Topfield TF 5100 CI Satellite TV System User Manual
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1. Enable Service Search To get the correct position of your desired satellite perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the DiSEqC Command Mode to User 3 Select the Goto option at the Motor Control menu Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite with the position data that the digital receiver has 4 If the receiving quality which is displayed on the right bottom on the screen is not good tune the antenna finely with the options of the Movement menu If you select 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 29 the 2 E movement option 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 or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 5 Finally select the Store option at the Motor Control menu to save the tuned position when the receiving quality has turned good There are more motor control options for installers but this manual does not describe them If you are an installer refer them to the manual for the STAB rotor 4 13 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 satel lite pos2. 000 25 41 1 Configuring LNB settings 25 412 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings 28 413 Configuring USALS settings 29 414 Searching services 000000008 30 42 Editing the transponder list less 33 43 Resetting to factory settings o o n 34 44 Resetting toinstaller settings ess 34 5 Daily Usage 36 al Voalumec nirol crs resesi tita eR Ee EE 36 52 Watune televisioW 2 bao nk he ee ee ee oe eG 36 5 21 Watching favorite services less 38 5 22 Viewing program information 38 5 23 Selecting audio tracks 22s 8004 39 53 54 5 5 5 24 Selecting subtitle tracks 5 25 Viewing teletext 2 issus Viewing electronic program guide Watching multifeed program Making timer events 6 Listing Services 6 1 6 2 6 3 Editing the service list 2 2 3 sa as Editing the favorite list 0 40 06 055 Transferring receiver data 7 Firmware Update Fall 7 2 7 3 Index Owvertheal 2400 66 oe oes 5 From your computer via RS 232 port From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 40 40 40 42 42 45 45 47 48 50 51 51 52 54 1 1 Features Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5000CI TF 5100 CI digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting DVB stan dard and can receive digital broadcasts For
3. 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 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 NOTE Daylight saving adds one hour to the time when On and re moves one hour when Off When setting time offset via GMT make sure time doesn t include daylight saving 3 4 Parental control Censorship Change PIN Code Access Control je limit to rosi In general a television program is labeled a rating according to the level of violence nudity and language of its content When you are watching a program you can check its program rating on the information box Refer the information box to 5 2 2 You can prevent your children from watching specific pro grams by specifying a basis rating To specify a basis rating select the System Setting gt Parental KENNT Control menu then you will be asked the Personal Identifica tion Number PIN The number is initially set to 0000 trict the viewing of certain tem 4 Selects item HINU Previous Menu If you wish to restrict 15 or above rated programs set the Cen 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display 23 sorship option to 15 age Setting it to No block restricts no program on the other hand setting it to Total block restricts every program NOTE If a program does not have
4. RGB Standard 43 Letter Box Stereo PAL G Video Output VCR Scart Type TV Aspect Ratio Display Format Sound Mode RF Output RF Channel 3 2 Video and audio settings 17 3 2 1 Television standard The digital receiver supports two types of television standard One is the PAL standard and the other is the NTSC stan dard PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA Canada Mexico and so forth If you have a PAL television you have to set the TV Type op tion to PAL In this case if a service is broadcasted in NTSC standard the digital receiver converts it into the PAL standard for your PAL television However its quality would some what fall The opposite 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 How ever the multi television set is able to process both of them So if you have an multi television set set the TV Type op tion to Multi With this option the digital receiver will output them without standard conversion This setting is most rec ommended especially if you are not sure what standard tele vision you have 3 2 2 Color model Through the TV SCART connector the digital receiver is able to output video in various color models If you have the digi tal receiver linked to your television from this connector you should set the Video Output option to your desired color model
5. Select the Installation gt LNB Setting menu to configure the M LNB settings 5150 MHz On KONE Disable tof 4 dish m MNU Previous Menu Pressing the button on the Satellite Name option displays the satellite list in alphabetic order Select the satellite toward which your antenna sets its face Even if you cannot find your desired satellite you can add your desired satellite to the satel lite list See 8 42 for detailed description The digital receiver has a database about broadcasting satel lites and their transponders containing the following infor mation satellite position frequency range symbol rate po larization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range So you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 27 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 make out the correct LNB fre quency The difference between a broadcasting frequency and its LNB frequency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz For exam ple 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 power to operate Set the LNB Power option to On if it does not have any other power supply You had better ignore the 22 kHz option The digital receiver is design
6. 11960 KS Once you put the highlight bar on a desired option on the left column and press the button you can select a desired ser vice to edit on the right column To go over to the other col umn press the F1 button 46 Listing Services To edit the radio service list press Gs button then radio ser vice entries will be listed on the right column To turn back to the television service 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 For how to use the keyboard refer to 6 2 Unlike analog broadcasts each service does not have a proper service number in digital broadcasts Service numbers are as signed to the services just in the order that they were found in the service search So you can reassign a service number 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 the position Press the button to fix it You can lock some services so as to prevent your children from watching them To lock a service select the Lock op tion and select a desired service then the lock symbol o will be marked on the selected service If anyone tries to watch a locked service the person has to enter the personal identifica tion number that is set to the Change PIN Code option See 8 3 4 for this o
7. If you have connected them by RCA connector at which VIDEO reads on the back panel of the digital receiver you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through RCA connector independent of SCART connec tor It is known in general that the RGB color model provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV color model but the CVBS color model does the least So RGB would be most desirable for this option 18 Preference Settings 3 23 Video cassette recorder You would have the digital receiver linked to your video cas sette recorder or such an appliance from the VCR SCART The digital receiver will operate differently depending on the set ting of the VCR Scart Type option If the option is set to Stan dard the digital receiver will pass the video from the video recorder to your television when the video recorder starts play back But if the option is set to External A V the digital re ceiver will not pass the video even though the video recorder starts playback To pass it you have to press button 3 24 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16 9 You can enjoy well both wide screen programs and normal screen programs with your wide screen television as the above figures show The left figure shows a wide picture displayed in the wide screen and the right figure shows a normal picture displayed in
8. 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 To sort the service list by service name press the but ton Pressing this button once more makes it sorted by service number Pressing the button displays the satellite list When you select a desired satellite in the satellite list the only services provided by the selected satellite will be listed 38 Daily Usage 5 2 1 Watching favorite services You can select a service to watch on the favorite list as well as on the service list To display the favorite list press the button it will be dis played Whenever moving the highlight bar on or down on the favorite group list favorite services belonging to the high lighted group are listed To select a favorite service put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the button a highlight bar appears on the favorite service list Once you select a desired service with the button it will be presented Otherwise to select other group press the V button If you switch to another service after you have selected a fa vorite service it will be also another favorite service of the se lected group The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected displaying its name on the right top of the screen whenever you switch services If you wish to get out of the current group select the All services gr
9. 1 20 Preference Settings Table 3 1 Television standards by country Signal type Country PAL G Australia Austria Cyprus Czech Republic Egypt Estonia Finland Ger many Greece Iceland Iran Israel Italy Kuwait Latvia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Slovakia Slove nia Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Yugoslavia PAL Hong Kong Macao Republic of Ireland South Africa United Kingdom PAL K Czech Republic Hungary Poland NTSC M Bahamas Belgium Bolivia Chile Ecuador Fiji Guam Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru United States Venezuela Set the RF Channel option to a channel number as you de sire You have to tune your television to the channel set to this option to watch television If you have connected your analog television antenna to the RF IN you can watch analog broadcasts via the digital re ceiver 3 3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events If you did not set the local time right the program time table provided by the electronic program guide may also be distrustful Refer the electronic program guide to 5 3 Select the System Setting gt Lo cal Time Setting menu Time Offset 3 3 Local time setting 21 You can set the local time either as Manual or Auto using Green wich Mean Time GMT However it is recommended to use the auto setting Table 3 2 Time offset table Time offset City GMT 1
10. any rating information your rating setting will not take effect If anyone is trying to watch a program that is out of the ba sis rating 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 num ber twice for confirmation You can also restrict uses of some menus Selecting the Access Control menu displays a list of menus that you can lock If the Time Setting item is set to Locked you have to enter the per sonal identification number to access 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 System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire Its available range is 0 to 50 percent You can adjust the display time of the information box Refer the information box to 5 2 2 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 displayed when you switch services However pressing the button displays the information box If you set this option to Never Hide the information box will always be displayed 24 Preference Settings You
11. case you have to press the t button once more to select 40 Daily Usage an audio track 5 2 4 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programs are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages If the current program provides subtitle tracks the subtitle symbol will be marked on the information box Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks Once you select a subtitle track it will be displayed 5 2 5 Viewing teletext On some programs such information as weather reports news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext service If the current program provides teletext service the teletext symbol z will be marked on the information box Press the button to view teletext pages Select a desired page to view by entering the page number with the numeric buttons You can zoom in a teletext page with the F3 button and adjust its transparency with the button To clear the teletext screen press the button 5 3 Viewing electronic program guide The Electronic Program Guide shows the current and sched uled programs that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each program 5 3 Viewing electronic program guide 41 Pressing the button dis plays the electronic program 08 j Y guide on which you can see the Em OF SOCCER followings 16 00 16 30 JOURNAL TERT LL Scheduled programs MADE IN GERMANY TT 730 meme Pr
12. its operation you need an antenna which must be installed appropriately NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency However unlike analog broadcasts digital broadcasts are not all as signed to their own frequencies instead multiple television and radio broadcasts are transmitted through a single fre quency The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder To reduce confusion the word service is prefer ably used than channel as service indicates one television or radio broadcast in this manual The TF5000CI TF 5100 CI digital receiver has the following features Supports DiSEqC 1 0 DiSEqC 1 1 DiSEqC 1 2 and US 2 Introduction ALS Can store up to 5000 television and radio services Hasan electronic program guide that provides an overview of program schedules for next few hours You can edit the service list You can make a favorite list with your favorite channels Youcan view the information of the current television or radio program You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version which will be provided by the manu facturer 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 to a wall outlet we say that it is in standby mode on the other hand when it is on it is in operation mode You should
13. press the button 4 2 Editing the transponder list 33 4 2 Editing the transponder list Satellite Name Frequency Symbol Rate 27500 kS s Vertical You can add delete or modify satellite or transponder infor mation To edit the transponder list se lect the Installation gt SAT TP 0 Asiasat2 C Edit menu 3560 Miz Add new TP Delete TP SAT Name Edit Add Satellite To add a satellite entry select the Add Satellite option Then the on screen keyboard appears Enter your desired name and save it For how to use the keyboard refer to 6 2 To change a satellite entry s name select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the SAT Name Edit op tion 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 are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted To add a transponder entry select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the Add new TP option Then a transponder information box appears Input 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 are asked for confirmation If you select Yes it will be deleted 34 Servic
14. restored 36 Daily Usage Chapter 5 Daily Usage 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 tele vision set too To temporarily switch off the sound press the amp button Press it again to restore the sound to the previous level 5 2 Watching television To change services press the Or button Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service You can switch to your desired service by entering its service num ber with the numeric buttons You can also select a service to watch in the service list To view the service list press the button 5 2 Watching television 37 On the service list you can view the service information as fol xr un lows NILE NEWS Service number 7 1 macau2 h Service name Transmitting satellite Transponder information Asiasat2 C 4148V 11850 Help Wi SPACE CHA aus A dollar sign may be marked on some entries which in dicates pay service To watch pay services you need the sub scription card To select a desired service put the highlight bar on its entry with the or button and press the OK button then it will be presented Pressing the or button skips over 10 entries up or down Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts the highlight bar on its entry Pressing the button performs an alphabetic browse For instance
15. the Topfield web site 2 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 3 Turn on the digital receiver 4 Run TFD Down The instruction on how to use TFD Down is as follows Q TFD DownLoad Manager 3 1 Press Find button to select the new File Name D fMyTaskTopfieldUp Find Download Port Setup Stop Exit Message TFD File Download Manager firmware file 2 Press Download button to start the file transfer Press Stop button to cancel the file transfer 4 Restart the digital receiver 7 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from another same digital receiver connecting them with a RS 232 cable To update the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 7 3 From another digital receiver via RS 232 port 53 Exec 1 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 A the matching port on the other digital re ceiver 2 Turn on both of them 3 Select the Installation gt Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu 16 9 18 16 9 Display Format 19 22 kHz 27 4 3 18 A V Output Setting 16 Access Control 23 Add new TP 33 Add Satellite 33 Advanced 31 Astra 51 AUDIO L 12 AUDIO L R
16. the wide screen If you have a normal screen television set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4 3 3 2 Video and audio settings 19 You cannot fully enjoy wide screen programs 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 programs in the shape like the center fig ure 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 the option to Center Extract Wide screen pic tures then will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the width of the normal screen 3 2 5 Sound mode Basically there are two audio sources as you can find two au dio 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 3 for detailed description 3 2 6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket you should configure the radio frequency output The digital receiver can make the analog television from the digital tele vision and output it through the RF OUT socket Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your country supports referring to Table 3
17. 2 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein GMT 11 00 Midway Island Samoa GMT 10 00 Hawaii GMT 09 00 Alaska GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US Canada GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US Canada GMT 06 00 Central Time US Canada Mexico City GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US Canada Bogota Lima GMT 04 00 Atlantic Time Canada La Paz GMT 03 30 Newfoundland GMT 03 00 Brazil Georgetown Buenos Aries GMT 02 00 Mid Atlantic GMT 01 00 Azores Cape Verde Islands GMT London Lisbon Casablanca GMT 1 00 Paris Brussels Copenhagen Madrid GMT 2 00 South Africa Kaliningrad GMT 3 00 Baghdad Riyadh Moscow St Petersburg GMT 3 30 Tehran GMT 4 00 Abu Dhabi Muscat Baku Tbilisi GMT 4 30 Kabul GMT 5 00 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 To set the local time using the auto setting follow these 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 22 Preference Settings your time zone and GMT referring to Table 3 2
18. 50 60 Hz Power consumption 28W at maximum in operation 9 W in standby Table 2 2 Physical specification Size 340x 60x 265mm Weight 2 4kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 C Storage relative humidity 5 to 9596 2 3 Rear panel connections 9 2 3 Rear panel connections The TF5000CI TF 5100 CI has some connections on the back panel v 10 Check up what connections your television set has in compar ison with the digital receiver LNB IN 8 LNB OUT 8 VIDEO AUDIO L R TV VCR G S VIDEO S PDIF 8 RF IN Broadcasting input socket Broadcasting output socket through the LNB IN socket for another digital receiver Composite video output socket for the tele vision set Yellow Stereo audio output socket for the television set or audio system Red White Audio and video output socket for the tele vision set Audio and video input output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike Super video output socket for the television set Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys tem Analog television input socket 10 Setup RF OUT Analog television output socket RS 232 Serial port for firmware update and data trans fer Table 2 3 Connectors specification VIDEO Composite video CVBS output AUDIO Left amp right audio output S VIDEO Super video S Video output TV CVBS S Video RGB YUV video output Left amp right audi
19. 9 Audio Language 16 AUDIO R 12 Auto 31 Button 4 C band 25 CAM 5 CAS 32 CAS only 32 Censorship 23 Center Extract 19 Change PIN Code 23 CI 6 Index Common Interface 6 Date 44 Delete 46 Delete Satellite 33 Delete TP 33 DiSEqC 27 DiSEqC 1 0 27 DiSEqC 1 1 27 DiSEqC Command Mode 28 Download 52 Duration 44 DVB 1 Electronic Program Guide 40 electronic program guide 2 Every Day 43 Every Weekday 43 Every Weekend 43 Factory Setting 34 Find 52 Firmware Upgrade 51 Frequency 29 33 FTA 32 FTA CAS 32 FTA only 32 55 FTA Scrambled 32 GMT 21 Goto 28 Goto the position 30 Info Box Display Time 23 Info Box Position 24 information box 38 IRD Status 50 Kj band 26 Language Setting 15 Letter Box 19 LNB 26 LNB Frequency 26 27 LNB IN 9 11 LNB OUT 9 11 LNB Power 27 LNB Setting 26 Local Time 22 Local Time Setting 20 Lock 46 Manual 31 Menu Language 15 Mini A 27 Mode 21 22 44 mono 19 Motor Control 28 29 Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 28 Motorized DiSEqC 1 3 29 Move 30 46 Movement 28 multifeed 42 My Latitude 30 My Longitude 30 NEW 47 No block 23 normal screen television 18 NTSC 17 on screen keyboard 47 One Time 43 Organizing Favorites 47 Organizing Services 45 OSD Transparency 23 Other 27 PAL 17 Parental Control 22 PID 32 PID 32 PIN 22 Polarization 31 32 Radio 43
20. TF 5000 Cl TF 5100 Cl User Guide Digital Satellite Heceiver Common Interface Digital Video iii Contents Contents iii 1 Introduction 1 Ll o Feats 2223 9 o boe Oui ER CREE os a 1 12 Controlling the digital receiver lle 2 12 1 Thefrontpanel s sees o o n n n 2 122 C CIhesemotecontol 4426436 ee n 4 13 Whatis common interface llle 5 2 Setup 7 21 Unpacking eo caeiie a E ee oe eS 7 22 Batety precautions 2 s oon 7 2 Rear panel con ecHoNS 2212 ace ee Se Ee 9 24 Connecting up your digital receiver 10 24 1 Connecting totheantenmma o oo coua eera 10 2 4 2 Connecting to your television 11 2 4 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder 13 2 4 4 Inserting batteries in the remote control 13 3 Preference Settings 15 iv CONTENTS Al Laneuipeseth bE e e pdoe econ eo o o Rs 15 32 Vide and audio settings 2 sso s 16 321 Television standard 22s n 17 gee Colormod el i ich eb ee Rutas RR 17 3 2 3 Video cassette recorder s 18 3 24 Television aspectratio llle 18 325 Sound mod sesers erered a REG S 19 326 Radio trequency Output 2 6 6 9 nz 19 33 Localtime setting 2 6 sbi es 20 od Parentalearntvel 2 27 20 9 5 eee Ved eee ees 22 3 5 Adjusting the on screen display 0 23 4 Service Search 25 41 Searching broadcasting services
21. alth from uncon trolled 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 explains So some ex planations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the real digital receiver Copyright 2006 Topfield Co Ltd English version http www i topfield com 110T F31A8 201 0 Rev 2
22. anner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area 15 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3 1 Language settings You can designate languages for menus audio tracks and sub title tracks Select the System Setting gt Language Setting menu English Subtitle Language French Audio Language Russian Menu language The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages Dutch English German French Italian Russian Turkish and so forth Set the Menu Language option to your choice Once you se 16 Preference Settings lect a language the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language Subtitle language Set the Subtitle Language option to your choice When you watch a program the subtitle track of the selected language will be output if available Apart from this setting you can select a subtitle track with the button See 5 2 4 for detailed description Audio language Set the Audio Language option to your choice When you watch a program the audio track of the selected language will be output if available Apart from this setting you can select an audio track with the button See 5 2 3 for detailed description 3 2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropri ately to your television set and appliances To configure the video and au dio settings select the System Setting gt A V Output Setting menu
23. can raise or lower the position of the information box Se lect the System Setting menu and then set the Info Box Posi tion option as you desire Its available range is 10 to 3 line The more high the value is set the more low the information box will be positioned 25 Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver you will need to per form a service search 41 Searching broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed and mo torized antenna system You have to configure antenna set tings according to your antenna system in the following order 1 Configure LNB settings Refer to 4 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 DiSEqC 1 2 to 8 4 12 and refer USALS to 4 1 3 3 Perform service search 4 1 1 Configuring LNB settings There are in large two frequency bands for satellite broadcasts One is C band which ranges approximately from 4 to 6 GHz 26 Service Search The other is K band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz 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 carried at a much lower frequency which is called IF Intermediate Frequency High frequencies from satellites are converted into from 950 to 2150 MHz by a LNB
24. e Search 43 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data Satellite list Service list Favorite list Timer list Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver If you want to re set all the data select the Installation gt Factory Setting menu then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes service entries favorite entries and timer events will be all deleted and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer s fac tory settings 44 Resetting to installer settings You can store your own data including the followings Satellite list Service list Favorite list Preference settings Also you can restore them at any time To store your data select the Installation gt System Recovery menu and select the Store option then the digital receiver will ask your personal identification number The number may be different from yours because this function is usually permitted only to installers If you have entered a right number you will be asekd for confirmation If you select Yes your data will be stored Whenever you store your data they are all overwritten Refer personal identification number to 3 4 To restore your data select the Installation gt System Recovery menu and select the Recover option then you will be asekd 4 4 Resetting to installer settings 35 for confirmation If you replay with yes your data will be
25. ed 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 4 satellite sources and a DiSEqc 1 1 switch allows switching between up to 16 satellite sources Set the DiSEqC 1 0 and DiSEqC 1 1 options according to your antenna configuration SS INBIN Ux AT A2 A3 AG A5 A6 A7 AB A9 A10 dAd Aa DiSEqC 1 0 Switch DiSEqC 1 0 Switch DiSEqC 1 1 Switch For example to select the antenna con nected to the A5 input in the left fig ure set the DiSEqC 1 1 option to 2 of 4 and the DiSEqC 1 0 option to 1 of 4 If you have a mini DiSEqC 1 0 switch which has only two inputs you should set the DiSEqC 1 0 option to Mini A in stead of 1 of 4 28 Service Search 4 1 2 Configuring DiSEqC 1 2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satel lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1 2 When you switch to an service if the service is provided by a satellite other than current one it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position To use DiSEqC 1 2 select the In stallation gt Motorized DiSEqC Asiassa 1 2 menu 3000 V 2760 LNB Setting At first you have to set the Mo mm LoSECComuniMide torized DiSEqC 1 2 option to Cioran Nl Circi
26. etween the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket See 8 3 2 3 for more description 3 Numeric buttons are used to enter ser vice numbers and menu options button switches between the cur rent service and the previously viewed one button displays the main menu It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu 6 button displays the service list It is also used to select menu items v buttons increase and de crease the volume They are also used to change options for a menu item P buttons move to the next or previous service They are also used to navigate in the menus and interac tive screens button is used to leave the current screen button is used to select an audio track and sound mode or a video track of multifeed program 1 3 What is common interface 5 button is not used in this model 3 These buttons have different functions per menu They will be guided by on screen help 3 button displays the RF setting menu See 8 3 2 6 for more description amp mutes the sound Press again to switch it back on D button pauses live television button switches between television services and ra dio services Kp button displays the favorite list button displays the electronic program guide EPG button displays more information about the current program or a program highlighted in the electronic pro gra
27. from the dig ital receiver 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 In this case you will need to connect a ca ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television To ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well you will need to connect a cable from your television antenna to RF IN connector 24 3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder The digital receiver also can output video to another appliance such as video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector 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 matching socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike 2 4 4 Inserting batteries in the remote control To insert the batteries open the battery compartment by re moving the lid and then insert the batteries observing the po larity which is marked on the base of the battery compart ment 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 dam age resulting from leaking batteries NOTE Batteries including those which contain no heavy metals may not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of 14 Setup used batteries in an environmentally sound m
28. he Installation gt Service Search menu Cesa peoa ECT MWU Previous Monu There are four service search methods Searching every service of a satellite Searching every service of a transponder 4 1 Searching broadcasting services 31 Searching one service of a transponder Searching every service of a SMATV Satellite Master Antenna Television transponder To search every service of a satellite perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Auto To search every service of a transponder perform the follow ing 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 input it with the numeric buttons 4 Input the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons 5 Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your de sired transponder NOTE You could get the transponder information from a satellite magazine or web site such as http www satcodx com or http www lyngsat com To search one service of a transponder perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Set the Search Mode option to Advanced 32 Service Search Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tio
29. ition Just by pointing to a known satellite position is enough This position will act as the central point The USALS will then calculate positions of visible satellites To use USALS select the Instal lation gt USALS Setting menu Motorized DISEqC 1 3 4 Disable TG At first you have to set the Mo T a torized DISEGC 1 3 option to Dru 1 Enable Reference Peer 1 mw For USALS Select Moves itom Select Position MWU Previous Menu To calculate every satellite position perform the following steps 30 Service Search 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion 2 Input your location to the My Longitude and My Latitude options with the and numeric buttons 3 Input the position of your selected satellite to the Satel lite Angle if it is not correct 4 Select the Goto the position option Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite calculating its position 5 If the receiving quality which is displayed on the right bottom on the screen is not good then tune the antenna finely with the options of the Move menu The changed position is automatically saved at one At this time you had better check the receiving quality of every trans ponder and choose the best one at the Transponder or Frequency option It will be helpful to your fine tuning 4 1 4 Searching services To perform service search se lect t
30. keep the digital receiver plugged to a wall outlet on standby mode so as it can run timer events at any time 12 1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to operate the digital receiver and specific lamps and a display to indi cate its status Their usage is as follows 1 2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 TOPFIELD c2 0000 STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode On Off CHANNEL A V buttons move to the next or previous ser vice They are also used to navigate in the menus and interactive screens VOLUME 4 gt buttons increase and decrease the volume They are also used to change options for a menu item TV STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver See 8 3 2 3 for more de scription REMOTE lamp lights up whenever you press a button of the remote control STANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode Front display displays the current time in standby mode and displays the current service and status of the dig ital receiver in operation mode 4 Introduction 1 22 The remote control all button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode On Off 2 amp button switches the output of the TV SCART socket b
31. m guide button is used to select a subtitle track button displays teletext button displays the satellite list with their service list e3 button switches television standard between PAL and NTSC However this button may be not used in some models See 8 3 2 1 for more description button sets a sleep timer 1 3 Whatis common interface Some broadcasts are scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them Scrambled services can only be viewed with a Conditional Access Module CAM and a subscription card belonging with the scrambling system 6 Introduction Common Interface CI is an interface for condi tional access modules The front of the digital receiver has two common interface slots SX To watch a pay service you should take the following steps 1 Purchase a conditional access module and a subscrip tion card for the pay service you want to watch 2 Insert the subscription card into the conditional access module 3 insert the conditional access module to a common inter face slot on the front of the digital receiver To view the information about the module and subscription card inserted to the digital re ceiver select the Common Inter face menu Slot 2 Not Installed If the CAM is inserted in Slot you can see then he CAM manufacture Moves item OR Select MENU Previous Menu Chapter 2 Setup 2 1 Unpacking Before going any further check that you ha
32. n or input it with the numeric buttons Input the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your de sired transponder Specify the PIDs of your desired service at the PID menu with the numeric buttons PID Packet Identifier is a set of numbers that identifies transport stream packets To search every service of a SMATV transponder if the digi tal receiver is connected to a SMATV perform the following steps 1 Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op tion Set the Search Mode option to SMATV 3 Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op tion or input it with the numeric buttons Input the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your de sired transponder You can search pay services as well as free services To search only free services set the FTA Scrambled option to FTA only FTA means free service To search only pay services set it to CAS only CAS means pay service To search both free services and pay services set it to FTA CAS To start service search select the Start Search item then ap pears a list box in which found services will be listed Press the button to save found services when it is completed To stop at any time or to exit without saving
33. o output VCR CVBS video output Left amp right audio output CVBS S Video RGB YUV video input for bypass Left amp right audio input for bypass S PDIF Dolby digital audio output RS 232 115 2 kbps at maximum 24 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 appli ances If you have any problem with your setup or need help contact your dealer 24 1 Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital re ceiver and the television you need to connect the digital re ceiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services 2 4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN socket If you have another digital receiver link it from the LNB OUT connector 24 2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of your digital receiver we recommend you use the first connector to get best picture quality If your television does not have the matching connec tor then use the next connector in the following order for best picture quality 1 SCART connector TV 2 Composite connector VIDEO 3 RF connector RF OUT You should configure audio and video settings after connect ing up the digital receiver See 3 2 for detailed description To use the SCART connector For best results with a standa
34. ogram summary JOURNAL 10 00 L EUROMAXX s Broadcasting date rm JOURNAL Broadcasting time Noxt Info Page To see detailed information of a desired program put the high light bar on your choice with the P or P button and press button To switch to other service press the or button To see the program guide for radio broadcasts press the Gs button To turn it back press the J button again Pressing the F1 button displays the program guide in the form of spreadsheet To turn it back press the F1 button again You can make a timer event on the electronic program guide as follows 1 Select a service you want 2 Press the button to display its program guide 3 Selecta program you want with the button then P is marked up on the entry At the same time a timer event with the selected program will be made in the timer list Refer the timer list to 5 5 4 To remove the marking press the OK button once again 42 Daily Usage 5 4 Watching multifeed program Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a program at the same time We call it mul tifeed program You can select and watch a perspective you prefer In similar method it is possible to provide multiple copies of a program at short intervals For example assume a movie is Order Starting time g broadcasted at five steps like on the 1 13 00 PM left table Even if you have mis
35. on To add radio services press button then radio service en tries will be listed in the service list To recall the television service list after adding radio services press J button again With your favorite service list you can select your favorite ser vices more easily Refer to 8 5 2 for more information 6 3 Transferring receiver data The digital receiver retains such data as follows 6 3 Transferring receiver data 49 Service list Favorite list Preference settings It is possible to transfer receiver data to your digital receiver from another same digital receiver connecting them with a RS 232 cable To transfer receiver data perform the following steps 1 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 both of them Select the Installation gt Transfer Data to Other IRD menu 4 Restart the digital receiver NOTE You had better memorize some important data such as video settings before starting transfer to avoid resetting them 50 Firmware Update 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 a latest firmware and an update utility from the Topfield web site http www i topfield com You should check
36. oup on the favorite list For how to edit the favorite list refer to 6 2 5 2 2 Viewing program information Pressing button displays the information box on which you can see the followings 5 2 Watching television 39 Service number Service name Transmitting satellite Transponder information Signallevel and quality Program name Program rating Program summary Broadcasting time Current time 49 IN Focus Germany s Alcalraz In addition you might see the following symbols e Subtitle symbol if subtitle tracks are provided on the current program e Teletext symbol x if teletext pages are provided on the current program Lock symbol o if the current service is locked Dollar symbol if the current service is a pay service Multifeed symbol gt if the current program is pro vided in multifeed service Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa tion about the current program To hide the information box press the button 5 2 3 Selecting audio tracks Some programs are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages Pressing the button displays available audio tracks Once you select a audio track it will be sounded In addition you could enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes Stereo Mono Left or Right However if a multifeed program is provided at the moment video tracks will be displayed In this
37. ption To unlock a locked service press the button on it To delete a service select the Delete option and select a de sired service and press the button then you are asked for confirmation If you select Yes the selected service will be deleted If you want to undo the deleted service you have nothing to do but perform service search again Once you select the Sort option on the left column sorting options are displayed as follows Sort A Z by service name Sort CAS FTA from pay services to free services Sort FTA CAS from free services to pay services 6 2 Editing the favorite list 47 Sort Fav NoFav from favorite services to unfavorite services Sort Sat Name by satellite 6 2 Editing the favorite list You can make your own favorite service list To edit your favorite list select the Organizing Favorites menu then an ed itable favorite list appears There are a group list on the left column a favorite list on the center column and a service list on the right column NILE NEWS FASHION TV macau2 RAI Internationa RTPI You can add a favorite entry by performing the following steps 1 Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the OK button 2 Then the highlight bar of the service list becomes mov able Put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the OK button 3 Then the selected service entry is added in the favorite list You can select mo
38. radio service list 46 Recover 34 Rename 46 RF Channel 20 RF IN 9 13 RF OUT 10 13 19 RF Output 19 RS 232 10 49 52 53 S VIDEO 9 S PDIF 9 SAT Name Edit 33 SAT TP Edit 33 Satellite 43 Satellite Angle 30 satellite list 26 37 Satellite Name 26 28 30 33 Search Mode 31 32 56 INDEX Service 43 TV 9 11 43 service list 36 TV Aspect Ratio 18 Service Search 30 TV Type 17 SMATY 31 Type 43 SMATV 32 Sort 46 USALS 29 Sort A Z 46 USALS Setting 29 Sort CAS FTA 46 User 28 Sort Fav NoFav 47 Sort FTA CAS 46 VCR 9 13 Sort Sat Name 47 VCR Scart Type 18 VCR Timer Setting 43 VIDEO 9 11 12 Sound Mode 19 Space 48 Start 51 Video Output 17 Start Search 32 stereo 19 Wakeup Time 44 Stop 52 Weekly 43 Store 29 34 wide screen television 18 subtitle 40 Subtitle Language 16 Symbol Rate 31 32 System ID 50 System Recovery 34 System Setting 23 24 teletext 40 television service list 46 48 TFD Down 51 52 time format 22 Time Offset 21 Time Setting 23 timer list 43 Total block 23 Transfer Data to Other IRD 49 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD 53 Transponder 29 30 transponder 1 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 he
39. rd television one end into the TV socket on the digital re ceiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television set you should use a SCART cable plugging Y Y TAV Some televisions have inputs via Component or S Video con nectors rather than SCART If you have such a television use an appropriate conversion cable to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television 12 Setup 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 do with a conversion cable such as SCART to Component you have to make audio con nections To use the composite video connector d Co To connect the audio connectors A os To use the RF connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable RCA cable to use the composite video connector Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO yellow socket on the digital re ceiver and the other end into the matching socket on your television You will need to obtain an audio cable RCA cable to connect the audio connectors Plug one ends of the cable into the AUDIO L white and AUDIO R red sockets on the digital receiver and the other ends into the matching sockets on your television or au dio system If your television does not have any video and audio input you will need to use the radio frequency output
40. re entries to add 4 Press the F1 button to select another group By pressing the F1 button the highlight bar of each column moves in turn You can up to 30 groups To add a group select the NEW option in the group list then the on screen keyboard appears 48 Listing Services You can move the highlight key horizontally with the and buttons and vertically with the P and P buttons Pressing the button on a key enters its letter in the input line Wf 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 on a desired letter at 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 To rename a group put the highlight bar on a desired group you wish to rename and press the button then the on screen keyboard will appear as above To delete a group put the highlight bar on a desired group you wish to delete and press the F3 button then a confirmation box appears If you select Yes it will be deleted Similarly you can delete a favorite entry with the button in the favorite list Besides you can rearrange a group s fa vorites by moving a favorite entry To move a favorite entry put the highlight bar on a desired entry to move and press the button then the selected entry becomes dark Move it to a desired place and press the butt
41. s literally every day Every Weekend means Saturday and Sunday per week Weekly means one day per week Every Weekday means from Monday to Friday per week If your favorite program is broadcasted at weekends and 44 Daily Usage you wish to watch every episode of the program set the Mode option to Every Weekend Set the Date option to a desire date on which the record ing will be started 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 You can enter it with the numeric buttons 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 made 45 Chapter 6 Listing Services 6 1 Editing the service list Function Brows Rename Move Lock Skip Delete Sort Aslasal You would have got the service list after service search You can rename move lock or delete service entries on the service list To edit the service list select the Organizing Services menu then AUFERAT a screen will be displayed like NILE NEWS I i i AL ALAM the left figure There are edit Re j ing options on the left column 4 oil macau and service entries on the right macau3 9 macaud column 0 macaus 1 macau6 t2 C 4148 MHz
42. sed the 2 13 15 PM movie of the first step you can watch 2 SOUEM one of the subsequent steps 4 13 45 PM 5 14 00 PM If a multifeed program is provided on the current service the multifeed symbol IE 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 x button once more to select audio tracks 5 5 Making timer events You can make the digital receiver to present your desired ser vice at a specific time Even if the digital receiver is off it will turn on at the specified time 5 5 Making timerevents 43 To input a timer event select the System Setting gt VCR Timer Setting menu then the timer list will be displayed Delete the selected entry To add a new timer event press the F1 button then a box like the above figure appears 1 If you want a radio program set the Type option to Ra dio otherwise set it to TV 2 Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want Pressing the button on this option displays a satellite list from which you can select your desired satellite 3 Set the Service option to the service which provides the program you want Pressing the button on this option displays a service list from which you can select your desired service 4 There are five timer modes One Time means literally one time Every Day mean
43. the firmware pio o s information of your digital re Loader Version ceiver before downloading a new firmware To check the cur rent information of the digital receiver select the Information gt IRD Status menu NOTE You have to update with only the new firmware of which Sys tem ID is identical to yours otherwise you will fail in firmware 7 1 Over the air 51 update 7 1 Over the air You can get a new firmware over the air To update the firmware by this method press the Installation gt Firmware Upgrade menu D Selecting the Start option starts firmware update On the left table is presented the transponder information appointed by the manufac turer Topfield for firmware Satellite Astra Frequency 12603 MHz Symbol Rate 22000 KS s Polarity Horizontal PID 347 update This transponder information can be changed You can get the information at the Topfield web site http www i topfield com 7 2 From your computer via RS 232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer connecting them with a RS 232 cable You need TFD Down the firmware transfer utility for this which is available at the Topfield web site http www i topfield com 52 Firmware Update To update the firmware with this method perform the follow ing steps 1 Download a new firmware applicable to the digital receiver from
44. ve received the fol lowing items with your digital receiver Remote control unit Two batteries for the remote control AAA 1 5 V User manual 2 2 Safety precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully 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 Ta ble 2 1 The wall outlet should be near the equipment Do not run an extention lead to the unit 8 Setup 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 centimeter around it For the physical specification of the digital receiver refer to Ta ble 2 2 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched If wires are exposed or cord is damaged do not use the receiver and get cord replaced Never open the digital receiver casing under any cir cumstances Warranty will be void Refer all servicing to an electronics qualified service tech nician Table 2 1 Power specification Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC
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