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TOPFIELD

TF 6000 VI

User Guide

Digital Satellite Receiver

manufactured by TOPFIELD

under VIACCESS license

Summary of Contents for TF 6000 VI

Page 1: ...TOPFIELD TF 6000 VI User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver manufactured by TOPFIELD under VIACCESS license ...

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Page 3: ...npacking 6 2 2 Safety precautions 6 2 3 Rear panel connections 8 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna 9 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 10 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 12 2 5 Switching on for the first time 12 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 13 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture 13 ...

Page 4: ...reen display 21 4 Service Search 23 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 23 4 1 1 Configuring LNB settings 23 4 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings 26 4 1 3 Configuring USALS settings 27 4 1 4 Searching services 28 4 2 Editing the transponder list 31 4 3 Resetting to factory settings 32 4 4 Resetting to installer settings 32 5 Daily Usage 34 5 1 Volume control 34 5 2 Watching television 34 5 2 1 Th...

Page 5: ...cks 38 5 2 7 Viewing teletext 38 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 39 5 4 Watching multifeed programme 40 5 5 Making timer events 40 6 Listing Services 43 6 1 Editing the services list 43 6 2 Editing the favourite list 45 6 3 How to use on screen keyboard 47 Index 48 ...

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Page 7: ... 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 1 1 Features ...

Page 8: ...rmware of the digital receiver to the latest version provided by the manufacturer 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control and the buttons on the front panel NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall outlet we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in operation mode Even when you are not usin...

Page 9: ...nd operation mode CHANNEL c a buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens lamp lights up whenever you press a button on the remote control STANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode Front display displays the current time in standby mode and displays the current service in operation mode Pull the right edge of...

Page 10: ... viewed one 5 FAV displays the favourite lists 6 MENU displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu 7 EXIT is used to exit the current screen 8 EPG displays the electronic pro gramme guide 9 displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme 10 c abuttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to ...

Page 11: ... menu They will be guided by on screen help 18 button is used to select an audio track and sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme but ton is used to select a subtitle track button displays teletext 19 pauses live television 20 UHF displays the radio frequency setting menu See 3 2 6 for more details 21 switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the devic...

Page 12: ... batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V User manual 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 13: ...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 wires are exposed or 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 The warranty will be void Re...

Page 14: ...roadcasting signal output socket through the LNB IN socket for another digital receiver 3 RF OUT Analogue television output socket 4 RF IN Analogue television input socket 5 AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red 6 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi sion set yellow 7 S PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem 8 VCR Au...

Page 15: ... maximum 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up the digital receiver Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appliances If you have any problem with your setup or need help contact your dealer 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be tween the digital receiver and the television you need to connect the digital ...

Page 16: ... digital receiver we recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture quality If your television does not have the matching connector then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality 1 SCART connector TV 2 Composite connector VIDEO 3 RF connector RF OUT You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver See 3 2 for detail...

Page 17: ...mposite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital receiver and 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 connectors Plug one end of the cable into the AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red sockets on the digital re ceiver and the other end into t...

Page 18: ...e the output from the digital receiver 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder The digital receiver can also output video to another appliance such as a video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector You will need to obtain a SCART cable to use the auxiliary SCART connector Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver and the other ...

Page 19: ...e resulting from leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of used batteries in 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 con trol If the picture is good you c...

Page 20: ... 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 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 l...

Page 21: ...e will be output if available Apart from this setting you can select an audio track with the button See 5 2 5 for detailed description 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances Select the System Setting A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure 3 2 1 Television standard The di...

Page 22: ...r models If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via this connector you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector It is known in general th...

Page 23: ...n To watch wide screen programmes in the shape like the centre figure set the 16 9 Display Format option to Letter Box Wide screen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the normal screen Otherwise 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 sc...

Page 24: ... Iran Israel Italy Kuwait Latvia Libya Lithuania Luxem bourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Yugoslavia PAL I Hong Kong Macao Republic of Ireland South Africa United Kingdom PAL K Czech Republic Hungary Poland NTSC M Bahamas Belgium Bolivia Chile Ecuador Fiji Guam Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru United States Venezuela Set the RF Channel option t...

Page 25: ... to Table 3 2 3 Make sure that your 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 3 4 Parental control In general television programmes are classified according to the level of violence nudity and lang...

Page 26: ...drid GMT 2 00 South Africa 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...

Page 27: ...u can lock If the Time Setting item is set to Locked you have to enter the per sonal identification number when accessing the Time Setting menu If you enter a wrong number you cannot use the menu To release a shut item set it to Unlocked 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display You can adjust the transparency level of the on screen display Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency opt...

Page 28: ... 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 ...

Page 29: ...ings 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 satellite ...

Page 30: ...ings 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 Even if you cannot find your desired satellite you can add your desired satellite to the satellite list See 4 2 for detailed description The digital receiver has a database about broadcast...

Page 31: ...e any other power supply You had better ignore the 22 kHz option The digital receiver is designed to be compatible with DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control switches It is possible to connect several antennas to one digital receiver by DiSEqC switches A DiSEqC 1 0 switch allows switching between up to four satellite sources and a DiSEqc 1 1 switch allows switching between up to 16 satellite ...

Page 32: ...left figure At first you have to set the Mo torized DiSEqC 1 2 option to En able To get the correct position of your desired satellite perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the DiSEqC Command Mode option to User 3 Set the Motor Control option to Goto Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite by the position data that the dig...

Page 33: ...niversal Satellite Automatic Location System also known as DiSEqC 1 3 calculates the positions of all available satellites from your location Compared to DiSEqC 1 2 it is no longer required to manually search and store every satellite position Just pointing to a known satellite position is enough This position will act as a central point The USALS will then calculate positions of visible satellite...

Page 34: ...ttom right of the screen is not good then tune the antenna finely with the Move option The changed position is automatically saved At this time you had better check the receiving quality of every transponder and choose the best one at the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 4 1 4 Searching services To perform service search select the Installation Service Search ...

Page 35: ...ather longer time Searching every service of a transponder To search every 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 Manual 3 Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons 4 Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate opti...

Page 36: ... option with the numeric buttons 5 Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your desired transponder 6 Specify the packet identifiers of your desired service at the PID option with the numeric buttons A packet iden tifier is used to verify audio and video streams Searching every service of SMATV system To search every service of a SMATV system if the digital re ceiver is connected to it ...

Page 37: ... button to save found services To stop at any time or to exit without saving press the EXIT button 4 2 Editing the transponder list You can add delete or modify satellite or transponder informa tion Select the Installation SAT TP Edit menu You should see a screen like the left figure To add a satellite entry select the Add Satellite option then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired nam...

Page 38: ... the Frequency option and select the Delete TP option then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 4 3 Resetting to factory settings The digital 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 yo...

Page 39: ...ber The number may be different from yours because this function is usually permitted only to installers If you have entered a right number you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes your data will be stored Whenever you store your data they are all overwritten To restore your data select the Installation System Recovery menu and select the Recover option then you get asked for confirmation ...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...ing 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 is C To...

Page 42: ...ighlight frame on it and press the OK button 5 2 3 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list To display the favourite lists press the FAV button You should see a screen like the left figure As you move the high light bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box favourite services belong ing to the highlighted gro...

Page 43: ... or delete a favourite group or service To add a service you are watching currently into a favourite group put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the F2 button To create a new group press the F1 button then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group or a service press the F3 button then you get aske...

Page 44: ...ng the button displays available au dio tracks Once you select an audio track it 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 6 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes a...

Page 45: ...ailable on each service with a short summary for each programme Pressing the EPG button dis plays the electronic programme 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 your choice with the aor cbutton and press the button To switch to another service pr...

Page 46: ...amme at a same time We call it a multifeed programme You can select and watch a perspective you prefer If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol will be marked on the information box Press the button then available video tracks will be listed Once you select one it will be presented At this time you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks 5 ...

Page 47: ...tion displays a satellite list from which you can select your desired satellite 3 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want Pressing the OK button on this option displays a services list from which you can select your desired service 4 There are five timer modes One Time means literally one time Every Day means literally every day Every Weekend means Saturday and ...

Page 48: ...will turn on The time format is hour minute 6 Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the digital receiver will turn off 7 To set a timer event with the above settings select the OK option otherwise it will not be saved and will not occur To delete a timer event put the highlight bar on the entry you want to remove and press the F2 button then you are asked for confirmation If you selec...

Page 49: ...ices list Select the 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 50: ... 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 this opti...

Page 51: ...ntains 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 NEW option in the group list then the on screen keyboard appears See 6 3 for how to use the on screen keyboard To rename a grou...

Page 52: ...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 Besides you can rearrange a group s favourites by moving a favourite entry To move a favourite entry put the highlight bar on the favourite entry you want and press the F2 button then the selected entry becomes dark Move it to a desir...

Page 53: ...ing the OK button on a key enters its let ter in the input line To type a space select the Space key To type lower case letters or numer als 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 key You must select the Save key to complete naming otherwise if you press the EXIT button it will not be named ...

Page 54: ...elete Satellite 32 Delete TP 32 DiSEqC 25 DiSEqC 1 0 25 DiSEqC 1 1 25 DiSEqC Command Mode 26 Duration 42 DVB 1 Electronic Programme Guide 39 Every Day 41 Every Weekday 41 Every Weekend 41 Factory Setting 32 Frequency 27 30 32 FTA CAS 31 FTA only 31 FTA Scrambled 31 Goto 26 Goto the position 28 Info Box Display Time 21 Info Box Position 22 information box 37 Ku band 24 keyboard 47 Language Setting ...

Page 55: ...33 Rename 44 RF Channel 18 RF IN 8 RF IN 12 RF OUT 8 RF OUT 12 18 RF Output 18 RS 232 9 S PDIF 8 S PIDF 11 SAT Name Edit 31 SAT TP Edit 31 Satellite 41 Satellite Angle 28 satellite list 24 35 Satellite Name 24 27 29 32 Search Mode 29 30 Service 41 Service Search 28 services list 34 SMATV 29 SMATV 30 Sort 44 Sort A Z 44 Sort CAS FTA 44 Sort Fav NoFav 44 Sort FTA CAS 44 Sort Sat Name 45 Sound Mode 1...

Page 56: ...ponder 1 TV 8 TV 10 11 41 TV Aspect Ratio 17 TV Type 16 Type 41 USALS 27 USALS Setting 27 User 26 VCR 8 VCR 12 VCR Scart Type 16 VIDEO 8 VIDEO 10 11 Video Output 16 Wakeup Time 42 Weekly 41 wide screen television 17 ...

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Page 58: ...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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