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Topfield SRP-2401CIplus User Manual

High definition digital satellite receiver personal video recorder
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SRP-2401CI+

User Guide

High Definition
Digital Satellite Receiver
Personal Video Recorder
Common Interface
The "CI Plus" Logo is a trademark of CI Plus LLP.

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD SRP-2401CI+ User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Receiver Personal Video Recorder Common Interface The “CI Plus” Logo is a trademark of CI Plus LLP.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ii CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ......Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 3 CONTENTS iii Copying services ......Editing the transponder list ....Resetting to factory settings .
  • Page 4 iv CONTENTS 5.2.6 Viewing teletext ..... . Viewing electronic programme guide ....Watching multifeed programme .
  • Page 5 CONTENTS v 8 Entertainment Copying files ......Playing back MP3 files ..... . Viewing image files .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The SRP-2401CI+ digital receiver is fully compliant with the international 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 8: 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 9: Front Panel

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 a wall socket to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any time. 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.

  • Page 10: Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode. mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. £ ¢ ¡ changes video resolu- V.Format tion. See §4.2.1 for more details. £ ¢...
  • Page 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 displays teletext. is used to select a subtitle track. is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments. £ ¢ ¡ displays the main menu. It is also used to return to MENU the previous menu from a submenu.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. is used to display the list of recorded programmes that are stored in the internal hard drive. See §7.2 for more details. has different functions per menu. is used to jump back to the beginning of the recording on playback.

  • Page 13: Common Interface

    1.3 Common Interface 7 1.3 Common Interface There are pay TV services available; these are accessible with the use of a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a subscription card. A Common Interface (CI) is the slot into which you can insert a CAM. The front of the digital receiver has two common interface slots.

  • Page 14: 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) • A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area.
  • Page 15 2.2 Safety precautions 9 • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it can be removed easily to disconnect the power. • The digital receiver shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing water, and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel Connections

    10 Setup Table 2.1: Power specification Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 60 W at maximum in active Under 1 W in passive standby LNB Power 13 V, 18 V, 500mA Max. Table 2.2: Physical specifications Size 380×...
  • Page 17 2.3 Rear panel connections 11 LNB 2 OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the second tuner VIDEO Composite video output socket for the tele- vision set (yellow) AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the televi- sion set or the audio-video receiver (white/red) Y/Pb/Pr Component video output socket for the tele- vision set...

  • Page 18: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    12 Setup Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Digital audio output YPbPr Component video output CVBS/S-Video/RGB video output Left & right audio output CVBS video output Left & right audio output CVBS/S-Video/RGB video input for bypass Left & right audio input for bypass VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output AUDIO...

  • Page 19: Connecting To The Antenna

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be- tween the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital televi- sion broadcasts.

  • Page 20: Connecting To Your Television Set

    14 Setup and send them to the digital receiver. However, the satellite antenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the LNB frequency and polarisation specified by the digital re- ceiver. So if you have linked from the LNB 1 OUT connector to the LNB 2 IN connector, you would have some limitations in using some features such as dual recording.
  • Page 21 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 NOTE Illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual prod- uct. To use the SCART output For best results with a standard television set, you should use a SCART cable. Plug one end of the cable into the TV socket on the digital receiver, and plug the other end into a free SCART socket on your television.
  • Page 22 16 Setup from the digital receiver to the back of your television. When an HDMI cable is connected, component output be- comes disabled. If you want to output component video, do not have the HDMI cable and component cable connected at the same time, and make sure to disconnect the HDMI cable.

  • Page 23: Connecting To Your Video Recorder

    2.5 Switching on for the first time 17 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. If you want to use the COAXIAL connec- tor, prepare a coaxial S/PDIF cable (RCA ca- ble);...
  • Page 24 18 Setup Press the button on the top left corner on the remote con- trol. In a little time, you may see a picture displaying a menu. £ ¢ ¡ If you do not see a picture, try pressing the button on V.Format the remote control.

  • Page 25: 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 26: Configuring Lnb Settings

    20 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 27 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 21 1; otherwise, set it to Tuner 2. If you have connected the LNB 1 OUT and LNB 2 IN with a loop-through cable, then set the Connection Type option to Loop Through; otherwise, set it to Separated. NOTE Both the LNB 1 IN and LNB 2 IN sockets should be connected to your antennas either directly or via the loop-through ca-...
  • Page 28 22 Service Search Set the DiSEqC 1.0 option and the DiSEqC 1.1 option accord- ing to your antenna configuration. For example, to select the antenna con- nected to the A5 input in the left figure, set the DiSEqC 1.1 option to 2 of 4 and the DiS- EqC 1.0 option to 1 of 4.

  • Page 29: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings

    3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 23 NOTE You cannot use both DiSEqC switch and SCD switch at the same time. 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 30: Configuring Usals Settings

    24 Service Search 4. Set the Motor Control option to Goto. Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite by the position data that the digital receiver has. 5. If the receiving quality, which is displayed at the bottom right of the screen, is not good, tune the antenna finely with the Movement option.

  • Page 31: Searching For Services

    3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 25 To get every satellite position calculated, take the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Select the tuner that is connected to the motorized an- tenna at the Tuner Select option. 3.
  • Page 32 26 Service Search • searching every service of a satellite, • searching every service of a transponder, • searching single service of a transponder, • searching every service of a SMATV (Satellite Master An- tenna Television) system. Searching every service of a satellite To search every service of a satellite, take the following steps: 1.
  • Page 33 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 27 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. 7. Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de- sired transponder.

  • Page 34: Copying Services

    28 Service Search 7. At the PID option, specify the audio and video packet identification (PID) of your desired service with the nu- meric buttons. Searching every service of SMATV system To search every service of a SMATV system, if the digital re- ceiver is connected to it, take the following steps: 1.

  • Page 35: Editing The Transponder List

    3.3 Editing the transponder list 29 may be impossible to watch one service while recording. You can copy entries of one tuner’s services list to the other tuner’s services list to avoid such inconvenience. To copy service entries, select the Installation > Services Copy menu.

  • Page 36: Resetting To Factory Settings

    30 Service Search 5. To change a satellite entry’s name, select your desired entry at the Satellite Name option and select the SAT Name Edit option. Then the on-screen keyboard ap- pears. Change the name and save it. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.
  • Page 37 Select a data and press the but- ton, then your data will be restored. 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.

  • Page 38: Clearing The Services List

    32 Service Search With Vega you can do the following: • Adding, deleting or modifying satellite entries • 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.

  • Page 39: 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 > Language menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 40: Subtitle Language

    34 Preference Settings 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 41: Video And Audio Settings

    4.2 Video and audio settings 35 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 42: Television Aspect Ratio

    36 Preference Settings £ ¢ ¡ 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) • SCART output (TV) 4.2.2 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16:9.

  • Page 43: Colour Format

    4.2 Video and audio settings 37 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 44: Audio Mode

    38 Preference Settings 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 45 4.3 Local time setting 39 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 46: Parental Control

    40 Preference Settings 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. Table 4.1: Time offset table Time offset City...
  • Page 47 4.4 Parental control 41 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. You can prevent your children from watching specific programmes by specifying a maximum per- missible level.

  • Page 48: To Use Mediahighway Programme Guide

    42 Preference Settings 4.5 To use MediaHighway programme guide Almost every service provider would provide the electronic programme guide. However, you can get more abundant pro- gramme information from a specific transponder that provides only programme guides. For detailed description about elec- tronic programme guide, see §5.3.

  • Page 49: Options For Recording

    4.6 Options for recording 43 4.6 Options for recording To set the options for recording, select the Settings > Recording menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. To enable the time-shift function, you should set the Time Shift- ing option to anything other than Disable.

  • Page 50: Options For Playback

    44 Preference Settings 4.7 Options for playback To set the options for playback, select the Settings > Playback menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. If you want to play back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting Position option to Beginning.

  • Page 51: Options For On-Screen Display

    4.8 Options for on-screen display 45 4.8 Options for on-screen display To set the options for the on- screen display (OSD), select the Settings > OSD menu. should see a screen like the left figure. To adjust the transparency level of the OSD, set the OSD Trans- parency option as you desire.

  • Page 52: Options For The Front Display

    46 Preference Settings 4.9 Options for the front display To set the options for the front display, select the Settings > Front Display menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. The front display shows the currently viewed service’s number and name.

  • Page 53: Options For Standby Mode

    4.11 Options for standby mode 47 Overlap overlaps the current picture and a following picture. Cover covers the current picture with a following picture. Move moves the current picture and displays a following pic- ture. Mosaic displays a following picture with a mosaic effect. To use those effects ramdomly, set this option to Random.

  • Page 54: Every Day Use

    48 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.
  • Page 55 5.2 Watching television 49 On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Receiving tuner: T1 stands for the first tuner; T2 stands for the second tuner. •...

  • Page 56: The Favourite Service Lists

    50 Every Day Use with which you can enter a new name. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard. • You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked.

  • Page 57: Viewing Programme Information

    5.2 Watching television 51 To display the favourite lists, £ ¢ ¡ press the button at the ser- vices list screen. For the services list, see §5.2.1. To select a favourite list, put the highlight bar on a desired favourite group list and press £...

  • Page 58: Selecting Audio Tracks

    52 Every Day Use • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Receiving tuner • Transponder information • Signal level and quality • Programme name • Programme classification sign • Programme summary • Broadcasting time • Current time In addition, you might see the following symbols: •...

  • Page 59: Selecting Subtitle Tracks

    5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 53 displayed. In this case, you have to press the button once more to select an audio track. 5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages. If the current programme provides subtitle tracks, the subtitle symbol ( ) will be marked on the infor- mation box.

  • Page 60: Watching Multifeed Programme

    54 Every Day Use £ ¢ ¡ Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following: • Scheduled programmes • programme summary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the >...

  • Page 61: Using Time-Shift

    5.5 Using time-shift 55 you have to press the button once more to select audio tracks. 5.5 Using time-shift You can pause and resume a live television programme, and even rewind and replay it. When you are watching a pro- gramme and you miss something, you can rewind and replay it.
  • Page 62 56 Every Day Use £ • You can jump backward and forward by pressing the ¢ ¡ £ ¢ ¡ buttons. You can change the jump time at the Jump Time Interval option. See §4.7. • You can change playback speed. See §7.3.2 for slow mo- tion.

  • Page 63: 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 installation > Edit Ser- vices > Edit Service List menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 64 58 Organising Services 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.

  • Page 65: Editing The Favourite Lists

    6.2 Editing the favourite lists 59 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 66 60 Organising Services 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. The high- light bar then moves to the services list.

  • Page 67: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard 61 6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key > horizontally with the buttons and vertically with the buttons. Pressing the £ ¢ ¡ button on a key enters its let- ter in the input line.

  • Page 68: Recording And Playback

    62 Recording and Playback Chapter 7 Recording and Playback You can record TV programmes into an external hard drive as well as the built-in hard drive. NOTE To use an external hard drive, you must connect the external hard drive to the USB port or the eSATA port of the digital receiver.

  • Page 69: Recording A Programme

    7.1 Recording a programme 63 watching another one only if two among the services are pro- vided through the same transponder. The digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: • You can record two different services while playing back a previously recorded programme.
  • Page 70 64 Recording and Playback current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled. In short, it is still possible to pause a recording, but literally recording continues in the digital receiver. After a recording has started, pressing the button displays a menu like the left figure, in which you can set the recording duration.

  • Page 71: Timer Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 65 While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service. To additionally record another service, switch to the service you want to record, and press the button. Once a recording is started, it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not finished yet.
  • Page 72 66 Recording and Playback 2. You may have two sources for recording, TV and radio. Set the Type option to your desired source. 3. Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the £ ¢ ¡ service you want. Pressing the button on this option displays a satellite list, from which you can select your desired satellite.

  • Page 73: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide

    7.1 Recording a programme 67 9. To set a recording reservation with the above settings, select the OK item; otherwise, it will not be saved and will not occur. You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list. To edit a timer entry, put the highlight bar on the entry you want and £...

  • Page 74: Recording A Time-Shifted Programme

    68 Recording and Playback 7.1.4 Recording a time-shifted programme While watching a programme with time-shift, you can record it by performing the following steps: 1. Press the button to display the progress bar. 2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold >...

  • Page 75: File Archive

    7.2 File archive 69 NOTE If you switch to other service or use time-shift in the middle of recording a pay programme, it will be recorded without descrambling from that moment. Even if the recording is only partially descrambled, you need the subscription card to play it back.

  • Page 76: To Lock A Recording

    70 Recording and Playback 1. Press the button to display additional options. 2. Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic, Time or Size as you want. £ ¢ ¡ 3. Press the button. EXIT 4. They will be sorted by the specified option. 7.2.3 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other persons cannot play or delete it, take the following steps:...

  • Page 77: To Move A Recording To Another Folder

    7.3 Playing back a recording 71 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 ¢ ¡ button. If an external hard drive is connected to the digital receiver, you get asked to select between the built-in and external hard drive.

  • Page 78: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    72 Recording and Playback • When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a de- sired scene by entering a progress percentage with the numeric buttons. 7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the button to display the progress bar. •...

  • Page 79: To Make A Bookmark

    7.3 Playing back a recording 73 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book- marks and then jump to them in sequence. Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards. To make bookmarks, take the fol- lowing steps during playback: 1.

  • Page 80: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence

    74 Recording and Playback 5. Press the button again to start repeated playback. 6. To cancel it, press the button when the progress bar is displayed. 7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by performing the following steps: button or alternatively select the Record- 1.

  • Page 81: Editing A Recording

    7.4 Editing a recording 75 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. Press the button to display the progress bar during a playback. 2.

  • Page 82: Formatting The Hard Disk

    76 Recording and Playback 7.6 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. You can delete permanently all contents stored in a hard drive by formatting it.

  • Page 83: Entertainment

    Chapter 8 Entertainment This digital receiver provides several special features for enter- tainment. NOTE To fully enjoy all of the features described in this chapter, you had better configure the network settings properly. As to how to configure the network settings, refer to §9.2. 8.1 Copying files NOTE If your external hard drive is formatted in the FAT16/32 or...

  • Page 84: Playing Back Mp3 Files

    78 Entertainment 1. Connect an external hard drive to the digital receiver. 2. Press the button and then press the button to select a desired file list except the External list. £ 3. Put the highlight bar on a desired file and press the ¢...

  • Page 85: Viewing Image Files

    8.3 Viewing image files 79 1. Select the Entertainment > MP3 Player or press the button and then the button to display the MP3 file list. 2. Put the highlight bar on a desired file; if you want to play £...

  • Page 86: Playing Back A Video File

    80 Entertainment 8.4 Playing back a video file You can play back media files such as photos, videos and music with this digital receiver. Media file formats that you can play back with the digital receiver are as follows: • video: DivX, XviD, VOB, MKV, MP4, and AVI •...

  • Page 87: Sharing Media Content With Other Devices

    8.5 Sharing media content with other devices 81 8.5 Sharing media content with other devices You can share media content with other devices by virtue of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) technology, which is a standard to allow entertainment devices within the home to share their content with each other across a home network.

  • Page 88: Network Game

    82 Entertainment list appears. Set the folders you want to share to Share. How to instruct the digital receiver to play back media content out of other DLNA devices is very easy as follows: 1. Select the Share Device List menu, then the list of all available DLNA devices gets displayed.
  • Page 89 8.6 Network game 83 4. Select a map. If you play the game by yourself, you do not need to select a map. 5. Start playing. £ ¢ ¡ If you want to out of the game while palying, press the EXIT button on the remote control.
  • Page 90 84 Entertainment Selecting a character After selecting game mode, you should see a screen like the left figure. Select a character referring to Ta- ble 8.1. £ ¢ ¡ If you select the , a character will be chosen randomly. When you play the game for the first time, you can select only two characters.
  • Page 91 8.6 Network game 85 Buying items After selecting a character, you should see a screen like the left figure. Buy a item referring to Table 8.1. When you finish selecting items, select the READY on the screen as follows: £ ¢...
  • Page 92 86 Entertainment Playing the Battle Tank When you start the game, you should see a sceen like the fol- lowing figure. Play the game referring to Table 8.2. The character’s weapons. The angle of the character. You can see the direction and speed of wind. You can see the information of the character as follows: ENERGY displays the character’s energy.

  • Page 93: Network Mode

    4. Selecting a character, map and items for playing. 5. Start playing. NOTE Refer to the Battle Tank user guide as to how to play Battle Tank in network mode. You can download it from the Top- field website, http://www.i-topfield.com.

  • Page 94: Accessing Via Network

    88 Accessing via Network Chapter 9 Accessing via Network NOTE The following section describes complex functions that should only be used by owners with advanced computer knowledge. This digital receiver provides features of web service and FTP service, by which through the network you can make sched- uled recordings, or transfer recording files to your computer.

  • Page 95: Configuring The Router

    9.1 Configuring the router 89 NOTE The web server and FTP server of the digital receiver do not work in standby mode. So it must be powered up at all times if you wish to use the web service at any time. 9.1 Configuring the router In this section, the setup program of WRT54G, which is a router manufactured by Linksys, will be referred to as an example of...

  • Page 96: To Access Over The Internet

    90 Accessing via Network 9.1.2 To access over the Internet When you are away from home, you can access the digital re- ceiver inside your home if your router is configured to route access to the digital receiver by means of port forwarding. Via this feature, your router will lead you to the digital receiver when you access your router with its IP address.

  • Page 97: Configuring The Network Setting On The Digital Receiver

    9.2 Configuring the network setting on the digital receiver 91 which should be supported by your router. 2. Configure your router with the account so that it can communicate with the web site. Whenever a new dynamic IP address is assigned to the router, it will inform the DDNS service provider of the new IP ad- dress.

  • Page 98: Accessing The Web Server

    92 Accessing via Network cumbersome thing, you had better assign a static IP address rather than dynamic one. To assign a static IP address, set the Connection Type option to Static, then the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS options become enabled. You have to set these options to match with the configuration of your router.
  • Page 99 9.3 Accessing the web server 93 You cannot only download but also upload recording files or MP3 files in the File Management page. However, if you wish to download or upload a file of which size is 2 gigabyte or more, it is recommended using the FTP server rather than the web server.

  • Page 100: Accessing The Ftp Server

    94 Accessing via Network NOTE The maximum number of user connections is one. This means that you cannot access the web server while someone else is occupying it. 9.4 Accessing the FTP server To Access to the FTP server, set the Installation > Network Set- ting >...
  • Page 101 9.4 Accessing the FTP server 95 You can log into the FTP server with the user name and pass- word specified in the Installation > Network Setting > User Info menu. NOTE The maximum number of user connections is one. This means that you cannot access the FTP server while someone...
  • Page 102 96 Accessing via Network else is occupying it.

  • Page 103: Topfield Application Program

    Interface) libraries that available http: from Topfield’s website, //www.i-topfield.com/eng/ download/utility_list.asp. One is Linux version, and the other is Cygwin version. Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line inter- face for Microsoft Windows. Your TAPs will be run with the following conditions: •...
  • Page 104 98 Topfield Application Program • TAPs must be situated in the Program Files folder; if they are placed in any other folder, they will be ignored. As to how to transfer your TAPs to the digital receiver, refer to §8.1 or Chapter 9.
  • Page 105 toStart folder. If you want to abort the execution of it, press £ ¢ ¡ button at start-up.

  • Page 106: Firmware Update

    firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs on http: most versions of Windows, from the Topfield website, //www.i-topfield.com. 11.1 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 107: From The Firmware Server Via The Internet

    11.2 From the firmware server via the Internet 101 5. Place the highlight bar on the right firmware file and £ ¢ ¡ press the button, and a countdown will be displayed on the front display of the digital receiver. 6.

  • Page 108: 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 109: Index

    INDEX 103 Index 1st Audio Language, 1st Subtitle Language, Band Frequency, 2nd Audio Language, Battle Tank, 2nd Subtitle Language, Battle Tank (Network), 4:3, Battle Tank (Single), 82, 16:9, bmp, 22 kHz, Brightness in Operation Mode, Brightness in Standby Mode, A/V Output, Button, Access Control, Active,...
  • Page 110 104 INDEX Connection Type, 21, 91, Every Weekend, Cover, Export System Data, Cut, Cygwin, Factory Setting, Fav–NoFav, 50, Date, FEC, 27, Daylight Saving Time, File Management, Default, 50, File Manager, Delete, 50, File Name, DHCP, Font Color, Font Size, Digital Living Network Format Hard Disk,...
  • Page 111 INDEX 105 Manual, Media Player, .idx, Import System Data, Media Subtitle, Info Box Display Time, MediaHighway, Info Box Position, MediaHighway EPG, Menu Language, information box, Instant Recording Duration, Microsoft Windows, IP Address, Mini A, IP Setting, Miscellaneous, 46, MKV, Mode, 39, JPG, Modulation, 27, jpg,...
  • Page 112 106 INDEX Recording, ON/OFF, Recording Drive, Once, Recover System Data, One Time, Rename, 49, 58, Reservation, on-screen display, OPTICAL, Reset Service List, OSD, OSD Transparency, S/PDIF, 17, OTA Firmware Upgrade, S/PDIF COAXIAL, Other, S/PDIF OPTICAL, Overlap, SAT Name Edit, SAT/TP Edit, Satellite, 39, 49, 50, 58, packet identification, Parental Control,...
  • Page 113 INDEX 107 Transponder, 24, 25, 39, 50, SMATV, 26, .smi, transponder, Sort, Trick Mode Level, Sorting, 50, Tuner, Sound Mode, Tuner 1, Tuner 1 to Tuner 2, .srt, Standby Mode, 3, Tuner 2, Start, Tuner 2 to Tuner 1, Start firmware upgrade, Tuner Select, 20, 23, 25, 42, Start Search, TV, 11,...
  • Page 114 108 INDEX wide-screen television, XviD, Y/Pb/Pr,...
  • Page 115 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...

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