Topfield TBF-200HD User Manual

TBF-200HD

User Manual

High

Digital Terrestrial Receiver

USB PVR-Ready

Default PIN: 2010

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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, in an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person.

The exclamation point, in an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of

important operation and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

Precautions

• Read, keep and follow these instructions.

• Heed all warnings.

• Clean with a dry cloth only.

• Do not block any of the ventilation openings.

• Do not install near any heat sources or in direct sunlight as this will impair cooling.

• Do not operate this product near water. Do not place any of the objects filled with liquids, such as
vases on this unit.

• Do not try to change the plug or defeat its safety purpose. If the provided plug does not fit into
your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

• This product is designed for indoor use only.

• Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface.

• Do not lay any objects such as magazines on this unit.

• Do not overload power outlets. Doing so may result in a risk of fire or electrical shock.

• Never open this unit’s casing under any circumstances, or the warranty will be void.

• Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the unit has been
damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or
objects have fallen into the unit, the unit became wet from rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

• 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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About this user guide

Thank you for purchasing our digital receiver. Please read this user guide carefully before you use the
digital receiver and keep it handy for future reference.

This User Guide covers the model TBF-200HD .

• Illustrations pictured in this manual may not be exactly the same as the actual product.

• The screenshots used in this manual may not be exactly the same as those you see on the actual

on-screen displays.

• Designs and specications of the digital receiver and other accessories are subject to change with­out any notice in order to introduce new features or improve the functionality of the product.

iv CONTENTS

Contents

Contents iv

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2.1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2.2 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Setup 7

2.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.2 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.3 Rear panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.4.2 Connecting to your television set . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.5 Switching on for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Service Search 14

3.1 Searching for broadcasting services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.2 Reset to factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4 Preference Settings 16

4.1 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.1.1 Menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.1.2 Audio language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

CONTENTS v

4.2 Video and audio settings ..... ......... ....... 17

4.2.1 Video Resolution ..... ......... ....... 17

4.2.2 Television aspect ratio ... ......... ...... 18

4.2.3 Audio mode . ..... ......... ......... 18

4.3 Local time setting . ...... ........ ......... . 19

4.4 Parental control . ...... ......... ......... . 20

4.5 Options for On-Screen Display ... ......... ...... 22

5 Every Day Use 23

5.1 Volume control . ...... ......... ......... . 23

5.2 Watching television . ..... ......... ......... 23

5.2.1 The services list . .... ........ ......... 23

5.2.2 Viewing programme information . ...... ..... 24

5.2.3 Selecting audio tracks ... ......... ...... 25

5.2.4 Selecting subtitle tracks . . ......... ...... 25

5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide . ........ ..... 25

5.4 Using time-shift . ...... ......... ......... . 26

6 Organising Services 28

6.1 Editing the services list . .... ........ ......... 28

7 Recording and Playback 31

7.1 Recording a programme ..... ......... ....... 31

7.1.1 Instant recording ..... ......... ....... 32

7.1.2 Timer recording . .... ........ ......... 33

7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide . . 36

7.2 File archive . ........ ......... .........

. . 36

7.2.1

To deletearecording ... ......... ....... 37

.... ......... ....... 37

7.2.2 To lockarecording

. . ......... ....... 37

7.2.3 To rename a recording

7.3 Playing backarecording ..... ......... ....... 38

7.3.1 To play in slow motion ... ......... ...... 39

7.3.2 To play in fast motion ... ......... ....... 39

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7.3.3 To play back recordings in sequence . . . . . . . . . . 39

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

7.4 Playing back a video

7.5 Formatting the hard disk

8 Firmware Update 41

8.1 From a memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

1

Chapter 1

Introduction

The TBF-200HD 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.

For the latest news and information, join the Topeld forum at

http://www.topfield.com.au.

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 throughasingle 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 asaterm
to indicate one television or radio broadcast.

2 Introduction

1.1 Features

This digital receiver has the following features:

• Can store up to 2,000 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.

• 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 port, you can record television
programmes into it.

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
a wall socket to be in standby mode so that it can run timer
events at any time.

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3

1.2.1 Front panel

The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control
the digital receiver, specic lights andadisplay.

switches the digital receiver between standby/active mode.

−, + switch to previous or next service. Also navigate in menus and

interactive screens.

light blinks every time you press a button on the remote control.Front Display

light lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode.

4 Introduction

1.2.2 Remote control

•

button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode.

•

not used in this model.

•

switches the remote control to television mode to operate your television.

•

switches the remote control to receiver mode to operate the digital receiver.

•

, not used in this model.

• Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values
for menu options.

•

switches over between the current service and the previously viewed one.

•

displays the service information box. Also, displays more information about a

programme.

•

not used in this model.

•

changes aspect ratio.

•

switches over between television services and radio services.

•

changes video resolution.

•

not used in this model.

•

displays the electronic programme guide.

•

, buttons switch to the previous or next service. Also, navigate in menus and

interactive screens

•

displays the services list. Also, selects menu items.

•

, buttons decrease or increase the volume. Also, change values for menu options.

•

displays the main menu. Also, returns to the previous menu from a submenu.

•

exits a menu or hides on-screen information.

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5

•

V− , V+ buttons decrease or increase the volume.

•

mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on.

•

displays the list of recorded programmes that are stored in the external hard drive.

•

P− , P+ buttons switch to the previous or next service.

•

has t functions per menu.

has

t functions per menu.

has

t functions per menu.

has

t functions per menu.

•

•

•

•

(White Button) has multi purpose functions.

•

selects subtitle track.

•

not used in this model.

•

sets a sleep timer in 10 minute increments.

•

starts recording.

•

stops playback, recording, or jumps back to live television from time-shifted television.

•

displays connected devices list.

•

selects audio track, sound mode, or video track of multifeed programme.

•

starts reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed.

•

pauses live television or playback of a recorded programme.

•

resumes normal playback speed, or displays the progress bar for navigation on play-

back or time-shift.

•

starts fast forward playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed.

•

jumps back to the beginning of the recording during playback.

•

starts slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed.

•

has t functions per menu.

•

jumps to the end of the recording during playback.

6 Introduction

Functions of the colour buttons will be guided on the screen.

NOTE

When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor
on the front panel of the digital receiver.

The actual images and the number of buttons may be differ­ent depending on the type of remote control provided by the
manufacturer.

7

Chapter 2

Setup

2.1 Unpacking

Before going any further, check that you have received the fol­lowing items with the digital receiver.

• Remote control

• Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V)

• One HDMI cable

• A copy of the User Manual

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 100 and 240 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.

8 Setup

• The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it
can be removed easily to disconnect the power.

• When placed in a cabinet, make sure there is a minimum
space of 10 centimetres around it. For the physical spec­ication 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.

• Refer all servicing to a qualied service technician.

• To maintain proper ventilation, always leave sucient

space around the digital receiver.

Table 2.1: Power specication

Input voltage 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 11 W at maximum in active

1 W in standby

Table 2.2: Physical specications

Size 195 × 35 × 100 mm
Weight(Net) 1.9 kg
Operating temperature 0 to 45

◦

C

Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 %

2.3 Rear panel connections 9

2.3 Rear panel connections

The TBF-200HD has the following connections on the back:

Check what connections your television set has in comparison
with the digital receiver.

1

ANT IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket

(5V, Max.100mA)

2

RF LOOP OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output

socket through the ANT IN socket for
another digital receiver

3

USB USB port for rmware update and data

transfer.

4

HDMI Audio and video output socket for the

high denition television set

6

AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the tele-

vision set or the audio receiver
(white/red)

5

VIDEO Composite video output socket for the

television set
(yellow)

7

DC IN Power jack

RF LOOP OUT

HDMI

VIDEO

ANT IN USB

L - AUDIO - R

10 Setup

Table 2.3: Connectors specications

HDMI High denition video output

Left & right audio output
VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output
AUDIO Left&right audio output
USB 2.0 Host (5VDC, 500 mA)

2.4 Connecting up your digit al 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.

WARNING

Connect any components before plugging the power cord
into the wall outlet. Always turn o the product, TV and
other components before you connect or disconnect any ca­bles.

NOTE

If you encounter any problems setting up your product,
please contact your local retailer.

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 ANT IN connector. If you have an­other digital receiver, you may link it from
the RF LOOPOUT connector.

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11

NOTE

RF LOOPOUT may also be linked to your television, VCR,
or DVD recorder to loop an analogue signal.

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. 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.

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.

12 Setup

NOTE

You cannot view high denition 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.

2.5 Switching on for the rst time

Now that you have the digital receiver con­nected, you should connect the power adaptor’s
lead to the POWER jack and 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.

Press the

button on the top left corner on the remote con-

trol. Inalittle time, you may see a picture displaying a menu.

If you do not seeapicture, try pressing the 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

2.5 Switching on for the first time 13

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.

14 Service Search

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

To perform service search, se­lect the Installation > Auto Scan
menu. You should see a screen
like the left figure.

By choosing Auto Scan, the digital receiver will automatically
search for all available services.

3.2 Reset to factory settings 15

To start service search, move down to the 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 Reset to factory settings

The digital receiver maintains the following data:

• Services list

• Favourite list

• Timer list

• Preference settings

You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the System
Setup > 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.

16 Preference Settings

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 System Setup > 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 Language option to your desired language.
Once you select a language, the menu will be immediately dis­played in the selected language.
Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the

button. See §5.2.4 for a detailed description.

4.2 Video and audio settings 17

4.1.2 Audio language

Set the First Audio option and the Second Audio 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 First Audio, 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 §5.2.3 for a detailed description.

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 System
Setup > TV System menu. You
should see a screen like the left
figure.

4.2.1 Video Resolution

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.

Set the Video Resolution 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.

18 Preference Settings

It is recommended to set it to By Native TV if you haveahigh
denition 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 button. When ever you press it, the video
resolution is changed in turn.

4.2.2 Television aspect ratio

If you have a wide-screen television, set the Aspect Mode op­tion to 16:9.

You can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normal­screen programmes with your wide-screen television as the
above gures show. If you have a normal-screen television,
set the Aspect Mode option to 4:3.
* If you are not sure of which option to choose, set the Aspect
Mode option to Auto.

4.2.3 Audio mode

Basically, there are two audio sources as youcan nd 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 §5.2.3 foradetailed description.

4.3 Local time setting 19

4.3 Local time setting

Select the System Setup > Local
Time Setting menu. You should

see a screen like the left figure.
You can set the clock using the
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),
carried as part of the digital tele­vision broadcast.

To use Greenwich Mean Time, take the following steps:

1. The Mode will be set as Auto.

2. Set the GMT Offset option to the time difference between

your time zone and GMT referring to Table 4.1.

3. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on

the Time section below.

If daylight saving time is observed in your area at the moment,
set the Daylight Saving Time option to On.

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.

20 Preference Settings

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 Aires
GMT − 02:00 Mid-Atlantic
GMT − 01:00 Azores, Cape Verde Islands
GMT − 00:00 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.
When you are watching a programme, you can check its pro­gramme classification on the information box.
For the information box, see §5.2.2. You can prevent your chil­dren from watching specific programmes by specifying a max­imum permissible level.

4.4 Parental control 21

Select the System Setup >
Parental Control menu.

You should see a screen like
the left gure, and you will be
asked your Personal Identica­tion Number (PIN).
The number is initially set to
2010 as default.

To block programmes with undesired content for family view­ing, set the Censorship option to your desired level among the
following:

O restricts no prorgramme.

G restricts to G or above. G rated programmes are suitable

for all audiences.

PG restricts to PG or above rated programmes. PG stands for

Parental Guidance, the content of which is mild.

M restricts toMor above rated programmes. M stands for

Mature, the content of which is moderate in impact.

MA restricts to MA or above rated programmes. MA stands

for Mature Audience, the content of which is strong.

R restricts to R rated programmes. R stands for Restricted to

adults aged 18 years or over, the content of which is

very

s

trong.

AV restricts to AV rated programmes. AV stands for Adult

Viewing, the content of which is deep hardcore.

NOTE

Ifaprogramme has no rating information, your censorship
setting will not take eect.

22 Preference Settings

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 password to override.
To change the number, select the New Password menu and
enter the new 4 digit password. Enter the desired 4 digit
number again by selecting the Confirm Password menu.
Now the Personal Identification Number has been changed to
the 4 digit password you have setted.

You can also restrict access to all menus by selecting Menu Lock
option to On, except the System Setup menu. If the Menu Lock
option is set to On, you have to enter the PIN when accessing all
menus, except the System Setup menu. If you enter a wrong
number, you cannot access the menus. To release the menu
lock, set the Menu Lock option to Off.

4.5 Options for On-Screen Display

To set the options for the On­Screen Display (OSD), select the

System Setup > OSD Setting

menu.
You should see a screen like the
left figure.

To adjust the display time of the OSD, set the OSD Timeout
option as you desire. Its available range is 1 to 10 seconds.
To adjust the transparency level of the OSD, set the OSD Trans-
parency option as you desire. Its available range is Off to 40
percent.

23

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.

24 Every Day Use

On the services list, you can see
the service information as fol­lows:

• Service number and name

• Multiplex information

To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry
with the or button and press the

OK button, then the

selected service will be presented.

Pressing the

P− or P+ button 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.

5.2.2 Viewing programme information

Pressing the button displays the information box, on
which you can see all of the following:

• Service number and name

• Transponder information

• Signal level and quality

• Programme name

• Programme classication sign

• Programme summary

• Broadcasting time

• Current time

In addition, you might see the following symbols:

5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 25

• Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitle tracks are provided on the
current programme.

Pressing the

button once more displays detailed informa­tion about the current programme. To hide the information
box, press the

EXIT button.

5.2.3 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.

5.2.4 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 infor-

mation box. Pressing the

button displays available subtitle

tracks. Once you selectasubtitle track, it will be displayed.

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 withashort summary for each programme.

Pressing the EPG button plays
the electronic programme guide,
on which you can see the
following:

• Scheduled programmes

• programme summary

• Broadcasting date

• Broadcasting time

26 Every Day Use

To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the
highlight bar on the programme with the or button
and press the

button. To switch to another service, press

the or button.

NOTE

switch the TV service to radio service by pressing the

but-

ton. After the service is switched to radio, press the

EPG

button while listening to the radio service. Press the EXIT
button to exit the Guide.

You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme
guide. See §7.1.3 for detailed description.

5.4 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 Timeshift option
to ON; located at USB > PVR Setting > Timeshift.

The time-shift will be reset each time you change to another
service. With the time-shift, the following operations

are

pos-

sible:

• To go back in time, hold down the

button; to go for-

ward, hold down the

button. The progress bar is dis-

played momentarily with a preview window.

5.4 Using time-shift 27

• You can jump backward and forward by pressing the
and buttons. You can change the jump time at the
USB > PVR Setting > Jump option.

• You can change playback speed. See §7.3.1 for slow mo­tion. For fast motion, see §7.3.2.

• 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 end time-shift, press the button. The live pro­gramme will be displayed.

28 Organising Services

Chapter 6

Organising Services

6.1 Editing the services list

You would have got the services list after service search. You
can lock, skip, move or rename service entries on the services
list.

Select the Edit Channel > TV

Channel List menu.

There are editing options on the bottom and
service informations on the right.

6.1 Editing the services list 29

- Sort

Sorting options are displayed as follows:

Name (A-Z) by A-Z service name order

Name (Z-A) by Z-A service name order

Free/ Scramble from free services to pay services

Default by service number

- FAV

You can set certain services asagroup by using the FAV option.
Select the service to set, and select the FAV option, then choose
the Fav group to set. As you select the Fav group press the

OK and the will appear next to the Fav group. After your

nish, press the

EXIT and you will see the mark next to

the grouped services.

- Lock

You can lock some services to prevent your children from
watching them. To lockaservice, select the service to lock and
select the Lock option; the Parental Lock code will be required
to perform this feature. After the correct code is entered, the

mark will appear next to the selected service. If anyone

tries to watch a locked service, the Parental Lock code is re­quired that is set to the Change PIN Code option. See §4.4 for
this option. Selecting the Lock option on a locked service entry
unlocks the service.

30 Organising Services

- Move

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 the service order by mov­ing a service entry. To move a service entry, select the desired

service and select the Move option; mark will appear next
to the service selected. As you move it up or down, it gets re­ordered according to the position. Press the





OK button to con-

firm the change.

- Rename

To change the name of a service, select Rename; then the on­screen keyboard appears.

As you exit the TV Channel List menu, you will be asked to save
the changes. Choose Yes and press the





OK to save changes.

31

Chapter 7

Recording and Playback

If you want to record TV programmes, you have to
connect an external hard drive or a USB memory
stick to the USB port of the digital receiver.

NOTE

The external hard drive or USB memory stick
should be formatted in NTFS or FAT file system.
It is also recommended to use an external power
socket to have the external hard drive supplied
by its own power.

7.1 Recording a programme

REC

Once a recording gets started, a symbol like the
left figure will be displayed at the top left of the
screen for a few seconds.

CAUTION

Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the power
plug while it is running. It may cause damage to recorded

32 Recording and Playback

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
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.

To stop recording, press the

button; then a box like the
left figure appears, which shows
the programme currently being
recorded. Select Yes and press





OK button to stop the recording.

While a recording is going on, you can play back one of the
recorded programmes. To view the recorded programme list,
press the button or alternatively select the USB > Media
Player > PVR 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

7.1 Recording a programme 33

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

Reservation > Reservation

menu, then the timer list will be displayed.
To add a new timer event, press the

button, and a box

for options will appear.

Take the following steps:

1. Set the option as you desire.

- Once : record one time only

- Daily : record everyday

do not record

2. Select the service type.

- Channel :

- Record :

3. Set the

4. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital
receiver will turn on.
The date format is day/month/yearday of the week.

5. Set the Start Time option to a desired time, at which the
recording will be started. The time format is hour: minute.

6. Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the

7. To set a recording reservation with the above settings,
select the Save item; otherwise, it will not be saved and
will not occur.

Channel option to the service which provides the

programme you want. Pressing the

button on this
option displays a services list, from which you can select
your desired service.

34 Recording and Playback

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 F1

button, then you get asked

for

rmation. With the choice of Yes, it will be deleted.

7.2 File archive 35

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

EPG button to display the electronic pro-

gramme guide.

2. Selectaprogramme 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, t hen the letter R is displayed.

4. Pressing the

OK button once more will cancel the timer.

7.2 File archive

When a programme is recorded, it is stored asale on the hard
drive of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play
back from the recorded programme list.

36 Recording and Playback

Select the USB > Media
Player > PVR menu or alterna-

tively press the

button to dis-

play the recorded programme

prised of the following elements:

so on.

You can play, move, delete, rename and lock a

e a new folder.

7.2.1 To delete a recording

To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press
the
choice of Yes, it will be deleted.

7.2.2 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 identication number.

7.3 Playing back a recording 37

7.2.3 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.

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 USB > Media Player > PVR 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.

38 Recording and Playback

During playback, you can enjoy the following tricks:

• To see the detailed information about the currently
played recording, press the

button; then the infor-

mation box appears and shows its

e name, r unning

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.

• When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a de­sired scene by entering a progress percentage wit h the
numeric buttons.

7.3.1 To play in slow motion

To watch in slow motion during a playback, press t he but­ton. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 4
steps: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 times. To resume normal speed,
press the

button.

7.3.2 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 5 steps
(2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 times).

7.4 Playing back a video le 39

7.3.3 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 USB >

Media Player > PVR menu to display the list of recorded
programmes.

2. Select each desired recording with the

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.

7.4 Playing back a video

If you have media s such as photos, videos, and music, you
can also enjoy them with the digital receiver by simply select­ing a

e you want to display or play back. Media e formats*

that you can play back with the digital receiver are as follows:

• Video: xvid, mp4, mpg, mov,

, mkv, vob, 3gp and avi

• Image: jpg

• Music: mp3

NOTE

* Due to the variations of video/audio codec types, there
could be certain

s not playable.

40 Recording and Playback

7.5 Formatting the hard disk

You can delete permanently all contents stored in a hard drive
by formatting it. Select the USB > PVR Storage Information.
By pressing the button, you get asked for

rmation.

of

Formatting will start with the choice

Yes.

41

Chapter 8

Firmware Update

The digital receiver hasastable and convenient rmware to
use. However, once in a while a new r mware may be released
to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest rmware
and the rmware update tool, which runs on most versions of
Windows, from the Topeld website, http://www.topfield.

com.au.

8.1 Fromamemory stick

If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the rmware
from it by taking the following steps:

1. Downloadanew rmware from the Top­eld website.

2. Copy the rmware le to your memory
stick.

3. Insert the USB memory stick into the USB
port on the digital receiver.

4. Select the USB > Upgrade By USB > menu, and the

les in the USB memory will be listed.

5. Place the highlight bar on the right rmware le and

42 Firmware Update

press the OK button, andacountdown will be displayed
on the front display of the digital receiver.

6. When the message of ‘END’ appears, restart the digital
receiver.

Universal Remote Control

The remote control runs on 2 x AAA batteries.

To insert or replace the batteries, follow these steps;

1) Push the catch on the battery cover upwards and pull the dark cover of the main part.

2) Carefully remove the old batteries (if applicable) then insert the new batteries, matching the + and – signs.

3) Once the batteries are in, put the cover back on, making sure the cover clicks into place.

When you're using the remote control, make sure:

- You point it straight at the Topfeld PVR box (or TV);

- There's nothing blocking the infrared receiver on the PVR box (or TV).

Set up

If your TV is made by Philips then your remote control is

For other brand TV, follow one of the settings listed.

1. Key in TV code

1) Turn on your TV.

2) Find your TV code from TV Code List in manual.

3) Press TV button on your remote control.

4) Hold down OK and the Red key together for about
twice.

5) Key in the 4-digit TV code of your TV. The light on your

check you’ve got the right code

The settings are done and your remote control should now work with your TV.

and enter it again from step 3).

2. Search TV code by Brand code

2) Find your TV Brand Code from list in manual.

3) Press TV button on your remote control.

4) Hold down OK and the Red key together for about

5) Press TV again.

3. Auto search TV code

2) Press TV button on your remote control.

3) Hold down OK and the Red key together for about

4) Press POWER again, the LED will be turned on and start to search.

The remote will transmit a code of [POWER] button per 1.5 seconds automatically to the TV,

5) As the code is found, the TV will be turned OFF and back ON.

6) Now press the OK button to save.

NOTE

1. In this feature, if you can not press the [OK] button to save the code in time, you can press [P+] or [P-]

button to pause search when your TV to be turned OFF, then press the [P+] button to forward search and

TV, then press [OK] button to save and go out the search state.

feature to search full code library.

It could take upto 10 minutes, please wait patiently.

Checking the TV code

You can check the TV CODE of your TV as below:

1) Press TV button on your remote control.

2) Key in 9-9-0 to start this function. The light on your

3) According to priority, press the number 1,2,3 or 4.

For example, if the TV CODE is 1530:

1 time

5 times

3 times

4. After pressing the 4 key: the remote control light fast

NOTE

In this feature, you only can press the 1~4 number keys.
If you press other button, the remote control will exit this feature automatically.

Multi-control for Volume

You can control your TV’s Volume +/- or MUTE when your remote control working in STB state.

To Enable or Disable this function:

1) Press TV button on your remote control.

2) Hold down OK and Red button together for about

4) Now this function is Enabled.

Now, when your remote control is in STB state, you can control your TV’s Volume +/- or MUTE directly.

To Disable this function, key in 9 – 9 – 2.

Multi-control for Media playback

Through this function, in TV mode you do not need to switch to PVR mode to control Play, Stop, Pause,

Record, REW and FFW function of STB.

To Enable or Disable this function:

1) Press TV button on your remote control.

4) Now this function is Enabled.

Now, when your remote control working in TV state, you can control your STB’s Play, Stop, Pause, Record,

REW and FFW directly.

To Disable this function, key in 9 – 9 – 6.

All OFF function

You can power ON/OFF your TV and STB at same time through the POWER button.

To Enable or Disable this function:

1) Press TV button on your remote control.

4) Now this function is Enabled.

When the remote control is in TV mode, you can power ON/OFF the TV and the STB at the same time

directly by pressing the POWER button.

To Disable this function, key in 9 – 9 – 8.

Factory setting

If you want to go back to factory settings:

1) Press TV button on your remote control.

Now the remote control goes back to factory settings. (STB mode)

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