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TF 5810 PVRt

User Guide

Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 5810 PVRt User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder...
  • Page 3 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. • Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    iv CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction and getting started Unpacking ......Remote control buttons and their functions .
  • Page 5 CONTENTS v 2.3.1 Rewinding TV ..... . . 24 2.3.2 Pausing TV ......26 3 Recording and playing TV programmes How your PVR records .
  • Page 6 vi CONTENTS Organising recordings ..... . . 55 4.4.1 Renaming recordings ....56 4.4.2 Organising recordings .
  • Page 7 CONTENTS vii 7 Troubleshooting and How to Troubleshooting ......81 7.1.1 Unexpected channel changes .

  • Page 9: Introduction And Getting Started

    Introduction and getting started Congratulations on buying a Topfield TF 5810 Personal Video Recorder terrestrial(PVRt). The TF 5810 PVRt allows you to view and record digital TV channels easily, via an ordinary television aerial. You can receive all the Freeview channels broadcast in your area, which includes a range of digital radio stations too.

  • Page 10: Unpacking

    2 Introduction and getting started in picture, interactive services and even a link to your home computer. We’ll cover all of those issues in this manual, starting from basic installation and setup, then looking at everyday use, and finally giving you an idea of some of the advanced features that you can make use of when you’re comfortable with how your PVR works.

  • Page 11: Remote Control Buttons And Their Functions

    1.2 Remote control buttons and their functions 3 1.2 Remote control buttons and their functions Use this button to switch the PVR in and out of standby mode. Press this button to temporarily switch off the sound; press again to switch it back on. This button changes a video res- olution.
  • Page 12 4 Introduction and getting started Press this button to select a teletext track. Press this button to select a subtitle track. This button gives access to additional features, such as subtitles, favourites, soundtracks, teletexttracks and the sleep timer. Use this button to access the PVR’s menus, or to return to the previous menu from a sub-menu.
  • Page 13 1.2 Remote control buttons and their functions 5 Press to reverse playback; press again to increase speed, or hold down to move along the progress bar. Press to pause playback of a recorded programme or live television. Press to go to normal playback speed, or to display the progress bar for faster navigation when playback has already started.

  • Page 14: Rear Panel Connections

    1.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5810 PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back panel, and it can look a little complicated at first. Dont worry — it’s much simpler than it looks, and not everyone needs to use all the connections.
  • Page 15 1.3 Rear panel connections 7 RF LOOP 1 OUT This is the output from the first tuner. Normally, you should use the supplied loop cable to connect this to the ANT 2 IN connector. ANT 2 IN ANT 2 is the input to the second of the tuners in your PVR.

  • Page 16: Connecting Up Your Pvr

    8 Introduction and getting started USB port By connecting to your computer using this USB port, you can upgrade the built-in software of the PVR, transfer recorded programmes to your computer, or transfer music files from the computer to play back on the PVR.

  • Page 17: Connecting The Aerial To Your Pvr

    1.4 Connecting up your PVR 9 1.4.1 Connecting the aerial to your PVR Whatever sort of connection you have be- tween the PVR and the TV, you need to con- nect the PVR to your television aerial so that it can receive digital TV channels. Note that in some areas, you may need to upgrade your aerial to ensure that you re- ceive digital television broadcasts —...

  • Page 18: Connecting The Pvr To Your Tv Using A Hdmi

    10 Introduction and getting started 1.4.2 Connecting the PVR to your TV using a HDMI cable For best results with a television set, you should use a HDMI cable, plugging one end into the HDMI socket on the PVR, and the other end into a HDMI socket on your televi- sion.

  • Page 19: Switching On For The First Time

    first C457, followed by the word ‘run’. You will need to perform some initial set up steps before you can start using your TF 5810 PVRt. 1.5.1 Searching for TV and radio channels The first step in setting up your PVR is to search for the avail- able TV and radio channels.

  • Page 20: Basic System Settings

    As well as tuning your PVR in to the available channels, there are also some other settings that you should check, to ensure that you get the best performance from your new TF 5810 PVRt. Remember that you’ll also need to check these settings if you decide to perform a full reset of your PVR at any time.

  • Page 21: Av Output Settings

    1.5 Switching on for the first time 13 First, select the top item in the menu, Mode, and ensure that it is set to Auto; this will allow your PVR to receive its time sig- nal from the television stations, keeping it accurate all the time.
  • Page 22 14 Introduction and getting started Set the TV type to PAL for most European television sets. The Video Output option selects the type of video signal that will be sent via the TV SCART socket. You can choose between RGB, S- Video, YUV (also known as com- ponent, and used with some flat- panel displays), and CVBS, also...
  • Page 23 1.5 Switching on for the first time 15 and bottom; select Center Extract to see a picture that fills the whole screen, with some of the side information lost. And, if you set TV Aspect Ratio option to 16:9 and select Full, then the non-widescreen picture will appear with full screen;...

  • Page 24: Pay Tv

    Your TF 5810 PVRt is capable of receiving these additional channels when it’s fitted with a subscription module. If you choose not to add a subscription module, you will still be able to see all the free channels and listen to all the radio stations.
  • Page 25 1.6 Pay TV 17 Next, insert the viewing card into the slot on the front of the CAM. To activate your subscription, you will need to follow the instructions supplied with the CAM and viewing card. When your card is activated, it will be used automatically by your PVR, so that pay channels can be viewed just like any others.

  • Page 26: Watching Tv

    TV and record another on your video. By having twin tuners, the TF 5810 PVRt allows you to do the same for digital television, unlike single tuner ‘digiboxes,’ where you can only record the channel that the box is displaying.

  • Page 27: Starting To Watch Television

    2.1 Starting to watch television 19 After a short pause, the word ‘run’ will appear on the front panel display of the PVR, shortly after that, you’ll see the tele- vision picture. The front panel will display the channel name. 2.1 Starting to watch television Just after the picture appears, the information box will appear on screen;...

  • Page 28: Volume Control

    20 Watching TV 2.1.1 Volume control Use the V and V buttons on the remote control to alter the volume to a comfortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too, so that the controls on the PVR’s remote give you a good range of control, without too much noise or distortion.

  • Page 29: Radio Channels

    2.2 Electronic Programme Guide 21 Here you can see all the TV chan- nels that your box has stored, with their channel number at the left, and the name at the right. If any pay TV channels were de- tected, they will be marked with a $ symbol.
  • Page 30 22 Watching TV programmes are on, for up to eight days ahead. You can see a short synopsis of each programme, and in the next chapter we’ll explain how you can use the EPG to schedule recordings of programmes that you want to watch. To access the EPG, press the GUIDE button on the remote control.
  • Page 31 2.2 Electronic Programme Guide 23 Finally, pressing the Red button on the remote will change the EPG from the current, single channel view, to a multi channel view, like this: In this view of the EPG, you’ll see a time-line across the bottom of the screen, and a grid show- ing four channels at a time, with the programmes for each chan-...

  • Page 32: Time Shift Television

    24 Watching TV 2.3 Time Shift television Because it has a hard disk inside, your PVR is able to constantly save the TV programme that you’re watching. That means that it can make TV more convenient than ever — you don’t need to miss something crucial when the phone rings, or wonder what a character in a drama just mumbled, thanks to time shifting.
  • Page 33 2.3 Time Shift television 25 When you do that, you’ll see a message with the word ‘Live’ at the top right corner of the screen. button will go backwards at 2, 4, 8 or 16 times normal speed and the will go backwards at 2, 4, 8 or 16 times normal speed at free TV programmes.

  • Page 34: Pausing Tv

    26 Watching TV Press Play again to hide the progress bar. You can also access the Progress bar directly by holding down the buttons. At any time, if you decide you want to jump straight to live TV, just press the button.

  • Page 35: Recording And Playing Tv Programmes

    TF 5810 PVRt. 3.1 How your PVR records Before we start looking at the different ways you can record, we’ll explain each of them, so you can decide which is the best...
  • Page 36 Thanks to its twin tuners, the TF 5810 PVRt can actually record two things at the same time, so you don’t need to miss out on anything just because two programmes clash on a night when...

  • Page 37: Instant Recording

    3.2 Instant recording 29 you’ve recorded previously while it’s making two new record- ings, or watch a different TV channel. We’ll explain later how all of this is done — and some restrictions on what you can do when recordings are being made — but first, we’ll look at the basics.
  • Page 38 30 Recording and playing TV programmes After starting the recording, just press the button again, and a menu will be displayed on the screen, like this: Use the up and down buttons on the remote to select one of the options.

  • Page 39: Scheduled Recordings

    3.3 Scheduled recordings 31 3.3 Scheduled recordings Of course, a lot of the time you’ll be using your PVR to record programmes because you won’t be in when they’re due to be broadcast, so you need to schedule recordings. Your PVR will work through the list, automatically recording at the appropri- ate time, and even wake up from standby if necessary.
  • Page 40 32 Recording and playing TV programmes schedule from both the single channel and the multi-channel views, so browse around the EPG until you see a programme that you want to record, and move to it with the arrow buttons. When you’ve highlighted the programme — the box containing the name will turn yellow —...

  • Page 41: Altering The Details

    3.3 Scheduled recordings 33 If you would like to record only your selected episode, select Record single program. Otherwise, select Record whole series to record every episode; a letter Rs will be marked on its every entry. In some cases, one programme can be split into two events. You can schedule both events at a time in the same manner described above as if they are episodes of a series programme.
  • Page 42 34 Recording and playing TV programmes And what about programmes that start or end at the wrong time? It’s frustrating to miss an important part of something because the news went on longer than normal. Don’t worry — it’s very easy to alter the details of a recording that you’ve set from the EPG.

  • Page 43: Viewing Your Recording Schedule

    3.3 Scheduled recordings 35 Next, you can change the start time and the duration; you may want to do this to ensure that you record the whole of a programme, even if it starts a few minutes early, or ends a few minutes late.
  • Page 44 36 Recording and playing TV programmes As you can see, the list shows the date, time and duration of the recordings that you’ve sched- uled, together with the channel number. The symbol at the right shows whether a recording is for a TV or a radio station, and just to the left is an abbreviation for whether or not a recording is repeated;...

  • Page 45: Scheduling A Recording Without Using The Epg

    3.3 Scheduled recordings 37 3.3.4 Scheduling a recording without using the EPG The programme information that’s broadcast with digital TV signals usually covers a week’s worth of programmes, but sometimes there are technical errors that mean it doesn’t go that far into the future, or perhaps you’ve heard about a programme that’s on next month, and you want to schedule a recording while you remember.

  • Page 46: Things You Should Know About Recording On Your Pvr

    3.4 Things you should know about recording on your PVR As you can see, recording is very easy with your TF 5810 PVRt. But it’s a sophisticated piece of equipment, and there are some things that may seem a little peculiar when you start to use it more.

  • Page 47: Watching Television While Dual Recording

    3.4 Things you should know about recording on your PVR 39 All you have to do is select the recording that you do want to stop, and press OK button. 3.4.2 Watching television while dual recording While you’re recording two channels at the same time, you can watch either of the channels you’re recording.

  • Page 48: Leaving The Pvr In Standby

    40 Recording and playing TV programmes Additional software, called TAPs, can be loaded on to your TF 5810 PVRt, and can automatically return you to what you were doing, if the PVR interrupts your viewing. 3.4.4 Leaving the PVR in standby You do not need to leave your PVR running all the time to make recordings.

  • Page 49: How Recordings Are Named

    3.5 Playing back recordings 41 3.4.6 How recordings are named If you record two or more programmes with the same name, the PVR will automatically rename the second and subsequent recordings, by adding a — and a number to the name. For example, if you already had a recording called Rome, the next episode to be saved would be called Rome-2, and the one after than Rome-3.

  • Page 50: Playback Features

    42 Recording and playing TV programmes press the OK button. It will start playing from the beginning, and when it finishes, you’ll see a message on screen saying ‘Playback stopped,’ before you are switched to live TV. One of the most useful features you’ll notice is that you’ll see programmes appear in the recorded programmes list as soon as they start recording;...

  • Page 51: Bookmarks And Resume Play

    3.5 Playing back recordings 43 You can also use the Progress bar to skip quickly through ad- verts, if you have no bookmarks in a file. Press the button to display it, and then press the Yellow button on the remote to skip forward thirty seconds for each press, then press the button again to hide the Progress bar.

  • Page 52: After You've Watched A Recording

    44 Recording and playing TV programmes If you press the Green button when you’re at or close to the po- sition of a bookmark, it will be removed, so if you realise you didn’t want to set one, a second press will remove it.
  • Page 53 3.5 Playing back recordings 45 Although the PVR does not restrict how long you can keep a recording, you should note that recordings made from pay TV channels may only be playable for a short period, depending on the restrictions set by the pay TV company. More information about pay TV can be found in the advanced section of this manual.

  • Page 54: Extra Features

    In this chapter, we’ll look at some of the features that your TF 5810 PVRt provides to help you get the best from digital television, and at ways in which you can start to organise your channels and recordings in ways that are more convenient to you.

  • Page 55: Subtitles

    4.1 Make the most of digital TV 47 4.1.1 Subtitles If you used subtitles on an analogue broadcast, you’re probably used to accessing them through the teletext service. With digital TV, they’re separate, and you can turn them on and off easily using the Opt button on the remote control.

  • Page 56: Picture In Picture

    48 Extra features 4.1.3 Picture in Picture Since it has two tuners, your PVR can record two different channels at the same time, as we’ve already seen. It can also allow you to watch two different channels at the same time, too, using Picture in Picture (PiP).

  • Page 57: Digital Teletext

    4.1 Make the most of digital TV 49 can only view certain channels when recording two channels at the same time. 4.1.4 Digital teletext Digital teletext provides a more colourful, simpler to use ser- vice than traditional teletext. Instead of having to select pages by typing in their numbers, you can choose items from on- screen lists, and pages can contain photographs or even televi- sion pictures.

  • Page 58: Sleep Timer

    50 Extra features instructions, and remember that pressing the EXIT button will take you back to watching TV. To use the digital teletext, press the MENU button to display the PVR’s main menu, and then select System Settings. On the System Settings menu, you have to set the Interactive service option to ’Yes’.

  • Page 59: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    4.2 Adjusting the on-screen display 51 Select the sleep timer with the up and down arrows, and then use the left and right arrows to increase or decrease the time pe- riod, then press OK button. At the end of the time you choose, which can be between ten and 120 minutes, the PVR will auto- matically return to standby.

  • Page 60: Favourite Channels

    52 Extra features 4.3.1 Favourite channels Favourite channels allows you to tell your PVR which channels you’re interested in. When you call up the EPG, or use the and P buttons to move through the channels, you’ll see only those that you’ve marked as favourites, so it’s quicker and easier to find the things that interest you.

  • Page 61: Managing Lists Of Favourites

    4.3 Organizing channels 53 To see the list of radio channels, instead of TV channels, press button on the remote control. Let’s start simply, by adding News channels to the existing group. Use the up and down arrows to select News in the first column, then press the Red button on the remote to move to the list of TV channels.

  • Page 62: Watching Tv Using Favourites

    54 Extra features Use the arrow buttons to select a button on the on-screen key- board, and then press OK button. If you use the up and down but- tons to move into the area con- taining the name at the bottom of the keyboard, you can then move left and right, so you can add letters part way through a...

  • Page 63: Organising Recordings

    4.4 Organising recordings 55 Choose the group of favourites that you’d like to use, and press OK button, then select a channel from that group, and press OK again. You’ll see the name of the group appear at the top right of the screen.

  • Page 64: Renaming Recordings

    56 Extra features To do that, press the Blue button, and you’ll see this menu appear. The Sorting option can be set to Time, Size and Alphabetic. 4.4.1 Renaming recordings If you want to change the name of a recording — perhaps to add a better description, for example —...

  • Page 65: Copying Recordings

    4.4 Organising recordings 57 You’ll see a screen like this: Just highlight the folder that you want to put the programme in, and press the OK button. You cannot move a programme into a folder if there is al- ready one with the same name in that folder. Rename one of the programmes first.

  • Page 66: Editing Recordings

    58 Extra features You can also use the copy function for programmes that have been recorded from pay TV channels, to create a copy that can be played without your subscription card. By playing the programme and pressing Record to make a copy, the PVR will create a new recording that is not encrypted, and will have a green $ symbol next to it in the recorded programmes list to indicate that, rather than the yellow $ that indicates a...

  • Page 67: Additional Playback And Viewing Features

    4.5 Additional playback and viewing features 59 between the point where you first pressed the button and the current position will turn purple. When you have highlighted the section of a program that you wish to either remove or save, press the Blue button, and this message will appear on screen.

  • Page 68: Playing Back Multiple Recordings

    60 Extra features features for playback and viewing. 4.5.1 Playing back multiple recordings Your PVR can play back several recordings in a row, without intervention. You could use this to play back a series of short cartoons for children, or to provide constant entertainment at a party.

  • Page 69: Parental Lock

    4.5 Additional playback and viewing features 61 repeatedly, until you tell it to stop. To play back the whole of a recording, press the button during playback. The repeat symbol will be displayed in the information box. When the end of the recording is reached, playback will resume from the beginning.

  • Page 70: Restricting Access To Recorded Programmes

    62 Extra features The Censorship option allows you to turn off parental controls on broadcast programmes, to re- strict all viewing, requiring a PIN code, or to restrict viewing based on the age ratings broad- cast by television companies. In the UK, broadcasters do not normally transmit age ratings as part of the digital TV information, and so you should set the Censorship option to No Block, and lock the channels you prefer your children not to see, as described below, in...

  • Page 71: Organising The Channel List

    4.5 Additional playback and viewing features 63 If you Lock the channel from this menu, it will not be accessible without entering your PIN code. 4.5.7 Organising the channel list As well as allowing you to lock or unlock channels, the options menu allows you to organise the channel list, and to add a channel to one of your favourites groups, via the other options on the menu.

  • Page 72: The Pc Connection

    64 The PC Connection Chapter 5 The PC Connection One of the most exciting features of your Topfield TF 5810 PVRt is one of the ones you probably won’t notice in day to day use. It’s the USB connector on the rear panel. USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, and it’s a standard connector found on just about every modern home computer.

  • Page 73: Installing The Software And Drivers

    5.1 Installing the software and drivers 65 5.1 Installing the software and drivers The software for your PVR is called Topfield Windows Appli- cations Setup, and can be downloaded from the UK Topfield web site at www.topfield.co.uk. It will run on most recent versions of Windows that support USB connections, but for best results you should have a PC with a USB 2.0 connection, which is much faster.

  • Page 74: Using Altair

    66 The PC Connection You need a standard USB A to B cable to link your PVR to your computer — that’s the same sort of cable commonly used to link computers to devices like printers. Make sure that the PVR is turned off, and then connect the USB cable to the rear panel, and plug the other end into the PC.
  • Page 75 5.2 Connecting the PVR to your PC 67 fifth and a third of the duration of a programme to transfer it from the PVR using the USB connection. Before starting Altair, ensure that the PVR has been connected to your computer, and that you have installed the drivers, as we described above.

  • Page 76: How Files Are Organised On Your Pvr

    68 The PC Connection 5.2.2 How files are organised on your PVR In the left hand panel, you’ll see three folders called DataFiles, MP3 and ProgramFiles. You can’t change the names of these folders or create an additional ones at this level; each is used to store the three different types of information that your PVR can work with.
  • Page 77 5.2 Connecting the PVR to your PC 69 stored on the PVR, along with any extra folders you created to organise them. At the top of the panel, you’ll see a message that says Turbo Off to start with. Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the PVR;...

  • Page 78: Advanced Features

    70 Advanced features Chapter 6 Advanced features Now you know how to use most of the basic features of your PVR, we’ll look at a few of the extra features and useful things to know, such as how to play back MP3 music files, or update the PVR’s software.

  • Page 79: Formatting The Hard Disk

    6.2 Formatting the hard disk 71 To play a single MP3 file, just move to it with the arrow buttons on the remote control, and press the or the OK button on the remote control. While MP3 files are being played, a graphical image will be displayed on your television screen.

  • Page 80: Firmware Updates

    System ID, the Application Version and the Last Update. When you check the Topfield web site for firmware updates, ensure that any updates you select are for the TF 5810 PVRt and your System ID. Firmware updates for other models and System ID are not compatible with your PVR, and you will not be able to install them.
  • Page 81 6.3 Firmware updates 73 You do not need to have a television connected to the PVR to perform an update; all the necessary information will be displayed on the front panel. Ensure that the PVR is connected to your computer, and is in standby mode.

  • Page 82: Installing A Firmware Update Via A Serial Connection

    74 Advanced features The firmware update software will not work if Altair or any other software that communicates with your PVR is running on the computer at the same time. 6.3.2 Installing a firmware update via a serial connection The TFD Down application that is installed as part of Topfield’s Windows applications allows you to update the firmware on your PVR if you do not have a computer with a USB port.

  • Page 83: Copy Firmware And Settings To Another System

    firmware you are using is the same version as the one being broadcast. 6.4 Copy Firmware and Settings to Another System If you have more than one TF 5810 PVRt, you can copy a firmware or Settings between them by connecting a RS-232 cable .

  • Page 84: Copy Settings To Another System

    76 Advanced features Installation menu, select Copy firmware to another system menu. Then you’ll be asked for confirmation; select ’Yes’. 5. Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware trans- fer. 6. A progress bar appears showing the progress of the firmware transfer.

  • Page 85: Taps - Additional Software For Your Pvr

    PVRt, compared to other PVRs, is that it’s possible to add addi- tional software to it, as well as simply updating the firmware. The TF 5810 PVRt includes a facility to load and run small additional softwares, called TAPs — Topfield tools. These can provide additional features, change the way in which existing features work, or change the look of menus and other displays.

  • Page 86: Starting Taps

    78 Advanced features Remember to check the documentation that accompanies each TAP to see if there are any other files that need to be copied to the PVR with it. Some TAPs, for example, require a configu- ration file or folder to be copied into the ProgramFiles folder with them.

  • Page 87: Starting Taps Automatically

    6.5 TAPs - Additional software for your PVR 79 6.5.3 Starting TAPs automatically You may find that there are some TAPs that you particularly like using, and you’d like to start them each time you turn your PVR on. That’s very easy to do; after you’ve first run TAPs, you’ll see that an additional folder is created within the ProgramFiles folder, called Auto Start.
  • Page 88 TAPs involved are the people who can help you. Although the Topfield TF 5810 PVRt can run many of the TAPs created for other similar models in the TF5000 range, some TAPs are designed for specific models, or to take advantage of...

  • Page 89: Troubleshooting And How To

    Chapter 7 Troubleshooting and How to In this section, you can find a summary of solutions to some common problems and some useful tips. 7.1 Troubleshooting Although your Topfield PVR is a reliable piece of equipment, sometimes you may experience problems. To assist you, here are some common solutions to problems.

  • Page 90: Failed Recordings

    7.1.3 PVR crashes Your TF 5810 PVRt is a sophisticated computer, and like all computers, it can crash from time to time, though it’s extremely rare. In most cases, when the PVR crashes, it is caused by...

  • Page 91: Incorrect Channel Numbers And Duplicate Channels

    7.1 Troubleshooting 83 You can start the PVR without any TAPs running by holding down the 0 button on the remote control while you start the system, until the picture has appeared. You should then open the Archive list, and move to the ProgramFiles section by press- .

  • Page 92: Unable To View Pay Tv Channels

    84 Troubleshooting and How to To tune manually, you need to know which transmitter your aerial is pointing at, and the UHF channel numbers (which are always in the range 21-69) that are used for digital television; there will normally be six numbers, though in some regions there may be fewer.

  • Page 93: How To

    7.2 How to 85 Some recordings made from PayTV channels may not be playable without a subscription, or after some time has elapsed. Section 4, Extra features, Copying recordings contains informa- tion about how you may be able to avoid this problem. 7.2 How to Although the rest of the manual has covered most of the com- mon day to day functions you’ll need, there are a few other...

  • Page 94: Moving Home

    7.3 Contacting support Telephone technical support for your Topfield TF 5810 PVRt is available during working hours, on 01795 429 666. Also you can get a technical support form the UK Topfield web site at...

  • Page 95: Technical Information

    Appendix A Technical Information Table A.1: Tuner Tuner quantity Input/Loop through connector 75 , IEC 169-2, Female/Male Frequency range VHF: 174 to 230 MHz, UHF: 470 to 862 MHz Signal level input 78 to 20 dBm Aerial supply 5 V, Max. 100 mA Demodulation OFDM Carrier mode...
  • Page 96 88 Technical Information Table A.3: Connectors HDMI High definition video output Left & right audio output Dolby digital audio output TV SCART Video CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV output Audio L/R output VCR SCART Video CVBS output Audio L/R output Video CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV input for bypass Audio L/R input for bypass S-Video Video S-Video output...

  • Page 97: Index

    INDEX 89 Index 1080I, Factory Setting, 576P, Favourite channels, Firmware updates, Altair, Format, ANT 2 IN, Front Panel, ANT1 IN, FTA, AV output, GMT, Back Panel, GUIDE, Bookmark, HDMI, CAM, HDMI output, Cancel only this program, HiFi, Cancel whole series of this program, Information box, CAS, Instant recording,...
  • Page 98 90 INDEX PIP, Playback features, Radio, Record single program, Record whole series, recording schedule, Remote Control, Rename, Repeat playback, Rewind, RF LOOP1 OUT, RGB, RS-232, 75, S-Video, S/PDIF, SAT, 7, SCART, Scheduled recordings, Searching channels, series of programmes, Sleep timer, Slow motion, Sound mode, Sound track,...
  • Page 100 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 uncontrolled 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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