Topfield SBP-2000 manual

T OPFIELD SBP-2000 User Guide High Definition Digital Sat ellite R eceiv er USB PVR-Ready Common Interf ace[...]

ii CONTENTS Contents Contents ii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Controlling the digital receiv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2.1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2.2 Remo te control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3 Common In[...]

CONTENTS iii 3.2 Editing the tr ansponder list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3.3 Resetting t o fact or y settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3.4 Resetting t o user settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4 Preference Settings 30 4.1 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 4.1.1 M[...]

iv CONTENTS 6 Organising Services 52 6.1 Editing the services lis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 6.2 Editing the fa v ourite lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 6.3 How t o use on-screen ke yboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 7 Recording and Pla yback 57 7.1 Recor ding a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction The SBP -2000 digital receiv er is fully compliant wit h the inter - national Digital V ideo Broadcasting (D VB) standard, and thus is able to receiv e digital broadcasts of that standard. For its operation y ou need an antenna, which mus t be installed ap- propriately . NOTE In g eneral w e equate a channel with a frequenc[...]

2 Introduction • Can store up to 10 , 000 tele vision and radio services. • Y ou can edit the services lis t. • Can create lists of y our f av ourite services. • Can view information about t he current tele vision or ra- dio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an ov erview of scheduled programmes. • Time-shift i[...]

1.2 Controlling t he digital receiver 3 1.2.1 Front panel The front panel of the digital receiv er has buttons to control the digital receiv er , specific lights and a displa y to indicate its status. The follo wing indicates what they mean. button switches the digital receiv er betw een standb y mode and activ e mode. CHANNEL , buttons switch t o[...]

4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control 14 1 4 18 16 9 12 2 17 3 5 10 35 25 28 29 24 19 31 15 7 6 11 13 20 3 8 21 27 26 22 23 36 30 32 34 33 5 . . . 1 button switches the digital receiv er betw een standby mode and activ e mode. . . . 2 is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments. . . . 3     V − ,     V + buttons dec[...]

1.2 Controlling t he digital receiver 5 . . . 11 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. . . . 12 is used to select a subtitle track. . . . 13 displa ys teletext. . . . 14     V .Format changes video resolution. See § 4.2.1 for more de- tails. . . . 15     A/R changes aspe[...]

6 Introduction . . . 28 is used to start fast forwar d playback. Subsequent presses increase the pla yback speed. . . . 29 is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change t he pla yback speed. . . . 30 is used t o jum p back to the beginning of the recording on pla yback. . . . 31 is used to jump to t he end of the recording on pla[...]

1.3 Common Inter face 7 3. Insert the CAM into a common interface on the front of the digital receiver . T o view the information about the module and subscription card which is inserted into t he digital receiver , select t he In- formation > Common Interface menu.[...]

8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Un packing Before going an y further , check that you hav e received the fol- lowing items with the digital receiver . • Remo te control unit • T w o batteries for t he remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One Component cable (R CA cable) • A cop y of t his user guide NOTE A ccessories ma y v ar y according to y our loca[...]

2.2 Saf ety precautions 9 • The w all socket should be near t he equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit. • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so t hat it can be remov ed easily to disconnect the po w er . • The digital receiver shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing w ater , and no objects filled with liquids, s[...]

10 Setup T able 2.2: Physical specifications Size 260 × 46 × 190 mm Weight 1.2 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 ◦ C Storage relativ e humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The SBP -2000 has the f ollowing connections on the back: Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiv er . . . . 1 LNB IN Sa[...]

2.4 Connecting up y our digital receiv er 11 . . . 6 A UDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for t he televi- sion set or the audio-video receiver (white/red) . . . 7 VIDEO Composite video output socket for t he tele- vision set (y ellow) . . . 8 S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio- video receiv er . . . 9 HDMI A udio and video output so[...]

12 Setup 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatev er sort of connection you ha ve betw een the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect t he digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital television broadcasts. Connect t he antenna cable to the LNB IN con- nector . NOTE P erhaps you are expecting that the satellite ant[...]

2.4 Connecting up y our digital receiv er 13 T o use t he HDMI output If you ha v e a high definition television set, y ou should use an HDMI cable for best re- sults. Plug one end of the cable into t he HDMI socket on the digital receiv er , and plug t he other end into the matching socket on y our television. In this case, y ou do not hav e to m[...]

14 Setup NOTE When connecting with t he Component video cable, remem- ber to also plug in the additional white and red audio cables from the digital receiver to the back of y our tele vision. T o use t he Com posite video output Y ou need to obtain a Composite video cable (R CA cable) to use the Com posite video out- put. Plug one end of the cable [...]

2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 T o enjoy Dolb y Digital audio, y our television or audio-video receiver must be able to de- code Dolby Digital audio, and y ou need to obtain an S/PDIF cable. Plug one end of the cable into t he S/PDIF socket on the digital receiv er , and plug t he other end into the matching socket on y our audio-video rec[...]

16 Setup check that t he television is set to t he correct in put. If the picture is good, you can skip to § 3.1 to search for av ailable television and radio services. Otherwise, you ma y need to tem poraril y connect the Composite video connector ( VIDEO ) t o your tele- vision set so t hat you can see t he menu in order to configure the video [...]

17 Chapter 3 Ser vice Search After connecting up the digital receiv er , y ou will need to per - form a service search. NOTE If t here is no ser vice stored, you will be not able t o access all menus. A   is another name for a . 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services This digital receiv er can be operated [...]

18 Ser vice Search 3.1.1 Configuring LNB settings There are tw o large frequency bands for satellite broadcasts. One is C band which ranges appro ximately from 4 to 6 GHz. The other is K u band which rang es approximatel y from 12 to 18 GHz. The LNB (Low Noise Block conv erter) is used to take a wide band of rel- ativ ely high frequencies, amplify[...]

3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 19 satellite position, frequency rang e, symbol rate, polarization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency rang e. So y ou might not hav e to specify t he LNB F requency option. How ev er , if you hav e selected the Other entry at the Satellite Name option to specify a satellite that is not in the sa[...]

20 Ser vice Search 3.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Y our motorized antenna will tur n to ward your desired satel- lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When y ou switch to a ser vice, if it is not provided b y t he current satellite, it will take longer time than usual because t he antenna has to tur n t o its position. T o use the DiSEqC 1.2 pr[...]

3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 21 ponder and choose the best one at the T ransponder (or F requency ) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning. 5. Finall y set the Motor Control option to Store to sav e the tuned position when the receiving quality is best. There are more motor control op tions for installers, but this guide does no[...]

22 Ser vice Search 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellit e Angle option if it is not correct. 4. Select the Goto the position option, t hen the antenna will turn tow ard y our selected satellite as calculating its po- sition. 5. If t he receiving quality , which is displa yed at the bo ttom right of t he screen, is not go[...]

3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 23 1. Choose your desired satellite at t he Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Auto . 3. If y ou set t he Network Search option to On , the digital receiv er will check up the up-to-date channel informa- tion while searching services, but it takes a rather longer time. With the Auto mod[...]

24 Ser vice Search 4. Enter the symbol rate of y our desired transponder to the Symbol Rat e op tion with the numeric buttons. 5. Set the P olarization option to match to that of your de- sired transponder . 6. If you set the Network Search option to On , the digital re- ceiv er will check up the up-to-date channel information as searching services[...]

3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 25 6. Set the Modulation op tion to match to that of your de- sired transponder . If the transponder is of the D VB-S2 standar d, you should set this option to D VB-S2 QPSK or D VB-S2 8PSK . Then the FEC op tion and the Pilot option will become enabled. Y ou also should set t hese options correctly . 7. A t t[...]

26 Ser vice Search 3.2 Editing t he transponder list If you failed to receive ser vices of a transponder because it consists of wrong data, y ou can solv e it b y correcting the data. Select the Installation > SA T/TP Edit menu. T o change the data of a trans- ponder , tak e the follo wing steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at t he Satellit[...]

3.3 R esetting to factory settings 27 3.3 Resetting to factor y settings The digital receiv er maintains t he follo wing data: • Satellite list • Services list • F av ourite list • Timer list • Preference settings Y ou can reset all data of the digital receiv er . Select the Instal- lation > System Recov er y > Fact or y Setting men[...]

28 Ser vice Search Y ou can also st ore y our data to an external storag e. T o store y our data t o an external s torag e, select the Installation > Sys- tem Recov er y > Expor t System Data menu, then you get asked for confirmation. W it h the choice of Y es , y our data will be stored. Every time you s tore your data, they are all ov er w[...]

3.4 R esetting to user settings 29 • A dding, deleting or modifying transponder entries • Deleting or modifying service entries • A dding, deleting or modifying fa v ourite groups As to how to use V ega, refer to its user guide, which is accom- panied b y the softw are.[...]

30 Preference Settings Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings Y ou can select the language in which t he menu will be dis- pla yed. In addition to t hat, you can select t he language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the Settings > Language menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he left figure. 4.1.1 Menu language The dig[...]

4.1 Languag e settings 31 4.1.2 Subtitle language Set t he 1st Subtitle Language op tion and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages. When y ou w atch a programme, if t he prog ramme has a subtitle track of t he lan- guage t hat is specified for the 1st Subtitle Language , it will be displa yed. If the firs t language is not [...]

32 Preference Settings 4.2 Video and audio settings Y ou hav e to configure the video and audio settings appropriately for y our television set and other devices. Select the Settings > A/V Output menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he left figure. 4.2.1 High definition television The digital receiv er supports various video resolutions from[...]

4.2 Video and audio settings 33     V .Format button. Whenev er you press it, t he video resolution is changed in turn. NOTE Y ou can enjoy only standard definition video with t he fol- lowing video outputs: • Composite video output ( VIDEO ) • SCAR T output ( TV ) 4.2.2 T elevision aspect ratio If you hav e a wide-screen televisio[...]

34 Preference Settings Y ou cannot fully enjo y wide-screen prog rammes with your normal-screen television as the abo v e figures show . The left figure shows a normal picture display ed in the nor mal screen. T o watch wide-screen prog rammes in the shape like the cen- tre figure, set t he Display Format option to Letter Box . Wide- screen pict[...]

4.3 Local time setting 35 device since the digital receiv er is just a bypass for t he video recorder . 4.2.5 A udio mode Basically , there are two audio sources as y ou can find tw o audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver . Y ou can enjoy only one source or bo th of t hem in either stereo or mono. Set the Sound Mode option as y o[...]

36 Preference Settings Select the Settings > Time menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. Y ou can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast. T o use Green wich Mean Time, take t he f ollowing steps: 1. Set the Mode option to Auto , t hen the Time O[...]

4.3 Local time setting 37 If day light sa ving time is observ ed in your state at the moment, set the Da ylight Saving Time option to On . NOTE Da ylight sa ving time adds one hour to t he time when the op- tion is set to On . When setting the time offset from Green- wich Mean Time, make sure that time offset does not include da ylight saving tim[...]

38 Preference Settings 4.4 P arental control In general, television prog rammes are classified according to the lev el of violence, nudity and language of t heir content. When y ou are watching a programme, you can check its pro- gramme classification on the information box. F or the infor - mation bo x, see § 5.2.3 . Y ou can prev ent y our chi[...]

4.5 Options for recording 39 Time item is set t o Locked , y ou ha v e to enter the PIN when accessing t he Time menu. If you enter a wrong number , y ou cannot use the menu. T o release a locked item, set it to Un- locked . 4.5 Options for recording T o set the options for recording, select t he Settings > Recording menu. Y ou should see a scre[...]

40 Preference Settings 4.6 Options for playback T o set the options for playback , select the Settings > Playback menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left fig- ure. If y ou w ant to pla y back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting Position option to Beginning . T o pla y back a recorded file from the part where y ou w ere w atching[...]

4.7 Options for on-screen display 41 video, t hen you can synchronise them by adjusting the value of the Sync option. In addition, you can change the colour and size of subtitle by setting t he Font Color and Font Size options to one y ou pref er . 4.7 Options for on-screen displa y T o set the options for the on- screen displa y (OSD), select the [...]

42 Preference Settings With the choice of F ull Scroll , it will be fully scrolled until its end disappears; wit h the choice of Part Scroll , it will be scrolled only to its end. 4.8 Options for st andby mode Y ou can hav e t he current time displa yed on t he front displa y in standb y mode. Select the Settings > Miscellaneous menu and set the[...]

43 Chapter 5 Ev er y Day Use 5.1 V olume control Use the     V − and     V + buttons to alter the v olume to a comfort- able lev el. Y ou ma y need to adjus t the v olume on y our televi- sion set too. T o tem poraril y switch off t he sound, press the button. Press it again to restore the sound to pre vious lev el. 5.2 W[...]

44 Every Da y Use On t he ser vices list, you can see the service information as fol- low s: • Service number and name • T r ansmitting satellite • Multiplex information A dollar sign ( $ ) may be marked on some entries, indicating pa y ser vice. T o watch pay services, you need a subscription card. T o select a desired ser vice, put t he hig[...]

5.2 W atching television 45 In t he box on t he left side, select a desired initial group by putting the highlight bar on its entry , t hen all t he ser vices ha v- ing t he selected initial will be display ed in t he box on the right side. Mov e ov er t o the right bo x with t he button, and then select a service y ou want t o view b y putting the[...]

46 Every Da y Use Alphabetic by ser vice name Satellit e by satellite FT A–C AS from free ser vices to pay ser vices C AS–FT A from pa y ser vices t o free ser vices Provider by broadcaster F av–NoF av from fav ourite services to unfa v ourite ser- vices. T ransponder by transponder 5.2.2 The fav our ite ser vice lists Y ou can select a servi[...]

5.2 W atching television 47 T o add the service y ou are currentl y w atching int o a fa v ourite group, press t he button to displa y additional op tions, and then select Add this ser vice item. T o remov e the currentl y highlighted fav ourite g rop or service, select Delete item in the additional option bo x, then y ou g et asked for confirmati[...]

48 Every Da y Use If the electronic prog ramme guide is provided on the current service, y ou can see t he information about the current and next programmes with the     V − or     V + button. Y ou can also see the information about other ser vices wit h the     P + or     P − . In t his case, y o[...]

5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 49 button, and adjust its transparency le vel with the button. T o clear the teletext screen, press t he     EXIT button. 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) shows t he current and scheduled programmes t hat are or will be av ailable on each service with a sh[...]

50 Every Da y Use 5.4 W atching multif eed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can pro vide a variety of perspectiv es on a prog ramme at the same time. W e call it a multifeed programme. Y ou can select and watch a perspectiv e y ou pref er . If a multifeed prog ramme is provided on t he current ser vice, the multifeed symbol ( ) wil[...]

5.5 Using time-shif t 51 The time-shif t will be reset each time y ou chang e t o another service. With the time-shift, the f ollowing oper ations are pos- sible: • T o go back in time, hold down the butt on; to go for - w ard, hold do wn t he button. The progress bar is dis- pla yed momentarily wit h a preview window . • Y ou can na vigate usi[...]

52 Organising Services Chapter 6 Organising Ser vices 6.1 Editing t he ser vices list Y ou w ould hav e got the ser vices list after ser vice search. Y ou can rename, mov e, lock or delete ser vice entries on the services list. Select the Edit Services > Edit Ser vice List menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he left figure. There are editing [...]

6.1 Editing t he services list 53 service entries will be lis ted on t he right column. T o switch back to t he tele vision services lis t, press it again. T o change the name of a service, select the Rename and select a desired service; then t he on-screen ke yboard appears. See § 6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard. U nlike analogue broa[...]

54 Organising Services F av–NoF av from fa v ourite services to unfav ourite ser vices Provider by broadcaster T ransponder by transponder 6.2 Editing t he fav our ite lists Y ou can make your o wn fa v ourite ser vice lists. In fact, you can define multiple fa v ourite ser vice lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services. Select the Edit[...]

6.2 Editing t he f avourite lists 55 Y ou can add a fa v ourite ser vice to a group by taking t he fol- lowing steps: 1. Put t he highlight bar on a desired g roup entr y in the group list and press t he     OK button to select it. The high- light bar then mo v es to t he services list. 2. T o add a service to t he selected group, put t[...]

56 Organising Services 6.3 How to use on-screen k eyboard Y ou can mov e t he highlight key horizontally with t he     V − and     V + buttons and v ertically with the     P + and     P − buttons. Press- ing t he     OK button on a key en- ters its letter in the in put line. T o type a[...]

57 Chapter 7 Recording and Playback If you w ant to record TV programmes, you ha ve to link an exter nal hard driv e to t he USB port of t he digital receiv er . NOTE The exter nal hard driv e should be formatted in the NTFS file system. 7.1 Recording a prog ramme Once a recording gets started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be display ed a[...]

58 Recording and Pla yback 7.1.1 Instant recording T o instantl y recor d a programme y ou are w atching at present, press the button. Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does wit h a video recorder . Instead, pressing t he but- ton will pause the liv e sho w and begin time-shifting within t he current recording ev en w[...]

7.1 R ecording a programme 59 T o stop recording, press the button; then a box like t he left figure appears, which shows the prog ramme currently being recorded. Select recording b y using navig ation buttons then press     OK button to stop the recording. While a recording is going on, y ou can pla y back one of the recorded prog ram[...]

60 Recording and Pla yback T o add a timer recor ding, select the R eser vation menu, then the timer list will be displa y ed. T o add a new timer ev ent, press t he button, and a box like t he lef t figure appears. T ake t he follow - ing steps: 1. Set the Record op tion to On to make a recording. If this option is set to Off , t he digital rece[...]

7.1 R ecording a programme 61 If y our fa v ourite programme is broadcast at w eekends and you wish to record ev ery episode of t he prog ramme, set the Mode option to Every W eekend . 6. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which t he digital receiv er will turn on. The date format is day/mont h/year - day of the week . Set the Start Time opt[...]

62 Recording and Pla yback 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using t he programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properl y provided, y ou can make timer ev ents on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the electronic programme guide are as follo ws: 1. Press the     GUIDE button to displa y the electronic pro-[...]

7.2 File archive 63 2. Make sure that the subscrip tion card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiv er . 3. Start recording. 4. Do not switch to other service nor use time-shift until recording is finished. NOTE If you switch to other service or use time-shift in the middle of recording a pay programme, it will be recorded wit [...]

64 Recording and Pla yback 7.2.1 T o delete a recording T o delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press the button, t hen you get asked for confirmation. With t he choice of Y es , it will be deleted. 7.2.2 T o sor t recordings T o sort the recor dings, take the follo wing s teps: 1. Press the button to displa y additional options. 2[...]

7.3 Pla ying back a recording 65 7.2.5 T o make a new folder T o make a new folder , press t he button, t hen a new folder named GROUP # is created. Y ou can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording. See abov e. 7.2.6 T o move a recording to another f older T o mov e a recording to another folder , put the highlight bar on a desir[...]

66 Recording and Pla yback • T o pause pla yback, press the button. T o resume it, press the button. • T o view t he progress bar , press the button; to hide it, press the button again. • When the progress bar is hidden, y ou can mo v e to a de- sired scene b y entering a progress percentage with the numeric buttons. 7.3.1 T o navigate using [...]

7.3 Pla ying back a recording 67 repeatedly , the pla yback speed changes. T o resume normal speed, press the button. Y ou can change the pla yback speed in 3 steps (4, 16 and 64 times) or in 6 steps (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times). See § 4.6 . 7.3.4 T o make a bookmark Y ou can mark fa vourite parts of a recording by creating book - mar k s and t [...]

68 Recording and Pla yback 2. Mov e to the beginning scene of the part y ou want to pla y repeatedly by holding do wn the     V − or     V + button. 3. Press the button, t hen the pointer starts to blink. 4. Mov e to the end scene; t he selected part is mar ked in black. 5. Press the button again to start repeated pla ybac[...]

7.4 Pla ying back a video file 69 y ellowish green $ indicates it has been partially descrambled, and a purely y ellow $ indicates it has not been descrambled at all. There are tw o w ays to fully descramble a scrambled recording so that you can pla y it back without t he subscription card later on. One is t o make a copy while playing it back to [...]

70 Recording and Pla yback NOTE This digital receiver supports onl y version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x of the Divx format. 7.5 Formatting the hard disk If a new hard drive is installed, it must be formatted because y ou can neither record nor use time-shift wit h an unformatted hard disk. Y ou can delete permanently all contents stored in a hard drive[...]

71 Chapter 8 Fir m ware U pdate The digital receiv er has a stable and conv enient firm ware to use. How ev er , once in a while a new firm ware may be re- leased to improv e the digital receiv er . Y ou can get t he lat- est firm ware and t he firmw are update tool, which runs on most versions of Window s, from t he T opfield w ebsite, http: [...]

72 Firmware U pdate 5. Place the highlight bar on the right firmw are file and press the     OK button, and a countdown will be display ed on the front display of the digital receiv er . 6. When t he message of ‘END’ appears, restart t he digital receiv er . 8.2 Ov er the air Y ou can get a new firmw are ov er the air . Select th[...]

Manufactured under license from Dolb y Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are tr ademarks of Dolb y Labor atories. DivX R ⃝ is a digital video f ormat created b y DivX,Inc. This is an official DivX Certified device that pla ys DivX video. V isit http: //www.divx.com for more information and software tools to conv ert y our files [...]