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Topfield TF 7700 HSCI User Manual

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TOPFIELD
TF 7700 HSCI

User Guide

High Definition
Digital Satellite Receiver
Extensible to Personal Video Recorder

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 7700 HSCI User Guide High Definition Digital Satellite Receiver Extensible to Personal Video Recorder...
  • Page 3 The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to consititute a risk of electric shock to a person. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    iv Contents Contents Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 5 Contents v 3.2.2 Video cassette recorder ....19 3.2.3 Television aspect ratio ....20 3.2.4 High definition television .
  • Page 6 vi Contents 7 Recording and Playing Recording a programme ..... . 52 7.1.1 Instant recording ..... . 53 7.1.2 Timer recording .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 7700 HSCI 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 appropriately.

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    2 Introduction • Can store up to 5000 television and radio services. • You can edit the services list. • You can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • You can view information about the current television or radio programme. •...

  • Page 9: The Front Panel

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode.

  • Page 10: The Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control button switches the digital re- ceiver between standby mode and operation mode. is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments. buttons decrease or in- crease the volume. They are also used to change values for menu op- tions.
  • Page 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 a video track of multifeed programme. is used to select a subtitle track. displays teletext. changes video resolution. See § 3.2.4 for more V.Format details. changes aspect ratio. See § 3.2.3 for more details. switches between television services and radio ser- vices.

  • Page 12: What Is Common Interface

    6 Introduction is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed. is used to start fast motion playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed. is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed. is used to jump back to beginnng of recording during a playback.
  • Page 13 1.3 What is common interface? 7 To watch a pay service, you should take the following steps: 1. Purchase a conditional access module and a subscription card for the pay service you want to watch. 2. Insert the subscription card into the conditional access module.

  • Page 14: Setup

    8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area.
  • Page 15 2.2 Safety precautions 9 • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The digital receiver is designed for use indoors only. Use dry cloth when cleaning the digital receiver.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel Connections

    10 Setup 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 7700 HSCI has some connections on the back. VIDEO LNB IN YPbPr SCART LNB OUT HDMI AUDIO S/PDIF RS-232 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver.

  • Page 17: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 S/PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys- tem. RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer. USB port for firmware update and data trans- fer. Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left &...

  • Page 18: Connecting The Antenna

    12 Setup 2.4.1 Connecting the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have be- tween the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital television services. Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN con- nector.
  • Page 19 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the HDMI connector If you have a high definition television set, you should use a HDMI cable for best re- sults. Plug one end of the cable into the HDMI socket on the digital receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your television.
  • Page 20 14 Setup To use the component video connector You will need to obtain a component video ca- ble (RCA cable) to use the component video connector. Plug one ends of the cable into the Y (green), Pb (blue) and Pr (red) sockets on the digital receiver, and plug the other ends into the matching sockets on your television.

  • Page 21: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 To enjoy Dolby digital audio, your televi- sion or audio system must be able to decode Dolby digital audio, and you will need to obtain a S/PDIF cable. Plug one end of the cable into the S/PDIF socket on the digi- tal receiver, and plug the other end into the matching socket on your audio system.

  • Page 22: Powering On And Checking Picture

    16 Setup used batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries. NOTE Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed of with household waste. Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area.

  • Page 23: Preference Settings

    Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu would be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select which language of au- dio track and of subtitle track should be output. Select the System Setting Lan- guage Setting menu.
  • Page 24 18 Preference Settings Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages. When you watch a programme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan- guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be displayed.

  • Page 25: Video And Audio Settings

    3.2 Video and audio settings 19 3.2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances. Select the System Setting A/V Output Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 26: Television Aspect Ratio

    20 Preference Settings playback. But if the option is set to External A/V, the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically. To pass it, you have to press the button. NOTE It is impossible for the digital receiver to record the video that the video recorder plays back because the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video recorder.

  • Page 27: High Definition Television

    3.2 Video and audio settings 21 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 centre figure, set the 16:9 Display Format option to Letter Box.

  • Page 28: Audio Mode

    22 Preference Settings If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via the component video connectors (Y, Pb and Pr) or the HDMI connector, you have to toggle the video output selection switch on the back panel to the YPbPr position. Otherwise if you have connected it to your television via the TV SCART connector, you have to toggle the switch to the SCART position.
  • Page 29 3.3 Local time setting 23 the programme guide may be distrustful. For the programme guide, refer to § 5.3. Select the System Setting Time Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Green- wich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television...
  • Page 30 24 Preference Settings Table 3.1: Time offset table Time offset City 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa 10:00 Hawaii 09:00 Alaska 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima 04:00 Atlantic Time Canada, La Paz...

  • Page 31: Parental Control

    3.4 Parental control 25 3.4 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 informa- tion box, see §...

  • Page 32: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    26 Preference Settings You can also restrict uses of some menus. Selecting the Access Control menu displays a list of menus that you can lock. If the Time Setting item is set to Locked, you have to enter the per- sonal identification number when accessing the Time Setting menu.

  • Page 33: Service Search

    Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna. You have to configure antenna settings according to your antenna system in the following order: 1.
  • Page 34 28 Service Search 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 relatively high frequencies, amplify and convert them to similar signals that is carried at a much lower frequency, which is called Intermediate Frequency (IF).
  • Page 35 4.1 Searching broadcasting services 29 ever, 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. The absolute difference between a broadcasting frequency and its LNB fre- quency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz.

  • Page 36: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings

    30 Service Search 4.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satellites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When you switch to an service, if the service is provided by a satellite other than current one, it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position.

  • Page 37: Configuring Usals Settings

    4.1 Searching broadcasting services 31 you had better check the receiving quality of every trans- 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.

  • Page 38: Searching Services

    32 Service Search 2. Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the and numeric but- tons. 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct. 4.
  • Page 39 4.1 Searching broadcasting services 33 • Searching every service of a SMATV (Satellite Master Antenna Television) system. Searching every service of a satellite To search every service of a satellite, perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion.
  • Page 40 34 Service Search and the Pilot option will become enabled. You also should set these options correctly. NOTE You may get transponder information from a satellite magazine or web site such as http://www.satcodx.com http://www. lyngsat.com. Searching one service of a transponder To search one service of a transponder, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 41: Editing The Transponder List

    4.2 Editing the transponder list 35 4. Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons. You can search pay services as well as free services as follows: • To search only free services, set the FTA/Scrambled option to FTA only.

  • Page 42: Resetting To Factory Settings

    36 Service Search Then the on-screen keyboard appears. Change the name as you desire and save it. To delete a satellite entry, select your desired entry at the Satel- lite Name option and select the Delete Satellite option; then you get asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted.

  • Page 43: Daily Usage

    Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Volume control Use the buttons to alter the volume to a com- fortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press button. Press it again to restore the sound to previous level.
  • Page 44 38 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Transponder information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need the subscription card.
  • Page 45 5.2 Watching television 39 • By setting the Show Provider option to On, you can view service entries by groups of broadcasters. • To change the name of the highlighted service, select the Rename option; then the on-screen keyboard appears, with which you can enter a new name.

  • Page 46: The Favourite Services List

    40 Daily Usage 5.2.2 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list. To display the favourite lists, press the button. should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 47: Viewing Programme Information

    5.2 Watching television 41 delete a group or a service, press the button; then you get asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. 5.2.3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box, on which you can see all of the following: •...

  • Page 48: Selecting Audio Tracks

    42 Daily Usage volume in this case, hold down the button until the sound bar appears and reaches your desired level. Pressing the button once more displays detailed informa- tion about the current programme. To hide the information box, press the button.

  • Page 49: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide

    5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 43 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched- uled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme. Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays the electronic programme...

  • Page 50: Using Time Shift

    44 Daily Usage box. Press the button, then available video tracks will be listed. Once you select one, it will be presented. At this time, 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.
  • Page 51 5.5 Using time shift 45 • You can jump forward 30 seconds at a time by pressing button. • You can jump backward 20 seconds at a time by pressing button. • You can change playback speed. For slow motion see §...

  • Page 52: Listing Services

    46 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing 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 Organizing Svc/Fav Organizing Services menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 53 6.1 Editing the services list 47 To edit the radio services list, press the button; then radio 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;...

  • Page 54: Editing The Favourite List

    48 Listing Services CAS–FTA from pay services to free services Provider by broadcaster Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services. Transponder by transponder 6.2 Editing the favourite list You can make your own favourite services list. In fact, you can define multiple favourite services lists, each being a ‘group’...
  • Page 55 6.2 Editing the favourite list 49 To delete a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button; then a message box appears asking you for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 56: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    50 Listing 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. To type a space, select the Space key.
  • Page 57 6.4 Transferring receiver data 51 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the dig- ital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver. 2.

  • Page 58: Recording And Playing

    52 Recording and Playing Chapter 7 Recording and Playing The digital receiver allows you to record television programmes into an external hard disk drive via the USB port. NOTE You must connect a hard disk drive to the USB port on the back of the digital receiver before everything.

  • Page 59: Instant Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 53 NOTE When a recording is complete, it might not be saved if its recording duration is less than one minute. 7.1.1 Instant recording To instantly record the programme you are watching at present, press the button.

  • Page 60: Timer Recording

    54 Recording and Playing To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes currently be- ing recorded. If you select one, its recording will stop. Once a recording is started, it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not finished yet.
  • Page 61 7.1 Recording a programme 55 To input a timer recording, select the Timer Setting menu; then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press button, and a box like the left figure appears. Take the fol- lowing steps: 1.
  • Page 62 56 Recording and Playing 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.

  • Page 63: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide

    7.1 Recording a programme 57 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properly provided, you can make timer events on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the elec- tronic programme guide are as follows: 1.

  • Page 64: File Archive

    58 Recording and Playing To record a programme of a pay service in descrambled form, perform the following steps: 1. Select a programme of a pay service you want to record. 2. Make sure that the subscription card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiver.

  • Page 65: To Delete A Recording

    7.2 File archive 59 You can play, move, delete, rename and lock a recording file. You can also sort the recording files by file name, playing dura- tion or file size. In addition, you can make a new folder. 7.2.1 To delete a recording To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press the button;...

  • Page 66: To Rename A Recording

    60 Recording and Playing 7.2.4 To rename a recording To change the name of a recording, perform the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3. Select the Rename option, and the on-screen keyboard appears.

  • Page 67: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    7.3 Playing back a recording 61 During a playback, you can enjoy the following tricks: • To see the detailed information about the currently played recording, press the button; then the information box appears and shows its file name, playing duration, pro- gramme information, and so on.

  • Page 68: To Play In Fast Motion

    62 Recording and Playing 7.3.3 To play in fast motion To watch in fast motion during a playback, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 2, 4 and 6 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.

  • Page 69: To Play Back A Scrambled Recording

    7.4 Formatting the hard disk 63 To play back in whole, press the button when the progress bar is hidden; then the repetition symbol ( ) is displayed on the information box. To cancel it, press the button again. To play back in part, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 70 64 Recording and Playing Format Hard Disk menu, then you are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, formatting will start. CAUTION Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently. NOTE If a new hard disk drive is installed, it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is different from any of the personal computer.

  • Page 71: Firmware Update

    You can get the latest firmware and a firmware update tool, which runs on most versions of Windows, from the Topfield web site, http: //www.i-topfield.com. 8.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check up the firmware information of your digital receiver before download- ing a new firmware.

  • Page 72: From A Usb Memory

    66 Firmware Update NOTE It is only allowed to update with the firmware of which system identification is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update. 8.2 From a USB memory If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the firmware from it by performing the following steps: 1.

  • Page 73: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port

    It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the web site, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware by this method, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 74: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    68 Firmware Update 8.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS- 232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 75: Over The Air

    Astra (19.2° E) the transponder information 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 web site, http://www.i-topfield.com.

  • Page 76: Index

    70 INDEX Index 16:9, CAS–FTA, 39, 16:9 Display Format, Censorship, 1st Audio Language, Center, 1st Subtitle Language, Center extract, 22 kHz, Change PIN Code, 2nd Audio Language, 2nd Subtitle Language, Common Interface, 4:3, Common Interface, 4:3 Display Format, Date, A/V Output Setting, Daylight Saving Time, Access Control, Default, 39,...
  • Page 77 Factory Setting, Menu Language, Fav–NoFav, 39, Mini A, FEC, Mode, 23, File List, 54, 58, Modulation, File Name, mono, Find, Motor Control, 30, Format Hard Disk, Motorized DiSEqC 1.2, Frequency, 31–34, Motorized DiSEqC 1.3, FTA + CAS, Move, 32, FTA only, Movement, FTA–CAS, 39, multifeed,...
  • Page 78 72 INDEX S/PDIF, Transfer Data to Other IRD, S/PDIF, Transfer Firmware to Other IRD, SAT Name Edit, Transponder, SAT/TP Edit, Transponder, 23, 31, Satellite, 39, transponder, Satellite, 23, 38, Satellite Angle, TV, 13, 22, satellite list, 28, TV Aspect Ratio, Satellite Name, 28–31, 33–36 Type,...
  • Page 80 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

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