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April 1, 2025

Toimiiko ko. laite 1/4 jälkeen Ylen ohjelmissa Kiitos Topfield TF5100pvrc HDMI

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Mr. Anderson
April 1, 2025

No, the Topfield TF 5100 PVRt HDMI does not work with Yle programs after 1/4. The device cannot decode high-definition (HD) broadcasts, which is required to view Yle's channels after the transition on April 1st.

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 5100 PVRt HDMI User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder CONAX...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 4 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings Language settings ......17 Video and audio settings ..... . 19 3.2.1 Television standard .
  • Page 5 Contents v 6 Listing Services Editing the services list ..... . . 39 Editing the favourite list ..... . 41 How to use on-screen keyboard .
  • Page 6 vi Contents Copying a recording ......60 MP3 playback ......61 Transferring recording files .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5100 PVRt HDMI digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency. Unlike ana- logue broadcasts, however, digital broadcasts are not all as- signed to their own frequencies;...

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    • Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF 5100 PVRt HDMI. You can pause the programme you are watching and resume it again at a later time. Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current pro- gramme by fast foward and rewind search.

  • 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. TV/STB REMOTE STANDBY...

  • Page 10: The Remote Control

    4 Introduction Pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap. You have to insert your subscription card into the front slot to watch pay services. 1.2.2 The remote control button switches the digital re- ceiver between standby mode and operation mode.
  • Page 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 displays the main menu. It is also used to return MENU to the previous menu from a submenu. is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. buttons decrease or increase the volume.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction changes the position of sub-screen counterclockwise. It is also used to jump back to beginnng of recording during a playback. changes the position of sub-screen clockwise. It is also used to jump to end of recording during a playback. swaps the sub-picture with the main picture.

  • Page 13: What Is Common Interface

    1.3 What is common interface? 7 1.3 What is common interface? Some broadcasts are scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them. Scrambled services can only be viewed with a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a subscription card belong- ing with the scrambling system.

  • 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) • One loop cable to link the first tuner with the second tuner •...
  • Page 15 2.2 Safety precautions 9 • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1. • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel Connections

    3.4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5100 PVRt HDMI has a wide range of connections on the back panel. VIDEO ANT 1 ANT 2 HDMI...
  • Page 17 2.3 Rear panel connections 11 AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system. (white/red) HDMI Audio and video output socket for the high definition television set. S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set.

  • Page 18: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    12 Setup 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appliances. If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact your dealer.

  • Page 19: Connecting To Your Television

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 2.4.2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of the digital receiver, we recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture quality. If your television does not have the matching connector, then use the next connector in the following order for better picture quality.
  • Page 20 14 Setup If you have such a television, use an appropriate conversion ca- ble to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching socket on your television. If you connect with a standard SCART cable, you do not have to make audio connections because the SCART connector can output stereo audio.

  • Page 21: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 To connect the audio connectors You will need to obtain an audio cable (RCA cable) to connect the audio connectors. Plug one end of the cable into the AUDIO L (white) and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digital re- ceiver, and the other end into the matching sockets on your television or audio system.

  • Page 22: Inserting Batteries In The Remote Control

    16 Setup 2.5.1 Inserting batteries in the remote control To insert the batteries, open the battery compartment by remov- ing the lid, and then insert the batteries observing the polarity, which is marked on the base of the battery compartment. If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote con- trol commands, the batteries may be flat.

  • 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: Video Cassette Recorder

    20 Preference Settings digital receiver linked to your television via this connector, you should set the SCART Output option to your desired colour model. If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel, you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector.

  • Page 27: High Definition Television

    3.2 Video and audio settings 21 Otherwise, if you have a normal-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4:3. 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: Sound Mode

    22 Preference Settings NOTE You can enjoy only standard definition video with the following connectors: • Composite video connector (VIDEO) • S-Video connector (S-VIDEO) • SCART connector (TV) 3.2.6 Sound mode Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver.
  • Page 29 3.3 Local time setting 23 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...

  • Page 30: Parental Control

    24 Preference Settings If daylight saving time is observed in your state at the moment, set the Daylight Saving Time option to On. NOTE Daylight saving time adds one hour to the time when the op- tion is set to On. When setting the time offset from Greenwich Mean Time, make sure that time offset does not include day- light saving time.

  • Page 31: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 25 NOTE If a programme does not have any programme classification information, your censorship setting will not take effect. If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting, the person has to enter the personal identification number to override.

  • Page 32: To Turn On The Time Shift Feature

    26 Preference Settings 3.6 To turn on the time shift feature Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television ser- vice you are watching gets saved temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver. When this feature is enabled, you can reverse and pause live television as if playing back a recording.

  • 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 To perform service search, select the Installation Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. If you have an antenna booster, you should set the Antenna Sup- ply 5V option to On to supply...

  • Page 34: Resetting To Factory Settings

    28 Service Search transponder. To do that, set the Search Mode option to Manual, and then at the Channel option select your desired transponder. The number ranges from 5 to 12 in VHF and 21 to 69 in UHF. To search one service of a transponder, set the Search Mode option to Advanced, and at the PID option specify the PIDs of your desired service with the numeric buttons.

  • Page 35: 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 36 30 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transponder information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need the subscription card.

  • Page 37: The Favourite Services List

    5.2 Watching television 31 You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it. • To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, select 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 38 32 Daily Usage To display the favourite lists, press the button. should see a screen like the left figure. As you move the high- light bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box, favourite services belong- ing to the highlighted group are listed on the right box.

  • Page 39: Viewing Programme Information

    5.2 Watching television 33 5.2.3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box, on which you can see all of the following: • Service number and name • Transponder information • Signal level and quality • Programme name •...

  • Page 40: Selecting Subtitle Tracks

    34 Daily Usage In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo, Mono, Left or Right. However, if a multifeed pro- gramme is provided at the moment, video tracks will be dis- played. In this case, you have to press the button once more to select an audio track.

  • Page 41: Watching Multifeed Programme

    5.4 Watching multifeed programme 35 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 highlight bar on your choice with the button and press the...

  • Page 42: Using Time Shift

    36 Daily Usage 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 43: Using Picture In Picture

    5.6 Using picture in picture 37 • You can jump backward 10 seconds at a time by pressing button. • You can change playback speed. For slow motion see § 7.3.2. For fast motion see § 7.3.3. • To check your current position in time shift, press the button.
  • Page 44 38 Daily Usage 2. Pressing the button once more minifies the sub-screen, and pressing it once again hides the sub-screen. 3. To display the services list for the sub-screen, press the button. NOTE When a recording is in progress, the available services in the services list may be limited.

  • Page 45: 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 Services menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 46 40 Listing Services 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 47: Editing The Favourite List

    6.2 Editing the favourite list 41 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’ of chosen services. Select the Organizing Favorites menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 48 42 Listing Services group list and press the button to select it. The high- light bar then moves to the services list. 2. To add a service to the selected group, put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the button.

  • Page 49: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard 43 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 50 44 Listing Services 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. Turn on the source digital receiver. 3.

  • Page 51: Recording And Playing

    You can record two different services while watching another if two of the services are provided through the same transponder The TF 5100 PVRt HDMI digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: • While playing a recording back, you can watch a service in the sub-screen using the picture-in-picture feature.

  • Page 52: Recording A Programme

    46 Recording and Playing 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. When you are watching a service dif- ferent from the service being recorded, you can view a number on the center of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recording is started.
  • Page 53 7.1 Recording a programme 47 Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled. How- ever, it is still possible to pause a recording. After a recording is started, pressing the but- ton displays a menu like the left...

  • Page 54: Current Programme Recording

    48 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. While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service.

  • Page 55: Timer Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 49 displays a services list, from which you can select your desired service. To start recording immediately from now on, set the Start Time option to Quick. If you are watching a programme by time shift and wish to record it from the beginning, set this option to Current Event.
  • Page 56 50 Recording and Playing To input a timer recording, select the System Setting Timer Set- ting 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 57 7.1 Recording a programme 51 5. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/year- day of the week. Set the Start Time option to a desired time, at which the recording will be started.

  • Page 58: Scheduling A Recording Using The Programme Guide

    52 Recording and Playing 7.1.4 Scheduling a recording 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 59: Recording A Pay Service Programme

    7.1 Recording a programme 53 1. Press the button to display the progress bar. 2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold down button until it is reached. 3. Press the button to start recording. The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded.

  • Page 60: File Archive

    54 Recording and Playing 7.2 File archive When a programme is recorded, it is stored as a file on the built-in hard disk drive of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play back from the recorded programme list. Press the button to dis- play the recorded programme...

  • Page 61: To Lock A Recording

    7.2 File archive 55 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 it, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 62: To Move A Recording To Another Folder

    56 Recording and Playing 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 the folders are listed. Once you choose a folder, the recording is moved to 7.3 Playing back a recording When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such as audio tracks or teletext are also recorded together.

  • Page 63: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    7.3 Playing back a recording 57 7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar First press the button to display the progress bar, then: • To go forward, hold down the button; to go back- ward, hold down the button. • To bookmark a position, refer to § 7.3.4. •...

  • Page 64: To Make A Bookmark

    58 Recording and Playing 7.3.4 To make a bookmark You can mark favourite parts of a recording by creating book- marks, and then jump to them. You can have up to 64 book- marks. Bookmarks are stored with the recording so that you can use them again afterwards.

  • Page 65: To Play Back Recordings In Sequence

    7.3 Playing back a recording 59 2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play repeatedly by holding down the button. 3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink. 4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in purple. 5.

  • Page 66: Editing A Recording

    60 Recording and Playing On the recorded programme list, a purely green $ indicates the recording has been wholly descrambled; on the other hand, a yellowish green $ indicates it has been partially descrambled, and a purely yellow $ indicates it has not been descrambled at all.

  • Page 67: Mp3 Playback

    7.7 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.
  • Page 68 62 Recording and Playing To transfer files, take the following steps: 1. Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield website. 2. Install them on your computer. 3. Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on your com- puter.

  • Page 69: Formatting The Hard Disk

    7.8 Formatting the hard disk 63 At the top of the panel, you will see a message that says Turbo Off. Turbo mode is a way of speeding up the transfer of files to and from the digital receiver. You can click the circle to the left of the message to turn turbo mode on or off.

  • Page 70: Topfield Application Program

    TAPs. You can get the Application program Interface (API) libraries for TAPs from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com. Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions: • Their extension name is tap. If they have any other exten- sion name, they will be ignored.
  • Page 71 This TAP is available from the website, http://www. 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, refer to §...

  • Page 72: Firmware Update

    However, a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and an update utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com. 9.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware...
  • Page 73 9.1 Checking the firmware information 67 NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi- cation is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update.

  • Page 74: 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 available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 75: 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 website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 76: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    70 Firmware Update 9.4 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 78 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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