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Contents

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Preference Settings

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3.1

Language settings

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3.2

Video and audio settings

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3.2.1

Television standard

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3.2.2

Colour model

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3.2.3

Video cassette recorder

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3.2.4

Television aspect ratio

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3.2.5

High definition television

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3.2.6

Video scaling

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3.2.7

Audio mode

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3.3

Local time setting

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3.4

Parental control

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3.5

Adjusting the on-screen display

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3.6

To turn on the time shift feature

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Service Search

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4.1

Searching broadcasting services

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4.2

Resetting to factory settings

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4.3

Clearing the services list

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5

Daily Usage

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5.1

Volume control

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5.2

Watching television

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5.2.1

The services list

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5.2.2

The favourite services list

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5.2.3

Viewing programme information

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5.2.4

Selecting audio tracks

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5.2.5

Selecting subtitle tracks

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5.2.6

Viewing teletext

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5.3

Viewing electronic programme guide

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Summary of Contents for TF 600 PVRc

Page 1: ...TOPFIELD TF 600 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: ...l control 24 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display 26 3 6 To turn on the time shift feature 26 4 Service Search 27 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 27 4 2 Resetting to factory settings 28 4 3 Clearin...

Page 5: ...ogramme guide 49 7 1 4 Recording a time shifted programme 49 7 1 5 Recording a pay service programme 50 7 2 File archive 51 7 2 1 To delete a recording 51 7 2 2 To sort recordings 51 7 2 3 To lock a r...

Page 6: ...of the Internet 63 8 2 Configuring the wireless network settings on the digital receiver 65 8 3 Accessing the web server 69 8 4 Accessing the FTP server 71 9 Topfield Application Program 73 10 Firmwa...

Page 7: ...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 red...

Page 8: ...ture and sound quality Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 600 PVRc You can pause the programme you are watch ing and resume it again at a later time Then you can quickly go...

Page 9: ...displays the current service in operation mode MENU button displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu OK button displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more...

Page 10: ...evious or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens 6 switches between the current ser vice and the previously viewed one 7 Numeric buttons are used to enter a servi...

Page 11: ...more details 20 MENU displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu 21 EXIT is used to exit the current screen 22 is used to start recording 23 is used to stop pl...

Page 12: ...during a playback 32 F1 is used to display minify or hide the sub picture See 5 6 for information about picture in picture 33 F2 is used to make a bookmark during playback or time shift 34 F3 is used...

Page 13: ...he front of the digital receiver has two common interfaces To watch a pay service you should take the following steps 1 Purchase a conditional access module and a subscription card for the pay service...

Page 14: ...es 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 m...

Page 15: ...placed in a cabinet make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical specification of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 2 Protect the power cord from being walked on...

Page 16: ...ing signal input socket for the first tuner 2 CABLE 1 OUT Cable broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner 3 CABLE 2 IN Cable broadcasting signal input socket for the second tuner 4 CAB...

Page 17: ...le 2 3 Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left right audio output Dolby digital audio output VIDEO Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left right audio output S VIDEO Super vide...

Page 18: ...CABLE 1 IN and CABLE 2 IN connectors on your digital receiver so that both tuners work properly Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the CABLE 1 OUT connector to the CABLE 2 IN conn...

Page 19: ...T connector For best results with a standard television set you should use a SCART cable Plug one end the cable into the TV socket on the digital receiver and plug the other end into a free SCART sock...

Page 20: ...nition video with the composite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable RCA cable to use the composite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on...

Page 21: ...auxiliary SCART connector Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver and plug the other end into the matching socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 2 5 Switchin...

Page 22: ...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 con trol If you do not see a picture check that the television is set...

Page 23: ...title 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 Dutch English...

Page 24: ...adcaster 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 hav...

Page 25: ...pe option to PAL In that case if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard the digital receiver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard However it is inevitable to lose a little...

Page 26: ...does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 3 2 3 Video cassette recorder You can have the digital receiver linked to your video cassette recorder or such an appliance via the VCR S...

Page 27: ...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...

Page 28: ...ary if you set it to 1080I the digital receiver will present even standard definition programmes in resolution of 1080 NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the following connectors C...

Page 29: ...et option to the time difference between your time zone and GMT referring to Table 3 1 3 Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time option To set the local time yourself s...

Page 30: ...ran 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 Hano...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...he digital receiver will 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...

Page 35: ...vents will all be deleted and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer s factory settings NOTE A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes 4 3 Clearing the services list If you...

Page 36: ...e button Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the aor cbutton Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service In additio...

Page 37: ...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 F1 button displays the additional options with which...

Page 38: ...fer to 6 1 To select a favourite service put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the dbutton a highlight bar appears on its favourite services list Once you select a desired service with t...

Page 39: ...ays the information box on which you can see all of the following Service number and name Signal level and quality Programme name Programme classification symbol Programme summary Broadcasting time Cu...

Page 40: ...e 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...

Page 41: ...ramme guide on which you can see the following Scheduled programmes programme summary Broadcasting date Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on yo...

Page 42: ...e television programme and even rewind and replay it When you are watching a pro gramme and you miss something you can rewind and replay it Or when your attention is needed elsewhere you can pause it...

Page 43: ...back speed For slow motion see 7 3 2 For fast motion see 7 3 3 To check your current position in time shift press the button The time difference compared to live pro gramme is displayed momentarily in...

Page 44: ...nd pressing it once again hides the sub picture 3 To display the services list for the sub picture press the button NOTE When a recording is in progress the available services in the services list may...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...group list and press the OK button to select it The high light bar then moves to the services list 2 To add a service to the selected group put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press t...

Page 47: ...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 EXIT button it will...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...fore 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 damag...

Page 51: ...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 pro...

Page 52: ...is named after its service name with a suffix of a number To view the recorded programme list press the button or alter natively select the File List menu See 7 2 for detailed description about the re...

Page 53: ...s 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 this...

Page 54: ...or 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 select th...

Page 55: ...h the aand cbuttons 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 th...

Page 56: ...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 reco...

Page 57: ...file size and so 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...

Page 58: ...ording perform the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 2 Press the F4 button to display the additional options 3 Select the Rename option and the on screen keyboard appears...

Page 59: ...ck press the button During a playback you can enjoy the following tricks To see the detailed information about the currently played recording press the button then the information box appears and show...

Page 60: ...atch in slow motion during a playback press the button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 times To resume normal speed press the button 7 3 3 To play in f...

Page 61: ...ou will see a small dot appear above the progress bar like in the picture above 3 To jump forward to next bookmark press the F3 button 4 To jump to first bookmark press the button then the F3 button 5...

Page 62: ...alternatively select the File List menu to display the list of recorded programmes 2 Select each desired recording with the F1 button once a recording is selected it gets numbered 3 Press the OK butto...

Page 63: ...opy by holding down the or button 3 Press the button then it will be copied in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of COPY and a number 4 To stop copy press the button...

Page 64: ...tween the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair which is a program used to transfer files You can download it from the Topfield web site http www i topfield com To transfer...

Page 65: ...the top of the panel you will see a message that says Turbo Off Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver You can click the circle to the left of the me...

Page 66: ...elete all contents stored in the hard disk drive by formatting it If you wish to do that select the Installation Format Hard Disk menu then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes formatting...

Page 67: ...re you need a wireless router which will connect the digital receiver to your computer or the Internet To use the network features of the digital receiver you should take the following steps 1 Configu...

Page 68: ...To access within the local area network Once your router is powered up a local area network gets created whether or not it is connected to the Internet You can let the router automatically as sign a d...

Page 69: ...digital receiver when you access your router with its IP address Your router may be assigned to a dynamic IP address by an Internet service provider So if the router has rebooted you cannot access it...

Page 70: ...d be supported by your router 2 Configure your router with the account so that it can communicate with the web site Whenever a new dynamic IP address is assigned to the router it will inform the DDNS...

Page 71: ...To do so set the DHCP option to On You can view the dynamic IP address assigned to the digi tal receiver by your router at the WLAN Status menu Whenever the digital receiver is restarted the dynamic...

Page 72: ...receiver in detail select the Installation LAN Setting Advance Configu ration menu The available values of each op tion are as follows Wireless Mode 0 802 11 B G mixed 1 802 11 B only TX Burst 802 11...

Page 73: ...value of the Country Region option is applied to every profile in common It is not possible to specify this option differently per profile Table 8 1 Country Region Value Channel Range Country FCC 1 11...

Page 74: ...to 14 depending on the value of the Country Re gion option only if the Network Type option is set to Ad Hoc Authentication Type Open or Shared Encryption Type Not Use or WEP Default Key ID 1 to 4 only...

Page 75: ...orded View the system information of the digital receiver NOTE It is recommended to use the Internet Explorer web browser in order to fully enjoy the above facilities If you use a different web browse...

Page 76: ...s in the File Management page However if you wish to download or upload a file of which size is 2 gigabyte or more it is recommended to use the FTP server rather than the web server NOTE The maximum n...

Page 77: ...he FTP server You need an FTP client program to access the FTP server of the digital receiver You can log into the FTP server with the user name and pass word specified in the WLAN Setting menu For ho...

Page 78: ...72 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet NOTE The maximum number of user connections is only one This means that you cannot access the FTP server while someone else is occupying it...

Page 79: ...r com Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as a compiler for TAPs You can get the Application program In terface API libraries for TAPs from the Topfield web site http www i topfield...

Page 80: ...is a run ning screen of a TAP Image Viewer which displays image files of BMP GIF and JPG for mat This TAP is available from the web site http www i topfield com In the program file list you can use a...

Page 81: ...e utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield web site http www i topfield com 10 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information of your digital re...

Page 82: ...assign a dynamic IP ad dress to the digital receiver To do so set the DHCP option to On If you have a static IP address set the DHCP option to Off then the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway options...

Page 83: ...will ask you whether to start firmware update If you select Yes it will be started 10 3 From your computer via USB port You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by c...

Page 84: ...r from your computer by connecting them with a RS 232 cable You need TFD Down a firmware transfer utility for this which is available from the web site http www i topfield com To update the firmware w...

Page 85: ...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 d...

Page 86: ...II 68 AUDIO L 14 AUDIO L R 10 AUDIO R 14 Authentication Type 68 Authentication Type 68 Auto 27 28 Auto Start 74 Button 4 CABLE 1 IN 10 CABLE 1 IN 12 CABLE 1 OUT 10 CABLE 1 OUT 12 CABLE 2 IN 10 CABLE 2...

Page 87: ...ng 17 Letter Box 21 Local Time 23 Lock 31 52 Locked 52 Manual 28 Menu Language 17 Mode 23 47 mono 22 multifeed 36 Network 28 Network Search 28 Network Type 68 NEW 40 No block 25 normal screen televisi...

Page 88: ...3 teletext 34 TFD Down 78 TFDN USB 77 Time 51 time format 23 Time Offset 23 Time Setting 23 25 Time Shifting 26 36 45 timer list 47 Timer Setting 47 Total block 25 Transfer Data to Other IRD 42 Transf...

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Page 90: ...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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