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TOPFIELD
SRP-2401CI+
User Guide
High Definition
Digital Satellite Receiver
Personal Video Recorder
Common Interface
The “CI Plus” Logo is a trademark of CI Plus LLP.
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Contents
Contents ii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.2 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Common Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Setup 8
2.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 Rear panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4.2 Connecting to your television set . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4.3 Connecting to your video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.5 Switching on for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Service Search 19
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.1.1 Configuring LNB settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.1.3 Configuring USALS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.1.4 Searching for services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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3.2 Copying services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.3 Editing the transponder list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4 Resetting to factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.5 Resetting to user settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.6 Clearing the services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4 Preference Settings 33
4.1 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1.1 Menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1.2 Subtitle language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.1.3 Hard of Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.1.4 Audio language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.2 Video and audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.2.1 High definition television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.2.2 Television aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.2.3 Colour format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.2.4 Another video device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.2.5 Audio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.3 Local time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.4 Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.5 To use MediaHighway programme guide . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.6 Options for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.7 Options for playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.8 Options for on-screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.9 Options for the front display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.10 Options for Photo Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.11 Options for standby mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5 Every Day Use 48
5.1 Volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.2 Watching television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.2.1 The services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.2.2 The favourite service lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.2.3 Viewing programme information . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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5.2.6 Viewing teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4 Watching multifeed programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.5 Using time-shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6 Organising Services 57
6.1 Editing the services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.2 Editing the favourite lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7 Recording and Playback 62
7.1 Recording a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.1.1 Instant recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.1.2 Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide . . 67
7.1.4 Recording a time-shifted programme . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.1.5 Recording a pay service programme . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.2 File archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7.2.1 To delete a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7.2.2 To sort recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7.2.3 To lock a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.2.4 To rename a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.2.5 To make a new folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder . . . . . . . . . 71
7.3 Playing back a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.3.2 To play in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.3.3 To play in fast motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.3.4 To make a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.3.7 To play back a scrambled recording . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.4 Editing a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.5 Copying a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.6 Formatting the hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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8 Entertainment 77
8.1 Copying files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.2 Playing back MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.3 Viewing image files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.4 Playing back a video file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.5 Sharing media content with other devices . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.6 Network game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.6.1 Single mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.6.2 Network mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9 Accessing via Network 88
9.1 Configuring the router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9.1.1 To access within the local area network . . . . . . . . . 89
9.1.2 To access over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.2 Configuring the network setting on the digital receiver . . . . 91
9.3 Accessing the web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
9.4 Accessing the FTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
10 Topfield Application Program 97
11 Firmware Update 100
11.1 From a memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
11.2 From the firmware server via the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 101
11.3 Over the air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Index 103
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Chapter 1
Introduction
The SRP-2401CI+ 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.
NOTE
In general we equate a channel with a frequency. However,
unlike analogue broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not all
assigned to their own frequencies; instead, multiple television broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency.
The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder or multiplex. To reduce confusion in this manual,
the word service is preferably used than channel as a term
to indicate one television or radio broadcast.
1.1 Features
This digital receiver has the following features:
• Supports DiSEqC 1.0, DiSEqC 1.1, DiSEqC 1.2 and USALS protocols.
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• Can store up to 10,000 television and radio services.
• You can edit the services list.
• Can create lists of your favourite services.
• Can view information about the current television or radio programme.
• Has an electronic programme guide that provides an
overview of scheduled programmes.
• You can record one service while you are currently
watching another.
• You can record many programmes using a built-in hard
drive with large storage capacity.
• Time-shift is a special technical feature available on this
digital receiver. You can pause a programme you are
watching and resume it again at a later time. Then you
can quickly go to any part of the current programme by
fast forward or rewind search.
• If you have an external hard drive connected to the digital receiver via the USB or eSATA port, you can record
television programmes into it.
• You can play back video files of various formats including DivX.
• You can play a built-in network game with other users
via the Internet.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver
You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control or
the buttons on the front panel.
NOTE
When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall
socket, we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand,
when it is on, it is in active mode. Even when you are not
using the digital receiver, you should keep it plugged into
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a wall socket to be in standby mode so that it can run timer
events at any time.
1.2.1 Front panel
The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control
the digital receiver, specific lights and a display to indicate its
status. The following indicates what they mean.
button switches the digital receiver between standbymode
and active mode. This button has a tiny light on its left
edge, which lights up in red in standby mode if the Standby
Mode option is set to Passive. See §4.11 for more details.
Front display shows the current time in standby mode, and
displays the current service in active mode.
MENU button displays the main menu. It is also used to return
to the previous menu from a submenu.
OK button displays the services list. See §5.2.1 for more de-
tails. It is also used to select a menu item.
CHANNELc,
a
buttons switch to the previous or next ser-
vice.
VOLUMEb,
d
buttons decrease or increase the volume.
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1.2.2 Remote control
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button switches the digital
receiver between standby mode
and active mode.
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2
mutes the sound. Press again
to switch it back on.
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3
V.Format changes video resolu-
tion. See §4.2.1 for more details.
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A/R changes aspect ratio. See
§4.2.2 for more details.
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AUX switches the output of the
TV SCART socket over between
the digital receiver and the device
connected to the VCR SCART
socket. See §4.2.4 for more details.
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switches over between televi-
sion services and radio services.
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7
Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service
change or to specify values for
menu options.
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8
switches over between the
current service and the previously viewed one.
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9
displays the service information box. It is also used to display more information about a
programme.
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10
is used to select an audio track
and a sound mode, or a video
track of multifeed programme.
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displays teletext.
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is used to select a subtitle track.
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is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments.
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MENU displays the main menu. It is also used to return to
the previous menu from a submenu.
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GUIDE displays the electronic programme guide.
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c,a
allow you to choose an item from the menu. They
are also used to navigate through the electronic programme guide, and in interactive services.
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b,d
allow you to change the options for a menu item.
They are also used to navigate through the electronic programme guide, and in interactive services.
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OK displays the services list. See §5.2.1 for more details.
It is also used to select a menu item.
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EXIT is used to exit a menu or to hide on-screen informa-
tion.
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LIST displays the services list. See §5.2.1 for more details.
It is also used to select a menu item.
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V− ,
V+ buttons decrease or increase the volume.
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P− ,
P+ buttons switch to the previous or next service.
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is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses
increase the rewind speed.
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24
pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro-
gramme.
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25
resumes normal playback speed, or displays the
progress bar for navigation on playback or time-shift. To
play a recorded programme, see button
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is used to start fast forward playback. Subsequent
presses increase the playback speed.
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is used to start recording.
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is used to stop playback, to stop recording, or to jump
back to live television from time-shifted television.
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is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent
presses change the playback speed.
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is used to display the list of recorded programmes that
are stored in the internal hard drive. See §7.2 for more
details.
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has different functions per menu.
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is used to jump back to the beginning of the recording
on playback.
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is used to jump to the end of the recording on playback.
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SAT displays the satellites list with their services list.
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F1 has different functions per menu.
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F2 is used to make a bookmark on playback or time-shift.
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F3 is used to jump to next bookmark position.
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F4 is used to edit a recording.
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is not used in this model.
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FAV displays the favourite lists.
Functions of the colour buttons will be guided by on-screen
instructions.
NOTE
When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor
on the front panel of the digital receiver.
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1.3 Common Interface
There are pay TV services available;
these are accessible with the use of a
Conditional Access Module (CAM)
and a subscription card. A Common
Interface (CI) is the slot into which
you can insert a CAM. The front of
the digital receiver has two common
interface slots. To watch a pay service, you should take the following
steps:
1. Purchase a CAM and a subscription card for the pay service you want to watch.
2. Insert the subscription card into the CAM.
3. Insert the CAM into a common interface on the front of
the digital receiver.
To view the information about
the module and subscription
card which is inserted into the
digital receiver, select the In-
formation > Common Interface
menu.
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Chapter 2
Setup
2.1 Unpacking
Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with the 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.
2.2 Safety precautions
Please read carefully the following safety precautions.
• The mains voltage must range between 90 and 250 volts.
Check it before plugging the digital receiver to the wall
socket. For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1.
• The wall socket should be near the equipment. Do not
run an extension lead to the unit.
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• The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it
can be removed easily to disconnect the power.
• The digital receiver shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing water, and no objects filled with liquids, such
as vases, shall be placed on it.
• Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The
digital receiver is designed for indoor use only. Use dry
cloth to clean the digital receiver.
• Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface.
• Do not place the digital receiver close to heat emitting
units or in direct sunlight, as this will impair cooling.
Do not lay any objects such as magazines on the digital receiver. When placed in a cabinet, make sure there
is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it. For the
physical specification of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.2.
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched.
If the cord is damaged, do not use the digital receiver and
get the cord replaced.
• Never open the digital receiver casing under any circumstances, or the warranty will be void.
• Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician.
• To maintain proper ventilation, always leave sufficient
space around the digital receiver.
• Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed with other household wastes.
Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally
sound manner. Find out the legal regulations which apply in your area.
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Table 2.1: Power specification
Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 60 W at maximum in active
Under 1 W in passive standby
LNB Power 13 V, 18 V, 500mA Max.
Table 2.2: Physical specifications
Size 380× 60× 265 mm
Weight 3.1 kg
Operating temperature 0 to 45◦C
Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 %
2.3 Rear panel connections
The SRP-2401CI+ has a wide range of connections on the back.
S/PDIF
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
Check what connections your television set has in comparison
with the digital receiver.
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1
LNB 1 IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket
for the first tuner
(Current: Max.500mA with overload protection)
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LNB 1 OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket
through the first tuner
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LNB 2 IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket
for the second tuner
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LNB 2 OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket
through the second tuner
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VIDEO Composite video output socket for the tele-
vision set (yellow)
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AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the televi-
sion set or the audio-video receiver (white/red)
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Y/Pb/Pr Component video output socket for the tele-
vision set
(green/blue/red)
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TV Audioand video output socket for the tele-
vision set
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VCR Audio and video input/output socket for
another device such as a video recorder
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10
HDMI Audioand video output socket for the high
definition television set
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eSATA eSATA port for connection to an external
hard drive
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LAN Local area network port
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USB USB port for firmware update and data trans-
fer
(USB 2.0 Host, 5V DC, 500mA Max.)
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S/PDIF COAXIAL Coaxial-type digital audio output socket
for the audio-video receiver
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S/PDIF OPTICAL Optical-type digital audio output socket
for the audio-video receiver
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ON/OFF Powerswitch (You have to turn on this switch
first to use this digital receiver.)
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Table 2.3: Connectors specifications
HDMI High definition video output
Digital audio output
YPbPr Component video output
TV CVBS/S-Video/RGB video output
Left & right audio output
VCR CVBS video output
Left & right audio output
CVBS/S-Video/RGB video input for bypass
Left & right audio input for bypass
VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output
AUDIO Left & right audio output
S/PDIF Digital audio output
LAN 10/100 Ethernet
USB 2.0 Host (5 V DC, 500 mA)
eSATA External SATA 2.0
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver
There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up the
digital receiver suitably to your television and other devices.
If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact
your dealer.
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2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna
Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital receiver and the television,
you need to connect the digital receiver to the
antenna so that it can receive digital television broadcasts. Connect the antenna cable
to the LNB 1 IN connector on the back panel
of the digital receiver.
Also, you must ensure that there is a connection to both the LNB 1 IN and LNB 2 IN connectors on your digital receiver, so that both
tuners work properly.
Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the
LNB 1 OUT connector to the LNB 2 IN connector.
If you have two antennas without DiSEqC switch, then you
have to connect the cable from the other antenna directly to
the LNB 2 IN connector rather than using the loop cable.
NOTE
The digital receiver can supply a current of 500 milliampere
at maximum for antenna devices including LNB, DiSEqc
switch and antenna rotor through each antenna input connection separately but not simultaneously. If there are too
many antenna devices to be simultaneously supplied with
sufficient power for a rather long time through the antenna
input connections, then your antenna may lack power to operate. So it is recommended to link the LNB 1 OUT connector
to the LNB 2 IN connector with a loop cable, even though the
digital receiver is designed to operate independently over
two antennas.
NOTE
Perhaps you are expecting that the satellite antenna could
simultaneously catch all frequencies coming from a satellite
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and send them to the digital receiver. However, the satellite
antenna only sends the frequencies that it can catch with the
LNB frequency and polarisation specified by the digital receiver. So if you have linked from the LNB 1 OUT connector
to the LNB 2 IN connector, you would have some limitations
in using some features such as dual recording. Likewise, if
you have another digital receiver linked from the LNB 2 OUT
connector, you can only use it limitedly. See §3.1 for more
details.
2.4.2 Connecting to your television set
For all the following connections of the digital receiver, we recommend you to use the first connector to get the best picture
quality. If your television does not have a matching connector,
then use the next connector in the following order for a better
picture quality.
1. HDMI connector (HDMI)
2. Component connector (YPbPr)
3. SCART connector (TV)
4. Composite connector (VIDEO)
You should configure audio and video settings after connecting up the digital receiver. See §4.2 for a detailed description.
To use the HDMI output
If you have a high definition television set,
you should use an HDMI cable for best results. 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. In this case, you do not have to
make audio connection because it can output
stereo audio or digital audio as well.
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NOTE
Illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual product.
To use the SCART output
For best results with a standard television set,
you should use a SCART cable. Plug one end
of the cable into the TV socket on the digital
receiver, and plug the other end into a free
SCART socket on your television.
If you connect with a standard SCART cable, you do not have
to make audio connection because it can output stereo audio
as well. But if you use a conversion cable such as SCART-toComponent, then you have to make audio connection.
NOTE
You cannot view high definition video by means of the
SCART output.
To use the Component video output
Y
Pb
Pr
You need to obtain a Component video cable (RCA cable) to use the Component video
output. 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.
NOTE
When connecting with the Component video cable, remember to also plug in the additional white and red audio cables
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from the digital receiver to the back of your television.
When an HDMI cable is connected, component output becomes disabled. If you want to output component video, do
not have the HDMI cable and component cable connected at
the same time, and make sure to disconnect the HDMI cable.
To use the Composite video output
You need to obtain a Composite video cable
(RCA cable) to use the Composite video output. Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO
(yellow) socket on the digital receiver, and
plug the other end into the matching socket
on your television.
NOTE
You cannot view high definition video by means of the Composite video output.
To make the audio connection
You need to obtain an audio cable (RCA cable) to link the audio connectors. Plug one
ends of the cable into the AUDIO L (white)
and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digital receiver, and plug the other ends into
the matching sockets on your television or
audio-video receiver.
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To enjoy Dolby Digital audio, your television
or audio-video receiver must be able to decode Dolby Digital audio, and you need to
obtain an S/PDIF cable.
If you want to use the COAXIAL connector, prepare a coaxial S/PDIF cable (RCA cable); otherwise to use the OPTICAL connector, prepare an optical 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-video
receiver.
2.4.3 Connecting to your video recorder
The digital receiver can also output video through an auxiliary
SCART connector to another device such as a video recorder.
You need to obtain a SCART cable to link the
auxiliary SCART connector. Plug one end
of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver, and plug the other end into the
matching socket on your video recorder or
suchlike.
2.5 Switching on for the first time
Now that you have your digital receiver connected, you should
plug it into a wall socket. Ensure that your television set is
turned on and on the correct video channel so that you will be
able to see the display from the digital receiver.
Before switching on the digital receiver, you should insert batteries into the remote control. Open the battery compartment
by removing the lid, and then insert the batteries observing the
polarity, which is marked on the base of the battery compartment.
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Press the button on the top left corner on the remote control. In a little time, you may see a picture displaying a menu.
If you do not see a picture, try pressing the
V.Format button on
the remote control. If after several tries you still get no picture,
check that the television is set to the correct input. If the picture
is good, you can skip to §3.1 to search for available television
and radio services. Otherwise, you may need to temporarily
connect the Composite video connector (VIDEO) to your television set so that you can see the menu in order to configure
the video settings.
CAUTION
If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to the remote
control commands, the batteries may be flat. Be sure to replace only with 1.5 V AAA size batteries, and observe the
following precautions.
• Do not mix different types of batteries, or new and old
batteries.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Do not recharge the old batteries.
• In order to avoid any risk of explosion, observe the polarities indicated inside the battery compartment.
• Do not subject to excessive heat such as the sun and
fire.
• If you are not using the remote control for a long period of time, remove the batteries. The manufacturer
accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries.
• Batteries, including those which contain no heavy
metals, may not be disposed with other household
wastes. Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out the legal regulations
which apply in your area.
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Chapter 3
Service Search
After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to perform a service search.
NOTE
If there is no service stored, you will be not able to access all
menus. A is another name for a .
3.1 Searching for 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. Configure LNB settings. Refer to §3.1.1.
2. Set the position of your desired satellites if you have a
motorized antenna. You can control the antenna in DiSEqC 1.2 mode or USALS mode. Refer to §3.1.2 for DiSEqC 1.2, and refer to §3.1.3 for USALS.
3. Perform a service search.
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3.1.1 Configuring LNB settings
There are two large frequency bands for satellite broadcasts.
One is C band which ranges approximately from 4 to 6 GHz.
The other is Kuband 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). High frequencies from satellites
are converted into 950 to 2150 MHz by
a LNB.
Select the Installation > LNB
Setting menu to configure the
LNB settings. You should see a
screen like the left figure.
Pressing the
OK button on the Satellite Name option displays
the satellite list in alphabetic order. Select the satellite toward
which your antenna is set to face. Even if you cannot find your
desired satellite, you can add your desired satellite to the satellite list. See §3.3 for a detailed description.
You have to specify which tuner is connected to your selected
satellite. If it is LNB 1 IN, set the Tuner Select option to Tuner
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1; otherwise, set it to Tuner 2.
If you have connected the LNB 1 OUT and LNB 2 IN with a
loop-through cable, then set the Connection Type option to
Loop Through; otherwise, set it to Separated.
NOTE
Both the LNB 1 IN and LNB 2 IN sockets should be connected
to your antennas either directly or via the loop-through cable. If you have connected only one socket, some features
such as dual recording will not function.
The digital receiver has a database of broadcasting satellites
and their transponders, containing the following information:
satellite position, frequency range, symbol rate, polarization
and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range.
So you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency option.
However, 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
frequency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz. For example, if the
frequency band of your desired satellite ranges from 3660 to
4118 MHz, you have to set the LNB Frequency option to 5150
MHz.
The LNB has to be supplied with electric power to operate. Set
the LNB Power option to On if it does not have any other power
supply.
If you use a dual LNB or two antennas which is connected to
the 22 kHz tone switch box, set the 22 kHz option to On.
The digital receiver is designed to be compatible with DiSEqC
(Digital Satellite Equipment Control) switches. It is possible
to connect several antennas to one digital receiver by DiSEqC
switches. A DiSEqC 1.0 switch allows switching between up to
four satellite sources and a DiSEqc 1.1 switch allows switching
between up to 16 satellite sources.
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Set the DiSEqC 1.0 option and the DiSEqC 1.1 option according to your antenna configuration.
For example, to select the antenna connected to the A5 input in the left figure, set
the DiSEqC 1.1 option to 2 of 4 and the DiS-
EqC 1.0 option to 1 of 4. If you have a mini
DiSEqC 1.0 switch which has only two inputs, you should set the DiSEqC 1.0 option
to Mini A instead of 1 of 4.
Configuring Unicable settings
Single Cable Distribution (SCD)
is a satellite television technology that enables the delivery of
broadcast programming to multiple users over a single coaxial cable. If you have a SCD switch,
which is represendted by Unica-
ble, enter into the Unicable Set-
ting submenu to set the options for
yours.
Set the User Band item to any
available other than Disable, and
set the Band Frequency item any
available for your SCD switch. If
you have two LNBs linked to the
SCD switch, you should also set
the Satellite Position item prop-
erly. For details, refer to the
manual of your SCD switch.
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NOTE
You cannot use both DiSEqC switch and SCD switch at the
same time.
3.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings
Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satellites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2.
When you switch to a service, if it is not
provided by the current satellite, it will take
longer time than usual because the antenna
has to turn to its position.
To use the DiSEqC 1.2 protocol,
select the Installation > Motor-
ized DiSEqC 1.2 menu. You
should see a screen like the left
figure. At first you have to set the
Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 option to
Enable.
To get the correct position of your desired satellite, take the
following steps:
1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name option.
2. Select the tuner that is connected to the motorized antenna at the Tuner Select option.
3. Set the DiSEqC Command Mode option to User.
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4. Set the Motor Control option to Goto. Then the antenna
will turn toward your selected satellite by the position
data that the digital receiver has.
5. If the receiving quality, which is displayed at the bottom
right of the screen, is not good, tune the antenna finely
with the Movement option. If you set it to 2(E), the an-
tenna will move to the east by two degrees. At this time
you had better check the receiving quality of every transponder and choose the best one at the Transponder (or
Frequency) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning.
6. Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the
tuned position when the receiving quality is best.
There are more motor control options for installers, but this
guide does not describe them. If you are an installer, refer them
to the manual about the STAB rotor.
3.1.3 Configuring USALS settings
USALS (Universal Satellite Automatic Location System), also
known as DiSEqC 1.3, calculates the positions of all available
satellites from your location. Compared to DiSEqC 1.2, it is
no longer required to manually search and store every satellite
position. Just pointing to a known satellite position is enough.
This position will act as a central point. The USALS will then
calculate positions of visible satellites.
To use the USALS protocol, select the Installation > USALS
Setting menu. You should see
a screen like the left figure. At
first you have to set the Motor-
ized DiSEqC 1.3 option to Enable.
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To get every satellite position calculated, take the following
steps:
1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name option.
2. Select the tuner that is connected to the motorized antenna at the Tuner Select option.
3. Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the
My Latitude option with theb,dand numeric buttons.
4. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite
Angle option if it is not correct.
5. Select the Goto the position option, then the antenna will
turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its position.
6. If the receiving quality, which is displayed at the bottom
right of the screen, is not good, then tune the antenna
finely with the Move option. The changed position is
automatically saved. At this time you had better check
the receiving quality of every transponder and choose
the best one at the Transponder (or Frequency) option.
It will be helpful to your fine tuning.
3.1.4 Searching for services
To perform a service search, select the Installation > Searching
menu. You should see a screen
like the left figure.
There are in general four service search methods:
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• searching every service of a satellite,
• searching every service of a transponder,
• searching single service of a transponder,
• searching every service of a SMATV (Satellite Master Antenna Television) system.
Searching every service of a satellite
To search every service of a satellite, take the following steps:
1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op-
tion.
2. Set the Search Mode option to Auto.
3. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital
receiver will check up the up-to-date channel information while searching services, but it takes a rather longer
time.
With the Auto mode, the digital receiver tries to search every
service, relying on the transponder data which is stored at the
time of manufacture. It thus may happen to fail to search all actually available services since services are more often than not
launched, discontinued, or removed into another transponder.
Searching every service of a transponder
To search every service of a transponder, take the following
steps:
1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op-
tion.
2. Set the Search Mode option to Manual, and then press
the
OK button to diaply additional options.
3. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op-
tion or enter it with the numeric buttons.
4. Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the
Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons.
5. Set the Polarization option to match to that of your de-
sired transponder.
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6. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital re-
ceiver will check up the up-to-date channel information
as searching services, but it takes rather longer time.
7. Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de-
sired transponder. If the transponder is of the DVB-S2
standard, you should set this option to DVB-S2 QPSK or
DVB-S2 8PSK. Then the FEC option 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 website such as http://www.satbeams.com or http:
//www.lyngsat.com.
Searching single service of a transponder
To search single service of a transponder, take the following
steps:
1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op-
tion.
2. Set the Search Mode option to Advanced, and then press
the
OK button to diaply additional options.
3. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op-
tion or enter it with the numeric buttons.
4. Enter the symbol rate of your desired transponder to the
Symbol Rate option with the numeric buttons.
5. Set the Polarization option to match to that of your de-
sired transponder.
6. Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de-
sired transponder. If the transponder is of the DVB-S2
standard, you should set this option to DVB-S2 QPSK or
DVB-S2 8PSK. Then the FEC option and the Pilot option
will become enabled. You also should set these options
correctly.
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7. At the PID option, specify the audio and video packet
identification (PID) of your desired service with the numeric buttons.
Searching every service of SMATV system
To search every service of a SMATV system, if the digital receiver is connected to it, take the following steps:
1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op-
tion.
2. Set the Search Mode option to SMATV, and then press
the
OK button to diaply additional options.
3. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op-
tion or enter it with the numeric buttons.
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 op-
tion to FTA only.
• To search only pay services, set it to CAS only.
• To search both free services and pay services, set it to FTA
+ CAS.
To start service search, move down to the Start Search item,
and press the
OK button. The digital receiver will start to
search for services and display a list of television and radio
services as they are found. It is common for no channels to be
found until quite late in the process. When the scan is complete, you will see a message telling you how many services
have been found. Press the
OK button to save the list.
3.2 Copying services
The digital receiver maintains a separate services list with each
tuner. If a certain service is registered on only one tuner, it
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may be impossible to watch one service while recording. You
can copy entries of one tuner’s services list to the other tuner’s
services list to avoid such inconvenience.
To copy service entries, select the Installation > Services Copy
menu. There are three copy options. To copy service entries
of the first tuner to the second tuner’s services list, select the
Tuner 1 to Tuner 2 option. To copy on the contrary, select the
Tuner 2 to Tuner 1 option. To copy reciprocally, select the ALL
option.
3.3 Editing the transponder list
If you failed to receive services of
a transponder because it consists
of wrong data, you can solve it
by correcting the data. Select the
Installation > SAT/TP Edit menu.
To change the data of a transponder, take the following steps:
1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name op-
tion.
2. Choose your desired transponder at the Frequency op-
tion.
3. Change the Polarization option to match to that of your
desired transponder.
4. Set the Modulation option to match to that of your de-
sired transponder. If the transponder is of the DVB-S2
standard, you should set this option to DVB-S2 QPSK or
DVB-S2 8PSK. Then the FEC option and the Pilot option
will become enabled. You also should set these options
correctly.
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5. To change a satellite entry’s name, select your desired
entry at the Satellite Name option and select the SAT
Name Edit option. Then the on-screen keyboard ap-
pears. Change the name and save it. See §6.3 as to how
to use the on-screen keyboard.
6. Select the Save option and press the
OK button to save
the changes. Tostop at any time or to exit without saving,
press the
EXIT button.
3.4 Resetting to factory settings
The digital receiver maintains the following data:
• Satellite list
• Services list
• Favourite list
• Timer list
• Preference settings
You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the Instal-
lation > System Recovery > Factory Setting menu, and then
you get asked for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, the
services list, favourite list and timer list will all be cleared, and
preference options will be reset to the manufacturer’s factory
settings.
NOTE
A factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes.
However, you have to search services again after a factory
reset.
3.5 Resetting to user settings
You can store your own data including the following:
• Satellite list
• Services list
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• Favourite lists
• Preference settings
Also you can restore them at any time.
To store your data, select the Installation > System Recovery >
Store System Data menu, then you get asked for confirmation.
If you select Yes, your data will be stored. Whenever you store
your data, they are all overwritten.
To restore your data, select the Installation > System Recovery
> Recover System Data menu, then you get asked for confir-
mation. With the choice of Yes, your data will be restored.
You can also store your data to an external storage. To store
your data to an external storage, select the Installation > Sys-
tem Recovery > Export System Data menu, then you get asked
for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, your data will be
stored. Every time you store your data, they are all overwritten.
To restore your data from an external storage, select the Instal-
lation > System Recovery > Import System Data menu, then
system data will be listed. Select a data and press the
OK but-
ton, then your data will be restored.
You can edit the channel data on your computer by using a
channel editor software, Vega, which is available from Top-
field’s website, http://www.i-topfield.com/eng/download/
utility_list.asp.
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With Vega you can do the following:
• Adding, deleting or modifying satellite entries
• Adding, deleting or modifying transponder entries
• Deleting or modifying service entries
• Adding, deleting or modifying favourite groups
As to how to use Vega, refer to its user guide, which is accompanied by the software.
3.6 Clearing the services list
If you only want to clear the services list, select Installation >
System Recovery > Reset Service List, then you get asked for
confirmation. With the choice of Yes, the services list will be
cleared. After this, you have to do service search again.
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Chapter 4
Preference Settings
4.1 Language settings
You can select the language in
which the menu will be displayed. In addition to that, you
can select the language of audio
track and of subtitle track. Select
the Settings > Language menu.
You should see a screen like the
left figure.
4.1.1 Menu language
The digital receiver provides menus in several different languages. Set the Menu Language option to your desired language. Once you select a language, the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language.
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4.1.2 Subtitle language
Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Language option to your desired languages. When you watch a
programme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the language that is specified for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be
displayed. If the first language is not available but the second
language is available, the subtitle of the second language will
be displayed. If there is no available language, no subtitle will
be displayed.
Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the
button. See §5.2.5 for a detailed description.
4.1.3 Hard of Hearing
Some broadcasters may send a subtitle track dedicated to the
hard-of-hearing. Even when a subtitle track or more is available, that subtitle track will be displayed prior to those you
have specified for the 1st Subtitle Language and the 2nd Sub-
title Language options if the Hard of Hearing option is set to
On.
4.1.4 Audio language
Set the 1st Audio Language option and the 2nd Audio Language option to your desired languages. When you watch a
programme, if the programme has an audio track of the language that is specified for the 1st Audio Language, it will be
output. If the first language is not available but the second language is, the audio of the second language will be output.
Apart from this setting, you can select an audio track with the
button. See §5.2.4 for a detailed description.
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4.2 Video and audio settings
You have to configure the video
and audio settings appropriately
for your television set and other
devices. Select the Settings >
A/V Output menu. You should
see a screen like the left figure.
4.2.1 High definition television
The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from
576 to 1080. In general, a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition. The higher the resolution is, the better
the quality is. However, if your television set does not support high definition, you cannot enjoy high definition quality
picture.
If you have the digital receiver linked to your television via the
Component video output (Y/Pb/Pr) or the HDMI output, you
have to set the HD Output option to Component. Otherwise,
you have to set it to SCART. The available values for the Video
Format option vary depending on how you set this option.
Set the Video Format option as you desire. If you set this option to 576P, the digital receiver will present even high definition programmes in resolution of 576. On the contrary, if you
set it to 1080I, the digital receiver will present even standard
definition programmes in resolution of 1080.
It is recommended to set it to Auto if you have a high definition
television. With that setting the digital receiver will present a
programme as it is without any resolution conversion. While
watching television you can change the resolution with the
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V.Format button. Whenever you press it, the video resolution
is changed in turn.
NOTE
You can enjoy only standard definition video with the following video outputs:
• Composite video output (VIDEO)
• SCART output (TV)
4.2.2 Television aspect ratio
If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio
option to 16:9.
You can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normalscreen programmes with your wide-screen television as the
above figures show. To watch normal-screen programmes
in full screen like the left figure, set the Display Format option
to Full. Normal-screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to
the width of the wide screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the
original ratio like the right figure, set it to Center. If you have
a normal-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to
4:3.
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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 Display Format option to Letter Box. Widescreen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the
normal screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the shape like the
right figure, set it to Center extract. Then wide-screen pictures
will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the
width of the normal screen.
4.2.3 Colour format
Through the TV SCART output, the digital receiver is able to
output video in various colour formats. If you have the digital
receiver linked to your television via this output, you should
set the SCART Output option to your desired colour format.
If you have connected via the RCA socket labeled VIDEO on
the back panel, you do not have to set this option because the
digital receiver outputs CVBS video through that RCA output
independently of the SCART output.
In general, it is known that the RGB colour format provides the
best video quality but the CVBS colour format does the least.
So RGB would be the most desirable option for this.
4.2.4 Another video device
You can have the digital receiver linked to another video device like a video recorder or a DVD player via the VCR SCART
output. In this case, the digital receiver will operate differently depending on the setting of the VCR SCART Type op-
tion. If the option is set to Standard, the digital receiver will
pass along the video from the video device to your television
when it starts playback. But if the option is set to External A/V,
the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically. You
have to press the
AUX button to pass it along. It is impossi-
ble for the digital receiver to record the video from the video
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device since the digital receiver is just a bypass for the video
recorder.
4.2.5 Audio mode
Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two audio
sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver. You can enjoy
only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono. Set
the Sound Mode option as you desire.
Apart from this setting, you can change the sound mode with
the button. See §5.2.4 for a detailed description.
The digital receiver can output two types of digital audio signals via the S/PDIF output. One is an encoded signal, and the
other is a decoded signal. If you have the digital receiver linked
to your audio-video receiver via the S/PDIF output, you have
to set the Dolby Digital option to PCM, which means that the
digital receiver will output encoded Dolby Digital audio without decoding so that your audio-video receiver can decode it.
Otherwise, set it to Multi-channel, then the digital receiver will
output decoded Dolby Digital audio, scaling it down to two
channels.
NOTE
Only if the service you are currently watching provides
a Dolby Digital audio track, you can enjoy Dolby Digital
sound.
4.3 Local time setting
You should set your local time for timer events. If you do
not set the local time correctly, the programme time table provided by the programme guide may be distrustful. For the programme guide, refer to §5.3.
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Select the Settings > Time
menu. You should see a screen
like the left figure. You can set
the clock manually or use the
time signal, Greenwich Mean
Time (GMT), carried as part of
the digital television broadcast.
To use Greenwich Mean Time,
take the following steps:
1. Set the Mode option to Auto, then the Time Offset option
becomes enabled.
2. Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between
your time zone and GMT referring to Table 4.1.
3. To get Greenwich mean time, set the GMT Collection op-
tion to one among the followings:
Normal from all transponders
CAS Only from transponders of pay services
User Select from transponders specified by you
If you set it to User Select, then the Satellite option and
the Transponder option become enabled. Select your de-
sired satellite and transponders at those options. With
the above settings, the digital receiver will scan all specified transponders one by one until it gets the Greenwich
Mean Time.
4. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on
the Local Time item.
To set the local time manually, set the Mode option to Man-
ual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with
the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24-
hour:minute.
If daylight saving time is observed in your state at the moment,
set the Daylight Saving Time option to On.
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NOTE
Daylight saving time adds one hour to the time when the option is set to On. When setting the time offset from Greenwich Mean Time, make sure that time offset does not include
daylight saving time.
Table 4.1: Time offset table
Time offset City
GMT − 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein
GMT − 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa
GMT − 10:00 Hawaii
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, Mexico City
GMT − 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima
GMT − 04:00 Atlantic Time Canada, La Paz, Dominican Republic
GMT − 03:30 Newfoundland
GMT − 03:00 Brazil, Georgetown, Buenos Aries
GMT − 02:00 Mid-Atlantic
GMT − 01:00 Azores, Cape Verde Islands
GMT London, Lisbon, Casablanca
GMT + 1:00 Paris, Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid
GMT + 2:00 South Africa, Kaliningrad
GMT + 3:00 Baghdad, Riyadh, Moscow, St. Petersburg
GMT + 3:30 Tehran
GMT + 4:00 Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Baku, Tbilisi
GMT + 4:30 Kabul
GMT + 5:00 Ekaterinburg, Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent
GMT + 5:30 Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, New Delhi
GMT + 6:00 Almaty, Dhaka, Colombo
GMT + 7:00 Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta
GMT + 8:00 Beijing, Perth, Singapore, Hong Kong
GMT + 9:00 Tokyo, Seoul, Osaka, Sapporo, Yakutsk
GMT + 9:30 Adelaide, Darwin
GMT + 10:00 Eastern Australia, Guam, Vladivostok
GMT + 11:00 Magadan, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
GMT + 12:00 Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Kamchatka
4.4 Parental control
In general, television programmes are classified according to
the level of violence, nudity and language of their content.
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When you are watching a programme, you can check its programme classification on the information box. For the information box, see §5.2.3. You can prevent your children from
watching specific programmes by specifying a maximum permissible level.
Select the Settings > Parental
Control menu. You should see
a screen like the left figure,
and you will be asked your
Personal Identification Number
(PIN). The number is initially set
to ‘0000’ as default.
If you wish to block programmes for viewers aged 15 or above,
set the Censorship option to 15 (age). Setting it to No block
blocks no programme; on the other hand, setting it to Total
block blocks every programme.
NOTE
If a programme has no rating information, your censorship
setting will not take effect.
If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the
censorship setting, the person has to enter the personal identification number to override. To change the number, select the
Change PIN Code menu, then a box pops up, asking a new
PIN. Enter a desired number twice for confirmation.
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 item is set to Locked, you have to enter the PIN when
accessing the Time menu. If you enter a wrong number, you
cannot use the menu. To release a locked item, set it to Un-
locked.
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4.5 To use MediaHighway programme guide
Almost every service provider would provide the electronic
programme guide. However, you can get more abundant programme information from a specific transponder that provides
only programme guides. For detailed description about electronic programme guide, see §5.3. MediaHighway stands for
the transponder dedicated to the electronic programme guide.
If you want to use this feature,
select the Settings > MediaHigh-
way EPG menu. You should see
a screen like the left figure.
Set the MediaHighway EPG option to On to activate this feature, then the other options become enabled. Set the Satellite
Name and Home Transponder options to available ones, and
set the Tuner Select option to the tuner through which to re-
ceive the specified transponder. The digital receiver will try to
receive programme guide within the duration specified at the
EPG Gathering Time option.
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4.6 Options for recording
To set the options for recording,
select the Settings > Recording
menu. You should see a screen
like the left figure.
To enable the time-shift function, you should set the Time Shift-
ing option to anything other than Disable. The available range
for this option is 30 minutes to 5 hours. You will have the latest
of the current programme as long as the duration specified at
this option.
You can record a programme into both an external and the
built-in hard drive. If you want to record a programme into
an external hard drive, set Recording Drive option to External;
otherwise, set this option to Internal.
If you set the Time Shift Storage option to Enable, the timeshifted programme will be saved in the TimeShift folder of the
hard drive.
You can set the duration of the timer recording. Set the Timer
Recording Duration option as you desire. Its available range is
10 minutes to 3 hours.
Time padding is the feature of adding extra recording time to
the beginning or end of a programme, so that you do not miss
any part of the programme. Set the Time Padding of Timer
Recording option as you desire.
You can adjust the duration of the instant recording. Set the
Instant Recording Duration option as you desire. Its available
range is 30 minutes to 5 hours.
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4.7 Options for playback
To set the options for playback,
select the Settings > Playback
menu. You should see a screen
like the left figure.
If you want to play back a recorded file from beginning, set
Starting Position option to Beginning. To play back a recorded
file from the part where you were watching, set this option to
Continuing.
If you want to enjoy more levels of playback speed, set the Trick
Mode Level option to 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x; otherwise, set
it to 4x, 16x, 64x.
NOTE
You can enjoy video files such as DivX with the digital receiver. However, the above options might not be effective
depending on the video files to be played. For detailed description on how to play back a video file, refer to §8.4.
If you have subtitle files such as .smi, .sub, .idx, and .srt, the
digital receiver can also display them. The Media Subtitle item
provides some options for video subtitle. When you play back
a video file with a subtitle file, if the subtitle does not match the
video, then you can synchronise them by adjusting the value
of the Sync option. In addition, you can change the colour and
size of subtitle by setting the Font Color and Font Size options
to one you prefer.
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4.8 Options for on-screen display
To set the options for the onscreen display (OSD), select the
Settings > OSD menu. You
should see a screen like the left
figure.
To adjust the transparency level of the OSD, set the OSD Trans-
parency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent.
To adjust the display time of the information box, set the Info
Box Display Time option as you desire. Its available range is
1 to 30 seconds. If you set this option to No Info Box, the information box will not be displayed when you switch services.
However, pressing the button will display the information
box. If you set this option to Never Hide, the information box
will always be displayed. For the information box, see §5.2.3.
In addition, you can raise or lower the position of the information box. Set the Info Box Position option as you desire. Its
available range is −10 to +3 lines. The higher you set the option, the lower the information box will be positioned.
To use an animation effect when changing menu, set the Ani-
mation option to Enable.
If any service’s name is too long to fit the width of the service
name column on the services list screen, you can get it to scroll
by setting the Text Scroll option to anything other than Disable.
With the choice of Full Scroll, it will be fully scrolled until its
end disappears; with the choice of Part Scroll, it will be scrolled
only to its end.
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4.9 Options for the front display
To set the options for the front
display, select the Settings >
Front Display menu. You should
see a screen like the left figure.
The front display shows the currently viewed service’s number
and name. If any service’s name is too long to fit the width of
the service name column, you can get it to scroll by setting the
Main Display Scrolling option to anything other than Disable.
With the choice of Unlimited, it will be repeatedly scrolled; with
the choice of Once, it will be scrolled only once. If you want to
have the current time displayed instead of the service number,
set the Sub Display Content option to Time.
You can also adjust the brightness of the front display in active
mode and standby mode by setting the Brightness in Operation
Mode option and the Brightness in Standby Mode option to any
as you like.
4.10 Options for Photo Album
You can change a time interval and effect of slideshow in the
photo album. For the photo album feature, see §8.3.
To change the time interval of slideshow, select the Settings >
Miscellaneous menu, and then set the Slideshow Time Interval
option as you desire. Its available range is 3 to 10 seconds.
To change the effect of slideshow, select the Settings > Mis-
cellaneous menu, and then set the Slideshow Effect option as
you desire. There are four types of effects as follows:
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Overlap overlaps the current picture and a following picture.
Cover covers the current picture with a following picture.
Move moves the current picture and displays a following pic-
ture.
Mosaic displays a following picture with a mosaic effect.
To use those effects ramdomly, set this option to Random. The
default value is Random.
4.11 Options for standby mode
You can have the current time displayed on the front display
in standby mode. Select the Settings > Miscellaneous menu
and set the Standby Mode option to Active; otherwise, set it
to Passive. When you set the Standby Mode option to Active,
the receiver can also bypass the signal from the antenna. To
save power consumption, you might as well set the Automatic
Power Down option to Enable. With this option enabled, the
receiver will be turned off automatically when there is no manipulation over three hours.
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Chapter 5
Every Day Use
5.1 Volume control
Use the
V− and
V+ buttons to alter the volume to a comfort-
able level. You may need to adjust the volume on your televi-
sion set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the
button. Press it again to restore the sound to previous level.
5.2 Watching television
To change services, press the
P− or
P+ button. Pressing the
button switches to the previously viewed service. In addition, you can switch to your desired service by entering its
service number with the numeric buttons. You can also select
a service to watch in the services list.
5.2.1 The services list
To view the services list, press the
OK button.
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On the services list, you can see
the service information as follows:
• Service number and name
• Transmitting satellite
• Receiving tuner: T1 stands
for the first tuner; T2 stands
for the second tuner.
• Multiplex information
A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating
pay service. To watch pay services, you need a subscription
card.
To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry
with the
a
or
c
button and press the
OK button, then the
selected service will be presented.
Pressing thebordbutton skips over 10 entries up or down.
Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts the
highlight bar on its entry.
You can switch between the television services list and the radio services list by pressing the button.
Pressing the button displays additional options, with which
you can do the following:
• Select your desired satellite at the Satellite option, then
only services provided by the selected satellite will be
listed.
• Select your desired tuner at the Tuner option, then only
services provided through the selected tuner will be
listed.
• 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 appears the on-screen keyboard
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with which you can enter a new name. See §6.3 as to
how to use the on-screen keyboard.
• You can prevent other family members from watching
the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to
Locked. You have to enter your personal identification
number to watch or unlock it.
• To delete the highlighted service, select the Delete op-
tion, then you get asked for confirmation. With the
choice of Yes, the service will be deleted. If you want
to restore it as before, you have to perform service search
again. See §3.1 for service search.
• To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, se-
lect the Add to Fav option, then the favourite groups will
be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group
and press the
OK button.
• You can additionally sort the services list with the Sorting option as follows:
Default by service number
Alphabetic by service name
Satellite by satellite
FTA–CAS from free services to pay services
CAS–FTA from pay services to free services
Provider by broadcaster
Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite ser-
vices.
Transponder by transponder
5.2.2 The favourite service lists
You can select a service on a favourite list as well as on the
services list.
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To display the favourite lists,
press the
F2 button at the ser-
vices list screen. For the services
list, see §5.2.1.
To select a favourite list, put
the highlight bar on a desired
favourite group list and press
the
OK button, then the selected
favourite group’s services will be
listed.
As to how to edit the favourite lists, refer to §6.2.
To select a favourite service, put the hightlight bar on a desired
service and press the
OK button, the it will be displayed. To
select another group, press the button.
After you have selected a favourite service, if you then switch
to another service using theaorcbutton, it will be also another favourite service of the selected group. The digital receiver will remind you what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right of the screen whenever you
switch services.
To return to the services list, press the
F1 button. Besides that,
you can add or delete a favourite group or service.
To add the service you are currently watching into a favourite
group, press the button to display additional options, and
then select Add this service item.
To remove the currently highlighted favourite grop or service,
select Delete item in the additional option box, then you get
asked for confirmation; with the choice of Yes, it will be re-
moved.
5.2.3 Viewing programme information
Pressing the button displays the information box, on
which you can see all of the following:
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• Service number and name
• Transmitting satellite
• Receiving tuner
• Transponder information
• Signal level and quality
• Programme name
• Programme classification sign
• Programme summary
• Broadcasting time
• Current time
In addition, you might see the following symbols:
• Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitle tracks are provided on the
current programme.
• Teletext symbol ( ) if teletext pages are provided on the
current service.
• Dolby Digital symbol ( ) if a Dolby Digital audio
track is provided on the current programme.
• Lock symbol ( ) if the current service is locked.
• Dollar symbol ($) if the current service is a pay service.
• Multifeed symbol ( ) if the current programme is provided as a multifeed programme. To use this feature, refer to §5.4.
Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme. To hide the information
box, press the
EXIT button.
5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks
Some programmes are provided with audio tracks in one or
more languages. Pressing the button displays available audio tracks. Once you select an audio track, that track will be
heard. In addition, you can enjoy audio tracks in four sound
modes: Stereo, Mono, Left or Right. However, if a multifeed
programme is provided at the moment, video tracks will be
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displayed. In this case, you have to press the button once
more to select an audio track.
5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks
Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or
more languages. If the current programme provides subtitle
tracks, the subtitle symbol ( ) will be marked on the information box. Pressing the button displays available subtitle
tracks. Once you select a subtitle track, it will be displayed.
5.2.6 Viewing teletext
On some services, such information as weather reports, news
or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext. If the current service provides teletext, the teletext symbol ( ) will be
displayed on the information box. Press the button to view
teletext pages.
Select a page to view by entering its page number with the numeric buttons. You can zoom into a teletext page with the
F3
button, and adjust its transparency level with the
F4 button.
To clear the teletext screen, press the
EXIT button.
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide
The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) shows the current and
scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each
service with a short summary for each programme.
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Pressing the
GUIDE button dis-
plays the electronic programme
guide, on which you can see the
following:
• Scheduled programmes
• programme summary
• Broadcasting date
• Broadcasting time
To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the
highlight bar on the programme with thebordbutton and
press the button. To switch to another service, press the
cora
button.
You can travel over previous days with the
F2 button, and can
travel over next days with the
F3 button.
To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts, press the
button. To switch it back, press the button again.
Pressing the
F1 button will rearrange the form, swapping the
columns and rows. To switch it back, press the
F1 button
again.
You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme
guide. See §7.1.3 for detailed description.
5.4 Watching multifeed programme
Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety
of perspectives on a programme at the same time. We call it a
multifeed programme. You can select and watch a perspective
you prefer.
If a multifeed programme is provided on the current service,
the multifeed symbol ( ) will be marked on the information
box. Press the button, then available video tracks will be
listed. Once you select one, it will be presented. At this time,
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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. When you are watching a programme and you miss something, you can rewind and replay
it. Or when your attention is needed elsewhere, you can pause
a live TV and resume a short time later without losing any of
the programme.
When you do this, you are no
longer watching the live programme, instead you are watching a delayed presentation. This
is called time-shifted television.
You can skip commercials until
you catch up to the live broadcast.
In order to use the time-shift feature, set the Time Shifting option to desired duration of time. Then the digital receiver will
archive the programme as much time as you set in the option.
See §4.6.
The time-shift will be reset each time you change to another
service. With the time-shift, the following operations are possible:
• To go back in time, hold down the button; to go forward, hold down the button. The progress bar is displayed momentarily with a preview window.
• You can navigate using the progress bar, refer to §7.3.1.
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• You can jump backward and forward by pressing the
F4
and
F3 buttons. You can change the jump time at the
Jump Time Interval option. See §4.7.
• You can change playback speed. See §7.3.2 for slow motion. For fast motion, see §7.3.3.
• To check your current position in time-shift, press the
button. The time difference compared to live pro-
gramme is displayed momentarily in top right corner of
the screen. A value of −02:00 means two minutes behind the live programme.
• To make a recording of the time-shifted programme„ see
§7.1.4.
• To end time-shift, press the button. The live programme will be displayed.
NOTE
You can adjust some options for time-shift. Refer to §4.6.
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Chapter 6
Organising 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 installation > Edit Ser-
vices > Edit Service List menu.
You should see a screen like the
left figure. There are editing options on the left column and service entries on the right column.
Once you put the highlight bar on a desired option on the left
column and press the
OK button, you can select a desired ser-
vice to edit on the right column. To go over to the other column,
press the
F1 button.
To edit the radio services list, press the button, then radio
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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; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See
§6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.
Unlike analogue broadcasts, each service does not have a
proper service number in digital broadcasts. Service numbers are just assigned to services in the order that they were
found in service search. So you can reassign a service number by moving a service entry. To move a service entry, select
the Move option and select a desired service; then the selected
service becomes darker. As you move it up or down, it gets
renumbered according to the position. Press the
OK button to
fix it.
You can lock some services to prevent your children from
watching them. To lock a service, select the Lock option and
select a desired service; then the selected service gets marked
with a lock symbol ( ) on it. If anyone tries to watch a
locked service, the person has to enter the personal identification number that is set to the Change PIN Code option. See
§4.4 for this option. Pressing the
OK button on a locked service
entry turns it back to be unlocked.
To delete a service, select the Delete option and select a desired
service with the
OK button, and then press the
EXIT button;
you get asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, the selected
service will be deleted. If you want to undo the deleted service,
there is nothing you can do but perform a service search again.
Once you select the Sort option on the left column, sorting options are displayed as follows:
Default by service number
Alphabetic by service name
Satellite by satellite
FTA–CAS from free services to pay services
CAS–FTA from pay services to free services
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Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services
Provider by broadcaster
Transponder by transponder
6.2 Editing the favourite lists
You can make your own favourite service lists. In fact, you can
define multiple favourite service lists, each being a ‘group’ of
chosen services.
Select the installation > Edit Ser-
vices > Edit Favorite List menu.
You should see a screen like
the left figure. There are three
columns:
• Group list (left)
• Favourites list (centre)
• Services list (right)
The services list contains all available services, whereas the
favourites list contains only chosen services that have been
added to the highlighted group. As you move the highlight
bar up or down on the group list, favourite services belonging
to the highlighted group get shown in the favourites list.
You can add up to 30 groups. To add a new group, select the
NEW item in the group list, then the on-screen keyboard appears. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.
To rename a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry
you want and press the
F2 button, then the on-screen key-
board likewise appears.
To delete a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you
want and press the
F3 button, then a message box appears,
asking you for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, it will be
deleted.
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You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the
group list and press the
OK button to select it. The high-
light bar then moves to the services list.
2. To add a service to the selected group, put the highlight
bar on a desired service entry and press the
OK button.
The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list.
Repeat this step to add more entries.
3. Press the
F1 button, and the highlight bar gets moved
to the favourite list. You can delete a favourite entry with
the
OK button.
4. To select another group, press the
F1 button again, then
the highlight bar gets moved to each column.
Furthermore, you can rearrange a group’s favourites by moving a favourite entry. To move a favourite entry, put the highlight bar on the favourite entry you want and press the
F2
button. Press the
b
and
d
buttons or
a
and
c
buttons to
move it to a desired place and press the
OK button. To add
radio services, press the button, then radio service entries
get listed in the services list. To recall the television services
list after adding radio services, press the button again.
As to how to use the favourite service lists you organised, refer
to §5.2.2.
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6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard
You can move the highlight key
horizontally with the
b
and
d
buttons and vertically with the
a
and
c
buttons. Pressing the
OK button on a key enters its let-
ter in the input line.
To type a space, select the Space key or alternatively press the
button. To type lower case letters or numerals, select the
Shift key or alternatively press the button. To delete a let-
ter, put the cursor to the right of the desired letter on the input
line and then select the Del key or alternatively press button. You must select the Save key or alternatively press the
button to complete your typing; otherwise if you press the
EXIT button, it will not be saved.
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Chapter 7
Recording and Playback
You can record TV programmes into an external hard drive as
well as the built-in hard drive.
NOTE
To use an external hard drive, you must connect the external
hard drive to the USB port or the eSATA port of the digital
receiver. You cannot play back the recordings with a regular MPEG player on your computer because they are formatted differently from the standard MPEG format. Visit
http://www.kmplayer.com where you can find an MPEG
player able to play them back.
CAUTION
Do not disconnect the external hard drive while recording
or playing back. It may cause damage to recorded programmes. You should disconnect the external hard drive in
standby mode only.
You can record a service while watching another one with this
digital receiver. You can record two different services while
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watching another one only if two among the services are provided through the same transponder. The digital receiver has
two tuners so that you can enjoy the following:
• You can record two different services while playing back
a previously recorded programme.
• You can record two different services while watching one
of them using the time-shift feature. See §5.5 for the
time-shift feature.
7.1 Recording a programme
Once a recording gets started, a symbol like the left figure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for
a few seconds.
When you are watching a different service from the service being recorded, you will see a number on the centre of the symbol, this indicates the order that the recording has started. To
record two programmes simultaneously, two tuners are allocated for the recording. Therefore, you can only change to a
limited number of services while the two programmes are being recorded.
CAUTION
Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the power
plug while it is running. It may cause damage to recorded
programmes. Topfield is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on the hard drive.
7.1.1 Instant recording
To instantly record a programme you are watching at present,
press the button.
Pressing the button will not pause the current recording
like it does with a video recorder. Instead, pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time-shifting within the
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current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled.
In short, it is still possible to pause a recording, but literally
recording continues in the digital receiver.
After a recording has started,
pressing the button displays
a menu like the left figure, in
which you can set the recording
duration.
To specify an arbitrary recording duration, set the Duration op-
tion as you desire with thebanddbuttons and press the
OK
button; the recording will end at the specified time.
If the information about the next programme is provided by
the electronic programme guide, the After this program and
After next program options will be enabled. Once the After this
program option is selected, the current recording will stop at
the time when the current programme is scheduled to end.
Likewise, once the After next program option is selected, the
current recording will stop at the time when the next programme is scheduled to end.
To stop recording, press the
button; then a box like the
left figure appears, which shows
the programmes currently being recorded. Select recording by using navigation buttons
then press
OK button to stop the
recording.
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While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another
service. To additionally record another service, switch to the
service you want to record, and press the button. Once a
recording is started, it is put on the recorded programme list
even though it is not finished yet. The recording file is named
the program name if available or after its service name with
a suffix of a number. To view the recorded programme list,
press the button or alternatively select the Recording >
Recorded Program menu. See §7.2 for detailed description
about the recorded programme list.
7.1.2 Timer recording
You can set a programme to be recorded at a specific time.
Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode, it will switch
into active mode and start recording at a specified time. When
the recording comes to the end, the digital receiver will switch
back into standby mode again in one minute. However, if you
press any button on the remote control or on the front panel
even just one time, the digital receiver will not switch into
standby mode.
To add a timer recording, select the Recording > Reserva-
tion menu, then the timer list will
be displayed. Toadd a new timer
event, press the
F1 button, and
a box like the left figure appears.
Take the following steps:
1. Set the Record option to On to make a recording. If this
option is set to Off, the digital receiver will turn on at the
specified time but not record; instead, you may record
with your video recorder or suchlike in this case.
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2. You may have two sources for recording, TV and radio.
Set the Type option to your desired source.
3. Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the
service you want. Pressing the
OK button on this option
displays a satellite list, from which you can select your
desired satellite. Set the Tuner Select option to a tuner
to receive your desired service.
4. Set the Service option to the service which provides the
programme you want. Pressing the
OK button on this
option displays a services list, from which you can select
your desired service.
5. Set the Mode option as you desire. There are five timer
modes:
One Time means literally ‘one time’.
Every Day means literally ‘every day’.
Every Weekend means ‘Saturdayand Sunday every week’.
Weekly means ‘one day every week’.
Every Weekday means ‘from Monday to Friday every
week’.
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. The date format is day/month/year-
day of the week.
Set the Start Time option to a desired time, at which the
recording will be started. The time format is hour:minute.
7. Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the
recording will be finished.
8. Pressing the
OK button on the File Name option displays
the on-screen keyboard, with which you can specify a
file name for the timer recording. If you do not specify
anything, it will be named after the service name. See
§6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.
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9. To set a recording reservation with the above settings,
select the OK item; otherwise, it will not be saved and
will not occur.
You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list. To edit
a timer entry, put the highlight bar on the entry you want and
press
OK button; then appears a box in which you can change
its settings in the same manner as making a new one.
To delete a timer event, put the highlight bar on the entry you
want to remove and press the
F2 button, then you get asked
for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, it will be deleted. To
delete all timer event, press the
F3 button.
You can sort timer events by time with the
F4 button.
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
electronic programme guide are
as follows:
1. Press the
GUIDE button to display the electronic pro-
gramme guide.
2. Select a programme you want to record with the navigation buttons.
3. To make a timer event without recording, press the
OK
button; the letter P is displayed. To make a timer event
with recording, press it once more or alternatively press
the button, then the letter R is displayed.
4. Pressing the
OK button once more will cancel the timer.
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7.1.4 Recording a time-shifted programme
While watching a programme with time-shift, you can record
it by performing the following steps:
1. Press the button to display the progress bar.
2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold
down thebordbutton until it is reached.
3. Press the button to start recording. The time-shift
buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded.
4. Press the button to stop recording.
5. Press the button once more to stop time-shift.
See §5.5 for detailed description about the time-shift feature.
7.1.5 Recording a pay service programme
You can record a pay service programme without the subscription card. However, you need the subscription card to play
it back because it has not been descrambled. So it is recommended to record pay service programmes with a proper subscription card so that they can be descrambled and recorded.
In that case, you can enjoy them without the subscription card
like free services.
To record a programme of a pay service in descrambled form,
take 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.
3. Start recording.
4. Do not switch to other service nor use time-shift until
recording is finished.
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NOTE
If you switch to other service or use time-shift in the middle
of recording a pay programme, it will be recorded without
descrambling from that moment. Even if the recording is
only partially descrambled, you need the subscription card
to play it back.
7.2 File archive
When a programme is recorded, it is stored as a file on the hard
drive of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play
back from the recorded programme list.
Select the Recording >
Recorded Program menu or
alternatively press the button to display the recorded
programme list. The file information is comprised of the
following elements: file number, file name, recording time,
running time, file size and so on.
You can play, move, delete, rename and lock a recording file.
You can also sort the recording files by file name, running time
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
F4 button, then you get asked for confirmation. With the
choice of Yes, it will be deleted.
7.2.2 To sort recordings
To sort the recordings, take the following steps:
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1. Press the button to display additional options.
2. Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic, Time or Size as you
want.
3. Press the
EXIT button.
4. They will be sorted by the specified option.
7.2.3 To lock a recording
To lock a recording so that other persons cannot play or delete
it, take the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.
2. Press the button to display additional options.
3. Set the Lock option to Locked.
4. Press the
EXIT button.
5. The lock symbol ( ) is displayed on it.
If you select a locked recording to play it back, you will be
asked for your personal identification number.
7.2.4 To rename a recording
To change a recording’s name, take the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.
2. Press the button to display additional options.
3. Select the Rename option, and the on-screen keyboard
appears. Change the name and save it. See §6.3 as to
how to use the on-screen keyboard.
7.2.5 To make a new folder
To make a new folder, press the
F2 button, then a new folder
named GROUP # is created. You can change its name in the
same manner as renaming a recording. See above.
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7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder
To move a recording to another folder, put the highlight bar on
a desired recording and press the
F3 button. If an external
hard drive is connected to the digital receiver, you get asked
to select between the built-in and external hard drive. Select
Internal, then the folders are listed. Once you choose a folder,
the recording is moved to it.
7.3 Playing back a recording
When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such
as audio track or subtitle track are also recorded together. So
you can enjoy them while playing back a recording.
The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows:
1. Select the Recording > Recorded Program menu or
alternatively press the button to display the list of
recorded programmes.
2. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press
the
OK button, then an option box pops up.
3. To play from beginning, set the Starting Position option to Beginning; to play from the point that you have
stopped at the last time, set it to Continuing. To start playback, select the Play item.
4. To stop playback, press the button.
During 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, running
time, programme information, and so on.
• To pause playback, press the button. To resume it,
press the button.
• To view the progress bar, press the button; to hide it,
press the button again.
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• When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a desired scene by entering a progress percentage with the
numeric buttons.
7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar
First press the button to display the progress bar.
• To go forward, hold down thedbutton; to go backward,
hold down thebbutton.
• If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward by the
minute set to the Jump time Interval option with the
F3
button. See §4.7 for that option. Refer to §7.3.4 as to how
to bookmark a position.
• To jump to the beginning, press the button.
• To jump to the end, press the button.
• To hide the progress bar, press the button again.
7.3.2 To play in slow motion
To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 4
steps: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 times. To resume normal speed,
press the button.
7.3.3 To play in fast motion
To watch in fast motion during a playback, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To
resume normal speed, press the button.
You can play not only forward but also backward in fast motion. To play backward, press the button. If you press it
repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To resume normal
speed, press the button.
You can change the playback speed in 3 steps (4, 16 and 64
times) or in 6 steps (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times). See §4.7.
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7.3.4 To make a bookmark
You can mark favourite parts of
a recording by creating bookmarks and then jump to them in
sequence. Bookmarks are stored
with the recording so that you
can use them again afterwards.
To make bookmarks, take the following steps during playback:
1. Press the button to display the progress bar.
2. To add a bookmark, press the
F2 button at a desired
scene, then you will see a small pointer appear above the
progress bar like in the picture above.
3. To jump forward to the next bookmark, press the
F3
button.
7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly
You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in
part.
To play back in whole, press the button when the progress
bar is hidden, then the repetition symbol ( ) is displayed on
the information box. To cancel it, press the button again.
To play back in part, take the following steps:
1. Press the button to display the progress bar.
2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play
repeatedly by holding down thebordbutton.
3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink.
4. Move to the end scene; the selected part is marked in
black.
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5. Press the button again to start repeated playback.
6. To cancel it, press the button when the progress bar
is displayed.
7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence
You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by
performing the following steps:
1. Press the button or alternatively select the Record-
ing > Recorded Program menu to display the list of
recorded programmes.
2. Select each desired recording with the
F1 button. Once
a recording is selected, it gets numbered.
3. Press the button to start playback.
4. The selected recordings are played in the sequence that
they are numbered.
5. To jump to the beginning of the next recording in the
queue, press the button to display the progress bar,
then press the button.
7.3.7 To play back a scrambled recording
If you have recorded a programme of a pay service with the
subscription card, you can play it as freely like that of a free
service. Otherwise you need the subscription card to play it
back because it has been recorded without descrambling even
though it may have been partially descrambled.
On the recorded programme list, a purely green $ indicates the
recording has been wholly descrambled; on the other hand, a
yellowish green $ indicates it has been partially descrambled,
and a purely yellow $ indicates it has not been descrambled at
all.
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7.4 Editing a recording
You can cut out or save a part such as commercial from a
recording by performing the following steps:
1. Press the button to display the progress bar during a
playback.
2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit
by holding down thebordbutton.
3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink.
4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in black.
5. Press the
F4 button, then the edit options are displayed.
6. If you choose the Cut option, it will be removed from the
original recording and discarded.
7. If you choose the Save option, the cut will be saved in a
new file which is named after the original recording with
a suffix of ‘CUT’ and a number.
NOTE
Edited files cannot be fast-forwarded and rewinded. The
F4 and
F3 buttons are still active for this feature.
7.5 Copying a recording
You can record the file in whole or in part during a playback
by performing the following steps:
1. Start playback of a recording you want.
2. Move to a scene from which you want to start copying by
holding down thebordbutton.
3. Press the button, then it will be copied in a new file
which is named after the original recording with a suffix
of ‘COPY’ and a number.
4. To stop copying, press the button.
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7.6 Formatting the hard disk
If a new hard drive is installed, it must be formatted because
you can neither record nor use time-shift with an unformatted
hard disk.
You can delete permanently all contents stored in a hard drive
by formatting it. Select the Installation > System Recovery >
Format Hard Disk menu, and then select the hard drive you
want to format. To format the built-in hard drive, select the
option to Internal; otherwise to format the external hard drive
which is connected to the digital receiver, select the option to
External. With pressing the
OK button, you get asked for con-
firmation. Formatting will start with the choice of Yes.
NOTE
The hard drive on the digital receiver will be formatted in
the JFS file system.
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Chapter 8
Entertainment
This digital receiver provides several special features for entertainment.
NOTE
To fully enjoy all of the features described in this chapter,
you had better configure the network settings properly. As
to how to configure the network settings, refer to §9.2.
8.1 Copying files
NOTE
If your external hard drive is formatted in the FAT16/32 or
NTFS, it can only be read. To enable to write and read, the
hard drive must be formatted in the JFS or Ext2/3 file system. As to how to format hard drive on the digital receiver,
refer to §7.6.
You can copy files between the built-in hard drive and external
hard drive. To copy from the internal to the external hard
drive take the following steps:
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1. Connect an external hard drive to the digital receiver.
2. Press the button and then press the or button
to select a desired file list except the External list.
3. Put the highlight bar on a desired file and press the
F3
button, then you get asked to select between the built-in
and external hard drive.
4. Select External, then the folders are listed.
5. Select a destination folder and press the
OK button, then
the selected file will be copied into the external hard
drive.
To copy from the external to the internal hard drive, take the
following steps:
1. Connect an external hard drive to the digital receiver.
2. Press the button and then press the or button
to select the External List.
3. Put the highlight bar on a desired file and press the
F3
button, then the list of folders gets displayed.
4. Select a folder in the built-in hard drive.
5. Press the
OK button, then the selected file will be copied
into the built-in hard drive.
8.2 Playing back MP3 files
You can enjoy music or audio
books in MP3 format on the digital receiver. Refer to §8.1 as to
how to copy a file from an external hard drive into the built-in
hard drive of the digital receiver.
To play an MP3 file, take the following steps:
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1. Select the Entertainment > MP3 Player or press the
button and then the or button to display the MP3
file list.
2. Put the highlight bar on a desired file; if you want to play
several files, select them with the
F1 button.
3. Press the button to start playback.
4. To stop playback, press the button.
To play all MP3 files in a subfolder, put the highlight bar on a
desired folder, and press the button. To change from one
file to the next or previous file, use the or buttons.
8.3 Viewing image files
You can view image files in jpg
format by performing the following steps:
1. Select the Entertainment > Photo Album menu, and then
press the or button to display the list of image files.
2. Put the highlight bar on a desired file and press the
OK
button; if you want to view several files using a slide
show, press the
F1 button. You can change a time in-
terval and effect of slideshow. See §4.10.
3. To stop viewing, press the
EXIT button.
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8.4 Playing back a video file
You can play back media files such as photos, videos and music
with this digital receiver. Media file formats that you can play
back with the digital receiver are as follows:
• video: DivX, XviD, VOB, MKV, MP4, and AVI
• photo: JPG
• music: MP3
Refer to §8.1 as to how to copy a
file from an external hard drive
into the built-in hard drive of the
digital receiver. To play a video
file, take the following steps:
1. Select the Entertainment > Media Player or press the
button, and then the or button to display the video
file list.
2. Put the highlight bar on a desired file; if you want to play
several files, select them with the
F1 button.
3. Press the button to start playback.
4. If it has its own one or more subtitle files, you can select
one you prefer with the button to display subtitle.
5. To stop playback, press the button.
NOTE
This digital receiver supports only version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and
6.x of the Divx format.
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8.5 Sharing media content with other devices
You can share media content with other devices by virtue of
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) technology, which is
a standard to allow entertainment devices within the home to
share their content with each other across a home network. If
you have, for example, a DivX player that is compliant with
DLNA, then you can play back on the digital receiver the media
content out of the DivX player, or vice versa.
Select the Entertainment >
Home Media menu, then you
should see a screen like the left
figure. The name, [HomeMedia]
Topfield PVR, specified at the
DMS Name option is used as an
identifier for other DLNA devices. Of course you can change
that name as you pleased.
If the DLNA devices you have are all fully compliant with the
DLNA standard, there would be in general four methods you
can implement by means of DLNA as follows:
• Device A accesses and plays the media content out of device B.
• Device A commands device B to play its own media content.
• Device A commands device B to access and play the media content out of device A itself.
• Device A commands device B to access and play the media content out of device C.
Before going further, you had better set some of the folders in
the digital reciever’s hard drive to be shared so that they can
be accessed and played by other DLNA devices. Select the File
Manager menu and go through the submenus until the folder
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list appears. Set the folders you want to share to Share.
How to instruct the digital receiver to play back media content
out of other DLNA devices is very easy as follows:
1. Select the Share Device List menu, then the list of all
available DLNA devices gets displayed.
2. Select a DLNA device whose media content you want to
play, then the list of media files of the selected device gets
displayed.
3. Select a media file you want to play, then the digital receiver would pull and play the selected media file if it
can play back.
4. If you want to make any other DLNA device play your
selection, press the
F4 button in stead of the
OK button,
then the list of DLNA devices gets displayed. Select a
device you want to use as a player, then the designated
device would pull and play the selected media file if it
can play back.
5. If you want to copy your selection to the digital receiver,
press the
F3 button in stead of the
OK button, then the
selected media file gets copied into the digital receiver’s
hard drive.
8.6 Network game
You can play a network game named Battle Tank on the digital
receiver. You can play the game by yourself or with others via
the network.
8.6.1 Single mode
To play the game in single mode, select the Entertainment >
Game > Battle Tank (Single), then take the following steps:
1. Select game mode.
2. Select a character.
3. Buy items as you desire.
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4. Select a map. If you play the game by yourself, you do
not need to select a map.
5. Start playing.
If you want to out of the game while palying, press the
EXIT
button on the remote control.
Selecting game mode
When you select the Entertainment > Game > Battle Tank (Single), you should see a screen like
the left figure.
You can select game mode as you
desire. If you want to out of the
game, select the EXIT option.
There are two modes as below:
Single play playing by yourself.
Double play playing with another user.
Select a mode with the
a
and
c
buttons and press the
OK
button.
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Selecting a character
After selecting game mode, you
should see a screen like the left
figure.
Select a character referring to Table 8.1.
If you select the
? , a character
will be chosen randomly.
When you play the game for the first time, you can select only
two characters. To get a new character, you have to play in
single mode and clear all 13 stages.
Table 8.1: Buttons for selection
Action 1 Player 2 Player
Left
b
Right
d
Up
a
Down
c
startbutton
Select
OK
F2
You can see the selected character’s information of the 1 Player
on the left bottom of the screen. Also you can see the selected
character’s information of the COM or 2 Player on the right bottom of the screen. You have to select a character in 30 seconds;
otherwise, the character will be selected automatically.
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Buying items
After selecting a character, you
should see a screen like the left
figure. Buy a item referring to
Table 8.1.
When you finish selecting items,
select the READY on the screen
as follows:
• 1 Player : Select the READY using the
MENU button and
press the
OK button.
• 2 Player : Select the READY using the
F1 button and
press the
F2 button.
Selecting a map
After buying items, you should
see a screen like the left figure.
Select a map with theband
d
buttons.
After selecting a map, select the
START on the screen.
Select the START using the
MENU button and press the
OK
button. If you play the game by yourself, you do not need to
select a map.
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Playing the Battle Tank
When you start the game, you should see a sceen like the following figure. Play the game referring to Table 8.2.
.
.
.
1
The character’s weapons.
.
.
.
2
The angle of the character.
.
.
.
3
You can see the direction and speed of wind.
.
.
.
4
You can see the information of the character as follows:
ENERGY displays the character’s energy.
POWER displays the power of shot.
MOVE displays the movement bar.
.
.
.
5
You can check your position and enemy’s position on this
mini-map.
.
.
.
6
You can use those items during playing game.
.
.
.
7
Displays current player.
.
.
.
8
Displays the turn time. If the time is over, turn will be
changed to the other player.
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Table 8.2: Buttons for playing
Action Remote Control
Changing weapon
3
4
Changing angle
a c
Moving character
b d
Using items
7
8
9
0
Skipping turn
5
Changing view of map startbutton
Firing a shot
OK
8.6.2 Network mode
To play the game in network mode, select the Entertainment
> Game > Battle Tank (Network), and then take the following
steps:
1. Select a game server.
2. Log on to the game server.
3. Joining a game.
4. Selecting a character, map and items for playing.
5. Start playing.
NOTE
Refer to the Battle Tank user guide as to how to play Battle
Tank in network mode. You can download it from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com.
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Chapter 9
Accessing via Network
NOTE
The following section describes complex functions that
should only be used by owners with advanced computer
knowledge.
This digital receiver provides features of web service and FTP
service, by which through the network you can make scheduled recordings, or transfer recording files to your computer.
Here you need a router, which will connect the digital receiver
to your computer or to the Internet.
To use the network features of the digital receiver, you should
take the following steps:
1. Configuring your router for the digital receiver.
2. Configuring the network settings on the digital receiver.
3. Accessing the home page of the digital receiver. Refer to
§9.3 for detailed description about things you can do by
using the web service of the digital receiver.
4. Accessing the FTP Server of the digital receiver.
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NOTE
The web server and FTP server of the digital receiver do not
work in standby mode. So it must be powered up at all times
if you wish to use the web service at any time.
9.1 Configuring the router
In this section, the setup program of WRT54G, which is a router
manufactured by Linksys, will be referred to as an example of
how to configure the router for network access.
NOTE
For detailed description about how to set up the router, refer
to the manual of your router.
9.1.1 To access within the local area network
Once your router is powered up, a local area network gets created whether or not it is connected to the Internet.
You can let the router automatically assign a dynamic IP address to the computers or devices connected to the network by enabling the DHCP server of
the router. In this case, you can access
the digital receiver with the IP address
which is assigned to the digital receiver
by the router.
If the digital receiver reboots, a new dynamic IP address will
be assigned to it. You had better assign a static IP address to
the digital receiver to avoid this inconvenience. As to how to
assign a static IP address, refer to the manual of your router;
as to how to specify a static IP address on the digital receiver,
see §9.2.
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9.1.2 To access over the Internet
When you are away from home, you can access the digital receiver inside your home if your router is configured to route
access to the digital receiver by means of port forwarding. Via
this feature, your router will lead you to the digital receiver
when you access your router with its IP address.
Your router may be assigned to a dynamic IP address by an
Internet service provider. So if the router has rebooted, you
cannot access it unless someone in your home can inform you
of the changed IP address. However, many routers support
Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) service, which can
settle this problem. The following image is an example of one
such DDNS service provider.
If you use a DDNS service, you can access your router with
a domain name. The instructions on how to use the DDNS
service are as follows:
1. Make an account on a web site providing DDNS service,
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which should be supported by your router.
2. Configure your router with the account so that it can
communicate with the web site.
Whenever a new dynamic IP address is assigned to the router,
it will inform the DDNS service provider of the new IP address. This makes it possible that you access the router with a
domain name at any time.
9.2 Configuring the network setting on the digital receiver
You should configure the network settings to enable the web
service and FTP service. Select
the Installation > Network Set-
ting > IP Setting menu.
The easiest way to configure the network settings is to assign a
dynamic IP address to the digital receiver by setting the Con-
nection Type option to DHCP.
When the digital receiver is restarted, the dynamic IP address
could be changed more often than not, and you will have to
check what it is to access the digital receiver. To avoid this
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cumbersome thing, you had better assign a static IP address
rather than dynamic one.
To assign a static IP address, set the Connection Type option
to Static, then the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary
DNS and Secondary DNS options become enabled. You have
to set these options to match with the configuration of your
router.
9.3 Accessing the web server
To Access to the web server, set the Installation > Network Set-
ting > Web Server option to Enable.
Select the Installation > Network Setting > User Info menu.
At this time, you have to enter Personal Identification Number (PIN). Then set the User ID and Password options as you
desire. And select OK to save the settings. When you access
to the web server, you will be asked for the account that was
made with these options.
In way of the web server of the digital receiver, you can do the
following:
• Download recording files.
• Create new recording timers.
• View information about the programme currently being
recorded.
• View the system information of the digital receiver.
To access the digital receiver’s home page through your web
browser, enter its IP address, or domain name if you use a
DDNS service. For the DDNS service, refer to the user manual of your router.
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You cannot only download but also upload recording files or
MP3 files in the File Management page. However, if you
wish to download or upload a file of which size is 2 gigabyte
or more, it is recommended using the FTP server rather than
the web server.
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NOTE
The maximum number of user connections is one. This
means that you cannot access the web server while someone
else is occupying it.
9.4 Accessing the FTP server
To Access to the FTP server, set the Installation > Network Set-
ting > FTP Server option to Enable.
Select the Installation > Network Setting > User Info menu.
At this time, you have to enter Personal Identification Number (PIN). Then set the User ID and Password options as you
desire. And select OK to save the settings. When you access
to the FTP server, you will be asked for the account that was
made with these options.
NOTE
You can access the FTP server with an anonymous account.
However, with an anonymous account you can only download files. You cannot upload files.
You need an FTP client program to access the FTP server of the
digital receiver.
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