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1. listed on the right box For how to edit the favourite lists refer to 6 1 To select a favourite service put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the button a highlight bar appears on its favourite services list Once you select a desired service with the button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the V button After you have selected a favourite service if you then switch to another service using the or button it will be also another favourite service of the selected group The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services If you wish to get out of the current group select the All services group on the favourite group list 32 Daily Usage Besides that you can add or delete a favourite group or service To add the service you are currently watching into a favourite group put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the amp button To create a new group press the button then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group or a service press the gt button then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 5 2 3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box on which you can see all of the following e Service numbe
2. Sound Mode 22 Space 40 specifications 9 11 Start Search 28 Start Time 47 stereo 22 subtitle 33 System ID 62 System Setting 26 TAP 60 tap 60 teletext 33 TFD Down 64 TFDN_USB 63 Time 50 time format 23 Time Offset 23 Time Setting 23 25 Time Shifting 26 35 44 timer list 46 Timer Setting 46 Total block 25 Transfer Data to Other IRD 41 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 65 transponder 1 68 INDEX Turbo Off 58 TV 11 TV 13 14 22 46 TV Aspect Ratio 20 21 TV Type 19 22 Type 46 USB 11 USB 57 63 VCR 11 VCR 15 VCR Scart Type 20 VIDEO 10 VIDEO 13 14 22 Video Output Scaling 22 Weekly 46 wide screen television 20 Wind River 60 Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To pa 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 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 co
3. 5 To delete a bookmark jump to it and then press the button 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part To play back in whole press the gt button when the progress bar is hidden then the repetition symbol gt is displayed on the information box To cancel it press the bi button again To play back in part perform the following steps 1 Press the gt button to display the progress bar 7 3 Playing back a recording 55 Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the B or ES button Press the gt button then the pointer starts to blink Move to the end scene the part is marked in purple Press the gt button again then the part turns green and repeated playback starts To cancel it press the gt button when the progress bar is displayed 7 3 6 To play back recordings in sequence You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by performing the following steps 1 Press the C 77 button or alternatively select the File List menu to display the list of recorded programmes Select each desired recording with the button once a recording is selected it gets numbered Press the button to start playback The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered To jump to start of next selected recording press the G button to displ
4. 6 2 How to use on screen keyboard You can move the highlight key S Favorites Feb 6 2007 10 33 horizontally with the and KeyBoard Del buttons and vertically with the P and P buttons Press ing the OK button on a key en ters its letter in the input line To type a space select the Space key To type lower case letters or numerals select the Other key Space Sai Select Character T Move Cursor Previous Me Select Character 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 button it will not be named 6 3 Transferring receiver data The digital receiver retains the following data e Services list e Favourite lists e Preference settings It is possible to transfer the receiver data from the digital re ceiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To have the receiver data transferred perform the following steps 6 3 Transferring receiver data 41 a NI S Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver Turn on the source digital receiver Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes To start
5. 61 Button 4 CAM 7 Censorship 25 Index Center 21 Center extract 21 Change PIN Code 25 Channel 28 Cl 7 Common Interface 7 Common Interface 7 Date 47 Daylight Saving Time 23 Diab 60 download 63 64 Duration 44 47 DVB 1 Electronic Programme Guide 34 Every Day 46 Every Weekday 46 Every Weekend 46 Factory Setting 28 File List 45 50 52 55 File Name 47 Find 63 64 Format Hard Disk 59 Full 21 GCC 60 HDMI 11 HDMI 13 HDMI Output 22 67 high definition 22 Info Box Display Time 26 Info Box Position 26 information box 32 IRD Status 62 keyboard 40 Language Setting 17 Letter Box 21 Local Time 23 Lock 30 51 Locked 51 Manual 28 Menu Language 17 Mode 23 46 mono 22 multifeed 35 NEW 39 No block 25 normal screen television 21 NTSC 19 One Time 46 Organizing Favorites 38 OSD Transparency 26 PAL 19 Parental Control 25 picture in picture 37 PID 28 PIN 25 program file list 61 Program Files 60 progress bar 49 Radio 46 Record 46 Record continue 44 Record pause 44 recorded programme list 50 Rename 30 51 RF LOOP 1 OUT 10 RF LOOP 1 OUT 12 RF LOOP 2 OUT 10 RF LOOP 2 OUT 12 RS 232 11 RS 232 41 64 65 S VIDEO 11 S VIDEO 14 22 S PDIF 11 S PIDF 15 SCART Output 20 Search Mode 27 28 Service 46 Service Search 27 services list 29 Show Provider 30 Size 50 Sorting 50
6. TopfieldUpdatew T new firmware file 2 Press the download button and then restart the digital receiver to start the file transfer Download Stop and Exit 3 Message Acountdown will be displayed on screen 4 Restart the digital receiver once more when the file transfer is com plete 64 Firmware Update 9 3 From your computer via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS 232 cable You need TFD Down a firmware transfer utility for this which is available from the website http www i topfield com To update the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 1 Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website 2 Turn off the digital receiver 3 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your computer 4 Run TFD Down The instructions on how to use TFD Down are as follows BEDE Enetinonscer E 1 Press the Find button to select the new File Name D MyTaskWTopfieldUp Find firmware file Download Potseup 2 Press the download button and then turn Stop S on the digital receiver to start the file trans fer Message N TFD File Download Manager 3 A countdown will be displayed on screen 4 Restart the digital receiver when the file tra
7. 0 device 12 Setup 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 A you need to connect the digital receiver to Cae your television antenna so that it can receive Co digital television services LY Cte Connect the antenna cable to the ANT 1 IN Sa connector on the back panel of the digital receiver Also you must ensure that there is a con nection to both the ANT 1 IN and ANT 2 IN connectors on your digital receiver so that both tuners work properly Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the RF LOOP 1 OUT connector to the ANT 2 IN connector NOTE However if you are in a weak signal area or are using a signal amplifier with more than one output you may achieve better results by connecting a cable from the antenna or amplifier directly to the ANT 2 IN connector rather than using the loop cable If you have another digital receiver or you want to still receive analogue channels on your television link it from the RF LOOP 2 OUT connector 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 2 4 2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of
8. 35 Adjusting the on screen display 0 3 6 To turn onthe time shift feature aoaaa aaa Service Search 4 1 Searching broadcasting services ooo 4 2 Resetting to factory settings cioc 6455585558085 Daily Usage 51 Volumegontrol 14 6644 5544 be bode A hd 52 Watching television 2 0 050 e458 cece ees 5 21 The services list spog eetere 4488 854 5 2 2 The favourite services list anaana aaa 5 2 3 Viewing programme information 5 24 Selecting audiotracks lt x R sesa reiese R 5 25 Selecting subtitle tracks oosa 0 552 RR R tena 526 Viewing telefext ss c s4 t 6405524522 mioa a 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 5 4 Watching multifeed programme 0 55 Using MMe T 46 444 baa ek eee ee ee a es 5O RTA piciire in PICHHe p io ek a Contents v 6 Listing Services 6 1 6 2 6 3 Editing the favourite list gt gt gt KKR RRR RRR Re How to use on screen keyboard oo cc e R R R RR RR Transferring receiver data s c s eooc oe roiroi oroia ee eee 7 Recording and Playing 7al fe 73 7 4 7 9 76 Ar Recordinga programme nccc naaca bh bbb doe daa ALI RT T Z e 5 s ea ee a e a a a TLS Ter e T ee e nos eee eee ee ee eS 7 1 3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide 7 1 4 Recording a time shifted programme 7 1 5 Recording a pay service programme aana File archive os se meee e aE e RR R RR a
9. A 721 Todeletearecording i 644 ediad 722 TOsortrecordings 2 lt oac XS ee eee 723 Tolotkatecording x xK X S R R R ese senna 724 Torenamearecording 9 X gt 9 S R R R 7 2 5 To make a new folder nona aaa aaa 7 2 6 To move a recording to another folder Playing back avecording lt o os sree SR R RR R RR es 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar anaana 7 3 2 Toplayinslow motion 5 0 650525 0084 7 3 3 Toplayinfastmotion 05 7 3 4 Tomake a bookmark aaa aaa 7 3 5 To play back a recording repeatedly 7 3 6 To play back recordings insequence 7 3 7 To play back a scrambled recording Copying areconding lt lt a s todoa tipora eee ee ESS MPS playbatk 0 545 0224 04 00 0 be ee eee eek Transferring recording files ee ee R RRR es Formatting the hard disk 6 04 4 bi bb be ba eS 38 38 40 40 42 43 43 45 48 vi Contents 8 Topfield Application Program 9 Firmware Update 91 92 9 3 9 4 Index Checking the firmware information From your computer via USB port From your computer via RS 232 port From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 60 62 62 63 64 64 66 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF500PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standard and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard Fo
10. Left or Right However if a multifeed pro gramme is provided at the moment video tracks will be dis played In this case you have to press the button once more to select an audio track 5 2 5 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages If the current programme provides subtitle tracks the subtitle symbol will be marked on the infor mation box Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks Once you select a subtitle track it will be displayed 5 2 6 Viewing teletext On some services such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext If the current service provides teletext the teletext symbol will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a desired page to view by entering its page number with the numeric buttons You can zoom into a teletext page with 34 Daily Usage the button and adjust its transparency level with the button To hide the teletext screen press the button 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched uled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme Pressing the button dis Program Guide 05 02 17 10 2007 Wed plays the electronic programme 82 MAY 02 49 17 10 2007 Wed guide on which yo
11. YZ 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 programme guide the After this program and After next program options will be available Once the After this program option is selected the current recording will stop when the current programme is scheduled to end Likewise once the After next program option is selected the current recording will stop when the next programme is scheduled to end Selecting the Record pause option pauses recording When you press the button again you will see this option is changed to Record continue To resume recording select it 7 1 Recording a programme 45 To stop recording press the button then a box like the left figure appears which shows programmes currently be ing recorded If you select one its recording will stop Cannot start recording Would you like to stop the current recording 18 Ch 9 0 Ch 9 OS Downlo U 17 Ch 8 s Ch 8 OS Downlo While a recording is going on you can watch or record another service To additionally record another service switch to the service you want to record and press the button Once a recording is started it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not finished yet The recording file is named after its service name with a suffix of a number To view the recorded programme list
12. button once more will cancel the timer 7 14 Recording a time shifted programme See 5 5 for detailed description about the time shift feature While watching a programme with time shift you can record it by performing the following steps 7 1 Recording a programme 49 1 Press the button to display the progress bar 2 To move to the beginning of the desired scene hold down the GE or ES button until it is reached 3 Press the button to start recording The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded 4 Press the button to stop time shift 5 Press the button once more to stop recording 7 1 5 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 service programmes with the subscrip tion card so that they can be recorded in descrambled form In that case you can enjoy them without the subscription card like free service ones To record a programme of a pay service in descrambled form perform the following steps 1 Select a programme of a pay service you want to record 2 Make sure that the subscription card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiver 3 Start recording 4 Do not switch to other service nor use time shift until it is finished NOTE If you switch to other
13. can enjoy music or audio books in MP3 format with the digital receiver For how to transfer MP3 files to the digital receiver from your computer refer to 7 6 To play a MP3 file perform the following steps 1 Press the amp button and then the or 4 button to display the MP3 list 7 6 Transferring recording files 57 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 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 9 button 7 6 Transferring recording files ae B You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair which is a program used to transfer files You can download it from the Topfield website http www i topfield com To transfer files take the following steps 1 Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield website 2 Install them on your computer 3 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB _ port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your com puter 4 Turn on the digital receiver 5 Run Altair then its screen will appear like the figure below 58 Recording and Playing E Altair 1 250 Ge 2 x B PVR HDD 5 62 GE Froe 74 53 GB Total Applications C 6 86 GE Froo 19 53
14. digital receiver will present even standard definition programmes in resolution of 1080 NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the following connectors Composite video connector VIDEO e S Video connector S VIDEO e SCART connector TV 3 2 6 Video scaling By adjusting the Video Output Scaling option you can inflate or shrink pictures from 20 to 20 percent so that they could fit tight to the frame of your television without black space 3 2 7 Audio mode Basically there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver You can enjoy only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono Set the Sound Mode option as you desire Apart from this setting you can change the sound mode with the button See 5 2 4 for detailed description 3 3 Local time setting 23 3 3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events Select the System Setting gt Time 4 Time Setting Oct 26 2007 11 06 Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure You can set the clock manually or use the time signal Green wich Mean Time GMT carried as part of the digital television broadcast Moves em Slats tm rove Menu 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
15. 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 Sunday every week Weekly means one day every week Every Weekday means from Monday to Friday every week If your favourite programme is broadcasted at weekends and you wish to record every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 7 1 Recording a programme 47 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 which the recording will be finished 7 Pressing the button on the File Name option displays the on screen keyboard with which you can specify a file name for the timer recording If you do not specify anything it will be named after the service name See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard 8 To set a timer recording with the above settings select the OK option otherwise it will not be saved and will not occur You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list To edit a timer entry put the highlight bar on the entry you want and press button then appears a box in whi
16. the data transfer turn on the target digital receiver A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete 42 Recording and Playing Chapter 7 Recording and Playing You can record two different services while watching another if two of the services are provided through the same transponder The TF 500 PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following e While playing a recording back you can watch a service in the sub picture using the picture in picture feature e You can record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme e You can record two different services while watching one of them using the time shift feature See 5 5 for the time shift feature e You can even record two different services while watch ing two other different services only if two or more services are provided in a same transponder and the other services are provided in another same transponder In this case you can watch two services at the same time using the picture in picture feature See 5 6 for the picture in picture feature 7 1 Recording a programme 43 7 1 Recording a programme e Once recording has started a symbol like the left figure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds When you are watching a service different from the service being recor
17. 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 Solomon Islands New Caledonia GMT 12 00 Fiji Auckland Wellington Kamchatka 3 4 Parental control In general television programmes are classified according to the level of violence nudity and language of their content When you are watching a programme you can check its pro gramme classification on the information box For the informa tion box see 5 2 3 You can prevent your children from watching specific pro grammes by specifying a programme classification 3 4 Parental control 25 Select the System Setting gt 4 Parental Control Feb 6 2007 10 15 Parental Control menu You should see a screen like the left figure and you will be asked your Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 Moves Item J Selects Item Previous Menu If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes set the Censorship option to 15 age Setting it to No block blocks no programme on the other hand setting it to Total block blocks every programme NOTE If a programme does not have any programme classification information your cen
18. GB Total Name Size Type Name SI Folder E acce Folder 05 Happiness mp3 2 Queen Want To Bree S on Killor Quoan m EI E O lees Queen Love of my life 2 Queen Somebody To WMP Lovely mp3 2 Queen Love of My Lit 2 Queen Too much love 1 073 KB 6 314 KB 1 073 KB 6 314 KB 367KB BS The instructions on how to use Altair are as follows 1 Select files to transfer The left panel shows files and folders that are on the digital receiver while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer 2 To transfer files from the digital receiver to your com puter press the right arrow button 3 To transfer files from your computer to the digital re ceiver press the left arrow button At the top of the panel you will see a message that says Turbo Off Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver You can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off Turbo mode makes transferring files faster but the digital re ceiver stops responding to commands from the remote control If you want to use the digital receiver while transferring or if any scheduled recordings are due to start you should not use turbo mode NOTE You cannot play back the recordings with a regular MPEG player on your computer because they are formatted differ ently from the standard MPEG forma
19. TF 500 PVRt User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX kF Digital Video Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 HR OAS ies Gos bao BG ee eee Ss Se ee ee 4 1 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver lt o R S 9 ce eee 2 L21 Wheteont panes oe ek ee See Sw ee eds 3 1 2 2 The remote control 4 1 3 What is common interface 2 200 7 2 Setup 8 21 Unpacking 23 s323 82535 eeeeeceeseus 8 22 Galery PESCAUMIONS o cere ee ERE SS 8 23 Kear panel COnnecHore 2 ee ee ee ee eR eS 10 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 12 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna naos 12 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 13 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 15 25 Switching on for the first ime oc oe cs cossas R e RR 15 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 16 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture aaa 16 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings 31 a T setings ec ee a 32 Tep ancl gudio SGE o oe ee ee a 3 2 1 Television standard a oa aeaaea 322 Colour m del c e e k poe e e ee RRR p Se we 3 2 3 Video cassette recorder o n 324 Television aspectratio o oc cocot a 3 2 5 High definition television Bae A06 oie e e RE bbb REER KER bE SS 3 27 Audio mode 06 585 ee 8 RR RRR N 33 Local timesetting i cccog SR R K eee RRR RR RR 34 Parentalcontrol sae ee ee ee
20. ant to watch 2 Insert the subscription card into the conditional access module 3 Insert the conditional access module into a common in terface on the front of the digital receiver i Common Interface Moves Item Select Previous Menu To view the information about Jan 7 2004 00 54 the module and subscription card which is inserted into the digital receiver select the In formation gt Common Interface menu You should see a screen like the left figure 8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2 1 Unpacking Before going any further check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver s Remote control unit s Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner e One SCART to component cable e One S Video cable e 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 2 2 Safety precautions 9 e 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 s The wall outlet should be near the equipment Do not run an extension lead to the unit Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture The digital receiver is designed for use indoors only Use dry cloth when cleaning the digital r
21. at a time by pressing the button You can change playback speed For slow motion see 7 3 2 For fast motion see 7 3 3 To check your current position in time shift press the button The time difference compared to live pro gramme is displayed momentarily in top right corner of screen A value of 02 00 means two minutes behind live programme To make a recording of what is in time shift see 7 1 4 To end time shift press the button The live pro gramme will be presented When time shift option is disabled and pause is kept for more than 10 seconds the time shift feature will be switched on to stop you loosing part of the programme In such case it will remain enabled until you change services 5 6 Using picture in picture 37 5 6 Using picture in picture You can watch two services at the same time with one of them presented in a sub picture We call this feature picture in picture The instructions on how to use the picture in picture feature are as follows 1 Press the button to display a sub picture on which another service will be presented N Pressing the button once more minifies the sub picture and pressing it once again hides the sub picture w To display the services list for the sub picture press the gt i button NOTE When a recording is in progress the available services in the services list may be limited nN Pressing the button moves the sub pict
22. ause the SCART connector can output stereo audio But if you use a conversion cable such as SCART to Component you have to make audio connections NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the SCART connec tor To use the S Video connector NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the S Video connector You will need to obtain a S Video cable to use the S Video connector Plug one end of the cable into the S VIDEO socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television To use the composite video connector ae i ee Z NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the composite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable RCA cable to use the composite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television 2 5 Switching on for the first time 15 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 the matching sockets on your television or audio system To enjoy Dolby digital audio your televi sion or audio system must be able to decode Dolby digital audio and you will need to ob tain a S PDIF cable Plug one end of
23. ay the progress bar then press the x button 7 3 7 To play back a scrambled recording If you have recorded a programme of a pay service with the subscription card you can play it as freely like one of a free service Otherwise you need the subscription card to play it because it has been recorded without unscrambling even though it may have been partially descrambled 56 Recording and Playing On the recorded programme list a purely green indicates the recording has been wholly descrambled on the other hand a yellowish green indicates it has been partially descrambled and a purely yellow indicates it has not been descrambled at all Refer to 7 1 5 for how to record a pay service programme 7 4 Copying a recording You can copy a recording 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 copy by holding down the B or ES button 3 Press the button then it will be copied in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of COPY and a number 4 To stop copy press the button NOTE You can make a copy of a long recording more quickly by start ing to play the original recording then pressing 5 button until the speed has increased to six times then pressing the button The copy will be done at six times normal speed 7 5 MP3 playback You
24. aying back a recording The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows 1 Select the File List menu or alternatively press the C 77 button to display the list of recorded programmes Put the highlight bar on a desired recording Press the button to start playback To stop playback press the button During a playback you can enjoy the following tricks To see the detailed information about the currently played recording press the button then the information box appears and shows its file name playing duration pro gramme information and so on To pause playback press the button To resume it press the E button To go forward hold down the 9 button to go back ward hold down the amp button To display the progress bar press the 9 button to hide it press the 9 button again when the progress bar is hidden you can move to a de sired scene by entering the percentage with the numeric buttons 7 3 1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the 69 button to display the progress bar then 7 3 Playing back a recording 53 e To go forward hold down the 5 button to go back ward hold down the amp button To bookmark a position refer to 7 3 4 e If there are no bookmarks you can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the 1 button s To jump back to beginning of recording press the Ge button s To jump to end of recording press
25. ces of a specific trans ponder because more than one service are provided via each 28 Service Search transponder To do that set the Search Mode option to Manual and then at the Channel option select your desired transponder The number ranges from 5 to 12 in VHF and 21 to 69 in UHF To search one service of a transponder set the Search Mode option to Advanced and at the PID option specify the PIDs of your desired service with the numeric buttons PID Packet Identifier is a set of numbers that identifies transport stream packets To start service search select the Start Search item then a list box appears in which found services will be listed When it has completed press the button to save found services To stop at any time or to exit without saving press the button 4 2 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data e Services list e Favourite list s Timer list e Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver To do that select the Installation gt Factory Setting menu and then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes service entries favourite entries and timer events will all be deleted and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer s factory settings The digital receiver will ask for your location and language after resetting all the data You have to designate them so that you can perform service search again NOTE A fact
26. ch runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 9 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware BEES Oct 29 2007 22 06 information of your digital re ah ceiver before downloading a new firmware Select the Infor mation gt IRD Status menu You should see a screen like the left figure Previous Menu Remember the System ID and download a firmware with the same system identification 9 2 From your computer via USB port 63 NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi cation is identical to that of yours Otherwise you will fail in firmware update 9 2 From your computer via USB port You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a USB cable You need TFDN_USB a firmware transfer utility for this which is available from the website http www i topfield com To update the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 1 Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website 2 Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver and the other LI end into the matching port on your com puter eae 3 Turn on the digital receiver 4 Run TFDN_USB The instructions on how to use TFDN_USB are as follows lt lt TFD USB DOWNLOAD 1 Press the Find button to select the FileName D MyTask
27. ch you can change its settings in the same manner as making a new one To delete a timer event put the highlight bar on the entry you want to remove and press the button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 48 Recording and Playing 7 1 3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide If the electronic programme O GRIUE 05 02 17 10 2007 wed guide is properly provided you can make timer events on it The 82 MAY 2 02 49 17 10 2007 Wed L E b instructions on how to make VaziiaiChithiam EAN timer recordings using the elec Nalamaria Aval F eT tronic programme guide are as Adhirstamaana Neram f ollows Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Toggle EPG Type Previous Day Next Day I3 Next Previous Services Information preselect record cancel record record by timer cancel 1 Press the button to display the electronic pro gramme guide 2 Select a service you want to record with the V and buttons 3 Select a programme you want to record with the and buttons 4 To make a timer event without recording press the button the letter P is displayed To make a timer event with recording press it once more or alternatively press the button then the letter R is displayed 5 This timer event is placed on the timer list To change its settings press the button to show a box in which you can edit Refer to 7 1 2 for detailed description 6 Pressing the OK
28. ct a subtitle track displays teletext changes video resolution See 3 2 5 for more details 08 changes aspect ratio See 3 2 4 for more details Gm switches between television services and radio ser vices 07 displays the electronic programme guide switches the output of the TV SCART socket be tween the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 3 2 3 for more details SAT swaps the sub picture with the main picture See 5 6 for more details MENU displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu EXIT is used to exit the current screen is used to start recording 3 is used to stop playback to stop recording or to jump back to live television from time shifted television is used to display the list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal hard disk drive See 7 2 for more details resumes normal playback speed or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift To play a recorded programme see button 24 pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro gramme 6 Introduction E is used to start reverse playback Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed is used to start fast motion playback Subsequent presses increase the playback speed D is used to start slow motion playback Subsequent presses change the playback speed c
29. ddition you can raise or lower the position of the informa tion box Select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Position option as you desire Its available range is from 10 to 3 lines The more high you set the option the more low the information box will be positioned 3 6 To turn on the time shift feature Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television ser vice you are watching gets saved temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver When this feature is enabled you can reverse and pause live television as if playing back a recording To enable this feature select the System Setting menu and then set the Time Shifting option to Enable See 5 5 for how to use this feature 27 Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver you will need to per form a service search 4 1 Searching broadcasting services To perform service search select the Installation gt Service Search menu You should see a screen like the left figure gt Antenna Supply 5V E gt Start Search i If you have an antenna booster you should set the Antenna Sup ply 5V option to On to supply power to it E Moves Item Selects Item Previous Menu Extended Signal You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the first time after connecting up the digital receiver then the digital receiver will search for all available services You may choose to only search for servi
30. ded you can view a number on the centre of the symbol which indicates the order that the recording is started To record two programs simultaneously two tuners are allo cated for the recording Therefore you can only change to a limited number of services while the two programs are being recorded CAUTION Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the plug while it is running It may cause damage to recorded programmes Note that Topfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard disk drive NOTE When a recording is complete it might not be saved if its recording duration is less than one minute 7 1 1 Instant recording To instantly record the programme you are watching at present press the button Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does with a video cassette recorder 44 Recording and Playing Arter this program Nat available Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin End of recording time shifting within the current recording even with the Time After next program Not available Shiftin g op tion disabled How Record pause ever it is still possible to pause a recording After a recording is started pressing the but ton displays a menu like the left U figure in which you can set the recording duration E mE F To specify an arbitrary recording duration set the Duration option as you desire with the
31. eceiver e Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface Do not place the digital receiver close to heat emitting units or in direct sunlight as this will impair cooling Do not lay any objects such as magazines on the digi tal receiver When placed in a cabinet make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical specification of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 2 e 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 e Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances or the warranty will be void s Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician Table 2 1 Power specifications Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 25W at maximum in operation 8 W in standby 10 Setup Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 340x 60x 270mm Weight 3 4kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5to90 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF 500 PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back QO00000000 Ooooo00000 voeo w WTHR HHHH 0000801100 C U oo JO i e B 11 12 13 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver ANT TIN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the first tuner RF LOOP 1 OUT Terrest
32. f the wide screen Otherwise to watch them in the original ratio like the right figure set it to Center Otherwise if you have a normal screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 You cannot fully enjoy wide screen programmes with your normal screen television as the above figures show The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen 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 screen 22 Preference Settings 3 2 5 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080 In general a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition The higher the resolution is the better quality you can enjoy However if your television set does not sup port high definition you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture Set the HDMI Output option as you desire The available values for this option are changed according to the TV Type option If you set this option to 576P the digital receiver will present even high definition programmes in resolution of 576 On the contrary if you set it to 10801 the
33. from the SCART interface It is known in general that the RGB colour model provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour model but the CVBS colour model does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 3 2 3 Video cassette recorder You can have the digital receiver linked to your video cassette recorder or such an appliance via the VCR SCART connector In that case the digital receiver will operate differently depending on the setting of the VCR Scart Type option If the option is set to Standard the digital receiver will pass the video from the video cassette recorder to your television when it starts playback But if the option is set to External A V the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically To pass it you have to press the button NOTE It is impossible for the digital receiver to record the video that the video recorder plays back because the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder 3 2 4 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 3 2 Video and audio settings 21 You can enjoy well both wide screen programmes and normal screen programmes with your wide screen television as the above figures show To watch normal screen programmes in full screen like the left figure set the 4 3 Display Format option to Full Normal screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to the width o
34. hanges the position of sub picture counterclock wise It is also used to jump back to beginnng of record ing during a playback amp changes the position of sub picture clockwise It is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback SE is used to display minify or hide the sub picture See 5 6 for information about picture in picture 63 is used to make a bookmark during playback or time shift is used to jump to next bookmark position or to jump forward 30 seconds 98 is used to jump back 20 seconds for an instant replay 4 displays the services list for sub picture It is also used to specify a block for editing or for repeated play back The O and gt i buttons have additional differ ent functions per menu besides their own function They will be guided by on screen help 1 3 What is common interface 7 1 3 Whatis common interface WA Some broadcasts are scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them Scrambled services can only be viewed with a Conditional Access Module CAM and a subscription card belong ing with the scrambling system Common Interface CI is the slot on a digitial receiver into which a conditional access module may be insterted The front of the digital receiver has two common interfaces To watch a pay service you should take the following steps 1 Purchase a conditional access module and a subscription card for the pay service you w
35. hlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the button Pressing the button displays the additional options with which you can do the following e By setting the Show Provider option to On you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters e 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 for how to use the on screen keyboard e You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked 5 2 Watching television 31 You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it s To add the highlighted service into a favourite group select 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 5 2 2 The favourite services list Fav Ust B H Allservices Movie Music Sports Help You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list To display the favourite lists IRS x press the button You LRN should see a screen like the left cee figure As you move the high light bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box favourite services belong Ald New Favorite Group ing to the highlighted group are Add this service delete
36. is NTSC standard PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA Canada Mexico and so forth If you have a PAL television you have to set the TV Type option to PAL In that case if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard the digital receiver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard However it is inevitable to lose a little picture quality Likewise the contrary case brings about the same result The best thing is to watch PAL services with a PAL television and to watch NTSC services with a NTSC television However a multi television set is able to process both of them So if you have a multi television set you had better set the TV Type option to Multi Then the digital receiver will present pictures without standard conversion 3 2 2 Colour model Through the TV SCART connector the digital receiver is able to output video in various colour models If you have the 20 Preference Settings digital receiver linked to your television via this connector you should set the SCART 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 However if you have connected via the S VIDEO connector you have to set this option to S Video because the output through S Video connector comes
37. n you can quickly go to whatever part of the current programme by fast foward or backward search 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver You can operate the digital receiver 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 using the digital receiver you should keep it plugged into a wall outlet to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any time 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1 2 1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status The following indicates what they mean TOPFIELD i GGG G 9060 staNDeY STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode TV STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver See 3 2 3 for more details B 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 CHANNEL Y A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens MENU b
38. nguages When you watch a programme if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language it will be displayed If the first language is not available but the second language is available the subtitle of the second language will be displayed If there is not any available language no subtitle will be displayed Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 5 for detailed description Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has an audio track of the lan guage that is designated for the 1st Audio Language it will be output If the first language is not available but the second language is available the audio of the second language will be output Apart from this setting you can select an audio track with the button See 5 2 4 for detailed description 3 2 Video and audio settings 19 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video 4 NIV Output Setting Oct 29 2007 22 05 and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances Select the System Setting gt A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure Moves Item D Selects Item Previous Menu 3 2 1 Television standard The digital receiver supports two television standards One is PAL standard and the other
39. nsfer is complete 9 4 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS 232 cable To update the firmware with this method perform the following steps 9 4 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 65 1 Turn off the target digital receiver 2 Plug one end of a RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the dig ital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver 3 Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on 4 Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes 5 Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfer 6 A progress bar appears showing the progress of the firmware transfer 7 Restart the target digital receiver when the firmware transfer is complete 16 9 20 16 9 Display Format 21 1st Audio Language 18 1st Subtitle Language 18 2nd Audio Language 18 2nd Subtitle Language 18 4 3 21 4 3 Display Format 21 A V Output Setting 19 Access Control 25 Add to Fav 31 Advanced 28 After next program 44 After this program 44 Alphabetic 50 Altair 57 58 ANT 1 IN 10 ANT 1 IN 12 ANT 2 IN 10 ANT 2 IN 12 Antenna Supply 5V 27 AUDIO L 15 AUDIO L R 10 AUDIO R 15 Auto 27 Auto Start
40. ntract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this guide explains So some expla nations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the actual digital receiver Copyright 2007 Topfield Co Ltd English version http www i topfield com 110T S0059 201 0
41. onmentally 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 control If you do not see a picture check that the television is set to the correct input If the picture is good you can skip to 4 1 to search for the available television and radio services Otherwise you may need to temporarily connect the composite video connector VIDEO to your television set so that you can see the on screen menus in order to configure the video settings 17 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings You can select the language in ae Language Setting Feb 6 2007 10 16 which the menu would be dis Moves Item 75 Selects Item Previous Menu Menu language played In addition to that you can select which language of au dio track and of subtitle track should be output Select the System Setting gt Lan guage Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure The digital receiver supports many menu languages Dutch English German French Italian Russian Turkish and so forth Set the Menu Language option to your desired language Once you select a language the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language 18 Preference Settings Subtitle language Audio language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan guage option to your desired la
42. ory reset will not delete any recorded programmes 29 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5 1 Volume control Use the and buttons to alter the volume to a com fortable level You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too To temporarily switch off the sound press the Ej 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 E 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 services list press the button 30 Daily Usage On the services list you can see the service information 2 YLETV2 E 5 05 e Service number and name 8 YLE24 9 YLETeema Add to FAV 10 YLETVi 1000 PREMIERE WIN 1001 PREMIERE DIREKT 1002 EROTIK AB 18 1003 THEMA LIVE Unlocked s Transponder information Options Information A dollar sign may be marked on some entries indicating pay service To watch pay services you need the subscription card To select a desired service put the highlight bar on its entry with the P or P button and press the OK button then it will be presented Pressing the V or V button skips over 10 entries up or down Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts the hig
43. press the button or alternatively select the File List menu See 7 2 for detailed description about the recorded programme list 7 1 2 Timer recording You can set a service to be recorded at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into operation mode and start 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 standby mode 46 Recording and Playing To input a timer recording select Timer Setting Oct 26 2007 11 21 the Timer Setting menu then the renna J timer list will be displayed c ve w To add a new timer event press p ee the button and a box like the left figure appears Take the following steps Start Time 11 24 30 Min Next Prey entry Edit entry Insert new entry Delete the selected entry 1 Set the Record option to On to make a recording If this option is set to Off the digital receiver will turn on at the specified time but not record instead you may record with your video cassette recorder or suchlike in this case 2 If you want a radio programme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 3 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want Pressing the OK button
44. ption 7 2 File archive 51 7 2 3 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other people cannot play it perform the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording Press the button to display the additional options Set the Lock option to Locked Press the button a fF YS O N The lock symbol des 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 recording To change the name of a recording perform the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired recording 2 Press the button to display the additional options 3 Select the Rename option and the on screen keyboard appears Change the name and save it See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard 7 2 5 To make a new folder To make a new folder press the button then a new folder named GROUP is created You can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording See above 7 2 6 To move a recording to another folder To move a recording to another folder put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the button then the folders are listed Once you choose a folder the recording is moved to it 52 Recording and Playing 7 3 Playing back a recording When a programme is recorded its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext are also recorded together So you can enjoy them while pl
45. r its operation you need an antenna which must be installed appropriately NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency Unlike ana logue broadcasts however digital broadcasts are not all as signed to their own frequencies instead multiple television broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The fre quency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder To reduce confusion in this manual the word service is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television or radio broadcast The TF 500 PVRt digital receiver has the following features e Can store up to 2000 television and radio services 2 Introduction e You can create favourite lists of your favourite services e You can view information about the current television or radio programme e Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes e You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version which would be provided by the manufac turer e You can record one broadcasting service while you are currently watching another s The large storage capacity of the built in hard disk drive allows you to record up to about 60 hours of television in case of 250 gigabytes in excellent picture and sound quality Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 500 PVRt You can pause the programme you are watch ing and resume it again at a later time The
46. r and name e Signal level and quality e Programme name e Programme classification symbol e Programme summary e Broadcasting time S Current time 3980 MHz 2 Jaya Jaya Bhuvaneshwari 03 02 Spiritual prayers and speeches of Shri Bu 0300 0330 In addition you might see the following symbols e Subtitle symbol if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme s Teletext symbol US if teletext pages are provided on the current service s Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service e Multifeed symbol I if the current programme is pro vided as a multifeed programme To use this feature refer to 5 4 5 2 Watching television 33 If the electronic programme guide is provided on the current service you can see the information about the current and next programmes with the or button To adjust the sound volume in this case hold down the or button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme To hide the information box press the button 5 2 4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages Pressing 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
47. rial broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner ANT21IN_ Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the second tuner RF LOOP 2 OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the second tuner VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi sion set yellow AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system white red 2 3 Rear panel connections 11 HDMI S VIDEO TV VCR USB S PDIF RS 232 Audio and video output socket for the high definition television set Super video output socket for the television set Audio and video output socket for the televi sion set Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike USB port for firmware update and data trans fer Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem Serial port for firmware update and data transfer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left amp right audio output Dolby digital audio output VIDEO Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left amp right audio output S VIDEO Super video S Video output TV CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left amp right audio output VCR CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass S PDIF Dolby digital audio output RS 232 115 2 kbps at maximum USB 2
48. service or use time shift in the middle of recording a pay programme it will be recorded without descrambling from that moment Even if the recording is only partially descrambled you need the subscription card to play it back 50 Recording and Playing 7 2 File archive When a programme is recorded it is stored as a file on the built in hard disk drive of the digital receiver You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list Select the File List menu or alter aans natively press the LE button to display the recorded programme Ene list The file information is com Chi prised of the following elements file number file name recording time playing duration file size and so on Select New Folder Move to Folder Options Delete File Information You can play move delete rename and lock a recording file You can also sort the recording files by file name playing dura tion or file size In addition you can make a new folder 7 2 1 To delete a recording To delete a recording put the highlight bar on it and press the gt button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 7 2 2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings perform the following steps 1 Press the button to display the additional options 2 Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic Time or Size as you want 3 Press the button 4 They are sorted by the specified o
49. sorship setting will not take effect If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting the person has to enter the personal identification number to override To change the number select the Change PIN Code menu then an input box appears You have to enter a desired number twice for confirmation You can also restrict uses of some menus Selecting the Access Control menu displays a list of menus that you 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 26 Preference Settings 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 option as you desire Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box For the information box see 5 2 3 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 from 1 to 30 seconds If you set this option to No Info Box the information 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 In a
50. t 7 7 Formatting the hard disk 59 Visit http www videolan org or http www elecard com where you can find a MPEG player able to play them back If you wish to author DVDs with them visit http www haenlein software com where you can find a DVD authoring program able to process them 7 7 Formatting the hard disk You can delete all contents stored in the hard disk drive by formatting it If you wish to do that select the Installation gt Format Hard Disk menu then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes formatting will start CAUTION Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently NOTE If a new hard disk drive is installed it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is different from any of the personal computer You can neither record nor use time shift with an unformatted hard disk 60 Topfield Application Program Chapter 8 Topfield Application Program If you are good at programming with C language you can make a program executable to run on the digital receiver We call this a Topfield Application program TAP In mak ing a TAP it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind River whose website address is http www windriver com Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as a compiler for TAPs You can get the Application program Interface API libraries for TAPs from the Topfield website http www i topfield com Your TAPs will be r
51. the 4 button s 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 a button If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 times To resume normal speed press the 9 button 7 3 3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion during a playback press the ES but ton If you press it repeatedly the playback speed changes in 3 steps 2 4 and 6 times To resume normal speed press the gt button You can play not only forward but also backward in fast mo tion To play backward press the E 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 54 Recording and Playing 7 3 4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book marks and then jump to them You can have up to 64 book marks Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards To make bookmarks perform the following steps during play back 1 Press the 2 button to display the progress bar 2 To add a bookmark press the button at a desired scene then you will see a small dot appear above the progress bar like in the picture above 3 To jump forward to next bookmark press the button D button then the 4 To jump to first bookmark press the amp button
52. the cable into the S PIDF socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your audio system 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 hee 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 end into the match ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 2 5 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected you should plug it in to a mains socket Ensure that your television set is turned on so that you will be able to see the display from the digital receiver 16 Setup 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control To insert the batteries open the battery compartment by remov ing the lid and then insert the batteries observing the polarity which is marked on the base of the battery compartment If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con trol commands the batteries may be flat Be sure to remove used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage 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 envir
53. the 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 HDMI connector HDMI 2 SCART connector TV 3 S Video connector S VIDEO 4 Composite connector VIDEO You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver See 3 2 for detailed description To use the HDMI connector To use the SCART connector If you have a high definition television set you should use a HDMI cable for best re sults Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching socket on your televi sion In this case you do not have to make audio connections because the HDMI connec tor can output stereo audio or Dolby digital audio For best results with a standard television set you should use a SCART cable plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television Some televisions have inputs via Component connector or S Video connector rather than SCART 14 Setup If you have such a television use an appropriate conversion ca ble to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television If you connect with a standard SCART cable you do not have to make audio connections bec
54. 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 5 Using time shift You can pause and resume a live television programme and even rewind and replay it When you are watching a pro gramme and you miss something you can rewind and replay it Or when your attention is needed elsewhere you can pause it and resume it a short time later without losing any of it When you do this you are no longer watching the live pro gramme instead you are watch ing a delayed presentation of it This is called time shifted tele vision Then you can skip com mercials until you catch up to the live broadcast In order to use the time shift feature the Time Shifting option must be set to Enable See 3 6 When enabled the digital receiver will keep as much as one hour recording buffer of current service by utilizing the hard disk drive storage The buffer will reset each time you change to another service 36 Daily Usage With time shift enabled the following operations are possible To go back in time hold down the E button to go forward hold down the 3 button The progress bar is displayed momentarily with a preview window You can navigate using the progress bar refer to 7 3 1 You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the amp button You can jump backward 20 seconds
55. u can see the following Vazhkai Chithiram Nalamaria Aval Tele Mart vi Scheduled programmes Adhirstamaana Neram e programme summary Tele Mall Mettukal Pudusu Broadcasting date Kana Keanum Kaalangal Broadcasting time Toggle EPG Type Information Previous Day Next Day T Next Previous Services preselect record cancel record record by timer cancel To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the or button and press the button To switch to another service press the or V button You can travel over previous days with the button and can travel over next days with the button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the amp 7 button To switch it back press the button again Pressing the button displays the programme guide in the form of a spreadsheet 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 35 5 4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme 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 U will be marked on the information box Press the button
56. un under the following conditions s Their extension name is tap If they have any other exten sion name they will be ignored s They are in the Program Files folder If they are in other folders they will be ignored For how to transfer your program to the digital receiver refer to 7 6 61 To run a TAP in the digital receiver perform the following steps 1 Press the button and then the G2 or 9 button to display the program file list 2 Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run 3 Press the OK button to start the program 4 To exit the program press the button The figure on the left is a run ning screen of a TAP Image Viewer which displays image files of BMP GIF and JPG for mat This TAP is available from the website http www i topfield com In the program file list you can use a variety of file control functions including renaming sorting deleting and so on For detailed descriptions about the file control functions refer to 7 2 If you want a program to run automatically when the digital receiver starts up move the program to the Auto Start folder Press the button at start up if you want the program not to run 62 Firmware Update Chapter 9 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use However a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver You can get the latest firmware and an update utility whi
57. ure counter clockwise and pressing the button moves it clock wise Ol Pressing the button swaps the main picture with the sub picture Even when you play back a recording you can watch a live programme in the sub picture However you cannot swap the pictures in that case 6 If both pictures are pay services only the main picture will be presented 38 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6 1 Editing the favourite list You can make your own favourite services list In fact you can define multiple favourite services lists each being a group of chosen services Select the Organizing Favorites Jan 1 2004 00 13 menu You should see a screen Fay Services TW Service List like the left figure H anc Ty sydney 9 NINE DIGITAL There are three columns 20 ABC HDTV Organizing Favorites 21 ABC Group list left s Favourite list centre e Services list right 90 NINE HD 99 NINE GUIDE The services list contains all available services whereas the favourite list contains only chosen services that have been added to the highlighted group As you move the highlight bar up or down on the group list favourite services belonging to the highlighted group get shown in the favourite list 6 1 Editing the favourite list 39 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 2 for how to
58. use the on screen keyboard To rename a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button then the on screen keyboard appears See 6 2 for how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button then a message box appears asking you for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow ing steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the 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 button The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list Repeat this step to add more entries 3 Press the button and the highlight bar get moved to the favourite list You can delete a favourite entry with the OK button 4 To select another group press the button again By pressing the button the highlight bar gets moved to each column To add radio services press the 69 button then radio service entries get listed in the services list To recall the television services list after adding radio services press the 69 button again With your favourite services list you can select your favourite services more easily Refer to 5 2 2 for detailed description 40 Listing Services
59. utton displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu OK button displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item VOLUME lt gt buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options 4 Introduction 1 2 2 The remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode is used to set a sleep timer YZL VS buttons decrease or in crease the volume They are also used to change values for menu options EF mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on P P buttons switch to previ ous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens switches between the cur rent service and the previously viewed one Numeric buttons are used to en ter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item displays the favourite lists displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme 07 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode or 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 a video track of multifeed programme 02 is used to sele
60. zone and GMT referring to Table 3 1 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 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 Greenwich Mean Time make sure that time offset does not include day light saving time 24 Preference Settings Table 3 1 Time offset table Time offset City GMT 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein GMT 11 00 Midway Island Samoa GMT 10 00 Hawaii GMT 09 00 Alaska GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US Canada GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US Canada GMT 06 00 Central Time US Canada Mexico City GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US Canada Bogota Lima GMT 04 00 Atlantic Time Canada La Paz GMT 03 30 Newfoundland GMT 03 00 Brazil Georgetown Buenos Aries GMT 02 00 Mid Atlantic GMT 01 00 Azores Cape Verde Islands GMT London Lisbon Casablanca GMT 1 00 Paris Brussels Copenhagen Madrid 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

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