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Topfield TF3000CIP User Manual

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The User's Manual
Common Interface with Positioner
TF3000CIP
Please read this User s Manual carefully.
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  • Page 1 TOPFIELD The User’s Manual Common Interface with Positioner TF3000CIP Please read this User s Manual carefully. The menu structure and specification can be changed without noti...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CONTENTS FEATURES FRONT/ REAR PANELS 1) FRONT PANEL 2) REAR PANEL REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (RCU) GETTING STARTED FUNCTION GUIDE MENU OPERATIONS 1) SYSTEM SETTING 2) ORGANIZING CHANNEL 3) ORGANIZING FAVORITES 4) INSTALLATION 5) INFORMATION 6) COMMON INTERFACE 7) GAME TROUBLE SHOOTING (Q &...
  • Page 3 WARNING Warning WARNING Warning WARNING Please read the following recommended safety precautions carefully for your safety. MAINS SUPPLY : 90-250V AC 50/60 Hz. OVERLOADING : Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords or adapters as these can result in fire or electrical shock. LIQUIDS : Keep liquids away from the STB.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Digital Satellite Receiver (STB). This Digital Satellite Receiver is fully compliant with the international DVB standard and thus transmits digital images, sounds, information guides, and teletext directly to your TV through the satellite. Now you can comfortably see and receive digitally transmitted music, news, movie, and sports satellite broadcasts in your office or at your home.

  • Page 5: Contents

    CONTENTS Please ensure that the following items are included with the STB. 1) Remote control unit 2) Batteries (size AAA) 3) User’s Guide (this document) FEATURES Fully Compliant to DVB Common Interface for Viaccess,Irdeto,Cryptoworks,Nagravision,Conax and Mediaguard. Antenna/LNB control - 22KHz mode On/Off - 0/12V mode selection - Automatic FEC Detection - DiSEqC 1.0 &...

  • Page 6: Front/ Rear Panels

    FRONT / REAR PANELS 1) Front Panel DISPLAY During the STANDBY mode, the TV / SAT current time is displayed. REMOTE When the power is ON, the current STAND BY status is displayed (TV/ Radio/ Menu). POWER CHANNEL The power button of STB The channel buttons are to change (ON / Stand by) channels.

  • Page 7: Remote Control Unit (Rcu)

    REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (RCU) Switches the STB between Operation and Standby mode. Enables/ Disables the Audio. Selects the TV or Radio service channels and individual menu options. Displays the Menu on screen or returns to previous menu from submenu. Displays the EPG (Electronic Progamme Guide) on screen only when available.
  • Page 8 Stills the playing picture. Changes the terrestrial TV and Satellite mode. Selects LEFT/RIGHT/MONO/STEREO sound function. Selects the subtitle language list for the current service. Displays the favorite channel list. Displays and alters the UHF setting in menu. Displays sleep time. When sleep time, the power automatically turns to the OFF mode and the STB to the STANDBY mode.
  • Page 9 INSTALLATION (Connection) First, connect both the satellite antenna and the TV line to the STB and switch the power on. In this manual there are some of the most common ways to connect the equipment: TV, VCR, and STB. There are several ways of connecting the STB to the existing Audio/TV system. We recommend using one of the following setups.
  • Page 10 1-3) Connection to the TV with the CINCH Cable. Connect one end (3 connectors) of the CINCH cable to the AUDIO-RIGHT (RED), AUDIO-LEFT (WHITE), and the VIDEO OUTPUT (YELLOW) socket on the STB. Connect the other end (3 connectors) to the AUDIO-RIGHT input (RED), AUDIO-LEFT input (WHITE), and the VIDEO input (YELLOW) socket on the TV or Hi-Fi.
  • Page 11 3.Connection to the dish. 3-1) Connection to an actuated dish Connect the LNB IN socket of the STB to the LNB. Connect motor wires to M1 and M2. Switch these connections if the motor moves to the wrong direction. Connect sensor wires to PULSE and GND connector.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Press the Power button to operate the STB from the STAND BY mode. Now, the Info box will appear for a given time and disappear. Pressing the button, the Info INFO box will remain on the screen. The display time of the Info box is adjustable under the Installation Menu of the Main Menu.

  • Page 13: Function Guide

    Function Guide Information Box Press INFO key on the RCU to see the program information. The Information box displays as follows: Channel Number Channel Name Detailed Program Information Signal Level & Quality Satellite Information Information of subtitle and / or teletext EPG (Electronic Program Guide) To use currently showing TV, and Radio services as well as to use next program schedules,...
  • Page 14 Subtitle You can choose a language of subtitle using button on the RCU. If a broadcaster provides subtitles, you can see symbol in the Information Box. Teletext You can see the teletext with your TV using RCU of your TV. If a broadcaster supports teletext, you can see symbol in the Information Box.

  • Page 15: Menu Operations

    MENU OPERATIONS Now this chapter assumes that the STB system has been installed correctly, meaning: * The satellite dish for the STB has been installed, connected to the STB and correctly adjusted to the proper satellite. * The STB is connected to the TV. * The RCU has batteries and ready to control the STB.

  • Page 16: System Setting

    I. SYSTEM SETTING I-1 TIME SETTING Various time modes can be set, such as the current local time, the Power On/Off time and the Sleep Time. The exact local present time can be adjusted by using the GMT, the Time Offset, and the Mode sub menus. PLEASE NOTE: Configure the Local Time before adjusting the Wakeup time,Power Off Time, or the Sleep Time.
  • Page 17 A. Local Time Setting Press the button in the Time Setting Menu to open the Local Time Setting menu. Inside the Local Time Setting menu, there are 4 sub menus: Mode, Local Time, GMT and Time Offset. Mode Using the buttons can control the [Auto/Manual] mode.
  • Page 18 B. Timer Use the buttons when selecting the [On/Off] mode. If the V+ V- Timer menu is set to On, the Wakeup Time Menu, the Wakeup channel Menu and the Power Off Time Menu becomes adjustable. C. Wakeup Time The Wakeup Time menu sets up the time the STB automatically turns on.
  • Page 19 E. Power Off Time The Power Off Time menu sets the time of the STB automatically turns Off. F. Sleep Time The Sleep Time menu is similar to the Power Off menu. The Sleep Time function turns off after the adjusted sleep time.
  • Page 20 I-2. PARENTAL CONTROL The age rating control, the PIN(Personal Identification Number) Code and the passwords to various menus can be configured. The PIN Code box will automatically appear when this menu is selected. The default PIN Code is “0000”. A. Censorship The Censorship menu blocks programmes according to each specific setting.
  • Page 21 C. Access Control The Access Control menu controls access to 6 menus: Time Setting, Language Setting, A/V Output Setting, Organizing Channels, Organizing Favorites and Installation. Press the buttons to [Lock/Unlock] the access. “Locking” V+ V- means controlling the access to specific menus with the PIN Code system. The default PIN Code is “0000”.
  • Page 22 I-3. LANGUAGE SETTING There are many languages available for the menu. The default language is English. A. Menu Language It is an item for changing the language of the Main Menu. Select which language the menus will be shown in. [English / French / German / Italian / Spanish / Arabic] B.
  • Page 23 C. Audio Language It is an item for changing the language of the Audio. The first audio language is set to English. If more than one audio language is transmitted, you may select one language among several languages transmitted by pressing the button.
  • Page 24 C. Sound Mode Allows you to configure the sound mode. Select the Stereo, Mono, Left and Right modes by using the buttons. The Sound mode is configurable later on V+ V- by using the button on your RCU. D. UHF Type Allows you to change the UHF Type.
  • Page 25 I-6. Info Box Display Time Adjusts the time-out of the Info Box. Sets the period of time the Info Box is displayed on screen. The adjustable time is from 0 to 30 seconds.

  • Page 26: Organizing Channel

    II. ORGANIZING CHANNELS This mode can be used to rename, reorder, lock, hide, and to delete TV Services. A. Browse Press the button. Now, browsing through the Organizing Channels is possible. Press assigned buttons on the help message. B. Rename Use the buttons to select Rename menu and press the button to...
  • Page 27 E. Skip Hides and skips the services. In order to unlock the skip function, press the button on the skipped channel. The skipped channels will not be visible on channel list. F. Delete Use the button to delete channels. The delete function differs from the skip function as it deletes the channel completely.

  • Page 28: Organizing Favorites

    III. ORGANIZING FAVORITES This mode is helpful in adding and deleting services to and from the favorite group. Under the menu ‘Organizing Favorites’, there are three different modes: Fav List,Fav CHs and Ch List. On the Fav List mode, four standard lists are selected as the default menus: News, Sports, Movie and Music.

  • Page 29: Installation

    IV. INSTALLATION IV-1.LNB Setting The Low Noise Blockdown Converter (LNB) amplifies the signal received by the satellite dish and lowers the frequency of the signal. The signal is then fed from...
  • Page 30 the LNB at the dish via cable to the STB. For the LNB Settings, highlight the INSTALLATION menu and press . Then, set the cursor to the LNB Setting section and press A. Satellite Name Press the button to display the Satellite List box. The Satellite name list is put in alphabetical order.
  • Page 31 IV-2. Channel Search A. Satellite Name Press the button to display the Satellite List Box. The Satellite name list is put in alphabetical order. Select one of the preprogrammed satellites that correspondto the value of the antenna. In other words, select one of the already searched services at the first installation.
  • Page 32 B. Search Mode There are 4 search modes, Auto, Manual, Advanced, and SMATV.The Auto mode enables to search using the information the IRD has. On the other hand, there will be a need to know in advance the frequencies and the symbol rates before using the Manual mode.
  • Page 33 G. PID Press button to enter Video/Audio/PCR PID’s. 1) Video PID Insert the Video PID by using the numeric buttons on your RCU. 2) Audio PID Insert the Audio PID by using the numeric buttons on your RCU 3) PCR PID Insert the PCR PID by using the numeric buttons on your RCU.
  • Page 34 column and Radio channels in the other. Please note that the search procedure may take a few minutes. When the search procedure is completed, the screen will show how many TV and Radio channels have been found. Press to save the channels. J.
  • Page 35 Positioner Setting Guide For the viewing of certain programs and satellites, the satellite and the antenna has to be configured. This is possible through the Motorized Dish Setting menu. NOTE: The positioner should be installed correctly, before proceeding this part of manual.
  • Page 36 Caution : Please do not exchange the above three wires. It May break down your STB and skew motor. Skew motor positioner motor pulse Skew wire GND wire...
  • Page 37 IV-3. Dish Setting First, go to the Motorized Dish Setting under the Installation-Dish Setting-Auto Setting menu. Please note that the button always indicates the eastern direction and similarly the button always the western direction. IMPORTANT: After the configurations, “saving”the information is crucial! Press the button to save the settings.
  • Page 38 b. West Limit Press the button to move and adjust the motor to a certain position of the West limit. Save it by pressing button. The indicated number will increase from 1000. The dish limits are now saved in the receiver and the dish is positioned to the most western limit.
  • Page 39 1) Most Western Satellite Satellite Name : Press the button to display the satellite list. Choose the desirable most western satellite among the list by highlighting it and press the button. . Frequency : Press the button to display the frequency list. Any frequency will function.
  • Page 40 3) The Most Eastern Satellite . Repeat the first 2 steps(Satellite Name, Frequency) as listed above. . Position dish : Press the button to search and allocate the antenna to the adequate position. The positioning procedure might not succeed the first time. (Repeat the procedure, if it is needed.) As you press the button, the cursor will subsequently move to the left until it finds the matching position.
  • Page 41 d. Manual Setting . Satellite Name : Press the button to display the satellite list. Choose the desirable most western satellite among the list by highlighting it and pressing the OK button. . Frequency : Press the button to display the frequency list. Any frequency will function.
  • Page 42 e. Initialize Position Data You can initialize all stored position data when you want set up new satellite position. IV-4 . Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 If you have DiSEqC 1.2 motorised system, then you can use the DiSEqC 1.2 functions. . Satellite Name A selection of satellite names that will be used to identify a motor position.
  • Page 43 . Motor Control - Goto : Move the motor to the stored position of the selected satellite name. - Store : Stores the current position of the motor for the selected satellite name. - Reset : Resets all stored position of the motor relative to the “0” position. (Installer mode only) - Recalculate : Recalculates the position of the Stab Rotor motor.
  • Page 44 A. Satellite Name By pressing button, you can see the listed satellite names . Then,using buttons, you will find Frequency, Symbol Rate, Polarization information of each satellite. B. Frequency By pressing button, you can see the all frequencies of transponders of a satellite, and also you can select a frequency. Or, just pressing buttons, you can select and view a frequency one by one.
  • Page 45 F. Add New TP In case of new transponder information is added by broadcaster, you can add a new TP(transponder) information and enjoy new services. Before add a new TP information, you should know the frequency, symbol rate, and polarization types. After adding a new informations, you should confirm the new information by OK bar.
  • Page 46 IV-7.Transfer Program to Other IRD It is used to transfer STB program to other STB for upgrading the STB. Notes: Please don’t proceed this menu without connecting other TF3000CIP series STB of the same specification. IV-8.Transfer Data to Other IRD It is used to transfer STB Data such as satellite/TP information to other STB for upgrading the STB.

  • Page 47: Information

    V-1. IRD STATUS Check the IRD’s system information. It shows the IRD’s: System ID Loader Version Device Version Application Version Last Update...

  • Page 48: Common Interface

    V-2. CALENDAR Press the buttons to select the year. Press the buttons for selecting P+ P- V+ V- the month. VI. COMMON INTERFACE The menu differs according to each inserted CAM. If the module has not been installed yet, the phrase ‘Not Installed’ will be accordingly indicated.

  • Page 49: Game

    VII GAME VII-1. Block VII-2. Poker...

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting (Q & A)

    TROUBLESHOOTING (Q & A) Problem Possible Causes What to do Check that the main power Nothing appears on the The main power cable cable is plugged into the power Front Panel. is not connected. socket. No sound or picture, but the front panel shows the STB is in standby mode.

  • Page 51: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS(IRD) STB SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Power 90 - 250VAC, 50 / 60Hz Input Frequency 950 - 2150 MHz MIPS R3000 4 MB Flash Memory 1 MB EEPROM 2 Kbits DATA Service 1 RS - 232C, 115kbps SCART 2 SCARTS: 1 VCR, 1 TV A/V OUT 1Video / 2 Audio (left and right) Digital Audio Out...
  • Page 52 CHANNEL PROCESSING Item Specification Input Frequency Range 950 - 2150 MHz 4000 TV Channels (w/ additional Audio Number of Channels and Data Services) Tuning System PLL Digital Synthesis Channels Tuning Step Size 125 KHz Max Modulation QPSK (DVB Specification) Rates: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 Inner FEC (DVB Specification) Outer FEC...
  • Page 53 . POWER SUPPLY Item Specification Input Voltage 90 - 250VAC, 50 / 60Hz Type SMPS Power Consumption Max.230W Standby Power Protection Separate internal fuse . POSITIONER Item Specification Satellite Position Azimuth Control 4 push terminals (M1,M2,Pulse,GND) Output Power 36VDC, 5A Max Sensor Type Reed Switch...

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