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TF-T6211HDPVR
User Reference
High Denition
Digital Terrestrial SMART Receiver
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Personal Video Recorder
Default PIN: 0000
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The lightning
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.
flash with arrowhead symbol, in an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the
Precautions
• Read, keep and follow these instructions.
• 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 Reference
Thank you for purchasing our digital receiver. Please read this User Reference carefully before you use
the digital receiver and keep it handy for future reference.
This User Reference covers the model TF-T6211HDPVR.
• Illustrations pictured in this reference may not be exactly the same as the actual product.
• The screenshots used in this reference may not be exactly the same as those you see on the actual
on-screen displays.
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out any notice in order to introduce new features or improve the functionality of the product.
1. Connect the aerial antenna to the ANT IN
nectors. (Composite, Component, HDMI)
3. Plug into power point and tur
4. Switch television on, then use the television remote to select the correct video input channel for
d unit ON using the switch on the back of the unit.
(for example, AV1, AV2, Component, HDMI, etc)
5. On the main menu go to Installation > Searching then scroll to Start Search and press
Wait till the progress bar on the bottom of the screen reaches 100 % and then press
EXIT to exit.
The TF RCU app for Smart Phone
Download the TF RCU app to control this unit with your smart phone.
The RCU application is available to download from the *App Store or **Google Play Store.
* App Store is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.
** Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.
OK .
OK to save and
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Contents
Contents iv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.2 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Setup 5
2.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Rear panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4.2 Connecting to your television set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Switching ON for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Service Search 12
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Reset to factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3 Reset service list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Preference Settings 14
1 Video and audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.
4.1.1 High definition television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1.2 Television aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.1.3 Audio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.2 Local time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.3 Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.4 Options for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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4.5 Options for playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.6 Options for on-screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5 Every Day Use 21
5.1 Volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2 Watching television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2.1 The services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2.2 The favourite service lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.2.3 Viewing programme information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.4 Using time-shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Organising Services 26
6.1 Editing the service lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7 Recording and Playback 28
7.1 Recording a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.1.1 Instant recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.1.2 Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide . . . . . 32
7.1.4 Recording a time-shifted
programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2 File archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2.1 To delete a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2.2 To sort recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2.3 To lock a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.2.4 To rename a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.2.5 To make a new folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.3 Playing back a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.3.
2 To play in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.3.3 To play in fast motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7.4 Copying a recorded file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Formatting the hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.5 37
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8 Accessing via Network 39
1 g the router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.
8.1.1 To access within the local area network . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.1.2 To access over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.2 Network setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.2.1 For a wired connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9 Firmware Update 44
9.1 From a memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
A Troubleshooting 45
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1 Introduction
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1.1 Features
The TF-T6211 digital receiver is fully compliant with the international
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive
digital broadcasts of that standard. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately.
NOTE
The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder
or multiplex. To reduce confusion in this manual, the word service
is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one television
or radio broadcast.
This digital receiver has the following features:
• Can store up to 2,000 television and radio services.
• Can create lists of your favourite services.
• You can record programmes usingabuilt-in hard drive with
large storage capacity.
• Time-shift is a special technical feature available on this digital
receiver. You can pauseaprogramme you are watching and
resume it again atalater 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 USB, you can record programmes into it.
• Encode recorded contents to view on other portable devices.
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• You can use various web services including YouTube.
• You can use the web browser to view online contents.
• You can share media les with other device across the same
home network.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver
You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control or the buttons on the front panel.
NOTE
Even when you are not using the digital receiver, you should keep it
plugged intoawall socket to be in standby mode so that it can run
timer events at any time.
1.2.1 Front panel
The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital
receiver, specic lights and a display to indicate its status.
switches the digital receiver between standby mode and
active mode.
Front display shows the current time in standby mode, and displays
the current service in active mode.
switch to previous/next service.
CH,
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1.2.2 Remote control
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• Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values
for menu options.
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• displays the service information box. Also, displays more information about a pro-
gramme.
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button switches the digital receiver between standby/active mode.
mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on.
changes video resolution.
changes aspect ratio.
not used in this model.
switches over between television services and radio services.
switches over between the current service and the previously viewed one.
ha(white button) s t functions per menu.
selects subtitle track.
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not used in this model.
selects audio track or sound mode.
add channel to favourite channels list.
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.
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V− , V+ buttons decrease or increase the volume.
• sets a sleep timer in 10 minute increments.
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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.
starts recording.
stops playback, recording, or jumps back to live television from time-shifted television.
has t functions per menu.
change to mouse mode (using navigation buttons)
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
playback or time-shift.
• starts fast forward playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed.
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jumps back to the beginning of the recording during playback.
• starts slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change the playback speed.
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set repeat playback for recorded program playback.
jumps to the end of the recording during playback.
* Functions of the colour buttons will be guided on the screen.
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2.1 Unpacking
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2 Setup
Chapter 2
Setup
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 90 and 250 volts. Check
it before plugging the digital receiver to the wall socket. For the
power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1.
• The wall socket should be near the equipment. Do not run an
extension lead to the unit.
• The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it can be
removed easily to disconnect the power.
• When placed inacabinet, make sure there isaminimum space
of 10 centimetres around it. For the physical specication of the
digital receiver, refer to Table 2.2.
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• 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 d service technician.
• To maintain proper ventilation, always leave t space
around the digital receiver.
Table 2.1: Power
Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 18 W at maximum in active
Under 1W in passive standby
Table 2.2: Physical
Size 260 × 46 × 190mm
Weight(Net) 1.9 kg
Operating temperature 0 to 45
Storage relative humidity 5 to 90 %
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2.3 Rear panel connections
Check what connections your television set has in comparison with
the digital receiver.
ANT IN Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket
RF LOOP OUT Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket
S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio-video
HDMI
(5V, Max.100mA)
through the ANT IN socket
receiver
for other receiver
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USB
(USB 2.0Host, 5VDC, 500mA Max.)
VIDEO Composite video output socket/for the
television set (yellow)
AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for television or
audio receiver (white/red)
LAN Local area network port
DC IN Power jack
Table 2.3: Connectors specications
VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output
AUDIO Left&right audio output
S/PDIF Dolby Digital audio output
HDMI High denition video output
Left & right audio output
2 Setup
USB 2.0 Host (5VDC, 500 mA)
LAN 10/100 Ethernet
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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver
There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up the digital
receiver suitably to your television and other devices. If you have any
problem with your setup or need help, contact your dealer.
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 LOOP OUT connector.
NOTE
RF LOOP OUT 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 rst connector to get the best picture quality. If your television does not haveamatching 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 congure audio and video settings after connecting up the
digital receiver. See §4.1 foradetailed description.
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To use the HDMI output
If you have a high denition 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.
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2 Setup
NOTE
You cannot view high denition video by means of the Composite
video output.
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To make the audio connection
You need to obtain an audio cable (RCA cable) to link the
audio connectors. Plug one end 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.
To enjoy Dolby Digital audio, your television or audiovideo receiver must be able to decode Dolby Digital audio,
and you need to obtain a S/PDIF cable.
Plug one end of the cable into the S/PDIF socket on the
digital receiver, and plug the other end into the matching
socket on your audio-video receiver.
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2 Setup
2.5 Switching
ON for the first time
Now that you have your digital receiver connected, you should plug
it into a wall socket. Ensure that your television set is turned on and
on the correct video channel so that you will be able to see the display
from the digital receiver.
Press the
little time, you may see a picture displaying a menu.
If you do not see a picture, try pressing the
control. If after several tries you still get no picture, check that the
television is set to the correct input. If the picture is good, you can
skip to §3.1 to search for available television and radio services.
Otherwise, you may need to temporarily connect the Composite video
connector (VIDEO) to your television set so that you can see the menu
in order to configure the video settings.
CA
UTION
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.
button
on the top left corner on the remote control. In a
VF button
on the remote
• Do not mix different types of batteries, or new and old batteries.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Do not recharge the old batteries.
• In order to avoid any risk of explosion, observe the polarities
indicated inside the battery compartment.
• Do not subject to excessive heat such as the sun and fire.
• If you are not using the remote control for a long period of
time, remove the batteries. The manufacturer accepts no liability for the damage resulting from leaking batteries.
• Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals,
may not be disposed with other household wastes. Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner.
Find out the legal regulations which apply in your area.
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Chapter 3
Service Search
After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to perform a
service search.
NOTE
If there is no service stored, you will be not able to access all menus.
A service is another name for a channel.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services
To perform service search, select the Installation > Searching menu. You should see
a screen like the left figure.
You should set the Search Mode option to
Auto for the first time after connecting up
the digital receiver.
You may choose to only search for the services of a specific transponder
since more than one service are provided via each transponder. Set the
Search Mode option to Manual, then select your desired transponder
at the Channel option. The number ranges from 6 to 12 in VHF and 27
to 69 in UHF.
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To
start service search, move down to the Start Search item, and press
the
OK button. The digital receiver will start to search for services. 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
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 Installation >
System Recovery > Factory Setting menu, and then you get asked for
confirmation. With the choice of Yes, the services list, favourite list
and timer list will all be cleared, and preference options will be reset
to the manufacturer’s factory settings.
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OK button to save the list.
3 Service Search
NOTE
A
factory reset will not delete any recorded programmes. However,
you have to search services again after a factory reset.
3.3 Reset service list
If you only want to clear the service list, select Installation > System
Recovery > Reset Service List , then you get asked for confirmation.
With the choice of Yes, the services list will be cleared. After this, you
have to do service search again.
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erence Settings
Chapter 4
4.1 Video and audio settings
You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately for
your television set and other devices. Select the Settings > A/V Output
menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
4.1.1 High definition television
The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from 576 to
1080. In general, a resolution of 720 or more is considered high definition. The higher the resolution is, the better the quality is. However, if
your television set does not support high definition, you cannot enjoy
high definition quality picture.
Set the Video Format option as you desire. If you set this option
to 576P, the digital receiver will present even high definition programmes in resolution of 576. On the contrary, if you set it to 1080I,
the digital receiver will present even standard definition programmes
in resolution of 1080.
While watching television you can change the resolution with the
button. Whenever you press it, the video resolution is changed in
turn.
Pref
erence Settings
NOTE
Y
ou can enjoy only standard definition video with the following
video outputs:
• Composite video output (VIDEO)
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4.1.2 T
elevision aspect ratio
If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to
16:9.
You
can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normal-screen programmes with your wide-screen television as the above figures show.
To watch normal-screen programmes in full screen like the left figure,
set the Display Format option to Full. Normal-screen pictures then will
be inflated to fit to the width of the wide screen. Otherwise, to watch
them in the original ratio like the right figure, set it to Center. If you
have a normal-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4:3.
4 Preference Settings
You
screen television as the above figures show. The left figure shows a
normal picture displayed in the normal screen. To watch wide-screen
programmes in the shape like the centre figure, set the Display Format
option to Letter Box. 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. Then wide-screen
pictures will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the
width of the normal screen.
cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes with your normal-
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erence Settings
4.1.3 A
udio mode
Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets
on the back panel ofthe digital receiver. You can enjoyonly 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.
The digital receiver can output two types of digital audio signals via
the S/PDIF output. One is an encoded signal, and the other is a decoded signal. If you have the digital receiver linked to your audiovideo receiver via the S/PDIF output, you have to set the Dolby Digital
option to PCM, which means that the digital receiver will output encoded Dolby Digital audio without decoding so that your audio-video
receiver can decode it. Otherwise, set it to multi-channel, then the digital receiver will output decoded Dolby Digital audio, scaling it down
to two channels.
NOTE
Onl
ital audio track, you can enjoy Dolby Digital sound.
See §5.2.4 for a detailed description.
y if the service you are currently watching provides a Dolby Dig-
4.2 Local time setting
You should set your local time for timer events.
Select the Settings > Time menu. You can set the clock manually or
by Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). To use Greenwich Mean Time, take
the following steps:
1. Set the Mode to Auto, then the Time Offset will be enabled.
2. Set the Time Offset option to the time difference between your
time zone and GMT referring to Table 4.1.
3. Make sure the correct time is displayed on the Local Time area.
To set the local time manually, set Mode to Manual and enter the correct time to the Local Time option with the numeric buttons. The time
format is day/month/year 24-hour:minute.
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Table
4.1: Time offset table
Time offse
GMT − 12:00 Eniw
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 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
t City
etok, Kwajalein
4 Preference Settings
4.3 P
arental 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 maximum permissible level. Select the Settings > Parental Con-
trol menu. You will be asked for your Personal Identification Number
(PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’ as default.
To block programmes with undesired content for family viewing, set
the Censorship option to your desired level among the following:
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No block restricts no prorgramme.
Total block restricts every programme, even those with no programme
G restricts to G or above. G rated programmes are suitable for all
PG restricts to PG or above rated programmes. PG stands for Parental
M restricts to M or above rated programmes. M stands for Mature,
MA restricts to MA or above rated programmes. MA stands for Ma-
R restricts to R rated programmes. R stands for Restricted to adults
AV restricts to AV rated programmes. AV stands for Adult Viewing,
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classification.
audiences.
Guidance, the content of which is mild.
the content of which is moderate in impact.
ture Audience, the content of which is strong.
aged 18 years or over, the content of which is very strong.
the content of which is deep hardcore.
If a programme has no rating information, your censorship setting
will not take effect.
If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting, the person has to enter the personal identification number
to override. To change the number, select the Change PIN Code menu,
then a box pops up, asking a new PIN. Enter a desired number twice
for confirmation.
You can also restrict uses of some menus. Selecting the Access Control
menu displays a list of menus that you can lock. If the Time item is set
to Locked, you have to enter the PIN when accessing the Time menu.
If you enter a wrong number, you cannot use the menu. To release a
locked item, set it to Unlocked.
4.4 Options for recording
To set the options for recording, select the Settings > Recording menu.
To enable the time-shift function, you should set the Time Shifting option to anything other than Disable. The available range for this option
is 30 minutes to 5 hours. You will have the latest of the current programme as long as the duration specified at this option.
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If you set the Time Shift Storage option to Enable, the time-shifted
programme will be saved in the TimeShift folder of the hard drive.
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You can set the duration of the timer recording. Set the Timer Recording Duration option as you desire. Its available range is 10 minutes to
3 hours.
Time padding is the feature of adding extra recording time to the beginning or end of a programme, so that you do not miss any part of
the programme. Set the Timer Record Padding option as you desire.
You can adjust the duration of the instant recording. Set the Instant
Recording Duration option as you desire. Its available range is 30 minutes to 5 hours.
4.5 Options for playback
To set the options for playback, select the Settings > Playback menu.
If you want to play back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting
Position option to Beginning. To play back a recorded file from the
part where you were watching, set this option to Continuing.
If you want to enjoy more levels of playback speed, set the Trick Mode
Level option to 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x; otherwise, set it to 4x,
16x, 64x, 128x.
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To set the options for the on-screen display (OSD),
select the Settings > OSD menu.
To adjust the transparency level of the OSD, set the OSD Transparency
option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent.
To adjust the display time of the information box, set the Info Box Dis-
play Time option as you desire. Its available range is 1 to 30 seconds.
If you set this option to No Info Box, the information box will not be
displayed when you switch services.
However, pressing the button will display the information box. If
you set this option to Never Hide, the information box will always be
displayed. For the information box, see §5.2.3.
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5.1 Volume control
Use the V - or V+ buttons to alter the volume to a comfortable
level.
5.2 Watching television
To change services, press the or button. In addition, you
can switch to your desired service by entering its service number with
the numeric buttons.
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To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the
To view the services list, press the OK button. On the services list, you can see the
service information as follows:
• Service number and name
• Multiplex information
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or button and press the OK button, then the selected service will
be presented.
Pressing the or button skips over 7 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/radio/favourite service list by
pressing the
button.
5.2.2 The favourite service lists
You can select a service on a favourite list as well as on the services list.
To display the favourite lists, press the F2
button at the services list screen. For the
services list, see §5.2.1.
To select a favourite list, put the highlight
bar on a desired favourite group list and
press the
OK button, then the selected
favourite group’s services will be listed.
As to how to edit the favourite lists, refer to §6.1.
To select a favourite service, put the highlight bar on a desired service
and press the
group, press the
OK button, then it will be displayed. To select another
button.
After you have selected a favourite service, if you then switch to another service using the
or button, it will be also another favourite
service of the selected group. The digital receiver will remind you
what group you have selected by displaying its name at the top right
of the screen whenever you switch services.
To return to the services list, press the
F1 button. Besides that, you
can add or delete a favourite group or service. To add a new favorite
group, press the
F1 button to display additional options, and then
select Add New Favorite Group. To add the service you are currently
watching into a favourite group, press the
F1 button to display addi-
tional options, and then select Add this service item.
To remove the currently highlighted favourite grop or service, select
Delete item in the additional option box, then you get asked for con-
rmation; with the choice of Yes, it will be removed.
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5.2.3 Viewing programme information
Pressing the button displays the information box, on which you
can see all of the following:
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• Service number and name
• Transponder information
• Signal level and quality
• Programme name
• Programme classication sign
• Programme summary
• Broadcasting time
• Current time
In addition, you might see the following symbols:
• Subtitle symbol (
rent programme.
• Dolby Digital symbol ( ) if a Dolby Digital audio track is
provided on the current programme.
• Lock symbol (
Pressing the
the current programme. To hide the information box, press the
button.
button once more displays detailed information about
) if subtitle tracks are provided on the cur-
) if the current service is locked.
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5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks
Some programmes are provided with audio tracks in one or more lan-
guages. Pressing the
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.
5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks
Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more
languages. If the current prog ramme provides subtitle tracks, the subtitle symbol (
button displays available subtitle tracks. Once you select a subtitle
track, it will be displayed.
) will be marked on the information box. Pressing the
button displays available audio tracks. Once
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5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide
The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) shows the current and scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a
short summary for each programme.
Pressing the
EPG button displays the elec-
tronic programme guide, on which you
can see the following:
• Scheduled programmes
• programme summary
• Broadcasting date
• Broadcasting time
To see detailed information of a desired programme, put t he highlight
bar on the programme with the
ton. To switch to another service, press the
You can travel over previous days with the
over next days with the
F3 button.
or button and press t he but-
or button.
F2 button, and can travel
To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts, press the button.
To switch it back, press the
Pressing the
F1 button will rearrange the form, swapping the columns
and rows. To switch it back, press the
button again.
F1 button again.
You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme guide.
See §7.1.3 for detailed description.
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You can pause and resume a live television programme, and even
rewind and replay it. When you are watchingaprogramme 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.
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When you do this, you are no longer
watching the live programme, instead you
are watchingadelayed presentation. This
is called time-shifted television. You can
skip commercials until you catch up to the
live broadcast.
In order to use the time-shift feature, set the Time Shifting option to
desired duration of time. Then the digital receiver will archive the
programme as much time as you set in the option. See §4.4.
The time-shift will be reset each time you change to another service.
With the time-shift, the following operations are possible:
• To go back in time, hold down the
hold down the
F4 button. The progress bar is displayed mo-
F3 button; to go forward,
mentarily with a preview window.
• You can navigate using the progress bar, refer to §7.3.1.
• You can jump backward and forward by pressing the
F3 buttons. You can change the jump time at the Jump Time
F4 and
Interval option. See §4.5.
• You can change playback speed. See §7.3.2 for slow motion. For
fast motion, see §7.3.3.
• To check your current position in time-shift, press the
button. The time dierence compared to live programme is displayed momentarily in top right corner of the screen. A value
of −02:00 means two minutes behind the live programme.
• To make a recording of the time-shifted programme„ see §7.1.4.
• To end time-shift, press the
EXIT button. The live programme
will be displayed.
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6.1 Editing the service list
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Edit Service List
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Select
Add Services Favorites
EXIT
The services list contains all available services, whereas the favourites
list contains only chosen services that have been added to the highlighted group.
NOTE
To load guide, go to the specific channel, press the
the guide will populate. Do this to every single channel upon starting up PVR.
Exit
TV
Function
Select Installation
> Edit Service List
menu. You should see a screen like the left
figure.
EPG button, then
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You can record TV programmes into an external hard drive as well as
the built-in hard drive.
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NOTE
To use an external hard drive, you must connect the external hard
drive to the USB port of the digital receiver. You cannot play
back the recordings with a regular MPEG player on your computer
because they are formatted differently from the standard MPEG format. Visit http://www.kmplayer.com where you can find an MPEG
player able to play them back.
CAUTION
Do not disconnect the external hard drivewhile recording or playing
back. It may cause damage to recorded programmes. You should
disconnect the external hard drive in standby mode only.
Avoid transferring files while the unit is set to record. This recorder
can record two channels simultaneously, however, this is controlled
by the channel frequency. Each channel has other programmes under
the one frequency (E.g. Channel Nine has 9, 9HD, GO, GEM) (Channel ABC has ABC News 24, ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, etc.). This recorder
can record two programmes locked on one channel frequencie simultaneously. (E.g. 10.TEN Digital plus 11.One HD and 90.GEM plus
99.Go!) While recording the above combination of programmes you
can also playback a pre-recorded show.
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7.1 Recording a programme
Once a recording gets started, a symbol like the left figure will
be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds.
When you are watching a different service from the service being
recorded, you will see a number on the centre of the symbol, this indicates the order that the recording has started.
CAUTION
Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the power plug while it
is running. It may cause damage to recorded programmes. Topfield
is not responsible for damages inflicted on files that are stored on
the hard drive.
7.1.1 Instant recording
To instantly record a programme you are watching at present, press
the
Pressing the
with a video recorder. Instead, pressing 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.
button.
button will not pause the current recording like it does
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If the information about the next programme is provided by the electronic programme guide, the After this program and After next pro-
gram options will be enabled. Once the After this program option is
selected, the current recording will stop at the time when the current
programme is scheduled to end. Likewise, once the After next program
option is selected, the current recording will stop at the time when the
next programme is scheduled to end.
After a recording has started, pressing the
button displays a menu like the left gure, in which you can set the recording duration.
To specify an arbitrary recording duration,
set the Duration option as you desire with
the
or buttons and press the OK button; the recording will end at the specied
time.
Whilearecording is going on, you can watch or record another service. To additionally record another service, switch to the service you
want to record, and press the
it is put on the recorded programme list even though it is not nished
yet. The recording le is named the program name if available or after its service name with a sux ofanumber. To view the recorded
programme list, press the
Recorded Program menu. See §7.2 for detailed description about the
recorded programme list.
7.1.2 Timer recording
To stop recording, press the
button;
then a box like the left gure appears,
which shows the programmes currently
being recorded. Select recording by using
navigation buttons then press
OK button
to stop the recording.
button. Once a recording is started,
button or alternatively select the PVR >
You can set a programme to be recorded ataspecic time. Even if the
digital receiver is in standby mode, it will switch into active mode and
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start recording at a specied time. When the recording comes to the
end, the digital receiver will switch back into standby mode again in
one minute. However, if you press any button on the remote control
or on the front panel even just one time, the digital receiver will not
switch into standby mode.
To addatimer recording, select the PVR >
Reservation menu, then the timer list will
be displayed. To addanew timer event,
press the
F1 button, andabox like the left
gure appears. Take the following steps:
1. Set the Record option to On to makearecording. If this option is set to O, the digital receiver will turn on at the specied
time but not record; instead, you may record with your video
recorder or suchlike in this case.
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2. You may have three sources for recording: TV, radio, the video
from the external device linked to the digital receiver’s video
input. Set the Type option to your desired source.
3. Set the Service option to the service which provides the programme you want. Pressing the
OK button on this option dis-
playsaservices list, from which you can select your desired service.
4. Set the Mode option as you desire. There are ve timer modes:
One Time means literally ‘One time’.
Every Day means literally ‘Every day’.
Every Weekend means ‘Every Saturday and Sunday’.
Weekly means ‘One day every week’.
Every Weekday means ‘Every Monday to Friday’.
If your favourite programme is broadcast at weekends and you
wish to record every episode of the programme, set the Mode
option to Every Weekend.
5. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/year-day of the
week.
Set the Start Time option toadesired time, at which the recording will be started. The time format is hour:minute.
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6. Set the Duration option toadesired time, in which the recording
will be nished.
7. Pressing the
OK button on the File Name option displays the
on-screen keyboard, with which you can specifyale name for
the timer recording. If you do not specify anything, it will be
named after the service name.
8. To set a recording reservation with the above settings, select the
OK item; otherwise, it will not be saved and will not occur.
You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list. To edit a timer
entry, put the highlight bar on the entry you want and press
ton; then appears a box in which you can change its settings in the
same manner as makinganew one.
To deleteatimer event, put the highlight bar on the entry you want to
remove and press the
F2 button, then you get asked for conrmation.
With the choice of Yes, it will be deleted. To delete all timer event,
press the
You can sort timer events by time with the
F3 button.
F4 button.
7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide
If the electronic programme guide is properly provided, you can make timer events
on it. The instructions on how to make
timer recordings using the electronic programme guide are as follows:
OK but-
1. Press the
2. Selectaprogramme you want to record with the navigation but-
3. To makeatimer event without recording, press the
4. Pressing the
EPG button to display the electronic programme
guide.
tons.
OK button;
the letter P is displayed. To make a timer event with recording,
press it once more or alternatively press the button, then the
letter R is displayed.
OK button once more will cancel the timer.
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ecording a time-shifted programme
While watching a programme with time-shift, you can record it by performing the following steps:
NOTE
whole timeshift buffer is recorded as one single file on the hard
The
drive.
1. Press the button
2. Hold down the
3. Press the button
to save the timeshift programme, select YES at the same time a
new live recording will begin from the end of your timeshift file
on the same channel.
4. If you wish to stop the live recording, press the
the remote.
See §5.4 for detailed description about the time-shift feature.
to display the progress bar.
button to move back in timeshift.
to start recording. When you get prompted
button
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7.2 File archive
When a programme is recorded, it is stored as a file on the hard drive
of the digital receiver. You can select a recording to play back from the
recorded programme list.
Select the PVR > Recorded Program menu or alternatively press the
button
tion is comprised of the following elements: file number, file name,
recording time, running time, file size and so on.
You can play, move, delete, rename and lock a recording file. You can
also sort the recording files by file name, running time or file size. In
addition, you can make a new folder.
7.2.1 To delete a recording
To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press the
button,
will be deleted.
7.2.2 To sort recordings
to display the recorded programme list. The file informa-
then you get asked for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, it
F4
To sort the recordings, take the following steps:
1. Press the
F1 button
to display additional options.
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3. Press the
4.
he Sorting option to Alphabetic, Time or Size as you want.
They will be sorted by the specified option.
7.2.3 To lock a recording
To lock a recording so that other persons cannot play or delete it, take
the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.
2. Press the
3. Set the Lock option to Locked.
4. Press the
5.
The lock symbol (
If you select a locked recording to play it back, you will be asked for
your personal identification number.
7.2.4 To rename a recording
To change a recording’s name, take the following steps:
1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.
2. Press the
3. Select the Rename option, and the on-screen keyboard appears.
Change the name and save it.
EXIT button.
F1 button
EXIT button.
F1 button
to display additional options.
) is
displayed on it.
to display additional options.
7.2.5 To make a new folder
To make a new folder, press the
GROUP # is created. You can change its name in the same manner as
renaming a recording. See above.
F2 button,
7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder
To move a recording to another folder, put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the
connected to the digital receiver, you get asked to select between the
built-in and external hard drive. Select Internal, then the folders are
listed. Once you choose a folder, the recording is moved to it.
F3 button.
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.
then a new folder named
If an external hard drive is
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tructions on how to play a recording are as follows:
1. Select the PVR > Recorded Program menu or alternatively
press the
2. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press the
button,
3. To play from beginning, set the Starting Position option to Be-
ginning; 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
playback, you can enjoy the following tricks:
• To see the detailed information about the currently played
recording, press the
pears and shows its file name, running time, programme information, and so on.
• To pause playback, press the
button.
•
To view the progress bar, press the
the button
• When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a desired
scene by entering a progress percentage with the numeric buttons.
button to display the list of recorded programmes.
then an option box pops up.
button.
button;
again.
then the information box ap-
button.
To resume it, press the
button; to hide it, press
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7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar
First press the
• To go forward, hold down the
down the
•
If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward by the minute
set to the Jump time Interval option with the
for that option. Refer to §7.3.4 as to how to bookmark a position.
• To jump to the beginning, press the
•
To jump to the end, press the
•
To hide the progress bar, press the
button
button.
to display the progress bar.
7.3.2 To play in slow motion
To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the
press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 4 steps: 1/2, 1/4,
1/8 and 1/16 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.
button; to go backward, hold
button.
button
F3 button.
button.
again.
button.
See §4.5
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7.3.3 To play in fast motion
To watch in fast motion during a playback, press the button. If you
press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To resume normal
speed, press the
You can play not only forward but also backward in fast motion. To
play backward, press the
playback speed changes. To resume normal speed, press the
ton.
You can change the playback speed in 4 steps (4x, 16x, 64x and 128x)
or in 7 steps (2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x and 128x). See §4.5.
7.4 Copying a recorded file
You can copy a recorded file by performing the following steps:
1. Start playback of a recorded file you want.
2. Move to the scene from where you want to start the copy using
the
3. Press the
is named after the original recorded file with a suffix of ‘COPY’
and a number.
4. To stop copying, press the button.
or button.
button.
button. If you press it repeatedly, the
but-
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7.5 Formatting the hard disk
If a new hard disk is installed, it must be formatted before using. Because the Topfield unit does not recognize unformatted hard disk.
You can delete all contents stored in the hard disk by formatting it.
Select the Installation > System Recovery > Format Hard Disk menu
and press the button.OK
Formatting will start with the choice of Yes.
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The hard drive on the digital receiver will be formatted in the JFS
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computer or to the Internet. If you want to have a wireless connection,
you need a wireless router.
To use the network features of the digital receiver, you should take the
following steps:
1. Configuring your router for the digital receiver.
2. Configuring the network settings on the digital receiver.
NOTE
The FTP server of the digital receiver doesn’t work in standby mode.
So it must be powered up at all times if you wish to use the web
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8.1 ing the router
In this section, the setup program of WRT54G, which is a router manufactured by Linksys, will be referred to as an example of how to con-
e the router for network access.
NOTE
For detailed description about how to set up the router, refer to the
manual of your router.
8.1.1 To access within the local area network
Once your router is powered up, a local area network gets created
whether or not it is connected to the Internet.
You can let the router automatically assign a dynamic IP address to the
computers or devices connected to the network by enabling the DHCP
server of the router. In this case, youcan access the digital receiver with
the IP address which is assigned to the digital receiver by the router.
If the digital receiver reboots, a new dynamic IP address will be assigned to it. You had better assign a static IP address to the digital
receiver to avoid this inconvenience. As to how to assign a static IP address, refer to the manual of your router; as to how to specify a static
IP address on the digital receiver, se
8.1.2 To access over the Internet
When you are away from home, you can access the digital receiver
inside your home if your router is
digital receiver by means of port forwarding. Via this feature, your
router will lead you to the digital receiver when you access your router
with its IP address.
Your router may be assigned to a dynamic IP address by an Internet
service provider. So if the router has rebooted, you cannot access it
unless someone in your home can inform you of the changed IP address. However, many routers support Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) service, which can settle this problem. The following image is an example of one such DDNS service provider.
If you use a DDNS service, you can access your router with a domain
name. The instructions on how to use the DDNS service are as follows:
e §9.2.
d to route access to the
1. Make an account on a w
2.
eb site providing DDNS service, which
should be supported by your router.
e your router with the account so that it can commu-
nicate with the web site.
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Whenever a new dynamic IP address is assigned to the router, it will
inform the DDNS service provider of the new IP address. This makes
it possible that you access the router with a domain name at any time.
8.2 Network setup
8.2.1 For a wired connection
1. Connect your Ethernet cable from your router to the Topfield
recorder.
2. Press Installation > Network Setting > IP Setting.
3. It is recommended to use a dynamic IP address by the router
therefore select DHCP as the connection type. However if a
static connection is set then please refer to your router for an
IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary DNS, Secondary
DNS.
4. Once a connection has been set scroll down to activate profile
and press the OK button on the remote.
5. A successful connection will populate all the IP settings and the
Level/Quality bars on the TV screen will show a high percent-
ge level.
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Chapter 9
Firmware Update
The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. You
can get the latest firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs
on most versions of Windows, from http://www.i-topfield.com
9.1 From a memory stick
If you have a USB memory stick, you can update the firmware from it
by taking the following steps:
1. Download a new firmware from the Topfield website.
2. Copy the firmware file to your memory stick.
3. Insert the USB memory stick into the USB port on the digital
receiver.
5. Select the Installation > Firmware Upgrade > Software Update
menu, and the files in the USB memory will be listed.
6. Place the highlight bar on the right firmware file and press the
OK button, and a countdown will be displayed on the front dis-
play of the digital receiver.
7. When the message of ‘END’ appears, restart the digital receiver.
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Appendix A
Troubleshooting
List of Symptoms
No power / No front display . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
I have connected my T
When the Ser vice Scan is d I get zero channels . ..... . 44
Getting pixilated images on the my Television . ......... . 44
Can not receive or adjust sound through the T
Can not rewind live Television . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The Free to Air Guide is blank . ........... . . ... . . 45
Can not set the correct aspect ratio . ........... . . . . . 45
Lost part of my show because it went longer then the set time . . 45
Can not get a network connection . ....... . . . . . . . . . . 46
Can not connect my external HDD . ........... . . . . . 46
Can not see the time shown on the front of the T d unit . . . 46
My T d recorder doesn’t go to standby after instant recording 46
Cannot view guide content . ........... . . ..... . . 46
d unit to the TV but getting no picture 44
d unit . . . . 44
A Troubleshooting
Before you call a repair person for your T d product, check the list
of possible problems and solutions.
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No
power/ No front display
• Make sure the main switch on the back of the Topfield unit is
switched to ON.
• Properly insert the power plug into the power socket.
• If the power outlet is controlled by a switch, make sure the wall
switch is ON.
• Remove the power plug from the wall and wait 10 seconds, then
plug back in.
• Plug another appliance into the outlet, if the other appliance
doesn’t work then have a qualified electrician repair the outlet.
• Plug the Topfield unit power code into a different outlet.
I have connected my Topfield unit to the TV but getting no picture
• The connection must be via an AV output out of the Topfield
unit to an AV input of the TV.
• Check that you are in the correct AV setting on the TV. For example if you connected the Topfield unit to AV2 on the TV make
sure you set your TV with the TV remote to AV2 before the Topfield unit can be used.
• Press the
tion.
576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p. You may need to press the
button
All formats will be displayed on the front screen of the Topfield
unit.
button
multiple times to cycle through all the different formats.
on the remote and set to the correct resolu-
When the Service Scan is finished I get zero channels
• Check that there is a signal coming from the antenna by connecting it directly to the TV or another device.
• You must have signal strength between 50%–90%
• Indoor antenna is not recommended as the signal is not enough
to display channels when a service is scanned.
Getting pixilated images on the my Television
• Check the plug on the Topfield unit and on the wall making sure
that it’s a tight connection.
• Check that there is a signal coming from the antenna by connecting it directly to the TV or another device.
• You must have signal strength between 50%–90%
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Can not receive or adjust sound through the Topeld unit
• Adjust volume using the V- or V+ on the Topeld remote.
• Use the TV remote to adjust the sound to approx 50% then use
the Topeld remote to adjust volume.
• Check the connection between the TV and the Topeld product.
• Make sure you are in the correct AV on the TV
Can not rewind live Television
• Make sure that Timeshift is enabled, Settings > Recording.
• Check that Hard Disc Drive is working by playing back a previ-
ous recorded program.
The Free to Air Guide is blank
• Move to every channel and give the recorder a few minutes to
populate the guide for each channel.
45
• Factory reset and re-scan all the services in the Installation part
of the MENU.
• Check the broadcaster sends a Free to Air guide for that service.
Can not set the correct aspect ratio
• Change the aspect ratio on the Topeld unit by pressing the
button on the Topeld remote. 16:9/4:3
• Check the aspect ratio on your TV. Refer to the user guide of
your TV for information about this procedure.
• Check the broadcast of the program. For example some programs are only broadcasted in 4:3
Lost part of my show because it went longer then the set time
• When settingaReservation add an extra few minutes to the Duration to cover for programs going over the predicted time.
• When recording o the Free to Air guide press the
twice on the Topeld remote and adjust the duration to cover
for programs going over the predicted time.
A Troubleshooting
button
• Adjust the Padding in the Settings > Recording > Timer
Record Padding [Rear]. Adjust according to personal prefer-
ence.
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Can not
get a network connection
• Make sure you are using a Router and not a Modem.
• You can only establish a connection by using the Network cable
directly to the Topfield unit OR by using a USB wireless dongle.
• You are using a 3rd part USB wireless dongle.
• Your router settings are not set up correctly in the Topfieldunit.
• Check connection of Ethernet cable and USB wireless dongle,
making sure they are a tight fit in the socket.
• Restart Router and try again.
Can not connect my external HDD
• Make sure external HDD is formatted in NTFS, then reformatted to the system when it is connected. This will ensure that the
hard drive is ready to use and the full capacity is available.
• The HDD must not be more then 1000 GB (1 TB).
• You must make sure that the external HDD is self powered.
Can not see the time shown on the front of the Topfield unit
This can be adjusted in the Settings > Miscellaneous > Standby Mode,
from Passive to Active.
My Topfield recorder doesn’t go to standby after instant recording
When an instant recording has been activated the recorder will need
to stay on until the recording finishes.
To place the recorder into standby after the recording has finished
press the Power button on the remote control during a recording
and the following message will be displayed “RECORDER NOT FINISHED, DO YOU WANT TO POWER OFF?”.
Move the green tab to YES and leave the recorder uiON, but do not execute the function. The television may be turned off and the recorder
will go into standby (sleep mode) when the recording has finished.
Cannot view guide content
Perform a factory reset and service search to allow the unit to restart
the guide. Be sure to save your settings in the Installation section before applying a factory reset.
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Correct disposal of this product
This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that
it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end
o ts working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment
or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate
this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote
the sustainable reuse of material resources. Household users should
contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their
local government e for details of where and how they can dis-
pose this product for environmentally safe recycling. Business users
should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of
the purchase contract. This product should not be mixed with other
commercial wastes for disposal.
At any time during the life of a product T
ware or software on any product to introduce new
the product.
Copyright © 2015, T d Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. English version
http://www.i-topfield.com
d Co., Ltd. may change or modify the hard-
features or improve the functionality of
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