TBF - 7110 User Guide High Definition Digital Terrestrial Receiver...
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The lightning 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 constitute 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...
Chapter 1 Introduction The TBF - 7110 digital receiver is fully compliant with the inter- national 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.
2 Introduction • Supports the Australian Freeview Phase 1. • Can store up to 2000 television and radio services. • Can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • Can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes.
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, 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.
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.
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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 § 3.2.2 for more V.Format details. pauses live television. switches between television services and radio ser- vices.
6 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 component cable (RCA cable) •...
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2.2 Safety precautions 7 • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the mains socket. For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1. • The mains outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit.
0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TBF - 7110 has the following connections on the back. Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver. ANT IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket.
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 VIDEO Composite video output socket for the televi- sion set. (yellow) S/PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys- tem. RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer. Table 2.3: Connectors specifications HDMI High definition video output Left &...
10 Setup 2.4.2 Connecting to your television set For all the following connections of the digital receiver, we recommend you use the first connector to get the best picture quality. If your television does not have a matching connector, then use the next connector in the following order for a better picture quality.
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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 To use the composite video connector NOTE You cannot view high definition video with a composite video connector. You need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video con- nector.
12 Setup 2.5 Inserting batteries in the remote control Open the battery compartment by removing 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.
Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can select the language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the System Setting Lan- guage Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages.
14 Preference Settings be displayed. If there is no available language, no subtitle will be displayed. Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the button. See § 5.2.5 for a detailed description. Audio language Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Lan- guage option to your desired languages.
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3.2 Video and audio settings 15 You can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normal- screen programmes with your wide-screen television as the above figures show. To watch normal-screen programmes in full screen like the left figure, set the 4:3 Display Format option to Full.
16 Preference Settings 3.2.2 High definition television The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to 1080. In general a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition. The higher the resolution, the better the quality. However, if your television set does not support high definition, you cannot enjoy high definition quality picture.
3.3 Local time setting 17 the other is a decoded signal. If your digital audio system does not have a Dolby Digital decoder, you have to set the Dolby Output option to PCM. Otherwise, set it to Bitstream. NOTE If the service you are currently watching does not provide Dolby digital, you cannot watch the programme with Dolby sound even though you set the Dolby Output option to Bit- stream.
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18 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...
3.4 Parental control 19 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.
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20 Preference Settings G restricts to G or above. G rated programmes are suitable for all audiences. PG restricts to PG or above rated programmes. PG stands for Parental Guidance, the content of which is mild. M restricts to M or above rated programmes. M stands for Mature, the content of which is moderate in impact.
3.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display 21 3.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display You can adjust the transparency level of the On-Screen Dis- play (OSD). Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD Transparency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent.
22 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.
4.2 Resetting to factory settings 23 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 6 to 12 in VHF and 28 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.
24 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.
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5.2 Watching television 25 On the services list, you can see the service information as fol- lows: • Service number and name • Transponder information To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the button and press the button;...
26 Daily Usage will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. 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.
5.2 Watching television 27 the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To 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...
28 Daily Usage audio tracks. Once you select an audio track, that track will be heard. In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo, Mono, Left or Right. However, if a multifeed programme is provided at the moment, video tracks will be displayed.
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5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 29 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 the programme with the button and press the...
30 Daily Usage 5.4 Making timer events You can make your desired services to be presented at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode, it will switch into operation mode at a specified time. And it will switch back into standby mode again after the specified dura- tion.
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5.4 Making timer events 31 If your favourite programme is broadcasted at weekends and you wish to watch every episode of the programme, set the Mode option to Every Weekend. 4. Set the Wakeup Day option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on.
32 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 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.
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6.1 Editing the favourite list 33 You can add up to 30 groups. To add a group, select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See § for 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;...
34 Listing Services With your favourite services list, you can select your favourite services more easily. Refer to § 5.2.2 for detailed description. 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with buttons.
Chapter 7 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. However, once in a while a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. 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.itopfield.
36 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. 7.2 From a USB memory If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the firmware by performing the following steps: 1.
7.3 From your computer via RS-232 port 37 files and directories which are named with only alphabetic, nu- meric and underscore letters. If there is a file or folder named with other letters, the digital receiver cannot recognize not only it but also its subsequent files and folders.
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