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Page 1: User Guide
TOPFIELD TF 520 PVRc User Guide High Definition Digital Cable Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX CAS 5 Embedded... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ii CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ......Controlling the digital receiver . - Page 3 CONTENTS iii Language settings ......4.1.1 Menu language ..... . 4.1.2 Subtitle language .
- Page 4 iv CONTENTS 7 Recording and Playback Recording a programme ..... 7.1.1 Instant recording ..... 7.1.2 Timer recording .
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Page 5: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 520 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. However, unlike analogue broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies;... -
Page 6: Controlling The Digital Receiver
2 Introduction • Can view information about the current television or ra- dio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. • You can record one service while you are currently watching another. • You can record many programmes using a built-in hard drive with large storage capacity. - Page 7 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode. This button has a lamp which lights up in red in standby mode, and in blue in active mode. It also blinks every time you press a button on the remote control in active mode.
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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: Subscription Card Information
6 Introduction is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed. 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. changes the position of sub-picture counterclockwise. -
Page 11: 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 • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • HDMI cable • One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner •... - Page 12 8 Setup socket. For the power consumption of the digital re- ceiver, refer to Table 2.1. • 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 13: Rear Panel Connections
0 to 45 Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 520 PVRc has a wide range of connections on the back. 1 -- CABLE IN -- 2 ON / OFF HDMI S - VIDEO... - Page 14 10 Setup 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) HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high definition television set S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the televi- sion set...
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Page 15: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left & right audio output Digital audio output VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output AUDIO Left & right audio output S-VIDEO Super video (S-Video) output CVBS/S-Video/RGB video output Left &... -
Page 16: 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 digi- tal television broadcasts. Connect the broad- casting cable to the CABLE 1 IN connector on the back panel of the digital receiver. - Page 17 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 NOTE Illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual prod- uct. To use the HDMI output If you have a high definition television set, you should use an HDMI cable for best re- sults.
- Page 18 14 Setup To use the S-Video output NOTE You cannot view high definition video by means of the S-Video output. You need to obtain a S-Video cable to use the S-Video output. Plug one end of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital re- ceiver, and plug the other end into the match- ing socket on your television.
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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 To perform service search, se- lect the Installation >... -
Page 22: Resetting To Factory Settings
18 Service Search You should set the Search Mode option to Auto at the first service search after installing the digital receiver. The digital receiver will search all available services with the automatic search mode within the frequency range from the frequency of the Start Frequency option to the frequency of the End Fre- quency option. -
Page 23: Clearing The Services List
3.3 Clearing the services list 19 • Services list • Favourite list • Timer list • Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the Installa- tion > Factory Setting menu, and then you get asked for confir- mation. -
Page 24: Preference Settings
20 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 System Setting >... -
Page 25: Subtitle Language
4.1 Language settings 21 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 26: Video And Audio Settings
22 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 System Set- ting > A/V Output Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. -
Page 27: Television Aspect Ratio
4.2 Video and audio settings 23 NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the fol- lowing video outputs: • Composite video output (VIDEO) • S-Video output (S-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 28: Colour Format
24 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 29: Video Scaling
4.3 Local time setting 25 device since the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder. NOTE When the digital receiver is in standby mode, the digital re- ceiver cannot pass the video from the video device to the television when it starts playback. - Page 30 26 Preference Settings 1. Set the Mode option to Auto, then the Time Offset option becomes enabled. 2. Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between your time zone and GMT referring to Table 4.1. 3. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time item.
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Page 31: Parental Control
4.4 Parental control 27 Table 4.1: 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... -
Page 32: Adjusting The On-Screen Display
28 Preference Settings System Setting > Select the 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 ‘2010’ as default. If you wish to block programmes for viewers aged 15 or above, set the Censorship option to 15 (age). -
Page 33: To Enable Time-Shifting
4.6 To enable time-shifting 29 Transparency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent. You can adjust the display time of the information box. For the information box, see §5.2.3. To adjust its display time, select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire. -
Page 34: Every Day Use
30 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 35 5.2 Watching television 31 On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • Service number and name • Multiplex information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need a subscription card.
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Page 36: The Favourite Service Lists
32 Every Day Use • To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, se- lect the Add to Fav option, then the favourite groups will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group £ ¢ ¡ and press the button. -
Page 37: Viewing Programme Information
5.2 Watching television 33 press the button. To create a new group, press the but- ton; then the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. See §6.2 as to how to use the on-screen key- board. To delete a group or a service, press the button, then you get asked for confirmation. -
Page 38: Selecting Audio Tracks
34 Every Day Use Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa- tion about the current programme. To hide the information £ ¢ ¡ box, press the button. EXIT 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tracks in one or more languages. -
Page 39: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 35 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 40: Using Time-Shift
36 Every Day Use 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 box. Press the button, then available video tracks will be listed. -
Page 41: Viewing In The Picture-In-Picture Screen Mode
5.6 Viewing in the picture-in-picture screen mode 37 played momentarily with a preview window. • You can navigate using the progress bar, refer to §7.3.1. • You can jump forward about 30 seconds at a time by pressing the button. •... - Page 42 38 Every Day Use 1. Press the button to display a sub-picture, on which another service will be presented. 2. Pressing the button once more minifies the sub- picture, and pressing it once again hides the sub-picture. 3. To display the services list for the sub-picture, press the button.
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Page 43: Organising Services
Chapter 6 Organising Services 6.1 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. Select the Organizing Favorites menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. - Page 44 40 Organising Services You can add up to 30 groups. To add a new group, select the NEW item in the group list, then the on-screen keyboard ap- pears. See §6.2 as to 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, then the on-screen keyboard likewise appears.
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Page 45: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard
• Preference settings It is possible to transfer the receiver data from the digital re- ceiver to another TF 520 PVRc digital receiver by connecting them with an RS-232 cable. To have the receiver data trans- ferred, take the following steps:... - Page 46 42 Organising Services 1. Plug one end of an RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re- ceiver. 2. Turn on the source digital receiver. Installation >...
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Page 47: Recording And Playback
You can record two different services while watching another if two among the services are provided through the same trans- ponder. The TF 520 PVRc digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the followings: • While playing a recording back, you can watch a service in the sub-picture using the picture-in-picture feature. -
Page 48: Recording A Programme
44 Recording and Playback services are provided in another same transponder. In this case you can watch two services at the same time using the picture-in-picture feature. See §5.6 for the picture-in-picture feature. 7.1 Recording a programme Once recording has started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds. - Page 49 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 op- £ £ ¢...
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Page 50: Timer Recording
46 Recording and Playback 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 pro- gramme list even though it is not finished yet. - Page 51 7.1 Recording a programme 47 on this option makes a services list pop up, in which you can select your desired service. 4. There are five timer modes: One Time means literally ‘one time.’ Every Day means literally ‘every day.’ Every Weekend means ‘Saturday and Sunday every week.’...
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Page 52: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide
48 Recording and Playback If you’ve made timer events from the electronic programme guide, they will be also displayed in the timer list. In that case, you can edit or delete them in the same manner described above. NOTE Do not operate the digital receiver while it is working on a timer event. -
Page 53: Recording A Time-Shifted Programme
7.1 Recording a programme 49 5. This timer event is placed on the timer list. To change its settings, press the button to show a box in which you can edit. Refer to §7.1.2 for detailed description. £ ¢ ¡ 6. -
Page 54: File Archive
50 Recording and Playback 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 55: To Lock A Recording
7.2 File archive 51 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 are sorted by the specified option. 7.2.3 To lock a recording To lock a recording so that other people cannot play or delete it, take the following steps:... -
Page 56: To Move A Recording To Another Folder
52 Recording and Playback 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; then all folders get listed. Once you choose a folder, the recording get moved into it. -
Page 57: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar
7.3 Playing back a recording 53 7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the button to display the progress bar. • To go forward, hold down the button; to go backward, hold down the button. • If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward 30 sec- onds at a time by pressing the button. -
Page 58: To Make A Bookmark
54 Recording and Playback 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. You can have up to 64 bookmarks. Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again af- terwards. -
Page 59: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence
7.3 Playing back a recording 55 4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple. 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:... -
Page 60: Editing A Recording
56 Recording and Playback 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. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit by holding down the button. -
Page 61: Transferring Recording Files
You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair, which is a program used to transfer files. You can download it from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To transfer files, take the following steps: 1. Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield website. - Page 62 58 Recording and Playback The instructions on how to use Altair are as follows: 1. Select files to transfer. The left panel shows files and fold- ers that are on the digital receiver, while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer. 2.
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Page 63: Formatting The Hard Disk
7.8 Formatting the hard disk 59 can find an MPEG player able to play them back. http://www. you wish to author DVDs with them, visit haenlein-software.com where you can find a DVD author- ing program able to process them. 7.8 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 64: Topfield Application Program
TAPs. You can get the Application program Inter- http: face (API) libraries for TAPs from the Topfield website, //www.i-topfield.com. Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions: • Their extension name is tap. If they have any other ex- tension name, they will be ignored. - Page 65 This TAP is available http://www. from the website, i-topfield.com. In the program file list, you can use a variety of file control functions including: renaming, sorting, deleting and so on. For detailed descriptions about the file control functions, re- fer to §7.2.
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Page 66: Firmware Update
You can get the lat- est firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs on http: most versions of Windows, from the Topfield website, //www.i-topfield.com. 9.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware information... -
Page 67: 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 avail- able from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware by this method, take the following steps: 1. -
Page 68: 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 an RS-232 cable. You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware by this method, take the following steps: 1. -
Page 69: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port
9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 65 1. Press the Find button to select the new firmware file. 2. Press the download button, and then turn on the digital receiver to start the file trans- fer. 3. A countdown will be displayed on screen. 4. -
Page 70: Over The Air
66 Firmware Update 9.5 Over the air It is possible to update the firmware to the latest version over the air. If a new version is available at any time, then a mes- sage box pops up, asking you whether to start firmware up- date. - Page 71 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 110T-XXXXX-XXX-X...