Topfield Topfield Digital Satellite Receiver manual

T OPFIELD TF 5000 CI Plus User Guide Digital Satellite Receiv er Common Interf ace[...]

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Contents iii 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 1.3 What is common interface? .................... 6 2 Setup 7 2.1 Unpacking ..............................[...]

iv Contents 3 Preference Settings 15 3.1 Language settings .......................... 1 5 3.2 V ideo and audio settings ...................... 1 6 3.2.1 T elevision standard .................... 1 6 3.2.2 Colour model ........................ 1 7 3.2.3 V ideo cassette recor der .................. 1 7 3.2.4 T elevision aspect ratio .................[...]

Contents v 5.2.5 Selecting audio tracks ................... 3 9 5.2.6 Selecting subtitle tracks .................. 3 9 5.2.7 V iewing teletext ...................... 3 9 5.3 V iewing electronic pr ogramme guide .............. 4 0 5.4 W atching multifeed programme ................. 4 1 5.5 Making timer events ........................ 4 1 6 Listing S[...]

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1 Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5000 CI Plus 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 . Unlike ana- logue broadcasts, [...]

2 Introduction • Can store up to 5000 television and radio services. • Y ou can edit the services list. • Y ou can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • Y ou can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic pr ogramme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. • Y ou [...]

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 indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. Push the mark on the center of the front panel to open the flap. TV/STB lamp lights up while your video[...]

4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control SA T N/P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1  button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. 2  switches the output of the TV SCAR T socket between the digital re- ceiver and the device connected to the VCR SCAR T socket. See § 3.2.3 for m[...]

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 11      M1 displays multi-picture scr een. See § 5.2.2 for more details. 12  These buttons have differ ent functions per menu. They will be guided by on-screen help. 13      UHF displays the radio frequency setting menu. See § 3.2.6 for more details. 14  mutes the sound. P[...]

6 Introduction 1.3 What is common interface? Some broadcasts ar e scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them. Scrambled services can only be viewed with a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a subscription card belong- ing with the scrambling system. Common Interface (CI) is the slot on a digitial receiver into which a conditional acces[...]

7 Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further , check that you have r eceived the following items with your digital receiver . • Remote control unit • T wo batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5,V) • A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local ar ea. 2.2 Safety precautions Please read car efully t[...]

8 Setup • 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 moistur e. 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 digi[...]

2.3 Rear panel connections 9 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5000 CI Plus has some connections on the back panel. RS- 232 S/PDIF RF OUT RF IN VCR TV LNB OUT LNB 1 IN VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO R L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver . 1  LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal in[...]

10 Setup 10  RF IN Analogue television input socket. 11  RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer . T able 2.3: Connectors specifications VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output A UDIO Left & right audio output S-VIDEO Super video (S-Video) output TV CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video output Left & right audio output VCR CVBS vi[...]

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 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 connector , then use the next connector in the following order for better picture qual[...]

12 Setup T o use the composite video connector Y ou 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. T o connect the audio connectors Y ou will need to obtain[...]

2.5 Switching on for the first time 13 In this case, you will need to connect a ca- ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television. T o ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well, you will need to connect a cable from your television antenna to the RF IN connector . T une your television set [...]

14 Setup If the digital receiver no longer r eacts properly to remote con- trol commands, the batteries may be flat. Be sure to remove used batteries. The manufactur er accepts no liability for the damage resulting fr om leaking batteries. NOTE Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed of with household waste. P[...]

15 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings Y ou can select the language in which the menu would be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select which language of au- dio track and of subtitle track should be output. Select the System Setting > Lan- guage Setting menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figur e. Menu language[...]

16 Preference Settings Subtitle language Set the Subtitle Language option to your desired language. When you watch a programme, the subtitle track of the selected language will be displayed if available. Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the button. See § 5.2.6 for detailed description. Audio language Set the A udio Lan[...]

3.2 V ideo and audio settings 17 If you have a P AL television, you have to set the TV T ype option to P AL . In that case, if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard, the digital r eceiver will presents the pictures converting into the P AL standard. However , it is inevitable to lose a little picture quality . Likewise, the contrary case bri[...]

18 Preference Settings playback. But if the option is set to External A/V , the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically . T o pass it, you have to press the button. 3.2.4 T elevision 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 T[...]

3.3 Local time setting 19 3.2.6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket, you should configure the radio fr equency output. The digital receiver can make analogue television fr om digital television and output it via the RF OUT socket. Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your country su[...]

20 Preference Settings Select the System Setting > Time Setting menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figur e. Y ou can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Green- wich Mean T ime (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast. T o use Greenwich Mean T ime, take the following steps: 1. Set the Mode option to A uto ;[...]

3.4 Parental control 21 T able 3.2: 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 , Ca[...]

22 Preference Settings If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes, set the Censorship option to 15 (age) . Setting it to No bloc k blocks no programme; on the other hand, setting it to T otal block blocks every programme. NOTE If a programme does not have any pr ogramme classification information, your censorship setting will not take effec[...]

3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 23 In addition, you can raise or lower the position of the informa- tion box. Select the System Setting menu and set the Info Bo x P osition option as you desire. Its available range is from − 10 to + 3 lines. The more high you set the option, the mor e low the information box will be positioned.[...]

24 Service Search Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver , you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna. Y ou have to configure antenna settings according to your antenna system in the following or der[...]

4.1 Searching broadcasting services 25 The other is K u band which ranges approximately fr om 12 to 18 GHz. The LNB (Low Noise Block converter) is used to take a wide band of relatively high frequencies, amplify and convert them to similar signals that is carried at a much lower frequency , which is called Intermediate Frequency (IF). High frequenc[...]

26 Service Search ever , if you have selected the Other entry at the Satellite Name option to specify a satellite that is not in the satellite list, you might have to fill in the correct LNB fr equency . The absolute differ ence between a broadcasting frequency and its LNB fr e- quency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz. For example, if the frequency [...]

4.1 Searching broadcasting services 27 4.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Y our motorized antenna will turn toward your desir ed satellites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When you switch to an service, if the service is provided by a satellite other than curr ent one, it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its posit[...]

28 Service Search you had better check the receiving quality of every trans- ponder and choose the best one at the T ransponder (or F requency ) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning. 5. Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the tuned position when the receiving quality is best. There ar e more motor control options for in[...]

4.1 Searching broadcasting services 29 2. Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the     V − ,     V + and numeric but- tons. 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct. 4. Select the Goto the position option; then the antenna [...]

30 Service Search • Searching every service of a SMA TV (Satellite Master Antenna T elevision) system. Searching every service of a satellite T o search every service of a satellite, perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Auto . 3. If you set the Network Searc[...]

4.1 Searching broadcasting services 31 NOTE Y ou may get transponder information from a satellite magazine or website such as http://www.satcodx.com or http://www. lyngsat.com . Searching one service of a transponder T o search one service of a transponder , perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tio[...]

32 Service Search 5. Set the P olarization option to the polarization of your desired transponder . Y ou can search pay services as well as fr ee services as follows: • T o search only fr ee services, set the FT A/Scrambled option to FT A only . • T o search only pay services, set it to CAS only . • T o search both fr ee services and pay serv[...]

4.3 Resetting to factory settings 33 Then the on-screen keyboar d appears. Change the name as you desire and save it. T o delete a satellite entry , select your desired entry at the Satel- lite Name option and select the Delete Satellite option; then you get asked for confirmation. If you select Y es , it will be deleted. T o add a transponder ent[...]

34 Service Search • Services list • Favourite list • Preference settings Also you can restor e them at any time. T o store your data, select the Installation > System Recov er y menu and select the Store option; then you get asked for the presonal identification number . The number may be differ ent from yours because this function is usu[...]

35 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. Pr ess it again to restore the sound to pr evious level. 5.2 W atching televis[...]

36 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • T ransmitting satellite • T ransponder information A dollar sign ( $ ) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. T o watch pay services, you need the subscription card. T o select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its e[...]

5.2 W atching television 37 5.2.2 W atching on multi-picture screens Pressing the     M1 button displays the multi-picture options; you can choose one among four layouts: 4, 9, 13, or 16 screens. If you choose the 13 screens, the curr ent service will be presented with still images of six services prior and posterior to it. It takes a f[...]

38 Daily Usage favourite services list. Once you select a desired service with the     OK button, it will be presented. Otherwise, to select other group, pr ess the     V − button. After you have selected a favourite service, if you then switch to another service using the     P + or     P − butto[...]

5.2 W atching television 39 • Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitle tracks ar e provided on the current pr ogramme. • T eletext symbol ( ) if teletext pages ar e provided on the current service. • Lock symbol ( ) if the current service is locked. • Dollar symbol ( $ ) if the current service is a pay service. • Multifeed symbol ( ) if the curren[...]

40 Daily Usage current service pr ovides teletext, the teletext symbol ( ) will be displayed on the information box. Press the button to view teletext pages. Select a desired page to view by entering its page number with the numeric buttons. Y ou can zoom into a teletext page with the     F3 button, and adjust its transparency level wit[...]

5.4 W atching multifeed programme 41 Y ou can make a timer event on the electronic pr ogramme guide as follows: 1. Select a service you want. 2. Press the     GUIDE button to display its programme guide. 3. Select a programme you want with the     OK button, then P is marked up on the entry . At the same time, a timer event [...]

42 Daily Usage T o input a timer recor ding, select the System Setting > Timer Set- ting menu; then the timer list will be displayed. T o add a new timer event, press the     F1 button, and a box like the left figure appears. T ake the following steps: 1. If you want a radio programme, set the T ype option to Radio ; otherwise, set [...]

5.5 Making timer events 43 5. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/year- day of the week . Set the W akeup Time option to a desired time, at which the digital receiver will turn on. The time format is hour:minute . 6. Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the d[...]

44 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the services list Y ou would have got the services list after service search. Y ou can rename, move, lock or delete service entries on the services list. Select the Organizing Ser vices menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. There ar e editing options on the left column and s[...]

6.1 Editing the services list 45 T o edit the radio services list, press the button; then radio service entries will be listed on the right column. T o switch back to the television services list, press it again. T o change the name of a service, select the Rename and select a desired service; then the on-scr een keyboard appears. See § 6.3 for ho[...]

46 Listing Services Sor t F av–NoF av from favourite services to unfavourite ser - vices. Sor t Sat Name by satellite 6.2 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 or ites menu. Y ou [...]

6.2 Editing the favourite list 47 Y ou can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow- ing steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired gr oup entry in the group list and pr ess the     OK button to select it. The high- light bar then moves to the services list. 2. T o add a service to the selected group, put the highlight [...]

48 Listing Services 6.3 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. Pressing the     OK button on a key enters its letter in the input line. T o type a space, select[...]

6.4 T ransferring receiver data 49 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the dig- ital receiver , and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver . 2. T urn on the source digital receiver . 3. Select the Installation > T ransf er Data to Other IRD menu, then you get asked for confi[...]

50 Firmware Update Chapter 7 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmwar e to use. However , a new firmware may be released to impr ove the digital receiver . Y ou can get the latest firmware and an update utility which runs on most versions of W indows from the T opfield website, http://www.i- topfield.com . 7.1 Ch[...]

7.1 Checking the firmware information 51 NOTE Y ou can only update with firmwares of which system identifi- cation is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update.[...]

52 Firmware Update 7.2 From your computer via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital r eceiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. Y ou need TFD-Down , a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i- topfield.com . T o update the firmware with this meth[...]

7.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 53 7.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware fr om the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS- 232 cable. T o update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps: 1. T urn off the target digital r[...]

54 INDEX Index 16:9 , 18 16:9 Display F ormat , 18 22 kHz , 26 4:3 , 18 A/V Output Setting , 16 Access Control , 22 Add new TP , 33 Add Satellite , 32 Advanced , 31 A UDIO L , 12 A UDIO L/R, 9 Audio Language, 16 A UDIO R, 12 Auto, 30 Button, 4 C band, 24 CAM, 6 CAS only, 32 Censorship, 22 Center extr act, 18 Change PIN Code, 22 CI, 6 Common Interfa[...]

55 Letter Box, 18 LNB, 25 LNB F requency, 25 , 26 LNB IN, 9 LNB IN, 10 LNB OUT , 9 LNB OUT, 10 LNB P ower, 26 LNB Setting, 25 Local Time, 20 Lock, 45 Manual, 30 Menu Language, 15 Mini A, 26 Mode, 20 , 42 mono , 18 Motor Control, 27 , 28 Motorized DiSEqC 1.2, 27 Motorized DiSEqC 1.3, 28 Mov e, 29 , 45 Mov ement, 27 multi-picture, 37 multif eed, 41 M[...]

56 INDEX System Setting, 22 , 23 teletext, 39 television services list, 45 TFD-Down , 52 time format, 20 Time Offset, 20 Time Setting, 20 , 22 timer list, 42 Timer Setting, 42 T otal bloc k, 22 T ransf er Data to Other IRD, 49 T ransf er Fir mware to Other IRD, 53 T ransponder, 28 , 29 transponder , 1 TV , 9 TV, 11 , 42 TV Aspect Ratio, 18 TV T ype[...]

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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 envir onment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and r ecycle it res[...]