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Page 1: User Guide
TOPFIELD SBP-2000 User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Receiver USB PVR-Ready Common Interface... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ii CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ......Controlling the digital receiver . - Page 3 CONTENTS iii Editing the transponder list ....Resetting to factory settings ....Resetting to user settings .
- Page 4 iv CONTENTS 6 Organising Services Editing the services list ..... . Editing the favourite lists ..... How to use on-screen keyboard .
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Page 5: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction The SBP-2000 digital receiver is fully compliant with the inter- national Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed ap- propriately. -
Page 6: Controlling The Digital Receiver
2 Introduction • Can store up to 10,000 television and radio services. • You can edit the services list. • Can create lists of your favourite services. • Can view information about the current television or ra- dio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. -
Page 7: Front Panel
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 Front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver, specific lights and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode. -
Page 8: Remote Control
4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active 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 9 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. is used to select a subtitle track. displays teletext. £ ¢ ¡ changes video resolution. See §4.2.1 for more de- V.Format...
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Page 10: Common Interface
6 Introduction is used to start fast forward playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed. is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. is used to jump back to the beginning of the recording on playback. is used to jump to the end of the recording on playback. - Page 11 1.3 Common Interface 7 3. Insert the CAM into a common interface on the front of the digital receiver. To view the information about the module and subscription card which is inserted into the digital receiver, select the formation > Common Interface menu.
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Page 12: Setup
8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the fol- lowing items with the digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One Component cable (RCA cable) •... - Page 13 2.2 Safety precautions 9 • The wall socket should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit. • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it can be removed easily to disconnect the power. •...
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Page 14: Rear Panel Connections
0 to 45 Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The SBP-2000 has the following connections on the back: Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver. LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket (Current: Max.500mA with overload pro-... -
Page 15: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the televi- sion set or the audio-video receiver (white/red) VIDEO Composite video output socket for the tele- vision set (yellow) S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio- video receiver HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high... -
Page 16: Connecting To The Antenna
12 Setup 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital television broadcasts. Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN con- nector. - Page 17 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the HDMI output If you have a high definition television set, you should use an 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 18 14 Setup NOTE When connecting with the Component video cable, remem- ber to also plug in the additional white and red audio cables from the digital receiver to the back of your television. To use the Composite video output You need to obtain a Composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the Composite video out- put.
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Page 19: Connecting To Your Video Recorder
2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 To enjoy Dolby Digital audio, your television or audio-video receiver must be able to de- code Dolby Digital audio, and you need to obtain an 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-video receiver. - Page 20 16 Setup check that the television is set to the correct input. If the picture is good, you can skip to §3.1 to search for available television and radio services. Otherwise, you may need to temporarily connect the Composite video connector (VIDEO) to your tele- vision set so that you can see the menu in order to configure the video settings.
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Page 21: Service Search
Chapter 3 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. NOTE If there is no service stored, you will be not able to access all menus. A is another name for a . 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna. -
Page 22: Configuring Lnb Settings
18 Service Search 3.1.1 Configuring LNB settings There are two large frequency bands for satellite broadcasts. One is C band which ranges approximately from 4 to 6 GHz. 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... - Page 23 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 19 satellite position, frequency range, symbol rate, polarization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range. So you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency 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 fill in the correct LNB frequency.
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Page 24: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings
20 Service Search 3.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satel- lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When you switch to a service, if it is not provided by the current satellite, it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position. -
Page 25: Configuring Usals Settings
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 21 ponder and choose the best one at the Transponder (or Frequency) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning. 5. Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the tuned position when the receiving quality is best. There are more motor control options for installers, but this guide does not describe them. -
Page 26: Searching For Services
22 Service Search 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct. 4. Select the Goto the position option, then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its po- sition. - Page 27 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 23 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Auto. 3. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital receiver will check up the up-to-date channel informa- tion while searching services, but it takes a rather longer time.
- Page 28 24 Service Search 4. Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons. 5. Set the Polarization option to match to that of your de- sired transponder. 6. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital re- ceiver will check up the up-to-date channel information as searching services, but it takes rather longer time.
- Page 29 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 25 6. Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de- sired transponder. If the transponder is of the DVB-S2 standard, you should set this option to DVB-S2 QPSK or DVB-S2 8PSK. Then the FEC option and the Pilot option will become enabled.
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Page 30: Editing The Transponder List
26 Service Search 3.2 Editing the transponder list If you failed to receive services of a transponder because it consists of wrong data, you can solve it by correcting the data. Select the Installation > SAT/TP Edit menu. To change the data of a trans- ponder, take the following steps: 1. -
Page 31: Resetting To Factory Settings
3.3 Resetting to factory settings 27 3.3 Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data: • Satellite list • Services list • Favourite list • Timer list • Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the Instal- lation >... - Page 32 You can edit the channel data on your computer by using a channel editor software, Vega, which is available from Top- http://www.i-topfield.com/eng/download/ field’s website, utility_list.asp. With Vega you can do the following:...
- Page 33 3.4 Resetting to user settings 29 • Adding, deleting or modifying transponder entries • Deleting or modifying service entries • Adding, deleting or modifying favourite groups As to how to use Vega, refer to its user guide, which is accom- panied by the software.
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Page 34: Preference Settings
30 Preference Settings Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu will be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select the language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the Settings >... -
Page 35: Subtitle Language
4.1 Language settings 31 4.1.2 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 specified for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be displayed. -
Page 36: Video And Audio Settings
32 Preference Settings 4.2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately for your television set and other devices. Select the Settings > A/V Output menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. 4.2.1 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080. -
Page 37: Television Aspect Ratio
4.2 Video and audio settings 33 £ ¢ ¡ button. Whenever you press it, the video resolution V.Format is changed in turn. NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the fol- lowing video outputs: • Composite video output (VIDEO) •... -
Page 38: Colour Format
34 Preference Settings You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes 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 programmes in the shape like the cen- tre figure, set the Display Format option to Letter Box. -
Page 39: Audio Mode
4.3 Local time setting 35 device since the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder. 4.2.5 Audio mode Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver. You can enjoy only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono. - Page 40 36 Preference Settings Settings > Time Select the menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast. To use Greenwich Mean Time, take the following steps: 1.
- Page 41 4.3 Local time setting 37 If daylight saving time is observed in your state at the moment, set the Daylight Saving Time option to On. NOTE Daylight saving time adds one hour to the time when the op- tion is set to On. When setting the time offset from Green- wich Mean Time, make sure that time offset does not include daylight saving time.
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Page 42: Parental Control
38 Preference Settings 4.4 Parental control In general, television programmes are classified according to the level of violence, nudity and language of their content. When you are watching a programme, you can check its pro- gramme classification on the information box. For the infor- mation box, see §5.2.3. -
Page 43: Options For Recording
4.5 Options for recording 39 Time item is set to Locked, you have to enter the PIN when accessing the Time menu. If you enter a wrong number, you cannot use the menu. To release a locked item, set it to Un- locked. -
Page 44: Options For Playback
40 Preference Settings 4.6 Options for playback To set the options for playback, select the Settings > Playback menu. You should see a screen like the left fig- ure. If you want to play back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting Position option to Beginning. -
Page 45: Options For On-Screen Display
4.7 Options for on-screen display 41 video, then you can synchronise them by adjusting the value of the Sync option. In addition, you can change the colour and size of subtitle by setting the Font Color and Font Size options to one you prefer. -
Page 46: Options For Standby Mode
42 Preference Settings With the choice of Full Scroll, it will be fully scrolled until its end disappears; with the choice of Part Scroll, it will be scrolled only to its end. 4.8 Options for standby mode You can have the current time displayed on the front display in standby mode. -
Page 47: Every Day Use
Chapter 5 Every Day Use 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 televi- sion set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the button. - Page 48 44 Every Day Use On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Multiplex information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need a subscription card.
- Page 49 5.2 Watching television 45 In the box on the left side, select a desired initial group by putting the highlight bar on its entry, then all the services hav- ing the selected initial will be displayed in the box on the right side.
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Page 50: The Favourite Service Lists
46 Every Day Use Alphabetic by service name Satellite by satellite FTA–CAS from free services to pay services CAS–FTA from pay services to free services Provider by broadcaster Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite ser- vices. Transponder by transponder 5.2.2 The favourite service lists You can select a service on a favourite list as well as on the services list. -
Page 51: Viewing Programme Information
5.2 Watching television 47 To add the service you are currently watching into a favourite group, press the button to display additional options, and then select Add this service item. To remove the currently highlighted favourite grop or service, select Delete item in the additional option box, then you get asked for confirmation;... -
Page 52: Selecting Audio Tracks
48 Every Day Use If the electronic programme guide is provided on the current service, you can see the information about the current and next £ £ ¢ ¡ ¢ ¡ programmes with the button. You can also see the £... -
Page 53: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 49 button, and adjust its transparency level with the button. £ ¢ ¡ To clear the teletext screen, press the button. EXIT 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) shows the current and scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme. -
Page 54: Watching Multifeed Programme
50 Every Day Use 5.4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at the same time. We call it a multifeed programme. You can select and watch a perspective you prefer. - Page 55 5.5 Using time-shift 51 The time-shift will be reset each time you change to another service. With the time-shift, the following operations are pos- sible: • To go back in time, hold down the button; to go for- ward, hold down the button.
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Page 56: Organising Services
52 Organising Services Chapter 6 Organising Services 6.1 Editing the services list You would have got the services list after service search. You can rename, move, lock or delete service entries on the services list. Select the Edit Services > Edit Service List menu. - Page 57 6.1 Editing the services list 53 service entries will be listed on the right column. To switch back to the television services list, press it again. To change the name of a service, select the Rename and select a desired service; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.
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Page 58: Editing The Favourite Lists
54 Organising Services Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services Provider by broadcaster Transponder by transponder 6.2 Editing the favourite lists You can make your own favourite service lists. In fact, you can define multiple favourite service lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services. - Page 59 6.2 Editing the favourite lists 55 You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the fol- lowing steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the £ ¢ ¡ group list and press the button to select it.
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Page 60: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard
56 Organising Services 6.3 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. -
Page 61: Recording And Playback
Chapter 7 Recording and Playback If you want to record TV programmes, you have to link an external hard drive to the USB port of the digital receiver. NOTE The external hard drive should be formatted in the NTFS file system. 7.1 Recording a programme Once a recording gets started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a... -
Page 62: Instant Recording
58 Recording and Playback 7.1.1 Instant recording To instantly record a programme you are watching at present, press the button. Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does with a video recorder. Instead, pressing the but- ton will pause the live show and begin time-shifting within the current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled. -
Page 63: Timer Recording
7.1 Recording a programme 59 To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows the programme currently being recorded. Select recording by using navigation buttons then £ ¢ ¡ press button to stop the recording. - Page 64 60 Recording and Playback To add a timer recording, select the Reservation menu, then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press the button, and a box like the left figure appears. Take the follow- ing steps: 1.
- Page 65 7.1 Recording a programme 61 If your favourite programme is broadcast at weekends and you wish to record every episode of the programme, set the Mode option to Every Weekend. 6. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on.
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Page 66: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide
62 Recording and Playback 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 electronic programme guide are as follows: £... -
Page 67: File Archive
7.2 File archive 63 2. Make sure that the subscription card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiver. 3. Start recording. 4. Do not switch to other service nor use time-shift until recording is finished. NOTE If you switch to other service or use time-shift in the middle of recording a pay programme, it will be recorded without... -
Page 68: To Delete A Recording
64 Recording and Playback 7.2.1 To delete a recording To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press button, then you get asked for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, it will be deleted. 7.2.2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings, take the following steps: 1. -
Page 69: To Make A New Folder
7.3 Playing back a recording 65 7.2.5 To make a new folder To make a new folder, press the button, then a new folder named GROUP # is created. You can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording. See above. 7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder To move a recording to another folder, put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the... -
Page 70: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar
66 Recording and Playback • To pause playback, press the button. To resume it, press the button. • To view the progress bar, press the button; to hide it, press the button again. • When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a de- sired scene by entering a progress percentage with the numeric buttons. -
Page 71: To Make A Bookmark
7.3 Playing back a recording 67 repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To resume normal speed, press the button. You can change the playback speed in 3 steps (4, 16 and 64 times) or in 6 steps (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times). See §4.6. 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book-... -
Page 72: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence
68 Recording and Playback 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 selected part is marked in black. -
Page 73: Playing Back A Video File
7.4 Playing back a video file 69 yellowish green $ indicates it has been partially descrambled, and a purely yellow $ indicates it has not been descrambled at all. There are two ways to fully descramble a scrambled recording so that you can play it back without the subscription card later on. -
Page 74: Formatting The Hard Disk
70 Recording and Playback NOTE This digital receiver supports only version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x of the Divx format. 7.5 Formatting the hard disk If a new hard drive is installed, it must be formatted because you can neither record nor use time-shift with an unformatted hard disk. -
Page 75: Firmware Update
firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs on http: most versions of Windows, from the Topfield website, //www.i-topfield.com. 8.1 From a memory stick If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the firmware from it by taking the following steps: 1. -
Page 76: Over The Air
Frequency 12603 MHz appointed by the manufac- Symbol Rate 22000 KS/s turer, Topfield, for firmware Polarisation Horizontal update. This transponder information can be changed. You can get the information from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. Selecting the Start command starts firmware update. - Page 77 At any time during the life of a product Topfield Co., Ltd. may change or modify the hard- ware or software on any product to introduce new features or improve the functionality of the product. Copyright © 2010, Topfield Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. English version http://www.i-topfield.com 110S-F7A89-701-1...
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