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Topfield TF 4400 PVRt User Manual

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TF 4400 PVRt

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Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 4400 PVRt User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder...
  • Page 3 The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to consititute a risk of electric shock to a person. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    iv Contents Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 5 Contents v 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder ....19 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio ....20 3.2.5 Audio mode .
  • Page 6 vi Contents File archive ......48 7.2.1 To delete a recording ....48 7.2.2 To sort recordings .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 4400 PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international 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 appropriately.

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    2 Introduction • You can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • You can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. • You can record one service while you are currently watch- ing another.

  • Page 9: The Front Panel

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode.

  • Page 10: The Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control button switches the digital re- ceiver between standby mode and operation mode. mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. displays the radio frequency setting menu. See § 3.2.6 for more details. switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to...
  • Page 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. buttons decrease or increase the volume. They are also used to change values for menu options. buttons switch to previous or next service.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction changes the position of sub-picture counterclockwise. It is also used to jump back to beginnng of recording during a playback. changes the position of sub-picture clockwise. It is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback. swaps the sub-picture with the main picture.

  • Page 13: Setup

    Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner •...
  • Page 14 8 Setup • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the mains socket . For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1. • The mains socket should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel Connections

    3.4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 4400 PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back. VIDEO ANT 1 ANT 2 RF OUT RF IN...

  • Page 16: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    10 Setup S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set. Audio and video output socket for the televi- sion set. Audio and video input/output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike. Analogue television output socket. RF OUT RF IN Analogue television input socket.

  • Page 17: Connecting The Antenna

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2.4.1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be- tween the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services.
  • Page 18 12 Setup 2. S-Video connector (S-VIDEO) 3. Composite connector (VIDEO) 4. RF connector (RF OUT) You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver. See § for detailed description. To use the SCART connector For best results with a standard television set, you should use a SCART cable.
  • Page 19 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the composite video connector You need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video con- nector. Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television.

  • Page 20: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    14 Setup In this case, you will need to connect a ca- ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television. To ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well, you will need to connect a cable from RF LOOP 2 OUT connector on the back of the digital receiver to the RF IN connector.

  • Page 21: Powering On And Checking Picture

    2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con- trol commands, the batteries may be flat. Be sure to remove used batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries. NOTE Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed of with household waste.

  • Page 22: Preference Settings

    16 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You 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.
  • Page 23 3.1 Language settings 17 Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages. When you watch a programme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan- guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be displayed.

  • Page 24: Video And Audio Settings

    18 Preference Settings 3.2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances. Select the System Setting A/V Output Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 25: Colour Model

    3.2 Video and audio settings 19 3.2.2 Colour model Through the TV SCART connector, the digital receiver is able to output video in various colour models. If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via this connector, you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model.

  • Page 26: Television Aspect Ratio

    20 Preference Settings 3.2.4 Television 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 TV Aspect Ratio option to 4:3. You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes with your normal-screen television as the above figures show.

  • Page 27: Radio Frequency Output

    3.3 Local time setting 21 3.2.6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket, you should configure the radio frequency output. The digital receiver can make analogue television from digital television and output it via the RF OUT socket. Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your country supports referring to Table 3.1.
  • Page 28 22 Preference Settings Table 3.2: Time offset table Time offset City 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa 10:00 Hawaii 09:00 Alaska 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima 04:00 Atlantic Time Canada, La Paz...

  • Page 29: Parental Control

    3.4 Parental control 23 To set the local time yourself, set the Mode option to Manual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24-hour:minute. 3.4 Parental control In general, television programmes are classified according to the level of violence, nudity and language of their content.

  • Page 30: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    24 Preference Settings M restricts to M or above rated programmes. M stands for Mature, the content of which is moderate in impact. MA restricts to MA or above rated programmes. MA stands for Mature Audiance, the content of which is strong. R restricts to R rated programmes.

  • Page 31: To Turn On The Time Shift Feature

    3.6 To turn on the time shift feature 25 option as you desire. Its available range is 1 to 30 seconds. If you set this option to No Info Box, the information box will not be displayed when you switch services. However, pressing button will display the information box.

  • Page 32: Service Search

    26 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 To perform service search, select the Installation Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 33: Resetting To Factory Settings

    4.2 Resetting to factory settings 27 transponder. To do that, set the Search Mode option to Manual, and then at the Channel option select your desired transponder. The number ranges from 6 to 12 in VHF and 28 to 69 in UHF. To start service search, select the Start Search item;...

  • Page 34: Daily Usage

    28 Daily Usage Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Volume control Use the buttons to alter the volume to a com- fortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press button.
  • Page 35 5.2 Watching television 29 On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transponder information To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the button and press the button;...

  • Page 36: The Favourite Services List

    30 Daily Usage will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. 5.2.2 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list. To display the favourite lists, press the button.

  • Page 37: Selecting Audio Tracks

    5.2 Watching television 31 • Service number and name • Signal level and quality • Programme name • Programme classification symbol • Programme summary • Broadcasting time • Current time In addition, you might see the following symbols: • Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme.

  • Page 38: Selecting Subtitle Tracks

    32 Daily Usage Stereo, Mono, Left or Right. However, if a multifeed pro- gramme is provided at the moment, video tracks will be dis- played. In this case, you have to press the button once more to select an audio track. 5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages.

  • Page 39: Using Time Shift

    5.4 Using time shift 33 Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following: • Scheduled programmes • programme summary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the highlight bar on your choice with the button and press the...
  • Page 40 34 Daily Usage When you do this, you are no longer watching the live pro- gramme, instead you are watch- ing a delayed presentation of it. This is called time shifted tele- vision. Then, you can skip com- mercials until you catch up to the live broadcast.

  • Page 41: Using Picture In Picture

    5.5 Using picture in picture 35 • To make a recording of what is in time shift, see § 7.1.4. • To end time shift, press the button. The live pro- gramme will be presented. When time shift option is disabled and pause is kept for more than 10 seconds, the time shift feature will be switched on to stop you loosing part of the programme.
  • Page 42 36 Daily Usage 4. Pressing the button moves the sub-picture counter- clockwise, and pressing the button moves it clock- wise. 5. Pressing the button swaps the main picture with the sub-picture. Even when you play back a recording, you can watch a live programme in the sub-picture. However, you cannot swap the pictures in that case.

  • Page 43: Listing Services

    Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the favourite list You 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 Favorites menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 44 38 Listing Services You can add up to 30 groups. To add a group, select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To rename a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button;...

  • Page 45: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard 39 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with buttons. Press- ing the button on a key en- ters its letter in the input line. To type a space, select the Space key.
  • Page 46 40 Listing Services 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. Turn on the source digital receiver. 3.

  • Page 47: Recording And Playing

    You can record two different services while watching another if two of the services are provided through the same transponder. The TF 4400 PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: • While playing a recording back, you can watch a service in the sub-picture using the picture-in-picture feature.

  • Page 48: Recording A Programme

    42 Recording and Playing 7.1 Recording a programme Once recording has started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds. When you are watching a service dif- ferent from the service being recorded, you can view a number on the centre of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recording is started.
  • Page 49 7.1 Recording a programme 43 After a recording is started, pressing the button displays a menu like the left figure, in which you can set the recording duration. To specify an arbitrary recording duration, set the Duration option as you desire with the buttons and press button;...

  • Page 50: Timer Recording

    44 Recording and Playing To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes currently be- ing recorded. If you select one, its recording will stop. While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service.
  • Page 51 7.1 Recording a programme 45 To input a timer recording, select the Timer Setting menu; then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press button, and a box like the left figure appears. Take the fol- lowing steps: 1.
  • Page 52 46 Recording and Playing 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 Start Time option to a desired time, at which the recording will be started.

  • Page 53: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide

    7.1 Recording a programme 47 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properly provided, you can make timer events on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the elec- tronic programme guide are as follows: 1.

  • Page 54: File Archive

    48 Recording and Playing 1. Press the button to display the progress bar. 2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold down button until it is reached. 3. Press the button to start recording. The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded.

  • Page 55: To Sort Recordings

    7.2 File archive 49 7.2.2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings, perform the following steps: 1. Press the button to display the additional options. 2. Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic, Time or Size as you want. 3. Press the button.

  • Page 56: To Make A New Folder

    50 Recording and Playing 7.2.5 To make a new folder To make a new folder, press the button; then a new folder named GROUP # is created. You can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording. See above. 7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder To move a recording to another folder, put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the...

  • Page 57: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    7.3 Playing back a recording 51 • To go forward, hold down the button; to go back- ward, hold down the button. • To display the progress bar, press the button; to hide it, press the button again. • When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a de- sired scene by entering the percentage with the numeric buttons.

  • Page 58: To Make A Bookmark

    52 Recording and Playing You can play not only forward but also backward in fast mo- tion. To play backward, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1, 2 and 3 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.

  • Page 59: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence

    7.3 Playing back a recording 53 To play back in whole, press the button when the progress bar is hidden; then the repetition symbol ( ) is displayed on the information box. To cancel it, press the button again. To play back in part, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 60: Editing A Recording

    54 Recording and Playing 7.4 Editing a recording You can cut out or save a part such as commercial from a recording by performing the following steps: 1. Press the button to display the progress bar during a playback. 2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit by holding down the button.

  • Page 61: Formatting The Hard Disk

    7.6 Formatting the hard disk 55 NOTE You can make a copy of a long recording more quickly by starting to play the original recording, then pressing button until the speed has increased to six times, then pressing the button. The copy will be done at six times normal speed. 7.6 Formatting the hard disk You can delete all contents stored in the hard disk drive by formatting it.

  • Page 62: Firmware Update

    56 Firmware Update Chapter 8 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. However, once in a while a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and a firmware update tool, which runs on most versions of Windows, from the Topfield web site, 8.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check up the...
  • Page 63 8.1 Checking the firmware information 57 NOTE It is only allowed to update with the firmware of which system identification is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update.

  • Page 64: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port

    58 Firmware Update 8.2 From your computer via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the web site, To update the firmware by this method, perform the following steps:...

  • Page 65: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    8.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 59 8.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS- 232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 66: Index

    60 INDEX Index 16:9, download, 16:9 Display Format, Duration, 43, 1st Audio Language, DVB, 1st Subtitle Language, 2nd Audio Language, Electronic Programme Guide, 2nd Subtitle Language, Every Day, 4:3, Every Weekday, Every Weekend, A/V Output Setting, Access Control, Factory Setting, Add to Fav, File List, 44, 48, 50, After next program,...
  • Page 67 Size, Manual, Sorting, Menu Language, Sound Mode, Mode, 22, 23, specifications, 8–10 mono, Start Search, Start Time, NEW, stereo, No block, subtitle, normal-screen television, System ID, NTSC, System Setting, 24, One Time, teletext, TFD-Down, Organizing Favorites, OSD Transparency, Time, time format, PAL, Time Offset, Time Setting, 21,...
  • Page 70 Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

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