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Chapter 3

Preference Settings

3.1

Language settings

You can designate languages for menus, audio tracks and sub-
title tracks.

Select the

System Setting

>

Language Setting

menu.

Menu language

The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages: Dutch,
English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish and so forth.
Set the

Menu Language

option to your choice. Once you se-

Summary of Contents for TF 6000 PVR

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

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Page 3: ...Setup 8 2 1 Unpacking 8 2 2 Safety precautions 8 2 3 Rear panel connections 9 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2 4 1 Connecting to the antenna 11 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 12 2 4...

Page 4: ...vices 27 4 1 1 Configuring LNB settings 27 4 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings 30 4 1 3 Configuring USALS settings 31 4 1 4 Searching services 33 4 2 Copying services 35 4 3 Resetting to factory set...

Page 5: ...ng 60 7 1 3 Scheduling a recording using the program guide 63 7 1 4 Recording a time shifted program 63 7 1 5 Recording a pay service program 64 7 2 File archive 65 7 3 Playing back a recording 67 7 3...

Page 6: ...ccess from outdoors 78 9 2 Configuring the digital receiver 80 9 3 Accessing the web server 84 9 4 Accessing the FTP server 86 10 Firmware Update 88 10 1 Over the air 89 10 2 From your computer via US...

Page 7: ...ike analog broadcasts digital broadcasts are not all as signed to their own frequencies instead multiple television and radio broadcasts are transmitted through a single fre quency The frequency in di...

Page 8: ...drive allows you to record up to 80 hours of program in case of 160 gigabytes in excellent picture and sound quality Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 6000 PVR You can paus...

Page 9: ...ton switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode On Off CHANNEL a cbuttons move to the next or previous ser vice They are also used to navigate in the menus and interactive sc...

Page 10: ...a sleep timer 6 Numeric buttons are used to enter service numbers and menu options 7 button switches between the current service and the previously viewed one 8 button displays more informa tion abou...

Page 11: ...e the current screen 19 button displays teletext 20 button rewinds Subsequent presses change the rewind speed 21 button plays a recorded program or displays the progress bar for navigation when playba...

Page 12: ...n displays the list of recorded programs that have been saved on the hard disk of the digital receiver See 7 2 for more description 35 button displays the service list for sub screen or spec ifies a b...

Page 13: ...The front of the digital receiver has two common interface slots To watch a pay service you should take the fol lowing steps 1 Purchase a conditional access module and a subscrip tion card for the pay...

Page 14: ...5 V One power cord One WLAN antenna A copy of this user guide 2 2 Safety precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt Check it before conn...

Page 15: ...ysical specification of the digital receiver refer to Ta ble 2 2 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched If wires are exposed or cord is damaged do not use the receiver and get cord rep...

Page 16: ...NB 2 IN Broadcasting signal input socket for the sec ond tuner 4 IF 2 OUT Broadcasting signal output socket from the second tuner 5 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the tele vision set Yellow 6...

Page 17: ...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 S PDIF D...

Page 18: ...rather than using the loop cable If you have another digital receiver link it from the IF 2 OUT connector NOTE The digital receiver can supply a current of 500 milliampere at maximum for antenna devi...

Page 19: ...th a standard television set you should use a SCART cable plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital re ceiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television Some televisions ha...

Page 20: ...To use the S Video connector You will need to obtain a S Video cable to use the S Video connector Plug one ends of the cable into the S VIDEO socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the...

Page 21: ...gital re ceiver and the other end into the matching socket on your audio system 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder The digital receiver also can output video to another appliance such as...

Page 22: ...sed batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for dam age resulting from leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household wast...

Page 23: ...for menus audio tracks and sub title tracks Select the System Setting Language Setting menu Menu language The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages Dutch English German French Italian Rus...

Page 24: ...title will be dis played Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 4 for detailed description Audio language Set the 1st Audio Language and the 2nd Audio Language...

Page 25: ...rd for your PAL television However its quality would some what fall The opposite case brings about the same result The best thing is to watch PAL services with a PAL television and to watch NTSC servi...

Page 26: ...ut the CVBS color model does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 3 2 3 Video cassette recorder You would have the digital receiver linked to your video cas sette recorder or such...

Page 27: ...levision as the above figures show The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen To watch wide screen programs in the shape like the center fig ure set the Display Format optio...

Page 28: ...c program guide may also be distrustful Refer the electronic program guide to 5 3 Select the System Setting Lo cal Time Setting menu You can set the local time either as Manual or Auto using Green wic...

Page 29: ...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 Al...

Page 30: ...rating To specify a basis rating select the System Setting Parental Control menu then you will be asked the Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 If you wish to rest...

Page 31: ...on box Refer the information box to 5 2 2 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 1 to 30 seconds If you...

Page 32: ...that provides only program guides For detailed description about the elec tronic program guide see 5 3 MediaHighway stands for the transponder dedicated to the electronic program guide If you want to...

Page 33: ...tem 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 DiS EqC 1 2 mode or USAL...

Page 34: ...onfigure the LNB settings Pressing the OK button on the Satellite Name option displays the satellite list in alphabetic order Select the satellite toward which your antenna sets its face You have to s...

Page 35: ...the correct LNB fre quency The difference between a broadcasting frequency and its LNB frequency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz For exam ple if the frequency band of your desired satellite ranges from...

Page 36: ...ing DiSEqC 1 2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satel lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1 2 When you switch to an service if the service is provided by a satellite other than c...

Page 37: ...iving quality of every transponder and choose the best one at the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 6 Finally select the Store option at the Motor Control menu to...

Page 38: ...h the V V and numeric buttons 4 Input the position of your selected satellite to the Satel lite Angle if it is not correct 5 Select the Goto the position option Then the antenna will turn toward your...

Page 39: ...ery service of a SMATV Satellite Master Antenna Television transponder To search every service of a satellite perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion...

Page 40: ...onder at the Frequency op tion or input it with the numeric buttons 4 Input the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons 5 Set the Polarization option...

Page 41: ...when it is completed To stop at any time or to exit without saving press the EXIT button 4 2 Copying services The digital receiver maintains separate service list with each tuner If a certain service...

Page 42: ...the digital receiver If you want to re set all the data select the Installation Factory Setting menu then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes service entries favorite entries and timer ev...

Page 43: ...nd press the button Press it again to restore the sound to the previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the P or P button Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed s...

Page 44: ...ed Pressing the V 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 Pressing the button performs an alphabetic browse...

Page 45: ...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 op tion then you are asked for confirmation If you...

Page 46: ...r appears on the favorite service list Once you select a desired service with the OK button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the V button If you switch to another service aft...

Page 47: ...ervice Multifeed symbol if the current program is pro vided in multifeed service Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa tion about the current program If the electronic program guide...

Page 48: ...a subtitle track it will be displayed 5 2 5 Viewing teletext On some programs such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext service If the current prog...

Page 49: ...uide for radio broadcasts press the button To turn it back press the button again Pressing the button displays the program guide in the form of spreadsheet To turn it back press the button again You c...

Page 50: ...elect one it will be presented At this time you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Using time shift When you are watching a program you can reverse or pause it as if playing...

Page 51: ...icture The instruction on how to use the picture in picture feature is as follows 1 Press the button to display the sub screen on which another service will be presented 2 Pressing the button once mor...

Page 52: ...ss the button 6 If both pictures are pay services all only the main picture will be presented NOTE If you wish to watch two pay services using the picture in picture feature you should prepare a dedic...

Page 53: ...list select the Organizing Svc Fav Or ganizing Services menu then a screen will be displayed like the left figure There are editing options on the left column and service entries on the right col umn...

Page 54: ...gets renumbered according the position Press the OK button to fix it You can lock some services so as to prevent your children from watching them To lock a service select the Lock option and select a...

Page 55: ...ist on the right column You can add a favorite entry by performing the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the OK button 2 Then the highlight b...

Page 56: ...ll appear as above To delete a group put the highlight bar on a desired group you wish to delete and press the button then a confirmation box appears If you select Yes it will be deleted Similarly you...

Page 57: ...sfer to avoid resetting them 6 4 Editing channel data on your computer You can edit the channal data on your computer by using a channel editor program Vega With Vega you can do the fol lowings Adding...

Page 58: ...eier perform the following steps 1 If you have connected with a USB cable select the Mode USB menu otherwise if you have done with a RS 232 cable select the Mode Serial menu 2 Select the Up Down Uploa...

Page 59: ...1 key on your keyboard in the first place Then related menus will become enabled To add a satellite entry select the Function Satellite TP Add Satellite menu then a box appears You should enter a new...

Page 60: ...lite TP Add Transponder menu Then a box appears in which you should specify frequency symbol rate polarity and stream identification for your new transponder Pressing the OK but ton will save a new tr...

Page 61: ...S check box designates a selected service en try as a pay service If there is a service that you want to pre vent your children from watching select it and check the Lock check box To edit the radio s...

Page 62: ...r desired favorite group at the Favorite Group Name drop down list box and then se lect the Function Fav Group Delete Current Fav Group menu When a confirmation dialog box appears the selected favorit...

Page 63: ...services to the new group choose your desired ser vices at the All Service list box on the left hand of the screen and then press the right arrow button on the center of the screen Then the selected...

Page 64: ...services only if two or more services are provided in a same transponder and the other ser vices are provided in another same transponder You can watch two services using the picture in picture fea tu...

Page 65: ...uration is less than one minute 7 1 1 Instant recording To instantly record the program you are watching at present press the button Pressing the button pauses the current recording To resume recordin...

Page 66: ...being cur rently recorded If you select one its recording will stop While a recording is going on you can watch or record an other service To record another service additionally switch to the service...

Page 67: ...ke in this case 2 If you want a radio program set the Type option to Ra dio otherwise set it to TV 3 Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want Pressing the OK butt...

Page 68: ...which the recording will be finished 8 Pressing the OK button on the File Name option dis plays the on screen keyboard with which you can spec ify a file name for the timer recording If you do not spe...

Page 69: ...ord with the 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 then the letter R is displa...

Page 70: ...he subscription 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 program of a pay service in descr...

Page 71: ...TAP The file information is comprised of the following elements file number file name recording time playing duration file size and so on You can play move delete rename and lock a recording file You...

Page 72: ...ou select a locked recording to play it back you will be asked your personal identification number To rename a recording To change the name of a recording perform the following steps 1 Put the highlig...

Page 73: ...play the recording list 2 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 3 Press the OK button to start playback 4 To stop playback press the button During a playback you can enjoy the following tricks...

Page 74: ...orward but also backward in fast mo tion To play backward press the button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 1 2 and 3 times To resume normal speed press the button 7 3...

Page 75: ...ayback press the button again To play a recording file repeatedly in part perform the follow ing steps 1 Press the button to display the progress bar during a playback 2 Move to the beginning scene of...

Page 76: ...reen indicates the recording has been wholly descrambled on the other hand a yellow ish green indicates it has been partially descrambled and a purely yellow indicates it has been not descrambled at a...

Page 77: ...l 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 start ing to play the original recording then pressing butto...

Page 78: ...nnection with Altair which is a program used to transfer files You can download it from the the Top field web site http www i topfield com To transfer files take the following steps 1 Download the Alt...

Page 79: ...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 t...

Page 80: ...g program being able to process them 7 8 Formatting the hard disk To format the hard disk of the digital receiver select the Instal lation Format Hard Disk menu Formatting the hard disk will delete al...

Page 81: ...le 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...

Page 82: ...f BMP GIF and JPG for mat This TAP is available from the Topfieldweb site http www i topfield com In the program file list you can use a variety of file control functions including renaming sorting de...

Page 83: ...e digital receiver you should take the following steps 1 Configuring a router for the digital receiver 2 Configuring the digital receiver s Wireless Local Area Network WLAN settings 3 Accessing the ho...

Page 84: ...r or device connected to the network 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 digital receiver by the rou...

Page 85: ...someone in your home does not inform you of the changed IP address However many routers sup port Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS service which can settle this problem If you use a DDNS service you ca...

Page 86: ...al receiver You should configure the WLAN settings to enable the web service and FTP service You had better refer to the manual of your router for understanding of technical terminology IP configurati...

Page 87: ...to match the configuration of your router Set the User ID and Password options as you desire You will be asked for the account made with these options when you access the FTP server NOTE You can acce...

Page 88: ...s 5 6 Mbps 6 9 Mbps 7 12 Mbps 8 18 Mbps 9 24 Mbps 10 36 Mbps 11 48 Mbps 12 54 Mbps Short Slot Time 0 Disable 1 Enable Profile To make profiles for various net work connections select the In stallation...

Page 89: ...choose your desired profile at the Pro file Name option and select the Edit Profile item A profile consists of several op tions The available values of each option are as follows Channel 1 to 14 depen...

Page 90: ...e TAP to Chapter 8 Making a timer recording Viewing the information about the program being recorded currently Viewing the system information of the digital receiver NOTE It is recommended to use the...

Page 91: ...only download but also upload recording files or MP3 files in the File Management page However if you wish to download or upload the file of which size is 2 gigabyte or more it is recommended to use...

Page 92: ...nnot access the web server while someone else is occupying it 9 4 Accessing the FTP server You need a FTP client program to access the digital receiver s FTP server You can log in the FTP server with...

Page 93: ...9 4 Accessing the FTP server 87 NOTE The maximum number of the user connection is only one This means that you cannot access the FTP server while someone else is occupying it...

Page 94: ...e and an update utility from the Topfield web site http www i topfield com You should check the firmware information of your digital re ceiver before downloading a new firmware To check the cur rent i...

Page 95: ...ponder information appointed by the manufac turer Topfield for firmware update This transponder information can be changed You can get the information at the Topfield web site http www i topfield com...

Page 96: ...s the Find button to select the new firmware file 2 Press the Download button to start the file transfer 3 Press the Stop button to cancel the file transfer 4 Restart the digital receiver 10 3 From yo...

Page 97: ...receiver 4 Run TFD Down The instruction on how to use TFD Down is as follows 1 Press Find button to select the new firmware file 2 Press Download button to start the file transfer 3 Press Stop button...

Page 98: ...cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re ceiver 2 Turn on both of them 3 Select the Installation Transfer...

Page 99: ...d to Fav 39 Add Transponder 54 Advance Configuration 81 Advanced 34 After next program 60 After this program 59 60 ALL 35 All Service 57 Alphabetic 39 48 65 Altair 72 73 ASCII 83 Astra 89 AUDIO L 15 A...

Page 100: ...day 62 Every Weekend 62 Factory Setting 36 Fav NoFav 40 Favorite Group Name 56 57 File Management 85 File Name 62 Find 90 91 Firmware Upgrade 89 Format Hard Disk 74 Frequency 31 34 FTA 35 FTA CAS 35 F...

Page 101: ...es 49 Organizing Services 47 OSD Transparency 25 Other 29 PAL 19 Parental Control 24 Password 81 picture in picture 45 PID 34 PID 34 PIN 24 Polarization 34 35 port forwarding 78 Position Index 53 Prof...

Page 102: ...t 23 Time Offset 22 Time Setting 25 time shift 44 Time Shifting 26 44 timer list 61 Timer Setting 61 Total block 24 TP List 54 Transfer Data to Other IRD 51 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 92 Transpond...

Page 103: ...97 wide screen television 20 Wind River 75 Wireless Mode 81 WLAN 77 WLAN ANT 11 WLAN Setting 86 WLAN Status 80 81 Y Pb Pr 10...

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Page 106: ...t 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 co...

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