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Topfield SBI-2070 User Manual

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SBI-2070

User Guide

High Definition
Digital Satellite Receiver
USB PVR-Ready
Advanced Security IRDETO Embedded

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD SBI-2070 User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Receiver USB PVR-Ready Advanced Security IRDETO Embedded...
  • Page 2 • Read, keep and follow these instructions. erence. • Heed all warnings. • Clean only with a dry cloth. This User Guide covers the model SBI-2070 . • Do not block any of the ventilation open- • Illustrations pictured in this manual may ings.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS iii Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ......Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 4 iv CONTENTS Resetting to factory settings ....Resetting to user settings ..... 4 Preference Settings Language settings .
  • Page 5 CONTENTS v 6 Organising Services Editing the services list ..... . Editing the favourite lists ..... How to use on-screen keyboard .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The SBI-2070 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 8: Front Panel

    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 9 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode. light blinks every time you press a button on the remote control. STANDBY light lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode.

  • Page 10: 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 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. is used to select a subtitle track. displays teletext. £ ¢ ¡ changes video resolution. See §4.2.1 for more de- V.Format...

  • Page 12: Subscription Card Information

    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 playback. have different functions per menu.

  • Page 13: 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) • A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area.

  • Page 14: Rear Panel Connections

    13 V, 18 V, 500mA Max. Table 2.2: Physical specifications Size 260× 46× 190 mm Weight 1.2 kg ◦ Operating temperature 0 to 45 Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The SBI-2070 has the following connections on the back:...
  • Page 15 2.3 Rear panel connections 9 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver. LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket (Current: Max.500mA with overload pro- tection) LNB OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the LNB IN socket for another dig- ital receiver RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data...

  • Page 16: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    10 Setup Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left & right audio output Digital audio output YPbPr Component video output VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output AUDIO Left & right audio output S/PDIF Digital audio output RS-232 115.2 kbps at maximum NTSC-M 2.0 Host 5 V DC, 500 mA (on the front) 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver...

  • Page 17: Connecting To Your Television Set

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 antenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarisation specified by the digital re- ceiver. So if you have another digital receiver linked from the LNB OUT connector, you can only use it limitedly. See §3.1 for more details.
  • Page 18 12 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 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 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: Switching On For The First Time

    14 Setup 2.5 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected, you should plug it into a wall socket. Ensure that your television set is turned on and on the correct video channel so that you will be able to see the display from the digital receiver.
  • Page 21 2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 • Do not subject to excessive heat such as the sun and fire. • If you are not using the remote control for a long pe- riod of time, remove the batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leak- ing batteries.

  • Page 22: Service Search

    16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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

    20 Service Search (or Frequency) option. It will be helpful to your fine tun- ing. 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 21 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 22 Service Search 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 23 5. Set the Polarization option to match to that of your de- sired transponder. 6. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital re- ceiver will check up the up-to-date channel information as searching services, but it takes rather longer time.
  • Page 30 24 Service Search DVB-S2 8PSK. Then the FEC option and the Pilot option will become enabled. You also should set these options correctly. 7. At the PID option, specify the audio and video packet identification (PID) of your desired service with the nu- meric buttons.

  • Page 31: Editing The Transponder List

    3.2 Editing the transponder list 25 3.2 Editing the transponder list If you failed to receive services of a transponder because it consists of wrong data, you can solve it by correcting the data. Select the Installation > SAT/TP Edit menu. To change the data of a trans- ponder, take the following steps: 1.

  • Page 32: Resetting To Factory Settings

    26 Service Search 3.3 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data: • Satellite list • Services list • Favourite list • Timer list • Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the Instal- lation >...
  • Page 33 Select a data and press the but- ton, then your data will be restored. You can edit the channel data on your computer by using a channel editor software, Vega, which is available from Top- http://www.i-topfield.com/eng/download/ field’s website, utility_list.asp.
  • Page 34 28 Service Search With Vega you can do the following: • Adding, deleting or modifying satellite entries • Adding, deleting or modifying transponder entries • Deleting or modifying service entries • Adding, deleting or modifying favourite groups As to how to use Vega, refer to its user guide, which is accom- panied by the software.

  • Page 35: 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 36: 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 37: 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 38: Television Standard

    32 Preference Settings 4.2.2 Television standard The digital receiver supports two television standards. One is PAL standard, and the other is NTSC standard. PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA, Canada, Mexico and so forth. Refer to Table for the televi- sion standard of your local area.

  • Page 39: Audio Mode

    4.2 Video and audio settings 33 the width of the wide screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the original ratio like the right figure, set it to Center. If you have a normal-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4:3.

  • Page 40: Radio Frequency Output

    34 Preference Settings out decoding so that your audio-video receiver can decode it. Otherwise, set it to On, then the digital receiver will output decoded Dolby Digital audio, scaling it down to two channels. NOTE Only if the service you are currently watching provides a Dolby Digital audio track, you can enjoy Dolby Digital sound.
  • Page 41 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 42 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 43: 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 44: Options For Recording

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

  • Page 45: 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 figure. If you want to play back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting Position option to Beginning.

  • Page 46: Options For On-Screen Display

    40 Preference Settings 4.7 Options for on-screen display To set the options for the on- screen display (OSD), select the Settings > OSD menu. should see a screen like the left figure. To adjust the transparency level of the OSD, set the OSD Trans- parency option as you desire.

  • Page 47: Options For The Front Display

    4.8 Options for the front display 41 4.8 Options for the front display To set the options for the front display, select the Settings > Front Display menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. The front display shows the currently viewed service’s number and name.

  • Page 48: 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 49 5.2 Watching television 43 On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Multiplex information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need a subscription card.

  • Page 50: The Favourite Service Lists

    44 Every Day Use Locked. You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it. • To delete the highlighted service, select the Delete op- tion, then you get asked for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, the service will be deleted. If you want to restore it as before, you have to perform service search again.

  • Page 51: Viewing Programme Information

    5.2 Watching television 45 To display the favourite lists, press the button at the ser- vices list screen. For the services list, see §5.2.1. To select a favourite list, put the highlight bar on a desired favourite group list and press £...

  • Page 52: Selecting Audio Tracks

    46 Every Day Use • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Transponder information • Signal level and quality • Programme name • Programme classification sign • Programme summary • Broadcasting time • Current time In addition, you might see the following symbols: •...

  • Page 53: Selecting Subtitle Tracks

    5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 47 displayed. In this case, you have to press the button once more to select an audio track. 5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages. If the current programme provides subtitle tracks, the subtitle symbol ( ) will be marked on the infor- mation box.

  • Page 54: Watching Multifeed Programme

    48 Every Day Use £ ¢ ¡ Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following: • Scheduled programmes • programme summary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the £...

  • Page 55: Using Time-Shift

    5.5 Using time-shift 49 you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks. 5.5 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 56 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 57: 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 58 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 59: Editing The Favourite Lists

    6.2 Editing the favourite lists 53 Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services Transponder by transponder 6.2 Editing the favourite lists You can make your own favourite service lists. In fact, you can define multiple favourite service lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services.
  • Page 60 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 61: 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 62: 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.

  • Page 63: Instant Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 57 programmes. Topfield is not responsible for damages in- flicted on files that are stored on the hard drive. 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.

  • Page 64: 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 65 7.1 Recording a programme 59 1. Set the Record option to On to make a recording. If this option is set to Off, the digital receiver will turn on at the specified time but not record; instead, you may record with your video recorder or suchlike in this case.

  • Page 66: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide

    60 Recording and Playback £ ¢ ¡ button on the File Name option displays 8. Pressing the the on-screen keyboard, with which you can specify a file name for the timer recording. If you do not specify anything, it will be named after the service name. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.

  • Page 67: Recording A Pay Service Programme

    7.1 Recording a programme 61 £ ¢ ¡ 3. To make a timer event without recording, press the button; the letter P is displayed. To make a timer event with recording, press it once more or alternatively press button, then the letter R is displayed. £...

  • Page 68: File Archive

    62 Recording and Playback 7.2 File archive When a programme is recorded, it is stored as a file on the hard drive of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list. Press the button to dis- play the recorded programme list.

  • Page 69: To Lock A Recording

    7.2 File archive 63 7.2.3 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other persons cannot play or delete it, take the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display additional options. 3.

  • Page 70: Playing Back A Recording

    64 Recording and Playback 7.3 Playing back a recording When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such as audio track or subtitle track are also recorded together. So you can enjoy them while playing back a recording. The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows: 1.

  • Page 71: To Play In Slow Motion

    7.3 Playing back a recording 65 • If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward by the minute set to the Jump time Interval option with the button. See §4.6 for that option. Refer to §7.3.4 as to how to bookmark a position.

  • Page 72: To Make A Bookmark

    66 Recording and Playback 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book- marks and then jump to them in sequence. Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards. To make bookmarks, take the fol- lowing steps during playback: 1.

  • Page 73: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence

    7.4 Copying a recording 67 5. Press the button again to start repeated playback. 6. To cancel it, press the button when the progress bar is displayed. 7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by performing the following steps: 1.

  • Page 74: Formatting The Hard Disk

    68 Recording and Playback 1. Start playback of a recording you want. 2. Move to a scene from which you want to start copying by £ £ ¢ ¡ ¢ ¡ holding down the button. 3. Press the button, then it will be copied in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of ‘COPY’...

  • Page 75: Firmware Update

    You can get the lat- est firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs on http: most versions of Windows, from the Topfield website, //www.i-topfield.com. 8.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information...

  • Page 76: From A Memory Stick

    70 Firmware Update NOTE It is only allowed to update with the firmware of which sys- tem identification is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update. 8.2 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 77 8.3 From your computer via RS-232 port 71 You need SDL-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware by this method, take the following steps: 1. Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield...

  • Page 78: Over The Air(Optional)

    72 Firmware Update 8.4 Over the air(optional) You can get a new firmware over Installa- the air. Select the tion > Firmware Upgrade > OTA Firmware Upgrade menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. Set each option to the satellite and transponder through which the broadcasting operator would transmit a new firmware.
  • Page 79 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 © 2011, Topfield Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. English version http://www.i-topfield.com...

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