Topfield TF6000F manual

T OPFIELD TF6000F User Manual Digital Satellite Receiv er F ree T o Air[...]

ii CONTENTS Contents Contents ii 1 Overview 1 1.1 Introduction ............................ 1 1.2 Controlling The Digital Receiver ................. 2 1.2.1 Front Panel ........................ 2 1.2.2 Remote Control ...................... 3 2 Installation 5 2.1 Packing Contents ......................... 5 2.2 Safety Precautions ...................[...]

iii 2.6.2 Service Search ....................... 1 2 2.6.3 Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 .................. 1 4 2.6.4 USALS Setting ....................... 1 5 2.6.5 Editing The T ransponder List .............. 1 7 2.6.6 Factory Setting ...................... 1 9 2.6.7 System Recovery ..................... 1 9 3 Preference Settings 20 3.1 T ime Setting ....[...]

iv CONTENTS 6 Firmware Update and Data T ransfer 36 6.1 Firmware Update ......................... 3 7 6.1.1 From The Satellite ..................... 3 7 6.1.2 From a Personal Computer via RS232 Port ....... 3 7 6.1.3 From another Digital Receiver via RS232 Port . . . . . 38 6.2 Data T ransfer ............................ 3 9 A Information 40 A.1 Op[...]

1 Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction The TF6000F digital receiver is fully compliant with the in- ternational digital video broadcasting standar d, and can play digital satellite services. T o operate it, you need a satellite an- tenna, which must be installed and directed at the r equired satellite. Unlike analogue broadcasting, digital televisio[...]

2 Overview • This digital receiver supports DiSEqC 1.0, DiSEqC 1.1, DiSEqC 1.2 and USALS (DiSEqC). • This digtial receiver saves up to 5000 TV and radio ser - vices. • Y ou can edit the service list and make your own favorite service list. • Y ou can view the program guide • Y ou can view the information of a TV programme. • Y ou can up[...]

1.2 Controlling The Digital Receiver 3 1.2.2 Remote Control 1 ⃝ Standby b utton toggles the digital re- ceiver between operation mode and standby mode. 2 ⃝ Mute button mutes the television or audio appliance. 3 ⃝ Numeric buttons selects a service to watch, or enters a parameter value such as recor ding time. 4 ⃝ Recall button makes a return[...]

4 Overview 14 ⃝ SA T button displays the satellite list. (available only for the satellite receiver) 15 ⃝ V + and V − buttons change the volume, and select and change individual entries in the menus. 16 ⃝ P + and P − buttons switch services up and down, and move the cursor up and down in the menus. 17 ⃝ Function buttons have other funct[...]

5 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Packing Contents Unpack your receiver and check the following cables and ac- cessories are also included in the package: • 1 remote contr ol. • 2 batteries (AAA 1 . 5 V ). • 1 user manual 2.2 Safety Precautions Please read the following safety pr ecautions carefully for your safety . • The mains supply must be 9[...]

6 Installation • When setting up the digital receiver , make sure it is in a horizontal position and that the mains socket is easily accessible. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moistur e. The digital receiver is designed for use in dry r ooms. If you do use it outdoors, please ensure that it is protected fr om moisture, such as rain[...]

2.3 The Connection Panel 7 2.3 The Connection Panel RS-232 LNB OUT LNB IN R - AUDIO - L VIDEO RF OUT RF IN X Y Z [ ^ ] 1) LNB IN : Satellite broadcast input socket. 2) LNB OUT : Satellite broadcast output socket. 3) VIDEO : Composite video output socket for television or A V receiver . 4) R-A UDIO-L : Stereo audio output socket for television or [...]

8 Installation RS-232 LNB OUT LNB IN R - AUDIO - L VIDEO RF OUT RF IN 2.4.2 Connecting to The TV by RCA Cable Plug a RCA cable into the VIDEO (yellow), L A UDIO (white) and R AUDIO (r ed) sockets on the digital receiver and the cor- responding input sockets on the television or audio appliance. RS-232 LNB OUT LNB IN R - AUDIO - L VIDEO RF OUT RF IN[...]

2.5 Inserting Batteries in The Remote Control 9 RS-232 LNB OUT LNB IN R - AUDIO - L VIDEO RF OUT RF IN 2.5 Inserting Batteries in The Remote Control 1. Open the battery compartment by removing the lid. 2. Insert the batteries Observe the polarity (marked on the base of the battery compartment). 3. Close the battery compartment. If the digital recei[...]

10 Installation ing to your antenna system. 2.6.1 LNB Setting The LNB (Low Noise Block) down-converter amplifies the signal received by the antenna and lowers the frequency of the signal. The signal is then fed from the LNB to the digital receiver . T o configure the LNB setting, se- lect the Installation > LNB Set- ting menu. Satellite Name P[...]

2.6 Station Settings 11 DiSEqC 1.1 and DiSEqC 1.0 This digital receiver is designed to be DiSEqC 1.1 compatible. This allows multiple antennas to be connected to one digital receiver at the same time. If you have two or more fixed an- tennas, then it is recommended to use a DiSEqC 1.1 switch. If you have an only DiSEqC 1.1 switch, it is possible t[...]

12 Installation 2.6.2 Service Search T o search services, select the Installation > Ser vice Search menu. Satellite Name Pressing ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button displays the satellite list, which is listed in alphabetical order . Select one of the preprogrammed satellites that corresponds to the dir ection of the antenna. If a desired satellite is not in[...]

2.6 Station Settings 13 Symbol Rate In manual, advanced or SMA TV search mode, select or enter the symbol rate of the transponder you want to search. Polarization In manual or advanced search mode. select the polarization type of the transponder you want to search. Network Search In automatic or manual search mode, if NIT (Network Infor- mation T a[...]

14 Installation 2.6.3 Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 T o configure the settings with DiSEqC 1.2, select the Installation > Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 menu. Satellite Name Select a satellite that will be used to identify a motor position. Frequency Select a transponder of which signal is strong. Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 Set this parameter to enable if you have DiSE[...]

2.6 Station Settings 15 Motor Control Goto : Move the motor to the stored position of the selected satellite. Store : Store the curr ent position of the motor for the selected satellite. The followings are available only in the Installer mode. Recalculate : Recalculate the position of the Stab Rotor motor . Goto Ref : Go to refer ence. Limit E, Lim[...]

16 Installation Satellite Angle This parameter repr esents the longitude of the selected satel- lite and it can be set automatically in case of selecting a satellite name. Y ou can use the numeric buttons enter the angle. East or W est will be selected by and buttons. My Longitude This parameter repr esents the longitude of your location. Y ou can [...]

2.6 Station Settings 17 2.6.5 Editing The T ransponder List T o edit the transponder list, se- lect the Installation > SA T/TP Edit menu. Satellite Name By pressing ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button, you can see the listed satellite names. Then,using , , or buttons, you can select satellite. Frequency By pressing ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button, you can see the all f[...]

18 Installation SA T Name Edit Y ou can change the name of the satellite name by this menu. Press ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button to display a keyboard. There ar e several items such as Other , Sav e and Space in the keyboard. By se- lecting Other item, you can see a new alphabet character sets. The Space item make a space between two characters. And the Sav[...]

2.6 Station Settings 19 Service Search It is used to go to Service Search menu dir ectly from SA T/TP Edit menu. 2.6.6 Factory Setting All the stored data can be r eset just like it was manufactured. T o reset all of the settings and lists, select the Installation > F actor y Setting menu. The factory setting has two steps. The first is to rese[...]

20 Prefer ence Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 T ime Setting T o set the local time, select the System Setting > Local Time Setting menu. The exact local current time can be adjusted by using the Mode , the Local Time and the Time Off- set submenus. Mode By using , you can select on of the Auto/Man ual mode. The A uto mode updates the[...]

3.2 T imer Setting 21 Local T ime The Local T ime is adjustable only when the Mode is in the Manual mode. Adjust the current time, if necessary , by using the numeric buttons and , buttons. GMT GMT is referr ed to the standard time of Greenwich. It cannot be changed. T ime Offset The current time of the local ar ea can be inserted. In another words[...]

22 Prefer ence Settings Ser vice : Select the service to be r eserved for recording by pr ess- ing ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button. Mode : By using , buttons, select one among One Time , Everyday , Ev er y W eekend , W eekly , and Every Week- da y . Date : Select the recor ding start date by pressing , but- tons. W akeup Time : Select the wakeup time. , butt[...]

3.3 Access Restriction 23 3.3 Access Restriction T o set the access restrictions, select the System Setting > P arental Control menu. Password to various menus can be configured. The PIN Code box will automatically appear when this menu is selected. The default PIN Code is 0000. Censorship The Censorship item blocks programs accor ding to each [...]

24 Prefer ence Settings Access Control The Access Control menu controls access to following items: Time Setting , Language Setting , A/V Output Setting , Organiz- ing F av orites , and so on. T o lock a menu, select the Locked en- try . Locked means controlling the access to the specific menus with the PIN Code system. The default PIN Code is 0000[...]

3.5 Audio and V ideo Setting 25 language among the languages transmitted by pressing button. 3.5 Audio and V ideo Setting T o set the audio and video set- tings, select the System Setting > A/V Output Setting menu. TV T ype Select your TV standard. For automatic P AL/NTSC selection, set it to Multi . TV Aspect Ratio Select your TV screen format.[...]

26 Prefer ence Settings mode is configurable later on by using the sound button on your remote contr ol. RF Output When the digital receiver is connected to the TV by an RF ca- ble, you may need to select the correct TV standard system. Select the P AL G , P AL I , P AL K , NTSC M mode by using , buttons. RF Channel Select a RF channel by using , [...]

3.8 Position of The Information Box 27 T o adjust the position of the information box, select the Sys- tem Setting > Info Bo x P osition menu.[...]

28 Listing Services Chapter 4 Listing Services 4.1 Editing The Services List T o edit the service list, select the Organizing Ser vices menu. Browse Press ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button. Now , browsing through the Organizing Ser- vices is possible. Press assigned buttons on the help message.[...]

4.1 Editing The Services List 29 Rename Use , buttons to select Rename item and press ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button to move the cursor to the Service List. Press ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button to display keyboard, and rename the service. After renaming it, be sure to save it by pr essing ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button at Sav e item. Move Y ou can reor der and move the servi[...]

30 Listing Services 4.2 Editing The Favorites List T o edit the favorite services list, select the Organizing F av or ties menu. On the F av List mode, four standard lists are selected as the default menus: News , Mo vie Music and Spor ts . Up to 30 lists including these lists can be added and renamed. When delet- ing a service, select a service in[...]

31 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Browsing Services Press ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button to see the ser- vice list then the service list with the help window will be dis- played. Select one of the services you want to enjoy . By pressing the ¤ £ ¡ ¢ 0 button instead of ¤ £ ¡ ¢ OK button, satellite se- lection window will appear . Y ou can select a satell[...]

32 Daily Usage Pressing ¤ £ ¡ ¢ M1 button in the ser- vice list pops up the multipic- ture selection window . Choose any form you desire to view . The multipicture function is also available in the favorite list, which appears on pressing the ¤ £ ¡ ¢ F AV button. 5.2 Information Box Press the information button on the remote contr ol to see[...]

5.3 Electronic Pr ogram Guide 33 Service Name F requency Signal Strength Service Ev ent Name Time CAS, P arental Number Information Subtitle, Lock T eletext Mark Event Description Star t Time – End Time / Dolby / Multifeed Y ou can see the Current/Next event by pr essing , button in the information box. T o control the volume in the informa- tion[...]

34 Daily Usage Radio services. ¤ £ ¡ ¢ F1 button switches the EPG from Single Service to Multi Ser - vice and in opposition. 5.4 V iweing Subtitle Y ou can choose a language of subtitle using the subtitle button on the remote contr ol. If the broadcaster pr ovides subti- tles, you can see the subtitle symbol in the Information Box. 5.5 V iewing[...]

5.6 Selecting Sound T rack 35 5.6 Selecting Sound T rack Y ou can choose a language of soundtrack by pressing the sound button when a broadcaster supports various languages of soundtrack. Also, it is possible to choose a mode among Stereo, Mono, Left and Right using , buttons. The sound button is used for multifeed function, too. If the multifeed i[...]

36 Firmware Update and Data T ransfer Chapter 6 Firmware Update and Data T ransfer The digital receiver has a stable and convenience firmwar e to use. However , a new firmware may be r eleased to improve the digital receiver , The latest firmware and the update program are available at T opfield website http://www .i- topfield.com . T o view t[...]

6.1 Firmware Update 37 6.1 Firmware Update 6.1.1 From The Satellite Y ou can update the firmware using the method called OT A (Over The Air). OT A is a standard for the transmission and reception of application-r elated information in a wireless com- munications system. T o update the firmware by OT A, press the Installation > Firmware Upgrade[...]

38 Firmware Update and Data T ransfer 1. Download a new firmware applicable to the digital r e- ceiver from the T opfield website. 2. Download TFD-Down from the T opfield website. 3. Plug a RS232 cable into the RS232 port on the digital receiver and the corr esponding port on your computer . 4. T urn on the digital receiver . 5. Run TFD-Down . H[...]

6.2 Data T ransfer 39 6.2 Data T ransfer From another Digital Receiver via RS232 Port It is possible to transfer service information to the digital re- ceiver from another digital r eceiver connecting them by a RS232 cable only if they are the same model. The method is as follows. 1. Plug a RS232 cable into the RS232 port on the digital receiver an[...]

40 Information Appendix A Information A.1 Operational Functions and Features • Fully compliant with MPEG-2 digital and DVB • DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and USALS(DiSEqC 1.3) supported • 5000 services programmable including radio service • Multilingual audio supported • Multilingual menu provided • Service switching time less than 1 second •[...]

A.2 T echnical Specification 41 • Exciting games embedded • RCA A V output supported • RF-modulator output supported • T imer function provided • Multipicture function pr ovided • User image display fuction provided in the radio mode A.2 T echnical Specification T able A.1: Specifications of T uner & Channel Decoder Input/Loop th[...]

42 Information T able A.4: Specifications of RF-Modulator Connector 75 Ω , IEC 169-2, Female/Male Output Service CH21 – 69 (P AL) / CH14 – 83 (NTSC) TV standard P AL G/I/K, NTSC-M T able A.5: Specifications of Power Supply Input V oltage 90 to 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz T ype SMPS Power Consumption Running: Max. 24 W , Standby: 9 W Protection Separ[...]

Goto the position 43 Index Symbol 16:9 , 25 4 –18 (age) , 23 4:3 , 25 A A/V Output Setting , 25 Access Control , 24 Advanced , 12 Auto , 12 , 20 Auto/Man ual , 20 B Button, 3 Download , 38 Find , 38 Stop , 38 C CAS, 13 Censorship , 23 Center extr act , 25 Change PIN Code , 23 Conditional Access System, 13 D Date , 22 Disable , 11 DiSEqC 1.0 , 11 [...]

44 Horizontal RF OUT H Horizontal , 17 I Info Bo x Display Time , 26 Info Bo x P osition , 27 Information , 36 Installation , 10 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 19 , 37 – 39 Installer , 14 IRD Status , 36 L Language Setting , 24 Latitude , 16 Left , 25 Letter Box , 25 Limit E, Limit W , 15 Limit Off , 15 LNB, 10 LNB F requency , 10 LNB IN , 7 LNB OUT , 7 L[...]

Right W est 45 Right , 25 RS232 , 7 , 38 , 39 S SA T/TP Edit , 17 Satellite , 21 satellite list, 10 , 12 Sav e , 18 , 29 Service , 22 Service List , 30 service list, 31 Service Search , 12 SMA TV , 12 South , 16 Space , 18 Spor ts , 30 Stereo , 25 Stop , 38 Store , 15 , 19 System Setting , 20 , 21 , 23 – 27 T TFD-Down, 37 Time Offset , 20 T otal [...]

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T opfield continues to improve the digital receiver which this manual explains. So some explanations and illustrations in this manual could be differ ent from the real digital receiver . Copyright © 2005, TOPFIELD Co., Ltd. English V ersion http://www .i- topfield.com 110T -061B4-201-0 Rev . 1[...]