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TOPFIELD
TF 5000 PVRt Masterpiece
User Guide
Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder
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Controlling the digital receiver
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Connecting up your digital receiver
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Connecting to your video cassette recorder
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Switching on for the first time
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Inserting batteries in the remote control
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Powering on and checking picture
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Adjusting the on-screen display
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Searching broadcasting services
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Viewing electronic programme guide
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Scheduling a recording using the programme guide
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Recording a time-shifted programme
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To move a recording to another folder
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To navigate using the progress bar
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To play back a recording repeatedly
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Checking the firmware information
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Chapter 1
Introduction
The TF 5000 PVRt Masterpiece digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately.
NOTE
In general we equate a channel with a frequency. Unlike analogue broadcasts, however, digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies; instead, multiple television broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency. The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder. To reduce confusion in this manual, the word service is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television or radio broadcast.
1.1
Features
The TF 5000 PVRt Masterpiece digital receiver has the following features:
• Can store up to 2000 television and radio services.
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• You can create favourite lists of your favourite services.
• You can view information about the current television or radio programme.
• Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes.
• You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version, provided by the manufacturer.
• You can record one broadcasting service while you are currently watching another.
• The large storage capacity of the built-in hard disk drive allows you to record up to about 60 hours of television
—in case of 250 gigabytes— in excellent picture and sound quality.
• Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF
5000 PVRt Masterpiece. You can pause the programme you are watching and resume it again at a later time.
Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current programme by fast foward and rewind search.
1.2
Controlling the digital receiver
The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control and the buttons on the front panel.
NOTE
When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall outlet, we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand, when it is on, it is in operation mode. Even when you are not using the digital receiver, you should keep it plugged into a wall outlet to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any time.
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1.2.1
The front panel
The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean.
STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode.
CHANNEL c , a buttons switch to previous or next service.
They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens.
VOLUME b , d buttons decrease or increase the volume.
They are also used to change values for menu options.
Front display displays the current time in standby mode, and displays the current service in operation mode.
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The remote control
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1 button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode.
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2 mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on.
3 UHF displays the radio frequency setting menu. See §
for more details.
4 switches the output of the TV
SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket. See §
for more details.
5 is used to set a sleep timer.
6 Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options.
7 switches between the current service and the previously viewed one.
8 displays the service information box. It is also used to display more information about a programme.
9 GUIDE displays the electronic programme guide.
10 MENU displays the main menu. It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu.
11 , buttons switch to previous or next service.
They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens.
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12 , buttons decrease or increase the volume. They are also used to change values for menu options.
13 displays the services list. See §
for more details.
It is also used to select a menu item.
14 displays the favourite lists.
15 EXIT is used to exit the current screen.
16 switches between television services and radio services.
17 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme.
18 is used to select a subtitle track.
19 displays teletext.
20 is used to display, minify or hide the sub-screen. See
§
for information about picture-in-picture.
21 changes the position of sub-screen counterclockwise.
It is also used to jump back to beginnng of recording during a playback.
22 changes the position of sub-screen clockwise. It is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback.
23 swaps the sub-picture with the main picture. See
§
for more details.
24 displays the services list for sub-screen. It is also used to specify a block for editing or for repeated playback.
25 is used to jump back 10 seconds for an instant replay.
It is also used to edit a recording.
26 is used to jump to next bookmark position or to jump forward by 30 seconds.
27 is used to make a bookmark during playback or time shift.
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28 resumes normal playback speed, or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift. To play a recorded programme, see button
29 is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed.
30 is used to start fast motion playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed.
31 is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed.
32 pauses live television or playback of a recorded programme.
33 is used to start recording.
34 is used to stop playback, to stop recording, or to jump back to live television from time-shifted television.
35 is used to display the list of recorded programmes that are stored on the internal hard disk drive. See §
for more details.
36 is not used in this model.
37 is not used in this model.
The , , , and buttons have additional different functions per menu besides their own function. They will be guided by on-screen help.
If the remote control does not work, please check the remote control mode. There are four modes with this remote control.
You can alter the mode by pressing two buttons simultaneously as follows:
• Mode 1:
• Mode 2:
• Mode 3:
• Mode 4:
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The mode 1 will work at default.
Chapter 2
Setup
2.1
Unpacking
Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver.
• Remote control unit
• Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V)
• One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner
• One SCART-to-component cable
• One composite cable (RCA cable)
• A copy of this user guide
NOTE
Accessories may vary according to your local area.
2.2
Safety precautions
Please read carefully the following safety precautions.
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• The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to
Table
• The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit.
• Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The digital receiver is designed for use indoors only. Use dry cloth when cleaning the digital receiver.
• Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface.
• Do not place the digital receiver close to heat emitting units or in direct sunlight, as this will impair cooling.
Do not lay any objects such as magazines on the digital receiver. When placed in a cabinet, make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it. For the physical specification of the digital receiver, refer to
Table
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched.
If the wires are exposed or the cord is damaged, do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced.
• Never open the digital receiver casing under any circumstances. The warranty will be void.
• Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician.
Table 2.1: Power specifications
Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 28 W at maximum in operation
10 W in standby
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Table 2.2: Physical specifications
Size
Weight
Operating temperature
430 × 60 × 265 mm
4.3 kg
0 to 45 °C
Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 %
2.3
Rear panel connections
The TF 5000 PVRt Masterpiece has a wide range of connections on the back panel.
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ANT 1 ANT 2
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R
RF LOOP 1 OUT RF LOOP 2 OUT AUDIO
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
TV
VCR USB
RF OUT
RF IN
S/PDIF RS-232
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Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver.
1 ANT 1 Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the first tuner.
2 RF LOOP 1 OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the first tuner.
3 ANT 2 Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the second tuner.
4 RF LOOP 2 OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the second tuner.
5 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the television set. (yellow)
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6 AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system. (white/red)
7 S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set.
8 TV Audio and video output socket for the television set.
9 VCR Audio and video input/output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike.
10 USB USB port for firmware update and data transfer.
11 RF OUT Analogue television output socket.
12 RF IN
13 S/PDIF
Analogue television input socket.
Dolby digital output socket for the audio system.
14 RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer.
Table 2.3: Connectors specifications
VIDEO
TV
Composite video (CVBS) output
AUDIO Left & right audio output
S-VIDEO Super video (S-Video) output
CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video output
Left & right audio output
VCR CVBS video output
Left & right audio output
CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video input for bypass
Left & right audio input for bypass
S/PDIF
RS-232
USB
Dolby digital audio output
115.2 kbps at maximum
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2.4
Connecting up your digital receiver
There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appliances.
If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact your dealer.
2.4.1
Connecting the antenna
Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services.
Connect the antenna cable to the ANT 1 connector on the back panel of the digital receiver.
Also, you must ensure that there is a connection to both the ANT 1 and ANT 2 connectors on your digital receiver, so that both tuners work properly.
Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the RF
LOOP 1 OUT connector to the ANT 2 connector.
NOTE
However, if you are in a weak signal area, or are using a signal amplifier with more than one output, you may achieve better results by connecting a cable from the antenna or amplifier directly to the ANT 2 connector rather than using the loop cable.
If you have another digital receiver, or you want to still receive analogue channels on your television, link it from the RF LOOP
2 OUT connector.
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2.4.2
Connecting to your television
Between all the following connectors of the digital receiver, we recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture quality. If your television does not have the matching connector, then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality.
1. SCART connector ( TV )
2. S-Video connector ( S-VIDEO )
3. Composite connector ( VIDEO )
4. RF connector ( RF OUT )
You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver. See §
for detailed description.
To use the SCART connector
For best results with a standard television set, you should use a SCART cable, plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television.
Some televisions have inputs via Component connector or S-Video connector rather than
SCART.
If you have such a television, use an appropriate conversion cable to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television.
If you connect with a standard SCART cable, you do not have to make audio connections because the SCART connector can output stereo audio. But if you use a conversion cable, such as
SCART-to-Component, you have to make audio connections.
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To use the S-Video connector
You will need to obtain a S-Video cable to use the S-Video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.
To use the composite video connector
You will need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the
VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.
To connect the audio connectors
You will need to obtain an audio cable (RCA cable) to connect the audio connectors. Plug one end of the cable into the AUDIO L (white) and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching sockets on your television or audio system.
To enjoy Dolby digital audio, your television or audio system must be able to decode
Dolby digital audio, and you will need to obtain a S/PDIF cable.
Plug one end of the cable into the S/PIDF socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your audio system.
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To use the RF connector
If your television does not have any video and audio input, you will need to use the radio frequency output from the digital receiver.
In this case, you will need to connect a cable 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 RF LOOP 2 OUT connector on the back of the digital receiver to the RF IN connector.
Tune your television set to channel 36 so that you can see the output from the digital receiver.
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Connecting to your video cassette recorder
The digital receiver can also output video to another appliance such as a video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector.
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.
2.5
Switching on for the first time
Now that you have your digital receiver connected, you should plug it in to a mains socket. Ensure that your television set is turned on, so that you will be able to see the display from the digital receiver.
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2.5.1
Inserting batteries in the remote control
To insert the batteries, 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 compartment.
If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote control commands, the batteries may be flat. Be sure to remove used batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries.
NOTE
Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed of with household waste. Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area.
2.5.2
Powering on and checking picture
Now, press the control.
button in top left corner on the remote
If the picture is good, you can skip to §
to search for the available television and radio services. Otherwise, you may need to temporarily connect the composite video connector
( VIDEO ) to your television set so that you can see the on-screen menus in order to configure the video settings.
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Chapter 3
Preference Settings
3.1
Language settings
You can select the language in which the menu would be displayed. In addition to that, you can select which language of audio track and of subtitle track should be output.
Select the System Setting > Language Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
Menu language
The digital receiver supports many menu languages: Dutch,
English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish and so forth.
Set the Menu Language option to your desired language. Once you select a language, the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language.
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Subtitle language
Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Language option to your desired languages. When you watch a programme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the language that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language , it will be displayed. If the first language is not available but the second language is available, the subtitle of the second language will be displayed. If there is not any available language, no subtitle will be displayed.
Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the button. See §
for detailed description.
Audio language
Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Language option to your desired languages. When you watch a programme, if the programme has an audio track of the language that is designated for the 1st Audio Language , it will be output. If the first language is not available but the second language is available, the audio of the second language will be output.
Apart from this setting, you can select an audio track with the button. See §
for detailed description.
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3.2
Video and audio settings
You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances.
Select the System Setting >
A/V Output Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
3.2.1
Television standard
The digital receiver supports two television standards. One is PAL standard, and the other is NTSC standard. PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA,
Canada, Mexico and so forth. Refer to Table
for television standard of your local area.
If you have a PAL television, you have to set the TV Type option to PAL . In that case, if you switch to a service of the
NTSC standard, the digital receiver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard. However, it is inevitable to lose a little picture quality. Likewise, the contrary case brings about the same result.
The best thing is to watch PAL services with a PAL television and to watch NTSC services with a NTSC television. However, a multi television set is able to process both of them. So if you have a multi television set, you had better set the TV Type option to Multi . Then the digital receiver will present pictures without standard conversion.
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3.2.2
Colour model
Through the TV SCART connector, the digital receiver is able to output video in various colour models. If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via this connector, you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model. If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled
VIDEO on the back panel, you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the
RCA connector independent of the SCART connector.
However, if you have connected via the S-VIDEO connector, you have to set this option to S-Video because the output through S-Video connector comes from the SCART interface.
It is known in general that the RGB colour model provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour model but the CVBS colour model does the least. So RGB would be most desirable for this option.
3.2.3
Video cassette recorder
You can have the digital receiver linked to your video cassette recorder or such an appliance via the VCR SCART connector. In that case, the digital receiver will operate differently depending on the setting of the VCR Scart Type option. If the option is set to Standard , the digital receiver will pass the video from the video cassette recorder to your television when it starts playback. But if the option is set to External A/V , the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically. To pass it, you have to press the button.
NOTE
It is impossible for the digital receiver to record the video that the video recorder plays back because the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder.
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3.2.4
Television aspect ratio
If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16:9 .
Otherwise, if you have a normal-screen television, set the TV
Aspect Ratio option to 4:3 .
You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes with your normal-screen television as the above figures show. The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen.
To watch wide-screen programmes in the shape like the centre figure, set the 16:9 Display Format option to Letter Box . Widescreen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the normal screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the shape like the right figure, set it to Center extract . Wide-screen pictures then will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the width of the normal screen.
NOTE
When watching television, press the button to alternate between normal-screen and wide-screen formats.
3.2.5
Sound mode
Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver. You can enjoy 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 §
for detailed description.
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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 analogue television from digital television and output it via the RF OUT socket.
Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your country supports referring to Table
Table 3.1: Television standards by country
Signal type
PAL G
PAL I
PAL K
NTSC M
Country
Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Yugoslavia
Hong Kong, Macao, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
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 desire.
You then have to retune your television set to the new channel number.
3.3
Local time setting
You should set your local time for timer events.
Select the System Setting > Time
Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast.
To use Greenwich Mean Time, take the following steps:
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Table 3.2: Time offset table
Time offset City
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
− 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein
− 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa
− 10:00 Hawaii
− 09:00 Alaska
− 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada
− 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada
− 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City
− 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
− 04:00 Atlantic Time Canada, La Paz
− 03:30 Newfoundland
− 03:00 Brazil, Georgetown, Buenos Aries
− 02:00 Mid-Atlantic
− 01:00 Azores, Cape Verde Islands
London, Lisbon, Casablanca
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
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+ 2:00
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3:00
3:30
4:00
+ 4:30 GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
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5:00
5:30
6:00
7:00
Paris, Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid
South Africa, Kaliningrad
Baghdad, Riyadh, Moscow, St. Petersburg
Tehran
Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Baku, Tbilisi
Kabul
Ekaterinburg, Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent
Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, New Delhi
Almaty, Dhaka, Colombo
Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
GMT
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+
8:00
9:00
+ 9:30
Beijing, Perth, Singapore, Hong Kong
Tokyo, Seoul, Osaka, Sapporo, Yakutsk
Adelaide, Darwin
+ 10:00 Eastern Australia, Guam, Vladivostok
+ 11:00 Magadan, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
+ 12:00 Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Kamchatka
1. Set the Mode option to Auto ; then the Time Offset option becomes enabled.
2. Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between your time zone and GMT referring to Table
3. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time option.
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To set the local time yourself, set the Mode option to Manual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24-hour:minute .
3.4
Parental control
In general, television programmes are classified according to the level of violence, nudity and language of their content.
When you are watching a programme, you can check its programme classification on the information box. For the information box, see §
You can prevent your children from watching specific programmes by specifying a programme classification.
Select the System Setting >
Parental Control menu.
You should see a screen like the left figure, and you will be asked your Personal Identification Number (PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’.
To block programmes with undesired content for family viewing, set the Censorship option to your desired level among the following:
No block restricts no prorgramme.
Total block restricts every programme, even those with no programme classification.
G restricts to G or above. G rated programmes are suitable for all audiences.
PG restricts to PG or above rated programmes. PG stands for Parental Guidance , the content of which is mild.
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M restricts to M or above rated programmes. M stands for
Mature , the content of which is moderate in impact.
MA restricts to MA or above rated programmes. MA stands for Mature Audiance , the content of which is strong.
R restricts to R rated programmes. R stands for Restricted to adults aged 18 years or over, the content of which is very strong.
AV restricts to AV rated programmes. AV stands for Adult
Viewing , the content of which is deep hardcore.
NOTE
If a programme does not have any programme classification information, your censorship setting will not take effect.
If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting, the person has to enter the personal identification number to override.
To change the number, select the Change PIN Code menu; then an input box appears. You have to enter a desired number twice for confirmation.
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 personal identification number when accessing the Time Setting menu. If you enter a wrong number, you cannot use the menu.
To release a shut item, set it to Unlocked .
3.5
Adjusting the on-screen display
You can adjust the transparency level of the on-screen display.
Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire. Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent.
You can adjust the display time of the information box. For the information box, see §
select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display
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Time option as you desire. Its available range is from 1 to 30 seconds. If you set this option to No Info Box , the information box will not be displayed when you switch services. However, pressing the button will display the information box. If you set this option to Never Hide , the information box will always be displayed.
In addition, you can raise or lower the position of the information box. Select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box
Position option as you desire. Its available range is from
−
10 to + 3 lines. The more high you set the option, the more low the information box will be positioned.
3.6
To turn on the time shift feature
Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television service you are watching gets saved temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver. When this feature is enabled, you can reverse and pause live television as if playing back a recording.
To enable this feature, select the System Setting menu and then set the Time Shifting option to Enable . See §
for how to use this feature.
26 Service Search
Chapter 4
Service Search
After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to perform a service search.
4.1
Searching broadcasting services
To perform service search, select the Installation > Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
If you have an antenna booster, you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to On to supply power to it.
You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the first time after connecting up the digital receiver; then the digital receiver will search for all available services.
You may choose to only search for services of a specific transponder because more than one service are provided via each
4.2 Resetting to factory settings 27 transponder. To do that, set the Search Mode option to Manual , and then at the Channel option select your desired transponder.
The number ranges from 6 to 12 in VHF and 28 to 69 in UHF.
To search one service of a transponder, set the Search Mode option to Advanced , and at the PID option specify the PIDs of your desired service with the numeric buttons. PID (Packet
Identifier) is a set of numbers that identifies transport stream packets.
To start service search, select the Start Search item; then a list box appears, in which found services will be listed. When it has completed, press the button to save found services. To stop at any time or to exit without saving, press the EXIT button.
4.2
Resetting to factory settings
The digital receiver maintains the following data:
• Services list
• Favourite list
• Timer list
• Preference settings
You can reset all data of the digital receiver. To do that, select the Installation > Factory Setting menu, and then you are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes , service entries, favourite entries and timer events will all be deleted, and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer’s factory settings.
NOTE
A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes.
28 Daily Usage
Chapter 5
Daily Usage
5.1
Volume control
Use the and buttons to alter the volume to a comfortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the button. Press it again to restore the sound to previous level.
5.2
Watching television
To change services, press the or button. Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service. In addition, you can switch to your desired service by entering its service number with the numeric buttons. You can also select a service to watch in the services list.
5.2.1
The services list
To view the services list, press the button.
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On the services list, you can see the service information:
• Service number and name
• Transponder information
To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the or button and press the 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.
You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the button.
Pressing the button displays the additional options, with which you can do the following:
• By setting the Show Provider option to On , you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters.
• To change the name of the highlighted service, select the
Rename option; then the on-screen keyboard appears, with which you can enter a new name. See §
for how to use the on-screen keyboard.
• You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked .
You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it.
• To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, select the Add to Fav option; then the favourite groups
30 Daily Usage will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button.
5.2.2
The favourite services list
You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list.
To display the favourite lists, press the button.
You should see a screen like the left figure. As you move the highlight bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box, favourite services belonging to the highlighted group are listed on the right box.
For how to edit the favourite lists, refer to §
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 button.
After you have selected a favourite service, if you then switch to another service using the or button, it will be also another favourite service of the selected group. The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right of the screen whenever you switch services. If you wish to get out of the current group, select the All services group on the favourite group list.
Besides that, you can add or delete a favourite group or service.
To add the service you are currently watching into a favourite group, put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. To create a new group, press the button; then
5.2 Watching television 31 the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. See §
for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To delete a group or a service, press the button; then you get asked for confirmation. If you select Yes , it will be deleted.
5.2.3
Viewing programme information
Pressing the button displays the information box, on which you can see all of the following:
• Service number and name
• Signal level and quality
• Programme name
• Programme classification symbol
• Programme summary
• Broadcasting time
• 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.
• Multifeed symbol ( ) if the current programme is provided as a multifeed programme. To use this feature, refer to §
If the electronic programme guide is provided on the current service, you can see the information about the current and next programmes with the or button. To adjust the sound volume in this case, hold down the or button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level.
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Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme. To hide the information box, press the EXIT button.
5.2.4
Selecting audio tracks
Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available audio tracks. Once you select an audio track, it will be sounded.
In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes:
Stereo , Mono , Left or Right . However, if a multifeed programme is provided at the moment, video tracks will be displayed. In this case, you have to press the button once more to select an audio track.
5.2.5
Selecting subtitle tracks
Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages. If the current programme provides subtitle tracks, the subtitle symbol ( ) will be marked on the information box. Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks. Once you select a subtitle track, it will be displayed.
5.2.6
Viewing teletext
On some services, such information as weather reports, news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext. If the current service provides teletext, the teletext symbol ( ) will be displayed on the information box. Press the view teletext pages.
button to
Select a desired page to view by entering its page number with the numeric buttons. You can zoom into a teletext page with the button, and adjust its transparency level with the button. To hide the teletext screen, press the EXIT button.
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5.3
Viewing electronic programme guide
The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme.
Pressing the GUIDE button displays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following:
• Scheduled programmes
• programme summary
• Broadcasting date
• Broadcasting time
To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the highlight bar on your choice with the or button and press the button. To switch to another service, press the or button. You can travel over previous days with the button, and can travel over next days with the button.
To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts, press the button. To switch it back, press the button again.
Pressing the button displays the programme guide in the form of a spreadsheet. To switch it back, press the button again.
NOTE
The provider of each service probably only transmits information about the current and next programmes. However, a full week programme guide can be obtained with a subscription from a provider such as IceTV in Australia http:
//www.icetv.com.au
. This lets you schedule recordings by simply clicking on the name of the programme.
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For instructions on setting up IceTV, please visit http://www.
icetv.com.au/topfield .
You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme guide. See §
for detailed description.
5.4
Watching multifeed programme
Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at a same time. We call it a multifeed programme. You can select and watch a perspective you prefer.
If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service, the multifeed symbol ( ) will be marked on the information box. Press the button, then available video tracks will be listed. Once you select one, it will be presented. At this time, you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks.
5.5
Using time shift
You can pause and resume a live television programme, and even rewind and replay it. When you are watching a programme and you miss something, you can rewind and replay it. Or when your attention is needed elsewhere, you can pause it and resume it a short time later without losing any of it.
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When you do this, you are no longer watching the live programme, instead you are watching a delayed presentation of it.
This is called time shifted television. Then, you can skip commercials until you catch up to the live broadcast.
In order to use the time shift feature, the Time Shifting option must be set to Enable . See §
When enabled, the digital receiver will keep as much as one hour recording buffer of current service by utilizing the hard disk drive storage. The buffer will reset each time you change to another service.
With time shift enabled, the following operations are possible:
• To go back in time, hold down the forward, hold down the button; to go button. The progress bar is displayed momentarily with a preview window.
• You can navigate using the progress bar, refer to §
• You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the button.
• You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing the button.
• You can change playback speed. For slow motion see
§
• To check your current position in time shift, press the button. The time difference compared to live programme is displayed momentarily in top right corner of screen.
A value of
−
02:00 means two minutes behind live programme.
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• To make a recording of what is in time shift, see §
• To end time shift, press the gramme will be presented.
button. The live pro-
When time shift option is disabled and pause is kept for more than 10 seconds, the time shift feature will be switched on to stop you loosing part of the programme. In such case it will remain enabled until you change services.
5.6
Using picture in picture
You can watch two services at the same time with one of them presented in a sub-screen.
We call this feature picture-inpicture.
The instructions on how to use the picture-in-picture feature are as follows:
1. Press the button to display a sub-screen, on which another service will be presented.
2. Pressing the button once more minifies the sub-screen, and pressing it once again hides the sub-screen.
3. To display the services list for the sub-screen, press the button.
NOTE
When a recording is in progress, the available services in the services list may be limited.
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4. Pressing the button moves the sub-screen counterclockwise, and pressing the button moves it clockwise.
5. Pressing the button swaps the main picture with the sub-picture. Even when you play back a recording, you can watch a live programme in the sub-screen. However, you cannot swap the pictures in that case.
38 Listing Services
Chapter 6
Listing Services
6.1
Editing the favourite list
You can make your own favourite services list. In fact, you can define multiple favourite services lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services.
Select the Organizing Favorites menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
There are three columns:
• Group list (left)
• Favourite list (centre)
• Services list (right)
The services list contains all available services, whereas the favourite list contains only chosen services that have been added to the highlighted group. As you move the highlight bar up or down on the group list, favourite services belonging to the highlighted group get shown in the favourite list.
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You can add up to 30 groups. To add a group, select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboard appears.
See §
for how to use the on-screen keyboard.
To rename a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See §
for how to use the on-screen keyboard.
To delete a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button; then a message box appears asking you for confirmation. If you select Yes , it will be deleted.
You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the button to select it. The highlight bar then moves to the services list.
2. To add a service to the selected group, put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the button.
The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list.
Repeat this step to add more entries.
3. Press the button and the highlight bar get moved to the favourite list. You can delete a favourite entry with the button.
4. To select another group, press the button again. By pressing the button, the highlight bar gets moved to each column.
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 again.
button
With your favourite services list, you can select your favourite services more easily. Refer to §
for detailed description.
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6.2
How to use on-screen keyboard
You can move the highlight key horizontally with the and
V + buttons and vertically with the and buttons. Pressing the button on a key enters its letter in the input line. To type a space, select the Space key. To type lower case letters or numerals, select the Other key.
To delete a letter, put the cursor to the right of the desired letter on the input line and then select the Del key. You must select the Save key to complete naming; otherwise, if you press the
EXIT button, it will not be named.
6.3
Transferring receiver data
The digital receiver retains the following data:
• Services list
• Favourite lists
• Preference settings
It is possible to transfer the receiver data from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. To have the receiver data transferred, perform the following steps:
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1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin Dsub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver.
2. Turn on the source digital receiver.
3. Select the Installation > Transfer Firmware
> Transfer Data to Other IRD menu, then you get asked for confirmation; select Yes .
4. To start the data transfer, turn on the target digital receiver.
5. A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer.
6. Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete.
42 Recording and Playing
Chapter 7
Recording and Playing
You can record two different services while watching another if two of the services are provided through the same transponder
The TF 5000 PVRt Masterpiece digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following:
• While playing a recording back, you can watch a service in the sub-screen using the picture-in-picture feature.
• You can record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme.
• You can record two different services while watching one of them using the time shift feature. See §
for the time shift feature.
• You can even record two different services while watching two other different services—only if two or more services are provided in a same transponder and the other services are provided in another same transponder.
In this case you can watch two services at the same time using the picture-in-picture feature. See §
for the picture-in-picture feature.
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7.1
Recording a programme
Once recording has started, a symbol like the left figure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds. When you are watching a service different from the service being recorded, you can view a number on the center of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recording is started.
To record two programs simultaneously, two tuners are allocated for the recording. Therefore, you can only change to a limited number of services while the two programs are being recorded.
CAUTION
Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the plug while it is running. It may cause damage to recorded programmes.
Note that Topfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard disk drive.
NOTE
When a recording is complete, it might not be saved if its recording duration is less than one minute.
7.1.1
Instant recording
To instantly record the programme you are watching at present, press the button. Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does with a video cassette recorder.
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Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current recording even with the Time
Shifting option disabled. However, it is still possible to pause a recording. After a recording is started, pressing the button displays a menu like the left figure, in which you can set the recording duration.
To specify an arbitrary recording duration, set the Duration option as you desire with the and buttons and press the button; the recording will end at the specified time.
If the information about the next programme is provided by the electronic programme guide, the After this program and
After next program options will be available. Once the After this program option is selected, the current recording will stop when the current programme is scheduled to end. Likewise, once the After next program option is selected, the current recording will stop when the next programme is scheduled to end.
Selecting the Record pause option pauses recording. When you press the button again, you will see this option is changed to Record continue . To resume recording, select it.
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To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes currently being recorded. If you select one, its recording will stop.
While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service.
To additionally record another service, switch to the service you want to record, and press the button.
Once a recording is started, it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not finished yet. The recording file is named after its service name with a suffix of a number. To view the recorded programme list, press the button or alternatively select the File List menu. See §
for detailed description about the recorded programme list.
7.1.2
Timer recording
You can set a service to be recorded at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode, it will switch into operation mode and start recording at the specified time. When the recording comes to the end, the digital receiver will switch back into standby mode again in one minute.
However, if you press any button on the remote control or on the front panel even just one time, the digital receiver will not switch into standby mode.
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To input a timer recording, select the Timer Setting menu; then the timer list will be displayed.
To add a new timer event, press the button, and a box like the left figure appears. Take the following steps:
1. Set the Record option to On to make a recording. If this option is set to Off , the digital receiver will turn on at the specified time but not record; instead, you may record with your video cassette recorder or suchlike in this case.
2. If you want a radio programme, set the Type option to
Radio ; otherwise, set it to TV .
3. Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want. Pressing the button on this option displays a services list, from which you can select your desired service.
4. There are five timer modes:
One Time means literally ‘one time’.
Every Day means literally ‘every day’.
Every Weekend means ‘Saturday and Sunday every week’.
Weekly means ‘one day every week’.
Every Weekday means ‘from Monday to Friday every week’.
If your favourite programme is broadcasted at weekends and you wish to record every episode of the programme, set the Mode option to Every Weekend .
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5. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/yearday of the week .
Set the Start Time option to a desired time, at which the recording will be started. The time format is hour:minute .
6. Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the recording will be finished.
7. Pressing the button on the File Name option displays the on-screen keyboard, with which you can specify a file name for the timer recording. If you do not specify anything, it will be named after the service name. See
§
for how to use the on-screen keyboard.
8. To set a timer recording with the above settings, select the OK option; otherwise, it will not be saved and will not occur.
You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list.
To edit a timer entry, put the highlight bar on the entry you want and press button; then appears a box in 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 are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes , it will be deleted.
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7.1.3
Scheduling a recording using the programme guide
If the electronic programme guide is properly provided, you can make timer events on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the electronic programme guide are as follows:
1. Press the GUIDE button to display the electronic programme guide.
2. Select a service you want to record with the and buttons.
3. Select a programme you want to record with the and
P − buttons.
4. To make a timer event without recording, press the button; the letter P is displayed. To make a timer event with recording, press it once more or alternatively press the button; then the letter R is displayed.
5. This timer event is placed on the timer list. To change its settings, press the button to show a box in which you can edit. Refer to §
for detailed description.
6. Pressing the button once more will cancel the timer.
7.1.4
Recording a time-shifted programme
See §
for detailed description about the time shift feature.
While watching a programme with time shift, you can record it by performing the following steps:
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1. Press the button to display the progress bar.
2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold down the or button until it is reached.
3. Press the button to start recording. The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded.
4. Press the
5. Press the button to stop time shift.
button once more to stop recording.
7.2
File archive
When a programme is recorded, it is stored as a file on the built-in hard disk drive of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list.
Select the File List menu or alternatively press the button to display the recorded programme list. The file information is comprised of the following elements: file number, file name, recording time, playing duration, file size and so on.
In addition to the recorded programme list, there are an MP3 list and a TAP list. To view other lists, press the or button. See §
for MP3 playback. See Chapter
for description about TAP.
You can play, move, delete, rename and lock a recording file.
You can also sort the recording files by file name, playing duration or file size. In addition, you can make a new folder.
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7.2.1
To delete a recording
To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press the button; then you are asked for confirmation. If you select
Yes , it will be deleted.
7.2.2
To sort recordings
To sort the recordings, perform the following steps:
1. Press the button to display the additional options.
2. Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic , Time or Size as you want.
3. Press the
EXIT button.
4. They are sorted by the specified option.
7.2.3
To lock a recording
To lock a recording so that other people cannot play it, perform the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.
2. Press the button to display the additional options.
3. Set the Lock option to Locked .
4. Press the EXIT button.
5. The lock symbol ( ) is displayed on it.
If you select a locked recording to play it back, you will be asked for your personal identification number.
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7.2.4
To rename a recording
To change the name of a recording, perform the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.
2. Press the button to display the additional options.
3. Select the Rename option, and the on-screen keyboard appears. Change the name and save it. See §
for how to use the on-screen keyboard.
7.2.5
To make a new folder
To make a new folder, press the button; then a new folder named GROUP # is created. You can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording. See above.
7.2.6
To move a recording to another folder
To move a recording to another folder, put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the button; then the folders are listed. Once you choose a folder, the recording is moved to it.
7.3
Playing back a recording
When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext are also recorded together. So you can enjoy them while a recording is played.
The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows:
1. Select the File List menu or alternatively press the button to display the list of recorded programmes.
2. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.
3. Press the button to start playback.
4. To stop playback, press the button.
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During a playback, you can enjoy the following tricks:
• To see the detailed information about the currently played recording, press the button; then the information box appears and shows its file name, playing duration, programme information, and so on.
• To pause playback, press the press the button.
button. To resume it,
• To go forward, hold down the ward, hold down the button.
button; to go back-
• To display the progress bar, press the it, press the button again.
button; to hide
• when the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a desired scene by entering the percentage with the numeric buttons
7.3.1
To navigate using the progress bar
First press the button to display the progress bar, then:
• To go forward, hold down the ward, hold down the button.
button; to go back-
• To bookmark a position, refer to §
• If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the button.
• You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing the button.
• To jump back to beginning of recording, press the button.
• To jump to end of recording, press the button.
• To hide the progress bar, press the button again.
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7.3.2
To play in slow motion
To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.
7.3.3
To play in fast motion
To watch in fast motion during a playback, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 2, 4 and 6 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.
You can play not only forward but also backward in fast motion. To play backward, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1, 2 and 3 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.
7.3.4
To make a bookmark
You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating bookmarks, and then jump to them.
You can have up to 64 bookmarks. Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards.
To make bookmarks, perform the following steps during playback:
1. Press the button to display the progress bar.
2. To add a bookmark, press the button at a desired scene; then you will see a small dot appear above the progress bar like in the picture above.
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3. To jump forward to next bookmark, press the
4. To jump to first bookmark, press the button.
button.
button then the
5. To delete a bookmark, jump to it and then press the button.
7.3.5
To play back a recording repeatedly
You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part.
To play back in whole, press the button when the progress bar is hidden; then the repetition symbol ( ) is displayed on the information box. To cancel it, press the button again.
To play back in part, perform the following steps:
1. Press the button to display the progress bar.
2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the or button.
3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink.
4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple.
5. Press the button again, then the part turns green, and repeated playback starts.
6. To cancel it, press the button when the progress bar is displayed.
7.3.6
To play back recordings in sequence
You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by performing the following steps:
1. Press the button or alternatively select the File List menu to display the list of recorded programmes.
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2. Select each desired recording with the button. once a recording is selected, it gets numbered.
3. Press the button to start playback.
4. The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered.
5. To jump to start of next selected recording, press the button to display the progress bar, then press the button.
7.4
Editing a recording
You can cut out or save a part such as a commercial from a recording by performing the following steps:
1. Press the a playback.
button to display the progress bar during
2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit by holding down the or button.
3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink.
4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple.
5. Press the button, then the edit options are displayed
6. If you choose the Cut option, it will be removed from the original recording and discarded.
7. If you choose the Save option, the cut will be saved in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of ‘CUT’ and a number.
7.5
Copying a recording
You can copy a recording file in whole or in part during a playback by performing the following steps:
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1. Start playback of a recording you want.
2. Move to a scene from which you want to start copy by holding down the or button.
3. Press the button, then it will be copied in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of ‘COPY’ and a number.
4. To stop copy, press the button.
NOTE
You can make a copy of a long recording more quickly by starting to play the original recording, then pressing button until the speed has increased to six times, then pressing the button. The copy will be done at six times normal speed.
7.6
MP3 playback
You can enjoy music or audio books in MP3 format with the digital receiver. For how to transfer MP3 files to the digital receiver from your computer, refer to §
To play a MP3 file, perform the following steps:
1. Press the button and then the display the MP3 list.
or button to
2. Put the highlight bar on a desired file; if you want to play several files, select them with the button.
3. Press the button to start playback.
4. To stop playback, press the button.
To play all MP3 files in a subfolder, put the highlight bar on a desired folder, and press the button.
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7.7
Transferring recording files
You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair , which is a program used to transfer files. You can download it from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com
.
To transfer files, take the following steps:
1. Download the Altair programme and the
USB driver from the Topfield website.
2. Install them on your computer.
3. Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on your computer.
4. Turn on the digital receiver.
5. Run Altair , then its screen will appear like the figure below.
The instructions on how to use Altair are as follows:
1. Select files to transfer. The left panel shows files and
58 Recording and Playing folders that are on the digital receiver, while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer.
2. To transfer files from the digital receiver to your computer, press the right arrow button (
→
).
3. To transfer files from your computer to the digital receiver, press the left arrow button (
←
).
At the top of the panel, you will see a message that says Turbo
Off . Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver. You can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off.
Turbo mode makes transferring files faster, but the digital receiver stops responding to commands from the remote control.
If you want to use the digital receiver while transferring, or if any scheduled recordings are due to start, you should not use turbo mode.
NOTE
You cannot play back the recordings with a regular MPEG player on your computer because they are formatted differently from the standard MPEG format.
Visit http://www.videolan.org
or http://www.elecard.com
where you can find a MPEG player able to play them back.
If you wish to author DVDs with them, visit http://www.
haenlein-software.com
where you can find a DVD authoring program able to process them.
7.8
Formatting the hard disk
You can delete all contents stored in the hard disk drive by formatting it. If you wish to do that, select the Installation >
Format Hard Disk menu, then you are asked for confirmation.
If you select Yes , formatting will start.
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CAUTION
Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently.
NOTE
If a new hard disk drive is installed, it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is different from any of the personal computer. You can neither record nor use time shift with an unformatted hard disk.
60 Topfield Application Program
Chapter 8
Topfield Application Program
If you are good at programming with C++ language, you can make a program executable to run on the digital receiver.
We call this a Topfield Application program (TAP). In making a TAP, it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind
River , whose website address is http://www.windriver.com
.
Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as a compiler for TAPs. You can get the Application program
Interface (API) libraries for TAPs from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com
.
Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions:
• Their extension name is tap . If they have any other extension name, they will be ignored.
• They are in the Program Files folder. If they are in other folders, they will be ignored.
For how to transfer your program to the digital receiver, refer to §
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To run a TAP in the digital receiver, perform the following steps:
1. Press the button and then the display the program file list.
or button to
2. Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run.
3. Press the button to start the program.
4. To exit the program, press the EXIT button.
The figure on the left is a running screen of a TAP, Image
Viewer , which displays image files of BMP, GIF and JPG format.
This TAP is available from the website, http://www.
i-topfield.com
.
In the program file list, you can use a variety of file control functions including: renaming, sorting, deleting and so on. For detailed descriptions about the file control functions, refer to
§
If you want a program to run automatically when the digital receiver starts up, move the program to the Auto Start folder.
Press the button at start-up if you want the program not to run.
62 Firmware Update
Chapter 9
Firmware Update
The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. However, a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and an update utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com
.
9.1
Checking the firmware information
You have to check the firmware information of your digital receiver before downloading a new firmware. Select the Information > IRD Status menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
Remember the System ID , and download a firmware with the same system identification.
9.1 Checking the firmware information 63
NOTE
You can only update with firmwares of which system identification is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update.
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9.2
From your computer via USB port
You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a USB cable. You need TFDN USB , a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com
.
To update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps:
1. Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website.
2. Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on your computer.
3. Turn on the digital receiver.
4. Run TFDN USB .
The instructions on how to use TFDN USB are as follows:
1. Press the Find button to select the new firmware file.
2. Press the download button, and then restart the digital receiver to start the file transfer.
3. A countdown will be displayed on screen
4. Restart the digital receiver once more when the file transfer is complete.
9.3 From your computer via RS-232 port 65
9.3
From your computer via RS-232 port
It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable.
You need TFD-Down , a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com
.
To update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps:
1. Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website.
2. Turn off the digital receiver.
3. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin Dsub 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:
1. Press the Find button to select the new firmware file.
2. Press the download button, and then turn on the digital receiver to start the file transfer.
3. A countdown will be displayed on screen
4. Restart the digital receiver when the file transfer is complete.
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9.4
From another digital receiver via RS-232 port
It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS-
232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps:
1. Turn off the target digital receiver.
2. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin Dsub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver.
3. Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on.
4. Select the Installation > Transfer Firmware
> Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu, then you get asked for confirmation; select
Yes .
5. Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfer.
6. A progress bar appears showing the progress of the firmware transfer.
7. Restart the target digital receiver when the firmware transfer is complete.
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16:9 ,
16:9 Display Format ,
1st Audio Language ,
1st Subtitle Language ,
2nd Audio Language ,
2nd Subtitle Language ,
4:3 ,
A/V Output Setting ,
Access Control ,
Add to Fav ,
Advanced ,
After next program ,
After this program ,
Alphabetic ,
Altair ,
ANT 1,
ANT 1,
ANT 2,
ANT 2,
Antenna Supply 5V,
AUDIO L,
AUDIO L/R,
AUDIO R,
Auto,
Auto Start,
AV,
Button,
Censorship,
Center extract,
Index
Change PIN Code,
Channel,
Cut,
Date,
Diab ,
download,
Duration,
DVB,
Electronic Programme Guide,
Every Day,
Every Weekday,
Every Weekend,
Factory Setting,
File List,
File Name,
Find,
Format Hard Disk,
G,
GCC ,
Info Box Display Time,
Info Box Position,
information box,
IRD Status,
keyboard,
Language Setting,
68 INDEX
Letter Box,
Local Time,
Lock,
Locked,
M,
MA,
Manual,
Menu Language,
Mode,
mono,
multifeed,
NEW,
No block,
normal-screen television,
NTSC,
One Time,
Organizing Favorites,
OSD Transparency,
PAL,
Parental Control,
PG,
picture-in-picture,
PID,
PIN,
program file list,
Program Files,
progress bar,
R,
Radio,
Record,
Record continue,
Record pause,
recorded programme list,
Rename,
RF Channel,
RF IN,
RF IN,
RF LOOP 1 OUT,
RF LOOP 1 OUT,
RF LOOP 2 OUT,
RF LOOP 2 OUT,
RF OUT,
RF OUT,
RF Output,
RS-232,
RS-232,
S-VIDEO,
S-VIDEO,
S/PDIF,
S/PIDF,
Save,
Search Mode,
Service,
Service Search,
services list,
Show Provider,
Size,
Sorting,
Sound Mode,
Space,
specifications,
Start Search,
Start Time,
stereo,
subtitle,
System ID,
System Setting,
TAP,
tap ,
teletext,
TFD-Down ,
TFDN USB ,
Time,
time format,
Time Offset,
Time Setting,
Time Shifting,
timer list,
Timer Setting,
Total block,
Transfer Data to Other IRD,
Transfer Firmware to Other IRD,
transponder,
Turbo Off,
TV,
TV,
TV Aspect Ratio,
TV Type,
Type,
USB,
USB,
VCR,
VCR,
VCR Scart Type,
VIDEO,
VIDEO,
Video Output,
Weekly,
wide-screen television,
Wind River ,
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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 dispose 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.
Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this guide explains. So some explanations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the actual digital receiver.
Copyright © 2007, Topfield Co., Ltd.
http://www.i-topfield.com
Australian version
110T-22326-20A-0
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