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Topfield TF 6010PVR User Manual

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TF 6010 PVR

User Guide

Digital Satellite Receiver
Personal Video Recorder

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 6010 PVR User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver Personal Video Recorder...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 4 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings Language settings ......19 Video and audio settings ..... . 21 3.2.1 Television standard .
  • Page 5 Contents v 5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks ....44 5.2.6 Viewing teletext ..... . 44 Viewing electronic programme guide .
  • Page 6 vi Contents 7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder ..76 Playing back a recording ..... . 76 7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar .
  • Page 7 Contents vii Index...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 6010 PVR 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. Unlike ana- logue broadcasts, however, digital broadcasts are not all as- signed to their own frequencies;...

  • Page 10: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    2 Introduction • Can store up to 5000 television and radio services. • You can edit the services list. • You can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • You can view information about the current television or radio programme. •...

  • Page 11: 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 12: 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. is not used in this model. switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket.
  • Page 13 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 buttons decrease or increase the volume. They are also used to change values for menu options. displays the services list. See § 5.2.1 for more details. It is also used to select a menu item. displays the favourite lists.
  • Page 14 6 Introduction is used to make a bookmark during playback or time shift. resumes normal playback speed, or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift. To play a recorded programme, see button 35. is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed.

  • Page 15: What Is Common Interface

    1.3 What is common interface? 7 • Mode 2: • Mode 3: • Mode 4: The mode 1 will work at default. 1.3 What is common interface? Some broadcasts are 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 belong- ing with the scrambling system.
  • Page 16 8 Introduction To view the information about the module and subscription card inserted into the digital re- ceiver, select the Information Common Interface menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 17: 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 power cord • One WLAN antenna •...
  • Page 18 10 Setup the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1. • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The digital receiver is designed for use indoors only.

  • Page 19: Rear Panel Connections

    2.3 Rear panel connections 11 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 6010 PVR has a wide range of connections on the back panel. VIDEO WLAN ANT LNB 1 IN LNB 2 IN IF 1 OUT IF 2 OUT AUDIO S-VIDEO RS-232 S/PDIF Check what connections your television set has in comparison...

  • Page 20: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    12 Setup TV Audio and video output socket for the television set. VCR Audio and video input/output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike. S/PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio system. RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer. USB USB port for firmware update and data transfer.

  • Page 21: Connecting The Antenna

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 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 22: Connecting To Your Television

    14 Setup NOTE Perhaps you are expecting that the satellite antenna could si- multaneouly catch all frequencies coming from a satellite and send them to the digital receiver. However, the satellite an- tenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarization specified by the digital receiver.
  • Page 23 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 To use the SCART connector For best results with a standard television set, you should use a SCART cable, plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television.

  • Page 24: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    16 Setup To use the composite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.

  • Page 25: Switching On For The First Time

    2.5 Switching on for the first time 17 You will need to obtain a SCART cable to use the auxiliary SCART connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the match- ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike.
  • Page 26 18 Setup need to temporarily connect the composite video connector (VIDEO) to your television set so that you can see the on-screen menus in order to configure the video settings.

  • Page 27: 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. Select the System Setting Lan- guage Setting menu.
  • Page 28 20 Preference Settings 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 29: Video And Audio Settings

    3.2 Video and audio settings 21 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 30: Video Cassette Recorder

    22 Preference Settings digital receiver linked to your television via this connector, you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model. If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel, you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector.

  • Page 31: Sound Mode

    3.3 Local time setting 23 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. The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen. To watch wide-screen programmes in the shape like the centre figure, set the 16:9 Display Format option to Letter Box.
  • Page 32 24 Preference Settings Select the System Setting Time Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Green- wich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast.
  • Page 33 3.3 Local time setting 25 Table 3.1: 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 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima 04:00...

  • Page 34: Parental Control

    26 Preference Settings 3.4 Parental control In general, television programmes are classified according to the level of violence, nudity and language of their content. When you are watching a programme, you can check its pro- gramme classification on the information box. For the informa- tion box, see §...

  • Page 35: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 27 You can also restrict uses of some menus. Selecting the Access Control menu displays a list of menus that you can lock. If the Time Setting item is set to Locked, you have to enter the per- sonal identification number when accessing the Time Setting menu.

  • Page 36: To Use Mediahighway Programme Guide

    28 Preference Settings 3.7 To use MediaHighway programme guide Almost every service provider would provide the electronic programme guide. However, you can get more abundant programme information from the specific transponder that provides only programme guides. For detailed description about the electronic programme guide, see § 5.3. MediaHigh- way stands for the transponder dedicated to the electronic programme guide.

  • Page 37: 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 This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna. You have to configure antenna settings according to your antenna system in the following order: 1.
  • Page 38 30 Service Search The other is K band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz. The LNB (Low Noise Block converter) is used to take a wide band of relatively high frequencies, amplify and convert them to similar signals that is carried at a much lower frequency, which is called Intermediate Frequency (IF).
  • Page 39 4.1 Searching broadcasting services 31 NOTE Both the LNB 1 IN and LNB 2 IN sockets should be connected to your antennas either directly or via the loop-through cable. If you have connected only one socket, some features such as dual recording will not function.

  • Page 40: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings

    32 Service Search For example, to select the antenna con- nected to the A5 input in the left figure, set the DiSEqC 1.1 option to 2 of 4 and the DiSEqC 1.0 option to 1 of 4. If you have a mini DiSEqC 1.0 switch which has only two inputs, you should set the DiSEqC 1.0 option to Mini A instead of 1 of 4.

  • Page 41: Configuring Usals Settings

    4.1 Searching broadcasting services 33 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Select the tuner that is connected to the motorized an- tenna at the Tuner Select option. 3. Set the DiSEqC Command Mode option to User. 4.
  • Page 42 34 Service Search To use the USALS protocol, se- lect the Installation USALS Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. At first you have to set the Mo- torized DiSEqC 1.3 option to En- able. To get every satellite position calculated, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 43: Searching Services

    4.1 Searching broadcasting services 35 4.1.4 Searching services To perform service search, select the Installation Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. There are four service search methods: • Searching every service of a satellite. •...
  • Page 44 36 Service Search 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Manual. 3. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op- tion or enter it with the numeric buttons. 4. Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons.

  • Page 45: Copying Services

    4.2 Copying services 37 Searching every service of SMATV system To search every service of a SMATV system, if the digital re- ceiver is connected to it, perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion.

  • Page 46: Resetting To Factory Settings

    38 Service Search To copy service entries, select the Installation Services Copy menu. There are three copy options. To copy service entries of the first tuner to the second tuner’s services list, select the Tuner 1 to Tuner 2 option. To copy on the contrary, select the Tuner 2 to Tuner 1 option.

  • Page 47: 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. Press it again to restore the sound to previous level.
  • Page 48 40 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Receiving tuner: T1 stands for the first tuner; T2 stands for the second tuner. • Transponder information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service.
  • Page 49 5.2 Watching television 41 • Select your desired tuner at the Tuner option, then only services provided through the selected tuner will be listed. • By setting the Show Provider option to On, you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters. •...

  • Page 50: The Favourite Services List

    42 Daily Usage Pressing the button displays the satellite list. Once you select a desired satellite, only services provided by the selected satellite are listed. 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.

  • Page 51: Viewing Programme Information

    5.2 Watching television 43 button. To create a new group, press the button; then the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To delete a group or a service, press the button;...

  • Page 52: Selecting Audio Tracks

    44 Daily Usage volume in this case, hold down the button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level. Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme. To hide the information box, press the button.

  • Page 53: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide

    5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 45 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched- uled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme. Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays the electronic programme...

  • Page 54: Using Time Shift

    46 Daily Usage If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service, the multifeed symbol ( ) will be marked on the information box. Press the button, then available video tracks will be listed. Once you select one, it will be presented. At this time, you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks.

  • Page 55: Using Picture In Picture

    5.6 Using picture in picture 47 • You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing button. • You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing button. • You can change playback speed. For slow motion see §...
  • Page 56 48 Daily Usage 1. Press the button to display a sub-screen, on which another service will be presented. 2. Pressing the button once more minifies the sub-screen, and pressing it once again hides the sub-screen. 3. To display the services list for the sub-screen, press the button.

  • Page 57: Listing Services

    Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the services list You would have got the services list after service search. You can rename, move, lock or delete service entries on the services list. Select the Organizing Svc/Fav Organizing Services menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 58 50 Listing Services To edit the radio services list, press the button; then radio service entries will be listed on the right column. To switch back to the television services list, press it again. To change the name of a service, select the Rename and select a desired service;...

  • Page 59: Editing The Favourite List

    6.2 Editing the favourite list 51 CAS–FTA from pay services to free services Provider by broadcaster Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services. Transponder by transponder 6.2 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’...
  • Page 60 52 Listing Services To delete a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button; then a message box appears asking you for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 61: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard 53 6.3 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 62: Editing Channel Data On Your Computer

    54 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 63 6.5 Editing channel data on your computer 55 If you have a RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable), plug one end of the cable into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on your computer. If you have a USB cable, plug one end of the cable into the USB port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on...

  • Page 64: Editing Satellite And Transponder List

    56 Listing Services 2. A box appears asking for your confirmation. Press the Download button on it. 3. Turn on the digital receiver. Data transfer will start as soon as it is turned on. 6.5.1 Editing satellite and transponder list To edit the satellite list, first select the View Satellite Informa- tion menu item.
  • Page 65 6.5 Editing channel data on your computer 57 value into the Position Index field. If you do not, you have to perform the Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 menu of the digital receiver. Refer that menu to § 4.1.2. After making a new satellite entry by pressing the OK button on the box, you should configure LNB settings for it.

  • Page 66: Editing Television And Radio Services List

    58 Listing Services 6.5.2 Editing television and radio services list To edit the television services list, first select the View TV Ser- vice menu item. Then the television services list is displayed and related menus become enabled. To delete a service entry, choose your desired service entry at the TV Service list, and press the Delete key on your keyboard.

  • Page 67: Editing Favourite List

    6.5 Editing channel data on your computer 59 6.5.3 Editing favourite list To edit the favourite list, first select the View Favorite Group menu item. Then the favourite group list is displayed and related menus become enabled. To delete a favourite group, choose your desired favourite group at the Favorite Group Name drop-down list box, and then select the Function Fav Group...
  • Page 68 60 Listing Services To add a favourite group, select the Function Group Add New Fav Group menu item. Then you will see a dialog box like the left figure. Enter your desired name into the Fa- vorite Group Name text box to name a new group.

  • Page 69: Recording And Playing

    Chapter 7 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 6010 PVR digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: •...

  • Page 70: Recording A Programme

    62 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 71 7.1 Recording a programme 63 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 72 64 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 73: Timer Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 65 7.1.2 Timer recording You can set a service to be recorded at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode, it will switch into operation mode and start recording at the specified time. When the recording comes to the end, the digital receiver will switch back into standby mode again in one minute.
  • Page 74 66 Recording and Playing option displays a services list, from which you can select your desired service. 5. There are five timer modes: One Time means literally ‘one time’. Every Day means literally ‘every day’. Every Weekend means ‘Saturday and Sunday every week’.
  • Page 75 7.1 Recording a programme 67 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 want to remove and press the button; then you are asked for confirmation.

  • Page 76: Scheduling A Recording Using The Programme Guide

    68 Recording and Playing 7.1.3 Scheduling a recording 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 77: Recording A Time-Shifted Programme

    7.1 Recording a programme 69 7.1.4 Recording a time-shifted programme See § for detailed description about the time shift feature. While watching a programme with time shift, you can record it by performing the following steps: 1. Press the button to display the progress bar. 2.

  • Page 78: Recording A Pay Service Programme

    70 Recording and Playing 7.1.5 Recording a pay service programme You can record a pay service programme without the subscrip- tion card. However, you need the subscription card to play it back because it has not been descrambled. So it is recom- mended to record pay service programmes with the subscrip- tion card so that they can be recorded in descrambled form.

  • Page 79: To Delete A Recording

    7.2 File archive 71 Select the File List menu or alter- natively press the button to display the recorded programme list. The file information is com- prised of the following elements: file number, file name, recording time, playing duration, file size and so on.

  • Page 80: To Sort Recordings

    72 Recording and Playing 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 81: To Lock A Recording

    7.2 File archive 73 7.2.3 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other people cannot play it, perform the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3.

  • Page 82: To Rename A Recording

    74 Recording and Playing 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. Select the Rename option, and the on-screen keyboard appears.

  • Page 83: To Make A New Folder

    7.2 File archive 75 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.

  • Page 84: To Move A Recording To Another Folder

    76 Recording and Playing 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 button; then the folders are listed. Once you choose a folder, the recording is moved to 7.3 Playing back a recording When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext are also recorded together.

  • Page 85: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    7.3 Playing back a recording 77 7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the button to display the progress bar, then: • To go forward, hold down the button; to go back- ward, hold down the button. • To bookmark a position, refer to § 7.3.4. •...

  • Page 86: To Play In Slow Motion

    78 Recording and Playing 7.3.2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the button. 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 the button.

  • Page 87: To Play In Fast Motion

    7.3 Playing back a recording 79 7.3.3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion during a playback, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 2, 4 and 6 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.

  • Page 88: To Make A Bookmark

    80 Recording and Playing 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book- marks, and then jump to them. You can have up to 64 book- marks. Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards.

  • Page 89: To Play Back A Recording Repeatedly

    7.3 Playing back a recording 81 7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part. To play back in whole, press the button when the progress bar is hidden; then the repetition symbol ( ) is displayed on the information box.

  • Page 90: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence

    82 Recording and Playing 7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by performing the following steps: 1. Press the button or alternatively select the File List menu to display the list of recorded programmes. 2.

  • Page 91: To Play Back A Scrambled Recording

    7.4 Editing a recording 83 7.3.7 To play back a scrambled recording If you have recorded a programme of a pay service with the subscription card, you can play it as freely like one of a free service. Otherwise you need the subscription card to play it, because it has been recorded without unscrambling even though it may have been partially descrambled.

  • Page 92: Copying A Recording

    84 Recording and Playing 7.5 Copying a recording You can copy a recording file in whole or in part during a playback by performing the following steps: 1. Start playback of a recording you want. 2. Move to a scene from which you want to start copy by holding down the button.

  • Page 93: Transferring Recording Files

    7.7 Transferring recording files 85 7.7 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 website, To transfer files, take the following steps: 1.

  • Page 94: Formatting The Hard Disk

    86 Recording and Playing folders that are on the digital receiver, while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer. 2. To transfer files from the digital receiver to your com- puter, press the right arrow button ( 3.
  • Page 95 7.8 Formatting the hard disk 87 CAUTION Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently. NOTE If a new hard disk drive is installed, it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is different from any of the personal computer.

  • Page 96: Accessing To The Digital Receiver Via The Internet

    88 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet Chapter 8 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet NOTE The following section describes complex functions that should only be used by owners with advanced computer knowledge. TF 6010 PVR provides a web service and FTP service. You can make a timer recording or download a recording file using those services.

  • Page 97: Configuring The Router

    8.1 Configuring the router 89 NOTE The web server and FTP server of the digital receiver don’t work in standby mode. So it must be powered up all the time if you wish to use the web service at any time. 8.1 Configuring the router In this section, the setup program of WRT54G, which is a router manufactured by Linksys, will be referred to as an exemplary...

  • Page 98: To Access From Internet

    90 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet 8.1.2 To access from Internet When you are away from home, you can access the digital receiver inside your home if your router is configured to route access to the digital receiver by means of port forwarding. Via this feature, your router will lead you to the digital receiver when you access your router with its IP address.

  • Page 99: Configuring The Digital Receiver

    8.2 Configuring the digital receiver 91 1. Make an account on a website providing DDNS service, which should be supported by your router. 2. Configure your router with the account so that it can communicate with the website. Whenever a new dynamic IP address is assigned to the router, it will inform the DDNS service provider of the new IP address.
  • Page 100 92 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet IP configuration Select the Installation LAN Set- ting IP Configuration menu. You may assign a dynamic IP address to the digital receiver. To do so, set the DHCP option to On. You can view the dynamic IP address assigned to the digital receiver by your router at the WLAN Status menu.
  • Page 101 8.2 Configuring the digital receiver 93 Advance configuration To configure the network envi- ronment for the digital receiver in detail, select the Installation LAN Setting Advance Configu- ration menu. The available values of each op- tion are as follows: Wireless Mode 1: 1 Mbps 2: 2 Mbps 0: 802.11 B/G mixed.
  • Page 102 94 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet Profile To make profiles for various net- work connections, select the In- stallation LAN Setting Pro- file menu. The value of the Country Region option is applied to every profile in common. It is not possible to specify this option differently per profile.

  • Page 103: Accessing The Web Server

    8.3 Accessing the web server 95 To view or edit a profile, choose your desired profile at the Profile Name option and select the Edit Profile item. A profile consists of several op- tions. The available values of each option are as follows: Channel: 1 to 14 depending on the value of the Country Re- gion option only if the Network Type option is set to Ad Hoc.
  • Page 104 96 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet • View information about the programmes currently being recorded. • View the system information of the digital receiver. NOTE It is recommended to use the Internet Explorer web browser in order to fully enjoy the above facilities. If you use a different web browser such as Netscape Navigator, some problems may occur.

  • Page 105: Accessing The Ftp Server

    8.4 Accessing the FTP server 97 NOTE The maximum number of user connections is only one. This means that you cannot access the web server while someone else is occupying it. 8.4 Accessing the FTP server You need a FTP client program to access the digital receiver’s FTP server.
  • Page 106 98 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet You can log into the FTP server with the user name and pass- word specified in the WLAN Setting menu. For how to config- ure the WLAN settings, refer to § 8.2. NOTE The maximum number of user connections is only one.
  • Page 107 8.4 Accessing the FTP server 99 else is occupying it.

  • Page 108: Topfield Application Program

    100 Topfield Application Program Chapter 9 Topfield Application Program If you are good at programming with C++ language, you can make a program executable to run on the digital receiver. We call this a Topfield Application program (TAP). In mak- ing a TAP, it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind River, whose website address is Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as...
  • Page 109 To run a TAP in the digital receiver, perform the following steps: 1. Press the button and then the button to display the program file list. 2. Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run. 3. Press the button to start the program.

  • Page 110: Firmware Update

    102 Firmware Update Chapter 10 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 which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website, 10.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware...
  • Page 111 10.1 Checking the firmware information 103 NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi- cation is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update.

  • Page 112: From Your Computer Via Usb Port

    104 Firmware Update 10.2 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 website, To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps:...

  • Page 113: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port

    10.3 From your computer via RS-232 port 105 10.3 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 website, To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps:...

  • Page 114: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    106 Firmware Update 10.4 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 115: Over The Air

    10.5 Over the air 107 10.5 Over the air You can get a new firmware over the air. Select Installation Firmware Upgrade menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. Selecting the Start option starts firmware update. On the left table is presented Satellite Astra (19.2°...
  • Page 116 108 INDEX Index 16:9, AUDIO R, 16:9 Display Format, Authentication Type, 1st Audio Language, Authentication Type, 1st Subtitle Language, Auto, 22 kHz, Auto Start, 2nd Audio Language, 2nd Subtitle Language, Button, 4:3, 802.11 B/G Protection, C band, CAM, A/V Output Setting, CAS, AC INPUT, CAS only,...
  • Page 117 Delete Transponder, HEXA, DHCP, Home Transponder, Diab, DiSEqC, IF 1 OUT, DiSEqC 1.0, 31, IF 1 OUT, 13, 14, DiSEqC 1.1, 31, IF 2 OUT, DiSEqC Command Mode, IF 2 OUT, 13, Download, Info Box Display Time, download, 104, Info Box Position, Download to STB, information box, Duration, 63,...
  • Page 118 110 INDEX Movement, RS-232, multifeed, RS-232, 54, 55, 105, My Latitude, My Longitude, S-VIDEO, S-VIDEO, Network Search, 35, S/PDIF, Network Type, S/PIDF, NEW, Satellite, 41, No block, Satellite, 24, 40, 57, Normal, Satellite Angle, normal-screen television, Satellite Information, Not Use, satellite list, 30, NTSC, Satellite Name, 28, 30, 31, 33–37,...
  • Page 119 TAP, VCR, tap, VCR, teletext, VCR Scart Type, television services list, Vega, TFD-Down, VIDEO, TFDN USB, VIDEO, 14, Time, Video Output, time format, Time Offset, Weekly, Time Setting, 24, WEP, Time Shifting, 27, 46, wide-screen television, timer list, Wind River, Timer Setting, Wireless Mode, Total block,...
  • Page 122 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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