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Summary of Contents for TF 6000 PVR ES

Page 1: ...TOPFIELD TF 6000 PVR ES User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver Personal Video Recorder ...

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Page 3: ... Setup 9 2 1 Unpacking 9 2 2 Safety precautions 9 2 3 Rear panel connections 11 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 12 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna 13 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 14 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 17 2 5 Switching on for the first time 17 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 17 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture 18 ...

Page 4: ...tal control 25 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display 28 3 6 To turn on the time shift feature 28 3 7 To use MediaHighway programme guide 28 4 Service Search 30 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 30 4 1 1 Configuring LNB settings 30 4 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings 33 4 1 3 Configuring USALS settings 34 4 1 4 Searching services 36 4 2 Copying services 38 4 3 Resetting to factory settings 39 5 D...

Page 5: ...reen keyboard 54 6 4 Transferring receiver data 54 6 5 Editing channel data on your computer 55 6 5 1 Editing satellite and transponder list 57 6 5 2 Editing television and radio services list 59 6 5 3 Editing favourite list 60 7 Recording and Playing 62 7 1 Recording a programme 63 7 1 1 Instant recording 63 7 1 2 Timer recording 65 7 1 3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide 68 7 1 4 R...

Page 6: ...5 MP3 playback 76 7 6 Transferring recording files 77 7 7 Formatting the hard disk 79 8 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet 80 8 1 Configuring the router 81 8 1 1 To access within the local area network 81 8 1 2 To access on the level of the Internet 82 8 2 Configuring the network settings on the digital receiver 84 8 3 Accessing the web server 85 8 4 Accessing the FTP server 87 9 T...

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Page 9: ...equency 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...

Page 10: ...city of the built in hard disk drive allows you to record up to about 60 hours of television in case of 250 gigabytes in excellent picture and sound quality Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 6000 PVR ES You can pause the programme you are watching and resume it again at a later time Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current pro gramme by fast foward or bac...

Page 11: ...1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 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 ...

Page 12: ...rrent 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 details It is also used to select a menu item CHANNEL c a buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens VOLUME b d buttons decrease or increase the volume...

Page 13: ... switch to previous 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 service number for service change or to specify values for menu options 8 OK displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item 9 FAV displays the favo...

Page 14: ...main picture See 5 6 for 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 playback to stop recording or to jump back to live television from time shifted television 24 is used to display the list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal ...

Page 15: ...of recording 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 to jump to next bookmark position or to jump forward 30 seconds 35 F4 is used to jump back 20 seconds for an instant replay 36 displays the services list for sub picture It is also used t...

Page 16: ...t 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 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 the informati...

Page 17: ... 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 ...

Page 18: ...in a cabinet make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical specification of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 2 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched If the cord is damaged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances or the warranty will be void Refer all servicing t...

Page 19: ...dcasting signal input socket for the first tuner 2 LNB 1 OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner 3 LNB 2 IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket for the second tuner 4 LNB 2 OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the second tuner 5 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi sion set yellow 6 AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the...

Page 20: ...Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left right audio output S VIDEO Super video S Video output RGB Component video RGB output TV CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left right audio output VCR CVBS video output Left right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video input for bypass Left right audio input for bypass HDMI High definition video output Left right audio output Dolby digital audio output S PDIF...

Page 21: ...y using a loop cable to link from the LNB 1 OUT connector to the LNB 2 IN connector If you have two antennas without DiSEqC switch then you have to connect a cable from the other antenna directly to the LNB 2 IN connector rather than using the loop cable If you have another digital receiver you may link it from the LNB 2 OUT connector NOTE The digital receiver can supply a current of 500 milliampe...

Page 22: ...tions in using some features such as dual recording Likewise if you have another digital receiver linked from the LNB 2 OUT connector you can only use it limitedly See 4 1 for more details 2 4 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 match...

Page 23: ... 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 socket on your television Some televisions have inputs via S Video or Component connectors 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...

Page 24: ...inition 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 the digital receiver and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television To connect the audio connectors You will need to obtain an audio cable RCA cable to connect the audio connecto...

Page 25: ... 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 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 disp...

Page 26: ... 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 to the correct input If the picture is good you can skip to 4 1 to search for the available television and radio services Otherwise you may need to temporarily connect the composite video connector V...

Page 27: ...btitle 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 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 ...

Page 28: ...any available language no subtitle will be displayed Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 5 for detailed description 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 programme has an audio track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Audio Language it w...

Page 29: ...ype 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 picture quality Likewise the contrary case brings about the same result The best thing is to watch PAL services with a PAL television and to watch NTSC services with a NTSC television However a mult...

Page 30: ...l 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 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 vid...

Page 31: ...l be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the width of the normal screen 3 2 5 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 cann...

Page 32: ...k space 3 2 7 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 5 2 4 for detailed description 3 3 Local time setting You should set your lo...

Page 33: ...ur local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time option To set the local time yourself set the Mode option to Manual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with the numeric buttons The time format is day month year 24 hour minute 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...

Page 34: ...a 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 0...

Page 35: ...ion your censorship setting will not take effect If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting the person has to enter the personal identification number to override To change the number select the Change PIN Code menu then an input box appears You have to enter a desired number twice for confirmation You can also restrict uses of some menus Selecting the Acce...

Page 36: ...u can raise or lower the position 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 3 6 To turn on the time shift feature Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television ser vice you are watching gets sav...

Page 37: ...de If you want to use this feature select the System Setting Me diaHighway EPG menu You should see a screen like the left figure Set the MediaHighway EPG option to On to activate this feature then the other options become enabled Set the Satellite Name and Home Transponder options to available ones and set the Tuner Select option to a tuner through which to receive them ...

Page 38: ...nna 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 4 1 2 and refer USALS to 4 1 3 3 Perform service search 4 1 1 Configuring LNB settings There are in large two frequency bands for sa...

Page 39: ...a LNB Select the Installation LNB Set ting menu to configure the LNB settings You should see a 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 You have to specify which tuner is connected to your selected satellite If it is LNB 1 IN set the Tuner Select opti...

Page 40: ...l 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 oth...

Page 41: ...tings 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 select the Installation Motor ized DiSEqC 1 2 menu You should see a screen like the left figu...

Page 42: ...f every trans ponder and choose the best one at the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 6 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 C...

Page 43: ... the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the b dand numeric buttons 4 Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct 5 Select the Goto the position option then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its position 6 If the receiving quality which is displayed at the bottom right of the screen is not good t...

Page 44: ...e 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 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Auto 3 If you set the Network Search option to On the digital receiver will check up the up to date channel information as searching services bu...

Page 45: ...ime NOTE You may get transponder information from a satellite magazine or web site such as http www satcodx com or http www lyngsat com Searching one service of a transponder To search one service of a transponder perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Advanced 3 Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op t...

Page 46: ...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 at any time or to exit without saving press the EXIT button 4 2 Copying services The digital re...

Page 47: ...receiver maintains the following data Satellite list Services list Favourite list Timer list Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver To do that select the Installation Factory Setting menu and then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes service entries favourite entries and timer events will all be deleted and preference options will be reset to the manufacture...

Page 48: ...he 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 addition you can switch to your desired service by entering its service number with the numeric buttons You can also select a service to watch in the services list 5 2 1 The services list To view the servic...

Page 49: ... 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 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 i...

Page 50: ...umber 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 h...

Page 51: ...r to 6 2 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 the OK button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the bbutton After you have selected a favourite service if you then switch to another service using the a or c button it will be a...

Page 52: ...owing Service number and name Transmitting satellite Receiving tuner Transponder information Signal level and quality Programme name Programme classification symbol Programme summary Broadcasting time Current time In addition you might see the following symbols Subtitle symbol if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme Teletext symbol if teletext pages are provided on the current ser...

Page 53: ... 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 program...

Page 54: ...n 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 your choice with the aor cbutton and press the button To switch to another service press the bor d button You can travel over previous days with the F2 button and can travel over next days with the F3 button To see ...

Page 55: ...esume a live 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 and resume it a short time later without 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 call...

Page 56: ... 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 top right corner of screen A value of 02 00 means two minutes behind live programme To make a recording of what is in time shift see 7 1 4 To end time shift press the button The live pro gramme will be p...

Page 57: ... picture and 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 be limited 4 Pressing the button moves the sub picture counter clockwise and pressing the button moves it clock wise 5 Pressing the SAT button swaps the main picture with the sub picture Ev...

Page 58: ...ces list Select the Organizing Svc Fav 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 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 F1 button ...

Page 59: ...osition Press the OK button to fix it You can lock some services to prevent your children from watching them To lock a service select the Lock option and select a desired service then the selected service gets marked with a lock symbol 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 th...

Page 60: ...eft 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 NE...

Page 61: ... on a desired service entry and press the OK button The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list Repeat this step to add more entries 3 Press the F1 button and the highlight bar get 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 By pressing the F1 button the highlight bar gets moved to each column T...

Page 62: ...r 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 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...

Page 63: ... target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete 6 5 Editing channel data on your computer You can edit the channel data on your computer by using a channel editor programme Vega With Vega you can do the following Adding deleting or modifying satellite entries Adding deleting or modifying transponder entries Deleting or modifying service entries Adding deleting or modifying favourite gr...

Page 64: ...r perform the following steps 1 If you have connected with a USB cable select the Mode USB menu otherwise if you have connected with a RS 232 cable select the Mode Serial menu 2 Select the Up Down Upload from STB menu 3 A box appears asking for your confirmation Press the Upload button on it 4 Turn on the digital receiver Data transfer will start as soon as it is turned on Of course you can open a...

Page 65: ...ist first select the View Satellite Informa tion menu item Alternatively you can click the Satellite icon on the toolbar or press the F1 key on your keyboard Then the satellite information is displayed and related menus become enabled To add a satellite entry select the Function Satellite TP Add Satellite menu then a box appears You should enter a new satellite name into the Satellite Name field I...

Page 66: ...then select the Function Satellite TP Edit Satellite menu item How to modify is the same as in adding a new satellite entry To add a transponder entry select the Function Satellite TP Add Transponder menu item Then a box appears in which you should specify frequency symbol rate polarity and stream identification for your new transponder Pressing the OK button will save a new transponder entry To d...

Page 67: ...t the TV Service list and press the Delete key on your keyboard When a confirmation dialog box appears the selected service entry will be deleted by pressing the Yes button on it Checking the CAS check box designates a selected service entry as a pay service If there is a service that you want to prevent your children from watching select it and check the Lock check box To edit the radio services ...

Page 68: ...ist is displayed and related menus become enabled To delete a favourite group choose your desired favourite group at the Favorite Group Name drop down list box and then select the Function Fav Group Delete Current Fav Group menu item When a confirmation dialog box appears the selected favourite group will be deleted by pressing the Yes button on it ...

Page 69: ...o add services to the new group choose your desired services at the All Service list box on the left of the screen and then press the right arrow button on the centre of the screen Then the selected services will be added to the new group To remove a service entry from the group press the left arrow button after choosing one Pressing the OK button will create your new favourite group To modify a f...

Page 70: ...ature You can 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 shift feature You can even record two different services while watch ing two other different services only if two or more services are provided in a same transponder and the other services a...

Page 71: ...herefore 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 damage to recorded programmes Note that Topfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard disk drive NOTE When a recording is complete it might not be saved if its ...

Page 72: ...nd 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 program options will be available Once the After this program option is selected the current recording will stop when the current programme is scheduled to end Likewise once the After next program option ...

Page 73: ...le 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 recorded pro gramme list 7 1 2 Timer recording You can set a service to be recorded at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into operation mode and start rec...

Page 74: ...mme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 3 Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want Pressing the OK button on this option displays a satellite list from which you can select your desired satellite Set the Tuner Select option to a tuner to receive your desired service 4 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want P...

Page 75: ...utton on the File Name option displays the on screen keyboard with which you can specify a file name for the timer recording If you do not specify anything it will be named after the service name See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard 9 To set a timer recording with the above settings select the OK option otherwise it will not be saved and will not occur You can also edit or delete timer ev...

Page 76: ... 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 then the letter R is displayed 5 This timer event is placed on the timer list To change its settings press the button to show a box in which you can edit Refer to 7 1 2 for detailed description 6 Pressin...

Page 77: ... 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 record a programme of a pay service in descrambled form perform the following steps 1 Select a programme of a pay service you want to record 2 Make sure that the subscription card is inserted in the sl...

Page 78: ...ion 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 2 1 To delete a recording To delete a recording put the highlight bar on it and press the button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 7 2 2 To sort recordings T...

Page 79: ...rding 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 Change the name and save it See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard 7 2 5 To make a new folder To make a new folder press the F2 button then a new folder named GROUP is created You can change its...

Page 80: ...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 shows its file name playing duration pro gramme information and so on To pause playback press the button To resume it press the button To go forward hold down the button to go backward hold down the button T...

Page 81: ... 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 press the button 7 3 3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion during a playback press the button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 2 4 and 6 times To resume normal speed press the button You ...

Page 82: ...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 To delete a bookmark jump to it and then press the F2 button 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part To play back in whole press the ...

Page 83: ... or 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 button to start playback 4 The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered 5 To jump to start of next selected recording press the button to display the progress bar then pres...

Page 84: ...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 NOTE You can make a copy of a long recording more quickly by starting to play the original recording then pressing button until the speed has increased to six times then pressing the button The copy ...

Page 85: ...les between 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 files take the following steps 1 Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield web site 2 Install them on your computer 3 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on t...

Page 86: ...op 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 message to turn turbo mode on or off Turbo mode makes transferring files faster but the digital re ceiver stops responding to commands from the remote control If you want to use the digital receiver while tr...

Page 87: ...can delete 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 will start CAUTION Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently NOTE If a new hard disk drive is installed it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is di...

Page 88: ... your computer via these services Here you need a router which will connect the digital receiver to your computer or to the Internet To use the network features of the digital receiver you should take the following steps 1 Configuring your router for the digital receiver 2 Configuring the Local Area Network LAN settings on the digital receiver 3 Accessing the home page of the digital receiver Refe...

Page 89: ...ithin 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 dynamic IP address to the com puters or devices connected to the net work by enabling the DHCP server of the router In this case you can access the digital receiver with the IP address which is assigned to the di...

Page 90: ...d you to the 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 unless someone in your home can inform you of the changed IP address However many routers support Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS service which can settle this problem If you use a DDNS s...

Page 91: ...ted 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 service provider of the new IP address This makes it possible that you access the router with a domain name at any time ...

Page 92: ...er is restarted the dynamic IP address will be changed and you will have to check it at the LAN Status menu to access the digital receiver To avoid this cumbersome thing you had better assign a static IP address rather than dynamic one Set the DHCP option to Off then the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway options become enabled You have to set these options to match with the configuration of your ...

Page 93: ...corded 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 browser such as Netscape Navigator some problems may occur To access the digital receiver s home page through your web browser enter its IP address or domain name if you use a DDNS service For the DDNS ser...

Page 94: ...es 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 number of user connections is only one This means that you cannot access the web server while someone else is occupying it ...

Page 95: ...g the 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 LAN Setting menu For how to configure the LAN settings refer to 8 2 ...

Page 96: ...88 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 97: ...er 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 com Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions Their extension name is tap If they have any other exten sion name they will be ignored They are in the Program Files folder If they are in ot...

Page 98: ...t 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 variety of file control functions including renaming sorting deleting and so on For detailed descriptions about the file control functions refer to 7 2 If you want a program to run automatically whe...

Page 99: ...e tool 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 up the firmware information of your digital receiver before download ing a new firmware Select the Information IRD Status menu You should see a screen like the left figure Remember the number of the System ID item and download the latest firmware...

Page 100: ...e the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 1 Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield web site 2 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your com puter 3 Turn on the digital receiver 4 Run TFDN USB The instructions on how to use TFDN USB are as follows 1 Press the Find b...

Page 101: ...nd 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 your computer 4 Run TFD Down The instructions on how to use TFD Down are as follows 1 Press the Find button to select the new firmware file 2 Press the download button and then turn on the digital receiver to start the file trans fer 3 A countdown will be displayed on sc...

Page 102: ...sfer Firmware Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes 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 10 5 Over the air You can get a new firmware over the air Select the Installation Firm...

Page 103: ... 22000 KS s Polarisation Horizontal PID 347 On the left table is presented the transponder information appointed by the manufac turer Topfield for firmware update This transponder information can be changed You can get the information from the web site http www i topfield com ...

Page 104: ...etic 42 51 Alphabetic 70 Altair 77 78 Astra 95 AUDIO L 16 AUDIO L R 11 AUDIO R 16 Auto 36 Auto Start 90 Button 5 C band 30 CAM 8 CAS 59 CAS only 38 CAS FTA 42 52 Censorship 27 Center extract 23 Change PIN Code 27 CI 8 Common Interface 8 Common Interface 8 Connection Type 31 Date 67 Daylight Saving Time 25 Default 42 51 Delete 42 51 Delete Current Fav Group 60 Delete Satellite 58 Delete Transponder...

Page 105: ...lay Time 28 Info Box Position 28 information box 44 IP Address 84 IP Configuration 84 IRD Status 91 Ku band 31 keyboard 54 LAN 80 LAN 12 LAN Setting 87 LAN Status 84 Language Setting 19 Letter Box 23 LNB 31 LNB 1 IN 11 LNB 1 IN 13 31 32 LNB 1 OUT 11 LNB 1 OUT 13 14 31 LNB 2 IN 11 LNB 2 IN 13 14 31 32 LNB 2 OUT 11 LNB 2 OUT 13 14 LNB Frequency 32 LNB Power 32 LNB Setting 31 Local Time 25 Lock 42 51...

Page 106: ...atellite Information 57 satellite list 31 43 Satellite Name 29 31 32 34 38 57 SCART Output 22 Search Mode 36 38 Separated 31 Serial 56 Service 66 Service Search 36 Services Copy 38 services list 40 Show Provider 42 Size 70 SMATV 36 SMATV 38 Sort 51 Sorting 42 70 Sound Mode 24 Space 54 specifications 10 12 Start 94 Start Search 38 Start Time 67 std 55 56 stereo 24 Store 34 Subnet Mask 84 subtitle 4...

Page 107: ... Turbo Off 78 TV 12 TV 15 24 66 TV Aspect Ratio 22 23 TV Service 59 TV Type 21 23 Type 66 Upload 56 Upload from STB 56 USALS 34 USALS Setting 35 USB 12 USB 56 77 92 User 34 User ID 84 VCR 12 VCR 17 VCR Scart Type 22 Vega 55 VIDEO 11 VIDEO 14 16 24 Video Output Scaling 24 Weekly 66 wide screen television 22 Wind River 89 ...

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Page 110: ...act 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 ...

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