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Topfield TF 5000 CIP User Manual

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TF 5000 CIP

User Guide

Digital Satellite Receiver
with Actuator Controller

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 5000 CIP User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver with Actuator Controller...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 4 iv CONTENTS 3.2.1 Television standard ....19 3.2.2 Color model ......19 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder .
  • Page 5 6 Listing Services Editing the service list ..... . . 48 Editing the favorite list ..... . . 50 Transferring receiver data .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5000 CIP digital receiver is fully compliant with the in- ternational Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation, you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency. However, unlike analog broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not all as- signed to their own frequencies;...

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    2 Introduction • Can store up to 5000 television and radio services. • Has an electronic program guide that provides an over- view of program schedules for next few hours. • You can edit the service list. • You can make a favorite list with your favorite channels. •...
  • Page 9 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. (On/Off) CHANNEL buttons move to the next or previous ser- vice. They are also used to navigate in the menus and interactive screens. buttons increase and decrease the volume.

  • 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 § 3.2.3 more description.

  • Page 11: What Is Common Interface

    1.3 What is common interface? 5 button is not used in this model. These buttons have different functions per menu. They will be guided by on-screen help. button displays the RF setting menu. See § 3.2.6 more description. button mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back button pauses live television.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction Common Interface (CI) is an interface for condi- tional access modules. The front of the digital receiver has two common interface slots. To watch a pay service, you should take the fol- lowing steps: 1. Purchase a conditional access module and a subscrip- tion card for the pay service you want to watch.

  • Page 13: Setup

    Chapter 2 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) • A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary accoring to the local area.
  • Page 14 8 Setup • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extention lead to the unit. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The digital receiver is designed for use indoors only. Use dry cloth when cleaning the digital receiver.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel Connections

    2.3 Rear panel connections 9 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5000 CIP has some connections on the back panel. SKEW PULSE VIDEO RF OUT LNB IN RF IN LNB OUT AUDIO S-VIDEO RS-232 S/PDIF Check up what connections your television set has in compar- ison with the digital receiver.

  • Page 16: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    10 Setup RF IN Analog television input socket. RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data trans- fer. PULSE Terminal block to control the antenna actua- tor and LNB actuator Table 2.3: Connectors specification VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output AUDIO Left &...
  • Page 17 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN socket. If you have another digital receiver, link it from the LNB OUT connector. If you have a satellite antenna equipped with actu- ator, you should link the actuator with your digital receiver.

  • Page 18: Connecting To Your Television

    12 Setup In addition, if you also have a feedhorn equipped with polarizer, you should link the polarizer with your digital receiver. There are three wires from the polarizer. Connect them to the GND, +5V and SKEW terminals on the digital receiver. CAUTION Wrong connections may break down the polarizer.
  • Page 19 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the SCART connector For best results with a standard television set, you should use a SCART cable, plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital re- ceiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television.
  • Page 20 14 Setup To use the composite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital re- ceiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.

  • Page 21: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 In this case, you will need to connect a ca- ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television. To ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well, you will need to connect a cable from your television antenna to RF IN connector.
  • Page 22 16 Setup used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area.

  • Page 23: Preference Settings

    Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can designate languages for menus, audio tracks and sub- title tracks. Select the System Setting Language Setting menu. 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.

  • Page 24: Video And Audio Settings

    18 Preference Settings lect a language, the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language. Subtitle language Set the 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 25: Television Standard

    3.2 Video and audio settings 19 3.2.1 Television standard The digital receiver supports two types of television standard. One is the PAL standard, and the other is the NTSC stan- dard. PAL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA, Canada, Mexico and so forth. If you have a PAL television, you have to set the TV Type op- tion to PAL.

  • Page 26: Video Cassette Recorder

    20 Preference Settings model but the CVBS color model does the least. So RGB would be most desirable for this option. 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.

  • Page 27: Sound Mode

    3.2 Video and audio settings 21 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 Display Format option to Letter Box.

  • Page 28: Local Time Setting

    22 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 29 3.3 Local time setting 23 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 Alaska 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada 06:00...

  • Page 30: Parental Control

    24 Preference Settings 3. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time option. 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.

  • Page 31: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 25 NOTE If a program does not have any rating information, your rating setting will not take effect. If anyone is trying to watch a program that is out of the ba- sis rating, the person has to enter the personal identification number to override.
  • Page 32 26 Preference Settings 10 to 3 line. The more high the value is set, the more low the information box will be positioned.

  • Page 33: Service Search

    Chapter 4 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 34 28 Service Search The other is K band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz. The LNB (Low Noise Block converter) is used to take a wide band of rel- atively high frequencies, amplify and convert them to similar signals carried at a much lower frequency, which is called IF (Intermediate Frequency).

  • Page 35: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings

    4.1 Searching broadcasting services 29 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.
  • Page 36 30 Service Search When you switch to an service, if the service is provided by a satellite other than current one, it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position. To use DiSEqC 1.2, select the In- stallation Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 menu.

  • Page 37: Configuring Usals Settings

    4.1 Searching broadcasting services 31 5. Finally select the Store option at the Motor Control menu to save the tuned position when the receiving quality has turned good. 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.

  • Page 38: Configuring Actuator Settings

    32 Service Search 4. Select the Goto the position option. Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite calculating its position. 5. If the receiving quality, which is displayed on the right bottom on the screen, is not good, then tune the antenna finely with the options of the Move menu.
  • Page 39 4.1 Searching broadcasting services 33 2. Save the value by pressing the button when it stopped. 3. Press the button on the West Limit option; the actu- ator then will start to rotate the antenna to the west as long as it can. Here the button stands for the west.

  • Page 40: Searching Services

    34 Service Search 3. Press the button at the Position option to search the designated satellite. As the antenna rotates, the position pointer at the bottom of screen will indicate its position. The antenna will stop when it has detected the designated satellite.
  • Page 41 4.1 Searching broadcasting services 35 There are four service search methods: • Searching every service of a satellite. • Searching every service of a transponder. • Searching one service of a transponder. • Searching every service of a SMATV (Satellite Master Antenna Television) transponder.
  • Page 42 36 Service Search 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Advanced. 3. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op- tion or input it with the numeric buttons. 4. Input the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons.

  • Page 43: Editing The Transponder List

    4.2 Editing the transponder list 37 button to save found services when it is completed. To stop at any time, or to exit without saving, press the EXIT button. 4.2 Editing the transponder list You can add, delete or modify satellite or transponder infor- mation.

  • Page 44: Resetting To Factory Settings

    38 Service Search To delete a transponder entry, select your desired entry at the Frequency option and select the Delete TP option; then you are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. 4.3 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data: •...
  • Page 45 4.4 Resetting to installer settings 39 will be stored. Whenever you store your data, they are all overwritten. Refer personal identification number to § 3.4. To restore your data, select the Installation System Recovery menu and select the Recover option; then you will be asekd for confirmation.

  • Page 46: Daily Usage

    40 Daily Usage Chapter 5 Daily Usage 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 tele- vision set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the button.

  • Page 47: Watching Favorite Services

    5.2 Watching television 41 On the service list, you can view the service information as fol- lows: • Service number • Service name • Transmitting satellite • Transponder information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service.

  • Page 48: Viewing Program Information

    42 Daily Usage To display the favorite list, press button; it will be dis- played. Whenever moving the highlight bar on or down on the favorite group list, favorite services belonging to the high- lighted group are listed. To select a favorite service, put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the button;...

  • Page 49: Selecting Audio Tracks

    5.2 Watching television 43 • Service number • Service name • Transmitting satellite • Transponder information • Signal level and quality • Program name • Program rating • Program summary • Broadcasting time • Current time In addition, you might see the following symbols: •...

  • Page 50: Selecting Subtitle Tracks

    44 Daily Usage 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 ( ) will be marked on the information box. Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks.

  • Page 51: Watching Multifeed Program

    5.4 Watching multifeed program 45 To see detailed information of a desired program, put the high- light bar on your choice with the button and press button. To switch to other service, press the button. To see the program guide for radio broadcasts, press the button.

  • Page 52: Making Timer Events

    46 Daily Usage If a multifeed program is provided on the current service, the multifeed symbol ( ) will be marked on the information box. Press the button, then available video tracks will be listed. Once you select one, it will be presented. At this time, you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks.
  • Page 53 5.5 Making timer events 47 4. There are five timer modes: One Time means literally ‘one time’. Every Day means literally ‘every day’. Every Weekend means ‘Saturday and Sunday per week’. Weekly means ‘one day per week’. Every Weekday means ‘from Monday to Friday per week’.

  • Page 54: Listing Services

    48 Listing Services Chapter 6 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. To edit the service list, select the Organizing Services menu;...
  • Page 55 6.1 Editing the service list 49 To edit the radio service list, press button; then radio ser- 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 56: Editing The Favorite List

    50 Listing Services Sort A–Z by service name Sort CAS–FTA from pay services to free services Sort FTA–CAS from free services to pay services Sort Fav–NoFav from favorite services to unfavorite ser- vices. Sort Sat Name by satellite 6.2 Editing the favorite list You can make your own favorite service list.
  • Page 57 6.2 Editing the favorite list 51 4. Press the button to select another group. By pressing button, the highlight bar of each column moves in turn. You can up to 30 groups. To add a group, select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboard appears. You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically...

  • Page 58: Transferring Receiver Data

    52 Listing Services With your favorite service list, you can select your favorite ser- vices more easily. Refer to § for more information. 6.3 Transferring receiver data The digital receiver retains such data as follows: • Service list • Favorite list •...

  • Page 59: Firmware Update

    Chapter 7 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, You should check the firmware information of your digital re- ceiver before downloading a...

  • Page 60: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port

    54 Firmware Update 7.1 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. You need TFD-Down, the firmware transfer utility for this, which is available at the Topfield web site, To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps:...
  • Page 61 7.2 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 55 To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 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 62: Index

    56 INDEX Index +5V, 16:9, Common Interface, 22 kHz, Date, 4:3, Delete, Delete Satellite, A/V Output Setting, Delete TP, Access Control, DiSEqC, Add new TP, DiSEqC 1.0, Add Satellite, DiSEqC 1.1, Advanced, DiSEqC Command Mode, Align Dish, Dish Setting, AUDIO L, Display Format, AUDIO L/R, Download,...
  • Page 63 FTA, Motorized DiSEqC 1.2, FTA + CAS, Motorized DiSEqC 1.3, FTA only, Move, 32, FTA/Scrambled, Movement, multifeed, GMT, My Latitude, GND, 11, My Longitude, Goto, Goto the position, NEW, No block, Info Box Display Time, normal-screen television, Info Box Position, NTSC, information box, IRD Status,...
  • Page 64 58 INDEX RS-232, 10, 52, 54, teletext, television service list, 49, S-VIDEO, 9, TFD-Down, S/PDIF, time format, S/PIDF, Time Offset, SAT Name Edit, Time Setting, SAT/TP Edit, timer list, Satellite, Total block, Satellite Angle, Transfer Data to Other IRD, satellite list, 28, Transfer Firmware to Other IRD, Satellite Name, 28–31, 33–37...
  • Page 66 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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