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Page 1: User Guide
TOPFIELD SBI-2050 User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Receiver Common Interface IRDETO Embedded... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ii CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ......Controlling the digital receiver . - Page 3 CONTENTS iii 3.1.4 Searching services ....Editing the transponder list ....Resetting to factory settings .
- Page 4 iv CONTENTS Editing the services list ..... . Editing the favourite lists ..... How to use on-screen keyboard .
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Page 5: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction The SBI-2050 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 6: Controlling The Digital Receiver
2 Introduction • Can store up to 10,000 television and radio services. • You can edit the services list. • Can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • Can view information about the current television or ra- dio programme. •... - Page 7 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. lamp blinks every time you press a button on the remote control. STANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode.
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Page 8: Remote Control
4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control button switches the digital receiver 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 options. - Page 9 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. is used to select a subtitle track. displays teletext. £ ¢ ¡ changes video resolution. See §4.2.1 for more V.Format...
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Page 10: Subscription Card Information
6 Introduction is used to jump back to the beginning of the video on playback. is used to jump to the end of the video on playback. has different functions per menu. has different functions per menu. has different functions per menu. has different functions per menu. -
Page 11: Common Interface
1.4 Common Interface 7 1.4 Common Interface You would find there are so many pay ser- vices that are scrambled by a variety of broad- casting operators. You can view some of scrambled services with a Conditional Ac- cess Module (CAM) and a subscription card which match with the scrambling system. -
Page 12: Setup
8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the fol- lowing items with the digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One Component cable (RCA cable) •... - Page 13 2.2 Safety precautions 9 • The wall socket should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit. • Where the mains plug is used as the disconnect device, such disconnect device shall remain readily operable. •...
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Page 14: Rear Panel Connections
0 to 45 ℃ Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The SBI-2050 has the following connections on the back: Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver. LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket... -
Page 15: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the tele- vision set (yellow) Y/Pb/Pr Component video output socket for the tele- vision set (green/blue/red) HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high definition television set S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio- video receiver... -
Page 16: Connecting To The Antenna
12 Setup 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital television broadcasts. Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN con- nector. - Page 17 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the HDMI output If you have a high definition television set, you should use an HDMI cable for best re- sults. Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on the digital receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television.
- Page 18 14 Setup To use the Component video output You need to obtain a Component video ca- ble (RCA cable) to use the Component video output. Plug one ends of the cable into the Y (green), Pb (blue) and Pr (red) sockets on the digital receiver, and plug the other ends into the matching sockets on your television.
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Page 19: Connecting To Your Video Recorder
2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 To make the audio connection You need to obtain an audio cable (RCA ca- ble) to link the audio connectors. Plug one ends of the cable into the AUDIO L (white) and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digi- tal receiver, and plug the other ends into the matching sockets on your television or audio-video receiver. - Page 20 16 Setup Before switching on the digital receiver, you should insert bat- teries into 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 compart- ment.
- Page 21 2.5 Switching on for the first time 17 • Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed with other household wastes. Please dispose of used batteries in an environ- mentally sound manner. Find out the legal regulations which apply in your area.
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Page 22: Service Search
18 Service Search Chapter 3 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. NOTE If there is no service stored, you will be not able to access all menus. A is another name for a . 3.1 Searching broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna. -
Page 23: Configuring Lnb Settings
3.1 Searching broadcasting services 19 3.1.1 Configuring LNB settings There are two large frequency bands for satellite broadcasts. One is C band which ranges approximately from 4 to 6 GHz. The other is K band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz. - Page 24 20 Service Search satellite position, frequency range, symbol rate, polarization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range. So you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency option. However, if you have selected the Other entry at the Satellite Name option to specify a satellite that is not in the satellite list, you might have to fill in the correct LNB frequency.
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Page 25: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings
3.1 Searching broadcasting services 21 3.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satel- lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When you switch to a service, if it is not provided by the current satellite, it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position. -
Page 26: Configuring Usals Settings
22 Service Search ponder and choose the best one at the Transponder (or Frequency) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning. 5. Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the tuned position when the receiving quality is best. There are more motor control options for installers, but this guide does not describe them. -
Page 27: Searching Services
3.1 Searching broadcasting services 23 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct. 4. Select the Goto the position option, then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its po- sition. - Page 28 24 Service Search 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Auto. 3. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital receiver will check up the up-to-date channel informa- tion while searching services, but it takes a rather longer time.
- Page 29 3.1 Searching broadcasting services 25 will become enabled. You also should set these options correctly. NOTE You may get transponder information from a satellite maga- http://www.satbeams.com http: zine or website such as //www.lyngsat.com. Searching single service of a transponder To search single service of a transponder, take the following steps: 1.
- Page 30 26 Service Search 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to SMATV, and then press £ ¢ ¡ button to diaply additional options. 3. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op- tion or enter it with the numeric buttons.
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Page 31: Editing The Transponder List
3.2 Editing the transponder list 27 3.2 Editing the transponder list If you failed to receive services of a transponder because it consists of wrong data, you can solve it by correcting the data. Select the Installation > SAT/TP Edit menu. To change the data of a trans- ponder, take the following steps: 1. -
Page 32: Resetting To Factory Settings
28 Service Search 3.3 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data: • Satellite list • Services list • Favourite list • Timer list • Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. To do that, select the Installation >... -
Page 33: Preference Settings
Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu would be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select the language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the Settings > Language menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. -
Page 34: Subtitle Language
30 Preference Settings 4.1.2 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 35: Video And Audio Settings
4.2 Video and audio settings 31 4.2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately for your television set and other devices. Select the Settings > A/V Output menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. 4.2.1 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080. -
Page 36: Television Aspect Ratio
32 Preference Settings £ ¢ ¡ button. Whenever you press it, the video resolution V.Format is changed in turn. NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the fol- lowing video outputs: • Composite video output (VIDEO) • SCART output (TV) 4.2.2 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16:9. -
Page 37: Anothter Video Device
4.2 Video and audio settings 33 In general, it is known that the RGB colour format provides the best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour format but the CVBS colour format does the least. So RGB would be the most desirable option for this. 4.2.4 Anothter video device You can have the digital receiver linked to another video de- vice like a video recorder or a DVD player via the VCR SCART... -
Page 38: Local Time Setting
34 Preference Settings NOTE Only if the service you are currently watching provides a Dolby Digital audio track, you can enjoy Dolby Digital sound. 4.3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events. If you do not set the local time correctly, the programme time table pro- vided by the programme guide may be distrustful. -
Page 39: Parental Control
4.4 Parental control 35 sired satellite and transponders at those options. With the above settings, the digital receiver will scan all speci- fied transponders one by one until it gets the Greenwich Mean Time. 4. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time item. - Page 40 36 Preference Settings Table 4.1: Time offset table Time offset City 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa 10:00 Hawaii 09:00 Alaska 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima 04:00 Atlantic Time Canada, La Paz...
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Page 41: Options For Playback
4.5 Options for playback 37 If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes, set the Censorship option to 15 (age). Setting it to No block blocks no programme; on the other hand, setting it to Total block blocks every programme. -
Page 42: Options For On-Screen Display
38 Preference Settings file from the part where you were watching, set this option to Continuing. If you want to enjoy more levels of playback speed, set the Trick Mode Level option to 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x; otherwise, set this option to 4x, 16x, 64x. -
Page 43: Options For Standby Mode
4.7 Options for standby mode 39 To adjust the transparency level of the OSD, set the OSD Trans- parency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 per- cent. To adjust the display time of the information box, set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire. -
Page 44: Daily Usage
40 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 45 5.2 Watching television 41 On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Transponder information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need a subscription card.
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Page 46: The Favourite Service Lists
42 Daily Usage • You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked. You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it. • To delete the highlighted service, select the Delete op- tion, then you get asked for confirmation. -
Page 47: Viewing Programme Information
5.2 Watching television 43 To display the favourite lists, press the button at the ser- vices list screen. For the services list, see §5.2.1. To select a favourite list, put the highlight bar on a desired favourite group list and press the £... - Page 48 44 Daily Usage • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Transponder information • Signal level and quality • Programme name • Programme classification symbol • Programme summary • Broadcasting time • Current time In addition, you might see the following symbols: •...
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Page 49: Selecting Audio Tracks
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 45 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tracks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available au- dio tracks. Once you select an audio track, that track will be heard. -
Page 50: Watching Multifeed Programme
46 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 £... -
Page 51: Making Timer Events
5.5 Making timer events 47 multifeed programme. You can select and watch a perspective you prefer. 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. - Page 52 48 Daily Usage 3. Set the Wakeup Service option to the service which pro- £ ¢ ¡ vides the programme you want. Pressing the button on this option displays a services list, from which you can select your desired service. 4.
- Page 53 5.5 Making timer events 49 NOTE Do not operate the digital receiver while it is working on a timer event. If you press any key on the remote control or on the front panel, it will not turn off automatically even after the timer event is complete.
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Page 54: Listing Services
50 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 Edit Services > Edit Service List menu. - Page 55 6.1 Editing the services list 51 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; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.
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Page 56: Editing The Favourite Lists
52 Listing Services Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services Transponder by transponder 6.2 Editing the favourite lists You can make your own favourite service lists. In fact, you can define multiple favourite service lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services. - Page 57 6.2 Editing the favourite lists 53 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the £ ¢ ¡ group list and press the button to select it. The high- light bar then moves to the services list. 2.
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Page 58: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard
54 Listing Services 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. -
Page 59: Playing Back Media Files
Chapter 7 Playing back media files You can play back media files such as photos, videos and music with this digital receiver. To be- gin with, you should plug an external hard drive to the USB port of the digital receiver. Media file formats that you can play back with the digital re- ceiver are as follows: •... -
Page 60: File Archive
56 Playing back media files 7.1 File archive To view the list of files in the ex- ternal hard drive, press the button. As shown in the left fig- ure, the file information is com- prised of the following elements: file number, filename, file size, running time and so on. -
Page 61: To Rename A File
7.2 Playing back a video file 57 3. Then only the files of the designated type get listed. 7.1.4 To rename a file To change a file’s name, take the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on the file you want to rename. 2. -
Page 62: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar
58 Playing back media files 2. Put the highlight bar on your desired video file and press £ ¢ ¡ button, then it starts to be played. 3. To stop playback, press the button. 4. If it has its own one or more subtitle files, you can select one you prefer with the button to display subtitle. -
Page 63: To Play In Fast Motion
7.2 Playing back a video file 59 7.2.3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion during a playback, press the but- ton. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To resume normal speed, press the button. - Page 64 60 Playing back media files 3. Press the button to start playback. 4. The selected files are played in the sequence that they are numbered. 5. To jump to the beginning of the next video in the queue, press the button to display the progress bar, then press the button.
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Page 65: Firmware Update
firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs on http: most versions of Windows, from the Topfield website, //www.i-topfield.com. 8.1 From a memory stick If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the firmware from it by taking the following steps: 1. -
Page 66: 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 an RS-232 cable. You need SDL-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware by this method, take the following steps: 1. -
Page 67: Over The Air
8.3 Over the air 63 1. Press the Find button to select the new firmware file. 2. Press the download button, and then turn on the digital receiver to start the file trans- fer. 3. A countdown will be displayed on screen. 4. -
Page 68: Index
64 INDEX Index 1st Audio Language, 1st Subtitle Language, C band, 2nd Audio Language, CAM, 2nd Subtitle Language, CAS Only, 4:3, CAS only, 12 Hours, CAS–FTA, 42, 16:9, Censorship, 22 kHz, Change PIN Code, Common Interface, A/V Output, Component, Access Control, Conditional Access Module, Active, Add to Fav,... - Page 69 INDEX 65 DVB-S2 QPSK, 24, 25, .idx, Info Box Display Time, Edit Favorite List, Info Box Position, Edit Service List, information box, Electronic Programme Guide, IRDETO, Irdeto Access, Every Day, Every Weekday, Every Weekend, jpg, Factory Setting, band, FAT32, keyboard, Fav–NoFav, 42, FEC, 24, 25, Language,...
- Page 70 66 INDEX Motorized DiSEqC 1.3, radio services list, Move, 23, Recover System Data, Movement, Rename, 41, 51, Reservation, MP3, RS-232, 10, mp4, multifeed, My Latitude, S/PDIF, 11, 15, My Longitude, SAT Name Edit, SAT/TP Edit, Network Search, Satellite, 34, 41, 42, 47, NEW, Satellite Angle, No block,...
- Page 71 INDEX 67 Sync, wide-screen television, teletext, XviD, television services list, Text Scroll, Y/Pb/Pr, Time, 34, Time Format, time format, Time Offset, timer list, Total block, Transponder, 22, 23, 34, 42, transponder, Trick Mode Level, TV, 10, 13, TV Aspect Ratio, Type, 47, USALS, USALS Setting,...
- Page 72 At any time during the life of a product Topfield Co., Ltd. may change or modify the hard- ware or software on any product to introduce new features or improve the functionality of the product. Copyright © 2010, Topfield Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. English version http://www.i-topfield.com 110T-K7A65-701-0...
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