Topfield TRF-5300, TRF-5310, TRF-5320 User Reference

High Denition

Digital Terrestrial Receiver

Personal Video Recorder

TRF-5300
TRF-5310
TRF-5320

User Reference

Default PIN: 0000

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The lightning h with arrowhead symbol, in an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the

user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of

t magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person.

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

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

Precautions

Ë Read, keep and follow these instructions.
Ë Clean with a dry cloth only.
Ë Do not block any of the ventilation openings.
Ë Do not install near any heat sources or in direct sunlight as this will impair cooling.
Ë Do not operate this product near water. Do not place any of the objects

d with liquids, such as

vases on this unit.

Ë Do not try to change the plug or defeat its safety purpose. If the provided plug does not

t into

your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

Ë This product is designed for indoor use only.
Ë Place the digital receiver on a

rm and level surface.

Ë Do not lay any objects such as magazines on this unit.
Ë Do not overload power outlets. Doing so may result in a risk of

e or electrical shock.

Ë Never open this unit’s casing under any circumstances, or the warranty will be void.
Ë Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
Ë Refer all servicing to

d 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.

Ë 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 TRF-5300/ TRF-5310/ TRF-5320.

Ë Illustrations pictured in this reference may not be exactly the same as the actual product.

Ë 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

3. Plug into power point and tur

2. Connect your desired audio-video cable from the back of the Topeld unit to the television con­ nectors. (Composite, HDMI)

d unit ON using the switch on the back of the unit.

4. Switch television on, then use the television remote to select the correct video input channel for
the Topeld unit.

(for example, AV1, AV2, HDMI, etc)

5. On the main menu go to Installation e Searching then scroll to Start Search and press

OK .

Wait till the progress bar on the bottom of the screen reaches 100 % and then press

OK to save and

EXIT to exit.

CONTENT iv

Contents

Contents v

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Features . ............................. 1

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

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

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

2 Setup 7

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

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

2.3 Rear panel connections . ..................... 8

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

2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna . ............... 11

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

2.5 Switching on for the rst time .................. 13

3 Service Search 15

3.1 Searching for broadcasting services . . . ............ 15

3.2 Resetting to factory settings ................... 16

3.3 Resetting to user settings ..................... 17

3.4 Clearing the services list ..................... 17

4 Preference Settings 18

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4.1 Video and audio settings ..................... 18

4.1.1 High denition television . ............... 18

4.1.2 Television aspect ratio . . . ............... 19

4.1.3 Audio mode ........................ 20

4.2 Local time setting ......................... 21

4.3 Parental control .......................... 22

4.4 Options for recording . . ..................... 24

4.5 Options for playback . . ..................... 25

4.6 Options for on-screen display .................. 26

4.7 Options for the front display ................... 27

4.8 TouseIceTV ....................... . . . . 28

4.9 Options for Photo Album ..................... 28

4.10 Options for standby mode .................... 29

5 Every Day Use 30

5.1 Volume control .......................... 31

5.2 Watching television . . . ..................... 31

5.2.1 The services list ...................... 31

5.2.2 The favourite service lists . ............... 32

5.2.3 Viewing programme information ............ 33

5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks . . . ............... 33

5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks . . ............... 34

5.3 Viewin

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5.4 Using time-shift .......................... 35

6 Organising Services 37

6.1 Editing the favourite lists..................... 37

6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard ................. 39

7 Recording and Playback 40

7.1 Recording a programme ..................... 41

7.1.1 Instant recording ..................... 42

7.1.2 Timer recording ...................... 43

7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide . . 46

7.1.4 Recording a time-shifted programme .......... 46

7.2 File archive ............................. 47

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7.2.1 To delete a recording . . . . ............... 47

7.2.2 To sort recordings ..................... 47

7.2.3 To lock a recording .................... 48

7.2.4 To rename a recording . . . ............... 48

7.2.5 To make a new folder ................... 48

7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder . . . ...... 48

7.3 Playing back a recording ..................... 49

7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar ........... 49

7.3.2 To play in slow motion . . . ............... 50

7.3.3 To play in fast motion ................... 50

7.3.4 To make a bookmark ................... 51

7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly .......... 51

7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence .......... 52

7.4 Editing a recording . . . ..................... 52

7.5 Copying a recording . . ..................... 53

8 Entertainment 54

8.1 Copying les ............................ 54

8.2 Playing back MP3 les . ..................... 56

8.3 Viewing image les . . . ..................... 56

8.3.1 How to move a le to the photo album . . .

...... 56

8.4 Playing back a video le ..................... 57

8.5 Playing back YouTube contents (optional) ........... 59

8.6 Sharing image les by Yahoo Flickr (optional) ......... 60

8.7 SHOUTcast Internet radio (optional) . . ............ 61

8.8 World weather Online service (optional) . . .......... 62

9 Accessing via Network 63

9.1 Conguring the router . ..................... 64

9.1.1 To access within the local area network . . . ...... 64

9.1.2 To access over the Internet . ............... 65

9.2 Network setup ........................... 66

9.2.1 For a wired connection . . . ............... 66

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9.2.2 For a wireless connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

9.3 Accessing the web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

9.4 Accessing the FTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

10 Topeld Application Program 72

11 Firmware Update 75

11.1 From a memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

11.2 From the

rmware server via the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 75

A Troubleshooting 77

B Universal Remote Control 83

B.1 Code list for television sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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2 Introduction

Ë Can store up to 2S000 television and radio services.

Ë Can create lists of your favourite services.

Ë Can view information about the current television or ra-

dio programme.

Ë Has an electronic programme guide that provides an

overview of scheduled programmes.

Ë You can record one service while you are currently

watching another.

Ë You can record many programmes using a built-in hard

drive with large storage capacity.

Ë Time-shift is a special technical feature available on this

digital receiver. You can pause a programme you are
watching and resume it again at a later time. Then you
can quickly go to any part of the current programme by
fast forward or rewind search.

Ë If you have an external hard drive connected to the dig-

ital receiver via the USB port, you can record television
programmes into it.

Ë You can play back video les of various formats

includ-

ing X-vid.

Ë You can use various Web services including YouTube.

(optional)

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver

You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control or
the buttons on the front panel.

NOTE

When the digital receiver is o but plugged into a wall
socket, we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand,
when it is on, it is in active mode. Even when you are not

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1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3

using the digital receiver, you should keep it plugged into
a wall socket to be in standby mode so that it can run timer
events at any time.

1.2.1 Front panel

The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control

d a display to indicate its

status. The following indicates what they mean.

button switchesthe 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.

MENU button displays the main menu. It isalso usedto return

to the previous menu from a submenu.

OK button displays the services list. See §5.2.1 for more de-

tails. It is also used to select a menu item.

CHANNEL

, buttons switch to the previous or next ser-

vice.

VOLUME

, buttons decrease or increase the volume.

There is a USB port on the front panel for
rmware update and data transfer.

Remote Control

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

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not used in this model.

Ë

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

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

Ë

, not used in this model.

Ë Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values

for menu options.

Ë

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

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

programme.

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switches the PORTAL menu.

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changes aspect ratio.

Ë

switches over between television services and radio services.

Ë

changes video resolution.

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not used in this model.

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displays the electronic programme guide.

Ë

,,( ) buttons switch to the navigation menus and interactive screens

Ë

displays the services list. Also, selects menu items.

Ë

, ( , ) change values for menu options.

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Ë exits a menu or hides on-screen information.

Ë , buttons decrease or increase the volume.

Ë

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

Ë

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

Ë , buttons switch to the previous or next service.

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makes a bookmark on playback or time-shift.

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jumps to next bookmark position.

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edits a recording.

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(White Button) has multi purpose functions.

Ë selects subtitle track.

Ë not used in this model.

Ë sets a sleep timer in 10 minute increments.

Ë starts recording.

Ë stopsplayback, recording, or jumps back tolive television from time-shifted television.

Ë displays connected devices list.

Ë selects audio track, sound mode.

Ë starts reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed.

Ë pauses live television or playback of a recorded programme.

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

back or time-shift.

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

Ë jumps back to the beginning of the recording during playback.

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

Ë has

t functions per menu.

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jumps to the end of the recording during playback.

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

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

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Chapter 2

Setup

2.1 Unpacking

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

Ë Remote control
Ë Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V)
Ë One Composite cable (RCA cable)

NOTE

Accessories may vary according to your local area.

2.2 Safety precautions

Please read carefully the following safety precautions.

Ë 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.

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RF LOOP OUT

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5

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VIDEO

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AUDIO L/R

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S/PDIF COAXIAL

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S/PDIF OPTICAL

HDMI

LAN

USB

ON/OFF

Terrestrial broadcasting signal input socket (5V,Max.100mA)

Composite video output socket for the television set

(yellow)

Terrestrial broadcasting signal output socket through the

ANT IN socket for another digital receiver

Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the
audio video receiver

(white/red)

Coaxial-type digital audio output socket for the audio­video receiver

Optical-type digital audio output socket for the audio­video receiver

Audio and video output socket for the high denition
television set

USB port for rmware update and data transfer

(USB 2.0 Host, 5V DV, 500mA Max.)

Power switch (You have to turn on this switch rst to use this

digital receiver.)

Local area network port

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2.3 Rear panel connections 9

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

10 Setup

HDMI

Left & right audio output
Digital audio output

AV-OUT VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output
AV-OUT AUDIO Left & right audio output

S/PDIF Digital audio output
LAN 10/100 Ethernet
USB 2.0 Host (5 V DC, 500 mA)

2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver

There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up the
digital receiver suitably to your television and other devices.
If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact
your dealer.

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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11

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 an-
other digital receiver, you may link it from
the ANT OUT connector.

NOTE

ANT 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 have a matching connector,
then use the next connector in the following order for a better
picture quality.

1. HDMI connector (HDMI)

2. Composite connector (AUDIO, VIDEO)

You should congure audio and video settings after connect­ing up the digital receiver. See §4.1 for a detailed description.

To use the HDMI output

If you have a high denition 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.

12 Setup

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 ofthe cable into the VIDEO
(yellow) socket on the digital receiver, and
plug the other end into the matching socket
on your television.

NOTE

posite video output.

To make the audio connection

You need to obtain an audio cable (RCA ca­ble) to link the audio connectors. Plug one
ends of the cable into the AUDIO L (white)
and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digi-
tal receiver, and plug the other ends into
the matching sockets on your television or
audio-video receiver.
To enjoy Digital audio, your television or
audio-video receiver must be able to decode
Digital audio, and you need to obtain an
S/PDIF cable.

If you want to use the COAXIAL connec­tor, prepare a coaxial S/PDIF cable (RCA ca­ble); otherwise to use the OPTICAL connec­tor, prepare an optical S/PDIF cable. Plug
one end of the cable into the S/PDIF socket
on the digital receiver, and plug the other end
into the matchingsocket onyour audio-video
receiver.

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2.5 Switching on for the rst time 13

2.5 Switching on for the rst time

Now that you have your digital receiverconnected, you should
plug it into a wall socket. Ensure that your television set is
turned on and on the correct video channel so that you will be
able to see the display from the digital receiver.

Before switching on the digital receiver, you should insert bat­teries into the remote control. Open the battery compartment
by removing the lid, and then insert the batteries observing the
polarity, which is marked on the base of the battery compart­ment.

Press the

button on the top left corner on the remote con-

trol. In a little time, you may see a picture displaying a menu.

If you do not see a picture, try pressing the

VF button on the

remote control. If after several tries you still get no picture,
check that the television is setto 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 congure
the video settings.

CAUTION

If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to the remote
control commands, the batteries may be at. Be sure to re­place only with 1.5 V AAA size batteries, and observe the
following precautions.

Ë Do not mix dierent types of batteries, or new and old

batteries.

Ë Do not use rechargeable batteries.

Ë Do not recharge the old batteries.

Ë In order to avoid any risk of explosion, observe the po-

larities indicated inside the battery compartment.

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Chapter 3

Service Search

After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per­form a service search.

NOTE

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3.1 Searching for broadcasting services

To perform service search, se­lect the Installation e Searching
menu. You should see a screen
like the left gure.

searching...

Search Mode Manual

97% Level
97% Quality

Channel

Extended Signal

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PID

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Start Search...

Off

16 Service Search

You should set the Search Mode option to Auto for the rst
time after connecting up the digital receiver, then the digital
receiver will search for all available services.

You may choose to only search for the services of a specic
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.

It is possible to search single service in a certain transponder
only if you know the desired service’s audio and video packet
identication (PID). Set the Search Mode option to Advanced,
then the PID option becomes enabled. Specify the PIDs of your
desired service with the numeric buttons.

To start service search, move down to the Start Search item,
and press the

OK button. The digital receiver will start to

search for services and display a list of television and radio
services as they are found. It is common for no channels to be
found until quite late in the process. When the scan is com­plete, you will see a message telling you how many services
have been found. Press the

OK button to save the list.

3.2 Resetting to factory settings

The digital receiver maintains the following data:

Ë Services list
Ë Favourite list
Ë Timer list
Ë Preference settings

You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the Instal­lation e System Recovery e Factory Setting menu, and then

you get asked for conrmation. 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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Chapter 4

Preference Settings

4.1 Video and audio settings

You have to congure the video
and audio settings appropriately
for your television set and other
devices. Select the Settings e
A/V Output menu. You should
see a screen like the left gure.

4.1.1 High denition television

The digital receiver supports various video resolutions from
576 to 1080. In general, a resolution of 720 or more is consid­ered high denition. The higher the resolution is, the better
the quality is. However, if your television set does not sup­port high denition, you cannot enjoy high denition quality
picture.

A/V Output

Video Format

Video Format

Select video format.

1080I

TV Aspect Ratio 16:9

Display Format

Sound Mode

Dolby Digital

Dolby DRC Mode

Full

Stereo

PCM

Line Mode

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4.1 Video and audio settings 19

Set the Video Format option as you desire. If you set this op­tion to 576P, the digital receiver will present even high deni­tion programmes in resolution of 576. On the contrary, if you
set it to 1080I, the digital receiver will present even standard
denition programmes in resolution of 1080.

It is recommended to set it to Auto if you have a high denition
television. With that setting the digital receiver will present a
programme as it is without any resolution conversion. While
watching television you can change the resolution with the

VF

button. Whenever you pressit, the video resolution is changed
in turn.

NOTE

You can enjoy only standard denition video with the Com­posite video output (AV-OUT VIDEO).

4.1.2 Television aspect ratio

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

You can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normal­screen programmes with your wide-screen television as the
above gures show. To watch normal-screen programmes
in full screen like the left gure, set the Display Format option
to Full. Normal-screen pictures then will be inated to t to
the width of the wide screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the
original ratio like the right gure, set it to Center. If you have

20 Preference Settings

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 gures show. The left
gure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen.
To watch wide-screen programmes in the shape like the cen­tre gure, set the Display Format option to Letter Box. Wide­screen pictures then will be reduced to t to the width of the
normal screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the shape like the
right gure, set it to Center extract. Then wide-screen pictures
will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to t to the
width of the normal screen.

4.1.3 Audio mode

Basically, there are two audio sources asyou can ndtwo 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 butt

on. See §5.2.4 for a detailed description.

The digital receiver can output two types of digital audio sig­nals via the S/PDIF output. One is an encoded signal, and
the other is a decoded signal. If you have the digital receiver
linked to your audio-video receiver via the S/PDIFoutput, you
have to set the Digital option to O, which means that the
digital receiver will output encoded Digital audio without
decoding so that your audio-video receiver can decode it.

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4.2 Local time setting 21

Otherwise, set it to On, then the digital receiver will output
decoded Digital audio, scaling it down to two channels.

NOTE

Only if the service you are currently watching provides
a Digital audio track, you can enjoy Digital sound.

4.2 Local time setting

You should set your local time for timer events.

Select the Settings e Time
menu. You should see a screen
like the left gure. You can set
the clock manually or use the
time signal, Greenwich Mean
Time (GMT), carried as part of
the digital television broadcast.
To use Greenwich Mean Time,
take the following steps:

1. Set the Mode option to Auto, then the Time Oset option

becomes enabled.

2. Set the Time Oset option to the time dierence between

your time zone and GMT referring to Table 4.1.

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

the Local Time item.

To set the local time manually, set the Mode option to Man-
ual and enter your local time to the Local Time option with
the numeric buttons. The time format is day/month/year 24-
hour:minute.

If daylight saving time is

observe

d in your state at the moment,

set the Daylight Saving Time option to On.

Time

Mode Auto

Local Time

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GMT

Time Offset

Time Format

Daylight Saving Time

10:00

24 Hours

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4.3 Parental control 23

When you are watching a programme, you can check its pro­gramme classication on the information box. For the infor­mation box, see §5.2.3. You can prevent your children from
watching specic programmes by specifying a maximum per­missible level.

Select the Settings e Parental
Control menu. You should see
a screen like the left gure,
and you will be asked your
Personal Identication Number
(PIN). The number is initially set
to ‘0000’ as default.

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

No block restricts no prorgramme.

Total block restricts every programme, even those with no pro-

gramme classication.

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

for all audiences.

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

Parental Guidance, the content of which is mild.

M restricts to M or above rated

programmes

. M stands for

Mature, the content of which is moderate in impact.

MA restricts to MA or above rated programmes. MA stands

for Mature Audience, the content of which is strong.

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

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

strong.

AV restricts to AV rated programmes. AV stands for Adult

PIN Code required

Enter PIN Code

_ _ _ _

Parental Control

Censorship No block

Change PIN Code

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Access Control

24 Preference Settings

Viewing, the content of which is deep hardcore.

NOTE

If a programme has no rating information, your censorship
setting will not take eect.

If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the
censorship setting, the person has to enter the personal identi­cation 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 conrmation.

You can also restrict uses of some menus. Selecting the Access

Control menu displays a list of menus that you can lock. If the
Time item is set to Locked, you have to enter the PIN when

accessing the Time menu. If you enter a wrong number, you
cannot use the menu. To release a locked item, set it to Un-
locked.

4.4 Options for recording

To set the options for recording,
select the Settings e Recording
menu. You should see a screen
like the left gure.

To enable the time-shift function, you shouldset the Time Shift-
ing option to anything other t

han Disable

. The available range

for this option is 30 minutes to 5 hours. You will have the latest

Recording

Recording Drive

Internal

Time Shifting

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Time Shift Storage

Time Recording Duration

Time Record Padding [Front]

Time Record Padding [Rear]

Enable

30Min

0Min

0Min

Instant Recording Duration

2Hour

2Hour

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4.5 Options for playback 25

of the current programme as long as the duration specied at
this option.

You can record a programme into both an external and the
built-in hard drive. If you want to record a programme into
an external hard drive, set Recording Drive option to External;
otherwise, set this option to Internal.

If you set the Time Shift Storage option to Enable, the time­shifted programme will be saved in the TimeShift folder of the
hard drive.

You can set the duration of the timer recording. Set the Timer
Recording Duration option as you desire. Its available range is
10 minutes to 3 hours.

Time padding is the feature of adding extra recording time to
the beginning or end of a programme, so that you do not miss
any part of the programme. Set the Time Padding of Timer
Recording option as you desire.
You can adjust the duration of the

instan

t 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 e Playback
menu. You should see a screen
like the left gure.

If you want to play back a recorded le from beginning, set
Starting Position option to Beginning. To play back a recorded

Playback

Starting Position

Jump Time Interval

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Trick Mode Level

Media Subtitle

2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 1...

30Min

10 Sec

Beginning

26 Preference Settings

le from the part where you were watching, set this option to
Continuing.

You can adjust the jump interval that is for playback. Set the
Jump Time Interval option as you desire. Its available range is
10 seconds to 3 minutes.

If you want to enjoy more levels ofplayback speed, set the Trick
Mode Level option to 2x,4x,8x,16x,32x,64x, 128x; otherwise,
set it to 4x, 16x, 64x, 128x.

NOTE

You can enjoy video les such as Xvid with the digital re­ceiver. However, the above options might not be eective
depending on the video les to be played. For detailed de­scription on how to play back a video le, refer to §8.4.

4.6 Options for on-screen display

To set the options for the on­screen display (OSD), select the
Settings e OSD menu. You
should see a screen like the left
gure.

To adjust the transparency level of the OSD, set the OSD Trans-
parency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 per­cent.

To adjust the display time of the information box, set the Info
Box Display Time option as you desire. Its available range is
1 to 30 seconds. If you set this option to No Info Box, the in­formation box will not be displayed when you switch services.

OSD

OSD Transparency

15%

Info Box Display Time

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Info Box Position

Animation

Text Scroll

+0 line

Enable

Disable

5 Sec

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4.7 Options for the front display 27

However, pressing the button will display the informa­tion box. If you set this option to Never Hide, the informa­tion box will always be displayed. For the information box, see

§5.2.3.

In addition, you can raise or lower the position of the infor­mation box. Set the Info Box Position option as you desire. Its
available range is ˰XW to RZ lines. The higher you set the op­tion, the lower the information box will be positioned.

Ani-

mation option to Enable.

name column on the services list screen, you can get it to scroll
by setting the Text Scroll optionto anything other than Disable.
With the choice of Full Scroll, it will be fully scrolled until its
end disappears; with the choiceof Pa

rt Scroll, it will be scrolled

only to its end.

4.7 Options for the front display

To set the options for the front
display, select the Settings e
Front Display menu. You should

The front display shows the currently viewed service’s number

the service name column, you can get it to scroll by setting the
Main Display Scrolling option to anything other than Disable.
With the choiceof Unlimited, it will be repeatedly scrolled; with

Front Display

Main Display Scrolling

Unlimited

Sub Display Content

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Brightness in Operation Mode

Brightness in Standby Mode

High

Middle

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4.10 Options for standby mode 29

To use those eects ramdomly, set this option to Random. The
default value is Random.

4.10 Options for standby mode

You can have the current time displayed on the front display
in standby mode. Select the Settings e Miscellaneous menu
and set the Standby Mode option to Active; otherwise, set it to
Passive. When you set the Standby Mode option to Active,the
receiver can also bypass the signal from the antenna.

30 Every Day Use

Chapter 5

Every Day Use

5.1 Volume control

Use the VOLUME˰ and VOLUMER buttons to alter the volume
to a comfortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on
your television set too. To temporarily switch o the sound,

press the button. Press it again to restore the sound to pre­vious level.

5.2 Watching television

To change services, press the CHANNEL˰ or CHANNELR but­ton. Pressing the button switches to the previously
viewed service. In addition, you can switch to your desired
service by entering its service number with the numeric but­tons. You can also select a service to watch in the services list.

5.2.1 The services list

To view the services list, press the OK button.

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5.2 Watching television 31

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

Ë Service number and name
Ë Multiplex information

To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry

with the or button and press the

OK button, then the

selected service will be presented.

Pressing the or button skips over 10 entries up or down.
Entering a service number with the numeric buttons puts the
highlight bar on its entry.

You can switch between the television services list and the ra­dio services list by pressing the

button.

Pressing the button displays additional options, with
which you can do the following:

Ë By setting the Show Provider option to On, you can view

service entries by groups of broadcasters.

Ë To change the name of the highlighted service, select the

Rename option, then the on-screen keyboard appears,
with which you can enter a new name. See §6.2 as to
how to use the on-screen keyboard.

Ë You can prevent other family members from watching

the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to
Locked. You have to enter your personal
number to watch or unlock it.

Ë To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, se-

lect the Add to Fav option, then the favourite groups will
be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group
and press the

OK button.

TV Services

Option

Favourite List

DVBT Ch 11 219.500 MHz

1000 ABC

All services

1001 ABC

1002 ABC News

1003 ABC News

1004 ABC News

Options

Show Provider

Off

Rename
Lock

Unlocked
Delete
Add to FAV

32 Every Day Use

Ë To delete the highlighted service, select the Delete op-

choice of Yes, it will be deleted. If you want to restore
it as before, you have to perform service search again.

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 ser-

vices list screen. For the services
list, see §5.2.1.

To select a favourite list, put
the highlight bar on a desired
favourite group list and press
the

OK button, then the selected

favourite group’s services will be
listed.

As to how to edit the favourite lists, refer to §6.1.

To select a favourite service, put the hightlight bar on a desired
service and press the

OK button, the it will be displayed. To

select another group, press the button.

After you have selected a favourite service, if you then switch

to another service using 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 the service you are currently watching into a favourite
group, press the button to display additional options, and
then select Add this service item.

Favourite List

Option

All Services

News

Movie

Music

Sports

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5.2 Watching television 33

To remove the currently highlighted favourite grop or service,
select Delete item in the additional option box, then you get

Yes, it will be re-

moved.

5.2.3 Viewing programme information

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

Ë Service number and name

Ë Signal level and quality

Ë Programme name

Ë

Ë Programme summary

Ë Broadcasting time

Ë Current time

In addition, you might see the following symbols:

Ë Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitle tracks are provided on the

current programme.

Ë Lock symbol (

) if the current service is locked.

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

EXIT button.

5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks

Some programmes are provided with audio tracks in one or
more languages. Pressing the button displays available au­dio tracks. Once you select an audio track, that track will be

34 Every Day Use

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 programme provides subtitle
tracks, the subtitle symbol ( ) will be marked on the infor­mation box. Pressing the button displays available subtitle
tracks. Once you select a subtitle track, it will be displayed.

5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide

The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) shows the current and
scheduled programmes that are or will be available on each
service withashort summary for each programme.

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

Scheduled programmes
programme summary
Broadcasting date
Broadcasting time

To see detailed information ofadesired programme, put the

highlight bar on the programme with the or button and
press the button. To switch to another service, press the

or button.

You can tr

avel over previous days with the

F2 button, and can

travel over next days with the

F3 button.

To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts, press the
button. To switch it back, press the button again.

EPG

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5.4 Using time-shift 35

Pressing the F1 button will rearrange the form, swapping the
columns and rows. To switch it back, press the

F1 button

again.

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

5.4 Using time-shift

You can pause and resume a live television programme, and
even rewind and replay it. When you are watching a pro­gramme and you miss something, you can rewind and replay
it. Or when your attention is needed elsewhere, you can pause
a live TV and resume a short time later without losing any of
the programme.

When you do this, you are no
longer watching the live pro­gramme, instead you are watch­ing a delayed presentation. This
is called time-shifted television.
You can skip commercials until
you catch up to the live broad­cast.

In order to use the time-shift feature, set the Time Shifting op­tion to desired duration of time. Then the digital receiver will
archive the programme as much time as you set in the option.
See §4.4.

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

Ë To go back in time, hold down the button; to go for-

ward, hold down the button. The progress bar is dis­played momentarily with a preview window.

36 Every Day Use

You can navigate using the progress bar, refer to §7.3.1.

You can jump backward and forward by pressing the F4
and F3 buttons. You can change the jump time at the
Jump Time Interval option. See §4.5.

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

gramme is displayed momentarily in top right corner of
the screen. A value of

02:00 means two minutes be-

hind the live programme.

To makearecording of the time-shifted programme, see

§7.1.4.

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

NOTE

You can adjust some options for time-shift. Refer to §4.4.

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EPG

button, then the guide will populate. Do this to every single
channel upon starting up PVR.

You can add up to 10 groups. To addanew group, select the
NEW item in the group list, then the on-screen keyboard ap­pears. See §6.2 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.

To rename a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry
you want and press the

F2 button, then the on-screen key-

board likewise appears.

To delete a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you
want and press the

F3 button, then a message box appears,

Yes, it will be

deleted.

You can addafavourite service to a group by taking the fol­lowing steps:

1. Put the highlight bar onadesired group entry in the
group list and press the

OK

OK

OK

button to select it. The high-

light bar then moves to the services list.

2. To add a service to the selected group, put the highlight
bar on a desired service entry and press the button.
The selected service entr y gets added to the favourite list.
Repeat this step to add more entries.

3. Press the

F1

F1

button, and the highlight bar gets moved to
the favourite list. You can delete a favourite entry with
the button.

4. To select another group, press the button again, then
the highlight bar gets moved to each column.

Furthermore, you can rearrange a group’s favourites by mov­ing a favourite entry. To moveafavourite entry, put the high­light bar on the favourite entry you want and press the

F2 but-

ton. Press the and buttons or and buttons to

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6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard 39

move it to a desired place and press the OK button. To add
radio services, press the button, then radio service entries
get listed in the services list. To recall the television services
list after adding radio services, press the button again.

As to how to use the favourite service lists you organised, refer
to §5.2.2.

6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard

You can move the highlight key

horizontally with the and
buttons and vertically with the

and buttons. Pressing the

OK button on a key enters its let-

ter in the input line. To type a
space, select the Space key. To
type lower case letters or numer­als, select the Shift key.

To delete a letter, put the cursor to the right of the desired letter
on the input line and then select the Del key. You must select
the Save key to store the name; otherwise if you press the

EXIT

button, the name will not be stored.

40 Recording and playback

Chapter 7

Recording and Playback

You can record TV programmes into an external hard drive as
well as the built-in hard drive.

NOTE

To use an external hard drive, you must connect the external
hard drive to the USB port of the digital receiver.
You cannot play back the recordings with a regular MPEG
player on your computer because they are formatted

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CAUTION

Do not disconnect the external hard drive while recording
or playing back. It may cause damage to recorded pro­grammes. You should disconnect the external hard drive in
standby mode only.

This recorder can record four services simultaneously, how­ever, this is controlled by the channel frequency. Each channel

7

7.1 Recording a programme 41

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 on each channel frequency simutaneously.
(E.g. 10.TEN Digital plus 11.One HD and 90.GEM plus 99.Go!)
Whilst recording the above combination of programmes you
can also playback a pre-recorded show.

7.1 Recording a programme

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

When you are watching a dierent 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.
When you record two dierent channels from two dierent
stations, what you are actually doing is locking each tuner to
two separate station bandwidths.

For example, if you record channel 7TWO and channel 9 Digi­tal, you have locked the rst tuner into all the channels from 7
which includes: 7 Digital, 7 Digital 1, 7TWO and 7Mate. While
on the second tuner you have locked in all the channels from 9
which includes: 9 Digital, Gem and Go.

With this in mind, while the above two channels (eg. 7TWO
and 9 Digital) are being recorded, you can watch a third chan­nel which can be only one of the follo

wing: 7 Digital

, 7 Digital

1, 7Mate, Gem or Go.

The same can be said for recording for four services (eg.
7TWO, 7Mate, 9 Digital and Go). You can watch an additional
channel which can be only one of the following: 7 Digital, 7
Digital 1 or Gem.

42 Recording and playback

CAUTION

Do not move the digital receiver nor pull out the power
plug while it is running. It may cause damage to recorded
programmes. Toppro is not responsible for damages in-

7.1.1 Instant recording

To instantly record a programme you are watching at present,
press the button.

Pressing the button will not pause the current recording
like it does with a video recorder. Instead, pressing the but­ton will pause the live show and begin time-shifting within the
current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled.
In short, it is still possible to pause a recording, but literally
recording continues in the digital receiver.

After a recording has started,
pressing the button displays

which you can set the recording
duration.

To specify an arbitrary recording duration, set the Duration op-

tion as you desire with the

and buttons and press the

OK

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7.1 Recording a programme 4k

If the information about the next programme is provided by
the electronic programme guide, the After this program and

After next program options will be enabled. Once the After this
program option is selected, the current recording will stop at

the time when the current programme is scheduled to end.
Likewise, once the After next program option is selected, the
current recording will stop at the time when the next pro­gramme is scheduled to end.

To stop recording, press the

button; then a box like the
left gure appears, which shows
the programmes currently be­ing recorded. Select record­ing by using navigation buttons
then press

OK button to stop the

recording.

While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another
service. To additionally record another service, switch to the
service you want to record, and press the button. Once a
recording is started, it is put on the recorded programme list
even though it is not nished yet. The recording le is named
the program name if available or after its service name with
a sux of a number. To view the recorded programme list,
press the button or alternatively select the Recording e
Recorded Program menu. See §7.2 for detailed description
about the recorded programme list.

7.1.2 Timer recording

You can set a programme to be recorded at a specic time.
Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode, it will switch
into active mode and start recording at a specied time. When
the recording comes to the end, the digital receiver will switch

44 Recording and playback

back into standby mode again in one minute. However, if you
press any button on the remote control or on the front panel
even just one time, the digital receiver will not switch into
standby mode.

To add a timer recording, se­lect the Recording e Reserva-
tion menu, then the timer list will
be displayed. To add a new timer
event, press the

F1 button, and

Take the following steps:

1. Set the Record option to On to make a recording. If this

option is set to

, the digital receiver will turn on at the

with your video recorder or suchlike in this case.

2. You may have two sources for recording: TV, radio

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 displays a services list, from which you can select
your desired service.

4. Set the Mode

modes:

One Time means literally ‘one time’.
Every Day means literally ‘every day’.
Every Weekend means ‘Saturday and Sunday every week’.
Weekly means ‘one day every week’.

Insert

Edit information

Delete Delete All Sort By Time

Reservation

September 02 05:16

Entry Information

Record On

Type

TV

Service

1004.ABC News
Mode One Time
Date

02/09/2015-Wed

Start Time

07:48 (-0/+0)

Duration

30 Min
File Name
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7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using the programme guide

1. Press the

EPG button to display the electronic pro-

gramme guide.

2. Select a programme you want to record with the naviga­tion buttons.

3. To make a timer event without recording, press the

OK

button; the letter P is displayed. To make a timer event

To make series recording, press the button on the
selected Record whole series; the letter RS is displayed.

with recording, press it once more or alternatively press
the button, then the letter R is displayed.

4. Pressing the

OK

OK

button once more will cancel the timer.

7.1.4 Recording a time-shifted programme

While watching a programme with time-shift, you can record
it by performing the following steps:

1. Press the button to display the progress bar.

2. Hold down the button to move back in time-shift.

3. Press the button to start recording. When you get
prompted to save the time-shift programme, select

YES

at the same time a new live recording will begin from

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:

Toggle EPG Mode Previous Day Next Day Reservation

Program Guide

September 02 05:16

Thu-Sep. 03

30. SBS HD

32. SBS TWO

33. SBS 3

34. NITV

2. ABC1

3. SBS ONE

21. ABC1

03:00 04:00 05:00

Title

Detailed information

Title Title Title Title

Title Title

Title Title Title Title

Title

Title

Title

Title Title

Title

Title Title

Title Title Title

Title

Recording Option

Record singe program

Quit

Record whole series

Preselect/Record/Cancel Record/Record by Timer/Cancel

information

Toggle EPG Mode Previous Day Next Day Reservation

Program Guide

September 02 05:16

Thu-Sep. 03

30. SBS HD

32. SBS TWO

33. SBS 3

34. NITV

2. ABC1

3. SBS ONE

21. ABC1

03:00 04:00 05:00

Title

Detailed information

Title Title Title Title

Title Title

Title Title Title Title

Title

Title

Title

Title Title

Title

Title Title

Title Title Title

Title

Preselect/Record/Cancel Record/Record by Timer/Cancel

information

R

P

RS

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7.2 File archive 47

See §5.4 for detailed description about the time-shift feature.

7.2 File archive

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

Select the Recording e
Recorded Program menu or
alternatively press the

but-

ton to display the recorded

formation is comprised of the

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

7.2.1 To delete a recording

To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press
the

F4

choice of Yes, it will be deleted.

7.2.2 To sort recordings

To sort the recordings, take the following steps:

1. Press the button to display additional options.

2. Set the Sorting option to Alphabetic, Time or Size as you
want.

3. Press the

EXIT button.

4. If you wish to stop the live recording, press the button
on the remote.

:4 Recording and Playback

7.2.3 To lock a recording

To lock a recording so that other persons cannot play or delete
it, take the following steps:

1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.

2. Press the button to display additional options.

3. Set the Lock option to Locked.

4. Press the

EXIT button.

5. The lock symbol (

) is displayed on it.

If you select a locked recording to play it back, you will be
asked for your personal identication number.

7.2.4 To rename a recording

To change a recording’s name, take the following steps:

1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording.

2. Press the button to display additional options.

3. Select the Rename option, and the on-screen keyboard

appears. Change the name and save it. See §6.2 as to
how to use the on-screen keyboard.

7.2.5 To make a new folder

To make a new folder, press the F2 button, then a new folder
named GROUP # is created. You can change its name in the
same manner as renaming a recording. See above.

7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder

To move a recording to another folder, put the highlight bar
on a desired recording and press the

F3 button. If an external

hard drive is connected to the digital receiver, you get asked
to select between the built-in and external hard drive. Select
Internal, then the folders are listed. Once you choose a folder,
the recording is moved to it.

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7.3 Playing back a recording

When a programme is recorded, its additional contents such
as audio track or subtitle track are also recorded together. So
you can enjoy them while playing back a recording.

The instructions on how to play a recording are as follows:

1. Select the Recording e Recorded Program menu or

alternatively press the button to display the list of
recorded programmes.

2. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording and press
the

OK button, then an option box pops up.

3. To play from beginning, set the Starting Position op­tion to Beginning; to play from the point that you have
stopped at the last time, set it to Continuing. Tostart play­back, select the Play item.

4. To stop playback, press the button.

During playback, you can enjoy the following tricks:

Ë To see the detailed information about the currently

played recording, press the button; then the infor­mation box appears and shows its le name, running
time, programme information, and so on.

Ë To pause playback, press the button. To resume it,

press the button.

Ë To view the progress bar, press the button; to hide it,

press the button again.

Ë When the progress bar is hidden, you can move to a de-

sired scene by entering a progress percentage with the
numeric buttons.

7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar

First press the button to display the progress bar.

Ë To go forward, hold down the button; to go back-

ward, hold down the button.

50 Recording and Playback

Ë If there are no bookmarks, you can jump forward by the

minute set to the Jump time Interval option with the

F3

button. See §4.5 for that option. Refer to §7.3.4 as to how
to bookmark a position.

Ë To jump to the beginning, press the button.

Ë To jump to the end, press the button.

Ë To hide the progress bar, press the button again.

7.3.2 To play in slow motion

To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the but­ton. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 4
steps: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 times. To resume normal speed,
press the button.

7.3.3 To play in fast motion

To watch in fast motion during a playback, press the but­ton. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To
resume normal speed, press the button.

You can play not only forward but also backward in fast mo­tion. To play backward, press the button. If you press it
repeatedly, the playback speed changes. To resume normal
speed, press the button.

You can change the playback speed in 4 steps(4, 16, 64 and 128
times) or in 7 steps (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128times). See §4.5.

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7.3.4 To make a bookmark

You can mark favourite parts of
a recording by creating book­marks and then jump to them in
sequence. Bookmarks are stored
with the recording so that you
can use them again afterwards.
To make bookmarks, take the fol­lowing steps during playback:

1. Press the button to display the progress bar.

2. To add a bookmark, press the

F2 button at a desired

scene, then you will see a small pointer appear above the
progress bar like in the picture above.

3. To jump forward to the next bookmark, press the

F3 but-

ton.

7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly

You can play back a recording repeatedly both in whole and in
part.

To play back in whole, press the button when the progress
bar is hidden, then the repetition symbol (

) is displayed on

the information box. To cancel it, press the button again.

To play back in part, take the following steps:

1. Press the button to display the progress bar.

2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to play

repeatedly by holding down the or button.

3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink.

4. Move to the end scene; the selected part is marked in
black.

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5. Press the button again to start repeated playback.

6. To cancel it, press the button when the progress bar
is displayed.

7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence

You can play several recordings continuously in sequence by
performing the following steps:

1. Press the button or alternatively select the Record-
ing e Recorded Program menu to display the list of
recorded programmes.

2. Select each desired recording with the

F1 button. Once

a recording is selected, it gets numbered.

3. Press the button to start playback.

4. The selected recordings are played in the sequence that
they are numbered.

5. To jump to the beginning of the next recording in the
queue, press the button to display the progress bar,
then press the button.

7.4 Editing a recording

You can cut out or save a part such as commercial from a
recording by performing the following steps:

1. Press the button to display the progress bar during a
playback.

2. Move to the beginning scene of the part you want to edit

by holding down the or button.

3. Press the button, then the pointer starts to blink.

4. Move to the end scene; the part is marked in black.

5. Press the

F4 button, then the edit options are displayed.

6. If you choose the Cut option, it will be removed from the
original recording and discarded.

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7. If you choose the Save option, the cut will be saved in a
new le which is namedafter the originalrecording with
a sux of ‘CUT’ and a number.

NOTE

Edited les cannot be fast-forwarded and rewinded. The

F4

and F3 buttons are still active for this feature.

7.5 Copying a recording

You can record the le in whole or in part during a playback
by performing the following steps:

1. Start playback of a recording you want.

2. Move to a scene from which you want to start copying by

holding down the or button.

3. Press the button, then it will be copied in a new le
which is named after the original recording with a sux
of ‘COPY’ and a number.

4. To stop copying, press the button.

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8.1 Copying les 59

2. Press the MENU button, then go to Recording e
Recorded Program.

3. Select the le you want to transfer using the navigation
buttons on your remote. An orange bar should be on top
of the selected le.

4. Now press the

F3 button.

5. You will be given the option to MOVE to theinternal hard
drive (used when you want to transfer to a folder on the
internal hard drive) or COPY to the external hard drive.

6. Select COPY, you will then get a screen showing your
external hard drive name, select the USB external hard
drive name and press

OK .

NOTE

The copy command will keep the original le on your inter­nal hard drive and then make a 2nd copy of the le on your
external hard drive.

To copy from the external to the internal hard drive, take the
following steps:

1. Connect an external hard drive to the digital receiver.

2. Press the button and then press the or button
to select the External List.

3. Put the highlight bar on a desired le and press the

F3

button, then the list o olders gets displayed.

4. Select a folder in the built-in hard drive.

5. Press the

OK button, then the selected le will be copied

into the built-in hard drive.

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You can enjoy music or audio
books in MP3 format on the dig­ital receiver. Refer to §8.1 as to
how to copy a le from an ex­ternal harddrive into the built-in
hard drive of the digital receiver.
To play an MP3 le, take the fol­lowing steps:

1. Select the Entertainment e MP3 Player or press the
button and then the or button to display the MP3
le list.

2. Put the highlight bar on a desired le; if you want to play
several les, select them with the

F1 button.

3. Press the button to start playback.

4. To stop playback, press the button.

To play all MP3 les in a subfolder, put the highlight bar on a
desired folder, and press the button. To change from one
le to the next or previous le, use the or buttons.

8.3 Viewing image les

8.3.1 How to move a le to the photo album

You must move the jpg les into the Photo Album folder rst.
Please ensure your external hard drive is connected to your
unit.

1. Select

MENU button on your remote then go to Enter-

tainment e Media Player.

2. Press the button on your remote to bring up your
external hard drive.

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8.4 Playing back a video le 5e

3. Select the external hard drive name and then press OK .

4. You will then get access to your external harddrive. Nav­igate through the external hard drive le and folders un­til you have selected the image le you want to transfer.

5. With the le selected, press the

F3 button, then another

screen will appear. Select Photo Album and press

OK .

Now, you can view the image
les in jpg format by performing
the following steps:

1. Select the Entertainment e Photo Album menu, and then
press the or button to display the list o mage les.

2. Put the highlight bar on a desired le and press the

OK

button; if you want to view several les using a slide
show, press the

F1 button. You can change a time in-

terval and eect of slideshow. See §4.9.

3. To stop viewing, press the

EXIT button.

8.4 Playing back a video le

You can play back mediales such as photos, videosand music
with this digital receiver. Media le formats that you can play
back with the digital receiver are as follows:

Ë video: XviD, VOB, MKV, MP4, and AVI
Ë photo: JPG
Ë music: MP3

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Refer to §8.1 as to how to copy a
le from an external hard drive
into the built-in hard drive of the
digital receiver. To play a video
le, take the following steps:

1. Select the Entertainment e Media Player, then press the

SAT button on the remote or press the button, and

then the

or button to display the video le list.

2. Put the highlight bar on a desired le; if you want to play
several les, select them with the

F1 button.

3. Press the

button to start playback.

4. To stop playback, press the

button.

NOTE

This digital receiver supports only version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and

6.x of the Xvid format.

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8.5 Playing back YouTube contents (optional) 59

Select the Entertainment > Portal > YouTube.
To play back a YouTube content, select a content with and
buttons and press the button.
To play back the content with full screen, press the button.

To search contents by a keyword, select the Search menu.
Input the keyword, set the

Search Option as you need and

start the search.

8.5 Playing back YouTube contents (optional)

YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload,

YouTube and play back various contents.

view and share video les. With the TRF-5300, you can access

You can also search contents by a specic keyword.

OK

F1

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Flickr is an image hosting website and on-line community

platform.

To use this function, select the

8.6 Sharing image les by Flickr (optional)

Entertainment > Portal > Flickr.

take the following steps:

1. Select the Search menu to go to the keyword search mode.

2. Enter a keyword as you desire.

3. Select the Enter key on the screen to start searching images.

8

8.7 SHOUTcast Internet radio (optional) 6S

To use SHOUTcast, select the Entertainment > Portal >

SHOUTcast.

To listen to a radio station, select a radio station with
the and buttons and press the button.

do that, take the following steps:

1. Select the Search menu to go to the keyword search mode.

2. Enter a keyword(Program, Station or Genre) as you desire.

3. Select the Enter key on the screen to start searching radio
stations.

OK

8.7 SHOUTcast Internet radio (optional)

SHOUTcast™ Radio is one of the largest directories of profes­sionally and community programmed online radio stations in
the world. Today SHOUTcast™ Radio features over 25,000
stations from around the globe. If you are into pop or rock
music, want to check out local or world programming, you’re

For more details, visit the SHOUTcast web site, http:
//www.shoutcast.com. You can check their terms of
service at the http://www.shoutcast.com/disclaimer.

Pressing the button toggles between the Centigrade and

6l Entertainment

F1

You can view the weather of your city or other cities.
To view the weather, select the Entertainment > Portal >

Weather.

To change a city, take the following steps:

1. Press the Search button to see additional options.

2. Set the Continent, Country and City options as you desire
with the navigation buttons.

3. Select to see the weather of the city.

4. Select Set Location to set the default location.

Fahrenheit.

OK

8.8 World Weather Online service (optional)

You can view the weather of your city or other cities.

Accessing via Network 63

Chapter 9

Accessing via Network

NOTE

The following section describes complex functions that
should only be used by owners with advanced computer
knowledge.

This digital receiver provides features of web service and FTP
service, by which through the network you can make sched­uled recordings, or transfer recording

s to your computer.

Here you need a router, which will connect the digital receiver
to your 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.

g your router for the digital receiver.

2.

g the network settings on the digital receiver.

3. Accessing the home page of the digital receiver. Refer to

§9.3 for detailed description about things you can do by
using the web service of the digital receiver.

4. Accessing the FTP Server of

the digital receiver.

NOTE

The web server and FTP server of the digital receiver do not
work in standby mode. So it must be powered up at all times
if you wish to use the web service at any time.

9.1 ring the router

In this section, the setup programof WRT54G, which isa router
manufactured by Linksys, will be referred to as an example of
how to

e the router for network access.

NOTE

For detailed description about how to set up the router, refer
to the manual of your router.

9.1.1 To access within the local area network

Once your router is powered up, a local area network gets cre­ated whether or not it is connected to the Internet.

You can let the router automatically as­sign a dynamic IP address to the com­puters or devices connected to the net­work by enabling the DHCP server of
the router. In this case, you can access
the digital receiver with the IP address
which is assigned to the digital receiver
by the router.

If the digital receiver reboots, a new dynamic IP address will
be assigned to it. You had better assign a static IP address to
the digital receiver to avoid this inconvenience. As to how to
assign a static IP address, refer to the manual of your router;
as to how to specify a static IP address on the digital receiver,
see §9.2.

64 Accessing via Network

9.1.2 To access over the Internet

When you are away from home, you can access the digital re­ceiver inside your home if your router is

d to route
access to the digital receiver by means of port forwarding. Via
this feature, your router will lead you to the digital receiver
when you access your router with its IP address.

Your router may be assigned to a dynamic IP address by an
Internet service provider. So if the router has rebooted, you
cannot access it unless someone in your home can inform you
of the changed IP address. However, many routers support
Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) service, which can
settle this problem. The following image is an example of one
such DDNS service provider.

If you use a DDNS service, you can access your router with
a domain name. The instructions on how to use the DDNS
service are as follows:

1. Make an account on a web site providing DDNS service,

9.1.2 To access over the Internet 65

which should be supported by your router.

2.

e your router with the account so that it can

communicate with the web site.

Whenever a new dynamic IP address is assigned to the router,
it will inform the DDNS service provider of the new IP ad­dress. This makes it possible that you access the router with a
domain name at any time.

9.2 Network setup

9.2.1 For a wired connection

1. Connect your Ethernet cable from your router to the Top­pro recorder.

2. Press Installation e Network Setting e IP Setting.

3. Select Wired/Wireless LAN. Then select Wired as the pre­ferred connection.

4. 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.

5. Once a connection has been set scroll down to activate

e and press the OK button on the remote.

6. A successful connection will populate all the IP settings
and the Level/Quality bars on the TV screen will show
a

high percentage level.

66 Accessing via Network

9.2.2 For a wireless connection

1. Connect the USB wireless dongle to the USB
port on the PVR.

2. Press Installation e Network Setting e IP
Setting.

3. Select Wired/Wireless LAN. Then select
Wireless as the preferred connection.

4. Select AP list and press OK. A list of available networks
will be shown, then select your personal network.

5. Once network is selected choose the security mode
WPA /WPA2 / WEP. Select your WPA/ WPA2 / WEP
algorithm according to your router setting.

6. Entre the pre-shared key which is also known as your
network password. Network password must be exactly
the same as your router setting including Upper/Lower
case and any numbers used.

7. A successful connection will populate all the IP settings
and the Level/Quality bars on the TV screen will show
a high percentage level. If the

s are not populated

check the password and any security settings.

NOTE

After selecting activate please allow up to 5seconds for
to populate. Most routerscan be accessed viaa webbrowser.
Refer to your Router user guide on how to access router set­ting.

9.3 Accessing the web server

To Access to the web server, set the Installation e Network Set-
ting e Web Server option to Enable.

9.2.2 For a wireless connection 67

Select the Installation e Network Setting e User Info menu.
At this time, you have to enter Personal

n Num-

ber (PIN). Then set the User ID and Password options as you
desire. And select OK to save the settings. When you access
to the web server, you will be asked for the account that was
made with these options.

In way of the web server of the digital receiver, you can do the
following:

Ë Download recording
Ë Create new recording timers.
Ë View information about the programme currently being

recorded.

Ë View the system information of the digital receiver.

To access the digital receiver’s home page through your web
browser, enter its IP address, or domain name if you use a
DDNS service. For the DDNS service, refer to the user man­ual of your router.

You cannot only download but also upload recording sor
MP3

sintheFile Management page. However, if you

68 Accessing via Network

wish to download or upload a e of which size is 2 gigabyte
or more, it is recommended using the FTP server rather than
the web server.

NOTE

The maximum number of user connections is one. This
means that you cannot access the web server while someone
else is occupying it.

9.4 Accessing the FTP server

To Access to the FTP server, set the Installation e Network Set-
ting e FTP Server option to Enable.

Select the Installation e Network Setting e User Info menu.
At this time, you have to enter Personal

n Num-

ber (PIN). Then set the User ID and Password options as you
desire. And select OK to save the settings. When you access
to the FTP server, you will be asked for the account that was
made with these options.

9.4 Accessing the FTP server 69

NOTE

You can access the FTP server with an anonymous account.
However, with an anonymous account you can only down­load

. You cannot upload

You need an FTP client program to access the FTP server of the
digital receiver.

You can log into the FTP server with the user name and pass­word

dinthe Installation e Network Setting e User

Info menu.

70 Accessing via Network

NOTE

The maximum number of user connections is one. This
means that you cannot access the FTP server while someone
else is occupying it.

9.4 Accessing the FTP server 71

Chapter 10

If you are good at programming with C/C++ language, you
may make an executable program to run on the digital re-

grams (TAP).

For TAPs writers, Toppro pro­vides two versions of gcc com­pilier and TAP API (Applica­tion Program Interface) libraries
that are available from Toppro’s
website, aVVUU
U. One is Linux version,
and the other is Cygwin version.

Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line inter­face for Microsoft Windows.

Your TAPs will be run with the following conditions:

Ë A TAP’s

e extension must be tap;i t has any other ex-

tension name, it will be ignored.

72 Topeld Application Program

Ë TAPsmust be situated in the Program Files folder; if they

are placed in any other folder, they will be ignored.

1. Press the button and then the or button to dis-

3. On the remote, press the button. Press the

OK

OK

on

top of the name of your external hard disk.

NOTE

If you would like the TAP to start when the unit starts up,

Auto Start folder in the Program

Files menu.

To run a TAP in the digital receiver, take the following steps:

1. Press the button and then the or button to dis-

and press the

OK button to start it up.

s a running-in-the-background program, its entry
in the list gets marked in green when it starts. You may
have several programs run in the background at a time.

4. To stop a program running in the background, place the
highlight bar on its entry in the list, and press the

OK

button; otherwise you can stop it with the EXIT button.

10

Topeld Application Program 73

The e on the left is a screen­shot of ScreenCapture.tap, with
which you can capture screen in
bmp format from the digital re­ceiver. Not only this TAP but a
lot of sample TAPs are available
in the TAP API.

By the way, the digital receiver will not show the list of the
screenshots savedby the ScreenCapture.tapbecause bmp

s are
supposed to be ignored by the digital receiver. So, to view the
screenshots, you need to transfer them to your computer via
FTP.

If you want to have a program automatically run when the dig­ital receiver starts up, then move the program

etotheAu-

toStart folder. If you want to abort the execution o

t, press

the

0 button at start-up.

74 Topeld Application Program

Chapter 11

Firmware Update

The digital receiver has a stable and convenient rmware to
use. However, once in a while a new

rmware may be released

to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest

rmware

and the

rmware update tool, which runs on most versions of

Windows, from the Toppro website, aVVUU
U.

11.1 From a memory stick

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

1. Download a new rmware from the Toppro
website.

2. Copy the

rmware e to your memory

stick.

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

4. Select the Installation e Firmware Upgrade e USB
Firmware Upgrade menu, and the

s in the USB mem-

ory will be listed.

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11.1 From a memory stick 75

5. Place the highlight bar on the right rmware e and
press the

OK button, and a countdown will be displayed

on the front display of the digital receiver.

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

11.2 From the rmware server via the Internet

You can update the rmware from the rmware server which
is being run by Toppro via the Internet. Make sure that the
digital receiver is connected to your router before
the network settings on the digital receiver.

NOTE

For detailed description about how to set up the router, refer
to the manual of your router.

Select the Installation e

Firmware Upgrade e Net-
work Firmware Upgrade menu.

You should see a screen like the
left

To enable the digital receiver to update the rmware automat­ically when a new

rmware is available, set the Automatic Up-
grade option to Enable. Otherwise if you want to do that by
yourself, select the Start

mware upgrade option, then you get

asked for

rmation. With the choice of Yes, it will check up

whether a new

rmware is available, and it starts rmware up-

date if any.

Firmware Upgrade

USB Firmware Upgrade

Network Firmware Upgrade

September 02 05:16

76 Firmware Upgrade

Appendix A

Troubleshooting

List of Symptoms

No power / No front display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

I have connected my Toppro and get no picture on the

Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

When the Service Scan is

d I get zero channels . . 79

I get a pixilated image on the my Television . . . . . . . 79

Can not receive or adjust sound through Toppro unit . . 79

Can not rewind live Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

The Free to Air Guide is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

I can not set the correct aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Lost part of my show because it went longer then the

recording time set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Can not get a network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Can not connect my external HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

A7

A. Troubleshooting 77

Can not get the time to show on the front of the Toppro . 81

I am unable to get out of the MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

No picture through RF loop out to my Television . . . . 82

My Toppro recorder doesn’t go to standby after instant

recording (non timer recording) . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Cannot view guide content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Before you call a repair person for your Toppro product, check
the list of possible problems and solutions.

No power / No front display

Ë Make sure the main switch on the back of Toppro is

switched to ON.

Ë Properly insert the power plug into the power socket.

Ë If the power outlet is controlled by a switch, make sure

the wall switch is ON.

Ë Remove the power plug from the wall and wait 10 sec-

onds, then plug back in.

Ë Plug another appliance into the outlet, if the other appli-

ance doesn’t work then have a

d electrician repair

the outlet.

Ë

Plug the Toppro into a

t outlet.

I have connected my Toppro and get no picture on the Television

Ë Check that you have connected the cables from the Top-

pro to the TV

Ë The connection must be via an AV output out of the Top-

pro to an AV input of the TV.

Ë Check that you are in the correct AV setting on the TV.

For example if you connected the Toppro box to AV2 on
the TV make sure you set your TV with the TV remote to
AV2 before the Toppro can be used.

78 A. Troubleshooting

Ë Press the VF button on the remote and set to the correct

resolution.
576i/576p/720/1080i/AUTO. You may need to pressthe

VF

ent formats. All formats will be displayed on the front
screen of the Toppro.

d I get zero channels

Ë Make sure the antenna is plugged into the wall socket.

Ë Check that there is a signal coming from the antenna by

connecting it directly to the TV or another device.

Ë You must have signal strength between 50%–90%

Ë Indoor antenna is not recommended as the signal is not

enough to display channels when a service is scanned.

I get a pixilated image on the my Television

Ë Check the plug on the Toppro and on the wall making

sure that it’s a tight connection.

Ë Check that there is a signal coming from the antenna by

connecting it directly to the TV or another device.

Ë You must have signal strength between 50%–90%

Can not receive or adjust sound through Toppro unit

Ë Adjust volume using the and the

Remote.

on the Toppr

o

Ë Use the TV remote to adjust the sound to approx 50%

then use the Toppro remote to adjust volume.

Ë Check the connection between the TV and the Toppro

product.

Ë Make sure you are in the correct AV on the TV

V V

A7

A. Troubleshooting 79

Can not rewind live Television

Ë Make sure that Timeshift is enabled, Settings e Record-

ing.

Ë Check that Hard Disc Drive is working by playing back

a previous recorded program.

The Free to Air Guide is blank

Ë Move to every channel and give the recorder a few min-

utes to populate the guide for each channel.

Ë Factory reset and re scan all the services in the INSTAL-

LATION part of the MENU.

Ë Check the broadcaster sends a Free to Air guide for that

service.

I can not set the correct aspect ratio

Ë Change the aspect ratio on the Toppro box by pressing

the

AR button on the Toppro remote. 16:9/4:3

Ë Check the aspect ratio on your TV. Refer to the user guide

of your TV for information about this procedure.

Ë 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 recording time set

Ë When setting a Reservation add an extra few minutes to

the Duration to cover for programs going over the pre­dicted time.

Ë When recording o

the Free to Air guide press the
button twice on the Toppro remote and adjust the dura­tion to cover for programs going over the predicted time.

Ë Adjust the Padding in the Settings e Recording e Time

Padding of Timer Recording. Adjust according to per-

sonal preference.

80 A. Troubleshooting

Can not get a network connection

Ë Make sure you are using a Router and not a Modem.

Ë You can only establish a connection by using the Net-

work cable directly to the Toppro unit.

Ë Your router settings are not set up correctly in the Top-

pro.

Ë The router is not switched on.

Ë Check connection of Ethernet cable, making sure they

are a tight

t in the socket.

Ë Re start Router and try again.

Ë You are not using a T

d USB wireless dongle.

Can not connect my external HDD

Ë Make sure external HDD is formatted in NTFS, then re-

formatted to the system when it is connected. This will
ensure that the hard drive is ready to use and the full
capacity is available.

Ë The HDD must not be more then 1000 GB (1 TB)

Ë You must make sure that the external HDD is self pow-

ered

Can not get the time to show on the front of the Toppro

The Toppro is designed to save powe

r when in standby mode
as per the Australian MEPS standard. This reduces power con­sumption to less then 1W when in STAND BY. This can be ad­justed in the Settings e Miscellaneous e Standby Mode, from
Passive to Active.

I am unable to get out of the MENU

Ë With all Toppro product you are unable to exit from

the MENU unless channels have been tuned in to the
recorder.

Ë Check the antenna connection.

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No picture through RF loop out to my Television

To output an RF signal in standby mode the recorder must be
set to Active. This can be adjusted in the Settings e Miscella-
neous e Standby Mode, from Passive to Active.

My Toppro recorder doesn’t go to standby after instant recording (non timer

recording)

When an instant recording has been activated the recorder
will need to stay on until the recording

. To place the

recorder into Standby after the recording has

d press the
Power button on the remote during a recording and the follow­ing message is displayed “RECORDER NOT FINISHED, DO
YOU WANT TO POWER OFF?” move green tab to YES and
leave recorder ON, do not execute the function. The television
may be turned o

and the recorder will go into standby (sleep

mode) when the recording has

Cannot view guide content

Perform a factory reset and ser

vice search to allow the unit to
restart the guide. Be sure to save your settings in the Installa­tion section before applying a factory reset.

82 A. Troubleshooting

Appendix B

Universal Remote Control

Important notes about the batteries

When the batteries are low, replace the batteries as below:

Please do not press or hold any buttons when you are replac
ing the old batteries. because the remote control could
delete the programmed settings before. After replacing the
batteries you can control your PVR box as usual.

Always replace both batteries at the same time; don't mix
old and new batteries or mix
When you throw away old batteries, make sure they go to
an environmentally- friendly collection point.

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Remote Control Care

Don't drop the remote control unit.
Don't let it come into contact with any kind of liquids.
Use a dry cloth to clean the remote control unit.

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Introduction

All you have to do is set up the remote control to work with
your particular equipment. Please read this guide carefully to
make sure the setup is done properly and that you are getting
the most out of your remote control.

Switching the TV to/ from Stand-by.
Changing TV channels via the number buttons.
Volume Control Function.
Multimedia Control Function.

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Installation

The remote control runs on 2 x AAA batteries.
To insert or replace the batteries, follow these steps;

Set up

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

settings, as follows:

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

Push the catch on the battery cover upwards and pull the

Carefully remove the old batteries (if applicable) then insert
the new batteries, matching the + and – signs.
Once the batteries are in, put the cover back on, making
sure the cover clicks into place.

1)

2)

3)

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

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Key in TV code

The settings are done and your TP850 remote control should
now work with your TV.

Search TV code by Brand code

Turn on your TV.
Find your TV code from TV Brand Code List in this manual.
Press TV button on your TP850 remote control.
Hold down OK and the Red key together for about 2

Key in thr 4-digit TV Code of your TV. The light on your

check you’ve got the right code and enter it again from step 3).

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Find your Brand Code from TV Brand Code List in this
manual.
Press TV button on your TP850 remote control.
Hold down OK and the Red key together for about 2

Press TV again.
Key in the 4-digit Brand Code of your TV. The light on your

check you’ve got the right code and enter it again.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

Auto search TV code

Press TV button on your TP850 remote control.
Hold down OK and the Red key together for about 2

Press POWER again, the LED will be turned on and start to
search. The remote will transmit a code of [POWER] button
per 1.5 seconds automatically to the TV, and the TV button

Now press the OK button to save.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

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NOTE

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

Brand Code for your TV set, then press[OK] button to save
and go out the search state.

this feature to search full code library.
It could take up to 10 minutes, please wait patiently.

NOTE

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

Checking the TV code

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

Press TV button on your TP850 remote control.
Key in 9-9-0 to start this function. The light on your remote

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

CODE number is 0.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

For example, if the TV CODE is 1530:

Pressed the 1 number key, the light on the remote control

Pressed the 2 number key, the light on the remote control

Pressed the 3 number key, the light on the remote control

Pressed the 4 number key, the light on the remote control

1)

2)

3)

4)

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Multi-control for Volume

Multi-control for Media playback

This function you can control your TV’s VOLUME
UP/DOWN or MUTE when your remote control working in
PVR state.

To Enable or Disable this function:

Now, when your remote control working in PVR state, you
can control your TV’s VOLUME UP/DOWN or MUTE
directly. To Disable this function, key in 9 – 9 – 2.

Now, when your remote control working in TV state, you can
control your PVR’s PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, RECORD, REW
and FFW directly. To Disable this function, key in 9 – 9 – 6.

Press TV button on your TP850 remote control.
Hold down OK and the Red button together for about 2

Now this function is Enabled.

1)

2)

3)

4)

Through this function, in TV mode you do not need to switch
to PVR mode to control PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, RECORD, REW
and FFW function of PVR set top box.

To Enable or Disable this function:

Press TV button on your TP850 remote control.
Hold down OK and the Red button together for about 2

Now this function is Enabled.

1)

2)

3)

4)

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88 B.1 Code list for television sets

B.1 Code list for television sets 89

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90 B.1 Code list for television sets

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 wherethey purchased this productor their

local government oce 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 Toppro Pty Ltd may change or modify the hardware

or software on any product to introduce new feature

s or improve the functionality of the

product.

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