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Topfield TF 5100 PVR User Manual

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TF 5100 PVR
User Guide
Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder
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  • Page 1 TOPFIELD TF 5100 PVR User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver 1.2.1 The front panel 1.2.2 The remote control...
  • Page 4 iv CONTENTS 3.2.1 Television standard 3.2.2 Color model 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio 3.2.5 Sound mode 3.2.6 Radio frequency output Local time setting Parental control Adjusting the on-screen display To use the time shift feature 4 Service Search Searching broadcasting services Resetting to factory settings 5 Daily Usage...
  • Page 5 7 Recording and Playing Recording a program 7.1.1 Instant recording 7.1.2 Current program recording 7.1.3 Timer recording 7.1.4 Scheduling a recording using the program guide 7.1.5 Recording a time-shifted program 7.1.6 Recording a pay service program File archive ......50 Playing back a recording 7.3.1 To play in slow motion...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    The TF 5100 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. However, unlike analog broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not all as- signed to their own frequencies;...

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    80 hours of program—in case of 160 gigabytes—in excellent picture and sound quality. TF 5100 PVR. You can pause the program you are watch- ing and resume it again at a later time. You can also quickly go to whatever part of the current program by fast foward and rewind search.
  • Page 9 TV/STB REMOTE STANDBY TV/STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver. See § description. REMOTE lamp lights up whenever you press a button of the remote control. STANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode.

  • Page 10: The Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control ceiver between standby mode and operation mode. (On/Off) again to switch it back on. menu. See § tion. the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device con- nected to the VCR SCART socket. See §...
  • Page 11 button is used to select an audio track and sound mode, or a video track of multifeed program. buttons increase and decrease the volume. They are also used to change options for a menu item. buttons move to the next or previous service. They are also used to navigate in the menus and interac- tive screens.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction If you do not have wide-screen television but normal screen television, pressing the casting conditions, the display format as follows: When you are viewing a wide-screen television, pressing the button cycles through the display format options as follows: functions per menu besides their own function.

  • Page 13: What Is Common Interface

    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 belonging with the scrambling system. 1. Purchase a conditional access module and a subscrip- 2.

  • Page 14: Setup

    8 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 link the first tuner with the second •...
  • Page 15 • 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 Ta- ble 2.1. • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extention lead to the unit.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel Connections

    Table 2.2: Physical specification Size Weight Operating temperature Storage relative humidity 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5100 PVR has a wide range of connections on the back panel. VIDEO ANT 1 ANT 2 RF LOOP 1 OUT RF LOOP 2 OUT...
  • Page 17 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. USB port for firmware update and data trans- fer.

  • Page 18: 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 your dealer.
  • Page 19 quality. If your television does not have the matching connec- tor then use the next connector in the following order for best picture quality. 1. SCART connector (TV) 2. S-Video connector (S-VIDEO) 3. Composite connector (VIDEO) 4. RF connector (RF OUT) You should configure audio and video settings after connect- ing up the digital receiver.
  • Page 20 14 Setup To use the S-Video connector To use the composite video connector To connect the audio connectors You will need to obtain a S-Video cable to use the S-Video connector. Plug one ends of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.

  • Page 21: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    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. 2.4.3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder The digital receiver also can output video to another appliance such as video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector.
  • Page 22 16 Setup 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 23: Preference Settings

    3.1 Language settings You can designate languages for menus, audio tracks and sub- title tracks. Menu language The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages: Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish and so forth. Set the Menu Language option to your choice. Once you se- Chapter 3 Preference Settings Select the System Setting...

  • Page 24: Video And Audio Settings

    18 Preference Settings lect a language, the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language. Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language and the 2nd Subtitle Language options to your choices. When you watch a program, if the program has the subtitle track of the langauge which is desig- nated at the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be displayed.

  • Page 25: Television Standard

    3.2.1 Television standard The digital receiver supports two types of television standard. One is the PAL standard, and the other is the NTSC stan- dard. PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA, Canada, Mexico and so forth. If you have a PAL television, you have to set the TV Type op- tion to PAL.

  • Page 26: Video Cassette Recorder

    20 Preference Settings should set the Video Output option to your desired color model. If you have connected them by RCA connector at which VIDEO reads on the back panel of the digital receiver, you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through RCA connector independent of SCART connec- tor.

  • Page 27: Sound Mode

    3.2 Video and audio settings 21 You can enjoy well both wide-screen programs and normal- screen programs with your wide-screen television as the above figures show. The left figure shows a wide picture displayed in the wide screen, and the right figure shows a normal picture displayed in the wide screen.

  • Page 28: Radio Frequency Output

    22 Preference Settings enjoy only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono. Set the Sound Mode option as you desire. Apart from this setting, you can change the sound mode with 3.2.6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket, you should configure the radio frequency output.
  • Page 29 You can set the local time either as Manual or Auto using Green- wich Mean Time (GMT). However, it is recommended to use the auto setting. To set the local time using the auto setting, follow these steps: 1. Set the Mode option to Auto; then the Time Offset option becomes enabled.

  • Page 30: Parental Control

    24 Preference Settings Table 3.2: Time offset table Time offset 3.4 Parental control In general a television program is labeled a rating according to the level of violence, nudity and language of its content. When you are watching a program, you can check its program rating on the information box.
  • Page 31 If you wish to restrict 15 or above rated programs, set the Cen- sorship option to 15 (age). Setting it to No block restricts no program; on the other hand, setting it to Total block restricts every program. NOTE If a program does not have any rating information, your rating setting will not take effect.

  • Page 32: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    26 Preference Settings 3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display You can adjust the transparency level of the on-screen display. Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire. Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent. You can adjust the display time of the information box.

  • Page 33: Service Search

    After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services If you have an antenna booster, you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to On to supply power to it. You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the first time after connecting up the digital receiver;...

  • Page 34: Resetting To Factory Settings

    28 Service Search You can search only services of a specific transponder because more than one service are provided via one transponder. To do that, set the Search Mode option to Manual, and then se- lect your desired transponder at the Channel option. transponder number ranges from 5 to 12 in VHF and 21 to 69 in UHF.

  • Page 35: Daily Usage

    5.1 Volume control Use the able level. You may need to adjust the volume on your tele- vision set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the button. Press it again to restore the sound to the previous level. 5.2 Watching television To change services, press the button switches to the previously viewed service.
  • Page 36 30 Daily Usage A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need the subscription card. To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the will be presented. Pressing the down.

  • Page 37: Watching Favorite Services

    • To add the highlighted service into a favorite group, se- 5.2.1 Watching favorite services You can select a service to watch on the favorite list as well as on the service list. To select a favorite service, put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the the favorite service list.

  • Page 38: Viewing Program Information

    32 Daily Usage press the delete a group or a service, press the edit the favorite list, refer to § 6.1. 5.2.2 Viewing program information Pressing you can see the followings: In addition, you might see the following symbols: • Subtitle symbol ( •...

  • Page 39: Selecting Audio Tracks

    5.2.3 Selecting audio tracks Some programs are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the tracks. Once you select a audio track, it will be sounded. In addition, you could enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo, Mono, Left or Right.

  • Page 40: Watching Multifeed Program

    34 Daily Usage To see detailed information of a desired program, put the high- light bar on your choice with the button. To switch to other service, press the button. To see the program guide for radio broadcasts, press the button.

  • Page 41: Using Time Shift

    Order Starting time If a multifeed program is provided on the current service, the multifeed symbol ( Press the Once you select one, it will be presented. At this time, you have to press the 5.5 Using time shift When you are watching a program, you can reverse or pause it as if playing back a recording.

  • Page 42: Using Picture In Picture

    36 Daily Usage 3. You can move backward 10 seconds at a time by press- 4. To hide the progress bar, press the 5. To end time shift, display the progress bar with the 5.6 Using picture in picture The instruction on how to use the picture-in-picture feature is as follows: 1.
  • Page 43 5.6 Using picture in picture 37 5. To display the service list for the sub-screen, press the button. 6. If both pictures are pay services all, only the main-picture will be presented.

  • Page 44: Listing Services

    38 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the favorite list You can make your own favorite service list. favorite list, select the Organizing Favorites menu; then an ed- itable favorite list appears. You can add a favorite entry by performing the following steps: 1.
  • Page 45 2. Then the highlight bar of the service list becomes mov- able. Put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the button. 3. Then the selected service entry is added in the favorite list. You can select more entries to add. 4.

  • Page 46: Transferring Receiver Data

    40 Listing Services Similarly, you can delete a favorite entry with the in the favorite list. Besides, you can rearrange a group’s fa- vorites by moving a favorite entry. To move a favorite entry, put the highlight bar on a desired entry to move and press the button;...
  • Page 47 6.2 Transferring receiver data 41 NOTE You had better memorize some important data such as video settings before starting transfer to avoid resetting them.

  • Page 48: Recording And Playing

    With one tuner of the digital receiver, you can record a service and at the same time watch another service if the two services are provided through a same transponder. The TF 5100 PVR digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the fol- lowings: •...

  • Page 49: Recording A Program

    7.1 Recording a program 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. NOTE When a recording is finished, it might not be saved if its recording duration is less than one minute.
  • Page 50 44 Recording and Playing program options would be available. Once the After this pro- gram option is selected, the current recording will stop the mo- ment the current program ends. Likewise, once the After next program option is selected, the current recording will stop the moment the next program ends.

  • Page 51: Current Program Recording

    7.1.2 Current program recording You can record two services at the same time. Set the Record No option to distinguish two recordings. Set the Service option to the service which provides the pro- gram you want. Pressing the plays a service list, from which you can select your desired service.

  • Page 52: Timer Recording

    46 Recording and Playing 7.1.3 Timer recording You can input a program to be recorded at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is off, it will turn on and start record- ing at the specified time. The digital receiver will turn off again as the recording is finished.
  • Page 53 Every Weekend means ‘Saturday and Sunday per week’. Weekly means ‘one day per week’. Every Weekday means ‘from Monday to Friday per week’. If your favorite program is broadcasted at weekends and you wish to record every episode of the program, set the Mode option to Every Weekend.

  • Page 54: Scheduling A Recording Using The Program Guide

    48 Recording and Playing 7.1.4 Scheduling a recording using the program guide 1. Press the 2. Select a service you want to record with the 3. Select a program you want to record with the 4. To make a timer event without recording, press the 5.

  • Page 55: Recording A Pay Service Program

    2. To move to a desired scene, hold down the 3. Press the 4. Press the 5. Press the See § 7.1.6 Recording a pay service program You can record a pay service program without the subscrip- tion card. However, you need the subscription card to play back it because it has not been descrambled.

  • Page 56: File Archive

    50 Recording and Playing 7.2 File archive When a program is recorded, it is stored as a file on the built- in hard disk of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play back on the recording list. The file information is comprised of the following elements: file number, file name, recording time, playing duration, file size and so on.
  • Page 57 3. Press the 4. They are sorted by the specified option. 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.

  • Page 58: Playing Back A Recording

    52 Recording and Playing To move a recording to other folder To move a recording to other folder, put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the listed. Once you choose a folder, the recording is moved to it. 7.3 Playing back a recording When a program is recorded, its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext are also recorded together.

  • Page 59: To Play In Slow Motion

    7.3.1 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the ton. 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 7.3.2 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion duration a playback, press the button.

  • Page 60: To Play Back A Recording Repeatedly

    54 Recording and Playing 3. To jump to a bookmark, press the 4. To delete a bookmark, jump to it and then press the When there is no preset bookmark, pressing the makes to jump forward 30 seconds at a time. 7.3.4 To play back a recording repeatedly You can play a recording repeatedly both in whole and in part.

  • Page 61: To Play Back A Scrambled Recording

    2. Select your desired recordings with the 3. Press the 4. The selected recordings are played in the sequence that 7.3.6 To play back a scrambled recording If you have recorded a program of a pay service with the sub- scription card, you can play it as freely as one of a free service.

  • Page 62: Copying A Recording

    56 Recording and Playing 7. If you choose the Save option, it will be saved in a new 7.5 Copying a recording You can copy a recording file in whole or in part during a play- back by performing the following steps: 1.

  • Page 63: Transferring Recording Files

    3. Press the 4. To stop playback, press the To play all MP3 files in a subfolder, put the highlight bar on a desired folder, and press the 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.
  • Page 64 58 Recording and Playing The instruction on how to use Altair is as follows: 1. Select files to transfer. The left panel shows files and 2. To transfer files from the digital receiver to your com- 3. To transfer files from your computer to the digital re- At the top of the panel, you will see a message that says Turbo Off.

  • Page 65: Formatting The Hard Disk

    7.8 Formatting the hard disk 59 Visit where you can find a MPEG player being able to play back them. If you wish to author DVDs with them, visit where you can find a DVD authoring program being able to process them. 7.8 Formatting the hard disk To format the hard disk of the digital receiver, select the Instal- Format Hard Disk menu.

  • Page 66: Topfield Application Program

    60 Topfield Application Program Topfield Application Program If you are good at programming with C++ language, you can make a program executable in the digital receiver. We call this Topfield Application Program (TAP). In making a TAP, it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind River, whose web site address is ants of GCC compiler also might perhaps be available as a compiler for TAPs.
  • Page 67 2. Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run. 3. Press the button to start the program. 4. To exit the program, press the In the program file list, you can use a variety of file control functions including: renaming, sorting, deleting and so on.

  • Page 68: Firmware Update

    62 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 a latest firmware and an update utility from the Topfield web site, NOTE You have to update with only the new firmware of which Sys- tem ID is identical to yours.

  • Page 69: From Your Computer Via Usb Port

    9.1 From your computer via USB port You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer connecting them with a USB cable. You need TFDN USB, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is avail- able at the Topfield web site, To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: The instruction on how to use TFDN USB is as follows:...

  • Page 70: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    64 Firmware Update need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available at the Topfield web site, To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: The instruction on how to use TFD-Down is as follows: 9.3 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 connecting them with a RS-...
  • Page 71 9.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 65 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.

  • Page 72: Index

    66 INDEX 16:9, 16:9 Display Format, 1st Audio Language, 1st Subtitle Language, 2nd Audio Language, 2nd Subtitle Language, 4:3, A/V Output Setting, Access Control, Add to Fav, Advanced, After next program, After this program, 43, Alphabetic, Altair, 57, ANT 1, 10, ANT 2, 10, Antenna Supply 5V, AUDIO L,...
  • Page 73 GMT, Info Box Display Time, Info Box Position, information box, IRD Status, Language Setting, Letter Box, Local Time, Local Time Setting, Lock, 30, Locked, Manual, Menu Language, Mode, 23, mono, multifeed, NEW, No block, normal-screen television, NTSC, on-screen keyboard, One Time, Organizing Favorites, OSD Transparency, PAL,...
  • Page 74 68 INDEX TAP, tap, teletext, television service list, TFD-Down, TFDN USB, Time, time format, Time Offset, Time Setting, time shift, Time Shifting, 26, timer list, Timer Setting, Total block, Transfer Data to Other IRD, Transfer Firmware to Other IRD, transponder, Turbo Off, TV, 11, 13, TV Aspect Ratio, 20,...
  • Page 76 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 uncon- trolled 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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