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TOPFIELD

SBF-5400

User Guide

Digital Satellite Receiver

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Page 1: ...TOPFIELD SBF 5400 User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver...

Page 2: ...result in a risk of re or electrical shock Never open this unit s casing under any cir cumstances or the warranty will be void Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods...

Page 3: ...4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 2 4 1 Connecting to the antenna 9 2 4 2 Connecting to your television set 9 2 5 Switching on for the rst time 10 3 Service Search 12 3 1 Searching for broadcas...

Page 4: ...ces list 31 5 2 2 Watching on multi picture screens 33 5 2 3 The favourite service lists 33 5 2 4 Viewing programme information 35 5 2 5 Selecting audio tracks 35 5 2 6 Selecting subtitle tracks 36 5...

Page 5: ...However unlike analogue broadcasts digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies instead multiple televi sion broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The frequency in...

Page 6: ...ons on the front panel NOTE When the digital receiver is o but plugged into a wall socket we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in active mode Even when you are not u...

Page 7: ...lays the current service in active mode STANDBY light lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode light blinks every time you press a button on the remote control CHANNEL c a buttons switc...

Page 8: ...isplays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu 7 EXIT is used to exit a menu or to hide on screen information 8 EPG displays the electronic pro gramme guide 9 disp...

Page 9: ...tons have di erent functions per menu They will be guided by on screen help 18 is used to select an audio track and sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme is used to select a subtitle trac...

Page 10: ...ser guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area 2 2 Safety precautions Please read carefully the following safety precautions The mains voltage must range between 90 and 250 volts Che...

Page 11: ...d do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Refer all servicing to a quali ed service technician To maintain proper ventilation always leave su cient space around the digital receiver...

Page 12: ...video output socket for the tele vision set yellow 4 AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the televi sion set or the audio video receiver white red 5 S PDIF Digital audio output socket for the au...

Page 13: ...eceiver However the satellite antenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarisation speci ed by the digital re ceiver So if you have another digital receiver lin...

Page 14: ...cket on your audio video receiver 2 5 Switching on for the rst time Now that you have your digital receiver connected you should plug it into a wall socket Ensure that your television set is turned on...

Page 15: ...ries In order to avoid any risk of explosion observe the po larities indicated inside the battery compartment Do not subject to excessive heat such as the sun and re If you are not using the remote co...

Page 16: ...ng services This digital receiver can be operated with both xed antenna and motorized antenna You have to con gure antenna set tings according to your antenna system in the following order 1 Con gure...

Page 17: ...called Intermediate Frequency IF High frequencies from satellites are converted into 950 to 2150 MHz by a LNB Select the Installation LNB Setting menu to con gure the LNB settings You should see a scr...

Page 18: ...Power option to On if it does not have any other power supply If you use a dual LNB or two antennas which is connected to the 22 kHz tone switch box set the 22 kHz option to On The digital receiver i...

Page 19: ...u have to set the Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 option to Enable To get the correct position of your desired satellite take the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 S...

Page 20: ...lites 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...

Page 21: ...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 ne tuning 3 1 4 Searching for services To per...

Page 22: ...every service scrutinizing every transponder with every possible combination of transponder elements It thus may require many minutes or even many hours It is possible to search several satellites on...

Page 23: ...rmation from a satellite maga zine or website such as http www satbeams com or http www lyngsat com Searching single service of a transponder To search single service of a transponder take the followi...

Page 24: ...e numeric buttons 4 Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons You can search pay services as well as free services as follows To search only...

Page 25: ...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 Satellite...

Page 26: ...te list Timer list Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver Select the Installa tion Factory Setting menu and then you get asked for con r mation With the choice of Yes the s...

Page 27: ...ge of audio track and of subtitle track Select the System Setting Language Setting menu You should see a screen like the left gure 4 1 1 Menu language The digital receiver provides menus in several di...

Page 28: ...e button See 5 2 6 for a detailed description 4 1 3 Audio language Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the prog...

Page 29: ...em in the original ratio like the right gure set it to Center 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 norma...

Page 30: ...time correctly the programme time table pro vided by the programme guide may be distrustful For the pro gramme guide refer to 5 3 Select the System Setting Time Setting menu You should see a screen l...

Page 31: ...ellite and transponders at those options With the above settings the digital receiver will scan all speci ed transponders one by one until it gets the Greenwich Mean Time 4 Make sure that your local t...

Page 32: ...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 Ban...

Page 33: ...s trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting the person has to enter the personal identi cation number to override To change the number select the Change PIN Code menu then...

Page 34: ...0 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 t...

Page 35: ...on Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the P or P button Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service In ad dition y...

Page 36: ...be presented Pressing the bor dbutton 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 ser...

Page 37: ...ces provided by the selected satellite are listed 5 2 2 Watching on multi picture screens Pressing the M1 button on the services list displays the multi picture options you can choose one among ve lay...

Page 38: ...then switch to another service using the aor cbutton it will be also an other favourite service of the selected group The digital re ceiver will remind you what group you have selected by dis playing...

Page 39: ...l if teletext pages are provided on the current service Dolby Digital symbol if a Dolby Digital audio track is provided on the current programme Lock symbol if the current service is locked Dollar sym...

Page 40: ...xt the teletext symbol will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a page to view by entering its page number with the nu meric buttons You can zoom into a...

Page 41: ...ack press the F1 button again You can make a timer event on the electronic programme guide as follows 1 Select a service you want 2 Press the EPG button to display its programme guide 3 Select a progr...

Page 42: ...ption to the service that pro vides the programme you want Pressing the OK button on this option makes a services list pop up in which you can select your desired service 4 There are ve timer modes On...

Page 43: ...in which you can change its settings in the same manner as making a new one To delete a timer event put the highlight bar on the entry you want to remove and press the F2 button then you get asked fo...

Page 44: ...zing Svc Fav Organizing Services menu You should see a screen like the left gure There are editing options on the left column and service entries on the right column Once you put the highlight bar on...

Page 45: ...k 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 on it If anyo...

Page 46: ...as the favourites 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 highli...

Page 47: ...moved to the favourite list You can delete a favourite entry with the OK button 4 To select another group press the F1 button again then the highlight bar gets moved to each column Furthermore you can...

Page 48: ...to the right of the desired letter on the input line and then select the Del key You must select the Save key to store the name otherwise if you press the EXIT button the name will not be stored 6 4 T...

Page 49: ...digital re ceiver 2 Turn on the source digital receiver 3 Select the Installation Transfer Firmware Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for con rma tion select Yes 4 To start the data t...

Page 50: ...e update tool which runs on most versions of Windows from the Top eld website http www i topfield com 7 1 From your computer via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new rmware to the digital rece...

Page 51: ...ructions on how to use TFD Down are as follows 1 Press the Find button to select the new rmware le 2 Press the download button and then turn on the digital receiver to start the le trans fer 3 A count...

Page 52: ...dy on 4 Select the Installation Transfer Firmware Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for con rmation select Yes 5 Turn on the target digital receiver to start the rmware transfer 6...

Page 53: ...Horizontal PID 347 On the left table is presented the transponder information appointed by the manufac turer Top eld for rmware update This transponder information can be changed You can get the info...

Page 54: ...he retailer where they purchased this product or their local government o ce for details of where and how they can dis pose this product for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contac...

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