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Topfield SBP-2010 User Manual

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SBP-2010
User Guide
High Definition
Digital Satellite Receiver
USB PVR-Ready
Common Interface

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  • Page 1 TOPFIELD SBP-2010 User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Receiver USB PVR-Ready Common Interface...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ii CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ......Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 3 CONTENTS iii Editing the transponder list ....Resetting to factory settings ....Resetting to user settings .
  • Page 4 iv CONTENTS Editing the services list ..... . Editing the favourite lists ..... How to use on-screen keyboard .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The SBP-2010 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 ap- propriately.

  • 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 lists of your favourite services. • Can view information about the current television or ra- dio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes.

  • Page 7: Front Panel

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 Front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver, specific lights and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode.

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active 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. is used to select a subtitle track. displays teletext. £ ¢ ¡ changes video resolution. See §4.2.1 for more V.Format details. £ ¢ ¡...

  • Page 10: Common Interface

    6 Introduction is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. is used to jump back to the beginning of the recording on playback. is used to jump to the end of the recording on play- back.
  • Page 11 1.3 Common Interface 7 3. Insert the CAM into a common inter- face on the front of the digital receiver. To view the information about the module and subscription card which is inserted into the digital receiver, select the formation > Common Interface menu.

  • 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. • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it can be removed easily to disconnect the power. •...

  • Page 14: Rear Panel Connections

    0 to 45 Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The SBP-2010 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) S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio- video receiver HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high definition television set Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 for broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna.

  • Page 23: Configuring Lnb Settings

    3.1 Searching for 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.

  • Page 25: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings

    3.1 Searching for 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 For Services

    3.1 Searching for 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 for 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: Editing The Transponder List

    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.

  • Page 31: Resetting To Factory Settings

    3.3 Resetting to factory settings 27 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op- tion. 3. Change the Polarization option to match to that of your desired transponder. 4.

  • Page 32: Resetting To User Settings

    28 Service Search preference options will be reset to the manufacturer’s factory settings. NOTE A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes. However, you have to search services again after a factory reset. 3.4 Resetting to user settings You can store your own data including the following: •...

  • Page 33: Preference Settings

    Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu will 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 specified 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: Colour Format

    4.2 Video and audio settings 33 You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes 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 programmes in the shape like the cen- tre figure, set the Display Format option to Letter Box.

  • Page 38: Audio Mode

    34 Preference Settings It is impossible for the digital receiver to record the video from the video device since the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder. 4.2.5 Audio mode Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver.
  • Page 39 4.3 Local time setting 35 Settings > Time Select the menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast. To use Greenwich Mean Time, take the following steps: 1.
  • Page 40 36 Preference Settings If daylight saving time is observed in your state at the moment, set the Daylight Saving Time option to On. NOTE Daylight saving time adds one hour to the time when the op- tion is set to On. When setting the time offset from Green- wich Mean Time, make sure that time offset does not include daylight saving time.

  • Page 41: Parental Control

    4.4 Parental control 37 4.4 Parental control In general, television programmes are classified according to the level of violence, nudity and language of their content. When you are watching a programme, you can check its pro- gramme classification on the information box. For the infor- mation box, see §5.2.3.

  • Page 42: Options For Recording

    38 Preference Settings Time item is set to Locked, you have to enter the PI number when accessing the Time menu. If you enter a wrong number, you cannot use the menu. To release a locked item, set it to Unlocked.

  • Page 43: Options For Playback

    4.6 Options for playback 39 4.6 Options for playback To set the options for playback, select the Settings > Playback menu. You should see a screen like the left fig- ure. If you want to play back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting Position option to Beginning.

  • Page 44: Options For On-Screen Display

    40 Preference Settings video, then you can synchronise them by adjusting the value of the Sync option. In addition, you can change the colour and size of subtitle by setting the Font Color and Font Size options to one you prefer. 4.7 Options for on-screen display To set the options for the on- screen display (OSD), select the...

  • Page 45: Options For Standby Mode

    4.8 Options for standby mode 41 With the choice of Full Scroll, it will be fully scrolled until its end disappears; with the choice of Part Scroll, it will be scrolled only to its end. 4.8 Options for standby mode You can have the current time displayed on the front display in standby mode.

  • Page 46: Every Day Use

    42 Every Day Use Chapter 5 Every Day Use 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.
  • Page 47 5.2 Watching television 43 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.
  • Page 48 44 Every Day Use you can browse as a group the services that have a same initial. Press the button at the ser- vices list screen, then you should see a screen like the left figure. In the box on the left side, select a desired initial group by putting the highlight bar on its entry, then all the services hav- ing the selected initial will be displayed in the box on the right side.

  • Page 49: The Favourite Service Lists

    5.2 Watching television 45 choice of Yes, the service will be deleted. If you want to restore it as before, you have to perform service search again. See §3.1 for service search. • To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, se- lect the Add to Fav option, then the favourite groups will be displayed.

  • Page 50: Viewing Programme Information

    46 Every Day Use To select a favourite service, put the hightlight bar on a desired £ ¢ ¡ service and press the button, the it will be displayed. To select another group, press the button. After you have selected a favourite service, if you then switch £...

  • Page 51: Selecting Audio Tracks

    5.2 Watching television 47 • Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme. • Teletext symbol ( ) if teletext pages are provided on the current service. • Dolby Digital symbol ( ) if a Dolby Digital audio track is provided on the current programme.

  • Page 52: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide

    48 Every Day Use rent service provides teletext, the teletext symbol ( ) will be displayed on the information box. Press the button to view teletext pages. Select a page to view by entering its page number with the nu- meric buttons.

  • Page 53: Using Time-Shift

    5.4 Using time-shift 49 You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme guide. See §7.1.3 for detailed description. 5.4 Using time-shift You can pause and resume a live television programme, and even rewind and replay it. When you are watching a pro- gramme and you miss something, you can rewind and replay it.
  • Page 54 50 Every Day Use • You can jump backward and forward by pressing the buttons. You can change the jump time at the Jump Time Interval option. See §4.6. • You can change playback speed. See §7.3.2 for slow mo- tion.

  • Page 55: Organising Services

    Chapter 6 Organising 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. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 56 52 Organising Services 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.

  • Page 57: Editing The Favourite Lists

    6.2 Editing the favourite lists 53 Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services Provider by broadcaster 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 58 54 Organising Services You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the fol- lowing steps: 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.

  • Page 59: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard 55 6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key £ ¢ ¡ horizontally with the £ ¢ ¡ buttons and vertically with £ £ ¢ ¡ ¢ ¡ buttons. Press- £...

  • Page 60: Recording And Playback

    56 Recording and Playback Chapter 7 Recording and Playback If you want to record TV programmes, you have to link an external hard drive to the USB port of the digital receiver. NOTE The external hard drive should be formatted in the NTFS file system. 7.1 Recording a programme Once a recording gets started, a symbol like the left figure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a...

  • Page 61: Instant Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 57 7.1.1 Instant recording To instantly record a programme you are watching at present, press the button. Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does with a video recorder. Instead, pressing the but- ton will pause the live show and begin time-shifting within the current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled.

  • Page 62: Timer Recording

    58 Recording and Playback To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows the programme currently being recorded. Select recording by using navigation buttons then £ ¢ ¡ press button to stop the recording.
  • Page 63 7.1 Recording a programme 59 To add a timer recording, select the Reservation menu, then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press the button, and a box like the left figure appears. Take the follow- ing steps: 1.
  • Page 64 60 Recording and Playback If your favourite programme is broadcast at weekends and you wish to record every episode of the programme, set the Mode option to Every Weekend. 6. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on.

  • Page 65: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide

    7.1 Recording a programme 61 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properly provided, you can make timer events on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the electronic programme guide are as follows: £...

  • Page 66: File Archive

    62 Recording and Playback 2. Make sure that the subscription card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiver. 3. Start recording. 4. Do not switch to other service nor use time-shift until recording is finished. NOTE If you switch to other service or use time-shift in the middle of recording a pay programme, it will be recorded without...

  • Page 67: To Delete A Recording

    7.2 File archive 63 7.2.1 To delete a recording To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press button, then you get asked for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, it will be deleted. 7.2.2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings, take the following steps: 1.

  • Page 68: To Make A New Folder

    64 Recording and Playback 7.2.5 To make a new folder To make a new folder, press the button, then a new folder named GROUP # is created. You can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording. See above. 7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder To move a recording to another folder, put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the...

  • Page 69: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    7.3 Playing back a recording 65 • To pause playback, press the button. To resume it, press the button. • To view the progress bar, press the button; to hide it, press the button again. • When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a de- sired scene by entering a progress percentage with the numeric buttons.

  • Page 70: To Make A Bookmark

    66 Recording and Playback repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To resume normal speed, press the button. You can change the playback speed in 3 steps (4, 16 and 64 times) or in 6 steps (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times). See §4.6. 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book-...

  • Page 71: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence

    7.3 Playing back a recording 67 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 72: Playing Back A Video File

    68 Recording and Playback yellowish green $ indicates it has been partially descrambled, and a purely yellow $ indicates it has not been descrambled at all. There are two ways to fully descramble a scrambled recording so that you can play it back without the subscription card later on.

  • Page 73: Formatting The Hard Disk

    7.5 Formatting the hard disk 69 NOTE This digital receiver supports only version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x of the Divx format. 7.5 Formatting the hard disk If a new hard drive is installed, it must be formatted because you can neither record nor use time-shift with an unformatted hard disk.

  • Page 74: 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 75: Over The Air

    Frequency 12603 MHz appointed by the manufac- Symbol Rate 22000 KS/s turer, Topfield, for firmware Polarisation Horizontal update. This transponder information can be changed. You can get the information from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. Selecting the Start command starts firmware update.

  • Page 76: Index

    72 INDEX Index 1st Audio Language, 1st Subtitle Language, Button, 2nd Audio Language, 2nd Subtitle Language, C band, 4:3, CAM, 12 Hours, CAS Only, 16:9, CAS only, 22 kHz, CAS–FTA, 45, Censorship, A/V Output, Center, Access Control, Center extract, Active, Change PIN Code, Add to Fav, Advanced,...
  • Page 77 INDEX 73 DiSEqC Command Mode, GMT Collection, Display Format, 32, Goto, Goto the position, DivX, Dolby Digital, Duration, 57, Hard of Hearing, DVB, HD Output, DVB-S2 8PSK, 24, 25, HDMI, 11, 13, DVB-S2 QPSK, 24, 25, high definition, Edit Favorite List, .idx, Edit Service List, Import System Data,...
  • Page 78 74 INDEX Locked, packet identification, Parental Control, Manual, Part Scroll, Media Subtitle, Passive, Menu Language, PID, Mini A, Pilot, 24, 25, Miscellaneous, PIN, mkv, Playback, Mode, 35, 59, Polarization, 24, Modulation, 24, 25, Provider, 45, mono, Motor Control, 21, Motorized DiSEqC 1.2, radio services list, Motorized DiSEqC 1.3, Record,...
  • Page 79 INDEX 75 Size, TV, 10, TV Aspect Ratio, SMATV, 23, Type, .smi, Sort, Sorting, 45, USALS, Sound Mode, USALS Setting, .srt, USB, 10, 56, Standby Mode, USB Firmware Upgrade, Start, User, Start Search, User Select, Start Time, Starting Position, stereo, VCR, 10, Store, VCR SCART Type,...
  • Page 80 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-I7A91-701-0...

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