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TPR-5000

User Guide

High Definition

Digital Terrestrial Receiver

Personal Video Recorder

Summary of Contents for TPR-5000

Page 1: ...TPR 5000 User Guide High Definition Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder ...

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Page 3: ...ted dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person The exclamation point in an equilateral triangle is in tended to alert the user to the presence of important op eration and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the product ...

Page 4: ...ug into power point and turn Toppro unit on using on off button on front face of unit 4 Switch television on then use the television remote to select the correct video input channel for the Toppro for example AV1 AV2 Component HDMI etc 5 On the main menu go to Installation Searching then scroll to Start Search press OK Wait till progress bar on bottom of screen reaches 100 then press OK to save and...

Page 5: ...r panel connections 9 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 10 2 4 1 Connecting to the antenna 11 2 4 2 Connecting to your television set 11 2 5 Switching on for the first time 14 3 Service Search 16 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services 16 3 2 Resetting to factory settings 17 3 3 Resetting to user settings 18 3 4 Clearing the services list 18 4 Preference Settings 19 4 1 Video and audio settin...

Page 6: ...he favourite service lists 32 5 2 3 Viewing programme information 33 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks 33 5 2 5 Selecting subtitle tracks 34 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 34 5 4 Using time shift 35 6 Organising Services 37 6 1 Editing the favourite lists 37 6 2 How to use on screen keyboard 39 7 Recording and Playback 40 7 1 Recording a programme 41 7 1 1 Instant recording 41 7 1 2 Timer recor...

Page 7: ...7 3 6 To play back recordings in sequence 51 7 4 Editing a recording 51 7 5 Copying a recording 52 8 Entertainment 53 8 1 Copying files 53 8 2 Playing back MP3 files 55 8 3 Viewing image files 55 8 3 1 How to move a file to the photo album 55 8 4 Playing back a video file 56 9 Accessing via Network 58 9 1 Configuring the router 59 9 1 1 To access within the local area network 59 9 1 2 To access over the...

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Page 9: ... http www toppro com au NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency However unlike analogue broadcasts digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies instead multiple televi sion broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called trans ponder or multiplex To reduce confusion in this manual the word service is pre...

Page 10: ...ceiver You can pause a programme you are watching and resume it again at a later time Then you can quickly go to any part of the current programme by fast forward or rewind search You can play back video files of various formats includ ing DivX 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control or the buttons on the front panel NOTE When the digital re...

Page 11: ...active mode CHANNEL c a buttons switch to the previous or next ser vice 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 de tails It is also used to select a menu item VOLUME b d buttons decrease or increase the volume ...

Page 12: ... 2 for more details 5 AUX is not used in this model 6 switches over between televi sion services and radio services 7 Numeric buttons are used to en ter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options 8 switches over between the current service and the previ ously viewed one 9 displays the service informa tion box It is also used to dis play more information about a progr...

Page 13: ... screen informa tion 20 LIST displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item 21 V V buttons decrease or increase the volume 22 P P buttons switch to the previous or next service 23 is used to start reverse playback Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed 24 pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro gramme 25 resumes normal playback speed ...

Page 14: ... of the recording on playback 34 SAT is used for multi purpose functions 35 has different functions per menu 36 is used to make a bookmark on playback or time shift 37 is used to jump to next bookmark position 38 is used to edit a recording 39 is not used in this model 40 FAV displays the favourite lists Functions of the colour buttons will be guided on the screen NOTE When using the remote control...

Page 15: ...Component cable RCA cable One Composite cable RCA cable 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 voltage must range between 90 and 250 volts Check it before plugging the digital receiver to the wall socket For the power consumption of the digital re ceiver refer to Table ...

Page 16: ...impair cooling Do not lay any objects such as magazines on the digital re ceiver When placed in a cabinet make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical spec ification 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 digita...

Page 17: ...g Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 2 3 Rear panel connections The TPR 5000 has a wide range of connections on the back Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver 1 ANT IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket 5V Max 100mA 2 ANT OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the ANT IN socket for another ...

Page 18: ...USB port for firmware update and data trans fer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left right audio output Digital audio output YPbPr Component video output VIDEO Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left right audio output S PDIF Digital audio output LAN 10 100 Ethernet USB 2 0 Host 5 V DC 500 mA 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up...

Page 19: ...NOTE ANT OUT may also be linked to your television VCR or DVD recorder to loop an analogue signal 2 4 2 Connecting to your television set For all the following connections of the digital receiver we rec ommend you to use the first connector to get the best picture quality If your television does not have a matching connector then use the next connector in the following order for a better picture qu...

Page 20: ...ital audio as well NOTE Illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual prod uct To use the Component video output Y Pb Pr You need to obtain a Component video ca ble RCA cable to use the Component video output Plug one ends of the cable into the Y green Pb blue and Pr red sockets on the digital receiver and plug the other ends into the matching sockets on your television NOTE When connecti...

Page 21: ...audio cable RCA ca ble to link the audio connectors Plug one ends of the cable into the AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red sockets on the digi tal receiver and plug the other ends into the matching sockets on your television or audio video receiver To enjoy Dolby Digital audio your television or audio video receiver must be able to de code Dolby Digital audio and you need to obtain an S PDIF cable Plug...

Page 22: ...ture try pressing the V Format button on the remote control If after several tries you still get no picture check that the television is set to the correct input If the picture is good you can skip to 3 1 to search for available television and radio services Otherwise you may need to temporarily connect the Composite video connector VIDEO to your tele vision set so that you can see the menu in ord...

Page 23: ...e riod of time remove the batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leak ing batteries Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed with other household wastes Please dispose of used batteries in an environ mentally sound manner Find out the legal regulations which apply in your area ...

Page 24: ... will need to per form a service search NOTE If there is no service stored you will be not able to access all menus A is another name for a 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services To perform service search se lect the Installation Searching menu You should see a screen like the left figure ...

Page 25: ...he PIDs of your desired service with the numeric buttons To start service search move down to the Start Search item and press the OK button The digital receiver will start to search for services and display a list of television and radio services as they are found It is common for no channels to be found until quite late in the process When the scan is com plete you will see a message telling you ...

Page 26: ...em Data menu then 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 Recover System Data menu then you get asked for confirmation With the choice of Yes your data will be restored 3 4 Clearing the services list If you only want to clear the services list select In...

Page 27: ...Output menu You should see a screen like the left figure 4 1 1 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080 In general a resolution of 720 or more is consid ered high definition The higher the resolution is the better the quality is However if your television set does not sup port high definition you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture ...

Page 28: ...rsion While watching television you can change the resolution with the V Format button Whenever you press it the video resolution is changed in turn NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the Com posite video output VIDEO 4 1 2 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 You can enjoy both wide screen programmes and normal scre...

Page 29: ...iver will output encoded Dolby Digital audio with out decoding so that your audio video receiver can decode it Otherwise set it to On then the digital receiver will output decoded Dolby Digital audio scaling it down to two channels NOTE Only if the service you are currently watching provides a Dolby Digital audio track you can enjoy Dolby Digital sound 4 2 Local time setting You should set your lo...

Page 30: ...e option to Man ual 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 time when the op tion is set to On When setting the time offset from Green wich Mean Time make sure tha...

Page 31: ...MT 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 00 Eastern Australia Guam Vladivostok GMT 11 00 Magadan Solom...

Page 32: ...ve G rated programmes are suitable for all audiences PG restricts to PG or above rated programmes PG stands for Parental Guidance the content of which is mild M restricts to M or above rated programmes M stands for Mature the content of which is moderate in impact MA restricts to MA or above rated programmes MA stands for Mature Audience the content of which is strong R restricts to R rated progra...

Page 33: ...To enable the time shift function you should set the Time Shift ing option to anything other than Disable The available range for this option is 30 minutes to 5 hours You will have the latest of the current programme as long as the duration specified at this option You can record a programme into the built in hard drive If you set the Time Shift Storage option to Enable the time shifted programme w...

Page 34: ...joy more levels of playback speed set the Trick Mode Level option to 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x 64x otherwise set it to 4x 16x 64x NOTE You can enjoy video files such as DivX with the digital re ceiver However the above options might not be effective depending on the video files to be played For detailed de scription on how to play back a video file refer to 8 4 If you have subtitle files such as smi sub idx and...

Page 35: ... to No Info Box the in formation box will not be displayed when you switch services However pressing the button will display the information box If you set this option to Never Hide the information box will always be displayed For the information box see 5 2 3 In addition you can raise or lower the position of the infor mation box Set the Info Box Position option as you desire Its available range ...

Page 36: ...umn you can get it to scroll by setting the Main Display Scrolling option to anything other than Disable With the choice of Unlimited it will be repeatedly scrolled with the choice of Once it will be scrolled only once If you want to have the current time displayed instead of the service number set the Sub Display Content option to Time You can also adjust the brightness of the front display in ac...

Page 37: ...t the Settings Mis cellaneous menu and then set the Slideshow Effect option as you desire There are four types of effects as follows Overlap overlaps the current picture and a following picture Cover covers the current picture with a following picture Move moves the current picture and displays a following pic ture Mosaic displays a following picture with a mosaic effect To use those effects ramdomly ...

Page 38: ... the button Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the P or P button Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service In ad dition 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 s...

Page 39: ...ressing the button displays additional options with which you can do the following By setting the Show Provider option to On you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters To change the name of the highlighted service select the Rename option then the on screen keyboard appears with which you can enter a new name See 6 2 as to how to use the on screen keyboard You can prevent other family ...

Page 40: ...be listed As to how to edit the favourite lists refer to 6 1 To select a favourite service put the hightlight bar on a desired service and press the OK button the it will be displayed To select another group press the button After you have selected a favourite service if you then switch to another service using the aor cbutton it will be also an other favourite service of the selected group The di...

Page 41: ...ramme summary Broadcasting time Current time In addition you might see the following symbols Subtitle symbol if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme Dolby Digital symbol if a Dolby Digital audio track is provided on the current programme Lock symbol if the current service is locked Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa tion about the current programme To hide the...

Page 42: ...uide EPG shows the current and scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme Pressing the GUIDE 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 the progr...

Page 43: ...later without losing any of the programme When you do this you are no longer watching the live pro gramme instead you are watch ing a delayed presentation This is called time shifted television You can skip commercials until you catch up to the live broad cast In order to use the time shift feature set the Time Shifting op tion to desired duration of time Then the digital receiver will archive the...

Page 44: ...o tion 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 the screen A value of 02 00 means two minutes be hind the live programme To make a recording of the time shifted programme see 7 1 4 To end time shift press the button The live pro gramme will be displayed NOTE...

Page 45: ...rite List menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are three columns Group name left Favourites list centre Services list right The services list contains all available services whereas the favourites 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 highlight...

Page 46: ...ourite service to a group by taking the fol lowing steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the 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 the OK button The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list Repeat this st...

Page 47: ...ey horizontally with the b and d buttons and vertically with the a and c buttons Pressing the OK button on a key enters its let ter in the input line To type a space select the Space key or alternatively press the button To type lower case letters or numerals select the Shift key or alternatively press the button To delete a let ter put the cursor to the right of the desired letter on the input li...

Page 48: ... player on your computer because they are formatted differently from the standard MPEG format Visit http www kmplayer com where you can find an MPEG player able to play them back CAUTION Do not disconnect the external hard drive while it is in use You should disconnect the external hard drive in standby mode only Avoid transferring files while the unit is set to record You can record a service while ...

Page 49: ...vice be ing recorded you will see a number on the centre of the sym bol this indicates the order that the recording has started To record two programmes simultaneously two tuners are allo cated for the recording Therefore you can only change to a limited number of services while the two programmes are be ing recorded CAUTION Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the power plug while it is ...

Page 50: ... 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 enabled Once the After this program option is selected the current recording will stop at the time when the current programme is scheduled to end Likewise once the After next program option is selected the current recording wi...

Page 51: ...o be recorded at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into active mode and start recording at a specified time When the recording comes to the end the digital receiver will switch back into standby mode again in one minute However if you press any button on the remote control or on the front panel even just one time the digital receiver will not switch into ...

Page 52: ... at weekends and you wish to record every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 5 Set the Date option to a desired date on which the digital receiver will turn on The date format is day month year day of the week Set the Start Time option to a desired time at which the recording will be started The time format is hour minute 6 Set the Duration option to a desired time in wh...

Page 53: ...mme guide If the electronic programme guide is properly provided you can make timer events on it The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the electronic programme guide are as follows 1 Press the GUIDE button to display the electronic pro gramme guide 2 Select a programme you want to record with the naviga tion buttons 3 To make a timer event without recording press the OK button the...

Page 54: ... the remote See 5 4 for detailed description about the time shift feature 7 2 File archive When a programme is recorded it is stored as a file on the hard drive of the digital receiver You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list Select the Recording Recorded Program menu or alternatively press the but ton to display the recorded programme list The file in formation is co...

Page 55: ...ecording so that other persons cannot play or delete it take the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 2 Press the button to display additional options 3 Set the Lock option to Locked 4 Press the EXIT button 5 The lock symbol is displayed on it If you select a locked recording to play it back you will be asked for your personal identification number 7 2 4 To rename a record...

Page 56: ...s such as audio track or subtitle track are also recorded together So you can enjoy them while playing back a recording The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows 1 Select the Recording Recorded Program menu or alternatively press the button to display the list of recorded programmes 2 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the OK button then an option box pops up 3...

Page 57: ...Interval option with the button See 4 5 for that option Refer to 7 3 4 as to how to bookmark a position To jump to the beginning press the button To jump to the end press the button To hide the progress bar press the button again 7 3 2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback press the but ton If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 4 steps 1 2 1 4 1 8 and ...

Page 58: ...l lowing steps during playback 1 Press the button to display the progress bar 2 To add a bookmark press the button at a desired scene then you will see a small pointer appear above the progress bar like in the picture above 3 To jump forward to the next bookmark press the but ton 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part To play ba...

Page 59: ... alternatively select the Record ing Recorded Program menu to display the list of recorded programmes 2 Select each desired recording with the button Once a recording is selected it gets numbered 3 Press the button to start playback 4 The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered 5 To jump to the beginning of the next recording in the queue press the button to display t...

Page 60: ... original recording with a suffix of CUT and a number NOTE Edited files cannot be fast forwarded and rewinded The and buttons are still active for this feature 7 5 Copying a recording You can record the file in whole or in part during a playback by performing the following steps 1 Start playback of a recording you want 2 Move to a scene from which you want to start copying by holding down the bor dbut...

Page 61: ...to configure the network settings refer to 9 2 8 1 Copying files NOTE To copy files to the external hard drive it must be prefor matted in the NTFS file system After this the external hard drive can be used with the Toppro PVR and your PC You can copy files between the built in hard drive and external hard drive To copy from the internal to the external hard drive take the following steps 1 Connect ext...

Page 62: ...ternal hard drive name select the USB external hard drive name and press OK NOTE The copy command will keep the original file on your inter nal hard drive and then make a 2nd copy of the file on your external hard drive To copy from the external to the internal hard drive take the following steps 1 Connect an external hard drive to the digital receiver 2 Press the button and then press the or button...

Page 63: ...e if you want to play several files select them with the button 3 Press the button to start playback 4 To stop playback press the button To play all MP3 files in a subfolder put the highlight bar on a desired folder and press the button To change from one file to the next or previous file use the or buttons 8 3 Viewing image files 8 3 1 How to move a file to the photo album You must move the jpg files in...

Page 64: ...e following steps 1 Select the Entertainment Photo Album menu and then press the or button to display the list of image files 2 Put the highlight bar on a desired file and press the OK button if you want to view several files using a slide show press the button You can change a time in terval and effect of slideshow See 4 8 3 To stop viewing press the EXIT button 8 4 Playing back a video file You can p...

Page 65: ...n on the remote or press the button and then the or button to display the video file list 2 Put the highlight bar on a desired file if you want to play several files select them with the button 3 Press the button to start playback 4 If it has its own one or more subtitle files you can select one you prefer with the button to display subtitle 5 To stop playback press the button NOTE This digital receiv...

Page 66: ...puter 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 network settings on the digital receiver 3 Accessing the FTP Server of the digital receiver NOTE The FTP server of the digital receiver does...

Page 67: ...bling 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 router If the digital receiver reboots a new dynamic IP address will be assigned to it You had better assign a static IP address to the digital receiver to avoid this inconvenience As to how to assign a static IP address refer to the manual of yo...

Page 68: ...rt Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS service which can settle this problem The following image is an example of one such DDNS service provider If you use a DDNS service you can access your router with a domain name The instructions on how to use the DDNS service are as follows 1 Make an account on a web site providing DDNS service which should be supported by your router 2 Configure your router with ...

Page 69: ... router therefore select DHCP as the connection type However if a static connection is set then please refer to your router for an IP address Subnet Mask Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS 4 Once a connection has been set scroll down to activate profile and press the OK button on the remote 5 A successful connection will populate all the IP settings and the Level Quality bars on the TV screen will s...

Page 70: ...tions as you desire And select OK to save the settings When you access to the FTP server you will be asked for the account that was made with these options NOTE You can access the FTP server with an anonymous account However with an anonymous account you can only down load files You cannot upload files You need an FTP client program to access the FTP server of the digital receiver You can log into t...

Page 71: ...9 9 3 Accessing the FTP server 63 NOTE The maximum number of user connections is one This means that you cannot access the FTP server while someone else is occupying it ...

Page 72: ...ost versions of Windows from the Toppro website http www toppro com au 10 1 From a memory stick If you have a USB memory stick you can update the firmware from it by taking the following steps 1 Download a new firmware from the Toppro website 2 Copy the firmware file to your memory stick 3 Insert the USB memory stick into the USB port on the digital receiver 4 Select the Installation Firmware Upgrade ...

Page 73: ...tick 65 5 Place the highlight bar on the right firmware file and press the OK button and a countdown will be displayed on the front display of the digital receiver 6 When the message of END appears restart the digital receiver ...

Page 74: ...ished I get zero channels 67 I get a pixilated image on the my Television 67 Can not receive or adjust sound through Toppro unit 68 Can not rewind live Television 68 The Free to Air Guide is blank 68 I can not set the correct aspect ratio 68 Lost part of my show because it went longer then the recording time set 69 Can not get a network connection 69 Can not connect my external HDD 69 ...

Page 75: ...e power outlet is controlled by a switch make sure the wall switch is ON Remove the power plug from the wall and wait 10 sec onds then plug back in Plug another appliance into the outlet if the other appli ance doesn t work then have a qualified electrician repair the outlet Plug the Toppro into a different outlet I have connected my Toppro and get no picture on the Television Check that you have co...

Page 76: ...rength between 50 90 Indoor antenna is not recommended as the signal is not enough to display channels when a service is scanned I get a pixilated image on the my Television Check the plug on the Toppro and on the wall making sure that it s a tight connection Check that there is a signal coming from the antenna by connecting it directly to the TV or another device You must have signal strength bet...

Page 77: ... box by pressing the A R button on the Toppro remote 16 9 4 3 Check the aspect ratio on your TV Refer to the user guide of you TV for information about this procedure Check the broadcast of the program For example some programs are only broadcasted in 4 3 Lost part of my show because it went longer then the recording time set When setting a Reservation add an extra few minutes to the Duration to c...

Page 78: ...tem when it is connected This will ensure that the hard drive is ready to use and the full capacity is available The HDD must not be more then 1000 GB 1 TB You must make sure that the external HDD is self pow ered Can not get the time to show on the front of the Toppro The Toppro is designed to save power when in standby mode as per the Australian MEPS standard This reduces power con sumption to l...

Page 79: ...ding finishes To place the recorder into Standby after the recording has finished press the Power button on the remote during a recording and the follow ing message is displayed RECORDER NOT FINISHED DO YOU WANT TO POWER OFF move green tab to YES and leave recorder ON do not execute the function The television may be turned off and the recorder will go into standby sleep mode when the recording has fi...

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Page 82: ...not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local go...

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