Topfield TF 5100 PVR manual

T OPFIELD TF 5100 PVR User Guide Digital T errestrial Receiver P ersonal Video Recorder CONAX[...]

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iii Contents Contents iii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Features ............................... 1 1.2 Controlling the digital r eceiver .................. 2 1.2.1 The front panel ....................... 2 1.2.2 The remote contr ol ..................... 4 1.3 What is common interface? .................... 7 2 Setup 8 2.1 Unpacking ..........................[...]

iv CONTENTS 3.2.1 T elevision standard .................... 1 9 3.2.2 Color model ......................... 1 9 3.2.3 V ideo cassette recor der .................. 2 0 3.2.4 T elevision aspect ratio ................... 2 0 3.2.5 Sound mode ........................ 2 1 3.2.6 Radio frequency output .................. 2 2 3.3 Local time setting .......[...]

v 7 Recording and Playing 42 7.1 Recording a pr ogram ........................ 4 3 7.1.1 Instant recor ding ...................... 4 3 7.1.2 Current pr ogram recording ................ 4 5 7.1.3 T imer recor ding ...................... 4 6 7.1.4 Scheduling a recor ding using the program guide . . . 48 7.1.5 Recording a time-shifted pr ogram .......[...]

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1 Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5100 PVR 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 . However , unlike analog broadcast[...]

2 Introduction • Y ou can make a favorite list with your favorite channels. • Y ou can view the information of the current television or radio program. • Y ou can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version, which will be provided by the manu- facturer . • Y ou can record one br oadcasting service while you are curren[...]

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 TV/STB OK REM OTE STA NDB Y TV/STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver . See § 3.2.3 for more description. REMO TE lamp lights up whenever you press a button of the remote contr ol. ST ANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode. F ront disp[...]

4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control 1  button switches the digital re- ceiver between standby mode and operation mode. (On/Off) 2  button mutes the sound. Pr ess again to switch it back on. 3      UHF button displays the RF setting menu. See § 3.2.6 for more descrip- tion. 4  button switches the output of the TV SCAR T [...]

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 12  button is used to select an audio track and sound mode, or a video track of multifeed program. 13      V + ,     V − buttons increase and decr ease the volume. They are also used to change options for a menu item. 14      P + ,     P − buttons mo[...]

6 Introduction 27  button changes the position of the sub-screen coun- terclockwise. 28  button changes the position of the sub-screen clock- wise. 29      SA T button swaps the sub-picture with the main pic- ture. See § 5.6 fore mor e description. 30  button displays, minifies or hides the sub-screen. See § 5.6 for detai[...]

1.3 What is common interface? 7 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 belonging with the scrambling system. Common Interface (CI) is an interface for condi- tional access modules. [...]

8 Setup 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 loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner • One SCART -to-component cable • One composite cable (RC[...]

2.2 Safety precautions 9 • 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 a- ble 2.1 . • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extention lead to the unit. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any[...]

10 Setup T able 2.2: Physical specification Size 340 × 60 × 265 mm Weight 3.4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relativ e humidity 5 to 95 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5100 PVR has a wide range of connections on the back panel. RS-2 32 S/P DIF RF OUT RF IN VCR USB TV RF LOOP 1 OUT ANT 1 ANT 2 RF LOOP 2 OUT VIDEO S-V IDEO AUDI O[...]

2.3 Rear panel connections 11 7  S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set. 8  TV Audio and video output socket for the tele- vision set. 9  VCR Audio and video input / output socket for the video cassette recor der or suchlike. 10  USB USB port for firmware update and data trans- fer . 11  RF OUT Analog television ou[...]

12 Setup 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 your dealer . 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital[...]

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 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. SCART connector ( TV ) 2. S-V ideo connector ( S-VIDEO ) 3. Composite connector ( VIDEO ) 4. RF connector ( RF OUT ) Y ou should configure audio and video se[...]

14 Setup T o use the S-V ideo connector Y ou will need to obtain a S-V ideo cable to use the S-V ideo connector . Plug one ends of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching socket on your television. T o use the composite video connector Y ou will need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cabl[...]

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 T o use the RF connector If your television does not have any video and audio input, you will need to use the radio frequency output fr om the dig- ital receiver . 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[...]

16 Setup 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.[...]

17 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings Y ou can designate languages for menus, audio tracks and sub- title tracks. Select the System Setting > Language Setting menu. Menu language The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages: Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Russian, T urkish and so forth. Set the Menu Language o[...]

18 Preference Settings lect a language, the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language. Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language and the 2nd Subtitle Language options to your choices. When you watch a pr ogram, if the program has the subtitle track of the langauge which is desig- nated at the 1st Subtitle Language , it will [...]

3.2 V ideo and audio settings 19 T o configure the video and au- dio settings, select the System Setting > A/V Output Setting menu. 3.2.1 T elevision standard The digital receiver supports two types of television standar d. One is the P AL standard, and the other is the NTSC stan- dard. P AL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopt[...]

20 Preference Settings should set the Video Output option to your desired color model. If you have connected them by RCA connector at which VIDEO reads on the back panel of the digital r eceiver , you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through RCA connector independent of SCAR T connec- tor . However , If[...]

3.2 V ideo and audio settings 21 Y ou can enjoy well both wide-screen pr ograms and normal- screen pr ograms with your wide-screen television as the above figures show . The left figure shows a wide pictur e displayed in the wide screen, and the right figure shows a normal pictur e displayed in the wide screen. If you have a normal-screen televi[...]

22 Preference Settings enjoy only one source or both of them in either ster eo or mono. Set the Sound Mode option as you desir e. Apart from this setting, you can change the sound mode with the button. See § 5.2.3 for detailed description. 3.2.6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket, you should configur[...]

3.3 Local time setting 23 Select the System Setting > Lo- cal Time Setting menu. Y ou can set the local time either as Manual or A uto using Green- wich Mean T ime (GMT). However , it is r ecommended to use the auto setting. T o set the local time using the auto setting, follow these steps: 1. Set the Mode option to Auto ; then the Time Offset o[...]

24 Preference Settings 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, Cana[...]

3.4 Parental control 25 T o specify a basis rating, select the System Setting > P arental Control menu; then you will be asked the Personal Identifica- tion Number (PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’. If you wish to restrict 15 or above rated pr ograms, set the Cen- sorship option to 15 (age) . Setting it to No block r estricts no [...]

26 Preference Settings 3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display Y ou can adjust the transparency level of the on-scr een display . Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD T ransparency option as you desire. Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent. Y ou can adjust the display time of the information box. Re- fer the information box to § 5.2.2[...]

27 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. If you have an antenna booster , you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to On to supply power to it. Y ou should[...]

28 Service Search Y ou can search only services of a specific transponder because more than one service ar e provided via one transponder . T o do that, set the Search Mode option to Manual , and then se- lect your desired transponder at the Channel option. The transponder number ranges from 5 to 12 in VHF and 21 to 69 in UHF . T o search one serv[...]

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

30 Daily Usage On the service list, you can view the service information as fol- lows: • Service number • Service name • 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 entry wi[...]

5.2 W atching television 31 • T o add the highlighted service into a favorite group, se- lect the Add to F av option; then the favorite groups will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired gr oup and press the     OK button. 5.2.1 W atching favorite services Y ou can select a service to watch on the favorite list as well as on[...]

32 Daily Usage press the button. T o add a group, press the button. T o delete a group or a service, press the button. For how to edit the favorite list, refer to § 6.1 . 5.2.2 V iewing program information Pressing button displays the information box, on which you can see the followings: • Service number • Service name • Signal level and qua[...]

5.3 V iewing electronic program guide 33 5.2.3 Selecting audio tracks Some programs ar e provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available audio tracks. Once you select a audio track, it will be sounded. In addition, you could enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo , Mono , Left or Right . However , [...]

34 Daily Usage Pressing the     GUIDE button dis- plays the electronic pr ogram guide, on which you can see the followings: • Scheduled programs • Program summary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time T o see detailed information of a desired pr ogram, put the high- light bar on your choice with the     P + or  [...]

5.5 Using time shift 35 Order Star ting time 1 13:00 PM 2 13:15 PM 3 13:30 PM 4 13:45 PM 5 14:00 PM For example, assume a movie is broadcasted at five steps like on the left table. Even if you have missed the movie of the first step, you can watch one of the subsequent steps. If a multifeed program is pr ovided on the current service, the multife[...]

36 Daily Usage 3. Y ou can move backward 10 seconds at a time by press- ing the button. 4. T o hide the progress bar , press the button again. 5. T o end time shift, display the progress bar with the button and press the button. 5.6 Using picture in picture Y ou can watch two services at the same time; one of them is presented in the sub-scr een. W[...]

5.6 Using picture in picture 37 5. T o display the service list for the sub-screen, press the button. 6. If both pictures are pay services all, only the main-picture will be presented.[...]

38 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the favorite list Y ou can make your own favorite service list. T o edit your favorite list, select the Organizing Fa vorites menu; then an ed- itable favorite list appears. There ar e the group list on the left column, the favorite list on the center column and the ser- vice list on the ri[...]

6.1 Editing the favorite list 39 2. Then the highlight bar of the service list becomes mov- able. Put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the     OK button. 3. Then the selected service entry is added in the favorite list. Y ou can select more entries to add. 4. Press the button to select another gr oup. By pressing t[...]

40 Listing Services Similarly , you can delete a favorite entry with the     OK button in the favorite list. Besides, you can rearrange a gr oup’s fa- vorites by moving a favorite entry . T o move a favorite entry , put the highlight bar on a desired entry to move and pr ess the button; then the selected entry becomes dark. Move it to[...]

6.2 T ransferring receiver data 41 NOTE Y ou had better memorize some important data such as video settings before starting transfer to avoid r esetting them.[...]

42 Recording and Playing Chapter 7 Recording and Playing W ith one tuner of the digital receiver , you can recor d a service and at the same time watch another service if the two services are pr ovided through a same transponder . The TF 5100 PVR digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the fol- lowings: • Y ou can record two dif fer[...]

7.1 Recording a program 43 7.1 Recording a program Once recor ding has started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displayed on the top right of the scr een for a few seconds. When you are watching a service dif- ferent fr om the service being recorded, you can view a number on the center of the symbol, which indicates the order that the reco[...]

44 Recording and Playing program options would be available. Once the After this pro- gram option is selected, the current r ecording will stop the mo- ment the current pr ogram ends. Likewise, once the After ne xt program option is selected, the curr ent recording will stop the moment the next program ends. Selecting the Record pause option pauses[...]

7.1 Recording a program 45 7.1.2 Current program recording Y ou can recor d the current pro- gram including the bits that you have already watched as long as you have not changed ser- vices at all. T o do so, select the Recording menu. Y ou can recor d two services at the same time. Set the Record No option to distinguish two recor dings. Set the S[...]

46 Recording and Playing 7.1.3 T imer recording Y ou can input a program to be r ecorded at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is of f, it will turn on and start recor d- ing at the specified time. The digital receiver will turn of f again as the recor ding is finished. T o input a timer recor ding, se- lect the System Setting > Ti[...]

7.1 Recording a program 47 Every Week end means ‘Saturday and Sunday per week’. W eekly means ‘one day per week’. Every Weekda y means ‘from Monday to Friday per week’. If your favorite program is br oadcasted at weekends and you wish to recor d every episode of the program, set the Mode option to Every Week end . 5. Set the Date option[...]

48 Recording and Playing 7.1.4 Scheduling a recording using the program guide If the electronic pr ogram guide is properly pr ovided, you can make timer events on it by tak- ing the following steps: 1. Press the     GUIDE button to display the electronic pr o- gram guide. 2. Select a service you want to record with the     V[...]

7.1 Recording a program 49 2. T o move to a desired scene, hold down the or button until it is reached. 3. Press the button to start recor ding. 4. Press the button to stop time shift. 5. Press the button once more to stop r ecording. See § 5.5 for detailed description about the time shift feature. 7.1.6 Recording a pay service program Y ou can re[...]

50 Recording and Playing 7.2 File archive When a program is r ecorded, it is stored as a file on the built- in hard disk of the digital r eceiver . Y ou can select a recording to play back on the recor ding list. T o see the recor ding list, pr ess the button. In addition to the recor ding list, there ar e the MP3 list and the T AP list. Y ou can [...]

7.2 File archive 51 3. Press the     EXIT button. 4. They are sorted by the specified option. 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 optio[...]

52 Recording and Playing T o move a recording to other folder T o move a recor ding to other folder , put the highlight bar on a desired r ecording and press the button; then the folders are listed. Once you choose a folder , the recor ding is moved to it. 7.3 Playing back a recording When a program is r ecorded, its additional contents such as aud[...]

7.3 Playing back a recording 53 7.3.1 T o play in slow motion T o watch in slow motion during a playback, press the but- ton. If you press it r epeatedly , the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 times. T o resume normal speed, press the button. 7.3.2 T o play in fast motion T o watch in fast motion duration a playback, press the bu[...]

54 Recording and Playing 3. T o jump to a bookmark, press the button. 4. T o delete a bookmark, jump to it and then press the button. When there is no pr eset bookmark, pressing the button makes to jump forward 30 seconds at a time. 7.3.4 T o play back a recording repeatedly Y ou can play a recor ding repeatedly both in whole and in part. T o play [...]

7.4 Editing a recording 55 2. Select your desired recor dings with the button. When a recor ding is selected, it is numbered. 3. Press the     OK button to start playback. 4. The selected recordings ar e played in the sequence that they are number ed. 7.3.6 T o play back a scrambled recording If you have recor ded a program of a pay ser[...]

56 Recording and Playing 7. If you choose the Sav e option, it will be saved in a new file which is named after the original recor ding with a suffix of ‘CUT’ and a number . 7.5 Copying a recording Y ou can copy a recor ding file in whole or in part during a play- back by performing the following steps: 1. Start playback of a recording you w[...]

7.7 T ransferring recording files 57 3. Press the     OK button to start playback. 4. T o stop playback, press the button. T o play all MP3 files in a subfolder , put the highlight bar on a desired folder , and press the button. 7.7 T ransferring recording files Y ou can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer [...]

58 Recording and Playing The instruction on how to use Altair is as follows: 1. Select files to transfer . The left panel shows files and folders that are on the digital r eceiver , while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer . 2. T o transfer files from the digital receiver to your com- puter , press the right arrow[...]

7.8 Formatting the hard disk 59 V isit http://www.videolan.org or http://www.elecard.com where you can find a MPEG player being able to play back them. If you wish to author DVDs with them, visit http: //www.haenlein- software.com where you can find a DVD authoring program being able to pr ocess them. 7.8 Formatting the hard disk T o format the h[...]

60 T opfield Application Program Chapter 8 T opfield Application Program If you are good at pr ogramming with C++ language, you can make a program executable in the digital r eceiver . W e call this T opfield Application Program (T AP). In making a T AP , it is recommended to use Diab compiler of W ind River , whose web site address is http://ww[...]

61 2. Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run. 3. Press the     OK button to start the program. 4. T o exit the program, press the     EXIT button. The figure on the left is a run- ning screen of a T AP , Image V iewer , which displays image files of BMP , GIF and JPG for- mat. This T AP is available from [...]

62 Firmware Update Chapter 9 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 a latest firmware and an update utility from the T opfield web site, http://www.i- topfield. com . Y ou should check the firmware information of[...]

9.1 From your computer via USB port 63 9.1 From your computer via USB port Y ou can transfer a new firmware to the digital r eceiver from your computer connecting them with a USB cable. Y ou need TFDN USB , a firmware transfer utility for this, which is avail- able at the T opfield web site, http://www.i- topfield.com . T o update the firmware [...]

64 Firmware Update need TFD-Down , a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available at the T opfield web site, http://www.i- topfield. com . T o update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1. Download a new firmware applicable to the digital receiver fr om the T opfield web site. 2. Plug one end of a RS-232 cab[...]

9.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 65 1. Plug one end of a 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 the other digital re- ceiver . 2. T urn on both of them. 3. Select the Installation > T ransfer Firmware > T ransf er Fir mware to Other IRD menu[...]

66 INDEX Index 16:9 , 20 16:9 Display F ormat , 21 1st Audio Language , 18 1st Subtitle Language , 18 2nd Audio Language , 18 2nd Subtitle Language , 18 4:3 , 21 A/V Output Setting , 19 Access Control , 25 Add to F av , 31 Advanced , 28 After next prog ram , 44 After this program , 43 , 44 Alphabetic , 50 Altair , 57 , 58 ANT 1 , 10 , 12 ANT 2 , 10[...]

67 GMT , 23 Info Bo x Display Time , 26 Info Bo x P osition , 26 information box, 32 IRD Status , 62 Language Setting , 17 Letter Box , 21 Local Time , 23 Local Time Setting , 23 Lock , 30 , 51 Lock ed , 51 Manual , 28 Menu Language , 17 Mode , 23 , 47 mono, 22 multifeed, 34 NEW , 39 No bloc k , 25 normal-screen television, 21 NTSC, 19 on-screen ke[...]

68 INDEX T AP , 60 tap , 60 teletext, 33 television service list, 40 TFD-Down , 64 TFDN USB , 63 Time , 50 time format, 23 Time Offset , 23 Time Setting , 25 time shift, 35 Time Shifting , 26 , 35 timer list, 46 Timer Setting , 46 T otal block , 25 T ransfer Data to Other IRD , 40 T ransfer Firmware to Other IRD , 65 transponder , 1 T urbo Off , 58[...]

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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 [...]