Metronic 441856 user Manual

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Introduction

Congratulations on your choice of this state-of-the-art Digital Television Recorder
(DTR). We hope you will enjoy all the new features this technology brings to your
home for many years. Your DTR is going to revolutionise the way you watch TV.

You can pause live TV, for example while you answer the phone and then resume
watching where you left o. You can also record two dierent channels at the
same time. Delayed viewing, fast-forward and rewind functions allow you to play
and replay the sports action without having to worry about the rest of the game
which is still being recorded. These features could make you lose track of time, but
fortunately the LIVE TV button brings you back to the present instantly.

We’re sure that you want to get started. On the following pages are a quick start
guide to help you set the DTR up in just six easy steps. On page 11 there is a guide
on Using Your DTR Remote Control. There are detailed explanations for each step
later on in the manual and on page 44 you will nd the terms and conditions
covering your DTR.

If you need any further information about your DTR, or want to see more information
about the programmes currently on Top Up TV, then just visit topuptv.com

Note: This product can be upgraded from software updates broadcast over the air
to your DTR. Top Up TV reserves the right to transmit software updates that it would
consider appropriate in order to improve the functionality of the product, without
degrading the quality level.

Quick Start Guide

A Quick Start Guide to setting up your

Top Up TV+ Digital TV Recorder

First things rst

Be sure you can receive Digital Terrestrial TV (Freeview) services in your area.

If you are not sure, you should ask your retailer to check your postcode for you

or try one of the following:

• Text your postcode to 83331 (standard rates apply)

• Visit www.freeview.co.uk or www.digitaluk.co.uk

• Call Freeview on 08708 809980

Getting Started

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A Unplug the aerial cable from your VCR (or TV) and plug it into the

Aerial In socket of your DTR.

B Using the scart lead, connect the TV SCART socket on your DTR to

the AV1/EXT1/AUX1 scart socket at the back of your TV.

C And lastly, connect the mains lead to the Mains Input socket on your DTR

and switch on at the mains. Reconnect the power to all your existing
equipment and turn your TV on.

When you plug your DTR into the power supply, a red light and the message PLS
WAIT will be displayed. This will be followed by WELCOME TO TOP UP TV+, the
HDD symbol will flash for about 45 seconds. You must wait for the HDD symbol
to stop flashing and the display to go dim before pressing any buttons.

Step 3 – Your DTR is ready to scan for channels

Press the DTR button on your remote. The button will momentarily flash. This will
confirm that the remote control is working correctly. Now wait for the light on the
front of your DTR to turn from red to green.

Your TV should now automatically switch to
the DTR input and display the image shown.
If this does not happen, using your TV
remote, manually select the TV SCART input
to which you have connected your DTR.
Refer to your TV handbook if required, but
it is likely that the TV remote button will be
labelled ‘AV’ or have this symbol

Once you can see the image on screen displayed here, and have ensured all
connections are correct, press on your remote control.

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Getting Started

6 quick and easy steps to get you up and running

Step 1 – Unpack your DTR

Unpack your DTR and check you have all the following accessories:

• Remote control

• Mains lead

• Remote control TV set-up codes (loose sheet)

• 2 x AA batteries to place in your remote control (refer to page 37)

Please record the CAN number from the label on your DTR below

Please write your viewing card number below

IMPORTANT: Disconnect the power to all your existing equipment.

Now place your DTR where you want to keep it and connect it to your TV as
shown in the diagram, by following these simple instructions:

Step 2 – A typical installation

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Step 6 – Top Up TV Anytime set up

With Top Up TV Anytime you’ll get up to 600 carefully selected programmes
downloaded to your Top Up TV+ DTR every month. That’s up to 150 extra
programmes available at any one time on top of your normal Freeview channels.
You can also upgrade to PictureBox which gives you an additional 30 movies a
month or take Setanta Sports, a must-have for sports fans.

Press OK

Using your DTR remote control, now switch to channel 5 and check you are
getting a picture. If you are not getting a picture on channel 5, please refer to the
Troubleshooting section for help.

To activate the extra channels available from Top Up TV, please refer to your
welcome pack and the included viewing card instructions for full details. Once you
have called us to activate your subscription, you will need to leave your DTR on
channel 5 for around 30 minutes. This will ensure that your DTR receives your
subscription activation successfully.

It may take up to 48 hours for your first Top Up TV Anytime programmes to
appear in your DTR library, but you will be able to watch your Freeview channels
right away.

Getting Started

Step 4 – Channel Scan

You will see this screen showing that your
DTR is now searching for all available
channels.

In the event that your DTR does not find
any channels, or has missed some, see the
section on what to do if your Installation
fails, on page 10.

When your DTR has successfully found all channels, your DTR will search for and
install the extended 14 day Programme Guide software. Please note that when you
start to use the extended guide after installation, that this may take up to 24
hours to fully populate.

Step 5 – Parental Control

You will now be prompted to set up the
Parental Control PIN for your DTR. For Top
Up TV subscribers, this controls who will
have access to the extra programmes, which
are downloaded automatically to your DTR
every night. The Parental Control PIN will not
control or restrict access to Freeview
programmes (your default PIN is 0000.)

If children have access to your DTR, it is advisable to select the maximum
appropriate viewing certification now, in order to restrict access. E.g. by selecting
12, you will restrict access to programmes rated 15 or higher.

Once you have completed this step, press on your remote.
For more parental control options please refer to page 28.

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Using your DTR remote control

The next few pages of this manual will help you to get the most out of your DTR.
It is worth keeping this manual to hand for a few days whilst you get to know how
it works. For reference, a few of the basic functions are shown below. Note they
are all described in more detail later on in this manual.

Getting Started

To ensure the best operation of your DTR, we recommend that you leave your DTR
in STANDBY whenever it is not in use. Note that turning the power off at the mains
will prevent your DTR from receiving Top Up TV programmes.

If the installation fails, check the points below and try to rescan
for channels again.

• Check that all the connections have been made as shown in the diagram on
page 6 and the power is switched on to all of the equipment.

• Check that the batteries in the remote control are in the right way round
and press the DTR button. Check that the DTR button flashes when pressed.

• Make sure the TV aerial is connected directly to your DTR (1st in chain).

• Check any signal boosters are Digital TV compatible and switched on.

• Repeat the installation by following the channel scan instructions on page 8
of the main user manual.

If the installation still fails, please refer to the Troubleshooting
guide and/or the help pages on the website topuptv.com

You may also call Top Up TV on 08444 159 159 for further
assistance.

If your viewing card has not been inserted into the DTR for 7 days after receipt,
then you may need to call Top Up TV on 08444 158 158 to reactivate the card.

Basic Functions

Turning your DTR on Press the button.
Changing channels Press the CH+ or CH- buttons.

Selecting a channel by number Press the appropriate digits into the number keypad.
Pause Live TV or recorded programmes Press the top half of the button.
Fast Forward Press the button. Press it again to go forward faster.

Rewind Press the button. Press it again to rewind faster.

To view the Quick TV Guide Select the UP or DOWN arrows,

use all arrows to navigate.

Using the Programme Guide Press the GUIDE button. Navigate using the arrow buttons.
Look at a future day’s programmes Press the GREEN button whilst in the GUIDE.
Setting up Favourite channels Press the BLUE button whilst in the GUIDE.
Setting a Reminder Press the YELLOW button whilst that programme is

highlighted in the GUIDE.

Recording a programme from the GUIDE Press the button whilst on a highlighted

programme in the GUIDE. Then press the button
to confirm in your Planned Recordings list.

Viewing Top Up TV programmes Press the button whilst in the GUIDE.
Search for a programme by name Press the RED button whilst in the GUIDE. Use the

numbered buttons to enter text.

Using your Programme Library Your Library is where all of your recorded and Top Up TV

programmes are stored. Press LIBRARY to access.

Instant Record Press the button and hold for three seconds,

whilst watching the programme.

Watch whilst still recording Select a programme to watch from the Planned

Recordings screen, even if it hasn’t finished yet.
To stop a recording press and hold for three seconds.

Customise Top Up TV Anytime Keep your Top Up TV Channel selections up to date and

ensure you’re making the most of the disk space available
by selecting option 4 from the main menu.

To change the view to show what’s on NOW or NEXT, use the
UP / DOWN arrows.

To see what’s on another channel use the LEFT or RIGHT arrows.

When you see a programme you want to watch, press OK.

Using the Quick TV Guide

When you are watching TV you can find out what’s on other channels without interrupting your
viewing using the Quick TV Guide. This is the small banner that appears at the bottom of the screen
during channel changes or when you press an arrow button.

Shows the

current date

and time

Next Shows

the programme

name and
start time

Shows short

details of the

programme

(synopsis)

Now Shows

the programme

name and
start time

Shows the

channel name

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Using Your DTR

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Basic Operation

To turn on your DTR, press the button. The red standby indicator
light will go green.

To turn off your DTR, press the button. The standby indicator light
will turn red again. The message ‘OAD’ will indicate the box is updating
and that you should wait before pressing any further buttons.

The DTR must be on or left in standby if you want to keep the
Programme Guide and Top Up TV programmes updated.

Turning On and Off

Changing channels

To change channel press the CH+ or CH-buttons. This will move
through the channel list one at a time. You can also set a favourite
channel list which will allow you to skip between the channels you
watch most often. How to set up this list is explained on page 16.
Note that the channel numbers are not continuous. These are set by
the broadcaster and cannot be changed.

If you wish to search for your channel by name, use Quickfind.



Press the OK button.



Use the arrow buttons to move the highlighter around the
programme names, until the channel you wish to watch is
highlighted. (Only some channels are shown inside the box, keep
moving left or right to find the rest.) If favourite channels are set,
only those chosen will appear in the box.



Press the OK button again to change the channel.

If you know the channel number you are looking for, enter this
using the number buttons. With digital TV there can be up to 3 digits
in the number.

A banner with information about the programme currently showing
will appear briefly each time the channel changes. For more details on
getting programme information, see page 13.

Teletext and interactive services

If your chosen channel has digital text features press the TEXT or coloured buttons to access them.
To return to normal viewing press TEXT again. Some services offer interactive features, details of
these and how to use them will appear on screen as they occur.

Using Your DTR

Using the Programme Guide

Your DTR has access to two programme guides. Initially your DTR will provide
the standard Freeview 7 day Programme Guide, but as soon as your DTR has
acquired the Top Up TV on-screen programming guide, you will have access to
14 day listings. The Programme Guide screen gives you a fast way of planning
your viewing and recording. To access this guide, press the GUIDE button.

The guide shows the next three periods of 30 minutes, for each channel. While in the Programme
Guide, you can navigate around using the arrow buttons. UP / DOWN arrows will move between
channels, while the LEFT and RIGHT arrows move in time. The Guide is split into three sections of
30 minutes each. The information contained in a time segment usually shows the name of the
programme. This is only the case when the programme takes up the whole of that 30 minute time
slot. As programmes can be longer or shorter than 30 minutes, the Programme Guide has been
constructed to inform you of this.

If a programme is longer than 30 minutes the next time slot shows three dots to indicate that
the programme runs in to the next slot. If a programme is shorter that 30 minutes the programme
name is followed by an arrow to indicate that more than one programme exists in that slot.
If a programme does not start exactly on the time boundary, it will have two dots in front of the
programme name to indicate that it starts later than the time shown in the column heading.

If you leave the highlighter box over a programme
for more than five seconds, a box will appear
showing a synopsis of the programme. It also shows
the start and end times for that programme in the
top right-hand corner.

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Throughout this manual, we will use BOLD text when referring to
remote control button presses, and ITALIC text when referring to a
particular menu level.

You will be using the remote control buttons highlighted and the
coloured buttons, take a moment to find them now.

Please refer to the inside front cover for a full colour image of your
remote control and its primary functions.

To use these menus, you must first press the MENU
button which will then display the main menu.

Now choose the item (called a sub menu) that you
want to look at.

You do this by using the UP arrow (), to move the
yellow box up the list and the DOWN arrow () to
move it down the list.

Once you have highlighted your choice with the
yellow box, press the OK button to move to the new
menu level.

If the DTR states that a PIN number is required (P

ersonal

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dentification Number), enter this now.

The default number is 0000. You can find how to change this on
page 28.

As you learn to use the DTR you will find that the number buttons can
take you directly to sub menus without the need for using the arrow
buttons. e.g. Use 4 for the fourth item (Set-up), 1 for the first item
(Programme Guide), etc.

In each menu, look at the bottom lines of text for more information
on which buttons to press. This could be arrow buttons ( or ) or
the coloured buttons.

Finally, when you have finished making adjustments, use the BACK
button to return to the TV picture. You may need to press it more than
once, depending on the menu item.

Using the Menus