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- Page 1 The User’s Manual Digital Cable Receiver Personal Video Recorder TF5100PVRc -CONAX Embedded Please read this User's Manual carefully. The menu structure and specification can be changed without noti ce.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CONTENTS FEATURES FRONT/ REAR PANELS REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) INSTALLATION (Connection) Connection to TV, VCR and Hi-Fi ................13 Connection to the Broadcasting Cable..............14 GETTING STARTED MENU OPERATIONS System Setting......................17 Time Setting ......................17 Timer Setting ...................... - Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Multifeed ........................34 Time Shifting ......................34 Recording while Time Shifting................... 35 Recording, Checking and Editing the reserved delayed recording......36 Immediate Recording by RECORD button ............36 Immediate Recording by Menu Selection ............. 37 Delayed Recording ....................38 Recording by EPG....................
- Page 4 WARNING Please read the following recommended safety precautions carefully for your safety. MAINS SUPPLY : 90-250V AC 50/60 Hz. OVERLOADING : Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords or adapters as these can result in fire or electrical shock. LIQUIDS : Keep liquids away from the PVR. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
- Page 5 WARNING LOCATION : Locate the PVR indoor place properly to prevent lightening, raining and direct sunlight. Do not allow the PVR to be exposed to hot, cold or humid conditions. RESPONSIBILITY : Do not use the PVR and its contents for illegal purpose. We are not responsible for any kind of illegal use.
- Page 6 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Personal Video Recorder (PVR). This PVR is fully compliant with the international DVB standard and thus transmits digital images, sounds, information guides and teletext directly to your TV through the digital cable broadcasting. Now you can comfortably see and receive digitally transmitted music, news, movie and sports digital cable broadcasts in your office or at your home.
- Page 7 FEATURES FEATURES - 2 Common Interfaces for CONAX, CRYPTOWORKS, IRDETO, NAGRAVISION, SECA & VIACCESS - MPEG-2 Digital and fully DVB compliant - 2 Tuners - 2000 channels (TV and Radio) programmable - Channel switching time less than 1 second - Favorite channel list editing - True-color On-screen Display (OSD) - Full Picture In Graphic (PIG) function - Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for on screen channel information...
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Page 8: Front/ Rear Panels
FRONT/ REAR PANELS FRONT/ REAR PANELS 1) FRONT PANEL - POWER The power button of STB (ON / Stand by) - LED TV / STB REMOTE STAND BY - DISPLAY During the STANDBY mode, the current time is displayed. When the power is ON, the current status is displayed (TV/ Radio/ Menu). - Page 9 FRONT/ REAR PANELS CABLE 1 IN Connect the broadcasting cable ２ . RF LOOP 1 OUT Use it to connect to another STB or CABLE 2 IN ３ . CABLE 2 IN Connect the broadcasting cable or RF LOOP 1 OUT ４...
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Page 10: Remote Control Unit(Rcu)
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) . POWER Button ( Switch the PVR between Operation and Standby mode. . MUTE Button ( Enable / Disable the Audio. . UHF Button ( Display and alter the UHF setting in menu. . TV/STB Button ( Change the terrestrial TV and STB mode. - Page 11 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) . SOUND Button ( Select Sound Track and LEFT / RIGHT / MONO / STEREO sound. Select the multifeed channel if multifeed is available. . V+/V- Buttons ( Adjust the volume (Increase / Decrease). Change the value of the selected item in Menu. .
- Page 12 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) Button Stop time shifting, playback or recording. Button Start recording. Button Pause the playback and live picture. Button Move the position of Sub-picture at the PIP by counter clockwise. Button Move the position of Sub-picture at the PIP by clockwise. ) Button Exchange main-picture with sub-picture at the PIP.
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Page 13: Installation (Connection)
INSTALLATION (Connection) INSTALLATION (Connection) First, connect both the broadcasting cable and the TV to the PVR. There are some of the most common ways to connect the equipment in this manual. There are several ways of connecting the PVR to the existing Audio/TV system. We recommend one of the following setup. -
Page 14: Connection To The Broadcasting Cable
INSTALLATION (Connection) 4) Connection to the TV using the RF cable. Connect an broadcasting cable or RF LOOP 2 OUT to RF IN socket on the PVR. Connect one end of the RF cable to the RF BROADCASTING CABLE OUT socket on the PVR. CABLE 1 CABLE 2 RF LOOP 1 OUT... -
Page 15: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED Press the Power ( ) button to operate the PVR from the STANDBY mode. Now, the Info Box will appear for a given time and disappear. By pressing button, the Info info Box will remain on the screen. The display time of the Info Box is adjustable in the System Setting menu of the Main menu. -
Page 16: Menu Operations
MENU OPERATIONS MENU OPERATIONS Now this chapter assumes that the PVR system has been installed correctly, meaning: • The broadcasting cable for the PVR has been installed, connected to the PVR. • The PVR is connected to the TV. • The RCU has batteries and ready to control the PVR. If the PVR has not been installed or connected properly, please refer to the INSTALLATION menu on this manual. -
Page 17: System Setting
MENU OPERATIONS System Setting Time Setting The exact local current time can be adjusted by using the Mode, the GMT, the Time Offset, the Time Format and the Summer Time sub menus. A. Mode By using V- , V+ buttons, you can select on of the Auto /Manual mode. The Auto mode updates the time settings automatically by the GMT received from the broadcast and the Time Offset you have inserted. -
Page 18: Timer Setting
MENU OPERATIONS B. Local Time The Local Time is adjustable only when the Mode is in the Manual mode. Adjust the current time, if necessary, by using the numeric buttons and V- , V+ buttons. C. GMT GMT is referred to the standard time of Greenwich. It cannot be changed. D. - Page 19 MENU OPERATIONS FASHION TV 08/03-Wed 11:39 30Min DWtv 07/02-Mon 13:00 60Min Service Number Mode Reseved Date and Time to Start Service Name Duration Record recording A. Record ON : This function is used for the delayed recording to the HDD of PVR. - Type : Select TV or Radio by pressing V- , button.
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Page 20: Parental Control
MENU OPERATIONS Parental Control Password to various menus can be configured. The PIN Code box will automatically appear when this menu is selected. The default PIN Code is 0000. A. Censorship The Censorship item blocks programs according to each specific setting. Use V- , V+ buttons to select the items below. -
Page 21: Language Setting
MENU OPERATIONS Locked means controlling the access to the specific menus with the PIN Code system. The default PIN Code is 0000. Language Setting There are many languages available for the menu. A. Menu Language It is an item for changing the language of the Main menu. Select the language that the menus will be shown in. -
Page 22: A/V Output Setting
MENU OPERATIONS A/V Output Setting The PVR has many A/V Outputs. Control this menu properly according to external components connected to the PVR. Configurations concerning Audio and Video can be made here. A. TV Type Select your TV standard. For automatic PAL /NTSC selection, set it to PAL . B. -
Page 23: Osd Transparency
MENU OPERATIONS Select a RF channel by using V- , V+ buttons. The default RF channel is CH36. When you change the RF channel number, you must also change to the same value on the TV. If you do not, there will be no picture and sound. OSD Transparency Adjust the OSD transparency of all the menus. -
Page 24: Organizing Favorites
MENU OPERATIONS Organizing Favorites This mode is helpful in adding and deleting services to and from the favorite group. Under the menu Organizing Favorites, there are three different modes: Fav List , Fav CHs and TV or Radio Ch List. On the Fav List mode, four standard lists are selected as the default menus: News, Sports, Movie and Music. -
Page 25: Recording
MENU OPERATIONS Recording To record the service you want, you have to set the following options. You can record the service immediately. To reserve a recording, you have to use Timer Setting function in System Setting at Main menu. You can go to the Timer Setting menu directly by selecting Timer Setting item in this menu, too. -
Page 26: Installation
MENU OPERATIONS Record To start recording immediately, press button at this item. For reservation you may use Timer Setting in System Setting menu. Record Stop To stop recording immediately, press button at this item. H. Timer Setting Press button at this item to go to the Timer Setting menu directly. Installation Channel Search... - Page 27 MENU OPERATIONS A. Search Mode There are 3 search modes, Network , Manual and Auto . The Network mode enables you to search all the services you can receive in the Network. The Manual mode enables you to search the services in the Frequency you want. In the Auto mode, you can search all the service by setting the Start Frequency and End Frequency .
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Page 28: Factory Setting
MENU OPERATIONS I. Start Search... To start the searching process, press OK button at this item. To stop the searching process on the way, press either the button or the button. This menu will be shown as long as the STB is searching for channels. All channels found will be listed in two columns on the screen with TV channels in one column and Radio channels in the other. -
Page 29: Transfer Firmware
MENU OPERATIONS Transfer Firmware A. Transfer Program to Other IRD It is used to transfer PVR firmware to other PVR for upgrading the PVR. Notes: Please proceed this menu with connecting the PVR of same model and same specification. B. Transfer Data to Other IRD It is used to transfer PVR Data such as service information to other PVR for upgrading the PVR. -
Page 30: Calendar
MENU OPERATIONS Check the PVR’s system information here. It shows the System ID, Loader Version, Device Version, Application Version and Last Update. Calendar Press V- or V+ button to select the year. Press P+ or P- button to select the month. Common Interface The menu differs according to each inserted CAM. -
Page 31: Function Guide
FUNCTION GUIDE FUNCTION GUIDE Channel List Press button to see the Channel List. The Channel List displays as follows. • Service provider. (It can be displayed by pressing c button.) • Scrambled Mark by $ . • RB (Red) button: Display the options. You can use this options by pressing V+ , V- button. -
Page 32: Information Box
FUNCTION GUIDE Information Box Press i button on the RCU to see the program information. The Information box displays as follows: . Channel Number . Channel Name . Detailed Program Information . Signal Level and Quality . Tuner Information . Information of subtitle and / or teletext . -
Page 33: Epg (Electronic Program Guide)
FUNCTION GUIDE C. MP3 Title Bitrate Progress Bar Artist Time Information Album Duration EPG (Electronic Program Guide) To display the information about currently being broadcasted as well as those that will be broadcasted next, press button on the remote control unit. If EPG is available on programs, you will see the detailed description of the programs, start/end time and programs schedules etc. -
Page 34: Sound Track
FUNCTION GUIDE In the software emulation mode, you can watch the teletext even though your TV does not support teletext. You can watch the teletext using the RCU of PVR. Press Teletext ( ) button to watch the teletext with software emulation mode. Press tlx button once more or EXIT ( ) button to escape from teletext. -
Page 35: Recording While Time Shifting
FUNCTION GUIDE 1. To use Time Shifting function, the Time Shifting option should be enabled. To find the Time Shifting option menu, follow the steps below. Main Menu System Setting Time Shifting Enable 2. Press ply button to display Time Shifting progress bar. You have to press ply button once more to display Time Shifting progress bar during Trick mode. -
Page 36: Recording, Checking And Editing The Reserved Delayed Recording
FUNCTION GUIDE Recording, Checking and Editing the reserved delayed recording To record services, refer to the following steps. There are four kinds of recording references. Caution : If the recording time is less than about 1 minute, the recorded file will not be saved. -
Page 37: Immediate Recording By Menu Selection
FUNCTION GUIDE Immediate Recording by Menu Selection * Precaution (Dual Recording) Before starting recording on the Menu, you have to select one of the record NO. There are Record NO.1 and 2 to distinguish between the two records for dual recording. -
Page 38: Delayed Recording
FUNCTION GUIDE Delayed Recording A. Record Go to System Setting menu and press OK button at the Timer Setting item. At Timer Setting, press F1(Red) button to insert a new recording entry. Set the options that you want to record with by using V- or V+ button. For detailed information, refer to the explanation of Timer Setting menu in Menu operations. -
Page 39: Recording By Epg
FUNCTION GUIDE Recording by EPG A. Record Press button to display EPG. Select a service that you want to record, and press button. Instead of button, two times pressing of button is valid for delayed recording. In these cases the Recording mark ( ) will be displayed. -
Page 40: Playback A Recorded Service
FUNCTION GUIDE Playback a Recorded Service 1. Press list button to display the recorded service list. 2. You can use several useful editing functions at Recorded Services menu as followings. A. New Folder : Press (Green) button to make new folder. B. -
Page 41: Stop
FUNCTION GUIDE * Successive Playback of Services Press F1 (Red) button to number the services among the recorded services list and press OK or ply button to playback the multi-services in sequence automatically. This function is very convenient for you to descramble the pay TV service with proper CAM module and smart card. -
Page 42: Slow Motion Playback
FUNCTION GUIDE Slow Motion Playback 1. To playback in slow motion (without sound), press the button. 2. Slow motion speed can be adjusted by pressing the button repeatedly. 3. There are 3 steps (1/2, 1/4, 1/8) in slow motion playback. 4. -
Page 43: Bookmark
FUNCTION GUIDE Bookmark You can jump to a position directly by bookmark function in playback and time-shifted playback. To search positions very quickly and easily, use bookmarks. It is impossible to use the bookmark in the following conditions. - Timeshifting is disabled and you are watching live picture. - You are recording 2 services, and you are watching the other sevice. -
Page 44: Recording The Descrambled Live Service
FUNCTION GUIDE Recording The Descrambled Live Service 1. Select the live picture you want to record. Descramble the service with a proper CAM and smart card. The live service should be decoded well with the proper CAM and smart card. 2. -
Page 45: Repeated Playback Mode
FUNCTION GUIDE Repeated Playback mode The repeated Playback mode works only in playback mode. It does not work in time shifting mode. There are two repeated Playback modes. 1. Repeating the whole selected service. a. Start playback a recorded service. b. -
Page 46: Cut Out / Save Selected Region
FUNCTION GUIDE 1. Select and playback a service to copy. 2. Press button to display Playback progress bar. 3. To go to the desired position, press button or button. 4. Start playback the recorded video you want to copy. The fast/slow motion copying is possible by fast/slow motion playback. -
Page 47: Time Shifting While Recording
FUNCTION GUIDE Time Shifting while Recording During single recording, Time Shifting is possible. But, if you are recording 2 services at the same time, Time Shifting is possible only in the recorded channel. Zapping while Recording For the tuner being recorded with, all the channels in the same Channel can be selected. For the other tuner, all the scanned channels can be selected. -
Page 48: Dual Recording
FUNCTION GUIDE Dual Recording 1. Press button to start Recording. 2. You can use the Time-shifting function while recording another service. It is possible to record two services at the same time, too. 3. To record the 2nd service, press button at the service you want to record. -
Page 49: Recorded Services List
FUNCTION GUIDE Recorded Services List The file list is displayed by pressing button. The file list of Recorded Services can be selected by buttons from other list. 1. You can see the file number, file name, date of recording, information of scramble, locking, Service name, event information, file size, HDD information, etc. -
Page 50: Mp3 File List
1. You can download the MP3 files via USB from PC using Altair.exe.( You can get it from www.i-topfield.com) The list of MP3 files will be displayed here. 2. Folder A new folder can be made by pressing Geeen (Green) button. -
Page 51: Program File List
The file list of Program files can be selected by revs buttons from other list. 1. You can download the TAP(Topfield Application Program) via USB from PC using Altair.exe.( You can get it from www.i-topfiled.com). The list of the TAP will be displayed. 2. Folder... -
Page 52: Progress Icon
FUNCTION GUIDE If you are pressing the button when the PVR starts up, the program in the Auto Run folder will not run. Remove the program from the Auto Run folder if you do not want to auto run. Progress Icon There will be Icons during Playback, Time Shifting, Recording and Copying. -
Page 53: Software Upgrade And Pc Interface
Whenever a problem is found or functions are added or modified, the software in the PVR has to be upgraded to enjoy better function. The latest news, software, utility, driver, product and manual will be found at Topfield website http://www.i-topfield.com There are some methods to download the new software. -
Page 54: Menu Map
MENU MAP MENU MAP Mode Local Time Time Setting Time Offset Time Format Summer Time Timer Setting Censorship Change PIN Code Time Setting Language Setting Parental Control A/V Output Setting Access Control Organizing Channels Organizing Favorites Installation System Setting IRD Lock Menu Language Language Setting Subtitle Language... - Page 55 MENU MAP Time Shifting Organizing Favorites Record No. Service Mode Duration Recording File Name Start Stop Timer Setting Search Mode Channel Service Search Service Search Installation Factory Setting Format Hard Disk Transfer Program to… Transfer Firmware Transfer Data to … System Software Upgrade IRD Status Information...
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Page 56: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Tuner & Channel Decoder Item Specification 2 Tuners Decoding & recording(or decoding) Input/Loop through Connector IEC 169-2, Female/Male Frequency Range 50 ~ 870MHz Signal Level Input -20 ~ +25dBm Demodulation Constellation 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256 QAM Input Symbol Rate 7.252 Msps max MPEG Transport Stream A/V Decoding... - Page 57 SPECIFICATIONS Common Interface Item Specification 2 slots PCMCIA DVB Common Interface Standard A/V & Data In/Out Item Specification Video CVBS/S-VIDEO/RGB/YUV output TV-SCART Audio L/R output Video CVBS output, Audio L/R output VCR-SCART Video CVBS/S-VIDEO/RGB input bypass Audio L/R input bypass S-VIDEO Video S-VIDEO output Video CVBS output...
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