Topfield TRF-2200 User Reference

Topfield TRF-2200 User Reference

High definition digital terrestrial receiver personal video recorder

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TRF-2200
User Reference
High Definition
Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder
Default PIN: 0000

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  • Page 1 TRF-2200 User Reference High Definition Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder Default PIN: 0000...
  • Page 3 Thank you for purchasing our digital receiver. Please read this user guide carefully before you using the digital receiver and keep it handy for future reference. This User Guide covers the model TRF-2200 . Illustrations pictured in this manual may not be exactly the same as the actual product.
  • Page 4 2. Connect your desired audio-video cables from back of Topfield to rear of television (Composite, HDMI). 3. Plug into power point and turn Topfield unit ON. 4. Switch television on, then use the television remote to select the correct video input channel for the Topfield (for example, AV1, AV2,Composite, HDMI, etc).
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS v Contents Introduction Features ........Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 6 vi CONTENTS Local Time Setting ......Reservation Setting ......4.4.1 Reservation Setting : Channel .
  • Page 7 CONTENTS vii 7.5.1 To Play in Slow Motion ..... 7.5.2 To Play in Fast Motion ..... . Formatting the Hard Disk .
  • Page 9: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TRF-2200 digital receiver is fully compliant with the inter- national Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed ap- propriately.
  • Page 10: Features

    2 Introduction 1.1 Features This digital receiver has the following features: Can store up to 2 000 television and radio services. Can create lists of your favourite services. Can view information about the current television or ra- dio programme. Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes.
  • Page 11: Frontpanel

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 Front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control d a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. STANDBY LED button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode.
  • Page 12: Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby/active mode. mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. changes video resolution. changes aspect ratio. not used for this model. switches over between television services and radio services. Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options.
  • Page 13 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 exits a menu or hides on-screen information. buttons decrease or increase the volume. sets a sleep timer in 10/30/60/90/120 minute increments. displays the list of recorded programmes that are stored in the internal hard drive. buttons switch to the previous or next service.
  • Page 14 6 Introduction Functions of the colour buttons will be guided on the screen. NOTE When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel of the digital receiver. ent depending on the type of remote control provided by the manufacturer.
  • Page 15: Setup

    Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the fol- lowing items with the digital receiver. Remote control Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) One HDMI cable A copy of the User Manual NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area.
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  • Page 17: Rear Panel Connections

    2.3 Rear panel connections 9 2.3 Rear panel connections The TRF-2200 has a wide range of connections on the back. Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver. ANT IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket (5V, Max.100mA)
  • Page 18: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other devices. If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact your local retailer or Topfield CALL CENTER on 1300 766 440 or 02 9714 5000 WARNING...
  • Page 19: Connecting To The Antenna

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be- tween the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital televi- sion broadcasts.
  • Page 20 12 Setup In this case, you do not have to make audio connection because it can output stereo audio or digital audio as well. To use the Composite video output You need to obtain a Composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the Composite video out- put.
  • Page 21: Switching On For The Rst Time

    2.5 Switching on for the rst time Now that you have the digital receiver con- nected, you should connect the power adaptor’s lead to the POWER jack and plug it into a wall socket. Ensure that your television set is turned on and on the correct video channel so that you will be able to see the display from the digital receiver.
  • Page 22: Service Search

    Chapter 3 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. NOTE If there is no service stored, you will not be able to access all menus. Service is another name for Channel. 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services To perform service search, select Installation...
  • Page 23: Manual Channel Scan

    3.1.1 Manual Channel Scan 3.1.1 Manual Channel Scan You may choose to search only for the services of a specific transponder, since more than one service is provided via each transponder. For this, you should choose Manual Channel Scan from the Start Search options. Select Manual Channel Scan from Manual Channel Scan the Start Search options.
  • Page 24: Antenna Supply 5V

    3.1.3 Antenna Supply 5V To improve the reception rate of the antenna, you can put 5 V power to the antenna. By doing this, you can receive the Factory Setting The digital receiver stores data such as Service List, Favourite List, Timer List, Preference Settings however you can clear and reset all the data by choosing Factory Setting menu.
  • Page 25: Preference Settings

    Chapter 4 Preference Settings After installation (searching for broadcasting service), you can you can set the digital receiver preferences on the main menu System Setup. 4.1 A/V Output A/V Output settings for your television set and Video Resolution 1080i @ 50Hz other devices, select the System Aspect Mode 1080i @ 60Hz...
  • Page 26: Aspect Mode

    18 Preference Settings tion programmes in resolution of 576. On the contrary, if you set it to 1080i, the digital receiver will present even standard NOTE Composite Video Output (VIDEO). 4.1.2 Aspect Mode If you have a wide-screen television, set the Aspect Mode option to 16:9.
  • Page 27: Digital Audio Out

    4.1.3 Digital Audio Out ➊ ➋ ➌ you have a normal-screen television set the Aspect Ratio option to 4:3. You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes ➊ of the figure shows a normal programme displayed in the ➋ normal-screen. To watch wide-screen programmes as shown Display Format Letter Box.
  • Page 28: Hdd/Usb Format

    20 Preference Settings NOTE Only if the service you are currently watching provides a Digital audio track, you can enjoy Digital sound. 4.2 HDD/USB Format HDD/ USB Format. If You can format HDD and USB by selecting the digital receiver is connected to both HDD and USB, you can choose one between them.
  • Page 29 4.3 Local Time Setting NOTE Daylight saving time adds one hour to the time when the op- tion is set to On daylight saving time. 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa 10:00 Hawaii 09:00 Alaska 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00...
  • Page 30: Reservation Setting

    4.4 Reservation Setting You can set the time when the digital receiver automatically receiver works before going back to Standby Mode. Maximum 30 timers are allowed to be defined. 4.4.1 Reservation Setting : Channel Reservation Setting. Select Reservation Setting 2/30 1 Once Record ABC2 07/15/2015 16:30 30:00...
  • Page 31: Parental Lock

    4.5 Parental Lock 4.5 Parental Lock In general television programmes aer alassifief according to the level of violence, nudity, and language of their contents. You can check its programme classification on the Information Box while you are watching the programme. programmes by specifying a maximum permissible level in the Parental Lock.
  • Page 32: On-Screen Display Setting

    4.6 On-Screen Display Setting You can control the Information Box display which is displayed On-Screen Display on the bottom at the initial screen. The menu Setting Info Display Time On-Screen has two sub-menus: Display Transparency. Info Display Time Information Box sets how long the will be displayed.
  • Page 33: Pvr Storage

    4.8 PVR Storage 4.8 PVR Storage You can see the information about the currently equipped Storage. Volume, Total Size, Free Size, The available information is Rec Size, TMS Size, File System. Select PVR Storage Information PVR Storage System Setup from the menu.
  • Page 34: Remove Usb Device Safely

    4.10 Remove USB Device Safely The menu Remove USB Device Safely allows you to remove 4.11 Display Setting Display To improve your screen quality, set the options of the Setting: Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Sharpness. 4.12 Miscellaneous Beeper Auto Standby. There are two sub-menus: Beeper allows for the digital receiver to beep while it...
  • Page 35: Every Day Use

    Every Day Use Chapter 5 Every Day Use Volume control Use the buttons to alter the volume to a comfort- able level. You may need to adjust the volume on your televi- sion service too. To temporarily swith off the sound, press the button.
  • Page 36: All Tv

    buttons allow moving to All TV Mode or to Favourite List Mode. NOTE It is necessary to check there is more than one channel in the list. To scan channels, refer to the Chapter 3. (Menu: Installation). 5.2.2 ALL TV In the All TV Mode, you can see all services that have been searched currently.
  • Page 37: Information Box

    5.3 Information Box NOTE Favourite Groups. The digital receiver supports 8 You can include your favourite service into each group by using button. For more information about this, refer to Chapter 6(Menu: Edit Channel). In addition, you can modify your favourite group name by System Setup.
  • Page 38 button displays the EPG (Electronic Program Pressing the Guide) as follows. Pressing the button shows Program Guide detailed information of a desired 0022 Service Name programme after putting Programme Name Screen Time highlight bar on the programme: Service Name, Event Name, Date, Select channel for populating programme guide.
  • Page 39: Organising Services

    Organising Services 31 Chapter 6 Organising Services Edit Channels The menu Edit Channel allows you to edit TV Channel List and Radio Channel List. With the menu Edit Channel, you can switch to All TV Mode or to Favourite List Mode and you can include your favourite channels into the Favourite List It has three sub-menus: TV Channel List, Radio Channel List, and Delete All.
  • Page 40 Programme Information displays Model Type, LCN, Service Name, Frequency of the selected service, and Bandwidth, etc. You can switch to the All TV Mode or Favourite List Mode by buttons in the TV Channel List Mode. using the - The Favourite List Mode must include more than one channel in the group to be switched.
  • Page 41: Radio Channel List

    6.2 Radio Channel List Radio Channel List After selecting the Radio Channel List from the Edit Channel three sub-menus, you will see radio channel list and corresponding information of the selected channel as shown in The Radio Channel List displays information about the selected radio channel: an Image of the selected channel at the top right corner,...
  • Page 42: Recording And Playback

    Recording and Playback Chapter 7 Recording and Playback You can record and play a service with the digital receiver. The options to be setup before recording and playback are described in the following sub-sections: PVR Storage, PVR Setting, Recording, File Archives, Playback, and Formatting Hard Disk.
  • Page 43: Pvr Setting

    7.2 PVR Setting PVR Setting You can record a service while you are watching another programme with the digital receiver. And you can play, pause, resume, and rewind it to watch again. In addition, when you are watching a live television programme, you can pause, resume, and even rewind it.
  • Page 44: Playback Jump Time Interval

    PVR buttons on the RCU has special functions as introduced in the followings: Calls the Time-Shift function while watch- Pause ing a live programme. If the option of the PVR Setting, Timeshift call the Time-Shift function. Works for Fast Rewind. Pressing repeat- Fast Rewind edly to change the speed to x2, x4, x8, x16, and x24.
  • Page 45: Recording

    7.3 Recording Recording Using PVR (Personal Video Recorder), you can record programmess in a digital format to a HDD. You can record two different channels and watch at the same time on a third channel. The digital receiver has two tuners, which allows you to enjoy the followings: You can record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme.
  • Page 46: Timer Recording

    7.3.2 Timer Recording digital receiver is in Standby Mode, it will switch into Active Mode receiver switches back to the Standby Mode within one minute after the end of the recording. However, the digital receiver will not switch to the Standby Mode if you press any button on the RCU or on the front panel even just one time.
  • Page 47: Timer Recordingu Sing Epg

    7.3.3 Timer Recording using EPG Define the time duration for the option Duration. It is how long the digital receiver works before going back to Standby Mode. Save Cancel the configuration you defined, or the configu- ration. In addition, you can edit or delete timer events in the timer list. To delete, put the highlight bar on the desired timer event and press the button.
  • Page 48: To Lock A Recording

    7.4.2 To Lock a Recording To lock a recorded programme so that other persons cannot play or delete it, follow the procedures; Put the highlight bar on a desired programme. Press the button. Enter Password or PIN Code. Save your changes. 7.4.3 To Modify a Recording Name To change a recorded programme’s file name, take the...
  • Page 49: To Play In Slow Motion

    7.5.1 To Play in Slow Motion Table 7.1 Useful Function Buttons During Playback Shows detailed information about the recorded programme by displaying Information Box. Pauses the play back. Press the button to resume the playback. Shows the progress of the playback by displaying a Progress Bar.
  • Page 50: Formatting The Hard Disk

    Formatting the Hard Disk You can delete permanently all contents stored in a Hard Disk by formatting it. In addition, if the digital receiver has a new Hard Disk installed, it must be formatted before recording or using the Time-Shift function. To format the Hard Disk Drive, follow the procedures below or refer to Chapter 4, Menu: System Setup.
  • Page 51: Entertainment

    Entertainment Chapter 8 Entertainment The digital receiver provides several special features for your entertainment. The main menu Entertainment allows you to play the recorded programmes, media files, MP3, and to view photos. To enjoy them, you should set the options of the Entertainment: Recorded Program, Media Player, MP3 Player, and Photo Album.
  • Page 52: Media Player

    You can copy the desired programme to the USB flash memory by using the (blue)button. Whenever you want to play the recorded programme, you can simply select the desired programme and press the button. You cannot use several features such as the Continuous Playback, Make Snapshot, Create Folder, and Copy.
  • Page 53: Mp3 Player

    8.3 MP3 Player MP3 Player You can enjoy music or audio books in MP3 format on the MP3 Player digital receiver. The menu allows you to view the of the screen. If you want to play addition, the button lets you repeat Repeat One, Repeat Folder, or Random...
  • Page 54 To enjoy the photos in slideshow view, you can simply select the image in slideshow view by using the buttons.While enjoy- ing the slideshow, you can use the button to zoom in long and how many times to play the slideshow. The following four function buttons have special features for the Photo Album;...
  • Page 55: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade Chapter 9 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade : OTA which is best for you: S/W Upgrade By OTA, Upgrade By USB. 1. Select Firmware Upgrade. S/W Upgrade By OTA 2. Choose one menu between two: Frequency 545000KHz - S/W Upgrade By OTA Bandwidth Start - Upgrade By USB...
  • Page 56: Firmware Upgrade : Usb

    Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade : USB Select Upgrade By USB > Choose type of Upgrade Mode between AllCode using buttons > Press button on the Start.
  • Page 57: A Troubleshooting

    Appendix A Troubleshooting List of Symptoms No power / No front display ....Television ......d I get zero channels I get a pixilated image on the my Television .
  • Page 58 Plug the Topfield into a different outlet. I have connected my Topfield and get no picture on the Television Check that you have connected the cables from the Top- field to the TV The connection must be via an AV output out of the Top- field to an AV input of the TV.
  • Page 59 formats. All formats will be displayed on the front screen d I get zero channels Make sure the antenna is plugged into the wall socket. Check that there is a signal coming from the antenna by connecting it directly to the TV or another device. You must have signal strength between 50%–90% Indoor antenna is not recommended as the signal is not enough to display channels when a service is scanned.
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  • Page 61 Can not get the time to show on the front of the Topfield The Topfield is designed to save power when in standby mode as per the Australian MEPS standard. This reduces power con- sumption to less then 1W when in STAND BY. This can be ad-...
  • Page 62 This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal. At any time during the life of a product Topfield Co., Ltd. may change or modify the hard- ware or software on any product to introduce new features or improve the functionality of the product.

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