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TOPFIELD

SBI-2060

User Guide

High Definition

Digital Satellite Receiver

IRDETO Secure Silicon Embedded

Summary of Contents for SBI-2060

Page 1: ...TOPFIELD SBI 2060 User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Receiver IRDETO Secure Silicon Embedded ...

Page 2: ...may result in a risk of fire or electrical shock Never open this unit s casing under any cir cumstances or the warranty will be void Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service per sonnel Servicing is required when the unit has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liq uid has been spilled or...

Page 3: ...ons 7 2 3 Rear panel connections 8 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 10 2 4 1 Connecting to the antenna 10 2 4 2 Connecting to your television set 10 2 5 Switching on for the first time 12 3 Service Search 14 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services 14 3 1 1 Configuring LNB settings 15 3 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings 17 3 1 3 Configuring USALS settings 18 3 1 4 Searching for services 19 3 2...

Page 4: ...e setting 32 4 4 Parental control 34 4 5 Options for recording 36 4 6 Options for playback 37 4 7 Options for on screen display 38 4 8 Options for the front display 39 4 9 Options for standby mode 39 5 Every Day Use 41 5 1 Volume control 41 5 2 Watching television 41 5 2 1 The services list 41 5 2 2 The favourite service lists 43 5 2 3 Viewing programme information 44 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks ...

Page 5: ... 62 7 2 4 To rename a recording 62 7 2 5 To make a new folder 63 7 2 6 To move a recording to another folder 63 7 3 Playing back a recording 63 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar 64 7 3 2 To play in slow motion 64 7 3 3 To play in fast motion 64 7 3 4 To make a bookmark 65 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly 65 7 3 6 To play back recordings in sequence 66 7 3 7 To play back a scrambled...

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Page 7: ...y 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 preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television or radio bro...

Page 8: ...an external hard drive connected to the dig ital receiver via the USB port you can record television programmes into it 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 receiver is off but plugged into a wall socket we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in activ...

Page 9: ...ve mode CHANNEL c a buttons switch to the previous or next ser vice They are also used to navigate in menus and inter active screens There is a flap on the middle of the front panel that protects the USB port behind it from dust into which you can plug an external hard drive and record a programme into it If you want to watch pay services pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap then ...

Page 10: ...he sound Press again to switch it back on 5 P P buttons switch to the previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens 6 switches over between the current service and the previ ously viewed one 7 Numeric buttons are used to en ter 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 deta...

Page 11: ...o used to return to the previous menu from a submenu 21 EXIT is used to exit a menu or to hide on screen informa tion 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 in the external hard drive See 7 2 for more details 25 resumes normal pl...

Page 12: ...ent functions per menu 36 has different functions per menu Functions of the colour buttons will be guided on the screen NOTE When using the remote control point it at the remote sensor on the front panel of the digital receiver 1 3 Subscription card information With this digital receiver you can view pay services scrambled with the IRDETO conditional access system Probably you have a subscrip tion ...

Page 13: ...e control AAA 1 5 V One HDMI 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 2 1 ...

Page 14: ...ched If the cord is damaged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician To maintain proper ventilation always leave sufficient space around the digital receiver Table 2 1 Power specification Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 33 W at maximum in active Under 1 W in passive standby LNB Power 13 V 18 V 500mA Max Tabl...

Page 15: ...r 3 TV Audio and video output socket for the tele vision set 4 HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high definition television set 5 RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer 6 S PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio video receiver Table 2 3 Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left right audio output Digital audio output TV CVBS S Video video outpu...

Page 16: ...ps you are expecting that the satellite antenna could simultaneously catch all frequencies coming from a satellite and send them to the digital receiver However the satellite antenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarisation specified by the digital re ceiver So if you have another digital receiver linked from the LNB OUT connector you can only use it limi...

Page 17: ...ld use an HDMI cable for best re sults Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on the digital receiver and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television To use the SCART output For best results with a standard television set you should use a SCART cable Plug one end of the cable into the TV socket on the digital receiver and plug the other end into a free SCART socket on yo...

Page 18: ...digital receiver you should insert bat teries into the remote control Open the battery compartment by removing the lid and then insert the batteries observing the polarity which is marked on the base of the battery compart ment Press the button on the top left corner on the remote con trol In a little time you may see a picture displaying a menu If you do not see a picture try pressing the V Forma...

Page 19: ...artment Do not subject to excessive heat such as the sun and fire If you are not using the remote control for a long pe 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 ...

Page 20: ...ing services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna You have to configure antenna set tings according to your antenna system in the following order 1 Configure LNB settings Refer to 3 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 USALS mode Refer to 3 1 2 for DiS EqC 1 2...

Page 21: ...called Intermediate Frequency IF High frequencies from satellites are converted into 950 to 2150 MHz by a LNB Select the Installation LNB Setting 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 Even if you ca...

Page 22: ...B Power option to On if it does not have any other power supply If you use a dual LNB or two antennas which is connected to the 22 kHz tone switch box set the 22 kHz option to On 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 s...

Page 23: ...you have to set the Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 option to Enable To get the correct position of your desired satellite take 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 digital receiver has 4 If the...

Page 24: ...ites 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 satellites To use the USALS protocol se lect the Installation USALS Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure At...

Page 25: ...ime 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 3 1 4 Searching for services To perform a service search se lect the Installation Searching menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are in general four service search methods searching every service of a satellite se...

Page 26: ...the digital receiver tries to search every service scrutinizing every transponder with every possible combination of transponder elements It thus may require many minutes or even many hours It is possible to search several satellites one after another for services Set the Sat Mode item to Multi then the Satellite Name item becomes disabled and the Satellite List item be comes enabled Pressing the ...

Page 27: ...he FEC option and the Pilot option will become enabled You also should set these options correctly NOTE You may get transponder information from a satellite maga zine or website such as http www satbeams com or http www lyngsat com Searching single service of a transponder To search single service of a transponder take the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op ti...

Page 28: ... button to diaply additional options 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 option with the numeric buttons You can search pay services as well as free services as follows To search only free services set the FTA Scrambled op tion to FTA only To search only pay services s...

Page 29: ...desired transponder 4 Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de sired transponder If the transponder is of the DVB S2 standard you should set this option to DVB S2 QPSK or DVB S2 8PSK Then the FEC option and the Pilot option will become enabled You also should set these options correctly 5 To change a satellite entry s name select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and sel...

Page 30: ...ory settings To reset services list only select the Installation System Recovery Reset Service List menu then you get asked for confirmation Selecting Yes will reset the current ser vices list NOTE A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes However you have to search services again after a factory reset 3 4 Resetting to user settings You can store your own data including the following ...

Page 31: ...ecovery Export System Data menu then you get asked for confirmation With the choice of Yes your data will be stored Every time you store your data they are all overwrit ten To restore your data from an external storage select the Instal lation System Recovery Import System Data menu then system data will be listed Select a data and press the OK but ton then your data will be restored You can edit t...

Page 32: ...ng deleting or modifying satellite entries Adding deleting or modifying transponder entries Deleting or modifying service entries Adding deleting or modifying favourite groups As to how to use Vega refer to its user guide which is accom panied by the software ...

Page 33: ...e language of audio track and of subtitle track Select the Settings Language menu You should see a screen like the left figure 4 1 1 Menu language The digital receiver provides menus in several different lan guages Set the Menu Language option to your desired lan guage Once you select a language the menu will be immedi ately displayed in the selected language ...

Page 34: ...3 Hard of Hearing Some broadcasters may send a subtitle track dedicated to the hard of hearing Even when a subtitle track or more is avail able that subtitle track will be displayed prior to those you have specified for the 1st Subtitle Language and the 2nd Sub title Language options if the Hard of Hearing option is set to On 4 1 4 Audio language Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio ...

Page 35: ...n set does not sup port high definition you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture Set the Video Format option as you desire If you set this op tion to 576P the digital receiver will present even high defini tion programmes in resolution of 576 On the contrary if you set it to 1080I the digital receiver will present even standard definition programmes in resolution of 1080 It is recommended to s...

Page 36: ...ide screen television as the above figures show To watch normal screen programmes in full screen like the left figure set the Display Format option to Full Normal screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to the width of the wide screen Otherwise to watch them in the original ratio like the right figure set it to Center If you have a normal screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 You...

Page 37: ...hould set the SCART Output option to your desired colour format 4 2 4 Audio mode Basically there are two audio sources 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 a detailed description The digital receiver can output two types of digital audio sig ...

Page 38: ...he clock manually or use the time signal Greenwich Mean Time GMT carried as part of the digital television broadcast To use Greenwich Mean Time take the following steps 1 Set the Mode option to Auto then the Time Offset option becomes enabled 2 Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between your time zone and GMT referring to Table 4 1 3 To get Greenwich mean time set the GMT Collection op...

Page 39: ...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 To change the time format to 12 hour format set the Time Format option to 12 Hours 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...

Page 40: ...T 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 Solomo...

Page 41: ...ating information 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 identi fication number to override To change the number select the Change PIN Code menu then a box pops up asking a new PIN Enter a desired number twice for confirmation You can also restrict uses of some menus Selectin...

Page 42: ... programme as long as the duration specified at this option You can set the duration of the timer recording Set the Timer Recording Duration option as you desire Its available range is 10 minutes to 3 hours Time padding is the feature of adding extra recording time to the beginning or end of a programme so that you do not miss any part of the programme Set the Time Padding of Timer Recording option...

Page 43: ...ump interval that is for playback Set the Jump Time Interval option as you desire Its available range is 10 seconds to 3 minutes If you want to enjoy 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 If you have subtitle files such as smi sub idx and srt the digital receiver can also display them The Media Subtitle item provides som...

Page 44: ... 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 is 10 to 3 lines The higher you set the op tion the lower the information box will ...

Page 45: ...ou 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 active mode and standby mode by setting the Brightness in Operation Mode option and the Brightness in Standby Mode option to any as you like 4 9 Options for standby mode You can have the current time displayed on the front di...

Page 46: ...40 Preference Settings turned off automatically when there is no manipulation over three hours ...

Page 47: ...tton 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 services...

Page 48: ...puts the highlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the ra dio services list by pressing the button Pressing the button displays additional options with which you can do the following Select your desired satellite at the Satellite option then only services provided by the selected satellite will be listed By setting the Show Provider option to On you can vie...

Page 49: ... group se lect the Add to Fav option then the favourite groups will be displayed Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the OK button You can additionally sort the services list with the Sort ing option as follows Default by service number Alphabetic by service name Satellite by satellite FTA CAS from free services to pay services CAS FTA from pay services to free services Provider by ...

Page 50: ... P button it will be also another favourite service of the selected group The digital re ceiver will remind you what group you have selected by dis playing its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services To return to the services list press the button Besides that you can add or delete a favourite group or service To add the service you are currently watching into a favourite ...

Page 51: ... the current service is locked Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service Multifeed symbol if the current programme is pro vided as a multifeed programme To use this feature re fer to 5 4 Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa tion about the current programme To hide the information box press the EXIT button 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with...

Page 52: ...s such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext If the cur rent service provides teletext the teletext symbol will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a page to view by entering its page number with the nu meric buttons You can zoom into a teletext page with the button and adjust its transparency level w...

Page 53: ...dcasts press the button To switch it back press the button again Pressing the button will rearrange the form swapping the columns and rows To switch it back press the button again You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme guide See 7 1 3 for detailed description 5 4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a prog...

Page 54: ...tead 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 programme as much time as you set in the option See 4 5 The time shift will be reset each time you change to...

Page 55: ...slow mo 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 end time shift press the button The live pro gramme will be displayed NOTE You can adjust some options for time shift Refer to 4...

Page 56: ...it Services Edit Service List 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 ser vice to edit on the right column To go over to the other column press the button To edit the radio services list ...

Page 57: ... 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 number that is set to the Change PIN Code option See 4 4 for this option Pressing the OK button on a locked service...

Page 58: ...urites 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 favourites list You can add up to 30 groups To add a new group select the NEW item in the group list then the on screen keyboard ap pears See 6 3 as to how to use the on screen keybo...

Page 59: ... moved to the favourite list You can delete a favourite entry with the OK button 4 To select another group press the button again then the highlight bar gets moved to each column Furthermore you can rearrange a group s favourites by mov ing a favourite entry To move a favourite entry put the high light bar on the favourite entry you want and press the but ton Press the V and V buttons or P and P b...

Page 60: ...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 line and then select the Del key or alternatively press but ton You must select the Save key or alternatively press the button to complete your typing otherwise i...

Page 61: ...the NTFS file system It is also recommended to use an external power socket to have the external hard drive supplied by its own power 7 1 Recording a programme Once a recording gets started a symbol like the left fig ure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds CAUTION Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the power plug while it is running It may cause damage to re...

Page 62: ... digital receiver After a recording has started pressing the button displays a menu like the left figure in which you can set the recording duration To specify an arbitrary recording duration set the Duration op tion as you desire with the V and V buttons and press the OK button the recording will end at the specified time If the information about the next programme is provided by the electronic pro...

Page 63: ...or alternatively select the Recorded Program menu See 7 2 for detailed description about the recorded programme list 7 1 2 Timer recording You can set a programme to 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 standb...

Page 64: ...dio Set the Type option to your desired source 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 4 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...

Page 65: ...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 as to how to use the on screen keyboard 9 To set a recording reservation with the above settings select the OK item otherwise it will not be saved and will not occur You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list To edit a timer entry put the highlight bar on th...

Page 66: ...nt with recording press it once more or alternatively press the button then the letter R is displayed 4 Pressing the OK button once more will cancel the timer 7 1 4 Recording a pay service programme You can record a pay service programme without the subscrip tion card However you need the subscription card to play it back because it has not been descrambled So it is recom mended to record pay serv...

Page 67: ...u need the subscription card to play it back 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 Recorded Program menu or alternatively press the button to display the recorded programme list The file information is comprised of the following elements file num...

Page 68: ... recording 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 reco...

Page 69: ... contents 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 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 T...

Page 70: ...terval option with the button See 4 6 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 1 ...

Page 71: ... fol 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...

Page 72: ... pro grammes 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 the progress bar then press the button 7 3 7 To play back a scrambled recording If you hav...

Page 73: ...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 copying press the button 7 5 Formatting the hard disk If a new hard drive is installed it must be formatted because you can neither record nor use time shift with an unformatted hard disk You can delete permanently all contents stored in a hard drive by format...

Page 74: ...e update tool which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 8 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information of your digital receiver before downloading a new firmware Select the Information System Status menu You should see a screen like the left figure Remember the number of the Application Version item and download the latest...

Page 75: ...the USB memory stick into the USB port on the digital receiver 4 Pull out and put the digital receiver s plug into the wall socket 5 Press the CHANNEL abutton on the front panel when you see the message of Checking new download opera tion on the screen 6 When the message of END appears restart the digital re ceiver NOTE Your memory stick must be formatted in the FAT file system Otherwise the digita...

Page 76: ... digital receiver 3 Plug one end of an RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your computer 4 Run SDL Down The instructions on how to use SDL 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 countd...

Page 77: ...the air Select the Installa tion Firmware Upgrade OTA Firmware Upgrade menu You should see a screen like the left figure Set each option to the satellite and transponder through which the broadcasting operator would transmit a new firmware Selecting the Start command starts firmware update ...

Page 78: ...e reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can dis pose this product for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial...

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