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Topfield TBF - 7120 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TBF - 7120 User Guide High Definition Digital Terrestrial Receiver USB PVR Ready...
  • Page 3 The lightning 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 constitute 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 Local time setting ......18 Parental control ......20 Adjusting the On-Screen Display .
  • Page 6 vi CONTENTS 7.2.5 To make a new folder ....45 7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder ..45 Playing back a recording .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TBF - 7120 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 appropriately.

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    2 Introduction • Supports the Australian Freeview Phase 1. • Can store up to 2000 television and radio services. • Can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • Can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes.

  • 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, specific lamps and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. MENU TV/STB Pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap.

  • 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. is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments. buttons decrease or in- crease the volume. They are also used to change values for menu op- tions.
  • Page 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 a video track of multifeed programme. is used to select a subtitle track. displays teletext. changes video resolution. See § 3.2.2 for more V.Format details. changes aspect ratio. See § 3.2.1 for more details. switches between television services and radio ser- vices.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction is used to start fast motion playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed. is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. is used to jump back to beginnng of recording during a playback. is used to jump to end of recording during a playback.

  • 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 component cable (RCA cable) •...
  • 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 outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel Connections

    0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TBF - 7120 has the following connections on the back. Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver. ANT IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket.

  • Page 16: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    10 Setup VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi- sion set. (yellow) S/PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys- tem. RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer. Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left &...

  • Page 17: Connecting To Your Television Set

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2.4.2 Connecting to your television set For all the following connections of the digital receiver, we recommend you use the first connector to get the best picture quality. If your television does not have a matching connector, then use the next connector in the following order for a better picture quality.
  • Page 18 12 Setup To use the composite video connector NOTE You cannot view high definition video with a 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 19: Inserting Batteries In The Remote Control

    2.5 Inserting batteries in the remote control 13 2.5 Inserting batteries in the remote control Open the battery compartment by removing the lid, and then insert the batteries observing the polarity, which is marked on the base of the battery compartment. If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con- trol commands, the batteries may be flat.

  • Page 20: Preference Settings

    14 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can select the language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the System Setting Lan- guage Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages.

  • Page 21: Video And Audio Settings

    3.2 Video and audio settings 15 be displayed. If there is no available language, no subtitle will be displayed. Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the button. See § 5.2.5 for a detailed description. Audio language Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Lan- guage option to your desired languages.
  • Page 22 16 Preference Settings You can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normal- screen programmes with your wide-screen television as the above figures show. To watch normal-screen programmes in full screen like the left figure, set the 4:3 Display Format option to Full. Normal-screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to the width of the wide screen.

  • Page 23: High Definition Television

    3.2 Video and audio settings 17 3.2.2 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080. In general a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition. The higher the resolution, the better the quality. However, if your television set does not support high definition, you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture.

  • Page 24: Local Time Setting

    18 Preference Settings NOTE If the service you are currently watching does not provide Dolby digital, you cannot watch the programme with Dolby sound even though you set the Dolby Output option to Bit- stream. If the service you are watching provides Dolby digital, the Dolby sound could be low.
  • Page 25 3.3 Local time setting 19 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 26: Parental Control

    20 Preference Settings tion is set to On. When setting the time offset from Greenwich Mean Time, make sure that time offset does not include day- light saving time. 3.4 Parental control In general, television programmes are classified according to the level of violence, nudity and language of their content.

  • Page 27: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display 21 PG restricts to PG or above rated programmes. PG stands for Parental Guidance, the content of which is mild. 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.

  • Page 28: To Turn On The Time Shift Feature

    22 Preference Settings Transparency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent. You can adjust the display time of the information box. For the information box, see § 5.2.3. To adjust its display time, select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire.
  • Page 29 3.7 Displaying the time in standby mode 23 set the Standby Mode option to Active standby. Otherwise, set it to Passive standby. When you set the Standby Mode option to Active standby, the receiver can also bypass the signal from the antenna.

  • Page 30: Service Search

    24 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 31: Resetting To Factory Settings

    4.2 Resetting to factory settings 25 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 search one service of a transponder, set the Search Mode option to Advanced, and at the PID option specify the PIDs of your desired service with the numeric buttons.

  • Page 32: Daily Usage

    26 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 33 5.2 Watching television 27 On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • 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 34: The Favourite Services List

    28 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 35: Viewing Programme Information

    5.2 Watching television 29 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; then you get asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. 5.2.3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box, on which...

  • Page 36: Selecting Subtitle Tracks

    30 Daily Usage audio tracks. Once you select an audio track, that track will be heard. In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo, Mono, Left or Right. However, if a multifeed programme is provided at the moment, video tracks will be displayed.

  • Page 37: Using Time Shift

    5.4 Using time shift 31 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 the programme with the button and press the...
  • Page 38 32 Daily Usage When you do this, you are no longer watching the live pro- gramme, instead you are watch- ing a delayed presentation. This is called time shifted television. You can skip commercials until you catch up to the live broad- cast.
  • Page 39 5.4 Using time shift 33 saving the missing part of the programme. In such case it will remain enabled until you change services.

  • Page 40: Listing Services

    34 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.
  • Page 41 6.1 Editing the favourite list 35 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 42: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    36 Listing Services With your favourite services list, you can select your favourite services more easily. Refer to § 5.2.2 for detailed description. 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with buttons.

  • Page 43: Recording And Playing

    Chapter 7 Recording and Playing The digital receiver allows you to record television programmes into an external hard disk drive via the USB port. NOTE You must connect a external hard disk drive to the USB port of the digital receiver before starting. The hard disk drive should have its own power supply.

  • Page 44: Instant Recording

    38 Recording and Playing To start a recording, press the button. Once record- ing has started, a symbol like the left figure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few sec- onds. CAUTION Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the power plug while it is running.
  • Page 45 7.1 Recording a programme 39 After a recording is started, pressing the button displays a menu like the left figure, in which you can set the recording duration or do a record pause. To specify an arbitrary recording duration, set the Duration option as you desire with the buttons and press button;...

  • Page 46: Timer Recording

    40 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. Once a recording is started, it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not finished yet.
  • Page 47 7.1 Recording a programme 41 To input a timer event, 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 48: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide

    42 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 49: Recording A Time-Shifted Programme

    7.2 File archive 43 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 or alternatively press button;...

  • Page 50: To Delete A Recording

    44 Recording and Playing Press the button to dis- play 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. You can play, move, delete, rename and lock a recording file. You can also sort the recording files by file name, playing dura- tion or file size.

  • Page 51: To Rename A Recording

    7.2 File archive 45 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3. Set the Lock option to Locked. 4. Press the button. EXIT 5. The lock symbol ( ) is displayed on it. If you select a locked recording to play it back, you will be asked for your personal identification number.

  • Page 52: Playing Back A Recording

    46 Recording and Playing 7.3 Playing back a recording When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext are also recorded together. So you can enjoy them while playing back a recording. The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows: 1.

  • Page 53: To Play In Slow Motion

    7.3 Playing back a recording 47 • To go forward, hold down the button; to go backward, hold down the button. • To jump to start of recording, press the button. • To jump to end of recording, press the button.

  • Page 54: Mp3 Playback

    48 Recording and Playing 3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink. 4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple. 5. Press the button again to start repeated playback. 6. To cancel it, press the button when the progress bar is displayed.
  • Page 55 7.5 Formatting the hard disk 49 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. You can neither record nor use time shift with an unformatted hard disk.

  • Page 56: Firmware Update

    50 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, http://www.itopfield.

  • Page 57: From A Usb Memory

    8.2 From a USB memory 51 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. 8.2 From a USB memory If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the firmware by performing the following steps: 1.

  • Page 58: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port

    52 Firmware Update files and directories which are named with only alphabetic, nu- meric and underscore letters. If there is a file or folder named with other letters, the digital receiver cannot recognize not only it but also its subsequent files and folders. 8.3 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.

  • Page 59: Over The Air

    8.4 Over the air 53 8.4 Over the air To check up whether there is a new firmware available, select the Installation menu. If there is a new one, the System Soft- ware Upgrade menu will become enabled. If you select the System Software Upgrade menu, the digital receiver will ask you whether to start firmware update, displaying the infor- mation about the new firmware.

  • Page 60: Index

    54 INDEX Index 16:9, Date, 16:9 Display Format, Daylight Saving Time, 1st Audio Language, Dolby DRC Mode, 1st Subtitle Language, Dolby Output, 2nd Audio Language, download, 2nd Subtitle Language, Duration, 39, 4:3, DVB, 4:3 Display Format, Electronic Programme Guide, A/V Output Setting, Every Day, Access Control, Every Weekday,...
  • Page 61 INDEX 55 Language Setting, specifications, 8–10 Letter Box, Start Search, Local Time, Start Time, Lock, 27, stereo, Locked, subtitle, System ID, System Setting, 21, System Software Upgrade, Manual, Mode, 18, teletext, mono, TFD-Down, Time, time format, NEW, No block, Time Offset, normal-screen television, Time Setting, 18, Time Shifting, 22, 32,...
  • Page 64 Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this guide explains. So some explanations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the actual digital receiver. Copyright © 2009, Topfield Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Australian version 110T-C3A33-701-1 http://www.itopfield.com.au http://www.i-topfield.com...

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