Topfield TF6000T User Manual
TOPFIELD
TF6000T
User Manual
Digital Terrestrial Receiver
ii CONTENTS
Contents
Contents ii
1 Overview 1
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Controlling The Digital Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.2 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Installation 5
2.1 Packing Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 The Connection Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Connecting The Digital Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4.1 Connecting to The Terrestrial Antenna . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4.2 Connecting to The Television by SCART Cable . . . . 8
2.4.3 Connecting to The Video Recorder by SCART Cable . 8
2.4.4 Connecting to The Television by RCA Cable . . . . . . 9
2.4.5 Connecting to The Television by RF Cable . . . . . . . 9
2.5 Inserting Batteries in The Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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2.6 Station Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.6.1 Service Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.6.2 Factory Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Preference Settings 13
3.1 Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 Timer Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.3 Access Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4 Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 Audio and Video Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.6 Menu Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.7 Display Time of The Information Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.8 Position of The Information Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4 Listing Services 21
4.1 Editing The Services List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Editing The Favorites List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 Daily Usage 24
5.1 Browsing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.2 Information Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3 Electronic Program Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.3.1 Subtitle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.3.2 Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.3.3 Sound Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.3.4 Multifeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6 Firmware Update and Data Transfer 28
6.1 Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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6.1.1 From a Personal Computer via RS232 Port . . . . . . . 29
6.1.2 From another Digital Receiver via RS232 Port . . . . . 29
6.2 Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
A Information 31
A.1 Operational Functions and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
A.2 Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Index 34
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Chapter 1
Overview
1.1 Introduction
The TF6000T digital receiver is fully compliant with the international digital video broadcasting standard, and can play
digital terrestrial services. To operate it, you need a terrestrial
antenna, which must be installed and directed at the required
terrestrial.
Unlike analogue broadcasting, digital television and radio services are not all assigned their own frequencies; instead, several television and radio are transmitted by a single transponder.
To help you with the choice and settings for terrestrial services, a selection of television and radio services have already
been programmed for you. You can do service search so that
all the terrestrial services that have since gone on air are available to you. Of course, you can easily program new services
yourself. You can find the current transponder information on
teletext from various broadcasters.
The TF6000T digital receiver has the features as follows:
2 Overview
• This digtial receiver saves up to 2000 TV and radio ser-
vices.
• You can edit the service list and make your own favorite
service list.
• You can view the program guide
• You can view the information of a TV programme.
• You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to
the latest, which will be provided by Topfield.
Refer to Section A.1 on page 31 for detailed features.
1.2 Controlling The Digital Receiver
You can control the digital receiver with the remote control
and the front panel buttons.
1.2.1 Front Panel
4 digit display displays service number or time.
lamp lights up whenever you press a button of the remote
control.
PWR lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in the the
standby mode.
CHANNELa,cbuttons switch services up and down, and
move the cursor up and down in the menus.
button toggles the digital receiver between the operation
mode and the standby mode.
1.2 Controlling The Digital Receiver 3
1.2.2 Remote Control
1
Standby button toggles the digital
receiver between operation mode
and standby mode.
2
Mute button mutes the television or
audio appliance.
3
Numeric buttons selects a service
to watch, or enters a parameter
value such as recording time.
4
Recall button makes a return to the
previous service.
5
FAV button displays the favorite ser-
vice list.
6
Menu button displays the menu, or
escapes to a higher level menu
from a submenu.
7
Exit button escapes from any menu.
8
Guide button displays program
guides, if available.
9
Information button displays the infor-
mation about the programme on
the air.
10
a,c
buttons switch services up
and down, and move the cursor
up and down in the menus.
11
b,d
buttons change the volume, and select and change
individual entries in the menus.
12
OK button displays the service list, and selects an entry in
the menus.
13
TV/Radio button toggles between TV mode and radio mode.
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14
SAT button displays the satellite list. (available only for the
satellite receiver)
15
V+ and V− buttons change the volume, and select and change
individual entries in the menus.
16
P+ and P− buttons switch services up and down, and move
the cursor up and down in the menus.
17
Function buttons have other functions per menu. Their func-
tions will be guided in the help window on a menu
screen.
18
Sound, Subtitle and Teletext button selects sound track and
mode, enables subtitle display, and enables teletext display, if available.
19
Pause button keeps a picture from the programme on the
air as it is.
20
UHF button displays the RF modulator settings.
21
TV/STB button toggles between digital TV from the digital
receiver and analogue TV from the conventional aerial
broadcasting.
22
M1 button displays the multipicture selection window. (avail-
able only in specific models)
23
N/P button switches the colour encoding method.
24
Sleep button sets the sleep timer. The digital receiver is
turned off to standby mode when a specified time is
elapsed,
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Chapter 2
Installation
2.1 Packing Contents
Unpack your receiver and check the following accessories are
also included in the package:
• 1 remote control.
• 2 batteries (AAA 1.5 V).
• 1 user manual
2.2 Safety Precautions
Please read the following safety precautions carefully for your
safety.
• The mains supply must be 90 to 250 volt. Check it before
connecting the digital receiver to the mains supply.
• This digital receiver is designed to receive, record and
play back video and audio signals. Any other use is expressly prohibited.
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• When setting up the digital receiver, make sure it is in
a horizontal position and that the mains socket is easily
accessible.
• Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The
digital receiver is designed for use in dry rooms. If you
do use it outdoors, please ensure that it is protected from
moisture, such as rain or splashing water. Do not place
any vessels such as vases on the digital receiver. These
may be knocked over and spill fluid on the electrical
components, thus presenting a safety risk.
• Do not place the digital receiver close to heating units or
in direct sunlight, as this will impair cooling. Place the
digital receiver on a hard, level surface. 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 cm around it.
• Thunderstorms are a danger to all electrical devices. Even
if the digital receiver player is switched off, it can be
damaged by a lightning strike to the mains or the antenna. Always disconnect the mains and antenna plugs
during a storm.
• Never open the digital receiver casing under any cir-
cumstances. Warranty claims are excluded for damage
resulting from improper handling.
2.3 The Connection Panel 7
2.3 The Connection Panel
RS-232
TV OUTANT IN S/PDIF VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
TV
VCR
1 2
35
7
6 8
4
1) ANT IN: Terrestrial broadcast input socket.
2) TV OUT: Terrestrial broadcast output socket.
3) VIDEO: Composite video output socket for television or AV
receiver.
4) R-AUDIO-L: Stereo audio output socket for television or au-
dio appliance.
5) S/PDIF: Audio output socket for digital audio appliance.
6) TV: AV output socket of SCART type for television.
7) VCR: AV input and output socket of SCART type for video
recorder .
8) RS232: Serial port for firmware update and data transfer
2.4 Connecting The Digital Receiver
There are some ways to install the digital receiver as described
below. Install the digital receiver suitably to your television
and audio appliance. If you have problems with your installation or need a help, contact your dealer or service provider.
2.4.1 Connecting to The Terrestrial Antenna
Connect the satellite antenna cable to the ANT IN socket on
the digital receiver. If you have another digital receiver, plug
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a satellite antenna cable into the TV OUT socket on the digital receiver and the corresponding socket on the other digital
receiver.
RS-232
TV OUTANT IN S/PDIFVIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
TV
VCR
RS-232
TV OUTANT IN S/PDIFVIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
TV
VCR
2.4.2 Connecting to The Television by SCART Cable
Plug a SCART cable cable into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the corresponding SCART socket on the television.
RS-232
TV OUTANT IN S/PDIFVIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
TV
VCR
2.4.3 Connecting to The Video Recorder by SCART Cable
Plug a SCART cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver
and the corresponding SCART socket on the video recorder.
2.4 Connecting The Digital Receiver 9
RS-232
TV OUTANT IN S/PDIFVIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
TV
VCR
2.4.4 Connecting to The Television by RCA Cable
Plug a RCA cable into the VIDEO (yellow), AUDIO L (white)
and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digital receiver and the corresponding input sockets on the television or audio appliance.
RS-232
TV OUTANT IN S/PDIF VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
TV
VCR
2.4.5 Connecting to The Television by RF Cable
Plug a RF cable into the TV OUT socket on the digital receiver
and the corresponding input socket on the television.
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RS-232
TV OUTANT IN S/PDIF VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
TV
VCR
2.5 Inserting Batteries in The Remote Control
1. Open the battery compartment by removing the lid.
2. Insert the batteries Observe the polarity (marked on the
base of the battery compartment).
3. Close 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 damage resulting from leaking batteries.
Note Batteries, including those which contain no heavy met-
als, 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.
2.6 Station Settings
You have to configure station settings according to your antenna system.
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2.6.1 Service Search
To search services, select the
Installation > Service Search
menu.
Search Mode
There are 3 search modes: Auto, Manual, and SMATV. The Auto
mode enables you to search all the services you can receive.
The Manual mode enables you to search the services in the
channel you want.
Channel
The Channel menu is available only in manual search mode.
The available channels are VHF 6 – 12 and UHF 21 – 69.
FTA/Scrambled
Select the station class you want to search. FTA(Free To Air) is
free, but CAS(Conditional Access System) is not.
Antenna Supply 5V
When using an active antenna, it should be set to On to supply
power to the Amplifier of the Antenna. (5 V/Max 100 mA)
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