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Topfield TF 5000 PVRt User Manual

Digital terrestrial receiver and personal video recorder
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  • Page 1 TOPFIELD TF 5000 PVRt User Manual Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder...
  • Page 2 Digital Broadcasting Australia Dear customer, Digital Broadcasting Australia (DBA) congratulates you on your decision to purchase a digital receiver set-top box. Digital Broadcasting Australia is made up of the free-to-air television stations, consumer electronic suppliers, manufac- turers and retailers. Together, we want to ensure the smoothest possible transition to digital for viewers and consumers.
  • Page 3 • On-line access to member-only international news on digital television developments You can also provide vital feedback on the features of digital television you like and don’t like in occasional on-line surveys - so you can help shape digital television in the future. To register as a member of the DBA Early Adopter Club , please enter your contact details on the registration web page at http: //www.dba.org.au/register.asp.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction Introduction ......Controlling the digital receiver ....1.2.1 The front panel .
  • Page 5 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder ....18 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio ....19 3.2.5 Sound mode .
  • Page 6 CONTENTS 7.1.2 Recording by the recording menu ... . 42 7.1.3 Making a timer recording ....43 7.1.4 Recording by electronic program guide .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction The TF 5000 PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and can receive digital broadcastings. To operate it, you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. Unlike analog broadcastings, digital broadcastings are not all assigned to their own frequencies;...
  • Page 8 You can find the latest transponder information from various broadcasters on tele- text. The TF 5000 PVRt digital receiver has features as follows: • The digtial receiver is able to memorize up to 2,000 tele- vision and radio services.

  • Page 9: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver You can control the digital receiver with the remote control and the front panel buttons. NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plugged to a wall outlet, we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand, when it is on, it is in operation mode.
  • Page 10 Introduction CHANNEL buttons switch to another service, and move the highlight bar vertically in a menu. VOLUME buttons change the volume, and select an option in a menu. OK button displays the service list, and selects an entry in a menu or list.

  • Page 11: The Remote Control

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 1.2.2 The remote control ⃝ button toggles the digital re- ceiver between operation mode and standby mode. ⃝ button mutes the television or audio appliance. £   ⃝ ¢ ¡ button displays the RF set- ting menu.
  • Page 12 Introduction or a multifeed if available. £   £   ⃝ V − ¢ ¡ ¢ ¡ buttons change the volume, and select an op- tion in a menu. £   £   ⃝ P − ¢ ¡ ¢ ¡ buttons switch to another service, and move the highlight bar vertically in a menu.
  • Page 13 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver ⃝ button plays back from a next bookmark position. ⃝ button is used to edit a recording file. ⃝ button displays recording file list, MP3 file list or application file list. For more descriptions, refer to § 7.4. ⃝...

  • Page 14: Installation

    Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Packing contents Before going any further, check that you have received the fol- lowing items with your digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One loop cable, to connect the first tuner with the second tuner •...
  • Page 15 2.2 Safety precautions power cunsumption of the digital receiver, refer to Ta- ble 2.1. • The wall outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. • The digital receiver is designed to receive, record and play back video and audio signals. Any other use is ex- pressly prohibited.
  • Page 16 Installation tenna cable. Always disconnect the power plug and the antenna cable. • Never open the digital receiver casing under any cir- cumstances. Warranty claims are excluded for the dam- age resulting from improper handling. • Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servic- ing is required when the digital receiver has been dam- aged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilt or objects have fallen into...

  • Page 17: Rear Panel Connections

    2.3 Rear panel connections 2.3 Rear panel connections ANT 1 ANT 2 VIDEO RF OUT RF IN RF LOOP 1 OUT RF LOOP 2 OUT AUDIO S-VIDEO S/PDIF RS-232 ⃝ ANT 1 IN Broadcasting input socket for the 1st tuner. ⃝...

  • Page 18: Connecting The Digital Receiver

    Installation ⃝ S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for digital audio appliance. ⃝ USB USB port for firmware update and data transfer. ⃝ RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer. Table 2.3: Connectors specification TV SCART Video CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV output Audio L/R output VCR SCART Video CVBS output...
  • Page 19 2.4 Connecting the digital receiver Connecting to the terrestrial antenna Connect the antenna cable to the ANT 1 IN socket on the digital receiver, and then connect the RF LOOP 1 OUT socket and the ANT 2 IN socket with a loop-through cable. If you have another digital receiver, plug another cable into the RF LOOP 2 OUT socket on the digital receiver and the corresponding socket on the other digital receiver.

  • Page 20: Inserting Batteries In The Remote Control

    Installation Connecting to the television by RF connector Connect the RF LOOP 2 OUT socket and the RF IN socket on the digital receiver with a RF cable, and then plug a RF cable into the RF OUT socket on the digital receiver and the corresponding input socket on your television.

  • Page 21: Preference Settings

    Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can designate languages for menu, audio track and subti- tle track. To designate the language for menu, audio track or subtitle track, select the System Setting > Language Setting menu. Menu language The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages: Ara- bic, Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish and so forth.

  • Page 22: Video And Audio Settings

    Preference Settings language. Once you select a language, the menu will be dis- played in the selected language immediately. Subtitle language Set the Subtitle Language option to your desired language. When you watch a program, a subtitle track of the selected language will be output if the program has that.

  • Page 23: Televsion Standard

    3.2 Video and audio settings 3.2.1 Televsion standard The digital receiver supports two types of television standard. One is PAL (Phase Alternating Line) standard, and the other is NTSC (National Television Standards Commitee) standard. PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA, Canada, Mexico and so forth.

  • Page 24: Video Cassette Recorder

    Preference Settings digital receiver outputs CVBS video through RCA connector independent of SCART connector. However, If you have connected them by S-VIDEO connector, you have to this option to S-Video because the output through S-Video connector comes from the SCART interface. It is known in general that YUV color model provides the best video quality with little difference from RGB color model while CVBS color model does the worst.

  • Page 25: Television Aspect Ratio

    3.2 Video and audio settings because the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder. 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16:9. You can enjoy well both wide-screen programs and normal- screen programs with your wide-screen television as the above figures show.

  • Page 26: Sound Mode

    Preference Settings right figure, set the option to Center extract; then, wide-screen pictures will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the width of the normal screen. 3.2.5 Sound mode Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two au- dio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver.

  • Page 27: Local Time Setting

    3.3 Local time setting If you have connected your analog television antenna to the RF IN, you can watch analog broadcasts via the digital re- ceiver. 3.3 Local time setting You should set your local time with the digital receiver for timer events.

  • Page 28: Parental Control

    Preference Settings Table 3.2: Time offset table Time offset City GMT − 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein GMT − 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa GMT − 10:00 Hawaii GMT − 09:00 Alaska GMT − 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada GMT − 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada GMT −...
  • Page 29 3.4 Parental control To specify a basis classification, select the System Setting > Parental Control menu. At this time, you have to enter Personal Identifica- tion Number (PIN). The default personal identification number is ‘0000’. Set the Censorship option to your desired classification among the followings: No block restricting no program.

  • Page 30: Adjusting On-Screen Display

    Preference Settings sification, the person has to enter the personal identification number. To change the number, select the Change PIN Code menu; then an input box appears. You have to enter your de- sired number twice for confirmation. You can also restrict uses of some menus. Selecting the Ac- cess Control menu displays a list of menus that you can lock.

  • Page 31: Enabling The Time Shift Function

    3.6 Enabling the time shift function 3.6 Enabling the time shift function You can use time shift function with this digital receiver. To enable the time shift function, select the System Setting menu and set the Time Shifting option to Enable. For detailed de- scriptions about the time shift function, refer to §...

  • Page 32: Service Search

    Service Search Chapter 4 Service Search You have to perform service search after installing the digital receiver. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services To perform service search, select the Installation > Service Search menu. If you have an active antenna, you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to on to supply power to the amplifier of the antenna.

  • Page 33: Resetting To Factory Settings

    4.2 Resetting to factory settings You should set the Search Mode option to Auto at the first ser- vice search after installing the digital receiver. The digital re- ceiver will search all available services with automatic search mode. Transponder numbers range from 6 to 12 at VHF and 28 to 69 at UHF.

  • Page 34: Daily Usage

    Daily Usage Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Browsing services £   £   To switch over to another service, press the ¢ ¡ ¢ P − ¡ but- ton. Pressing button recalls the service you have watched just before. You can switch to your desried servce by entering its service number with the numeral buttons.
  • Page 35 5.1 Browsing services means pay service. You cannot watch pay services with this receiver. To select your desired service, put the highlight bar on its £   £   £   P − ¢ ¡ entry with the ¢ ¡ ¢...

  • Page 36: Viewing Program Information

    Daily Usage To select a favorite service of a £   group, press the ¢ ¡ button; then the highlight bar of the favorite list becomes movable. Once you se- £   ¢ ¡ lect a desired entry with the button, the selected service will be shown.

  • Page 37: Viewing An Electronic Program Guide

    5.3 Viewing an electronic program guide • Service number • Service name • Signal level and quality • Program name • Program classification • Program commentary • Broadcasting time • Current time In addition, you might see the following symbols: •...

  • Page 38: Selecting An Audio Track

    Daily Usage £   ¢ ¡ Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays an electronic program guide, in which you can see the follow- ing things: • Scheduled programs • Program commentary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired program entry, put £...

  • Page 39: Selecting A Subtitle Track

    5.5 Selecting a subtitle track 5.5 Selecting a subtitle track Some programs are provided with subtitle tracks of one or more languages. When you view an information box, a sub- title symbol ( ) will be marked on it if one or more subtitle tracks are provided.

  • Page 40: Watching By Time Shift

    Daily Usage When you view an information box, a multifeed symbol ( will be marked on it if it is available. To select a multifeed service, press button, then available multifeed services will be listed. Select your desired multifeed service in the list, and it will be shown.

  • Page 41: Watching By Picture In Picture

    5.9 Watching by picture in picture To end time shift, display the progress bar with but- ton and press button. 5.9 Watching by picture in picture You can watch two services at the same time, one of which is shown in a subpicture. This func- tion is called Picture-in-Picture (PiP).

  • Page 42: Listing Services

    Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services Editing favorite list You can make your own favorite service list. To edit your fa- vorite list, select the Organizing Favorties menu; then an ed- itable favorite list appears. There are a group list on the left column, a favorite list on the center column and a service list on the right column.
  • Page 43 Then the highlight bar of the service list becomes mov- able. Put the hightlight bar on a desired service entry £   ¢ ¡ and press the button. Then the selected service entry is added in the favorite list. You can select more entries to add. Press the button to select another group.
  • Page 44 Listing Services 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; then the selected entry becomes darker. Move it to £   a desired place and press the ¢...

  • Page 45: Recording And Playing Back

    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 thorugh a same transponder. The TF 5000 PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the fol- lowing things: •...

  • Page 46: Recording A Program

    Recording and Playing Back 7.1 Recording a program Once a recording is started, a recording symbol like the next figure will be displayed on the right top of the screen for a few seconds. When you are watching a service different from the service being recorded, you can view a number on the center of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recording is started.
  • Page 47 7.1 Recording a program current recording will be stopped the moment the current pro- gram ends; likewise, once the After next program option is se- lected, the current recording will be stopped the moment the next program ends. Selecting the Record pause command pauses recording. When you press button again to display the recording control box, the Record continue command is displayed instead.

  • Page 48: Recording By The Recording Menu

    Recording and Playing Back 7.1.2 Recording by the recording menu To record a program by the record- ing menu, select the Recording menu. You can record two services at the same time. Set the Record No. option to distinguish two records. Set the Service parameter to the service which provides the £...

  • Page 49: Making A Timer Recording

    7.1 Recording a program 7.1.3 Making a timer recording You can make a program to be recorded at a specific time. Even If the digital receiver is off, it will be turned on and start recording at a time specified. The digital receiver will be turned off again as the recording ends.
  • Page 50 Recording and Playing Back Every Weekday means ‘from Monday to Friday per week’. If your favorite program is broadcasted at weekend and you wish to record every episode of the program, set the Mode option to Every Weekend. Set the Date parameter to a date, on which your porgram will be recorded.

  • Page 51: Recording By Electronic Program Guide

    7.1 Recording a program 7.1.4 Recording by electronic program guide If an electronic program guide is properly provided on the service you wish to record, you can set a timer recording in it by perform- ing the following steps: Select the service you want to record. £...

  • Page 52: File List

    Recording and Playing Back Press button to stop time shift. Press button once more to stop recording. For detailed description about time shift function, refer to § 5.8. 7.2 File list In recording a program, it is stored as a file in the built-in hard disk of the digital receiver.
  • Page 53 7.2 File list To make a new folder To make a new folder, press button. Then a new folder named GROUP # is created. You can rename the folder in the same manner as renaming a file entry. To move a file to another folder To move a file to another folder, put the highlight bar on a file entry you want and press button.

  • Page 54: Playing Back A Recording

    Recording and Playing Back Enter and save a file name as you want with the key- board. For how to use the keyboard, refer to Chapter 6. The file is renamed as specified. You can rename a folder in the same manner. To lock a recording file To lock a file, perform the following steps: Put the highlight bar on a file entry you want.

  • Page 55: To Play Back In Slow Motion

    7.3 Playing back a recording £   ¢ ¡ Press the button to start playback. To stop playback, press button. Once a playback is started, a playback symbol like the next figure will be displayed on the right top of the screen for a few seconds.

  • Page 56: To Play Back In Fast Motion

    Recording and Playing Back 7.3.2 To play back in fast motion To play back in fast motion, press button on playback. Whenever pressing button, playback speed changes in 3 steps: 2, 4 and 6 times speed. To return to normal speed, press button.

  • Page 57: To Make A Bookmark

    7.3 Playing back a recording 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can specify a playback po- sition as a bookmark with button and jump to the position with button. You can make 64 bookmarks at maximum. Book- marks are stored with the recording file so that you can use them again afterwards.

  • Page 58: Editing A Recording

    Recording and Playing Back Start playback of a recording file you want. Press button to display a progress bar. Find one end position of a block you want to specify with button or button. Press button at the position, then the point starts to blink.

  • Page 59: To Store A Block From A Recording

    7.4 Editing a recording 7.4.2 To store a block from a recording You can store a block from a recording file by performing the following steps: Start playback of a recording file you want. Press button to display a progress bar. Find one end position of a block you want to specify with button or...

  • Page 60: Playing A Mp3

    Recording and Playing Back NOTE If copying time is less than about 1 minute, the copy- ing will not be done successfully. It is recommended not to change the playback speed. 7.5 Playing a MP3 To play a MP3 file with the digital receiver, you have to trans- fer your MP3 files to the digital receiver from your personal computer.

  • Page 61: Formatting Hard Disk

    7.6 Formatting hard disk 7.6 Formatting hard disk To format the hard disk of the digital receiver, select the Instal- lation > Format Hard Disk menu. Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently. If a new hard disk drive is installed, it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is different from any of the personal computer.

  • Page 62: Topfield Application Program

    GCC compiler also might perhaps be available as a compiler for TAPs. You can get the Application Program Inter- face (API) libraries for TAPs from the Topfield website, http: //www.i-topfield.com. Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions: •...
  • Page 63 files of BMP, GIF and JPG format. This TAP is available from the Top- fieldwebsite, http://www.i-topfield. com. In the program file list, you can use a variety of file control functions including: renaming, sorting, deleting and so on.

  • Page 64: Firmware Update And Data Transfer

    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 update utilites from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield. com. You should check the firmware...

  • Page 65: Updating The Firmware

    You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer connecting them with a USB cable. You need TFDN USB , the firmware transfer utility for this, which is avail- able at the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update firmware with this method, perform the following steps: Download a new firmware applicable to the digital re-...
  • Page 66 It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer connecting them with a RS232 cable. You need TFD-Down , the firmware transfer utility for this, which is available at the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield. com. To update firmware with this method, perform the following steps: Download a new firmware applicable to the digital re-...

  • Page 67: Transferring The Receiver Data

    9.2 Transferring the receiver data Plug a RS232 cable into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver and the other’s. Turn both of them on. Select the Installation > Transfer Firmware > Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu. 9.2 Transferring the receiver data The digital receiver retains such data as follows: •...
  • Page 68 Firmware Update and Data Transfer transfer program, Altair is needed here, which is available at the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com. The method is as follows. Download Altair from the Topfield website. Plug a USB cable into the USB port on the digital re- ceiver and the corresponding port on your computer.

  • Page 69: Index

    Index Symbol Button, 5 16:9, 19 4:3, 19 C++, 56 Censorship, 23 A/V Output Setting, 16 Center extract, 20 Access Control, 24 Change PIN Code, 24 Add to Fav, 29 Channel, 27 Advanced, 27 Composite Video Baseband Sig- After next program, 40, 41 nal, 17 After this program, 40 Current Event, 42...
  • Page 70 Euro-connector Quick Euro-connector, 17 Manual, 27 Every Day, 43 Menu Language, 15 Every Weekday, 44 Mode, 21, 44 Every Weekend, 43 mono, 20 multifeed, 33 Factory Setting, 27 New, 37 File Name, 42, 44 No block, 23 Find, 59, 60 normal-screen television, 19 folder list, 47 NTSC, 17...
  • Page 71 VIDEO Super-Video, 17 R, 23 System ID, 58 Radio, 43 System Setting, 24, 25 Record, 43 Record continue, 41 TAP, 46, 56 Record No., 42 teletext, 33 Record pause, 41 television service list, 38 Record Start, 42 TFD-Down , 60 Recording, 42 TFDN USB , 59 recording file list, 46...
  • Page 72 Video Output Video Output, 17, 18 Weekly, 43 wide-screen television, 19 Wind River , 56 YUV, 17...

  • Page 73: Warranty Information

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

  • Page 74: Warranty Conditions

    Warranty Conditions Where required by Topfield Australia only the original invoice/receipt issued by the dealer will be accepted as proof of purchase. Topfield Australia may reject warranty claims on equipment which it believes to be illegally ac- quired or when the ‘owner’ is unable to provide proof of purchase or where security labels or serial numbers have been tampered with or removed.
  • Page 76 Topfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this manual explains. So some ex- planations and illustrations in this manual could be different from the real digital receiver. Copyright © 2006, Topfield Co., Ltd. Australian version 110T-F6213-201-0 Rev. 1 http://www.i-topfield.com...

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