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Topfield TF 5000 PVRt User Manual

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TF 5000 PVRt
User Guide
Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder

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  • Page 1 TOPFIELD TF 5000 PVRt User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder...
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  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    iv Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 5 Contents v 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder ....20 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio ....21 3.2.5 Sound mode .
  • Page 6 vi Contents 7 Recording and Playing Recording a programme ..... . 43 7.1.1 Instant recording ..... . 43 7.1.2 Current programme recording .
  • Page 7 Contents vii Index...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5000 PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation, you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency.

  • Page 10: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    • Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 5000 PVRt. You can pause the programme you are watching and resume it again at a later time. Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current pro- gramme by fast foward and rewind search.

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

  • 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. button mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. button displays the RF setting menu. See § 3.2.6 for more details. button switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device con-...
  • Page 13 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 buttons increase and decrease the volume. They are also used to change options for a menu item. button displays the services list. It is also used to select menu items. See § 5.2.1 for more details. button displays the favourite list.
  • Page 14 6 Introduction button rewinds. Subsequent presses change the rewind speed. button fast forwards. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. button starts slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. button pauses live television or playback of a recorded programme. button starts recording.
  • Page 15 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 7 • Mode 1: • Mode 2: • Mode 3: • Mode 4: The mode 1 will work at default.

  • Page 16: Setup

    8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the fol- lowing items with your digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One loop cable, to connect the first tuner with the second tuner •...

  • Page 17: Safety Precautions

    2.2 Safety precautions 9 2.2 Safety precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully. • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1.

  • Page 18: Rear Panel Connections

    3.4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5000 PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back panel. VIDEO RF OUT ANT 1 ANT 2...
  • Page 19 2.3 Rear panel connections 11 AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or audio system. (white/red) S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set. Audio and video output socket for the tele- vision set. Audio and video input/output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike.

  • Page 20: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    12 Setup 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appli- ances. If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact technical support on the back of this instuction book under warranty information.

  • Page 21: Connecting To Your Television

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 2.4.2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of your digital receiver, we recommend you use the first connector to get best picture quality. If your television does not have the matching connec- tor then use the next connector in the following order for best picture quality.
  • Page 22 14 Setup To use the S-Video connector You will need to obtain a S-Video cable to use the S-Video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.

  • Page 23: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 To use the RF connector If your television does not have any video and audio input, you will need to use the radio frequency output from the dig- ital receiver. In this case, you will need to connect a ca- ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television.
  • Page 24 16 Setup used batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for dam- age resulting from leaking batteries. NOTE Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed of with household waste. Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area.

  • Page 25: Preference Settings

    Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu would be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select which language of au- dio track as well as of subtitle track to be output. Select the System Setting Language Setting menu.
  • Page 26 18 Preference Settings Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language and the 2nd Subtitle Language options to your desired languages. When you watch a pro- gramme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the language that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be dis- played.

  • Page 27: Video And Audio Settings

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

  • Page 28: Colour Model

    20 Preference Settings 3.2.2 Colour model Through the TV SCART connector, the digital receiver is able to output video in various colour models. If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via this connector, you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model.

  • Page 29: Television Aspect Ratio

    3.2 Video and audio settings 21 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16:9. Otherwise, if you have a normal-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4:3. You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes with your normal-screen television as the above figures show.

  • Page 30: Radio Frequency Output

    22 Preference Settings 3.2.6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket, you should configure the radio frequency output. The digital receiver can make analogue television from digital television and output it through the RF OUT socket. Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your country supports referring to Table 3.1.
  • Page 31 3.3 Local time setting 23 Table 3.2: Time offset table Time offset City 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa 10:00 Hawaii 09:00 Alaska 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima 04:00...

  • Page 32: Parental Control

    24 Preference Settings the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24- hour:minute. 3.4 Parental control In general television programmes are classified according to the level of violence, nudity and language of its content. When you are watching a programme, you can check its programme classification on the information box.

  • Page 33: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 25 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. MA stands for Mature Audiance, the content of which is strong. R restricts to R rated programmes.

  • Page 34: To Turn On The Time Shift Feature

    26 Preference Settings select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire. Its available range is from 1 to 30 seconds. If you set this option to No Info Box, the information box will not be displayed when you switch services. However, pressing the button will display the information box.

  • Page 35: Service Search

    Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services To perform service search, se- lect the Installation Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. If you have an antenna booster, you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to On to sup-...

  • Page 36: Resetting To Factory Settings

    28 Service Search Manual search You may choose to search only services of a specific trans- ponder because more than one service are provided via each transponder. To do that, set the Search Mode option to Man- ual, and then at the Channel option select your desired trans- ponder.

  • Page 37: Daily Usage

    Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Volume control Use the buttons to alter the volume to a comfort- able level. You may need to adjust the volume on your televi- sion set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the button.
  • Page 38 30 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • 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; then it will be presented.

  • Page 39: The Favourite Services List

    5.2 Watching television 31 be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. You can switch between the television services list and the ra- dio services list by pressing the button. 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 40: Viewing Programme Information

    32 Daily Usage favourite group, put the highlight bar of the group list on a de- sired group and press the button. To create a new group, press the button. To delete a group or a service, press the button. 5.2.3 Viewing programme information Pressing button displays the information box, on which...

  • Page 41: Selecting Audio Tracks

    5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 33 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available au- dio tracks. Once you select an audio track, it will be sounded. In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo, Mono, Left or Right.

  • Page 42: Watching Multifeed Programme

    34 Daily Usage Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following: • Scheduled programmes • programme summary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the highlight bar on your choice with the button and press the...

  • Page 43: Using Time Shift

    5.5 Using time shift 35 you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks. 5.5 Using time shift You can pause and resume a live TV programme, and even rewind and replay it. When you are watching a programme and you miss something you can rewind and replay it.

  • Page 44: Using Picture In Picture

    36 Daily Usage • You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing button. • You can change playback speed. For slow motion see § 7.3.2. For fast motion see § 7.3.3. • To check your current position in time shift, press the button.
  • Page 45 5.6 Using picture in picture 37 2. Pressing the button once more minifies the sub- screen, and pressing it once again hides the sub-screen. 3. Pressing the button swaps the main picture with the sub-picture. Even when you play back a recording, you can watch a live programme in the sub-screen.

  • Page 46: Listing Services

    38 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 47 6.1 Editing the favourite list 39 You can add up to 30 groups. To add a group, select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To rename a group, put the highlight bar on a desired group you wish to rename and press the button;...

  • Page 48: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    40 Listing Services services list after adding radio services, press the button again. With your favourite services list, you can select your favourite services more easily. Refer to § 5.2.2 for more information. 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with buttons.
  • Page 49 6.3 Transferring receiver data 41 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re- ceiver. 2.

  • Page 50: Recording And Playing

    42 Recording and Playing Chapter 7 Recording and Playing With one tuner of the digital receiver, you can record a ser- vice and at the same time watch another service—if the two services are provided through the same transponder. The TF 5000 PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: •...

  • Page 51: Recording A Programme

    7.1 Recording a programme 43 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 52 44 Recording and Playing 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 53: Current Programme Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 45 To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes currently being recorded. If you select one, its recording will stop. While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service.

  • Page 54: Timer Recording

    46 Recording and Playing Set the Service option to the service which provides the pro- gramme you want. Pressing the button on this option dis- plays a services list, from which you can select your desired service. To start recording immediately from now on, set the Start Time option to Quick.
  • Page 55 7.1 Recording a programme 47 1. Set the Record option to On to make a recording. If this option is set to Off, the digital receiver will turn on at the specified time but not record; instead, you may record with your video cassette recorder or suchlike in this case.

  • Page 56: Scheduling A Recording Using The Programme Guide

    For instructions on setting up IceTV, please visit http://www. The instructions on how to make icetv.com.au/topfield. timer recordings using the electronic programme guide are as follows: 1. Press the button to display the electronic pro- GUIDE gramme guide.

  • Page 57: Recording A Time-Shifted Programme

    7.2 File archive 49 2. Select a service you want to record with the buttons. 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;...

  • Page 58: To Delete A Recording

    50 Recording and Playing Press the button to display the recorded programmes list. In addition to the recorded pro- grammes list, there is the MP3 list. To view other lists, press button. See § for MP3 playback. The file information is comprised of the following elements: file number, file name, recording time, playing duration, file size and so on.

  • Page 59: To Lock A Recording File

    7.2 File archive 51 7.2.3 To lock a recording file To lock a recording so that other people cannot play it, per- form the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3.

  • Page 60: Playing Back A Recording

    52 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 a recording is played. The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows: 1.

  • Page 61: To Play In Slow Motion

    7.3 Playing back a recording 53 • To go forward, hold down the button; to go back- ward, hold down the button. • To bookmark a position refer to § 7.3.4. • If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward 30 sec- onds at a time by pressing the button.

  • Page 62: To Make A Bookmark

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

  • Page 63: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence

    7.4 Editing a recording 55 1. Press the button to display the progress bar. 2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the button. 3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink. 4.

  • Page 64: Copying A Recording

    56 Recording and Playing 2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit by holding down the button. 3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink. 4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple. 5.

  • Page 65: Mp3 Playback

    You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair, which is a program used to transfer files. You can download it from the Topfield web site, http://www.i-topfield.com. To transfer files, take the following steps:...
  • Page 66 58 Recording and Playing 1. Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield web site. 2. Install them on your computer. 3. Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on your com- puter.

  • Page 67: Formatting The Hard Disk

    7.8 Formatting the hard disk 59 At the top of the panel, you will see a message that says Turbo Off. Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver. You can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off.

  • Page 68: Firmware Update

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

  • Page 69: From Your Computer Via Usb Port

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

  • Page 70: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port

    It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the web site, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 71: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    8.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 63 8.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.
  • Page 72 64 INDEX Index 16:9, Channel, 16:9 Display Format, Current Event, 1st Audio Language, Cut, 1st Subtitle Language, 2nd Audio Language, Date, 2nd Subtitle Language, Download, 61, 4:3, Duration, 44, DVB, A/V Output Setting, Access Control, Electronic programme Guide, Add to Fav, Every Day, Advanced, Every Weekday,...
  • Page 73 Lock, 30, RF LOOP 1 OUT, Locked, RF LOOP 2 OUT, RF LOOP 2 OUT, RF OUT, 15, RF OUT, Manual, RF Output, Menu Language, RS-232, 41, 62, Mode, 23, RS-232, mono, multifeed, S-VIDEO, S-VIDEO, NEW, S/PDIF, No block, S/PIDF, normal-screen television, Save, NTSC,...
  • Page 74 66 INDEX transponder, Turbo Off, TV, 13, TV Aspect Ratio, TV Type, Type, USB, 58, USB, VCR, VCR, VCR Scart Type, VIDEO, 13, VIDEO, Video Output, Weekly, wide-screen television,...

  • Page 75: Warranty Information

    Warranty Information Do not return this card to TOPFIELD AUSTRALIA Equipment Details Model Serial Number Date of Purchase TF 5000 PVRt Please keep warranty card, proof of purchase and all manuals in a safe place as you will require these when making a warranty claim.

  • Page 76: Warranty Conditions

    Warranty Conditions 1. Where required by Topfield Australia only the original invoice/receipt issued by the dealer will be accepted as proof of purchase. 2. Topfield Australia may reject warranty claims on equipment which it believes to be illegally ac- quired or when the ‘owner’ is unable to provide proof of purchase or where security labels or serial numbers have been tampered with or removed.
  • Page 78 Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this guide explains. So some ex- planations and illustrations in this guide could be different from the actual digital receiver. Copyright © 2007, Topfield Co., Ltd. Australian version 110T-F6227-20A-0 Rev. 1 http://www.i-topfield.com...

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