Taps - Additional Software For Your Pvr; Installing Taps - Topfield TF 5810 PVRt User Manual

6.5 TAPs - Additional software for your PVR

6.5.1 Installing TAPs

6.5 TAPs - Additional software for your PVR 77
One of the most exciting things about the Topfield TF 5810
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.
Although some of them have many features, they still rely
on the PVR's own software — just as you could add a new
program to your computer to browse through your files in a
different way, but the original Windows Explorer would still
be available.
Most TAPs are written by independent authors; many are free,
some have to be paid for, and some ask for donations if you like
them. There's a wide range, including softwares for viewing
photographs, searching for particular types of programmes to
record, ways to create shortcut keys to menus you use a lot,
and even extra games.
Since TAPs are created by independent authors, Topfield
cannot be responsible for how well they behave, or for any
problems that a TAP may cause with operation of your PVR.
If you experience problems, you should disable any TAPs
before calling the technical support line, and remember that
help with individual TAPs cannot be offered by Topfield.
TAPs can be copied to your PVR just like MP3 files, using Altair.
Most TAPs are small, and they are usually supplied in a zip
file together with documentation and any other files that are
required. A TAP itself is a small file with a name ending in .tap.
TAPs should always be copied into the ProgramFiles folder on
your PVR.