Topfield TF7750HDPVR manuale d’uso

T OPFIELD TF7750HDPVR User Guide High Definition Digital Sat ellite R eceiv er P ersonal Video Recor der 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 Cop ying services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3.3 Editing the tr ansponder list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3.4 Resetting t o fact or y settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4 Preference Settings 31 4.1 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4.1.1 Men[...]

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 6.4 T r ansferring receiv er data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 6.5 Ed[...]

CONTENTS v 8.3 A ccessing the w eb serv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 9 Firmware U pdate 79 9.1 From a memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 9.2 From the firm ware serv er via the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 80 9.3 From y our computer via RS-232 port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 9.4 From ano t her dig[...]

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1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The TF7750HDPVR digital receiv er is fully com pliant wit h the international Digital Video Broadcasting (D VB) standar d, and thus is able to receiv e digital broadcasts of that standard. F or its oper ation y ou need an antenna, which must be installed ap- propriately . NOTE In g eneral w e equate a channel with a frequ[...]

2 Introduction • Can store up t o 5 , 000 television and radio ser vices. • Y ou can edit the services lis t. • Can create lists of y our fa v ourite services. • Can view information about the current television or ra- dio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an ov erview of scheduled prog rammes. • Y ou can reco[...]

1 1.2 Controlling t he digital receiv er 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 display to indicate its status. The following indicates what t hey mean. button switches the digital receiv er betw een standb y mode and activ e mode. V OLUME − , + buttons de[...]

4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 . . . 1 button switches t he digital re- ceiv er between standby mode and activ e mode. . . . 2 is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments. . . . 3 , decrease or increase the vol- ume. They are also[...]

1 1.2 Controlling t he digital receiv er 5 . . . 13 displa ys teletext. . . . 14     V .Format changes video resolution. See § 4.2.1 for more de- tails. . . . 15     A/R changes aspect ratio. See § 4.2.2 for more details. . . . 16 switches o ver between television services and radio services. . . . 17     GUIDE[...]

6 Introduction . . . 30 is used t o jump back to t he beginning of the recording on pla yback. . . . 31 is used to jump to the end of t he recording on playback. . . . 32     F1 has different functions per menu. . . . 33     F2 is used to make a bookmar k on pla yback or time-shift. . . . 34     F3 is used to ju[...]

1 1.3 Common Inter face 7 T o view the information about the module and subscription card which is inserted into t he digital receiver , select the In- formation > Common Interface menu.[...]

8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Un packing Before going any further , check that you ha v e receiv ed the f ol- lowing items with t he digital receiv er . • Remo te control unit • T w o batteries for t he remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One pow er cord • One HDMI cable • A cop y of this user guide NOTE A ccessories ma y vary accor ding to y our [...]

2 2.2 Saf ety precautions 9 • The w all socket should be near t he equipment. Do not run an extension lead to t he unit. • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so t hat it can be remov ed easily to disconnect the po wer . • The digital receiver shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing w ater , and no objects filled with liquids,[...]

10 Setup T able 2.2: Physical specifications Size 430 × 60 × 265 mm Weight 3.8 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 ◦ C Storage relativ e humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF7750HDPVR has a wide rang e of connections on the back. Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiv er . . . . 1 LNB 1[...]

2 2.3 R ear panel connections 11 . . . 7 HDMI A udio and video output socket for t he high definition television set . . . 8 S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio- video receiv er . . . 9 S- VIDEO Super video output socket f or the televi- sion set . . . 10 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the tele- vision set (y ellow) . . . 11 [...]

12 Setup T able 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left & right audio output Digital audio output YPbPr Component video output TV CVBS/S- Video/RGB video output Left & right audio output V CR CVBS video output Left & right audio output CVBS/S- Video/RGB video input for bypass Left & right audio input [...]

2 2.4 Connecting up y our digital receiv er 13 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatev er sort of connection y ou hav e be- tw een the digital receiv er and the television, y ou need to connect the digital receiv er to t he antenna so that it can receive digital televi- sion broadcasts. Connect the antenna ca- ble to the LNB 1 IN connector on t he b[...]

14 Setup and send them to the digital receiver . Ho w ev er , t he satellite antenna onl y sends the frequencies t hat it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarisation specified by the digital re- ceiv er . So if you hav e linked from the LNB 1 OUT connector to the LNB 2 IN connector , y ou w ould ha ve some limitations in using some features [...]

2 2.4 Connecting up y our digital receiv er 15 T o use the SCART output For best results with a standard television set, y ou should use a SCAR T cable. Plug one end of the cable into the TV socket on t he digital receiv er , and plug the other end into a free SCAR T socket on y our tele vision. If y ou connect with a standard SC ART cable, you do [...]

16 Setup T o use the S- Video output NOTE Y ou cannot view high definition video by means of the S- Video output. Y ou need t o obtain a S- Video cable to use the S- V ideo output. Plug one end of t he cable into t he S-VIDEO socket on the digital re- ceiv er , and plug the other end into t he match- ing socket on y our tele vision. T o use the Co[...]

2 2.5 Switching on for the first time 17 T o enjo y Dolby Digital audio, your 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 re[...]

18 Setup check that the television is set to the correct input. If t he picture is good, you can skip to § 3.1 to search for av ailable television and radio services. Ot herwise, you ma y need to tempor arily 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 se[...]

3 19 Chapter 3 Ser vice Search After connecting up the digital receiv er , y ou will need to per - form a service search. NOTE If there is no service stored, you will be not able to access all menus. A   is another name for a . 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services This digital receiv er can be operated w[...]

20 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 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 21 1 ; otherwise, set it to T uner 2 . If you hav e connected t he LNB 1 OUT and LNB 2 IN wit h a loop-through cable, t hen set the Connection T ype option to Loop Through ; other wise, set it t o Separat ed . NOTE Both the LNB 1 IN and LNB 2 IN sockets should be connected to y our antennas either directly [...]

22 Ser vice Search Set t he DiSEqC 1.0 option and the DiSEqC 1.1 op tion accor d- ing to your antenna configur ation. For example, to select the antenna con- nected t o the A5 in put in t he left figure, set the DiSEqC 1.1 option to 2 of 4 and the DiS- EqC 1.0 option to 1 of 4 . If y ou hav e a mini DiSEqC 1.0 switch which has onl y two in- puts,[...]

3 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 23 follo wing s teps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at t he Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Select the tuner that is connected to t he motorized an- tenna at the T uner Select option. 3. Set the DiSEqC Command Mode option to User . 4. Set the Motor Control option to Goto . Then t he antenna will turn tow ard[...]

24 Ser vice Search T o use the USALS protocol, se- lect the Installation > USAL S Setting menu. Y ou should see a screen like the lef t figure. A t first y ou hav e to set the Motor - ized DiSEqC 1.3 option to En- able . T o get ev ery satellite position calculated, take the follo wing steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at t he Satellite [...]

3 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 25 3.1.4 Searching for services T o perform a service search, se- lect the Installation > Ser vice Search menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he lef t figure. There are in gener al f our service search methods: • searching ev ery service of a satellite, • searching ev ery service of a tr ansponder[...]

26 Ser vice Search Searching every service of a transponder T o search ev ery service of a transponder , take the follo wing steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at t he Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Manual . 3. Choose your desired transponder at t he Frequency op- tion or enter it with the numeric buttons. 4. Enter t[...]

3 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 27 3. Choose your desired transponder at t he Frequency op- tion or enter it with the numeric buttons. 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. Set the Modul[...]

28 Ser vice Search search for services and displa y a list of television and radio services as t hey are found. It is common f or no channels to be found until quite late in t he process. When the scan is com- plete, y ou will see a message telling y ou how man y services ha ve been f ound. Press the     OK button t o sa v e the list. 3[...]

3 3.4 R esetting to factory settings 29 See § 6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard. T o change a satellite entry’s name, select y our desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select t he SA T Name Edit option. Then the on-screen keyboar d appears. Change t he name as y ou desire and sa v e it. T o delete a satellite entr y , select [...]

30 Ser vice Search NOTE A factory reset will not delete an y recorded programmes. How ev er , y ou ha v e to search services ag ain after a factory reset.[...]

4 31 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 System Setting > Language Setting menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he lef t figure. 4.1.1 Menu language The digita[...]

32 Preference Settings 4.1.2 Subtitle language Set the 1s t 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 that is specified f or the 1st Subtitle Language , it will be displa yed. If the firs t language is not a v[...]

4 4.2 Video and audio settings 33 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 t he System Set- ting > A/V Output Setting menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he left figure. 4.2.1 High definition television The digital receiv er supports va[...]

34 Preference Settings It is recommended to set it to Auto if you ha ve a high definition television. With that setting the digital receiv er will present a programme as it is wit hout any resolution con v ersion. While w atching television y ou can change the resolution wit h the     V .Format button. Whenev er you press it, t he vide[...]

4 4.2 Video and audio settings 35 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 displa yed in the normal 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- s[...]

36 Preference Settings ently depending on the setting of the VCR SCART T ype op- tion. If t he option is set to Standard , t he digital receiver will pass along the video from t he video device to y our television when it starts pla yback. But if the option is set to Ext ernal A/V , the digital receiv er will not pass the video automaticall y . Y o[...]

4 4.3 Local time setting 37 NOTE Only if t he service y ou are currently watching provides a Dolb y Digital audio track , you can enjoy Dolb y Digital sound. 4.3 Local time setting Y ou should set your local time for timer ev ents. If you do not set the local time correctly , the prog ramme time table pro- vided b y t he prog ramme guide may be dis[...]

38 Preference Settings sired satellite and tr ansponders at t hose options. With the abov e settings, the digital receiv er will scan all speci- fied transponders one b y one until it gets t he Greenwich Mean Time. 4. Make sure that your local time is correctl y displa yed on the Local Time item. T o set t he local time manuall y , set the Mode op[...]

4 4.4 P arental control 39 T able 4.1: Time offset table Time offset City GMT − 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein GMT − 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa GMT − 10:00 Hawaii GMT − 09:00 Alaska GMT − 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada GMT − 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada GMT − 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City GMT − 05:00 Eastern Time US, Can[...]

40 Preference Settings Select the System Setting > P arental Control menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure, and y ou will be asked your P ersonal Identifica- tion Number (PIN). The number is initiall y set to ‘0000’ as default. If y ou wish to block prog rammes for view ers aged 15 or abov e, set the Censorship option to 15 ([...]

4 4.6 T o enable time-shifting 41 T ransparency option as you desire. Its av ailable rang e is 0 to 50 percent. Y ou can adjust the displa y time of t he information box. For the information box, see § 5.2.3 . T o adjust its display time, select t he Syst em Se tting menu and set the Info Box Display Time op tion as y ou desire. Its a vailable ran[...]

42 Preference Settings 4.7 Adv anced Settings T o configure the advanced set- tings, select the System Setting > Advanced Setting menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. Y ou can adjust the for w ard and backwar d jump time inter val which is used in pla yback. • T o adjust the f or war d jump time inter val, set Forward Jump op[...]

4 4.7 A dvanced Settings 43 4.7.2 A uto Decoding Y ou can perform an auto decoding by taking t he follo wing steps: 1. Select the System Setting > Advanced Setting menu. 2. Set the Aut o Decoding Mode op tion to On . 3. If y ou w ant to delete an encoded file after decoding, set the Auto Decoding file Delet e option to On . Ot herwise, set it [...]

44 Every Da y Use Chapter 5 Ev er y Day Use 5.1 V olume control Use t he and butt ons t o alter the v olume to a comfortable lev el. Y ou ma y need to adjust t he volume on y our television set too. T o tem porarily switch off the sound, press t he button. Press it again to res tore the sound to pre vious lev el. 5.2 W atching television T o chang[...]

5 5.2 W atching television 45 On t he ser vices list, you can see the service information as fol- low s: • Service number and name • T r ansmitting satellite • Receiving tuner: T1 stands for the first tuner; T2 s tands for t he second tuner . • Multiplex information A dollar sign ( $ ) may be marked on some entries, indicating pa y ser vic[...]

46 Every Da y Use 5.2.2 The fav our ite ser vice lists Y ou can select a ser vice to watch on a fav ourite list as well as on the services lis t. T o displa y t he fa v ourite lists, press t he     F A V button. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. As you mov e t he high- light bar up or down on the fa v ourite group list at [...]

5 5.2 W atching television 47 get asked for confirmation. With t he choice of Y es , it will be deleted. 5.2.3 Viewing prog ramme inf or mation Pressing the button displays the information box, on which y ou can see all of the following: • Service number and name • T ransmitting satellite • Receiving tuner • T ransponder information • Si[...]

48 Every Da y Use Pressing the button once more displa ys detailed informa- tion about t he current prog ramme. T o hide t he information bo x, press t he     EXIT button. 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some prog rammes are pro vided with audio tr acks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displa ys a vailable au- dio tracks. Once[...]

5 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 49 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) show s t he current and scheduled programmes t hat are or will be av ailable on each service with a short summary for each programme. Pressing t he     GUIDE button dis- pla ys the electronic programme guide, on which [...]

50 Every Da y Use 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 ( ) will be mar ked on the information bo x. Press t he button, then av ailable video tracks will be listed. Once y ou select one, it will be presented. A t t his time, y[...]

5 5.5 Using time-shif t 51 pla yed momentarily with a preview windo w . • Y ou can na vigate using the progress bar , refer to § 7.3.1 . • Y ou can jump forwar d about 30 seconds at a time b y pressing the     F3 button. • Y ou can jump backward about 30 seconds at a time by pressing the     F4 button. • Y ou can ch[...]

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, mo ve, lock or delete service entries on the services list. Select the Organizing Sv c/Fa v > Organizing Ser vices menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. There are e[...]

6 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 television ser vices lis t, press it ag ain. T o change t he 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 [...]

54 Organising Services F av–NoF av from fa v ourite services to unfa v ourite services Provider by broadcaster T ransponder by transponder 6.2 Editing t he fav our ite lists Y ou can make y our own 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 Orga[...]

6 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 the     OK button to select it. The high- light bar then mo v es to the services lis t. 2. T o add a service to t he selected group, put [...]

56 Organising Services 6.3 How to use on-screen k eyboard Y ou can mov e t he highlight key horizontally with the and buttons and verticall y wit h t he and buttons. Pressing the     OK button on a key enters its let- ter in the in put line. T o type a space, select t he Space key or alternativel y press t he     F3 button. [...]

6 6.5 Editing channel data on your computer 57 1. Plug one end of an RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiv er , and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re- ceiv er . 2. T ur n on the source digital receiv er . 3. Select the Installation > T ransfer Firmwar e > T ransfer Data to Other[...]

58 Organising Services With V ega y ou can do t he follo wing: • A dding, deleting or modifying satellite entries • A dding, deleting or modifying transponder entries • Deleting or modifying service entries • A dding, deleting or modifying fa vourite groups As to ho w to use V ega, refer to its user guide, which is accom- panied b y the sof[...]

7 59 Chapter 7 Recording and Playback CA UTION Do no t mov e t he digital receiver nor pull out t he pow er plug while it is running. It ma y cause damage to recorded pro- grammes. T opfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard drive. Y ou can record tw o different ser vices while watching another if tw [...]

60 Recording and Playback Once recording has started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displa y ed at the top right of the screen f or a few seconds. When y ou are watching a different ser vice from t he service be- ing recor ded, y ou will see a number on t he centre of the sym- bol, this indicates t he order that t he recording has s tar[...]

7 7.1 R ecording a programme 61 T o specify an arbitrary recording duration, set t he Duration op- tion as you desire wit h the and butt ons and press t he     OK button; t he recording will end at the specified time. If the inf ormation about t he next prog ramme is pro vided by the electronic programme guide, t he After this program [...]

62 Recording and Playback 7.1.2 Timer recording Y ou can make y our desired ser vice to be recorded at a specific time. Even if the digital receiv er is in standb y mode, it will switch into activ e mode and start recording at a specified time. When t he recor ding comes to t he end, the digital receiv er will switch back into standby mode ag ain[...]

7 7.1 R ecording a programme 63 Every Day means liter ally ‘ev er y day .’ Every Week end means ‘Saturda y and Sunday ev ery w eek.’ W eekly means ‘one da y ev er y w eek. ’ Every Weekda y means ‘from Monday to Frida y every w eek. ’ If your fa vourite prog ramme is on the air at w eekends and you wish to record ev er y episode of t[...]

64 Recording and Playback NOTE Do not operate t he digital receiver while it is wor king on a timer event. If y ou press any key on the remote control or on the front panel, it will not tur n off automatically ev en af ter the timer ev ent is complete. 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using t he programme guide If the electronic programme guide is prop[...]

7 7.2 File archive 65 7.1.4 Recording a pa y service programme Y ou can record a pay service programme wit hout t he subscrip- tion card. How ev er , y ou need t he subscription car d to play it back because it has not been descrambled. So it is recom- mended to recor d pa y ser vice prog rammes wit h t he subscrip- tion card so that they can be re[...]

66 Recording and Playback Press the button to dis- pla y the recorded prog ramme list. The file information is com- prised of the follo wing elements: file number , file name, recording time, r unning time, file size and so on. Y ou can pla y , mov e, delete, rename and lock a recording file. Y ou can also sort the recording files by file na[...]

7 7.2 File archive 67 3. Set the Lock option to Locked . 4. Press the     EXIT button. 5. The lock symbol ( ) is displa y ed on it. If you select a locked recording to pla y it back, you will be asked for y our personal identification number . 7.2.4 T o rename a recording T o change a recording’ s name, take the follo wing steps: 1. [...]

68 Recording and Playback 3. Put the highlight bar on a desired file and press the     F3 button, t hen t he selected file gets copied into the oppo- site stor age. NOTE Y our USB memor y stick must be f ormatted in the F A T file system. Otherwise, t he digital receiv er cannot recognise y our memory stick. In addition, the digital [...]

7 7.3 Pla ying back a recording 69 • T o pause pla yback, press the button. T o resume it, press the button. • T o go forward, hold down the button; to go backwar d, hold down the button. • T o displa y the progress bar , press the button; to hide it, press the button ag ain. • When the prog ress bar is hidden, y ou can mov e to a de- sired[...]

70 Recording and Playback Y ou can pla y not only forward but also backwar d in fast mo- tion. T o pla y backwar d, press the button. If you press it repeatedly , the pla yback speed changes in 3 steps: 1, 2 and 3 times. T o resume normal speed, press the button. 7.3.4 T o make a bookmark Y ou can mark fa vourite parts of a recording by creating bo[...]

7 7.3 Pla ying back a recording 71 1. Press the button t o displa y t he progress bar . 2. Mov e to the beginning scene of the part y ou w ant to play repeatedly by holding do wn t he or button. 3. Press the button, then t he pointer starts to blink. 4. Mov e to the end scene; t he part is marked in purple. 5. Press the button ag ain t o start repe[...]

72 Recording and Playback and a purely yello w $ indicates it has not been descrambled at all. Ref er to § 7.1.4 as to how to record a pa y service programme. 7.4 MP3 playback Y ou can enjoy music or audio books in MP3 format with t he digital receiv er . T o pla y an MP3 file, take the follo wing s teps: 1. Press t he button and then the or butt[...]

8 73 Chapter 8 Accessing via N etw ork NOTE The follo wing section describes com plex functions t hat should only be used b y owners with adv anced computer know ledg e. TF7750HDPVR provides a w eb ser vice. Y ou can make sched- uled recordings via the web service. Here y ou need a router , which will connect the digital receiv er to your computer [...]

74 Accessing via N etwork NOTE The web ser ver of the digital receiver doesn ’t w ork in standb y mode. So it must be pow ered up all the time if y ou wish to use the w eb ser vice at an y time. 8.1 Configuring the router In t his section, the setup prog ram of WRT54G , which is a router manufactured b y Linksys , will be referred t o as an exam[...]

8 8.1 Configuring the router 75 8.1.2 T o access o ver t he Internet When y ou are a w ay from home, y ou can access t he digital re- ceiv er inside your home if your router is configured to route access to t he digital receiv er by means of port forwar ding. Via this feature, y our router will lead y ou t o the digital receiver when y ou access [...]

76 Accessing via N etwork which should be supported b y y our router . 2. Configure y our router wit h the account so that it can communicate with the w ebsite. Whenev er a new dynamic IP address is assigned t o the router , it will inform the DDNS service provider of the new IP ad- dress. This makes it possible that y ou access the router wit h a[...]

8 8.3 A ccessing the w eb ser ver 77 Sometimes when the digital receiver is res tarted, the dynamic IP address will be chang ed and y ou will hav e to check it at t he LAN Status menu to access the digital receiver . T o a void this cumbersome t hing, y ou had better assign a s tatic IP address rather than dynamic one. Set the DHCP op tion to Off [...]

78 Accessing via N etwork Y ou cannot only download but also upload recording files or MP3 files in the File Management page. NOTE The maximum number of user connections is only one. This means that y ou cannot access the web ser v er while someone else is occup ying it.[...]

9 79 Chapter 9 Fir m ware U pdate The digital receiv er has a stable and conv enient firm ware to use. Ho we ver , once in a while a new firmw are may be re- leased to improv e the digital receiv er . Y ou can get the 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:[...]

80 Firmware U pdate 5. Place the highlight bar on the right firmw are file and press the     OK button, and a countdo wn will be displa y ed on the front display of the digital receiv er . 6. When t he message of ‘END’ appears, restart t he digital receiv er . NOTE Y our memor y stick must be f or matted in t he F A T file system[...]

9 9.3 F rom y our com puter via RS-232 port 81 Select t he Installation > L AN Setting > IP Configuration menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he left figure. Y ou may get t he digital receiv er to be assigned a dynamic IP ad- dress. Set the DHCP option to On to do that. If you desire to use static IP address, set t he DHCP option to Off [...]

82 Firmware U pdate 1. Download a new fir m ware applicable t o y our digital receiv er from the T opfield w ebsite. 2. T ur n off the digital receiver . 3. Plug one end of an RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching port on y our com puter . 4. R un TFD-Down . The instru[...]

9 9.5 Ov er the air 83 1. T ur n off the targ et digital receiv er . 2. Plug one end of an RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiv er , and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re- ceiv er . 3. T ur n on t he source digital receiver if not already on. 4. Select the Installation > T ransfe[...]

84 Firmware U pdate Satellite Astra (19.2° E) F requency 12603 MHz Symbol Rat e 22000 KS/s Polarisation Horizontal PID 347 On t he left table is presented the transponder information appointed by t he manufac- turer , T opfield, for firmw are update. This transponder inf or mation can be changed. Y ou can get the information from the w ebsite, h[...]

INDEX 85 Index 1st Audio Language , 32 1st Subtitle Language , 32 2nd Audio Language , 32 2nd Subtitle Language , 32 4:3 , 34 16:9 , 34 22 kHz , 21 A A/V Output Setting , 33 Access Control , 40 Add new TP , 29 Add Satellit e , 28 Advanced , 26 Advanced Setting , 42 , 43 After next program , 61 After this program , 61 ALL , 28 Alphabetic , 53 , 66 A[...]

86 INDEX Display , 42 Display F ormat , 34 , 35 Dolby Digital , 36 download , 82 Duration , 61 , 63 D VB, 1 D VB-S2 8PSK , 26 , 27 D VB-S2 QPSK , 26 , 27 E Electronic Prog ramme Guide, 49 EPG, 49 Every Day , 63 Every Weekda y , 63 Every Week end , 63 F F actor y Setting , 29 F av–NoF av , 54 FEC , 26 , 27 File Management , 78 File Name , 63 Find [...]

INDEX 87 M Manual , 26 Menu Language , 31 Mini A , 22 Mode , 37 , 38 , 63 Modulation , 26 , 27 mono, 36 Motor Control , 23 Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 , 22 Motorized DiSEqC 1.3 , 24 Mov e , 24 , 53 Mov ement , 23 multifeed, 50 multiplex, 1 My Latitude , 24 My Longitude , 24 N Network Search , 25 , 26 NEW , 54 No block , 40 Normal , 37 normal-screen televi[...]

88 INDEX stereo, 36 Store , 23 Subnet Mask , 77 , 81 subtitle, 48 S- VIDEO , 11 , 16 Symbol Rate , 26 , 27 System Setting , 40 , 41 T teletext, 48 television services lis t, 53 TFD-Down , 81 , 82 Time , 66 Time Offset , 37 Time Setting , 37 , 40 Time Shifting , 41 , 50 , 60 timer lis t, 62 Timer Setting , 62 T otal block , 40 T ransfer Data to Oth[...]

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