Unable To View Pay Tv Channels - Topfield TF 5810 PVRt User Manual

84 Troubleshooting and How to

7.1.5 Unable to view Pay TV channels

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.
Press Menu, then from the main menu select Installation, Ser-
vice Search. Set the search mode to Manual, and set the chan-
nel number to the first of the group of UHF channel numbers
appropriate to your local TV transmitter, then move to Start
Search and press OK.
The PVR will store all the digital television channels broadcast
on the channel you selected. Now, repeat the process for each
of the other UHF channel numbers, and your PVR should store
one copy of each channel, on the correct number.
To view Pay TV channels, you must have a CAM inserted in one
of the slots on the front of the PVR, with a valid subscription
card in it.
If you are unable to view any channels at all, check that the card
has been inserted the correct way up; ensure that the contacts
on it are clean.
You can view the status of the CAM — which is used to decode
Pay TV channels — by pressing Menu then selecting Common
Interface. If the CAM has been inserted correctly, it will be
shown in one of the slots; if no CAMs show on the screen,
check it is inserted fully.
If the CAM is shown on the screen, select it, and then press
the OK button on the remote control. On the next screen, the
Smart card information option will tell you the subscription
date that is stored on your card. If there is no date, or the date
has passed, then you will need to contact your PayTV service
and ask them to send you an activation signal.