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Topfield TF 5700 PVRt User Manual

Digital terrestrial receiver personal video recorder
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TF 5700 PVRt
User Guide
Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder

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  • Page 1 TOPFIELD TF 5700 PVRt User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 4 iv Contents 3.2.2 Colour model ......20 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder ....20 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio .
  • Page 5 Contents v 6 Listing Services Editing the favourite list ..... . 39 How to use on-screen keyboard ....41 Transferring receiver data .
  • Page 6 vi Contents MP3 playback ......58 Transferring recording files ....59 Formatting the hard disk .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5700 PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation, you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency.

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    • Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 5700 PVRt. You can pause the programme you are watching and resume it again at a later time. Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current pro- gramme by fast foward and rewind search.

  • 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 indi- cate its status. The following indicates what they mean. TV/STB REMOTE STANDBY...

  • Page 10: The Remote Control

    4 Introduction Pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap. You have to insert your subscription card into the slot to watch pay services. 1.2.2 The remote control button switches the digital re- ceiver between standby mode and operation mode.
  • Page 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 button displays the main menu. It is also used to MENU return to the previous menu from a submenu. button is used to select an audio track and sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. buttons increase and decrease the volume.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction button pauses live television or playback of a recorded programme. button changes the position of sub-screen counter- clockwise. button changes the position of sub-screen clockwise. button swaps the sub-picture with the main picture. button displays, minifies or hides the sub-screen. See §...

  • Page 13: What Is Common Interface

    1.3 What is common interface? 7 1.3 What is common interface? Some broadcasts are scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them. Scrambled ser- vices can only be viewed with a Conditional Ac- cess Module (CAM) and a subscription card be- longing with the scrambling system.

  • Page 14: Setup

    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 • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One loop cable, to connect the first tuner with the second tuner •...

  • Page 15: Safety Precautions

    2.2 Safety precautions 9 2.2 Safety precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully. • 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 Table 2.1.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel Connections

    3.4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5700 PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back panel. VIDEO RF OUT ANT 1 ANT 2...
  • Page 17 2.3 Rear panel connections 11 AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or audio system. (white/red) S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set. TV Audio and video output socket for the television set. VCR Audio and video input/output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike.

  • Page 18: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    12 Setup 2.4 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 appli- ances. If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact your dealer.
  • Page 19 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-Video connector (S-VIDEO) 3. Composite connector (VIDEO) 4.
  • Page 20 14 Setup To use the S-Video connector You will need to obtain a S-Video cable to use the S-Video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.

  • Page 21: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 To use the RF connector If your television does not have any video and audio input, you will need to use the radio frequency output from 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.
  • Page 22 16 Setup used batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for dam- age resulting from leaking batteries. 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 area.

  • Page 23: 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 as well as of subtitle track to be output. Select the System Setting Language Setting menu.
  • Page 24 18 Preference Settings Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language and the 2nd Subtitle Language options to your desired languages. When you watch a pro- gramme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the language that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be dis- played.

  • Page 25: Video And Audio Settings

    3.2 Video and audio settings 19 3.2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropri- ately to your television set and appliances. Select the System Setting A/V Output Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 26: Colour Model

    20 Preference Settings 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 27: Television Aspect Ratio

    3.2 Video and audio settings 21 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 28: Radio Frequency Output

    22 Preference Settings 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 through the RF OUT socket. Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your country supports referring to Table 3.1.
  • Page 29 3.3 Local time setting 23 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...

  • Page 30: Parental Control

    24 Preference Settings the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24- hour:minute. If daylight saving time is observed in your state at the mo- ment, set the Daylight Saving Time option to On. NOTE Daylight saving adds one hour to the time when the option is set to On, and it removes one hour when the option is set to Off.

  • Page 31: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 25 NOTE If a programme does not have any programme classification information, your censorship setting will not take effect. If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting, the person has to enter the personal identification number to override.

  • Page 32: To Turn On The Time Shift Feature

    26 Preference Settings 3 line. The more high the value is set, the more low the information box will be positioned. 3.6 To turn on the time shift feature Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television service you are watching gets saved temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver.

  • Page 33: 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, se- lect the Installation Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. If you have an antenna booster, you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to On to sup-...

  • Page 34: Resetting To Factory Settings

    28 Service Search transponder. To do that, set the Search Mode option to Man- ual, and then at the Channel option select your desired trans- ponder. The number ranges from 5 to 12 in VHF and 21 to 69 in UHF. You can search pay services as well as free services.

  • Page 35: Clearing The Services List

    4.3 Clearing the services list 29 NOTE Doing a factory reset will not delete any recorded items on the hard disk drive. 4.3 Clearing the services list If you want to delete all services, select Installation Reset Service List; then you are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, the services list will be cleared.

  • Page 36: Daily Usage

    30 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 37 5.2 Watching television 31 On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transponder information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need the subscription card.

  • Page 38: The Favourite Services List

    32 Daily Usage • To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, se- lect the Add to Fav option; then the favourite groups will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. You can switch between the television services list and the ra- dio services list by pressing the button.

  • Page 39: Viewing Programme Information

    5.2 Watching television 33 Besides that, you can add or delete a favourite group or ser- vice. To add the service you are currently watching into a favourite group, put the highlight bar of the group list on a desired group and press the button.

  • Page 40: Selecting Audio Tracks

    34 Daily Usage 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available au- dio tracks. Once you select an audio track, it will be sounded. In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo, Mono, Left or Right.

  • Page 41: Watching Multifeed Programme

    5.4 Watching multifeed programme 35 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 42: Using Time Shift

    36 Daily Usage you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks. 5.5 Using time shift You can pause and resume a live TV programme, and even rewind and replay it. When you are watching a programme and you miss something you can rewind and replay it.

  • Page 43: Using Picture In Picture

    5.6 Using picture in picture 37 • You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing button. • You can change playback speed. For slow motion see § 7.3.2. For fast motion see § 7.3.3. • To check your current position in time shift, press the button.
  • Page 44 38 Daily Usage 2. Pressing the button once more minifies the sub- screen, and pressing it once again hides the sub-screen. 3. 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-screen.

  • Page 45: 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 46 40 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 a desired group you wish to rename and press the button;...

  • Page 47: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard 41 services list after adding radio services, press the button again. With your favourite services list, you can select your favourite services more easily. Refer to § 5.2.2 for more information. 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with...
  • Page 48 42 Listing Services 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. turn on the source digital receiver. 3.

  • Page 49: Recording And Playing

    Chapter 7 Recording and Playing With one tuner of the digital receiver, you can record a ser- vice and at the same time watch another service—if the two services are provided through the same transponder. The TF 5700 PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: •...

  • Page 50: Recording A Programme

    44 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 center of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recording is started.
  • Page 51 7.1 Recording a programme 45 Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled. How- ever, it is still possible to pause a recording. After a recording is started, pressing the but- ton displays a menu like the left...

  • Page 52: Current Programme Recording

    46 Recording and Playing To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes currently being recorded. If you select one, its recording will stop. While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service.

  • Page 53: Timer Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 47 Set the Service option to the service which provides the pro- gramme you want. Pressing the button on this option dis- plays a services list, from which you can select your desired service. To start recording immediately from now on, set the Start Time option to Quick.
  • Page 54 48 Recording and Playing 1. Set the Record option to On to make a recording. If this option is set to Off, the digital receiver will turn on at the specified time but not record; instead, you may record with your video cassette recorder or suchlike in this case.

  • Page 55: Scheduling A Recording Using The Programme Guide

    7.1 Recording a programme 49 specify anything, it will be named after the service name. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. 8. To set a timer recording with the above settings, select the OK option; otherwise, it will not be saved and will not occur.

  • Page 56: Recording A Time-Shifted Programme

    50 Recording and Playing 3. Select a programme you want to record with the buttons. 4. To make a timer event without recording, press the button; the letter P is displayed. To make a timer event with recording, press it once more; then the letter R is displayed.

  • Page 57: File Archive

    7.2 File archive 51 To record a programme of a pay service in descrambled from, perform the following steps: 1. Select a programme of a pay service you want to record. 2. Make sure that the subscription card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiver.

  • Page 58: To Delete A Recording

    52 Recording and Playing The file information is comprised of the following elements: file number, file name, recording time, playing duration, file size and so on. You can play, move, delete, rename and lock a recording file. You can also sort the recording files by file name, playing du- ration or file size.

  • Page 59: To Rename A Recording

    7.3 Playing back a recording 53 7.2.4 To rename a recording To change the name of a recording, perform the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3.

  • Page 60: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    54 Recording and Playing 4. To stop playback, press the button. During a playback, you can enjoy the following tricks: • To see the detailed information about the currently played recording, press the button; then the infor- mation box appears and shows its file name, playing du- ration, programme information, and so on.

  • Page 61: To Play In Slow Motion

    7.3 Playing back a recording 55 7.3.2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the but- ton. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 times. To resume normal speed, press button.

  • Page 62: To Play Back A Recording Repeatedly

    56 Recording and Playing 3. To jump forward to next bookmark, press the button. 4. To jump to first bookmark, press the button then the button. 5. To delete a bookmark, jump to it and then press the button. 7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part.

  • Page 63: To Play Back A Scrambled Recording

    7.4 Editing a recording 57 2. Select each desired recording with the button. When a recording is selected, it is numbered. 3. Press the button to start playback. 4. The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered. 5.

  • Page 64: Copying A Recording

    58 Recording and Playing 4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple. 5. Press the button, then the edit options are displayed 6. If you choose the Cut option, it will be removed from the original recording and discarded. 7.

  • Page 65: Transferring Recording Files

    You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair, which is a program used to transfer files. You can download it from the Topfield web site, http://www.i-topfield.com. To transfer files, take the following steps: 1. Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield web site.
  • Page 66 60 Recording and Playing The instructions on how to use Altair are as follows: 1. Select files to transfer. The left panel shows files and folders that are on the digital receiver, while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer. 2.

  • Page 67: Formatting The Hard Disk

    7.8 Formatting the hard disk 61 Visit http://www.videolan.org http://www.elecard.com where you can find a MPEG player able to play them back. If you wish to author DVDs with them, visit http://www. where you can find a DVD author- haenlein-software.com ing program being able to process them. 7.8 Formatting the hard disk To format the hard disk of the digital receiver, select the Instal- Format Hard Disk menu.

  • Page 68: Topfield Application Program

    TAPs. You can get the Application program In- terface (API) libraries for TAPs from the Topfield web site, http://www.i-topfield.com. Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions: • Their extension name is tap. If they have any other ex- tension name, they will be ignored.
  • Page 69 This TAP is available from the web site, http://www. i-topfield.com. In the program file list, you can use a variety of file control functions including: renaming, sorting, deleting and so on. For detailed descriptions about the file control functions, refer to §...

  • Page 70: Firmware Update

    The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. However, a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and an update utility from the web site, http://www.i-topfield.com. You have to check the firmware information of your digital re- ceiver before downloading a new firmware.

  • Page 71: From Your Computer Via Usb Port

    You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a USB cable. You need TFDN USB, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the web site, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 72: 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, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 73: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    9.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 67 9.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 74: Index

    68 INDEX Index 16:9, 16:9 Display Format, Common Interface, 1st Audio Language, Current Event, 1st Subtitle Language, Cut, 2nd Audio Language, 2nd Subtitle Language, Date, 4:3, Daylight Saving Time, Diab, A/V Output Setting, Download, 65, Access Control, Duration, 45, Add to Fav, DVB, After next programme, After this programme,...
  • Page 75 IRD Status, RF Channel, RF IN, keyboard, RF LOOP 1 OUT, RF LOOP 2 OUT, Language Setting, RF OUT, 15, Letter Box, RF Output, Local Time, RS-232, 42, 66, Lock, 31, Locked, S-VIDEO, S/PIDF, Manual, Save, Menu Language, Search Mode, 27, Mode, 23, Service, 47, mono,...
  • Page 76 70 INDEX transponder, Turbo Off, TV, 13, TV Aspect Ratio, TV Type, Type, USB, 59, VCR, VCR Scart Type, VIDEO, 13, Video Output, wide-screen television, Wind River,...
  • Page 78 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 uncon- trolled 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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