User guide for TF6000COT
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1. 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 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 kz A 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 12 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 fr2. 5 2 3 You can prevent your children from watching specific pro grammes by specifying a programme classification Select the System Setting gt 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 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 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 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 20 Preference Settings 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 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display You can adjust the transparency level of the on screen display Select the Sy
3. 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 You should set your local time for timer events Select the System Setting gt Time Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure aera You can set the clock manually or use the time signal Green wich Mean Time GMT carried as part of the digital television broadcast To use Greenwich Mean Time take the following steps set it to the manual mode ww Previous Menu 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 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 18 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
4. 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 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 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 3 4 Parental control 19 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. B displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme V A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens lt P buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item SID switches between television services and radio services is not used in this model UST buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options P buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens These buttons have different functions per menu They will be guided by on screen help button is used to select an audio track and sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme but ton is used to select a subtitle track button displays teletext GD pauses live television is not used in this model G switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 3 2 3 for more details is not used in this model switches television standard between PAL and NTSC However this button may not be used in some models See 3 2 1 for more de
6. Subtitle Language option to your desired language When you watch a programme the subtitle track of the selected language will be displayed if available Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 5 for detailed description Audio language Set the Audio Language option to your desired language When you watch a programme the audio track of the selected lan guage will be output if available 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 You have to configure the video LAN Output setting E a and audio settings appropriately BUE eae eee to your television set and other li appliances Select the System Setting gt Sets A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure Select the TV Type Z Moves Item Selects Item w Previous Menu 3 2 1 Television standard The digital receiver supports two television standards One is PAL standard and the other is NTSC standard PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA Canada Mexico and so forth 3 2 Video and audio settings 15 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
7. buttons puts the highlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the CSB To delete the highlighted service press the button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted If you want to restore it as before you have to perform service search again See 4 1 for service search 7 button 5 2 2 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list 5 2 Watching television 25 To display the favourite lists a press the button You 1 BBC ONE should see a screen like the left figure As you move the high light bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left i box favourite services belong T chili Mi isl l fe ope isted 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 gt 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 lt button After you have selected a favourite service if you then switch to another service using the A or W 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 t
8. 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 digital receiver linked to your television via this connector you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector It is known in general 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
9. radio services press the SR button again With your favourite services list you can select your favourite services more easily Refer to 5 2 2 for detailed description 6 2 How to use on screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the lt and gt buttons and vertically with the A and Y buttons Pressing the Ok button on a key enters 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 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 34 Listing Services Plug one end of a 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 the other digital re ceiver Turn on the source digital receiver Select the Installation gt Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes Tostar
10. replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any circum stances The warranty will be void 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 9W at maximum in operation 8 W in standby Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 260x 46x 190mm Weight 1 2kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 8 Setup 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF 6000 COT has some connections on the back panel 4 7 R AUDIO L WW TTT T T T T Tl vcr a UUE On jar om Le TTT TT O ANT RF LOOP OUT VIDEO S PDIF C i 1 2 3 5 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver ANT Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket RF LOOP OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the ANT socket for another digital receiver 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 S PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem TV Audio and video output socket for the televi sion set VCR Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer 2 4 Connecting up
11. the electronic programme guide as follows Select a service you want Press the button to display its programme guide Select a programme you want with the Ok button then P is marked up on the entry At the same time a timer event with the selected programme will be made in the timer list Refer the timer list to 5 5 To remove the marking press the OK button once again 5 4 Watching multifeed programme 29 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 will be marked on the information box Press the button then available video tracks will be listed Once you select one it will be presented At this time you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Making timer events You can make your desired services to be presented at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into operation mode at the specifiged time 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 To input a timer recording select the System Setting gt Timer Set ting menu then the timer list will be disp
12. the video from the video cassette recorder to your television when it starts 16 Preference Settings 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 G button 3 2 4 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 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 NOTE When watching television press the 0 button to alternate between normal screen and wide screen formats 3 2 5 Sound 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 3 3 Local time setting 17 only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono Set the Sound Mode option as you desire
13. 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 23 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5 1 Volume control Use the lt and P buttons to alter the volume to a comfortable level You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too To temporarily switch off the sound press the button Press it again to restore the sound to previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the A or Y button Pressing the P 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 OK button 24 Daily Usage On the services list you can see Ser the service information BBC ONE BBC TWO A mvi e Service number and name Channel 4 s Transponder information BBC THREE priceedropitv UKTV Food Channel 22 482 0 MHz Delete 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 A or Y button and press the Ok button then it will be presented Pressing the lt or K button skips over 10 entries up or down Entering a service number with the numeric
14. your digital receiver 9 Table 2 3 Connectors specifications VIDEO AUDIO TV VCR S PDIF RS 232 Composite video CVBS output Left amp right audio output CVBS RGB YUV video output Left amp right audio output CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass Dolby digital audio output 115 2 kbps at maximum 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up the digital receiver Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appliances If you have any problem with your setup or need help contact your dealer 2 4 1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be tween the digital receiver and the television you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services Connect the antenna cable to the ANT con nector If you have another digital receiver link it from the RF LOOP OUT connector 2 4 2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of 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 10 Setup then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality 1 SCART connector TV 2 Composite connector VIDEO You should configure audio and video sett
15. TF 6000 COT User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver CONAX Digital Video Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 Wel PEAMEES ig bas Gib se base BG ee ese Ss ee ee ee 4 1 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver lt o R sc ee ee eee 2 L21 Wheto pane oe ek eS ee Sw ee es 3 1 2 2 The remote control 4 2 Setup 6 21 Unpacking o 5 gt S S 2 eee p rii eee eee ee gnisa 6 22 Safety precautions 2 2 525 Gs be eae ee te RRR 6 29 Kear pene e e ce ee RR eS 8 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 24 1 Connecting theantenna 0 9 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 9 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 11 2 5 Switching on for the firsttime 0 11 2 5 1 Inserting batteries in the remote control 12 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture 12 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings al 3 2 33 3 4 3 5 Langidig settings o a ooa a eg a Wides anil audio geMNES eoo ee eS eR RS 321 Television standard 2 esaeas sage RR 322 Colenirmidel cos 5445 ee eek eae ee ae 2 3 2 3 Video cassette recorder B24 Television aspectratio o oa e ee ee 325 Sommdmode iope teree a eee ead a Localtime setine K 6 be he eee eRe SG Parental contre 2 i 2 2id bbb AS bb eee eee ee ees Adjusting the on screen display lt gt S 9 R R R R RR RRR 4 Service Search 4 1 4 2 Searching bro
16. adcasting services o oo Resetting to factory settings oo oc ee es 5 Daily Usage 51 52 53 5 4 55 Volume conirol sos eea detoa koia e ee a ee a Wating television e e e Pe ek 521 The services istic bee bee aa ke ae 5 2 2 The favourite services list 5 2 3 Viewing programme information 5 24 Selecting audio tracks x lt XS cece RR ee eee as 5 25 Selecting subtitle tracks 2 55 R R vee ee ees D20 Vennote 2 a se weak ee ee Sea ELS Viewing electronic programme guide Watching multifeed programme 0 Making timer events 0000404454455 0 058 R Contents v 6 Listing Services 31 Gl Editing the favourite lish a ee eS eee ee 31 62 How tose on screen keyboard o co ec ee es 33 63 Transferring recever deb e s co a soro ics eee ees 33 7 Firmware Update 35 7 1 Checking the firmware information 35 72 From your computer via R232 p rt lt lt lt csse sesso 37 73 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 38 Index 39 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 6000 COT digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standard and can receive digital broadcasts For 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
17. 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 6000 COT digital receiver has the following features e Can store up to 2000 television and radio services e You can create favourite lists of your favourite services 2 Introduction 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 provided by the manufacturer 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control and the buttons on the front panel NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall outlet we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in operation mode Even when you are not 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 displ
18. ay to indicate its status The following indicates what they mean a Y CHANNEL a v PWR S TOPFIELD J Front display displays the current time in standby mode and displays the current service in operation mode 3 lamp lights up whenever you press a button on the remote control PWR lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode CHANNEL Y A buttons switch to previous or next service They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode You have to insert your subscription card into the front slot to watch pay services 4 Introduction 1 2 2 The remote control button switches the digital re ceiver between standby mode and operation mode mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options switches between the current ser vice and the previously viewed one displays the favourite lists displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu ExT is used to exit the current screen displays the electronic pro gramme guide
19. 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 31 Chapter 6 Listing Services 6 1 Editing the favourite list Fay List ETE Music Sports se NEWese 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 menu You should see a screen Tv Service List like the left figure BLUE MOVIE Channel 4 EA There are three columns Eurosport UK Fly TV TVA LO e Group list left ITV3 ITV Ni i i U s Favourite list centre PREMIERE DIREK e Services list right Select the favorite services in the service list Moves Cursor WEN Previous Han Movas Cursor to Fav Services or Service List Changes nami Delete 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 32 Listing Services 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 use the on screen keyboard To rename a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the butt
20. een television 16 RS 232 34 37 38 S PDIF 8 S PIDF 11 Search Mode 21 22 Service 30 Service Search 21 services list 23 Sound Mode 17 Space 33 specifications 7 9 Start Search 22 stereo 17 subtitle 27 Subtitle Language 14 System ID 35 System Setting 20 teletext 27 TFD Down 37 time format 17 Time Offset 17 Time Setting 17 20 timer list 29 Timer Setting 29 Total block 19 Transfer Data to Other IRD 34 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 38 transponder 1 TV 8 TV 10 29 TV Aspect Ratio 16 TV Type 15 Type 29 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 contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this guide
21. 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 131C0 201 0
22. he amp 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 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide 27 Stereo Mono Left or Right However if a multifeed pro gramme is provided at the moment video tracks will be dis played In this case you have to press the button once more to select an audio track 5 2 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 informa tion 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 S 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 the E3 button and adjus
23. ings after connecting up the digital receiver See 3 2 for detailed description To use the SCART connector 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 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 because 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 To use the composite video connector A L 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 11 To connect the audio connectors SN 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
24. layed To add a new timer event press the button and a box like the left figure appears Take the following steps gt Next Prov entry OR Edit entry Insert now entry Dolote the solected entry 1 If you want a radio programme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 30 Daily Usage 2 Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want Pressing the button on this option displays a services list from which you can select your desired service 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 watch every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 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 Wakeup Time option to a desired time at which the digital receiver will turn on The time format is hour minute Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the digital receiver will turn off To set a timer event with the above settings select the OK option otherwise it will not be saved and will not occur To delete a timer event put the highlight
25. om leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area 2 5 2 Powering on and checking picture Now press the button in top left corner on the remote con trol If the picture is good you 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 13 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings Menu Language Subtitle Language French Audio Language E Menu language You can select the language in pe which the menu would be dis Engish played In addition to that you l can select which language of au dio track and of subtitle track should be output Y Russian 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 14 Preference Settings Subtitle language Set the
26. on 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 F3 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 OK button to select it The high light bar then moves to the services list 2 To add a service to the selected group put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the 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 button 4 To select another group press the button again By pressing the button the highlight bar gets moved to each column Besides you can rearrange a group s favourites by moving a favourite entry To move a favourite entry put the highlight bar on the favourite entry you want and press the button then the selected entry becomes dark Move it to a desired place and press the OK button To add radio services press the CSM button then radio ser vice entries get listed in the services list To recall the television 6 2 How to use on screen keyboard 33 services list after adding
27. onnecting up the digital receiver then the digital receiver will search for all available services You may choose to only search for services of a specific trans y y ponder because more than one service are provided via each 22 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 You can search pay services as well as free services as follows s To search only free services set the FTA Scrambled option to FTA only e To search only pay services set it to CAS only e To search both free services and pay services set it to FTA CAS 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 e Timer list s 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
28. op 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 Besides that you can add or delete a favourite group or service To add a service you are watching currently into a favourite group put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the 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 E3 button then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 26 Daily Usage 5 2 3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box on which you can see all of the following e Service number and name e Signal level and quality e Programme name e Programme classification symbol e Programme summary e Broadcasting time e Current time The Crow Die Rache der Krahe Spielfilm In addition you might see the following symbols e Subtitle symbol if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme Teletext symbol S if teletext pages are provided on the current service s Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service e Multifeed symbol M if the current programme is pro vided as a multifeed programme To use this feature refer to 5 4 Pressing t
29. stallation gt Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirmation select Yes Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfer A progress bar appears showing the progress of the firmware transfer Restart the target digital receiver when the firmware transfer is complete 39 16 9 16 16 9 Display Format 16 4 3 16 A V Output Setting 14 Access Control 20 ANT 8 ANT 9 Antenna Supply 5V 21 AUDIO L 11 AUDIO L R 8 Audio Language 14 AUDIO R 11 Auto 21 Button 4 CAS only 22 Censorship 19 Center extract 16 Change PIN Code 19 Channel 22 Date 30 Daylight Saving Time 17 download 37 Duration 30 DVB 1 Electronic Programme Guide 27 Every Day 30 Every Weekday 30 Index Every Weekend 30 Factory Setting 22 Find 37 FTA CAS 22 FTA only 22 FTA Scrambled 22 Info Box Display Time 20 Info Box Position 20 information box 26 IRD Status 35 keyboard 33 Language Setting 13 Letter Box 16 Local Time 17 Manual 22 Menu Language 13 Mode 17 30 mono 17 multifeed 29 NEW 32 No block 19 normal screen television 16 NTSC 14 One Time 30 Organizing Favorites 31 40 INDEX OSD Transparency 20 VCR 8 VCR 11 PAL 14 VCR Scart Type 15 Parental Control 19 VIDEO 8 PIN 19 VIDEO 10 Video Output 15 Radio 29 RF LOOP OUT 8 Wakeup Time 30 RF LOOP OUT 9 Weekly 30 RS 232 8 wide scr
30. stem 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 addition 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 21 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 RTI menu You should see a screen ees 1 c S ROm Te the left figure EV If you have an antenna booster you should set the Antenna Sup ply 5V option to On to supply power to it mode ts item MERU Previous Menu You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the first time after c
31. t 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 28 Daily Usage 3 Wie ITV Lunchtime News 1 13 60 19 61 1 13 66 14 00 14 00 15 00 TRI m UTE G Toggle EPG T Next Info Pag ese 4 Next Previous Services Broadband from BT from 19 99 a month set Tee Modem and Conran BT com 09000280035 wr pry Lunchtime News Hain national amp international inews lous Day lt selected prog Extended Infor mation Pressing the button dis plays the electronic programme guide on which you can see the following s Scheduled programmes e programme summary Broadcasting date Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on your choice with the A or W button and press the button To switch to another service press the lt or gt button You can travel over previous days with the button and can travel over next days with the S button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the G amp D button To switch it back press the CSM 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 event on
32. t 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 35 Chapter 7 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 which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 7 1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information of your digital re 20002 ceiver before downloading a m new firmware Select the Infor TF CNFET 10115 mation gt IRD Status menu You S should see a screen like the left figure System ID Loader Version Device Version Application Version Location Remember the System ID and download a firmware with the same system identification 36 Firmware Update 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 7 2 From your computer via RS 232 port 37 7 2 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 w
33. tails is used to set a sleep timer 6 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 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 s The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet For the power consumption of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 1 2 2 Safety precautions 7 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 receiver 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 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched If the wires are exposed or the cord is damaged do not use the digital receiver and get the cord
34. ww 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 digital 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 Por Sep 2 Press the download button and then turn Stop Exit 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 transfer is complete 38 Firmware Update 7 3 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 Turn off the target digital receiver Plug one end of a 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 the other digital re ceiver Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on Select the In
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