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TOPFIELD TRC-1400 User Reference High De nition Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX Chipset Pairing...
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, in 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 constitute a risk of electric shock to a person. The exclamation point, in an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
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Thank you for purchasing our digital receiver. Please read this user guide carefully before you use the digital receiver and keep it handy for future reference. This User Guide covers the model TRC-1400 . • Illustrations pictured in this manual may not be exactly the same as the actual product.
iv CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ......Controlling the digital receiver .
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CONTENTS v 4 Preference Settings Language settings ......4.1.1 Menu language ..... . 4.1.2 Teletext Language .
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vi CONTENTS Editing the favourite lists ..... How to use on-screen keyboard ....7 Recording and Playback Recording a programme .
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CONTENTS vii Sharing image files by Flickr (optional) ..SHOUTcast Internet radio (optional) ....Weather forecast (optional) ....9 Firmware Update From a memory stick .
Chapter 1 Introduction The TRC-1400 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.
2 Introduction • Can view information about the current television or ra- dio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. • You can record up to four services while you are cur- rently watching another. •...
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 Front panel Power button switches the digital receiver between standby and active mode. MENU button displays the main menu. It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu. button displays the services list. See §5.2.1 for more de- tails.
4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control • button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode. • mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. £ ¢ ¡ • switches the remote control to television mode to op- erate your television.
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1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 • is used to display the list of recorded programmes that are stored in the internal hard drive. See §7.2 more details. £ ¢ ¡ • has different functions per menu. £ ¢ ¡ •...
6 Introduction • resumes normal playback speed, or displays the progress bar for navigation on playback or time-shift. To play a recorded programme, see button • is used to jump back to the beginning of the recording on playback. • is used to start slow motion playback.
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 • One loop cable •...
340× 60× 265 mm 2.6 ~ 3.1 kg (may vary by HDD kind) Weight 0 to 39 ◦ Operating temperature Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TRC-1400 has a wide range of connections on the back.
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2.3 Rear panel connections 9 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver. ANT 1 IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket for the rst tuner (5V, Max.100mA) ANT 1 OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the rst tuner ANT 2 IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket...
10 Setup ON/OFF Power switch (You have to turn on this switch first to use this digital receiver.) Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left & right audio output Digital audio output CVBS/S-Video video output Left & right audio output CVBS video output Left &...
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.
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12 Setup then use the next connector in the following order for a better picture quality. 1. HDMI connector (HDMI) 2. SCART connector (TV) 3. Composite connector (VIDEO) You should configure audio and video settings after connect- ing up the digital receiver. See §4.2 for a detailed description.
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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 NOTE You cannot view high definition video by means of the SCART output. To use the Composite video output You need to obtain a Composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the Composite video out- put.
14 Setup 2.4.3 Connecting to your video recorder The digital receiver can also output video through an auxiliary SCART connector to another device such as a video recorder. You need to obtain a SCART cable to link the auxiliary SCART connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digi- tal receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your video recorder or...
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2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 CAUTION If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to the remote control commands, the batteries may be flat. Be sure to re- place only with 1.5 V AAA size batteries, and observe the following precautions.
16 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 be not able to access all menus. A is another name for a . 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services To perform service search, se- lect the Installation >...
3.2 Resetting to factory settings 17 You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the first time after connecting up the digital receiver, then the digital receiver will search for all available services. You may choose to only search for the services of a specific transponder since more than one service are provided via each transponder.
18 Service Search • Favourite list • Timer list • Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the Instal- lation > System Recovery > Factory Setting menu, and then you get asked for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, the services list, favourite list and timer list will all be cleared, and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer’s factory settings.
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3.4 Clearing the services list 19 confirmation. With the choice of Yes, the services list will be cleared. After this, you have to do service search again.
20 Preference Settings Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu will be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select the language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the Settings >...
4.1 Language settings 21 4.1.2 Teletext Language Set the Teletext Language option to your desired language. The teletext pages of the selected langauge will be displayed if available when you open teletext. 4.1.3 Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages.
22 Preference Settings programme, if the programme has an audio track of the lan- guage that is specified for the 1st Audio Language, it will be output. If the first language is not available but the second lan- guage is, the audio of the second language will be output. Apart from this setting, you can select an audio track with the button.
4.2 Video and audio settings 23 It is recommended to set it to Original Format if you have a high definition television. With that setting the digital receiver will present a programme as it is without any resolution conver- sion. While watching television you can change the resolution £...
24 Preference Settings original ratio like the right figure, set it to Center. 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. The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen.
4.2 Video and audio settings 25 tion. If the option is set to Standard, the digital receiver will pass along the video from the video device to your television when it starts playback. But if the option is set to External A/V, the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically.
26 Preference Settings Some programmes provide extra special audio track, which you can activate by setting the Audio Description option to On. 4.3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events. Settings > Time Select the menu.
4.4 Parental control 27 wich Mean Time, make sure that time offset does not include daylight saving time. Table 4.1: 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...
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28 Preference Settings watching specific programmes by specifying a maximum per- missible level. Select the Settings > Parental Control menu. You should see a screen like the left figure, and you will be asked your Personal Identification Number (PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’...
4.5 Options for recording 29 4.5 Options for recording To set the options for recording, select the Settings > Recording menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. To enable the time-shift function, you should set the Time Shift- ing option to anything other than Disable.
30 Preference Settings 4.6 Options for playback To set the options for playback, select the Settings > Playback menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. If you want to play back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting Position option to Beginning.
4.7 Options for on-screen display 31 size of subtitle by setting the Font Color and Font Size options to one you prefer. 4.7 Options for on-screen display To set the options for the on- screen display (OSD), select the Settings > OSD menu. should see a screen like the left figure.
32 Preference Settings With the choice of Full Scroll, it will be fully scrolled until its end disappears; with the choice of Part Scroll, it will be scrolled only to its end. 4.8 Options for the front display To set the options for the front display, select the Settings >...
4.10 Options for standby mode 33 option as you desire. Its available range is 3 to 10 seconds. To change the effect of slideshow, select the Settings > Mis- cellaneous menu, and then set the Slideshow Effect option as you desire. There are four types of effects as follows: Overlap overlaps the current picture and a following picture.
34 Every Day Use Chapter 5 Every Day Use 5.1 Volume control £ £ ¢ ¡ ¢ ¡ Use the buttons to alter the volume VOLUME VOLUME to a comfortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the button.
5.2 Watching television 35 On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • Service number and name • Multiplex information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need a subscription card.
36 Every Day Use To display the favourite lists, £ ¢ ¡ press the button at the ser- vices list screen. For the services list, see §5.2.1. To select a favourite list, put the highlight bar on a desired favourite group list and press £...
5.2 Watching television 37 • Service number and name • Signal level and quality • Programme name • Programme classification sign • 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.
38 Every Day Use tracks, the subtitle symbol ( ) will be marked on the infor- mation box. Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks. Once you select a subtitle track, it will be displayed. 5.2.6 Viewing teletext On some services, such information as weather reports, news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext.
5.4 Using time-shift 39 £ ¢ ¡ You can travel over previous days with the button, and can £ travel over next days with the ¢ ¡ button. To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts, press the button. To switch it back, press the button again.
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40 Every Day Use sible: • To go back in time, hold down the button; to go for- ward, hold down the button. The progress bar is dis- played momentarily with a preview window. • You can navigate using the progress bar, refer to §7.3.1. £...
Chapter 6 Organising Services 6.1 Editing the favourite lists You can make your own favourite service lists. In fact, you can define multiple favourite service lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services. Select the Installation > Edit Fa- vorite List menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
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42 Organising Services You can add up to 30 groups. To add a new group, select the NEW item in the group list, then the on-screen keyboard ap- pears. See §6.2 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard. To rename a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry £...
6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard 43 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with the buttons. Pressing the £ ¢ ¡ button on a key enters its let- ter in the input line.
44 Recording and Playback Chapter 7 Recording and Playback NOTE To use an external hard drive, you must connect the external hard drive to the USB port of the digital receiver. The digital receiver has two tuners that allow you to record up to four different services at once while watching another one.
7.1 Recording a programme 45 7.1 Recording a programme Once a recording gets 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 different service from the service be- ing recorded, you will see a number on the centre of the sym- bol, this indicates the order that the recording has started.
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46 Recording and Playback After a recording has 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 op- tion as you desire with the buttons and press the £...
7.1 Recording a programme 47 service you want to record, and press the button. Once a recording is started, it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not finished yet. The recording file is named the program name if available or after its service name with a suffix of a number.
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48 Recording and Playback 3. Set the Service option to the service which provides the £ ¢ ¡ programme you want. Pressing the button on this option displays a services list, from which you can select your desired service. 4. Set the Mode option as you desire. There are five timer modes: One Time means literally ‘one time’.
7.1 Recording a programme 49 £ ¢ ¡ press button; then appears a box in which you can change its settings in the same manner as making a new one. To delete a timer event, put the highlight bar on the entry you £...
50 Recording and Playback 2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold down the button until it is reached. 3. Press the button to start recording. The time-shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded. 4.
7.2 File archive 51 7.2 File archive When a programme is recorded, it is stored as a file on the hard drive of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list. Recording Select >...
52 Recording and Playback 7.2.3 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other persons cannot play or delete it, take the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. £ 2. Press the button to display additional options. ¢...
7.3 Playing back a recording 53 The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows: 1. Select the Recording > Recorded Program menu or alternatively press the button to display the list of recorded programmes. 2. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press £...
54 Recording and Playback • To jump to the beginning, press the button. • To jump to the end, press the button. • To hide the progress bar, press the button again. 7.3.2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the but- ton.
7.3 Playing back a recording 55 £ ¢ ¡ 2. To add a bookmark, press the button at a desired scene, then you will see a small pointer appear above the progress bar like in the picture above. £ ¢ ¡ 3.
56 Recording and Playback 4. The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered. 5. To jump to the beginning of the next recording in the queue, press the button to display the progress bar, then press the button.
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7.5 Formatting the hard disk 57 asked for confirmation. Formatting will start with the choice of Yes.
58 Entertainment Chapter 8 Entertainment This digital receiver provides several special features for enter- tainment. 8.1 Configuring the network setting You should configure the net- work settings to enjoy a variety Select the In- web services. stallation > Network Setting > IP Setting menu.
8.2 Copying files 59 to set these options to match with the configuration of your router. 8.2 Copying files To copy from the external to the internal hard drive, take the following steps: 1. Connect an external hard drive to the digital receiver. 2.
60 Entertainment 3. Press the button to start playback. 4. To stop playback, press the button. To play all MP3 files in a subfolder, put the highlight bar on a desired folder, and press the button. To change from one file to the next or previous file, use the buttons.
8.5 Playing back a video file 61 1. Select the Entertainment > Photo Album menu, and then press the button to display the list of image files. £ ¢ ¡ 2. Put the highlight bar on a desired file and press the button;...
8.6 Playing back YouTube contents (optional) YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video files. With the TRC-1400, you can access YouTube and play back various contents. When you select the Entertain- ment >...
8.7 Sharing image files by Flickr (optional) To see detailed information about the current one, press the £ ¢ ¡ button. To hide the information box, press the button. EXIT 8.7 Sharing image files by Flickr (optional) Flickr is an image hosting website and on-line community plat- form.
64 Entertainment 3. Enter a keyword as you desire. As to how to use the key- board, refer to §6.2. 4. Select the Save key on the on-screen keyboard to start searching image files. £ To save an image file to the photo album, press the ¢...
8.9 Weather forecast (optional) 65 To add a radio station to a favourite list, put the highlight bar on £ a desired radio station and press the button. To display ¢ ¡ Option £ the favourite list, press the ¢ ¡ button.
firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs on http: most versions of Windows, from the Topfield website, //www.i-topfield.com. 9.1 From a memory stick If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the firmware from it by taking the following steps: 1.
9.2 Over the air (optional) 67 5. Place the highlight bar on the right firmware file and £ ¢ ¡ press the button, and a countdown will be displayed on the front display of the digital receiver. 6. When the message of ‘END’ appears, restart the digital receiver.
68 Universal Remote Control Appendix A Universal Remote Control The universal remote control allows you to operate the most important functions such as power on/off and volume control on your television, audio-video receiver, or DVD player. For the use of buttons, refer to Table A.1. To be able to control the device, you must adapt the remote control to the device first.
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1. Turn on the device you want to operate. 2. Point the remote control at the remote sensor on the de- vice. £ ¢ ¡ 3. Hold down the and device button simultaneously for two seconds until the light flashes on. For example, if you want to operate your television with the remote £...
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70 Universal Remote Control Table A.1: Operating buttons Power on/off Power on/off Power on/off £ ¢ ¡ Volume up Volume up Volume up VOLUME + £ ¢ ¡ Volume down Volume down Volume down VOLUME Mute Mute £ ¢ ¡ Channel up CHANNEL + £...
A.2 Code list for DVD players 85 A.2 Code list for DVD players 3 DLAB KENWOOD 007, 034, 043, 050, 069 AIWA KISS ALBA AMSTRAD A-TREND LAWSON LECSON LENCO BLUE SKY LG (GOLDSTAR) 005, 055, 064, 070 BUSH 078, 079, 082, 085 LIFETEC LOGIX CINE ULTRA...