Topfield TF 7000 HD PVRt manual

T OPFIELD TF 7000 HD PVRt User Guide High Definition Digital T errestrial Receiver P ersonal Video Recorder[...]

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iv Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Features ............................... 1 1.2 Controlling the digital r eceiver .................. 2 1.2.1 The front panel ....................... 3 1.2.2 The remote contr ol ..................... 4 2 Setup 7 2.1 Unpacking .............................. 7 2.2 Safety precautions ......................... 7 [...]

Contents v 3.3 Parental contr ol ........................... 2 0 3.4 Prefer ences for recording and playback ............. 2 2 3.4.1 On a playback ....................... 2 2 3.4.2 Progr ess bar ......................... 2 2 3.4.3 Recording storage ..................... 2 3 3.4.4 T o turn on the time shift feature ............. 2 3 3.5 Adjusting th[...]

vi Contents 7 Recording and Playing 39 7.1 Recording a pr ogramme ...................... 4 0 7.1.1 Instant recor ding ...................... 4 0 7.1.2 T imer recor ding ...................... 4 2 7.1.3 Scheduling a recor ding using the programme guide . 45 7.2 File archive ............................. 4 5 7.2.1 T o delete recor dings .............[...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 7000 HD PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital V ideo Broadcasting (DVB) standar d, and can receive digital br oadcasts. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately . NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency . How- ever , unlike analogue br[...]

2 Introduction • Y ou can make a favourite list with your favourite ser- vices. • Y ou can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that pr ovides an overview of programme schedules for next few hours. • Y ou can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version, [...]

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 The front panel The front panel of the digital r eceiver has buttons to control the digital receiver , and specific lamps and a display to indi- cate its status. The following indicates what they mean. ST ANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. CHANNEL , butto[...]

4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control 2 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 10 9 28 30 31 32 33 34 36 35 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 13 29 14 9 1  button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. 2      V .F or mat button changes video resolution. See § 3.1.2 for more details. 3      A/[...]

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 10      V + ,     V − buttons increase or decr ease the volume. They are also used to change values for a menu option. 11      OK button displays the services list. See § 5.2.1 for more details. It is also used to select menu items. 12      EXIT butto[...]

6 Introduction 27      GUIDE button displays the electronic pr ogramme guide. 28  button displays more information about the curr ent programme or a pr ogramme highlighted in the elec- tronic pr ogramme guide. 29  button plays from the next bookmark position. 30  button is used to edit a recor ding. 31  button resumes nor[...]

7 Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further , check that you have received the fol- lowing items with your digital receiver . • Remote control unit • T wo batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One power cord • One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner • One component cable (RCA cable) • One USB [...]

8 Setup • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For the power consumption of the digital receiver , refer to T able 2.1 . • 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 digi[...]

2.3 Rear panel connections 9 T able 2.2: Physical specification Size 430 × 60 × 265 mm Weight 4.5 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relativ e humidity 5 to 95 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 7000 HD PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back panel. S-VIDEO USB RF LO OP 1 OUT ANT 1 ANT 2 RF LO OP 2 OUT HDMI Y Pb Pr AUDIO L R [...]

10 Setup 7  Y/Pb/Pr Component video output socket for the televi- sion set. (green/blue/r ed) 8  S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set. 9  USB USB port for firmware update. 10  RGB Component video output socket for the monitor . 11  HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high defi- nition television set. 12 ?[...]

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver There ar e several ways to set up the digital receiver . Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appli- ances. If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact technical support on the back of this instuction book under warranty[...]

12 Setup 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 pictur e quality . If your television does not have the matching connec- tor then use the next connector in the following order for best picture quality . 1. HDMI connector ( HDMI ) 2. [...]

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 T o use the RGB video connector Y ou will need to obtain a RGB cable (15 pin D-sub cable) to use the RGB connector . Plug one end of the cable into the RGB socket on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching socket on your television. T o use the S-V ideo connector Y ou will need to obtain[...]

14 Setup NOTE Y ou cannot view high definition video with the composite video connector . T o connect the audio connectors Y ou will need to obtain an audio cable (RCA cable) to connect the audio connectors. Plug one end of the cable into the A UDIO L (white) and A UDIO R (red) sockets on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching [...]

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 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 ar ea.[...]

16 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 V ideo and audio settings Y ou have to configure the video and audio settings appropri- ately to your television set and other appliances. Select the System Setting > A/V Output Setting menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. 3.1.1 T elevision aspect ratio If you have a wide[...]

3.1 V ideo and audio settings 17 Y ou cannot fully enjoy wide-screen pr ogrammes with your normal-screen television as the above figur es show . The left figure shows a normal pictur e displayed in the normal screen. T o watch wide-screen pr ogrammes in the shape like the center figure, set the 16:9 Displa y Format option to Letter Bo x . W ide-[...]

18 Preference Settings NOTE Y ou can enjoy only standard definition video with the follow- ing connectors: • Composite video connector ( VIDEO ) • S-V ideo connector ( S-VIDEO ) 3.1.3 Sound mode Basically , there are two audio sour ces as you can find two au- dio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver . Y ou can enjoy only one sour[...]

3.2 Local time setting 19 T able 3.1: T ime offset table Time offset City GMT − 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein GMT − 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa GMT − 10:00 Haw aii GMT − 09:00 Alaska GMT − 08:00 Pacific Time US , Canada GMT − 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada GMT − 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Me xico City GMT − 05:00 Easter n Time US, C[...]

20 Preference Settings ual and enter your local time in the Local Time option with the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24- hour:minute . If daylight saving time is observed in your state at the mo- ment, set the Da ylight Saving Time option to On . NOTE Daylight saving adds one hour to the time when the option is set to On , and [...]

3.3 Parental control 21 No bloc k restricts no pr orgram. T otal bloc k restricts every pr ogramme, even those with no programme classification. G restricts to G or above. G rated programmes ar e suit- able for all audiences. PG restricts to PG or above rated pr ogrammes. PG stands for Parental Guidance , the content of which is mild. M restricts [...]

22 Preference Settings 3.4 Preferences for recording and playback There ar e preference options r e- lated to recor ding and playback. Select System Setting > PVR Setting . Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. 3.4.1 On a playback Sometimes you could not watch a recor ded programme to the end. When you are going to watch it later , you[...]

3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 23 Every time allows the progress bar to disappear in five sec- onds all the time. Ne ver hiding allows the progress bar to disappear only if you press the button again. 3.4.3 Recording storage Y ou can use not only the built-in hard disk drive but also an external hard disk drive by connecting it to the USB por[...]

24 Preference Settings on menus. If you wish to make even menus transparent, set the OSD Backg round T ransparency option to Enab le . W ith the OSD T ransition F ade option set to Enable , a menu appears fading in and disappears fading out. Y ou can adjust the display time of the information box. For the information box, see § 5.2.3 . T o adjust [...]

25 Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver , you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services T o perform service search, se- lect the Installation > Ser vice Search menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figur e. If you have an antenna booster , you should set the Antenna Supply 5[...]

26 Service Search Manual search Y ou may choose to search only services of a specific trans- ponder because more than one service ar e provided via each transponder . T o do that, set the Search Mode option to Man- ual , and then at the Channel option select your desired trans- ponder . The number ranges from 6 to 12 in VHF and 28 to 69 in UHF . S[...]

27 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 V olume control Use the     V − and     V + buttons to alter the volume to a com- fortable level. Y ou may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. T o temporarily switch off the sound, press the button. Press it again to r estore the sound to previous level. 5.2 W atching televisi[...]

28 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • T ransponder information T o select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the     P + or     P − button and press the     OK button; then it will be presented. Pressing the    [...]

5.2 W atching television 29 will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and pr ess the     OK button. Y ou can switch between the television services list and the ra- dio services list by pressing the button. 5.2.2 The favourite services list Y ou can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the servic[...]

30 Daily Usage 5.2.3 V iewing programme information Pressing 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 foll[...]

5.3 V iewing electronic programme guide 31 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes ar e provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available au- dio tracks. Once you select an audio track, it will be sounded. In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo , Mono , Left or Right . Howev[...]

32 Daily Usage Pressing the     GUIDE button dis- plays the programme guide, on which you can see the follow- ing: • Scheduled programmes • programme summary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time T o see detailed information of a desired pr ogramme, put the highlight bar on your choice with the     P + or   ?[...]

5.4 W atching multifeed programme 33 T o activate the IceTV programme guide on your digital r e- ceiver , you sholud take the following steps: 1. Download a programme guide file from http://www. icetv.com.au/topfield into the USB memory which is inserted into your computer . 2. Pull up the USB memory and insert it into the USB port on the back pan[...]

34 Daily Usage When you do this you are no longer watching the live pro- gramme, instead you are watch- ing a delayed presentation of it. This is called time shifted televi- sion. Then, you can skip com- mercials 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 §[...]

5.6 Using picture in picture 35 5.6 Using picture in picture Y ou can watch two services at the same time with one of them presented in a sub-scr een. W e call this feature pictur e-in- picture. The instructions on how to use the picture-in-pictur e fea- ture ar e as follows: 1. Press the button to display a sub-screen, on which another service wil[...]

36 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the favourite list Y ou 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 F av orites menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. There ar e 3 columns: • Group[...]

6.1 Editing the favourite list 37 Y ou can add up to 30 groups. T o add a group, press the button or select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboar d appears. See § 6.2 for how to use the on- screen keyboar d. T o rename a gr oup, put the highlight bar on a desired gr oup you wish to rename and pr ess the button; then the on- [...]

38 Listing Services 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard Y ou can move the highlight key horizontally with the     V − and     V + buttons and vertically with the     P + and     P − buttons. Press- ing the     OK button on a key en- ters its letter in the input line. T o type a space, se[...]

39 Chapter 7 Recording and Playing W ith one tuner of the digital receiver , you can record a ser - vice and at the same time watch another service—if the two services are pr ovided through the same transponder . The TF 7000 HD PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: • While playing a recording back, you can wa[...]

40 Recording and Playing 7.1 Recording a programme Once recor ding has started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displayed at the top right of the scr een for a few seconds. When you are watching a service dif ferent from the service being r ecorded, you can view a number on the center of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recor[...]

7.1 Recording a programme 41 Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current recor ding even with the Time Shifting option disabled. How- ever , it is still possible to pause a recor ding. After a recor ding is started, pressing the but- ton displays a menu like the left figure, in which you can set the reco[...]

42 Recording and Playing T o stop recor ding, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes curr ently being recor ded. If you select one, its recor ding will stop. While a recor ding is going on, you can watch or recor d another service. T o additionally recor d another service, switch to the service you want t[...]

7.1 Recording a programme 43 T o input a timer recor ding, se- lect the Timer Setting menu; then the timer list will be dis- played. T o add a new timer event, press the button, and a box like the left figure appears. T ake the following steps: 1. Set the Record option to On to make a recording. If this option is set to Off , the digital receiver [...]

44 Recording and Playing 5. Set the Date option to the desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/year-day of the week . Set the Star t Time option to a desired time, at which the recor ding will be started. The time format is hour:minute . 6. Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the recor [...]

7.2 File archive 45 7.1.3 Scheduling a recording using the programme guide If the electronic pr ogramme guide is properly pr ovided, you can make timer events on it. The instructions on how to make timer recor dings using the elec- tronic pr ogramme guide are as follows: 1. Press the     GUIDE button to display the electronic pr o- gram[...]

46 Recording and Playing Press the button to display the recor ded programmes list. The file information is com- prised of the following ele- ments: file number , file name, recor ding time, playing dura- tion, file size and so on. Y ou can play , move, delete, rename and lock a recording file. Y ou can also sort the recor ding files by file[...]

7.2 File archive 47 3. Press the     EXIT button. 4. They are sorted by the specified option. 7.2.3 T o lock a recording file T o lock a recor ding so that other people cannot play it, per- form the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recor ding. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3. Set the Lock[...]

48 Recording and Playing 7.2.6 T o move recordings to another folder T o move a recor ding to another folder , select desired recor d- ings with the button and press the button; then the folders are listed, including the external hard disk drive if it is connected to the digital receiver . Once you choose a folder , they are moved to it. 7.2.7 T o [...]

7.3 Playing back a recording 49 • T o pause playback, press the button. T o resume it, press the button. • T o go forward, hold down the     V + button; to go back- ward, hold down the     V − button. • T o display the progress bar , press the button; to hide it, press the button again. • when the progress bar is h[...]

50 Recording and Playing 7.3.2 T o play in slow motion T o watch in slow motion during a playback, press the but- ton. If you press it repeatedly , the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 times. T o resume normal speed, pr ess the button. 7.3.3 T o play in fast motion T o watch in fast motion duration a playback, press the button. I[...]

7.3 Playing back a recording 51 3. T o jump forward to next bookmark, press the but- ton. Y ou can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by press- ing the button when there is no preset bookmark. 4. T o jump to first bookmark, press the button then the button. 5. T o delete a bookmark, jump to it and then press the button. 7.3.5 T o play back a record[...]

52 Recording and Playing 7.4 Formatting the hard disk drive 7.4.1 Internal hard disk driver Y ou can delete all contents stored in the har d disk drive by formatting it. If you wish to do that, select the Installation > F or mat Hard Disk menu, then you are asked for confirmation. If you select Y es , formatting will start. CAUTION Formatting t[...]

7.4 Formatting the hard disk drive 53 NOTE Y ou cannot play back the recor dings with a regular MPEG player on your computer because they are formatted dif fer- ently from the standar d MPEG format. V isit 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[...]

54 Firmware Update Chapter 8 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmwar e to use. However , a new firmware may be r eleased to improve the digital receiver . Y ou can get the latest firmware and an update utility from the web site, http://www.i- topfield.com . Y ou have to check the firmware information of your dig[...]

55 If you have a USB storage, you can update the firmware fr om it. T o update the firmware from your USB storage, perform the following steps: 1. Download a new firmware from the T opfield web site. 2. Copy the firmware file to your USB memory . 3. Insert the USB memory into the USB port on back panel of the digital receiver . 4. Select the [...]

56 INDEX Index 16:9 , 16 16:9 Display F ormat , 17 4:3 , 16 A/V Output Setting , 16 AC INPUT , 10 Access Control, 21 Add to F avorite, 28 After next prog ram, 41 After this program, 41 ANT 1, 9 ANT 1, 11 ANT 2, 9 ANT 2, 11 Antenna Supply 5V, 25 A UDIO L, 14 A UDIO L/R, 9 , 10 A UDIO R, 14 Auto, 25 A V , 21 Beginning, 22 Button, 4 Censorship, 20 Cen[...]

57 Internal, 23 IRD Status, 54 ke yboard, 38 Letter Box, 17 Live, 22 Local Time, 19 , 20 Lock, 28 , 47 Lock ed, 47 M, 21 MA, 21 Manual, 26 Mode, 19 , 43 mono , 18 multif eed, 33 Name, 46 Nev er hiding, 23 NEW, 37 No bloc k, 21 Normal speed, 22 normal-screen television, 16 One Time, 43 OPTICAL, 14 Organizing F avorites, 36 OSD Background T ransparen[...]

58 INDEX Update from USB, 55 USB, 10 USB, 23 , 46 , 52 , 55 VFD Brightness, 24 VIDEO , 9 VIDEO, 12 , 13 , 18 Video Format, 17 Weekly , 43 wide-screen television, 16 Windows , 52 Y/Pb/Pr , 10[...]

W arranty Information Do not return this car d to TOPFIELD AUSTRALIA Equipment Details Model Serial Number Date of Purchase TF 7000 HD PVRt Please keep warranty card, proof of purchase and all manuals in a safe place as you will r equire these when making a warranty claim. Ensure that the following conditions ar e followed when operating the equipm[...]

W arranty Conditions 1. Where required by T opfield Australia only the original invoice/receipt issued by the dealer will be accepted as proof of pur chase. 2. T opfield Australia may reject warranty claims on equipment which it believes to be illegally ac- quired or when the ‘owner ’ is unable to provide proof of pur chase or where security [...]

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Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literatur e indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. T o prevent possible harm to the environment or human health fr om uncon- trolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it r [...]