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Topfield TF 7700HSCI User Manual

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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 ....18 3.2.3 Television aspect ratio ....19 3.2.4 High definition television .
  • Page 6 vi Contents 7 Recording and Playing Recording a programme ..... . 51 7.1.1 Instant recording ..... . 52 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. pauses live television or play- back of a recorded programme. changes video resolution. V.Format See § 3.2.4 for more details. Numeric buttons are used to en- ter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options.

  • Page 11: What Is Common Interface

    1.3 What is common interface? 5 will be guided by on-screen help. displays the satellites list with their services list. mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. changes aspect ratio. See § 3.2.3 for more details. switches between television services and radio ser- vices.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction 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. 3. Insert the conditional access module into a common in- terface on the front of the digital receiver.

  • Page 13: 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 14 8 Setup • The mains socket 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 15: Rear Panel Connections

    2.3 Rear panel connections 9 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. LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket.

  • Page 16: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    10 Setup 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 & right audio output Dolby digital audio output VIDEO composite video (CVBS) output...

  • Page 17: Connecting The Antenna

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 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.
  • Page 18 12 Setup 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 19 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the component video connector You need to obtain a component video cable (RCA cable) to use the component video con- nector. 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 20: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    14 Setup To enjoy Dolby digital audio, your televi- sion or audio system must be able to decode Dolby digital audio, and you need to obtain a 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 system.

  • Page 21: Powering On And Checking Picture

    2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 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.

  • Page 22: Preference Settings

    16 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.
  • Page 23 3.1 Language settings 17 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 24: Video And Audio Settings

    18 Preference Settings 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 25: Television Aspect Ratio

    3.2 Video and audio settings 19 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 26: High Definition Television

    20 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 centre figure, set the 16:9 Display Format option to Letter Box.

  • Page 27: Audio Mode

    3.3 Local time setting 21 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 28 22 Preference Settings 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 broadcast.
  • 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 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 31: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 25 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 32: Service Search

    26 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 33 4.1 Searching broadcasting services 27 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 34 28 Service Search 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 35: Configuring Diseqc 1.2 Settings

    4.1 Searching broadcasting services 29 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 36: Configuring Usals Settings

    30 Service Search 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 37: Searching Services

    4.1 Searching broadcasting services 31 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 38 32 Service Search • 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 39 4.1 Searching broadcasting services 33 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 40: Editing The Transponder List

    34 Service Search 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 41: Resetting To Factory Settings

    4.3 Resetting to factory settings 35 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.

  • Page 42: Daily Usage

    36 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.
  • Page 43 5.2 Watching television 37 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 44 38 Daily Usage • 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. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard.

  • Page 45: The Favourite Services List

    5.2 Watching television 39 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 46: Viewing Programme Information

    40 Daily Usage 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 47: Selecting Audio Tracks

    5.2 Watching television 41 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 information about the current programme. To hide the information box, press the button.

  • Page 48: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide

    42 Daily Usage 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 guide, on which you can see the following:...

  • Page 49: Using Time Shift

    5.5 Using time shift 43 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 50 44 Daily Usage screen. A value of 02:00 means two minutes behind live programme. • To end time shift, press the button. The live pro- EXIT gramme will be presented. When time shift option is disabled and pause is kept for more than 10 seconds, the time shift feature will be switched on to stop you loosing part of the programme.

  • Page 51: 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 52 46 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 53: Editing The Favourite List

    6.2 Editing the favourite list 47 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 54 48 Listing Services 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 55: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard 49 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 56 50 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 57: 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. The hard disk drive should have its own power supply because the digital receiver cannot supply power enough to drive it through the USB port.

  • Page 58: Instant Recording

    52 Recording and Playing NOTE If a recording lasts less than one minute, the digital reciever will not save the recording. 7.1.1 Instant recording To instantly record the programme you are watching at present, press the button. After a recording is started, pressing the button displays a menu like the left figure, in...

  • Page 59: Timer Recording

    7.1 Recording a programme 53 To stop recording, press the button; then a box like EXIT 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 60 54 Recording and Playing 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 following steps: 1.
  • Page 61 7.1 Recording a programme 55 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 62: Scheduling Recordings Using The Programme Guide

    56 Recording and Playing 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 63: File Archive

    7.2 File archive 57 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 64: To Delete A Recording

    58 Recording and Playing 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 65: To Rename A Recording

    7.3 Playing back a recording 59 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.

  • Page 66: To Play Back A Scrambled Recording

    60 Recording and Playing 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 67 7.4 Formatting the hard disk 61 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 68: 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 69: From A Usb Memory

    8.2 From a USB memory 63 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 70: 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 71: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    8.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 65 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 72: 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 73: Index

    Index 16:9, CAS–FTA, 38, 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, 38,...
  • Page 74 68 INDEX Factory Setting, Menu Language, Fav–NoFav, 38, Mini A, FEC, Mode, 22, File List, 53, 57, Modulation, File Name, mono, Find, Motor Control, 29, Format Hard Disk, Motorized DiSEqC 1.2, Frequency, 30–33, Motorized DiSEqC 1.3, FTA + CAS, Move, 31, FTA only, Movement, FTA–CAS, 38,...
  • Page 75 S/PDIF, Transfer Data to Other IRD, S/PDIF, Transfer Firmware to Other IRD, SAT Name Edit, Transponder, SAT/TP Edit, Transponder, 22, 30, Satellite, 38, transponder, Satellite, 22, 37, Satellite Angle, TV, 12, 21, satellite list, 27, TV Aspect Ratio, Satellite Name, 27–30, 32–35 Type, SCART,...
  • Page 78 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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