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Page 1: User Guide
TOPFIELD TF 500 PVRc User Guide Digital Cable Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX... - Page 3 The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
iv Contents Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver . - Page 5 Contents v 3.2.2 Colour model ......19 3.2.3 Video cassette recorder ....20 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio .
- Page 6 vi Contents 7.1.1 Instant recording ..... . 44 7.1.2 Timer recording ..... . 46 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide .
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Page 7: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 500 PVRc digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency. Unlike ana- logue broadcasts, however, digital broadcasts are not all as- signed to their own frequencies;... -
Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver
2 Introduction • You can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. • You can record one service while you are currently watch- ing another. •... -
Page 9: The Front Panel
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. -
Page 10: The Remote Control
4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation 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 a video track of multifeed programme. is used to select a subtitle track. displays teletext. changes video resolution. See § 3.2.5 for more V.Format details. changes aspect ratio. See § 3.2.4 for more details. switches between television services and radio ser- vices.
- Page 12 6 Introduction is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed. is used to start fast motion playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed. is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. changes the position of sub-picture counterclock- wise.
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Page 13: What Is Common Interface
1.3 What is common interface? 7 1.3 What is common interface? Some broadcasts are scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them. Scrambled services can only be viewed with a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a subscription card belong- ing with the scrambling system. -
Page 14: Setup
8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One loop cable, to link the first tuner with the second tuner •... - Page 15 2.2 Safety precautions 9 • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the mains socket . For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1. • The mains socket should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit.
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Page 16: Rear Panel Connections
Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 500 PVRc has a wide range of connections on the back. CABLE 1 IN CABLE 2 IN VIDEO HDMI RF LOOP... -
Page 17: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high defini- tion television set. S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set. TV Audio and video output socket for the television set. VCR Audio and video input/output socket for the video cassette recorder or suchlike. -
Page 18: Connecting To The Broadcasting Cable
12 Setup 2.4.1 Connecting to the broadcasting cable Whatever sort of connection you have be- tween the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to the broadcasting cable so that it can receive digital television services. Connect the broadcasting cable to the CABLE 1 IN connector on the back panel of the digital receiver. - Page 19 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the HDMI connector If you have a high definition television set, you should use a HDMI cable for best re- sults. Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on the digital receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television.
- Page 20 14 Setup To use the S-Video connector NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the S-Video connector. You need to obtain a S-Video cable to use the S-Video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digi- tal receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television.
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Page 21: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder
2.5 Inserting batteries in the remote control 15 To enjoy Dolby digital audio, your televi- sion or audio system must be able to decode Dolby digital audio, and you need to obtain a S/PDIF cable. Plug one end of the cable into the S/PDIF socket on the digital receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your audio system. -
Page 22: Switching On For The First Time
16 Setup used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area. 2.6 Switching on for the first time Now that you have your digital receiver connected, you should plug it into a mains socket. Ensure that your television set is turned on, so that you will be able to see the display from the digital receiver. -
Page 23: Preference Settings
Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu would be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select which language of au- dio track and of subtitle track should be output. Select the System Setting Lan- guage Setting menu. - Page 24 18 Preference Settings 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 designated for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be displayed.
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Page 25: Video And Audio Settings
3.2 Video and audio settings 19 3.2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances. Select the System Setting A/V Output Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. -
Page 26: Video Cassette Recorder
20 Preference Settings digital receiver linked to your television via this connector, you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model. If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel, you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector. - Page 27 3.2 Video and audio settings 21 You can enjoy well both wide-screen programmes and normal- screen programmes with your wide-screen television as the above figures show. To watch normal-screen programmes in full screen like the left figure, set the 4:3 Display Format option to Full.
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Page 28: High Definition Television
22 Preference Settings 3.2.5 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080. In general a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition. The higher the resolution is, the better quality you can enjoy. However, if your television set does not sup- port high definition, you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture. -
Page 29: Local Time Setting
3.3 Local time setting 23 3.3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events. Select the System Setting Time Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Green- wich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television... -
Page 30: Parental Control
24 Preference Settings Table 3.1: 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 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima 04:00 Atlantic Time Canada, La Paz... - Page 31 3.4 Parental control 25 Select the System Setting Parental Control menu. should see a screen like the left figure, and you will be asked your Personal Identifica- tion Number (PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’. If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes, set the Censorship option to 15 (age).
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Page 32: Adjusting The On-Screen Display
26 Preference Settings 3.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display You can adjust the transparency level of the On-Screen Dis- play (OSD). Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent. -
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 To perform service search, select the Installation Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You should set the Search Mode option to Auto at the first service search after installing the digital receiver. - Page 34 28 Service Search quency option. Symbol Rate stands for data transfer rate, and QAM is a form of modulation used in digital broadcasting. Broadcasting operators send their services in a symbol rate by a modulation method. Perhaps you do not have to specify the Symbol Rate and QAM Mode options since they are seldom changed.
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Page 35: Resetting To Factory Settings
4.2 Resetting to factory settings 29 4.2 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data: • Services list • Favourite list • Timer list • Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. To do that, select the Installation Factory Setting menu, and then you get asked for confirmation. -
Page 36: Daily Usage
30 Daily Usage Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Volume control Use the buttons to alter the volume to a com- fortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press button. - Page 37 5.2 Watching television 31 On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transponder information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need the subscription card.
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Page 38: The Favourite Services List
32 Daily Usage • To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, select the Add to Fav option; then the favourite groups will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. 5.2.2 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list. -
Page 39: Viewing Programme Information
5.2 Watching television 33 group, put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. To create a new group, press the button; then the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To delete a group or a service, press the button;... -
Page 40: Selecting Audio Tracks
34 Daily Usage When you are not using time shift, if the electronic programme guide is provided on the current service, you can see the infor- mation about the current and next programmes with the button. To adjust the sound volume in this case, hold down the button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level. -
Page 41: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 35 Select a page to view by entering its page number with the numeric buttons. You can zoom into a teletext page with the button, and adjust its transparency level with the button. To clear the teletext screen, press the button. -
Page 42: Watching Multifeed Programme
36 Daily Usage 5.4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at a same time. We call it a multifeed programme. You can select and watch a perspective you prefer. If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service, the multifeed symbol ( ) will be marked on the information... - Page 43 5.5 Using time shift 37 With time shift enabled, the following operations are possible: • To go back in time, hold down the button; to go forward, hold down the button. The progress bar is displayed momentarily with a preview window. •...
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Page 44: Using Picture In Picture
38 Daily Usage 5.6 Using picture in picture You can watch two services at the same time with one of them presented in a sub-picture. We call this feature picture-in- picture. The instructions on how to use the picture-in-picture feature are as follows: 1. -
Page 45: Listing Services
Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the favourite list You can make your own favourite services list. In fact, you can define multiple favourite services lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services. Select the Organizing Favorites menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. - Page 46 40 Listing Services You can add up to 30 groups. To add a group, select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To rename a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button;...
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Page 47: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard
6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard 41 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with buttons. Press- ing the button on a key en- ters its letter in the input line. To type a space, select the Space key. - Page 48 42 Listing Services 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the dig- ital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver. 2. Turn on the source digital receiver. 3.
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Page 49: Recording And Playing
You can record two different services while watching another if two of the services are provided through the same transponder. The TF 500 PVRc digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: • While playing a recording back, you can watch a service in the sub-picture using the picture-in-picture feature. -
Page 50: Recording A Programme
44 Recording and Playing 7.1 Recording a programme Once recording has started, a symbol like the left figure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds. When you are watching a service different from the service being recorded, you can view a number on the centre of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recording is started. - Page 51 7.1 Recording a programme 45 After a recording is started, pressing the button displays a menu like the left figure, in which you can set the recording duration. To specify an arbitrary recording duration, set the Duration option as you desire with the buttons and press button;...
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Page 52: Timer Recording
46 Recording and Playing To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes currently be- ing recorded. If you select one, its recording will stop. While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service. - Page 53 7.1 Recording a programme 47 To input a timer recording, select the Timer Setting menu; then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press button, and a box like the left figure appears. Take the following steps: 1.
- Page 54 48 Recording and Playing 5. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/year- day of the week. Set the Start Time option to a desired time, at which the recording will be started.
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Page 55: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide
7.1 Recording a programme 49 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properly provided, you can make timer events on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the elec- tronic programme guide are as follows: 1. -
Page 56: Recording A Pay Service Programme
50 Recording and Playing 1. Press the button to display the progress bar. 2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold down button until it is reached. 3. Press the button to start recording. The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded. -
Page 57: File Archive
7.2 File archive 51 7.2 File archive When a programme is recorded, it is stored as a file on the built-in hard disk drive of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list. Select the File List menu or alter- natively press the button to... -
Page 58: To Lock A Recording
52 Recording and Playing 7.2.3 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other people cannot play or delete it, perform the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3. -
Page 59: Playing Back A Recording
7.3 Playing back a recording 53 7.3 Playing back a recording When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext 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 60: To Play In Slow Motion
54 Recording and Playing • To go forward, hold down the button; to go back- ward, hold down the button. • To bookmark a position, refer to § 7.3.4. • If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing the button. -
Page 61: To Make A Bookmark
7.3 Playing back a recording 55 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book- marks, and then jump to them. You can have up to 64 book- marks. Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards. -
Page 62: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence
56 Recording and Playing 2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the button. 3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink. 4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple. 5. -
Page 63: Editing A Recording
7.4 Editing a recording 57 yellowish green $ indicates it has been partially descrambled, and a purely yellow $ indicates it has not been descrambled at all. Refer to § 7.1.5 for how to record a pay service programme. 7.4 Editing a recording You can cut out or save a part such as commercial from a recording by performing the following steps: 1. -
Page 64: Mp3 Playback
58 Recording and Playing 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’ and a number. 4. To stop copy, press the button. 7.6 MP3 playback You can enjoy music or audio books in MP3 format with the digital receiver. - Page 65 7.7 Transferring recording files 59 1. Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield web site. 2. Install them on your computer. 3. Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on your com- puter.
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Page 66: Formatting The Hard Disk
60 Recording and Playing At the top of the panel, you will see a message that says Turbo Off. Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver. You can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off. -
Page 67: Topfield Application Program
Chapter 8 Topfield Application Program If you are good at programming with C++ language, you can make an executable program to run on the digital receiver. We call this a Topfield Application program (TAP). In mak- ing a TAP, it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind River, whose web site address is Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as a compiler for TAPs. - Page 68 62 Topfield Application Program To run a TAP in the digital receiver, perform the following steps: 1. Press the button and then the button to display the program file list. 2. Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run. 3.
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Page 69: Firmware Update
Chapter 9 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. However, once in a while a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and a firmware update tool, which runs on most versions of Windows, from the Topfield web site, 9.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check up the... - Page 70 64 Firmware Update NOTE It is only allowed to update with the firmware of which system identification is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update.
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Page 71: From Your Computer Via Usb Port
9.2 From your computer via USB port 65 9.2 From your computer via USB port You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a USB cable. You need TFDN USB, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the web site, To update the firmware by this method, perform the following steps:... -
Page 72: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port
66 Firmware Update 9.3 From your computer via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the web site, To update the firmware by this method, perform the following steps:... -
Page 73: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port
9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 67 9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS- 232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps: 1. -
Page 74: Index
68 INDEX Index 16:9, 16:9 Display Format, Common Interface, 1st Audio Language, Common Interface, 1st Subtitle Language, Cut, 2nd Audio Language, 2nd Subtitle Language, Date, 4:3, Daylight Saving Time, 4:3 Display Format, Diab, download, 65, A/V Output Setting, Duration, 45, Access Control, DVB, Add to Fav,... - Page 75 Hard of hearing, Quick Scan, HDMI, 11, HDMI Output, Radio, high definition, Record, Record continue, Info Box Display Time, Record pause, Info Box Position, recorded programme list, information box, Rename, 31, IRD Status, Reset Service List, RF LOOP 1 OUT, 10, keyboard, RF LOOP 2 OUT, 10, RS-232, 11, 42, 66,...
- Page 76 70 INDEX timer list, Timer Setting, Total block, Transfer Data to Other IRD, Transfer Firmware to Other IRD, transponder, Turbo Off, TV, 11, 13, 22, TV Aspect Ratio, 20, TV Type, 19, Type, USB, 11, 59, VCR, 11, VCR Scart Type, VIDEO, 10, 12, 14, Video Output, Video Output Scaling,...
- Page 78 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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