SBF-5400 User Guide
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1. LNB OUT it LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket Current Max 500mA with overload pro tection LNB OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the LNB IN socket for another dig ital receiver VIDEO Composite video output socket for the tele vision set yellow EJ AUDIO L R Stereo audio output socket for the televi sion set or the audio video receiver white red S PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio video receiver Kal RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer Table 2 3 Connectors specifications VIDEO AUDIO S PDIF RS 232 Composite video CVBS output Left amp right audio output Digital audio output 115 2 kbps at maximum 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 2 4 1 Connecting to the antenna NOTE Whatever sort of connection you have be tween the digital receiver and the television you need to connect the digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital televi sion broadcasts Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN connector Perhaps you are expecting that the satellite antenna could simultaneously catch all frequencies coming from a satellite and send them to the digital receiver However the satellite antenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarisation specified by the digital re ceiver So if you have another d2. E3 TOPFIELD a Y CHANNEL a Oost STANDBY Ss DB 4 button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 Front display shows the current time in standby mode and displays the current service in active mode STANDBY light lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode light blinks every time you press a button on the remote control CHANNEL Y A buttons switch to the previous or next ser vice They are also used to navigate in menus and inter active screens 4 Introduction 1 2 2 Remote control button switches the digital re ceiver between standby mode and active mode mutes the sound Press again to 8 switch it back on Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu op tions EJ switches over between the cur rent service and the previously viewed one displays the favourite lists EJ MENU displays the main menu Itis also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu EXIT is used to exit a menu or to hide on screen information El displays the electronic pro gramme guide g a displays the service information box It is also used to display more information about a programme V A switch to the previous or next service They are also used to
3. Accessories may vary according to your local area 2 2 Safety precautions Please read carefully the following safety precautions e The mains voltage must range between 90 and 250 volts Check it before plugging the digital receiver to the wall socket For the power consumption of the digital re ceiver refer to Table 2 1 e The wall socket should be near the equipment Do not run an extension lead to the unit 2 3 Rear panel connections 7 e The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it can be removed easily to disconnect the power e When placed in a cabinet make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it For the physical spec ification of the digital receiver refer to Table 2 2 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 Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician To maintain proper ventilation always leave sufficient space around the digital receiver Table 2 1 Power specification Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 20W at maximum in active 6 W in standby LNB Power 13 V 18 V 500mA Max Table 2 2 Physical specifications Size 260x 46x 190mm Weight 1 2kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 2 3 Rear panel connections The SBF 5400 has the following connections on the back 8 Setup
4. To add a transponder entry select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the Add new TP option Then the transponder information box appears Enter a frequency and its symbol rate with the numeric buttons and specify its polarization To delete a transponder entry select your desired entry at the Frequency option and select the Delete TP option then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 22 Service Search 3 3 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data Satellite list e Services list e Favourite list e Timer list e Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver Select the Installa tion gt Factory Setting menu and then you get asked for confir mation With the choice of Yes the services list favourite list and timer list will all be cleared and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer s factory settings 23 Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4 1 Language settings You can select the language in Language Setting Jan 12004 05 60 which the menu will be dis Menu Language English sys 4st Subtitle Language English played In addition to that you 2nd Subtitle Language English lees Sah can select the language of audio aad Aue Laquuaue Engien track and of subtitle track Select the System Setting gt Language Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure n
5. 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 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 dis pose this product for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal At any time during the life of a product Topfield Co Ltd may change or modify the hard ware or software on any product to introduce new features or improve the functionality of the product Copyright 2010 Topfield Co Ltd All rights reserved English version http www i topfield com 110T G1A87 701 2
6. 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 4 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 infor mation box see 5 2 4 You can prevent your children from watching specific programmes by specifying a maximum per missible level 4 5 Adjusting the On Screen Display 29 Select the System Setting gt J Parental Control Jan 12004 0551 Parental Control menu You i Censorship No block Change PIN Code should see a screen like the Access Control PIN Code required left figure and you will be Enter PIN Code asked your Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 as default If you wish to block programmes for viewers aged 15 or above 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 has no rating information your censorship setting will not
7. amp A V Output Setting You have to configure the video Jan 42004 01 10 and audio settings appropriately for your television set and other devices Select the System Set ting gt A V Output Setting menu You should see a screen like the left figure 4 2 Video and audio settings 25 4 2 1 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 You can enjoy both wide screen programmes and normal 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 16 9 Display Format option to Full Normal screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to the width of the wide screen Otherwise to watch them in the original ratio like the right figure set it to Center If you have a normal screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 You 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 4 3 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 Then wide screen pictures will be cut out on the left and right side
8. Find out the legal regulations which apply in your area 12 Service Search Chapter 3 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver you will need to per form a service search NOTE If there is no service stored you will be not able to access all menus A sERVICE is another name for a CHANNEL 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna You have to configure antenna set tings according to your antenna system in the following order 1 Configure LNB settings Refer to 3 1 1 2 Set the position of your desired satellites if you have a motorized antenna You can control the antenna in DiS EqC 1 2 mode or USALS mode Refer to 3 1 2 for DiS EqC 1 2 and refer to 3 1 3 for USALS 3 Perform a service search 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services 13 3 1 1 Configuring LNB settings There are two large frequency bands for satellite broadcasts One is C band which ranges approximately from 4 to 6 GHz The other is Ku band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz On DiSEqC 1 1 Disable DiSEqC 4 0 Disable Service Search Jan 42004 00 33 AEN 00 Quality The LNB Low Noise Block converter is used to take a wide band of rel atively high frequencies amplify and convert them to similar signals that is carried at a much lower frequency which is called Intermediate Frequency IF High frequencie
9. 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 store the name otherwise if you press the button the name will not be stored 6 4 Transferring receiver data The digital receiver retains the following data Satellite and transponder 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 SBF 5400 digital receiver by connecting them with an RS 232 cable To have the receiver data transferred take the following steps 6 4 Transferring receiver data 45 1 Plug one end of an RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re ceiver 2 Turn on the source digital receiver 3 Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware gt Transfer Data to Other IRD menu then you get asked for confirma tion select Yes 4 To start the data transfer turn on the target digital re ceiver 5 A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer 6 Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete 46 Firmware Update Chapter 7 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use However once in a while a new firmware may be re leased to improve the digital receiver You can
10. take effect If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting the person has to enter the personal identi fication number to override To change the number select the Change PIN Code menu then a box pops up asking a new PIN Enter a desired number twice for confirmation You can also restrict uses of some menus 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 PIN when accessing the Time Setting menu If you enter a wrong number you cannot use the menu To release a locked item set it to Unlocked 4 5 Adjusting the On Screen Display You can adjust the transparency level of the On Screen Dis play OSD Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD 30 Preference Settings Transparency option as you desire Its available range is 0 to 50 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box For the information box see 5 2 4 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 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 N 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
11. timer event If you press any key on the remote control or on the front panel it will not turn off automatically even after the timer event is complete 40 Organising Services Chapter 6 Organising Services 6 1 Editing the services list You would have got the services list after service search You can rename move lock or delete service entries on the services list Select the Organizing Svc Fav gt Organizing Services menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are editing options on the left column and service entries on the right column Aslasat2 C 4000MHz H 28126K Once you put the highlight bar on a desired option on the left column and press the OK button you can select a desired ser vice to editon the right column To go over to the other column press the button To edit the radio services list press the button then ra 6 1 Editing the services list 41 dio service entries will be listed on the right column To switch back to the television services list press it again To change the name of a service select the Rename and select a desired service then the on screen keyboard appears See 6 3 as to how to use the on screen keyboard Unlike analogue broadcasts each service does not have a proper service number in digital broadcasts Service num bers are just assigned to services in the order that they were found in service search So you can reassign a servi
12. 4 gt Selects item GED Pi 4 1 1 Menu language The digital receiver provides menus in several different lan guages Set the Menu Language option to your desired lan guage Once you select a language the menu will be immedi ately displayed in the selected language 24 Preference Settings 4 1 2 Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan guage option to your desired languages When you watch a programme if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan guage that is specified 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 no available language no subtitle will be displayed Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 6 for a detailed description 4 1 3 Audio language 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 specified for the 1st Audio Language it will be output If the first language is not available but the second lan guage is 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 5 for a detailed description 4 2 Video and audio settings TV Aspect Ratio Format
13. At the same time a timer event with the selected programme will be made in the timer list Refer to 5 4 for the timer list 4 To remove the marking press the button once again 5 4 Making timer events You can make your desired service to be presented at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode it will switch into active mode at a specified time And it will switch back into standby mode again after the specified duration 38 Every Day Use Select the Timer Setting menu Oirimensettiog smew then the timer list will be dis Z Entry Information r played To add a new timer Hee event press the button then Wakeup Service 3 42 HSE ode gt One Time an option box pops up Take the Wakeup Day gt 01 01 2004 Thu I Wakeup Ti gt 00 04 i gt Wakeup Tine lt gt 0004 following steps 1 If you want a radio programme set the Type option to Radio otherwise set it to TV 2 Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want Pressing the OK button on this option displays a satellite list from which you can select your desired satellite 3 Set the Wakeup Service option to the service that pro vides the programme you want Pressing the OK button on this option makes a services list pop up in which you can select your desired service 4 There are five timer modes One Time means literally one time Every Day means literally every
14. TOPFIELD SBF 5400 User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver Digital Video ii CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL A The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol in an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person A The exclamation point in an equilateral tri angle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance instruc tions in the literature accompanying the product Precautions e Read keep and follow these instructions e Heed all warnings e Clean only with a dry cloth e Do not block any of the ventilation open ings e Do not install near any heat sources or in di rect sunlight as this will impair cooling e Do not operate this product near water Do not place any of the objects filled with liq uids such as vases on this unit e Do not try to change the plug or defeat its safety purpose If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet e This product is designed for indoor use only e Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface D
15. a central point The USALS will then calculate positions of visible satellites To use the USALS protocol se 2A USALS Setting min lect the Installation gt USALS Setting menu You should see Pete a screen like the left figure At a Sa first you have to set the Motor ee ized DiSEqC 1 3 option to En able To get every satellite position calculated take the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the lt gt and numeric buttons 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services 17 3 Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct 4 Select the Goto the position option then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its po sition 5 If the receiving quality which is displayed at the bottom right of the screen is not good then tune the antenna finely with the Move option The changed position is automatically saved At this time you had better check the receiving quality of every transponder and choose the best one at the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 3 1 4 Searching for services To perform a service search se Service Search Feb 8 2010 18 36 lect the Installation gt Service Satellite Name AsiaSat 2 C Scaroni Auto Search menu You should see a screen like the left fig
16. ce num ber by moving a service entry To move a service entry select the Move option and select a desired service then the selected service becomes darker As you move it up or down it gets renumbered according to the position Press the button to fix it You can lock some services to prevent your children from watching them To lock a service select the Lock option and select a desired service then the selected service gets marked with a lock symbol on it If anyone tries to watch a locked service the person has to enter the personal identification number that is set to the Change PIN Code option See 4 4 for this option Pressing the button on a locked service entry turns it back to be unlocked To delete a service select the Delete option and select a desired service with the button and then press the button you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes the selected service will be deleted If you want to undo the deleted service there is nothing you can do but perform a service search again Once you select the Sort option on the left column sorting op tions are displayed as follows Default by service number Alphabetic by service name Satellite by satellite FTA CAS from free services to pay services CAS FTA from pay services to free services 42 Organising Services Fav NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services Provider by broadcaster Transponder by transponder 6 2 Editing the favourite
17. ceiver will remind you what group you have selected by dis playing its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services 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 currently watching into a favourite group put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the F3 button To create a new group press the A button then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it See 6 3 as to how to use the on screen keyboard To delete a group or a service press the button then you get asked for confirmation With the choice of Yes it will be deleted 5 2 Watching television 35 5 2 4 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box on which you can see all of the following 42 DW JOURNAL 10 00 1030 e Service number and name e Transmitting satellite e Transponder information e Signal level and quality e Programme name e Programme classification sign e Programme summary e Broadcasting time e Current time In addition you might see the following symbols Subtitle symbol _ if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme Teletext symbol if teletext pages are provided on the current service Dolby Digital symbol Q0 D if a Dolby Digital audio track is provi
18. ces Set the Multi Sat Mode item in LNB Setting menu to Multi then the Satellite Name item becomes disabled and the Satellite List item becomes enabled Pressing the button at the Satellite List item pops up the list of satellites Select satellites you want to search and exit with the button Searching every service of a transponder To search every service of a transponder take the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Manual 3 Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons 4 Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services 19 5 Set the Polarization option to match to that of your de sired transponder If you set the Network Search option to On the digital re ceiver will check up the up to date channel information as searching services but it takes rather longer time Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de sired transponder If the transponder is of the DVB S2 standard you should set this option to DVB S2 QPSK or DVB S2 8PSK Then the FEC option and the Pilot option will become enabled You also should set these options correctly NOTE You may get transponder information from a satellite maga zine or website such as http www satbeams comorhttp waw 1lyngsat com Searching
19. 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 on the air at weekends and you wish to watch every episode of the programme set the Mode option to Every Weekend 5 Set the Wakeup Day option to a desired date on which the digital receiver will turn on The date format is day month year day of the week 5 4 Making timer events 39 Set the Wakeup Time option to a desired time at which the digital receiver will turn on The time format is hour minute 6 Set the Duration option to a desired time in which the digital receiver will turn off 7 To save with the above settings select the OK item 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 pops up the option box in which 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 get asked for confirmation With the choice of Yes it will be deleted If you ve made timer events from the electronic programme guide they will be also displayed in the timer list In that case you can edit or delete them in the same manner described above NOTE Do not operate the digital receiver while it is working on a
20. ded on the current programme Lock symbol dm if the current service is locked Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa tion about the current programme To hide the information box press the EXIT button 5 2 5 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tracks in one or more languages Pressing the button displays available au dio tracks Once you select an audio track that track will be heard In addition you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes Stereo Mono Left or Right 36 Every Day Use 5 2 6 Selecting subtitle tracks 5 2 7 Viewing 5 3 Viewing Program Gui A guy tricks the godchild into marr the girl refuses amp temple animals come to Vijay Times Sai Baba Day 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 teletext On some services such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext If the cur rent service provides teletext the teletext symbol will be displayed on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a page to view by
21. e to see the display from the digital receiver Before switching on the digital receiver you should insert bat teries into the remote control Open the battery compartment by removing the lid and then insert the batteries observing the polarity which is marked on the base of the battery compart ment Press the button on the top left corner on the remote control In a little time you may see a picture displaying a menu If the picture is good you can skip to 3 1 to search for available television and radio services 2 5 Switching on for the first time 11 CAUTION If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to the remote control commands the batteries may be flat Be sure to re place only with 1 5V AAA size batteries and observe the following precautions Do not mix different types of batteries or new and old batteries Do not use rechargeable batteries Do not recharge the old batteries In order to avoid any risk of explosion observe the po larities indicated inside the battery compartment Do not subject to excessive heat such as the sun and fire If you are not using the remote control for a long pe riod of time remove the batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leak ing batteries Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed with other household wastes Please dispose of used batteries in an environ mentally sound manner
22. eft figure At first you have to set the Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 option to Enable To get the correct position of your desired satellite take the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the DiSEqC Command Mode option to User 3 Set the Motor Control option to Goto Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite by the position data that the digital receiver has 4 If the receiving quality is not good tune the antenna finely with the Movement option If you set it to 2 E the antenna will move to the east by two degrees At this time you had better check the receiving quality of every transponder and choose the best one at the Transponder 16 Service Search or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tun ing 5 Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the tuned position when the receiving quality is best There are more motor control options for installers but this guide does not describe them If you are an installer refer them to the manual about the STAB rotor 3 1 3 Configuring USALS settings USALS Universal Satellite Automatic Location System also known as DiSEqC 1 3 calculates the positions of all available satellites from your location Compared to DiSEqC 1 2 it is no longer required to manually search and store every satellite position Just pointing to a known satellite position is enough This position will act as
23. entering its page number with the nu meric buttons You can zoom into a teletext page with the F3 button and adjust its transparency level with the button To clear the teletext screen press the button electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide EPG shows the current and scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme Pressing the button dis T r plays the electronic programme guide on which you can see the 08 30 11 30 22109 Fri Aadi Velli O ons Vijay Takies foie e Scheduled programmes ins 12 30 13 00 aonan ena e programme summary 5 4 Making timer events 37 To see detailed information of a desired programme put the highlight bar on the programme with the W or A button and press the amp button To switch to another service press the lt q or gt button You can travel over previous days with the button and can travel over next days with the E3 button To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts press the button To switch it back press the button again Pressing the button will rearrange the form swapping the columns and rows To switch it back press the button again You can make a timer eventon the electronic programme guide as follows 1 Select a service you want 2 Press the button to display its programme guide 3 Select a programme you want with the button then P is marked up on the entry
24. get the lat est firmware and the firmware update tool which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website http www i topfield com 7 1 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 an 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 by this method take the following steps 7 2 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 47 1 Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website Turn off the digital receiver Plug one end of an RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on your computer 4 Run TFD Down The instructions on how to use TFD Down are as follows TFD DownLoad Manager 3 1 Press the Find button to select the new File Name D WMyTask TopfieldUp Find firmware file Download Port Setup 2 Press the download button and then turn on the digital receiver to start the file trans Stop Exit fer Message DADO alee 3 A countdown will be displayed on screen 4 Restart the digital receiver when the file transfer is complete 7 2 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital recei
25. igital receiver linked from the LNB OUT connector you can only use it limitedly See 3 1 for more details 2 4 2 Connecting to your television set You should configure audio and video settings after connect ing up the digital receiver See 4 2 for a detailed description To use the Composite video output See bas You need to obtain a Composite video cable RCA cable to use the Composite video out put Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital receiver and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television 10 Setup To make the audio connection You need to obtain an audio cable RCA ca ble to link the audio connectors Plug one ends of the cable into the AUDIO L white the matching sockets on your television or and AUDIO R red sockets on the digi ee tal receiver and plug the other ends into audio video receiver To enjoy Dolby Digital audio your television or audio video receiver must be able to de code Dolby Digital audio and you need to obtain an S PDIF cable KO Plug one end of the cable into the S PDIF socket on the digital receiver and plug the other end into the matching socket on your audio video receiver 2 5 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected you should plug it into a wall socket Ensure that your television set is turned on and on the correct video channel so that you will be abl
26. informa tion box Select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Position option as you desire Its available range is 10 to 3 lines The higher you set the option the lower the information box will be positioned 31 Chapter 5 Every Day Use 5 1 Volume control Use the and buttons to alter the volume to a comfort able level You may need to adjust the volume on your televi sion 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 or button Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service In ad dition you can switch to your desired service by entering its service number with the numeric buttons You can also select a service to watch in the services list 5 2 1 The services list To view the services list press the button 32 Every Day Use On the services list you can see the service information as fol lows e Service number and name e Transmitting satellite e Multiplex information 41 Abu Dhabi TV AsiaSat 2 C 3767 6525 DVB S E as Alphabetic Sorting Sorting Alphabetic Search Options A dollar sign may be marked on some entries indicating pay service You cannot watch pay services with this receiver To select a desired service put the highlight bar on its entry with the A or W button and press the button then the selected service wi
27. intro duce new features or improve the function ality of the product CONTENTS iii Contents Contents iii 1 Introduction 1 LA Features 22425424542 8504 ine 9 owl eek SS 4 1 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver so recom as maast 2 12i Fronmtpanel o scra po iea Se Pe eed es 2 122 Remotecontrol osa conata ree a ia 4 2 Setup 6 DA NPAC s as hs hy Ad Da da Sa we Pde Be a 6 2A Paley precautions s ccs o a a ee Ge ee 6 20 Rearpatielconnections o o e ee ee es 7 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 241 Connecting tothe antenna 9 2 4 2 Connecting to your television set 9 25 Switching on forthe first time 6 0525 0544 10 3 Service Search 12 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services 05 12 3 1 1 Configuring LNB settings 13 3 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2settings 15 313 Configuring USALS settings 16 3 14 Searching forservices 0 0200 000 17 3 2 Editing the transponder list 0045 21 3 9 Resetting to factory settings so ccc 0420022 dee es 22 iv CONTENTS 4 Preference Settings 4 1 Language settings 4 2 4 3 44 4 5 4 1 1 Menu language 412 Subtitle langtiage 2 2 4 44 e0g ee idee 4 1 3 Audio language Video and a dio settings 2 ce losco tisases Television ASPOCEFAUO ae Qn dae sae we eee es 4 2 1 4 2 2 Audio mode Local time setting Paren
28. lists You can make your own favourite service lists In fact you can define multiple favourite service lists each being a group of chosen services Select the Organizing Svc Fav gt Organizing Favorites menu You should see a screen like the left figure There are three columns e Group name left e Favourites list centre e Services list right The services list contains all available services whereas the favourites list contains only chosen services that have been added to the highlighted group As you move the highlight bar up or down on the group list favourite services belonging to the highlighted group get shown in the favourites list You can add up to 30 groups To add a new group select the NEW item in the group list then the on screen keyboard ap pears See 6 3 as to how to use the on screen keyboard To rename a group put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button then the on screen key board likewise appears 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 With the choice of Yes it will be deleted 6 2 Editing the favourite lists 43 You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the fol lowing steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the OK button to select it The high light bar then moves to the ser
29. ll be presented Pressing the lt or gt button skips over 10 entries up or down Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts the highlight bar on its entry You can switch between the television services list and the ra dio services list by pressing the CSM button you can browse as a group the services that have a same initial 0029 AL EMARAT i 0033 AL ALAM Press the button at the ser 0035 ALKASS tat abu Dhabi vices list screen then you should 0050 Alj 0051 ASANLRBE see a screen like the left figure 0057 AL Malakoot TV 0064 Adventure In the box on the left side select a desired initial group by putting the highlight bar on its entry then all the services having the selected initial will be displayed in the box on the 5 2 Watching television 33 right side Move over to the right box with the button and then select a service you want to view by putting the highlight bar on its entry then the selected service will be presented Pressing the F3 button performs an alphabetic browse For instance when the highlight bar is on an entry of which initial is B pressing the F3 button puts the highlight bar on the first entry of which initial is C Pressing the button displays the satellite list Once you select a desired satellite only services provided by the selected satellite are listed 5 2 2 Watching on multi picture screens Pressing the button on the services list displays the mul
30. navigate in menus and interactive screens lt lt P gt decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options displays the services list See 5 2 1 for more details It is also used to select a menu item 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 switches over between television services and radio services displays the satellites list V buttons decrease or increase the volume They are also used to change values for menu options P buttons switch to the 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 is used to select an audio track and sound mode or a video track of multifeed programme is used to select a subtitle track displays teletext GD pauses live television is not used in this model G is not used in this model displays multi picture screen See 5 2 2 for more de tails is not used in this model is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments NOTE When using the remote control point it at the remote sensor on the front panel of the digital receiver 6 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2 1 Unpacking Before going any further check that you have received the fol lowing items with the digital receiver e Remote control e Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V e A copy of this user guide NOTE
31. nstead multiple televi sion broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called trans ponder or multiplex To reduce confusion in this manual the word service is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television or radio broadcast This digital receiver has the following features e Supports DiSEqC 1 0 DiSEqC 1 1 DiSEqC 1 2 and US ALS protocols 2 Introduction e Can store up to 5 000 television and radio services e You can edit the services list e Can create lists of your favourite services e Can view information about the current television or ra dio programme e Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 1 2 1 You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control or the buttons on the front panel NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall socket we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in active mode Even when you are not using the digital receiver you should keep it plugged into a wall socket to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any time Front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver specific lights and a display to indicate its status The following indicates what they mean a
32. o not lay any objects such as magazines on this unit e Do not overload power outlets Doing so may result in a risk of fire or electrical shock e Never open this unit s casing under any cir cumstances or the warranty will be void e Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time e Refer all servicing to qualified service per sonnel Servicing is required when the unit has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liq uid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the unit the unit became wet from rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped e Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed with other household wastes Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner Find out the legal regu lations which apply in your area About this user guide Thank you for purchasing our digital receiver Please read this user guide carefully before you use the digital receiver and keep it handy for future ref erence This User Guide covers the model SBF 5400 e Illustrations pictured in this manual may not be exactly the same as the actual prod uct e The screenshots used in this manual may not be exactly the same as those you see on the actual on screen displays e Designs and specifications of the digital re ceiver and other accessories are subject to change without any notice in order to
33. s equally to fit to the 26 Preference Settings width of the normal screen 4 2 2 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 5 for a detailed description 4 3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events If you do not set the local time correctly the programme time table pro vided by the programme guide may be distrustful For the pro gramme guide refer to 5 3 Select the System Setting gt Time 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 To use Greenwich Mean Time take the following steps 1 Set the Mode option to Auto then the Time Offset option becomes enabled 2 Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between your time zone and GMT referring to Table 4 1 3 To get Greenwich mean time set the GMT Collection op tion to one among the followings Normal from all transponders 4 3 Local time setting 27 CAS Only from transponders of pay services User Select from transponders specified by you If you set it to User Select then the Sa
34. s from satellites are converted into 950 to 2150 MHz by a LNB Select the Installation gt LNB Setting menu to configure the LNB settings You should see a screen like the left figure Pressing the button on the Satellite Name option displays the satellite list in alphabetic order Select the satellite toward which your antenna is set to face Even if you cannot find your desired satellite you can add your desired satellite to the satel lite list See 3 2 for a detailed description The digital receiver has a database of broadcasting satellites and their transponders containing the following information 14 Service Search satellite position frequency range symbol rate polarization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range So you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency option However if you have selected the Other entry at the Satellite Name option to specify a satellite that is not in the satellite list you might have to fill in the correct LNB frequency The abso lute difference between a broadcasting frequency and its LNB frequency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz For example if the frequency band of your desired satellite ranges from 3660 to 4118 MHz you have to set the LNB Frequency option to 5150 MHz The LNB has to be supplied with electric power to operate Set the LNB Power option to On if it does not have any other power supply If you use a dual LNB or two antennas which is connected
35. single service of a transponder To search single service of a transponder take the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Advanced 3 Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons Set the Polarization option to match to that of your de sired transponder Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de sired transponder If the transponder is of the DVB S2 standard you should set this option to DVB S2 QPSK or DVB S2 8PSK Then the FEC option and the Pilot option 20 Service Search will become enabled You also should set these options correctly 7 At the PID option specify the audio and video packet identification PID of your desired service with the nu meric buttons Searching every service of SMATV system To search every service of a SMATV system if the digital re ceiver is connected to it take the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to SMATV 3 Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or enter it with the numeric buttons 4 Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons You can search pay services as well as free ser
36. tal control Adjusting the On Screen Display 5 Every Day Use Volume control Watching television 5 1 D2 5al 542 5 43 5 2 4 549 5 2 6 BA The services list Watching on multi picture screens The favourite service lists ooo aaa Viewing programme information aaa Selecting audio tracks nonoa Selecting subtitle tracks oreca co ee ee Viewing teletext 5 3 Viewing electronic programme guide oonan aoaaa 5 4 Making timer events 6 Organising Services Editing the services list Editing the favourite lists o eos 2008 be ee na a How to use on screen keyboard 05 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 Transferring receiver data 1 2 2 eee ee eee 7 Firmware Update 7 1 From your computer via RS 232 port 7 2 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 7 3 Overtheair 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 26 26 28 29 31 31 31 31 33 33 35 35 36 36 36 37 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The SBF 5400 digital receiver is fully compliant with the inter national Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standard and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard For its operation you need an antenna which must be installed ap propriately NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency However unlike analogue broadcasts digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies i
37. tellite option and the Transponder option become enabled Select your de sired satellite and transponders at those options With the above settings the digital receiver will scan all speci fied transponders one by one until it gets the Greenwich Mean Time 4 Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time item To set the local time manually set the Mode option to Man ual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with the numeric buttons The time format is day month year 24 hour minute 28 Preference Settings Table 4 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 Dominican Republic 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
38. ti picture options you can choose one among five layouts 4 8 9 12 or 16 windows Select a desired layout by pressing the button Refer to 5 2 1 for the service list screen If you choose the 12 Windows the current service will be pre sented with still images of six services prior and posterior to it It takes a little time to display all pictures of services To watch a desired service among them move the highlight frame on it and press the button 5 2 3 The favourite service lists You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list 34 Every Day Use Music To display the favourite lists press the button You should see a screen like the left figure As you move the high light bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box favourite services belong ing to the highlighted group are listed on the right box Add New Favorite Group As to how to edit the favourite lists refer to 6 2 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 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 an other favourite service of the selected group The digital re
39. to the 22 kHz tone switch box set the 22 kHz option to On The digital receiver is designed to be compatible with DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control switches It is possible to connect several antennas to one digital receiver by DiSEqC switches A DiSEqC 1 0 switch allows switching between up to four satellite sources and a DiSEqc 1 1 switch allows switching between up to 16 satellite sources Set the DiSEqC 1 0 option and the DiSEqC 1 1 option accord ing to your antenna configuration A5 AG A7 A8 A9 A10 For example to select the antenna con DiSEqC 1 0 Switch nected to the A5 input in the left figure set the DiSEqC 1 1 option to 2 of 4 and the DiS DiSEqC 1 0 Switch DiSEqC 1 EqC 1 0 option to 1 of 4 If you have a mini IEF DiSEqC 1 0 switch which has only two in 1 Switch puts you should set the DiSEqC 1 0 option 7 to Mini A instead of 1 of 4 3 1 Searching for broadcasting services 15 3 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satel lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1 2 a When you switch to a service if it is not provided by the current satellite it will take gt longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position To use the DiSEqC 1 2 protocol Jan 120040037 select the Installation gt Motor ized DiSEqC 1 2 menu You should see a screen like the l
40. ure Network Search off FTA Scrambled FTA CAS Cn 99 Quality u Extended Signal There are in general four service search methods e searching every service of a satellite e searching every service of a transponder e searching single service of a transponder e searching every service of aSMATV Satellite Master An tenna Television system Searching every service of a satellite To search every service of a satellite take the following steps 18 Service Search 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Auto 3 If you set the Network Search option to On the digital receiver will check up the up to date channel informa tion while searching services but it takes a rather longer time With the Auto mode the digital receiver tries to search every service relying on the transponder data which is stored at the time of manufacture It thus may happen to fail to search all ac tually available services since services are more often than not launched discontinued or removed into another transponder To avoid such missing you had better set the Search Mode item to Blind With the Blind mode the digital receiver tries to search every service scrutinizing every transponder with every possible combination of transponder elements It thus may require many minutes or even many hours It is possible to search several satellites one after another for servi
41. ver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with an RS 232 cable To update the firmware with this method take the following steps 48 Firmware Update 7 3 Over the air Turn off the target digital receiver Plug one end of an RS 232 cable 9 pin D sub cable into the RS 232 port on the digital receiver and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re ceiver Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on 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 6 A progress bar appears showing the progress of the firmware transfer 7 Restart the target digital receiver when the firmware transfer is complete You can get a new firmware over 34 Firmware Upgrade Satellite Name Jan 42004 01 44 the air Select the Firmware Up grade menu You should see a screen like the left figure 7 3 Over the air 49 Satellite Astra 19 2 E On the left table is presented Frequency 12603 MHz the transponder information Symbol Rate 22000 KS s appointed by the manufac Polarisation Horizontal turer Topfield for firmware PID 347 update This transponder information can be changed You can get the information from the website http www i topfield com Selecting the Start command starts firmware update
42. vices as follows e To search only free services set the FTA Scrambled op tion to FTA only e To search both free services and pay services set it to FTA CAS To start service search move down to the Start Search item and press the button The digital receiver will start to search for services and display a list of television and radio services as they are found It is common for no channels to be found until quite late in the process When the scan is com plete you will see a message telling you how many services have been found Press the button to save the list 3 2 Editing the transponder list 21 3 2 Editing the transponder list 34 SAT TP Edit You can add delete or modify Gop to 2008 18 satellite or transponder informa tion Select the Installation gt SAT TP Edit menu You should see a screen like the left figure To add a satellite entry select the Add Satellite option then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it See 6 3 as to how to use the on screen keyboard To change a satellite entry s name select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the SAT Name Edit option Then the on screen keyboard appears Change the name as you desire and save it To delete a satellite entry select your desired entry at the Satel lite Name option and select the Delete Satellite option then you get asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted
43. vices 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 gets moved to the favourite list You can delete a favourite entry with the button 4 To select another group press the Gl button again then the highlight bar gets moved to each column Furthermore you can rearrange a group s favourites by mov ing a favourite entry To move a favourite entry put the high light bar on the favourite entry you want and press the Abut ton Press the lt and gt buttons or A and W buttons to move it to a desired place and press the button To add radio services press the button then radio service entries get listed in the services list To recall the television services list after adding radio services press the button again As to how to use the favourite service lists you organised refer to 5 2 3 44 Organising Services 6 3 How to use on screen keyboard You can move the highlight key Organizing Favorites Hany ZAGS CS horizontally with the lt and gt i ie o eenia buttons and vertically with the KeyBoard A and Y buttons Pressing the button on a key enters its let ter in the input line To type a space select the Space key To type lower case letters or numer als select the Other key To
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