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Page 1: ...TOPFIELD TF 4100 PVRc User Guide Digital Cable Receiver Personal Video Recorder Conax...

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Page 3: ...2 1 Unpacking 8 2 2 Safety precautions 8 2 3 Rear panel connections 10 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2 4 1 Connecting to the broadcasting cable 12 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 12...

Page 4: ...turn on the time shift feature 24 4 Service Search 25 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 25 4 2 Resetting to factory settings 26 5 Daily Usage 28 5 1 Volume control 28 5 2 Watching television 28 5 2...

Page 5: ...rogramme 49 7 2 File archive 50 7 2 1 To delete a recording 50 7 2 2 To sort recordings 50 7 2 3 To lock a recording 51 7 2 4 To rename a recording 51 7 2 5 To make a new folder 51 7 2 6 To move a rec...

Page 6: ...vi Contents 8 Firmware Update 58 8 1 Checking the firmware information 58 8 2 From your computer via RS 232 port 60 8 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 61 8 4 Over the air 62 Index 63...

Page 7: ...ned 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...

Page 8: ...sound quality Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 4100 PVRc You can pause the programme you are watch ing and resume it again at a later time Then you can quickly go to what...

Page 9: ...eractive screens VOL c a 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 re...

Page 10: ...imer 6 Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options 7 switches between the current service and the previously viewed one 8 displays the s...

Page 11: ...verse playback Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed 21 resumes normal playback speed or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift To play a recorded programme see but...

Page 12: ...e list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal hard disk drive See 7 2 for more details 35 displays the services list for sub screen It is also used to specify a block for editing or fo...

Page 13: ...vice you want to watch 2 Insert the subscription card into the conditional access module 3 Insert the conditional access module into a common in terface on the front of the digital receiver To view th...

Page 14: ...al receiver Remote control unit Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner One SCART to component cable A copy of this user guide NOTE...

Page 15: ...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 o...

Page 16: ...OUT VIDEO AUDIO R L 3 1 2 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver 1 CABLE 1 IN Cable broadcasting signal input socket for the first tuner...

Page 17: ...fer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications VIDEO Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left right audio output TV CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left right audio output VCR CVBS video output Left right au...

Page 18: ...tuners work properly Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the RF LOOP 1 OUT connector to the CABLE 2 IN connector If you have another digital receiver you may link it from the RF L...

Page 19: ...le 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 To use...

Page 20: ...connector Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the match ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 2 5 Switching on for the first...

Page 21: ...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 th...

Page 22: ...and of subtitle track should be output Select the System Setting Lan guage Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure Menu language The digital receiver supports many menu languages Dut...

Page 23: ...oadcaster may send a subtitle track dedicated to per sons who have difficulty in hearing Even when one or more subtitle tracks are available that subtitle track will be displayed prior to those you ha...

Page 24: ...ption to PAL In that case if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard the digital receiver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard However it is inevitable to lose a little pic...

Page 25: ...iver 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 o...

Page 26: ...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 S...

Page 27: ...r 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 Th...

Page 28: ...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 Calcutt...

Page 29: ...on 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 overri...

Page 30: ...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 S...

Page 31: ...Installation Service Search menu You should see a screen like the left figure You should set the Search Mode option to Auto at the first service search after installing the digital receiver The digita...

Page 32: ...ll check up the up to date channel information as searching services but it takes rather longer time To search only one frequency set the Search Mode option to Manual and specify your desired frequenc...

Page 33: ...l 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...

Page 34: ...e button 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 di...

Page 35: ...vice number with the numeric buttons puts the highlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the button Pressing the button disp...

Page 36: ...long ing to the highlighted group are listed on the right box For how to edit the favourite lists refer to 6 1 To select a favourite service put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the V b...

Page 37: ...you select Yes it will be deleted 5 2 3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box on which you can see all of the following Service number and name Signal level a...

Page 38: ...ting 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...

Page 39: ...utton and press the button To switch to another service press the V or V button You can travel over previous days with the button and can travel over next days with the button To see the programme gui...

Page 40: ...losing any of it When you do this you are no longer watching the live pro gramme instead you are watch ing a delayed presentation of it This is called time shifted tele vision Then you can skip com m...

Page 41: ...means two minutes behind live programme To make a recording of what is in time shift see 7 1 5 To end time shift press the button The live pro gramme will be presented When time shift option is disab...

Page 42: ...When a recording is in progress the available services in the services list may be limited 4 Pressing the button moves the sub screen counter clockwise and pressing the button moves it clock wise 5 Pr...

Page 43: ...s menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are three columns Group list left Favourite list centre Services list right The services list contains all available services whereas the favo...

Page 44: ...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 OK button The selected service e...

Page 45: ...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 k...

Page 46: ...l receiver 2 Turn on the source digital receiver 3 Select the Installation Transfer Firmware Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes 4 To start the data transfer...

Page 47: ...record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme You can record two different services while watching one of them using the time shift feature See 5 5 for the time shi...

Page 48: ...efore you can only change to a limited number of services while the two programs are being recorded CAUTION Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the plug while it is running It may cause dama...

Page 49: ...and press the OK button the recording will end at the specified time If the information about the next programme is provided by the electronic programme guide the After this program and After next pr...

Page 50: ...h it is not finished yet The recording file is named after its service name with a suffix of a number To view the recorded programme list press the button See 7 2 for detailed description about the re...

Page 51: ...you do not specify anything it will be named after the service name See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard Once the Record Start option is selected the recording is started and the Stop option...

Page 52: ...this case 2 If you want a radio programme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 3 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want Pressing the OK button on t...

Page 53: ...me for the timer recording If you do not specify anything it will be named after the service name See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard 8 To set a timer recording with the above settings selec...

Page 54: ...he P and P buttons 4 To make a timer event without recording press the OK button the letter P is displayed To make a timer event with recording press it once more or alternatively press the button the...

Page 55: ...to record pay service programmes with the subscrip tion card so that they can be recorded in descrambled form In that case you can enjoy them without the subscription card like free service ones To re...

Page 56: ...on You can play move delete rename and lock a recording file You can also sort the recording files by file name playing dura tion or file size In addition you can make a new folder 7 2 1 To delete a r...

Page 57: ...cording perform the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 2 Press the button to display the additional options 3 Select the Rename option and the on screen keyboard appears Ch...

Page 58: ...a playback you can enjoy the following tricks To see the detailed information about the currently played recording press the button then the information box appears and shows its file name playing dur...

Page 59: ...in 7 3 2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback press the button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 times To resume normal speed...

Page 60: ...u will see a small dot appear above the progress bar like in the picture above 3 To jump forward to next bookmark press the button 4 To jump to first bookmark press the button then the button 5 To del...

Page 61: ...eps 1 Press the button to display the list of recorded pro grammes 2 Select each desired recording with the button once a recording is selected it gets numbered 3 Press the OK button to start playback...

Page 62: ...the beginning scene of the part you want to edit by holding down the or button 3 Press the button then the pointer starts to blink 4 Move to the end scene the part is marked in purple 5 Press the but...

Page 63: ...copy will be done at six times normal speed 7 6 Formatting the hard disk You can delete all contents stored in the hard disk drive by formatting it If you wish to do that select the Installation Form...

Page 64: ...an update utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 8 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information of your dig...

Page 65: ...8 1 Checking the firmware information 59 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...

Page 66: ...irmware 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 dig ital receiver a...

Page 67: ...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 3 Turn on the source digital receiver if n...

Page 68: ...le firmware select the Installation menu If there is a new one the System Software Upgrade menu will become enabled If you select the System Software Up grade menu the digital receiver will ask you wh...

Page 69: ...IN 10 CABLE 2 IN 12 CAM 6 CAS only 26 Censorship 23 Center extract 20 Change PIN Code 23 CI 6 Common Interface 6 Common Interface 7 Current Event 45 Cut 56 Date 47 Daylight Saving Time 21 download 60...

Page 70: ...ecording 44 Rename 29 51 RF LOOP 1 OUT 10 RF LOOP 1 OUT 12 RF LOOP 2 OUT 10 RF LOOP 2 OUT 12 RS 232 11 RS 232 40 60 61 S PDIF 11 S PIDF 14 Save 56 Search Mode 25 26 Service 44 46 Service Search 25 ser...

Page 71: ...65 TV 13 46 TV Aspect Ratio 19 TV Type 18 Type 46 VCR 11 VCR 14 VCR Scart Type 19 VIDEO 10 VIDEO 12 13 Video Output 19 Weekly 46 wide screen television 19...

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Page 74: ...ct 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 s...

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