Topfield TF 5400 PVR manual

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    T OPFIELD TF 5400 PVR Combo User Guide Digital Satellite & T errestrial Receiver P ersonal Video Recorder[...]

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    iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Introduction ............................. 1 1.2 Controlling the digital r eceiver .................. 2 1.2.1 The front panel ....................... 3 1.2.2 The remote contr ol ..................... 5 1.3 What is common interface? .................... 8 2 Setup 9 2.1 Unpacking .............................. 9 2.2 [...]

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    iv CONTENTS 3.2 V ideo and audio settings ...................... 1 9 3.2.1 T elevision standard .................... 2 0 3.2.2 Color model ......................... 2 0 3.2.3 V ideo cassette recor der .................. 2 1 3.2.4 T elevision aspect ratio ................... 2 1 3.2.5 Sound mode ........................ 2 2 3.2.6 RF output .........[...]

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    v 5.1.4 Selecting subtitle track ................... 4 3 5.1.5 V iewing teletext ...................... 4 4 5.2 V iewing electronic pr ogram guide ................ 4 4 5.3 W atching multifeed program ................... 4 5 5.4 W atching by time shift ....................... 4 5 5.5 W atching by picture in pictur e .................. 4 7 6 Listing [...]

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    vi CONTENTS 7.4 Editing a recor ding ......................... 6 9 7.4.1 T o erase a block from a r ecording ............ 6 9 7.4.2 T o store a block fr om a recording ............. 7 0 7.5 Playing a MP3 ............................ 7 1 7.6 Formatting hard disk ........................ 7 2 7.7 T ransferring recor ding files .................... 7 [...]

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    1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction The TF 5400 PVR Combo digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital V ideo Broadcasting (DVB) standar d, and can receive digital br oadcasts. For its operation, you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately . NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency . However , [...]

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    2 Introduction • It is able to memorize up to 5000 television and radio services. • Electronic program guide pr ovides an overview of pro- gram schedules for next few hours. • Y ou can edit the service list. • Y ou can make your favorite list. • Y ou can view the information of the current television or radio program. • Y ou can update [...]

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    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 receiver plugged to a wall outlet so as it can r un timer events at any time. 1.2.1 The front panel The front panel of the digital r eceiver has buttons to operate the digital receiver , and lamps and a display to indicate its status. Their usage is as follows: TV/STB OK REM OTE STA NDB Y TV/STB lamp lights up[...]

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    4 Introduction V OLUME , buttons increase and decr ease the volume. They are also used to change the options for a menu item. OK button displays the service list, It is also used to select menu items.[...]

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    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 1.2.2 The remote control 1  button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. 2  switches off the sound tem- porarily . Press again to switch it back on. 3      UHF button displays the RF set- ting menu. See § 3.2.6 . 4  button switches the output of the TV [...]

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    6 Introduction 11      MENU button displays the main menu. It is also used to return to the pr evious menu from a submenu. 12  button is used to select an audio track and sound mode, or a multifeed service, if available 13      V + ,     V − buttons increase and decr ease the volume. They are also used[...]

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    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 7 26  button pauses live television and playback of a recor ded program. 27  button changes the position of picture-in-pictur e coun- terclockwise, and jumps to the end of r ecording in play- back. 28  button changes the position of picture-in-pictur e clock- wise, and jumps to the beginning of recordin[...]

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    8 Introduction 1.3 What is common interface? Some broadcasts ar e 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 belonging with the scrambling system. Common Interface (CI) is an interface for condi- tional access modules. The front of the [...]

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    9 Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further , check that you have received the fol- lowing items with your digital receiver . • Remote control unit • T wo batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One Component A V cable, to link the digital receiver to your television set • One S-V ideo cable, to link the digital r eceive[...]

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    10 Setup power consumption of the digital receiver , refer to T a- ble 2.1 . • The wall outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The digital receiver is designed for use in dry r ooms. If you do use it outdoors, ensure that it is pr otected from mois- ture[...]

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    2.3 Rear panel connections 11 T able 2.2: Physical specification Size 340 × 60 × 265 mm Weight 3.4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage temperature − 40 to 80 °C Storage relativ e humidity 5 to 95 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5400 PVR Combo has a wide range of connections on the back panel. 2 1 3 4 13 7 9 10 11 14 5 6 8 12 LNB [...]

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    12 Setup 6  A UDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the tele- vision set or audio system. 7  S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the televi- sion set. 8  TV Audio and video output socket for the television set. 9  VCR Audio and video input / output socket for the video cassette recor der or such- like. 10  RF IN Analog television[...]

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    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver There ar e several ways to set up the digital receiver . Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other ap- pliances. If you have any pr oblem with your setup or need a help, contact your dealer . 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of co[...]

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    14 Setup T o use the SCAR T connector For best results with a standar d television set, you should use a SCART cable, plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital re- ceiver and the other end into a free SCAR T socket on your television. Some televisions have inputs via Component or S-V ideo con- nectors rather than SCAR T . If you have such [...]

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    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 T o use the composite video connector Y ou should prepar e a composite video ca- ble (RCA cable) to use the composite video connector . Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital re- ceiver , and the other end into the matching socket on your television. T o connect the audio c[...]

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    16 Setup In this case, you will need to connect a ca- ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television. T o ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well, you will need to connect a cable from your television antenna or fr om the RF LOOP OUT connector on the back of the digital receiver to RF IN co[...]

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    2.5 Inserting batteries in the remote control 17 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 ar ea.[...]

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    18 Preference Settings Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings Y ou can designate languages for menus, audio tracks and sub- title tracks. Select the System Setting > Language Setting menu. Menu language The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages: Ara- bic, Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Russian, T urkish and so [...]

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    3.2 V ideo and audio settings 19 language. Once you select a language, the menu will be im- mediately displayed in the selected language. Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language and 2nd Subtitle Language op- tions to your desired languages. When you watch a program, if the program has the subtitle track of the langauge desig- nated at the 1[...]

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    20 Preference Settings T o configure the video and au- dio settings, select the System Setting > A/V Output Setting menu. 3.2.1 T elevision standard The digital receiver supports two types of television standar d. One is the P AL standard, and the other is the NTSC stan- dard. P AL was adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA,[...]

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    3.2 V ideo and audio settings 21 tal receiver linked to your television fr om this connector , you should set the Video Output option to your desired color model. If you have connected them by RCA connector at which VIDEO reads on the back panel of the digital r eceiver , you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS [...]

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    22 Preference Settings Y ou can enjoy well both wide-screen pr ograms and normal- screen pr ograms with your wide-screen television as the above figures show . The left figure shows a wide pictur e displayed in the wide screen, and the right figure shows a normal pictur e displayed in the wide screen. If you have a normal-screen television, set [...]

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    3.3 Local time setting 23 enjoy only one source or both of them in either ster eo or mono. Set the Sound Mode option as you desire. Apart from this setting, you can change the sound mode with button. See § 5.1.3 for detailed description. 3.2.6 RF output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket, you should configure the radio fr [...]

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    24 Preference Settings by the electronic pr ogram guide may also be distrustful. Refer the electronic pr ogram guide to § 5.2 . Select the System Setting > Lo- cal Time Setting menu. Y ou can set the local time either manually or automatically using Greenwich Mean T ime (GMT). However , it is recom- mended to use the Greenwich mean time. T o se[...]

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    3.4 Parental control 25 T able 3.2: T ime offset table Time offset City GMT − 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein GMT − 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa GMT − 10:00 Haw aii GMT − 09:00 Alaska GMT − 08:00 Pacific Time US , Canada GMT − 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada GMT − 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Me xico City GMT − 05:00 Easter n Time US , Ca[...]

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    26 Preference Settings T o specify a basis rating, select the System Setting > P arental Control menu. At this time, you have to enter a Personal Identifi- cation Number (PIN). The num- ber is initially set to ‘0000’. If you wish to restrict 15 or above rated pr ograms, set the Cen- sorship option to 15 (age) . Setting it to No block r estr[...]

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    3.5 Adjusting on-screen display 27 3.5 Adjusting on-screen display Y ou can adjust the transparency level of on-scr een display . Se- lect the System Setting menu and set the OSD T ransparency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent. Y ou can adjust the display time of the information box. Refer the information box to § 5.1.2 [...]

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    28 Preference Settings icated transponder . For detailed descriptions about the elec- tronic pr ogram guide, refer to § 5.2 . T o set a dedicated electronic program guide transponder , se- lect the System Setting > Medi- aHighwa y EPG menu. T o use a dedicated electronic pr ogram guide transponder , set the MediaHighwa y option to On . And then[...]

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    29 Chapter 4 Service Search Y ou have to perform service search after connecting the digital receiver . 4.1 Searching satellite broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed and mo- torized antenna system. Y ou have to configure antenna set- tings according to your antenna system in the following or der: 1. Configur[...]

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    30 Service Search The other is K u band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz. LNB The LNB (Low Noise Block converter) is used to take a wide band of rel- atively high frequencies, amplify and convert them to similar signals carried at a much lower frequency , which is called IF (Intermediate Frequency). High frequencies fr om satellites are[...]

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    4.1 Searching satellite broadcasting services 31 satellite list, you might have to make out the correct LNB fre- quency . The difference between a br oadcasting frequency and its LNB frequency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz. For exam- ple, if the frequency band of your desir ed satellite ranges from 3660 to 4118 MHz, you have to set the LNB F reque[...]

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    32 Service Search When you switch to an service, if the service is provided by a satellite other than curr ent one, it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position. T o use DiSEqC 1.2, select the In- stallation > Satellite Setting > Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 menu. At first you have to set the Mo- torized DiSEqC[...]

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    4.1 Searching satellite broadcasting services 33 5. Finally select the Store command at the Motor Control menu to save the tuned position when the receiving qual- ity has turned good. There ar e more motor control commands for installers, but this manual does not describe them. If you are an installer , refer them to the manual for the ST AB rotor [...]

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    34 Service Search lite Angle if it is not correct. 4. Select the Goto the position command. Then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite calculating its position. 5. If the receiving quality , which is displayed on the right bottom on the screen, is not good, tune the antenna finely with the commands of the Mov e menu. The changed po-[...]

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    4.1 Searching satellite broadcasting services 35 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to A uto . T o search every service of a transponder , perform the follow- ing steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Manual . 3. Choose you[...]

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    36 Service Search 6. Specify the PIDs of your desired service at the PID menu with the numeric buttons. PID (Packet Identifier) is a set of numbers that identifies transport stream packets. T o search every service of a SMA TV transponder , if the digi- tal receiver is connected to a SMA TV , perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired sa[...]

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    4.2 Searching terrestrial broadcasting services 37 4.2 Searching terrestrial broadcasting services T o perform service search, se- lect the Installation > T errestrial Search menu. If you have an active antenna, you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to on to supply power to the amplifier of your antenna. The digital receiver will supply t[...]

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    38 Service Search or exit without saving, press the     EXIT button. 4.3 Copying services The digital receiver maintains separate service list with each tuner . If a certain service is r egistered on only one tuner ’s ser- vice list, It may be impossible to watch a service and record two other services. Y ou can copy entries of one tu[...]

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    39 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 W atching television T o switch services, press the     P + or     P − button. Pressing button switches to the previously viewed service. Y ou can switch to your desired service by entering its service num- ber with the numeric buttons. Y ou can also select a service to watch in the service lis[...]

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    40 Daily Usage T o select your desired service, put the highlight bar on its en- try with the     P + or     P − button and press the     OK button. Then your selected service will be shown. Pressing the     V − or     V + button skips over 10 entries up or down. Entering a service num[...]

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    5.1 W atching television 41 mand, then a confirmation box appears. Once you con- firm with Y es , the entry will be deleted. If you want to add the entry to the service list as before, you have to perform service search again. Refer service search to § 4.1.4 . • T o add the current service entry into a favorite list, select the Add to F A V co[...]

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    42 Daily Usage T o select a favorite service of a group, press the     V + button; then the highlight bar of the favorite list becomes movable. Once you select a desired entry with the     OK button, the selected service will be shown. Oth- erwise to select another group, press the     V − button; then the high[...]

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    5.1 W atching television 43 In addition, you might see the following symbols: • Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitles are pr ovided on the cur- rent pr ogram. • T eletext symbol ( ) if teletext is provided on the curr ent program. • Lock symbol ( ) if the curr ent service is locked. • Dollar symbol ( $ ) if the current service is a pay service. [...]

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    44 Daily Usage 5.1.5 V iewing teletext W ith some programs, such profitable information as weather reports, news or stock quotations is pr ovided by means of tele- text service. If the current pr ogram provides teletext service, the teletext symbol ( ) will be marked on the information box. Press the button to view teletext pages. Y ou can zoom in[...]

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    5.3 W atching multifeed program 45 service. T o turn it back, press the button again. Y ou can make a timer recor ding by the electronic program guide, for which refer to § 7.1.4 . 5.3 W atching multifeed program Some pay broadcasts such as sports channels would pr ovide a variety of perspectives on a program at the same time. Y ou can select and [...]

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    46 Daily Usage T o use the time shift function, the Time Shifting option have to be set to Enable . Refer the Time Shifting option to § 3.6 . How to use the time shift func- tion is as follows: 1. Press button, then a time shift begins as a pr ogress bar appears. The progress bar has two pointers. One indicates recor ding position, and the other i[...]

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    5.5 W atching by picture in picture 47 5.5 W atching by picture in picture Y ou can watch two services at the same time, one of which is shown in a subpicture. W e call this picture-in-pictur e. How to use the picture-in-pictur e function is as follows: 1. Press the button to display a subpicture, in which an- other service will be shown. 2. Pressi[...]

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    48 Daily Usage If you wish to watch two pay services by picture-in-pictur e, you should prepar e a dedicated CAM that is able to descram- ble two pay services simultaneously .[...]

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    49 Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the service list Y ou would have got a service list through a service sear ch. Y ou can rename, move, lock or delete service entries in your service list. T o edit your service list, se- lect the Organizing Satellite Ser- vices menu; then an editable service list appears. T o perform an editing work, put th[...]

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    50 Listing Services a service entry to edit with the selected command. T o select another command after the command execution, press the button; then the highlight bar of the command list becomes movable. Whenever pr essing the button, the highlight bar of each column becomes movable in turn. T o edit the radio service list, press button; then radi[...]

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    6.2 Editing the favorite list 51 in the service list. Y ou can select more entries to delete. After your selections, pressing the     EXIT button displays a confirma- tion box. Once you reply with Y es on the confirmation box, the selected service entries will be deleted. The selected service entry will be If you want to undo the dele[...]

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    52 Listing Services There ar e a group list on the left column, a favorite list on the center column and a service list on the right column. Y ou can add a favorite entry by performing the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and pr ess the     OK button. 2. Then the highlight bar of the s[...]

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    6.3 T ransferring receiver data 53 T o type lower case letters or numerals, select the Other key . T o delete a letter , put the cursor on a desired letter in the input line and select the Del key . Y ou must select the Sav e key to complete naming. Otherwise if you press the     EXIT button, it will not be named. T o rename a gr oup, p[...]

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    54 Listing Services T o transfer receiver data, perform the following steps: 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re- ceiver . 2. T urn on both of them. 3. Select the Installation > T ransfer Firmware > T ransf er Dat[...]

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    55 Chapter 7 Recording and Playing W ith one tuner of the digital receiver , you can recor d a service and at the same time watch another service if the two services are pr ovided through a same transponder . The TF 5400 PVR Combo digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following things: • Y ou can record two dif ferent services[...]

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    56 Recording and Playing 7.1 Recording a program Once a recor ding is started, a r ecording symbol like the next figure will be displayed on the right top of the screen for a few seconds. When you are watching a service differ ent from the service being recor ded, you can view a number on the center of the symbol, which indicates the order that th[...]

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    7.1 Recording a program 57 this progr am and After next program options would be avail- able. Once the After this program option is selected, the cur- rent r ecording will be stopped the moment the current pr o- gram ends; likewise, once the After next program option is se- lected, the current recor ding will be stopped the moment the next program [...]

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    58 Recording and Playing 7.1.2 Recording by the recording menu T o recor d a program by the recor ding menu, select the Recording menu. Y ou can recor d two services at the same time. Set the Record No . option to distinguish two records. Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the ser- vice you want to recor d. Pressing the  ?[...]

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    7.1 Recording a program 59 T o start recor ding, select the Record Star t ; then, the Stop com- mand gets enabled. Y ou can select that command to stop the recor ding. 7.1.3 Making a timer recording Y ou can make a program to be r ecorded at a specific time. Even If the digital receiver is of f, it will be turned on and start recor ding at a time [...]

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    60 Recording and Playing There ar e 5 timer modes: One Time means literally ‘one time’. Every Day means literally ‘every day’. Every Week end means ‘Saturday and Sunday per week’. W eekly means ‘one day per week’. Every Weekda y means ‘from Monday to Friday per week’. If your favorite program is br oadcasted at weekend and you w[...]

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    7.1 Recording a program 61 7.1.4 Recording by electronic program guide If an electronic pr ogram guide is properly pr ovided on the ser- vice you wish to recor d, you can set a timer recor ding in it by per- forming the following steps: 1. Select a service you want to record. 2. Press the     GUIDE button to display its electronic pr og[...]

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    62 Recording and Playing 3. Press button to start recording. 4. Press button to stop time shift. 5. Press button once more to stop recor ding. For detailed description about time shift function, refer to § 5.4 . 7.1.6 T o record a pay service Y ou can recor d programs from a pay service without its sub- scription card. However , you need the subsc[...]

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    7.2 File list 63 7.2 File list In recor ding a program, it is stored as a file in the built-in har d disk of the digital receiver . Y ou can choose and play back a recor ding file you want in the recording file list. In addition to the recor ding file list, there are MP3 file list and T AP file list. W ith the digital receiver , you can enjoy[...]

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    64 Recording and Playing T o move a file to another folder T o move a file to another folder , put the highlight bar on a file entry you want and press button. Then a folder list ap- pears. Once you choose a folder in the list, the file gets moved to that folder . T o delete a file T o delete a file, put the highlight bar on a file entry you[...]

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    7.3 Playing back a recording 65 T o lock a recording file T o lock a file, perform the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a file entry you want. 2. Press button to display an option list. 3. T o lock the file, set the Lock option to Lock ed . 4. T o unlock the file, set the Lock option to Unlock ed . 5. Press the     EXIT[...]

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    66 Recording and Playing Once a playback is started, a playback symbol like the next figure will be displayed on the right top of the screen for a few seconds. The outer circle of the playback symbol indicates progr ess rate. During a playback, you can enjoy the following tricks: • T o see the detailed information about a recording file be- ing[...]

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    7.3 Playing back a recording 67 The digital receiver can play back not only forwar d but also backward in fast motion. T o play back backward in fast mo- tion, press button. Whenever pr essing button, play- back speed changes in 3 steps: 1, 2 and 3 times speed. T o turn to forward playback, pr ess button. 7.3.3 T o play back recordings in sequence [...]

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    68 Recording and Playing 2. T o add a bookmark, press button at a position you want. 3. T o jump to a following bookmark, press button. 4. T o delete a bookmark, jump to the bookmark you want and press button. When there is no pr eset bookmark, pressing button makes a jump forward 30 seconds. 7.3.5 T o play back a recording repeatedly The digital r[...]

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    7.4 Editing a recording 69 7.3.6 T o play back a scrambled recording If you have recor ded a program from a pay service with its subscription card, you can play back it as freely as one fr om free service. Otherwise you need the subscription card for the pay service when to play back the recor ding file because it has been recor ded without unscra[...]

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    70 Recording and Playing 7.4.2 T o store a block from a recording Y ou can store a block fr om a recording file by performing the following steps: 1. Start playback of a recording file you want. 2. Press button to display a progress bar . 3. Find one end position of a block you want to specify with button or button. 4. Press button at the positio[...]

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    7.5 Playing a MP3 71 NOTE If copying time is less than about 1 minute, the copying will not be done successfully . It is recommended not to change the playback speed. 7.5 Playing a MP3 T o play a MP3 file with the digital receiver , you have to trans- fer your MP3 files to the digital receiver fr om your personal computer . For how to transfer yo[...]

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    72 Recording and Playing 7.6 Formatting hard disk T o format the hard disk of the digital r eceiver , select the Instal- lation > F or mat Hard Disk menu. Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently . If a new hard disk drive is installed, it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is dif ferent from an[...]

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    7.7 T ransferring recording files 73 How to use Altair is as follows: 1. Select a file to transfer . The left hand list box displays recor ding files in the digital receiver , and the right hand list box displays files in your computer . 2. T o start a transfer from the digital receiver to your com- puter , press the right arrow button ( → ).[...]

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    74 T opfield Application Program Chapter 8 T opfield Application Program If you are good at pr ogramming with C++ language, you can make a program executable in the digital r eceiver . W e call this T opfield Application Program (T AP). In making a T AP , it is recommended to use Diab compiler of W ind River , whose web site address is http://ww[...]

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    75 1. Press button to display the program file list. 2. Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run. 3. Press the     OK button to start the program. 4. T o exit the program, press the     EXIT button. The figure on the left is a run- ning screen of a T AP , Image V iewer , which displays image files of BMP ,[...]

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    76 Firmware Update Chapter 9 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmwar e to use. However , a new firmware may be released to impr ove the digital receiver . Y ou can get a latest firmware and an update utility from the T opfield web site, http://www.i- topfield. com . Y ou should check the firmware information of[...]

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    9.1 From a broadcaster 77 update. 9.1 From a broadcaster Y ou can get a new firmware fr om a broadcaster over the air . T o update the firmware by this method, press the Installation > Firmware Upgr ade menu. Selecting the Star t command starts firmware update Satellite Astra F requency 12603 MHz Symbol Rate 22000 KS/s P olarity Hor iz ontal [...]

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    78 Firmware Update T o update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1. Download a new firmware applicable to the digital receiver fr om the T opfield web site. 2. 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 . 3. T urn on the digital re[...]

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    9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 79 1. Download a new firmware applicable to the digital receiver fr om the T opfield web site. 2. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching port on your computer . 3. T urn on the digital receiver . 4. Run[...]

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    80 Firmware Update 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re- ceiver . 2. T urn on both of them. 3. Select the Installation > T ransfer Firmware > T ransf er Fir mware to Other IRD menu.[...]

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    81 Index 16:9 , 21 16:9 Display F ormat , 22 1st Audio Language , 19 1st Subtitle Language , 19 22 kHz , 31 2nd Audio Language , 19 2nd Subtitle Language , 19 4:3 , 22 A/V Output Setting , 20 Access Control , 26 Add to F A V , 41 Advanced , 35 After next prog ram , 57 After this program , 57 ALL , 38 Alphabetic , 41 , 51 , 64 Altair , 72 , 73 ANT ,[...]

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    82 INDEX Electronic Pr ogram Guide, 44 Electronic pr ogram guide, 2 Every Day , 60 Every Weekda y , 60 Every Week end , 60 F actor y Setting , 38 F av–NoF av , 41 , 51 File Name , 58 , 60 Find , 78 , 79 Firmware Upgrade , 77 folder list, 64 Format Hard Disk , 72 F requency , 32 , 34 – 36 FT A, 36 , 37 FT A + CAS , 36 , 37 FT A only , 36 , 37 FT[...]

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    83 P AL, 20 P arental Control , 26 , 65 personal identification number , 65 picture-in-pictur e, 47 PID, 36 PID , 36 PIN, 26 P olarization , 35 , 36 program file list, 75 Program Files , 74 progr ess bar , 66 Provider , 41 , 51 Quick , 58 Radio , 59 radio service list, 50 Record , 59 Record continue , 57 Record No . , 58 Record pause , 57 Record [...]

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    84 INDEX Time Shifting , 27 , 46 timer list, 59 Timer Setting , 59 T otal block , 26 T ransfer Data to Other IRD , 54 T ransfer Firmware to Other IRD , 80 T ransponder , 32 , 34 , 51 transponder , 1 T uner , 40 T uner 1 to T uner 2 , 38 T uner 2 to T uner 1 , 38 T uner Select , 28 , 59 TV , 12 , 14 , 59 TV Aspect Ratio , 21 , 22 TV T ype , 20 T ype[...]

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    Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literatur e indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. T o prevent possible harm to the environment or human health fr om uncon- trolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it r [...]