Bogota Lima GMT 04 00 Atlantic Time Canada La Paz GMT 03 30 Newfoundland GMT 03 00 Brazil Georgetown Buenos Aries GMT 02 00 Mid Atlantic GMT 01 00 Azores Cape Verde Islands GMT London Lisbon Casablanca GMT 1 00 Paris Brussels Copenhagen Madrid GMT 2 00 South Africa Kaliningrad GMT 3 00 Baghdad Riyadh Moscow St Petersburg GMT 3 30 Tehran GMT 4 00 Abu Dhabi Muscat Baku Tbilisi GMT 4 30 Kabul GMT 5 00 Ekaterinburg Islamabad Karachi Tashkent GMT 5 30 Bombay Calcutta Madras New Delhi GMT 6 00 Almaty Dhaka Colombo GMT 7 00 Bangkok Hanoi Jakarta GMT 8 00 Beijing Perth Singapore Hong Kong GMT 9 00 Tokyo Seoul Osaka Sapporo Yakutsk GMT 9 30 Adelaide Darwin GMT 10 00 Eastern Australia Guam Vladivostok GMT 11 00 Magadan Solomon Islands New Caledonia GMT 12 00 Fiji Auckland
6. 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 7 2 From a USB memory device If you have a USB memory stick you can update the firmware from it by performing the following steps 1 Download a new firmware from the Topfield website 2 Copy the firmware file to your USB memory stick 3 Insert the USB memory stick into the USB port on the back panel of the digital receiver 4 Select the Installation gt USB Firmware Upgrade menu then the files in the USB memory are listed 5 Place the highlight bar on the right firmware file and press the button then a countdown will be displayed on the front display of the digital receiver 6 When the END message appears restart the digital re ceiver NOTE Your USB memory must be formatted in the FAT file system Otherwise the digital receiver cannot recognize your USB memory In addition the digital receiver can only recognize files and directories which are named with only alphabetic nu meric and underscore letters If there is a file or forlder named with other letters the digital receiver cannot recognize not only it but also its subsequent files and folders 54 Firmware Update 7 3 From your computer via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS 232 cable You need TFD Down a
7. Wellington Kamchatka 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 24 Preference Settings 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 Select the System Setting gt si Parental Control E Parental Control menu You Censorship Change PIN Code Access Control Novblook should see a screen like the PIN Code required left figure and you will be Enter PIN Code asked your Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes set the Censorship option to 15 age Setting it to No block blocks no programme on the other hand setting it to Total block blocks every programme NOTE If a programme does not have any programme classification information your censorship setting will not take effect If anyone is trying
8. 30 Move 31 47 Movement 29 multifeed 44 My Latitude 31 My Longitude 31 Network Search 32 NEW 48 No block 24 Normal 22 normal screen television 19 One Time 45 Organizing Favorites 48 Organizing Services 46 OSD Transparency 25 OTA Firmware Upgrade 56 Other 28 Parental Control 24 PID 33 Pilot 33 PIN 24 Polarization 32 34 Provider 39 48 Radio 44 radio services list 47 Recover 36 Rename 39 47 RS 232 10 RS 232 51 54 55 S PDIF 21 S PDIF 10 S PIDF 14 SAT Name Edit 35 SAT TP Edit 34 Satellite 39 47 Satellite 22 38 45 Satellite Angle 31 satellite list 27 39 Satellite Name 27 30 32 33 35 SCART 20 SCART Output 18 Search Mode 32 33 59 Service Search 31 User Select 22 services list 37 Show Provider 39 VCR 10 SMATV 32 VCR 14 SMATV 33 VCR Scart Type 18 Sort 47 VIDEO 9 Sorting 39 VIDEO 11 13 21 Sound Mode 21 Video Format 20 Space 50 specifications 8 10 Wakeup Day 45 Start 56 Wakeup Service 45 Start Search 34 Wakeup Time 45 stereo 21 Weekly 45 Store 30 36 wide screen television 19 subtitle 42 Symbol Rate 32 34 Y Pb Pr 9 System ID 52 YPbPr 20 System Recovery 36 YPbPr SCART 9 System Setting 25 teletext 42 television services list 47 TFD Down 54 time format 22 Time Offset 22 Time Setting 22 25 timer list 44 Timer Setting 44 Total block 24 Transfer Data to Other IRD 51 T
9. 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 S will be displayed on the information box Press the amp 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 F3 button and adjust its transparency level with the button To hide the teletext screen press the button 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 43 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide ILL a Aadi Velli A guy tricks the godchild into marrying 12 30 13 00 itae programme summary steal the t
10. c ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 25 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected you should plug it in 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 If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con trol commands the batteries may be flat Be sure to remove 2 5 Switching on for the firsttime 15 used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture Now press the button in top left corner on the remote control If you do not see a picture try pressing the button on the remote control If after several tries you still get no picture check that the television is set to the correct input If the picture is good you can skip to 8 4 1 to search for the available television and radio services Otherwis
11. marking press the OK 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 ita multifeed programme You can select and watch a perspective you prefer If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol will be marked on the information box Press the button then available video tracks will be listed Once you select one it will be presented At this time you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Making timer events You can make the digital receiver to present your desired ser vice at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is off it will turn on at the specified time To input a timer recording select Timer Setting NONU the Timer Setting menu then the timer list will be displayed Sulle Gm AsiasaQQ C To add a new timer event press Wakeup Service Eo 9 AsiaPacific P Mode One Time h u n ni X lik Wakeup Day gt 01 01 2004 Thu t e Gil b tto d a d a bo e Wakeup Time o 16 41 Duration 30 Min the left figure appears Take the following steps OK 1 If you want a radio programme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 5 5 Making timer events 15 2 Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want Pressing the button on this option displays a satel
12. 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 26 Service Search Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver you will need to per form a service search 41 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 mode Refer DiSEqC 1 2 to 8 4 12 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 27 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
13. television you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services amp G Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN con nector If you have another digital receiver you may link it from the LNB OUT connector NOTE Perhaps you are expecting that the satellite antenna could si multaneouly catch all frequencies coming from a satellite and send them to the digital receiver However the satellite an tenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarization specified by the digital receiver So if you have another digital receiver linked from the LNB OUT connector you can only use it limitedly See 4 1 for more details 24 2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of the digital receiver we recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture quality If your television does not have the matching connector then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality 1 HDMI connector HDMI 2 SCART connector TV 3 Component connector YPbPr 4 Composite connector VIDEO 12 Setup You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver See 3 2 for detailed description To use the HDMI connector A 4 To use the SCART connector If you have a high definition television set you should use a HDMI cable for be
14. 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 12 1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status The following indicates what they mean TOPFIELD 0000 LLL LLL STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode CHANNEL Y A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens VOLUME 4 gt buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options TV STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver See 8 3 2 2 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 i
15. 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 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display 25 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 option as you desire Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box For the information box see 8 5 2 3 To adjust its display time select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire Its available range is from 1 to 30 seconds If you set this option to No Info Box the information box will not be displayed when you switch services However pressing the 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
16. TF 7710 HSCI TF 7720 HSCI User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Heceiver Common Interface Digital Video Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 Ll E lt 5 gt 4359933939090 bao BG ee eee x33 953 1 12 Controlling the digital receiver 2222 osos 2 L21 Whedon panes oe ek ee ER REY EGG 3 122 The remote control 4 13 Whatis common interface ll 5 2 Setup 7 24 LImnpackig 2 2 52 203 98 RESEESGO 7 za Galery MINNS o cere es E RR RR RR K XR T 7 24 RearpanelconnecHons o R R o xr x 9 24 Connecting up your digital receiver 10 24 1 Connecting theantenna 06 11 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 11 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 14 25 Switching on for the firsttime 0 14 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 14 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture naaa 15 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings EN 3 2 33 3 4 2 5 Lansuapeseth npe oa a 2 Video and sudiosetieS lel oie Rn 2 2 1 3 2 2 2333 3 2 4 3 2 5 lt OME model s s ae made woe cR p ae Shem A Video cassette recorder noaoae Television aspect ratio cs e e e RR RRR High definition television asuu Audio mode Localtime BOE o ecce ok oe ee ee bh ea eS Parental control lt xS Ra RR RRR ERR EE RR RR RR Adjusting the on screen display
17. To use the composite video connector NOTE mara You cannot view high definition video with C c a the composite video connector Les 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 To connect the audio connectors SEE You will need to obtain an audio cable RCA cable to connect the audio connectors Plug l one end of the cable into the AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red sockets on the digital re l MEN ceiver and the other end into the matching bert ar sockets on your television or audio system 14 Setup Sa To enjoy Dolby digital audio your televi sion or audio system must be able to decode Dolby digital audio and you will need to ob 3 tain a S PDIF cable Plug one end of the cable into the S PIDF socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your audio system g 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder The digital receiver can also output video to another appliance such as a video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector S You will need to obtain a SCART cable to use the auxiliary SCART connector Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the match
18. With that setting the digital receiver will present a programme as it is without any resolution conversion While watching television you can change the resolution with the button Whenever you press it the video resolution is changed in turn If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via the component video connectors Y Pb and Pr or the HDMI connector you have to toggle the video output selection switch on the back panel to the YPbPr position Otherwise if you have connected it to your television via the TV SCART connector you have to toggle the switch to the SCART position The available values of the Video Format option vary depending on which position you toggle the switch to 3 3 Local time setting 21 NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the following connectors Composite video connector VIDEO SCART connector TV 3 2 5 Audio mode Basically there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver You can enjoy only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono Set the Sound Mode option as you desire Apart from this setting you can change the sound mode with the button See 8 5 2 4 for detailed description The digital receiver can output two types of digital audio sig nals via the S PDIF connector One is an encoded signal and the other is a decoded signal If your digital audio system does not have a Dolby D
19. ar get moved to the favourite list You can delete a favourite entry with the button 4 To select another group press the button again By pressing the button the highlight bar gets moved to each column 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 50 Listing Services 6 3 How to use on screen keyboard You can move the highlight key SON p horizontally with the and buttons and vertically with the and 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 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 da
20. ceiver via RS 232 port 55 zb XOMBRPDENUE ecic ick K e Sec he me e Ue eR Ue ee RO 56 Index 57 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 7710 HSCI TF 7720 HSCI digital receiver is fully com pliant 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 7710 HSCI TF 7720 HSCI digital receiver has the follow ing features e 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
21. e you may need to temporarily connect the composite video connector VIDEO to your television set so that you can see the on screen menus in order to configure the video settings 16 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings MenuiLanguage Menu language You can select the language in EDEN pm which the menu would be dis English played In addition to that you English Engish can select which language of au English I 2nd Audio Language English 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 17 Subtitle language Audio language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language it will be displayed If the first language is not available but the second language is available the subtitle of the second language will be displayed If there is not any available language no subtitle will b
22. e 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 37W at maximum in operation 4W in standby Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 340x 60x 265mm Weight 2 37 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 9096 2 3 Rear panel connections 9 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF7710 HSCI TF 7720 HSCI has some connections on the back panel 1 LNB IN BOUT HOM use AUDIO f I 200DDIUIDU L 2 Q 2 SIPDIF RS 232 FTT 2 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver LNB IN LNB OUT Satellite broadcasting signal input socket Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the LNB IN socket for another digital receiver YPbPr SCART Video output selection switch See HDMI USB VIDEO AUDIO L R Y Pb Pr 3 2 4 for more details Audio and video output socket for the high definition television set USB port for firmware update and data trans fer Co
23. e displayed Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the 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 18 Preference Settings 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video A V Output Setting Jul 3 2007 09 54 and audio settings appropriately SCART Output RGB to your television set and other VCR Scart Type Standard TV Aspect Ratio 43 appliances 46 9 Display Format Center extract Video Format STel Select the System Setting gt Sound Mode Stereo 9i o ost osi oj Diy A N Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure 3 2 1 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 SCART Output option to your desired colour model If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel you do not have to set this op
24. ecause this function is usually permitted only to installers If you have entered a right number you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes your data will be stored Whenever you store your data they are all overwritten To restore your data select the Installation System Recovery menu and select the Recover option then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes your data will be restored 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 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 button 38 Daily Usage On the services list you can see TV Services n the service information Service number and name Show Provider Transmitting satellite Sorting Default R i i Rename ae Transponder information Delete Add to FAV Satellite 3D All Satellite Off Asiasat2 C 3767V 6525 DVB S Sorting Options Alphabetic Search A dollar sign
25. emple jewels tfe gri refuses R he 00 18 30 Wh temple animals come to ijay Times The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched uled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme Pressing the button dis Program Guide 1050 22 08 2006 Fri plays the electronic programme 75 VIJAY 4 f TERI guide on which you can see the O MA following M30 12 00 aa Scheduled programmes Broadcasting date a a Broadcasting time Next Day vices To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the or button and press the button To switch to another service press the or V button You can travel over previous days with the button and can travel over next days with the Fs button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the button To switch it back press the button again Pressing the 128 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 44 Daily Usage 4 To remove the
26. ers 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 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 button Youcan 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 40 Daily Usage 5 22 The favourite services list Fav List All services News Music Sports 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 ae should see a screen like the left 0 CHANNEL ONE figure As you move the high light bar up or down on the favourite group lis
27. ervice of a satellite Searching every service of a transponder Searching one service of a transponder 32 Service Search 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 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 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 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 Set the Modulation option to the modulation type of your desired transponder If your desired transponder has high definition broadcasts
28. es 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 menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are editing options on the left column and service entries on the right column lasat2 C 4000MHz H 20426K 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 Ill button 6 1 Editing the serviceslist 47 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
29. 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 nj 2 Turn off the digital receiver 3 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig de s ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your computer 4 Run TFD Down The instructions on how to use TFD Down are as follows ge OSSUERHSS 3 1 Press the Find button to select the new File Name D MyTaskWTopfieldUp Find firmware file Download PorSetup 2 Press the download button and then turn Stop 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 7 4 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 55 7 4 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port Itis 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 receiver and the other end int
30. 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 30 Service Search 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 5 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 Satellite Name 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 poi
31. igital decoder you have to set the Dolby Digital option to PCM Otherwise set it to Bitstream 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 8 5 3 22 Preference Settings Z Time Setting Select the System Setting gt Time Jan 120080902 Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure 00 00 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 2 Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between your time zone and GMT referring to Table 3 1 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 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 Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on
32. ite option then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted To add a transponder entry select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the Add new TP option Then the transponder information box appears Enter a frequency and its symbol rate with the numeric buttons and specify its polarization To delete a transponder entry select your desired entry at the Frequency option and select the Delete TP option then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 43 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 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 44 Resetting to installer settings You can store your own data including the following 36 Service Search Satellite list Services list Favourite list Preference settings Also you can restore them at any time To store your data select the Installation gt System Recovery menu and select the Store option then you get asked for the presonal identification number The number may be different from yours b
33. lite list from which you can select your desired satellite 3 Set the Wakeup Service option to the service which pro vides the programme you want Pressing the button on this option displays a services list from which you can select your desired service 4 There are five timer modes One Time means literally one time Every Day means literally every day Every Weekend means Saturday and Sunday every week Weekly means one day every week Every Weekday means from Monday to Friday every week If your favourite programme is broadcasted at weekends and you wish to watch every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 5 Set the Wakeup Day 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 Wakeup 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 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 46 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6 1 Editing the services list You would have got the servic
34. mposite video output socket for the televi sion set yellow Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red Component video output socket for the tele vision set green blue red 10 Setup TV VCR Audio and video output socket for the televi sion set Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike 3 S PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem 3 RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications HDMI VIDEO AUDIO YPbPr TV VCR S PDIF RS 232 USB High definition video output Left amp right audio output Dolby digital audio output composite video CVBS output Left amp right audio output Component video YUV output CVBS S Video RGB video output Left amp right audio output CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass Dolby digital audio output 115 2 kbps at maximum 2 0 24 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up the digital receiver Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appliances If you have any problem with your setup or need help contact your dealer 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 24 1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be tween the digital receiver and the
35. n standby mode and displays the current service in operation mode 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 4 Introduction 1 22 The remote control aaa K button switches the digital re ceiver between standby mode and operation mode UU pauses live television changes video resolution See 3 2 4 for more details Numeric buttons are used to en ter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options 9 switches between the current service and the previously viewed one dis lays teletext play is used to select an audio track and a sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previ ous menu from a submenu 9 displays the services list See 8 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item v3 buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options 3 EXIT is used to exit the current screen 3 These buttons have different functions per menu They will be guided by on screen help 1 3 What is common interface 5 02 displays the satellite list mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on 3 changes aspect ratio See 8 3 2 3 for more details s
36. ng programme information Pressing the 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 provided on the current programme Teletext symbol S 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 or button To adjust the sound volume in this case hold down the V or V button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level 42 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
37. nt The USALS will then calculate positions of visible satellites To use the USALS protocol se 4 USALS Setting n lect the Installation gt USALS liaa nen Sip Setting menu You should see Asiasat2 C a screen like the left figure At first you have to set the Mo 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 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 31 2 Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the V and numeric but tons 3 Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct 4 Select the Goto the position option then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its position 5 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 the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 4 1 4 Searching services To perform service search select anne the Installation gt Service Search menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are four service search methods Searching every s
38. o 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 56 Firmware Update 7 5 Over the air You can get a new firmware over the air Select the Installation gt OTA SORTE e Firmware Upgrade menu You Satelite Name esta should see a screen like the left Frequency 12603 MHz symbol Rate 22000 KS s figure Polarization Horizontal Modulation DVB S Selecting the Start command starts firmware update C 4595 Level a 00 Quality On the left table is presented the transponder information Symbol Rate 22000 KS s appointed by the manutac Polarisation Horizontal turer Topfield for firmware PID 347 update Satellite Astra 19 2 E Frequency 12603 MHz This transponder information can be changed You can get the information from the website http www i topfield com 57 16 9 19 16 9 Display Format 20 1st Audio Language 17 1st Subtitle Language 17 22 kHz 28 2nd Audio Language 17 2nd Subtitle Language 17 4 8 19 4 3 Display Format 19 A N O
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40. 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 g 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 this 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 48 Listing Services CAS FTA from pay services to free services Provider by broadcaster 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
41. ransfer Firmware to Other IRD 55 Transponder 48 Transponder 22 30 31 transponder 1 TV 10 TV 12 20 21 44 TV Aspect Ratio 19 Type 44 USALS 30 USALS Setting 30 USB 9 USB 53 USB Firmware Upgrade 53 User 29 DU potsy Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the DIGITAL double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from 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 O 2007 Topfield Co Ltd English version http www i t
42. red 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 Tosearch only free services set the FTA Scrambled option to FTA only To search only pay services set it to CAS only To search both free services and pay services set it to FTA CAS To start service search select the Start Search item then a list box appears in which found services will be listed When it has completed press the OK button to save found services To stop atany time or to exit without saving press the button 4 2 Editing the transponder list You can add delete or modify 34 SAT TP Edit NENNT satellite or transponder informa S Aslasato C tion Select the Installation gt SAT TP Edit menu You should see a screen like the left figure To add a satellite entry select the Add Satellite option 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 4 3 Resetting to factory settings 35 To change a satellite entry s name select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the SAT Name Edit option Then the on screen keyboard appears Change the name as you desire and save it To delete a satellite entry select your desired entry at the Satel lite Name option and select the Delete Satell
43. ront of the digital receiver To view the information about NET the module and subscription card inserted into the digital re ceiver select the Common Inter face menu You should see a screen like the left figure 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 volts Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet For the power consumption of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 1 8 Setup 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 Tabl
44. s 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 nected to the A5 input in the left figure DiSEqC 1 0 Switch DiSEqC 1 0 Switch set the DiSEqC 1 1 option to 2 of 4 and E have a mini DiSEqC 1 0 switch which the DiSEqC 1 0 option to 1 of 4 If you has only two inputs you should set the ae DiSEqC 1 0 option to Mini A instead of 1 of 4 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 29 41 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 minua select the Installation gt Motor Mom zed DiSEqC 1 2 menu You uis e should see a screen like the left User figure So At first you have to set the Mo torized DiSEqC 1 2 option to En able To
45. set it to Center Otherwise if you have a normal screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 You cannot fully enjoy wide screen programmes with your normal screen television as the above figures show The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen To watch wide screen programmes in the shape like the centre 20 Preference Settings 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 24 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080 In general a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition The higher the resolution is the better quality you can enjoy However if your television set does not sup port high definition you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture Set the Video Format option as you desire If you set this option to 576P the digital receiver will present even high definition programmes in resolution of 576 On the contrary if you set it to 10801 the digital receiver will present even standard definition programmes in resolution of 1080 It is recommended to set it to Auto if you have a high definition television
46. st re sults Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your televi sion In this case you do not have to make audio connections because the HDMI connec tor can output stereo audio or Dolby digital audio For best results with a standard television set you should use a SCART cable plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television Some televisions have inputs via Component connector or S Video connector rather than SCART If you have such a television use an appropriate conversion ca ble to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television If you connect with a standard SCART cable you do not have to make audio connections because the SCART connector can output stereo audio But if you use a conversion cable such as SCART to Component you have to make audio connections NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the SCART connec tor 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the component video connector Jj You will need to obtain a component video ca be ble RCA cable to use the component video Y C connector Plug one end of the cables into the e d J K aN Y green Pb blue and Pr red sockets on Pr the digital receiver and the other end into the a matching sockets on your television
47. t at the left box favourite services belong ing to the highlighted group are listed on the right box Add New Favorite Group Add this service Delete 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 button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the V button After you have selected a favourite service if you then switch to another service using the Or button it will be also another favourite service of the selected group The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services If you wish to get out of the current group select the All services group on the favourite group list 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 HA 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 41 delete a group or a service press the ISI button then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 5 2 3 Viewi
48. ta transferred perform the following steps 6 4 Transferring receiver data 51 a N SY Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver Turn on the source digital receiver Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes Tostart the data transfer turn on the target digital receiver A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete 52 Firmware Update 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 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware R IRD Status mem information of your digital re sem 23023 ceiver before downloading a doses m new firmware Select the Infor Application Version TF HSCE 7 00 29 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 7 2 From a USB memory device 53
49. tion because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector It is known in general that the RGB colour model provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour model but the CVBS colour model does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 3 2 2 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 3 2 Video and audio settings 19 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 3 2 3 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 You can enjoy well both wide screen programmes and normal screen programmes with your wide screen television as the above figures show To watch normal screen programmes in full screen like the left figure set the 4 3 Display Format option to Full Normal screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to the width of the wide screen Otherwise to watch them in the original ratio like the right figure
50. utput Setting 18 Access Control 25 Add new TP 35 Add Satellite 34 Add to Fav 39 Advanced 33 Alphabetic 39 47 Astra 56 AUDIO L 13 AUDIO L R 9 AUDIO R 13 Auto 32 Button 4 C band 26 CAM 5 CAS only 34 CAS TP 22 CAS FTA 39 48 Censorship 24 Center 19 Index Center extract 20 Change PIN Code 24 CI 5 Common Interface 5 Common Interface 6 Daylight Saving Time 23 Default 39 47 Delete 39 47 Delete Satellite 35 Delete TP 35 DiSEqC 28 DiSEqC 1 0 28 DiSEqC 1 1 28 DiSEqC Command Mode 29 Dolby Digital 21 download 54 Duration 45 DVB 1 DVB S2 8PSK 32 DVB S2 QPSK 32 Electronic Programme Guide 43 Every Day 45 Every Weekday 45 Every Weekend 45 Factory Setting 35 Fav NoFav 39 48 FEC 32 Find 54 Frequency 30 33 35 58 INDEX FTA CAS 34 FTA only 34 FTA CAS 39 47 FTA Scrambled 34 Full 19 GMT Collection 22 Goto 29 Goto the position 31 HDMI 9 HDMI 12 20 high definition 20 Info Box Display Time 25 Info Box Position 25 information box 41 IRD Status 52 K band 27 keyboard 50 Language Setting 16 Letter Box 20 LNB 27 LNB Frequency 27 28 LNB IN 9 LNB IN 11 LNB OUT 9 LNB OUT 11 LNB Power 28 LNB Setting 27 Local Time 22 Lock 39 47 Manual 32 Menu Language 16 Mini A 28 Mode 22 45 Modulation 32 mono 21 Motor Control 29 30 Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 29 Motorized DiSEqC 1 3
51. witches between television services and radio ser vices displays the favourite lists is used to select a subtitle track is used to set a sleep timer P buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens displays the electronic programme guide displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme 63 switches the output of the TV SCART socket be tween the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 8 3 2 2 for more details 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 6 Introduction E Common Interface ui Slot 4 Not Installed Slot 2 Not Installed Purchase a conditional access module and a subscription card for the pay service you want to watch Insert the subscription card into the conditional access module Insert the conditional access module into a common in terface on the f
52. you should set this option to DVB S2 QPSK or DVB S2 8PSK Then the FEC option 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 33 and the Pilot option will become enabled You also should set these options correctly 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 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 Set the Search Mode option to SMATV Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons 34 Service Search 4 Enter the symbol rate of your desi
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