Topfield TF 5510 PVR, TF 5010 PVR User Manual
TOPFIELD
TF 5010 PVR
TF 5510 PVR
User Guide
Digital Satellite Receiver
Personal Video Recorder
CONAX
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Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 The front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.2 The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 What is 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.4.1 Connecting the antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4.2 Connecting to your television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4.3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder . . . . . . . 15
2.5 Switching on for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5.1 Inserting batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.2 Powering on and checking picture . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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3 Preference Settings 17
3.1 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Video and audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2.1 Television standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2.2 Colour model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.2.3 Video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.2.4 Television aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2.5 Sound mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2.6 Radio frequency output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3 Local time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.4 Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.6 To turn on the time shift feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4 Service Search 27
4.1 Searching broadcasting services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1.1 Configuring LNB settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.1.3 Configuring USALS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.4 Searching services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.2 Copying services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.3 Resetting to factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5 Daily Usage 37
5.1 Volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2 Watching television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2.1 The services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2.2 The favourite services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.2.3 Viewing programme information . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.2.6 Viewing teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.4 Watching multifeed programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.5 Using time shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.6 Using picture in picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6 Listing Services 47
6.1 Editing the services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.2 Editing the favourite list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.4 Transferring receiver data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.5 Editing channel data on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.5.1 Editing satellite and transponder list . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.5.2 Editing television and radio services list . . . . . . . . 56
6.5.3 Editing favourite list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7 Recording and Playing 59
7.1 Recording a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.1.1 Instant recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.1.2 Current programme recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.1.3 Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.1.4 Scheduling a recording using the programme guide . 68
7.1.5 Recording a time-shifted programme . . . . . . . . . . 69
7.1.6 Recording a pay service programme . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.2 File archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7.2.1 To delete a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.2.2 To sort recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.2.3 To lock a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.2.4 To rename a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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7.2.5 To make a new folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.3 Playing back a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.3.2 To play in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.3.3 To play in fast motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.3.4 To make a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.3.7 To play back a scrambled recording . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.4 Editing a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.5 Copying a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.6 MP3 playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.7 Transferring recording files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.8 Formatting the hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8 Topfield Application Program 88
9 Firmware Update 90
9.1 Checking the firmware information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.2 From your computer via USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
9.3 From your computer via RS-232 port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port . . . . . . . . . . 94
9.5 Over the air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Chapter 1
Introduction
The TF 5010 PVR/TF 5510 PVR digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation
you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately.
NOTE
In general we equate a channel with a frequency. Unlike analogue broadcasts, however, 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. To
reduce confusion in this manual, the word
used than
broadcast.
channel
as a term to indicate one television or radio
service
is preferably
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1.1 Features
The TF 5010 PVR/TF 5510 PVR digital receiver has the following features:
•
Supports DiSEqC 1.0, DiSEqC 1.1, DiSEqC 1.2 and USALS.
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• Can store up to 5000 television and radio services.
• You can edit the services list.
• You can create favourite lists of your favourite services.
•
You can view information about the current television or
radio programme.
•
Has an electronic programme guide that provides an
overview of scheduled programmes.
•
You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the
latest version, provided by the manufacturer.
•
You can record one broadcasting service while you are
currently watching another.
•
The large storage capacity of the built-in hard disk drive
allows you to record up to about 60 hours of television
—in case of 250 gigabytes—in excellent picture and sound
quality.
•
Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF
5010 PVR/TF 5510 PVR. You can pause the programme
you are watching and resume it again at a later time.
Then you can quickly go to whatever part of the current
programme by fast foward and rewind search.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver
The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control
and the buttons on the front panel.
NOTE
When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall outlet,
we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand, when it is
on, it is in operation mode. Even when you are not using the
digital receiver, you should keep it plugged into a wall outlet
to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any
time.
1.2.1 The front panel
TV/STB
OK
REMOTE
STANDBY
The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the
digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indicate its
status. The following indicates what they mean.
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TV/STB
lamp lights up while your video recorder operates
instead of the digital receiver. See§3.2.3 for more
details.
REMOTE
lamp lights up whenever you press a button on
the remote control.
STANDBY
lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in
standby mode.
Front display
displays the current time in standby mode,
and displays the current service in operation mode.
STANDBY
button switches the digital receiver between
standby mode and operation mode.
MENU
button displays the main menu. It is also used to
return to the previous menu from a submenu.
CHANNELc,abuttons switch to previous or next service.
They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive
screens.
VOLUMEb,dbuttons decrease or increase the volume.
They are also used to change values for menu options.
OK
button displays the services list. See§5.2.1 for more
details. It is also used to select a menu item.
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Pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap. You have
to insert your subscription card into the front slot to watch pay
services.
1.2.2 The remote control
1
button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and
operation mode.
2
mutes the sound. Press again to
switch it back on.
3
UHF
displays the radio frequency
setting menu. See§3.2.6 for more
details.
4
switches the output of the TV
SCART socket between the digital
receiver and the device connected to
the VCR SCART socket. See§3.2.3
for more details.
5
is used to set a sleep timer.
6
Numeric buttons are used to enter a
service number for service change or
to specify values for menu options.
7
switches between the current
service and the previously viewed
one.
8
displays the service information
box. It is also used to display more
information about a programme.
9
10
GUIDE displays the electronic programme guide.
switches between television services and radio ser-
vices.
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MENU
displays the main menu. It is also used to return
to the previous menu from a submenu.
12
is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or
a video track of multifeed programme.
V−
,
V+
buttons decrease or increase the volume. They
13
are also used to change values for menu options.
P−
,
P+
buttons switch to previous or next service.
14
They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive
screens.
15
OK
displays the services list. See§5.2.1 for more details.
It is also used to select a menu item.
16
FAV displays the favourite lists.
17
is used to select a subtitle track.
18
EXIT is used to exit the current screen.
19
displays teletext.
20
is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses
increase the rewind speed.
21
resumes normal playback speed, or displayes the
progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift. To
play a recorded programme, see button 34.
22
is used to start fast motion playback. Subsequent
presses increase the playback speed.
23
is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent
presses change the playback speed.
24
is used to stop playback, to stop recording, or to jump
back to live television from time-shifted television.
25
is used to start recording.
26
pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro-
gramme.
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27
changes the position of sub-screen counterclockwise.
It is also used to jump back to beginnng of recording
during a playback.
28
changes the position of sub-screen clockwise. It is also
used to jump to end of recording during a playback.
29
SAT
displays the satellite list with their services list. It is
also used to swap the sub-picture with the main picture.
See § 5.6 for more details.
30
is used to display, minify or hide the sub-screen. See
§ 5.6 for information about picture-in-picture.
31
is used to make a bookmark during playback or time
shift.
32
is used to jump to next bookmark position or to jump
forward by 30 seconds.
33
is used to jump back 10 seconds for an instant replay.
It is also used to edit a recording.
34
is used to display the list of recorded programmes
that are stored on the internal hard disk drive. See§7.2
for more details.
35
displays the services list for sub-screen. It is also used
to specify a block for editing or for repeated playback.
The , , , and buttons have additional different
functions per menu besides their own function. They will be
guided by on-screen help.
1.3 What is common interface?
Some broadcasts are scrambled so that only paid
subscribers can enjoy them. Scrambled services
can only be viewed with a Conditional Access
Module (CAM) and a subscription card belonging with the scrambling system.
Common Interface (CI) is the slot on a digitial
receiver into which a conditional access module
may be insterted. The front of the digital receiver
has two common interfaces.
To watch a pay service, you should take the following steps:
1.
Purchase a conditional access module and a subscription
card for the pay service you want to watch.
2.
Insert the subscription card into the conditional access
module.
3.
Insert the conditional access module into a common interface on the front of the digital receiver.
1.3 What is common interface? 7
To view the information about
the module and subscription
card inserted into the digital receiver, select the Common Inter-
face menu. You should see a
screen like the left figure.
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2.1 Unpacking
Chapter 2
Setup
Before going any further, check that you have received the
following items with your digital receiver.
• Remote control unit
• Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V)
• One SCART-to-component cable
• One S-Video cable
• 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 power must be 90 to 250 volt. Check it before
connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For
the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to
Table 2.1.
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•
The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not
run an extension lead to the unit.
•
Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The
digital receiver is designed for use indoors only. Use dry
cloth when cleaning 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 wires are exposed or the cord is damaged, do not
use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced.
•
Never open the digital receiver casing under any circumstances. The warranty will be void.
• Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician.
Table 2.1: Power specifications
Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 50 W at maximum in operation
10 W in standby
Table 2.2: Physical specifications
Size 340× 60× 265 mm
Weight 3.4 kg
Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C
Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 %
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RS-232S/PDIFUSB
RF OUT
RF IN
VCR
TV
IF 1 OUT
LNB 1 IN
VIDEO
AUDIO S-VIDEO
R
L
IF 2 OUT
LNB 2 IN
1
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5
6 7
8
9 101112 13
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2.3 Rear panel connections
The TF 5010 PVR/TF 5510 PVR has a wide range of connections
on the back panel.
Check what connections your television set has in comparison
with the digital receiver.
1
LNB 1 IN
2
IF 1 OUT
3
LNB 2 IN
Satellite broadcasting signal input socket for
the first tuner.
Satellite broadcasting signal output socket
through the first tuner.
Satellite broadcasting signal input socket for
the second tuner.
4
IF 2 OUT
5
VIDEO
6
AUDIO L/R
7
S-VIDEO
8
TV
Satellite broadcasting signal output socket
through the second tuner.
Composite video output socket for the television set. (yellow)
Stereo audio output socket for the television
set or the audio system. (white/red)
Super video output socket for the television
set.
Audio and video output socket for the television set.
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9
VCR
Audio and video input/output socket for the
video cassette recorder or suchlike.
10
USB
USB port for firmware update and data transfer.
11
RF OUT Analogue television output socket.
12
RF IN Analogue television input socket.
13
S/PDIF
Dolby digital output socket for the audio system.
14
RS-232
Serial port for firmware update and data
transfer.
Table 2.3: Connectors specifications
VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output
AUDIO Left & right audio output
S-VIDEO Super video (S-Video) output
TV CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video output
Left & right audio output
VCR CVBS video output
Left & right audio output
CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video input for bypass
Left & right audio input for bypass
S/PDIF Dolby digital audio output
RS-232 115.2 kbps at maximum
USB 2.0 device
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 appliances.
If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact
your dealer.
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2.4.1 Connecting the antenna
Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the IF
1 OUT connector to the LNB 2 IN connector.
If you have two antennas without DiSEqC switch, then you
have to connect a cable from the other antenna directly to
the LNB 2 IN connector rather than using the loop cable. If
you have another digital receiver, link it from the IF 2 OUT
connector.
Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital receiver and the television,
you need to connect the digital receiver to
your television antenna so that it can receive
digital television services.
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.
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. So if there are too many antenna
devices to be supplied with power through antenna input connections simultaneously for a long time, your LNBs may lack
power to operate. So it is recommended to link the IF 1 OUT
connector to the LNB 2 IN connector with a loop cable even
though the digital receiver is designed to operate over two
antennas alternatively.
2.4.2 Connecting to your television
Between all the following connectors of the digital receiver, we
recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture
quality. If your television does not have the matching connector,
then use the next connector in the following order for better
picture quality.
1. SCART connector (TV)
2. S-Video connector (S-VIDEO)
3. Composite connector (VIDEO)
4. RF connector (RF OUT)
You should configure audio and video settings after connecting
up the digital receiver. See § 3.2 for detailed description.
To use the SCART connector
For best results with a standard television set,
you should use a SCART cable, plugging one
end into the TV socket on the digital receiver
and the other end into a free SCART socket
on your television.
Some televisions have inputs via Component
connector or S-Video connector rather than
SCART.
If you have such a television, use an appropriate conversion cable to link the TV socket on the digital receiver to the matching
socket on your television.
If you connect with a standard SCART cable, you do not have
to make audio connections because the SCART connector can
output stereo audio. But if you use a conversion cable, such as
SCART-to-Component, you have to make audio connections.
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To use the S-Video connector
To use the composite video connector
To connect the audio connectors
You will need to obtain a S-Video cable to use
the S-Video connector. Plug one end of the
cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital
receiver, and the other end into the matching
socket on your television.
You will need to obtain a composite video
cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video
connector. Plug one end of the cable into the
VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital receiver,
and the other end into the matching socket
on your television.
You will need to obtain an audio cable (RCA
cable) to connect the audio connectors. Plug
one end of the cable into the AUDIO L (white)
and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching
sockets on your television or audio system.
To enjoy Dolby digital audio, your television or audio system must be able to decode
Dolby digital audio, and you will need to obtain a S/PDIF cable. Plug one end of the
cable into the S/PIDF socket on the digital
receiver, and the other end into the matching
socket on your audio system.
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To use the RF connector
If your television does not have any video and audio input, you
will need to use the radio frequency output from the digital
receiver.
In this case, you will need to connect a cable from the RF OUT socket to the antenna
connector on your television. To ensure your
television can also pick up existing analogue
channels as well, you will need to connect a
cable from your television antenna to the RF
IN connector.
Tune your television set to channel 36 (or
rarely 43) so that you can see the output from
the digital receiver.
2.4.3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder
The digital receiver can also output video to another appliance
such as a video cassette recorder or video receiver through an
auxiliary SCART connector.
You will need to obtain a SCART cable to use
the auxiliary SCART connector. Plug one end
of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital
receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your video cassette recorder or
suchlike.
2.5 Switching on for the first time
Now that you have your digital receiver connected, you should
plug it in to a mains socket. Ensure that your television set is
turned on, so that you will be able to see the display from the
digital receiver.
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2.5.1 Inserting batteries in the remote control
To insert the batteries, 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.
If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to remote control commands, the batteries may be flat. Be sure to remove
used batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for the
damage resulting from leaking batteries.
NOTE
Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may
not be disposed of with household waste. Please dispose of
used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out
about the legal regulations which apply in your area.
2.5.2 Powering on and checking picture
Now, press the button in top left corner on the remote
control.
If the picture is good, you can skip to§4.1.4 to search for the
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 on-screen
menus in order to configure the video settings.
3.1 Language settings
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Chapter 3
Preference Settings
You can select the language in
which the menu would be displayed. In addition to that, you
can select which language of audio track and of subtitle track
should be output.
Select the System Setting>Language Setting menu. You should
see a screen like the left figure.
Menu language
The digital receiver supports many menu languages: Dutch,
English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish and so forth.
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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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 designated 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 not any available language, no subtitle
will be displayed.
Apart from this setting, you can select a subtitle track with the
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 designated for the 1st Audio Language, it will
be output. If the first language is not available but the second
language is available, the audio of the second language will be
output.
Apart from this setting, you can select an audio track with the
button. See § 5.2.5 for detailed description.
button. See § 5.2.4 for detailed description.
3.2 Video and audio settings
3.2.1 Television standard
The digital receiver supports two television standards. One
is PAL standard, and the other is NTSC standard. PAL was
adopted in European countries while NTSC is adopted in USA,
Canada, Mexico and so forth. Refer to
standard of your local area.
If you have a PAL television, you have to set the TV Type
option to PAL. In that case, if you switch to a service of the
NTSC standard, the digital receiver will presents the pictures
converting into the PAL standard. However, it is inevitable to
lose a little picture quality. Likewise, the contrary case brings
about the same result.
The best thing is to watch PAL services with a PAL television
and to watch NTSC services with a NTSC television. However,
a multi television set is able to process both of them. So if
you have a multi television set, you had better set the TV Type
option to Multi. Then the digital receiver will present pictures
without standard conversion.
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You have to configure the video
and audio settings appropriately
to your television set and other
appliances.
Select the System Setting
A/V Output Setting menu. You
should see a screen like the left
figure.
Table
3.1 for television
>
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3.2.2 Colour model
Through the TV SCART connector, the digital receiver is able
to output video in various colour models. If you have the
digital receiver linked to your television via this connector,
you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour
model. If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled
VIDEO on the back panel, you do not have to set this option
because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the
RCA connector independent of the SCART connector.
However, if you have connected via the S-VIDEO connector,
you have to set this option to S-Video because the output
through S-Video connector comes from the SCART interface.
It is known in general that the RGB colour model provides the
best video quality with little difference from the YUV colour
model but the CVBS colour model does the least. So RGB
would be most desirable for this option.
3.2.3 Video cassette recorder
You can have the digital receiver linked to your video cassette
recorder or such an appliance via the VCR SCART connector. In
that case, the digital receiver will operate differently depending
on the setting of the VCR Scart Type option. If the option is
set to Standard, the digital receiver will pass the video from
the video cassette recorder 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. To pass it, you
have to press the button.
NOTE
It is impossible for the digital receiver to record the video that
the video recorder plays back because the digital receiver is
just a bypass for the video recorder.
3.2.4 Television aspect ratio
If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio
option to 16:9.
Otherwise, if you have a normal-screen television, set the TV
Aspect Ratio option to 4:3.
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 16:9 Display Format option to Letter Box. Wide-
screen 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. Wide-screen pictures then
will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the
width of the normal screen.
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3.2.5 Sound 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 detailed description.
3.2.6 Radio frequency output
If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket,
you should configure the radio frequency output. The digital
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receiver can make analogue television from digital television
and output it via the RF OUT socket.
Set the RF Output option to the television standard that your
country supports referring to Table 3.1.
Table 3.1: Television standards by country
Signal type Country
PAL G
PAL I Hong Kong, Macao, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom
PAL K Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
NTSC M
Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Yugoslavia
Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, Guam, Jamaica, Mexico,
Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela
Set the RF Channel option to a channel number as you desire.
You then have to retune your television set to the new channel
number.
3.3 Local time setting
You should set your local time for timer events. If you do not
set the local time right, the programme time table provided by
the programme guide may be distrustful. For the programme
guide, refer to § 5.3.
Select the System Setting>Time
Setting 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:
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Table 3.2: 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
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
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 3.2.
3.
To get Greenwich mean time, set the GMT Collection
option to one among the following:
Normal from all transponders
CAS TP from transponders of pay services
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To set the local time yourself, set the Mode option to Manual 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.
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.
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 transponders specified one by one until to get the Greenwich
Mean Time.
4.
Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on
the Local Time option.
3.4 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 § 5.2.3.
You can prevent your children from watching specific programmes by specifying a programme classification.
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