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Topfield TF 5000 CI User Manual

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TF 5000 CI
TF 5100 CI

User Guide

Digital Satellite Receiver
Common Interface

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 5000 CI TF 5100 CI User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver Common Interface...

  • 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 Language settings Video and audio settings 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 4 Service Search Searching broadcasting services 4.1.1 Configuring LNB settings...
  • Page 5 5.2.4 Selecting subtitle tracks 5.2.5 Viewing teletext Viewing electronic program guide Watching multifeed program Making timer events 6 Listing Services Editing the service list Editing the favorite list Transferring receiver data 7 Firmware Update Over the air ......51 From your computer via RS-232 port From another digital receiver via RS-232 port Index...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5000CI / TF 5100 CI digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) stan- dard, 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 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    2 Introduction • Can store up to 5000 television and radio services. • Has an electronic program guide that provides an overview • You can edit the service list. • You can make a favorite list with your favorite channels. •...
  • Page 9 TV/STB REMOTE STANDBY CHANNEL VOLUME STANDBY STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. (On/Off CHANNEL vice. They are also used to navigate in the menus and interactive screens. VOLUME They are also used to change options for a menu item. TV/STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver.

  • Page 10: The Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. (On/Off button switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket. See § more description.

  • Page 11: 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. button is not used in this model. These buttons have different functions per menu.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction To watch a pay service, you should take the following steps: 1. Purchase a conditional access module and a subscrip- 2. Insert the subscription card into the conditional access 3. insert the conditional access module to a common inter- Common Interface (CI) is an interface for condi- tional access modules.

  • Page 13: 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) • User manual 2.2 Safety precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully. •...
  • Page 14 8 Setup • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The • Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface. • Do not place the digital receiver close to heat emitting • Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched. •...

  • Page 15: Rear Panel Connections

    2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5000CI / TF 5100 CI has some connections on the back panel. Check up what connections your television set has in compar- ison with the digital receiver. LNB IN Broadcasting input socket LNB OUT Broadcasting output socket through the LNB IN socket for another digital receiver.

  • Page 16: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    10 Setup Table 2.3: Connectors specification VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO S/PDIF RS-232 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 17: Connecting To Your Television

    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 18 12 Setup If you connect with a standard SCART cable, you do not have to make audio connections because the SCART connector can output stereo audio. But if you do with a conversion cable, such as SCART-to-Component, you have to make audio con- nections.

  • Page 19: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    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. 2.4.4 Inserting batteries in the remote control To insert the batteries, open the battery compartment by re- moving the lid, and then insert the batteries observing the po- larity, which is marked on the base of the battery compart- ment.
  • Page 20 14 Setup used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area.

  • Page 21: 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 22: Video And Audio Settings

    16 Preference Settings lect a language, the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language. Subtitle language Set the Subtitle Language option to your choice. When you watch a program, the subtitle track of the selected language will be output if available. Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the button.

  • Page 23: 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 24: Video Cassette Recorder

    18 Preference Settings 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder You would have the digital receiver linked to your video cas- sette recorder or such an appliance from the VCR SCART. The digital receiver will operate differently depending on the set- ting of the VCR Scart Type option. If the option is set to Stan- dard, the digital receiver will pass the video from the video recorder to your television when the video recorder starts play- back.

  • Page 25: Sound Mode

    You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programs with your normal- screen television as the above figures show. The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen. To watch wide-screen programs in the shape like the center fig- ure, set the 16:9 Display Format option to Letter Box. Wide- screen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the normal screen.

  • Page 26: Local Time Setting

    20 Preference Settings Table 3.1: Television standards by country Signal type Country PAL G Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Ger- many, Greece, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slove- nia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Yugoslavia PAL I Hong Kong, Macao, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom...
  • Page 27 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. Table 3.2: Time offset table Time offset City 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa 10:00 Hawaii 09:00...

  • Page 28: Parental Control

    22 Preference Settings 3. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on To set the local time yourself, set the Mode option to Man- ual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24- hour:minute.

  • Page 29: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 23 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 30 24 Preference Settings You can raise or lower the position of the information box. Se- lect the System Setting menu, and then set the Info Box Posi- tion option as you desire. Its available range is 10 to 3 line. The more high the value is set, the more low the information box will be positioned.

  • Page 31: Service Search

    After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed and mo- torized antenna system. You have to configure antenna set- tings according to your antenna system in the following order: 1.
  • Page 32 26 Service Search The other is K 18 GHz. Pressing the the satellite list in alphabetic order. Select the satellite toward which your antenna sets its face. Even if you cannot find your desired satellite, you can add your desired satellite to the satel- lite list.
  • Page 33 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 make out the correct LNB fre- quency. The difference between a broadcasting frequency and its LNB frequency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz.

  • Page 34: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings

    28 Service Search 4.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satel- lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. To get the correct position of your desired satellite, perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- 2.

  • Page 35: Configuring Usals Settings

    5. Finally select the Store option at the Motor Control menu There are more motor control options for installers, but this manual does not describe them. If you are an installer, refer them to the manual for the STAB rotor. 4.1.3 Configuring USALS settings USALS (Universal Satellite Automatic Location System), also known as DiSEqC 1.3, calculates the positions of all available...

  • Page 36: Searching Services

    30 Service Search 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- 2. Input your location to the My Longitude and My Latitude 3. Input the position of your selected satellite to the Satel- 4. Select the Goto the position option. Then the antenna 5.
  • Page 37 • Searching one service of a transponder. • Searching every service of a SMATV (Satellite Master Antenna Television) transponder. To search every service of a satellite, perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion.
  • Page 38 32 Service Search 3. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op- 4. Input the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the 5. Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your de- 6. Specify the PIDs of your desired service at the PID menu To search every service of a SMATV transponder, if the digi- tal receiver is connected to a SMATV, perform the following steps:...

  • Page 39: Editing The Transponder List

    4.2 Editing the transponder list You can add, delete or modify satellite or transponder infor- mation. To add a satellite entry, select the Add Satellite option. Then the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. For how to use the keyboard, refer to § 6.2. To change a satellite entry’s name, select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the SAT Name Edit op- tion.

  • Page 40: Resetting To Factory Settings

    34 Service Search 4.3 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data: • Satellite list • Service list • Favorite list • Timer list • Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. If you want to re- set all the data, select the Installation then you are asked for confirmation.
  • Page 41 4.4 Resetting to installer settings 35 for confirmation. If you replay with yes, your data will be restored.

  • Page 42: Daily Usage

    36 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.
  • Page 43 A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, which in- dicates pay service. To watch pay services, you need the sub- scription card. To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the button and press the will be presented.

  • Page 44: Watching Favorite Services

    38 Daily Usage 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 45: Selecting Audio Tracks

    In addition, you might see the following symbols: • Subtitle symbol ( • Teletext symbol ( • Lock symbol ( ) if the current service is locked. • Dollar symbol ($) if the current service is a pay service. • Multifeed symbol ( Pressing the tion about the current program.

  • Page 46: Selecting Subtitle Tracks

    40 Daily Usage an audio track. 5.2.4 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programs are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages. If the current program provides subtitle tracks, the subtitle symbol ( box. Pressing the Once you select a subtitle track, it will be displayed. 5.2.5 Viewing teletext On some programs, such information as weather reports, news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext service.
  • Page 47 5.3 Viewing electronic program guide 41 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 48: Watching Multifeed Program

    42 Daily Usage 5.4 Watching multifeed program Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a program at the same time. We call it mul- tifeed program. You can select and watch a perspective you prefer.
  • Page 49 To add a new timer event, press the the above figure appears. 1. If you want a radio program, set the Type option to Ra- dio; otherwise, set it to TV. 2. Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want.
  • Page 50 44 Daily Usage 5. Set the Date option to a desire date, on which the record- 6. Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the 7. To set a timer event with the above settings, select the you wish to watch every episode of the program, set the Mode option to Every Weekend.

  • Page 51: Listing Services

    6.1 Editing the service list You would have got the service list after service search. You can rename, move, lock or delete service entries on the service list. Once you put the highlight bar on a desired option on the left column and press the vice to edit on the right column.
  • Page 52 46 Listing Services To edit the radio service list, press vice entries will be listed on the right column. To turn back to the television service list, press it again. To change the name of a service, select the Rename and select a desired service;...

  • Page 53: Editing The Favorite List

    Sort Fav–NoFav from favorite services to unfavorite services. Sort Sat Name by satellite 6.2 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 54: Transferring Receiver Data

    48 Listing Services To type a space, select the Space key. To type lower case letters or numerals, select the Other key. To delete a letter, put the cursor on a desired letter at the input line and then select the Del key.
  • Page 55 • Service list • Favorite list • Preference settings It is possible to transfer receiver data to your digital receiver from another same digital receiver connecting them with a RS- 232 cable. To transfer receiver data, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 56: Firmware Update

    50 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 57: Over The Air

    update. 7.1 Over the air You can get a new firmware over the air. Satellite Frequency Symbol Rate Polarity This transponder information can be changed. You can get the information at the Topfield web site, 7.2 From your computer via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer connecting them with a RS-232 cable.

  • Page 58: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    52 Firmware Update To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: The instruction on how to use TFD-Down is as follows: 7.3 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- 232 cable.
  • Page 59 7.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 53 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 60: Index

    54 INDEX 16:9, 16:9 Display Format, 22 kHz, 4:3, A/V Output Setting, Access Control, Add new TP, Add Satellite, Advanced, Astra, AUDIO L, AUDIO L/R, Audio Language, AUDIO R, Auto, Button, C band, CAM, CAS, CAS only, Censorship, Center Extract, Change PIN Code, Index Common Interface,...
  • Page 61 FTA/Scrambled, GMT, Goto, Goto the position, Info Box Display Time, Info Box Position, information box, IRD Status, band, Language Setting, Letter Box, LNB, LNB Frequency, 26, LNB IN, 9, LNB OUT, 9, LNB Power, LNB Setting, Local Time, Local Time Setting, Lock, Manual, Menu Language,...
  • Page 62 56 INDEX Service, service list, Service Search, SMATV, SMATV, Sort, Sort A–Z, Sort CAS–FTA, Sort Fav–NoFav, Sort FTA–CAS, Sort Sat Name, Sound Mode, Space, Start, Start Search, stereo, Stop, Store, 29, subtitle, Subtitle Language, Symbol Rate, 31, System ID, System Recovery, System Setting, 23, teletext, television service list, 46,...
  • Page 64 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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