Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TF5000PVR Topfield
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The User ’ s Manual Personal V ideo Recorder Please read this User s Manual carefully. The menu structure and specification can be changed without noti ce.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 6 G CONTENTS .............................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Common Interf ace ................................................................................................ 42 G Game ..........................................................................................................
WARNING 4 Please read the following recommended safety precautions carefully for your safety. MAINS SUPPLY : 90-250V AC 50/60 Hz. OVERLOADING : Do not overload wall outlets, extensio n cords or adapters as these can result in fire or electri cal shock.
WARNING 5 SERVICING : Do not attempt to service this product by yourself. Do not remove the cover. Refer all serving to qualified service age nts. LIGHTNING : For protection we recommend that you connect the PVR via an external surge protection device.
INTRODUCTION 6 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Personal Video Recorder (PVR). This PVR is fully compli ant with the international DVB st andard and thus transmits digital images, sounds, information guides and teletext dir ectly to your TV through th e satellite broadcasting.
FEATURES 7 FEATURES - MPEG-2 Digital and fully DVB compliant - 2 Common Interfaces for CONAX, CRYPTOWORKS, IRDETO, NAGRAVISION, SECA & VIACCESS - 2 Tuners - 5000 channels (T V and Radio) programma.
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FRONT/ REAR PANELS 9 . G LNB 1 IN z Connect the satellite antenna cable . G IF 1 Out z Use it to connect to another STB or LNB 2 IN . G LNB 2 IN z Connect the satellite antenna cable எ . G IF 2 Out z Use it to connect to another STB ஏ .
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) 10 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) . G POWER Button ( ) z Switch the PVR between Operation and Sta ndby mode. . G MUTE Button ( ) z Enable / Disable the Audio. . G UHF Button ( ) z Display and alter the UHF setting in menu.
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) 11 . G SOUND Button ( ) z Select Sound Track and LEFT / RIGHT / MONO / ST EREO sound. z Select the multifeed service if multifeed is av ailable. . G V+/V- Buttons ( ) z Adjust the volume (Increase / Decrease). z Change the value of the selected item in Menu.
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INSTALLATION (Connection) 13 INSTALLATION (Connection) First, connect both the satellite antenna and the TV to the PVR. z There are some of the most common ways to connect the equipme nt in this manual. z There are several ways of connecting the PVR to the existing Audio/T V system.
INSTALLATION (Connection) 14 4) Connection to the TV using the RF cable. Connect a terrestrial antenna to RF IN socket on the PVR. Connect one end of the RF cable to the RF OUT socket on the PVR. Connect the other end to the ANT IN socket on the TV. 5) Connection to the TV using the S-VIDEO.
INSTALLATION (Connection) 15 2) Installing the PVR with one Antenna. The Connection Type in LNB setting menu should be set to Loop Through . Tuner 1 and 2 can receive the RF signal of the same polarity and the same band. 3) Installing the PVR with Twin LNB Antenna.
GETTING STARTED 16 GETTING STARTED Press the Power ( ) button to operate th e PVR from the STANDBY mode. No w, the Info Box will appear for a given time and disappear. B y pressing info button, the Info Box will remain on the scre en. The display time of the Info Bo x is adjustable in the System Setting menu of the Main menu.
MENU OPERATIONS 17 MENU OPERATIONS Now this chapter assumes that the PVR syst em has been installed correctly, meaning: • The satellite antenna for the PVR has been installed, connected to the P VR. • The PVR is connected to the TV. • The RCU has batteries and ready to control the PVR.
MENU OPERATIONS 18 System Setting Time Setting The exact local current time can be adjusted by using the Mode, the GMT , the Time Offset, the Time Format, the GMT Collection, the Satellite, the Transponder and the Summer Time sub menus. A. Mode By using V- , V+ buttons, you can select on of the Au t o / Manual mode.
MENU OPERATIONS 18 System Setting Time Setting The exact local current time can be adjusted by using the Mode, the GMT , the Time Offset, the Time Format, the GMT Collection, the Satellite, the Transponder and the Daylight Sav ing Time sub menus. A. Mode By using V- , V+ buttons, you can select on of the Au t o / Manual mode.
MENU OPERATIONS 19 B. Local Time The Local Time is adjustable onl y when the Mode is in the Manual mode. Adjust the current time, if necessary, by using the numeric buttons and V- , V+ buttons. C. GMT GMT is referred to the standard time of Gre enwich.
MENU OPERATIONS 20 A. Censorship The Censorship item blocks programs according to each specific setting. Use V- , V+ buttons to select the items below. No Block : Access to everyone. Total Block : Access to no one without PIN code. If the service is limitation free, the block function will not work.
MENU OPERATIONS 21 Language Setting There are many languages av ailable for the menu. A. Menu Language It is an item for changing the l anguage of the Main menu. Select the language that the menus will be shown in. * The supported langua ge can be changed wit hout any notice.
MENU OPERATIONS 22 automatically by the SCART functionality. D. TV A spect Ratio Select your TV screen format. Select 4:3 or 16:9 mode by using V- , V+ buttons. E. 16:9 Display Format If you have a TV set with the 4:3 picture format and transmission is in 16:9, you can select the display format.
MENU OPERATIONS 23 A. MediaHighway EPG To enable the Canal EPG function, select On . Select On or Off by pressing V- , V+ buttons. B. Satellite Name This menu is selectable while the MediaHighway EPG menu is On . Select a satellite you want to select TPs from it.
MENU OPERATIONS 24 Timer Setting To insert new entry of Timer Setting, press red (Red) Button. Press OK button to edit the entry, and press GRN (Green) button to delete the selected entry. There are Record ON and OFF modes in Timer Setting . O K A. Record ON : This function is used for the delayed recording to the HDD of PVR.
MENU OPERATIONS 25 - Date : Select the recording start date by pressing V- , V+ buttons. - Start Time : Select the recording start time. V- , V+ buttons and 0 – 9 buttons are available. - Duration : Select the recording duration by pressing V- , V+ buttons.
MENU OPERATIONS 26 Recorded Services List The file list is displaye d by pressing F-list button. The file list of Reco rded Services can be selected by revs , FWD buttons from other list. 1. You can see the file number, file name, date of record ing, information of scramble, locking, Service name, event information, file size, HDD information, etc.
MENU OPERATIONS 27 press OK or ply button to playback the multi-services in sequence automatically. This function is very convenient for you to descramble the pay TV service with proper CAM module and smart card. You can descramble t he scramble services and c opy it while you are not using this PV R.
MENU OPERATIONS 28 8. Play by folder To play the files in specific folder, select a folder and press ply button. 9. Select Play mode To select a play mode of MP3, press white (white) button. T here are normal , repeat one and repeat all modes. Program File List The file list is displaye d by pressing F-list button.
MENU OPERATIONS 29 Installation LNB Setting The Low Noise Block down Converter (LNB) amplifies the signal rec eived by the satellite dish and lowers the frequenc y of the signal. T he signal is then fed from the LNB at the dish via cable to the PVR. For the LNB Setting, move the cursor to Installation item and press OK button.
MENU OPERATIONS 30 D. LNB Frequency Select the L.O. Frequency of the LNB. The LNB Frequency of 5150, 9750, 10600, 10750, 11475, 9750/106 00 or 9750/10700 can be sel ected by V- or V+ button. Also you can insert LNB frequency by using Numeric key on the RCU .
MENU OPERATIONS 31 The PVR is designed to be DiSEqC 1.1 compatible. This allows multiple antennas to be connected to the PVR at the same time. If you are using two or more fixed antennas or LNBs, then it is recommended to use a DiSEqC 1.1 s witch. If you use a DiSEqC 1.
MENU OPERATIONS 32 A. Satellite Name Press OK button to display the Satellite List Bo x. The list of Satellite is p ut in alphabetical order. Select one of the preprogrammed sat ellites that correspond to the direction of the antenna. If the desired satellite name is not in the list, then select Other .
MENU OPERATIONS 33 To ensure the above Video, Audio and PCR PID change, press OK button at this item. H. FTA/Scrambled Choose your favora ble services you want to search among FTA only , CA S only and FTA+CA S . I. Tuner Select Select a tuner for service searching from the selected service.
MENU OPERATIONS 34 Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 If you have DiSEqC 1.2 motorized system, then you can use the DiSEqC 1. 2 functions. A. Satellite Name Select a satellite name that will be used to identify a motor position. B. Tuner Select Select a tuner that is connected with DiSEqC 1.
MENU OPERATIONS 35 H . Motor Control - Goto : Move the motor to the stored position of the selected satellite. - Store : Store the current position of the motor for the selected satellite. * The followings are available only at the Inst aller mode. - Recalculate : Recalculate the position of the Stab Rotor motor.
MENU OPERATIONS 36 A. Tuner Select Select a tuner that is connected with USALS system. B. Motorized DiSEqC1.3 Select Enable or Disable . If you are using DiSEqC1.3 switch, set to Enable . C. Satellite Name Select a satellite that will be used to identify a motor system.
MENU OPERATIONS 37 Factory Setting All the stored data can be reset just like it was manufactured. T he factory setting has two steps. The first is to reset the service data and other system configurations except Motorized DiSEqC1.2 setting. T he second is to reset the par ameters of Motorized DiSEqC 1.
MENU OPERATIONS 38 Notes: Please proceed this menu with connecting the PVR of same model and same specification. Firmware Upgrade At this menu, you can download the latest PVR software from Satellit e.
MENU OPERATIONS 39 Organizing Svc/Fav Organizing Services This menu can be used to rename, reorder, lock, hide and delete TV Services. A. Browse Press OK button. Now, browsing through the Organizing Services is possible. Press assigned buttons on the help message.
MENU OPERATIONS 40 C. Move You can reorder and move the service to the preferred position. Mark the desired service to move and press OK button. Use P+ , P- buttons to choose the Move mode. D. Lock You can restrain and lock the services. From here, locking ( and later unlocking) s ervices in any of the lists is possible e.
MENU OPERATIONS 41 This mode is helpful in adding and de leting services to and from the favorite group. Under the menu Organizing Favorites , there are three different modes: Fav List , Fav Services and TV or Radio Service List . On the Fav List mode, four standard lists are selected as the default menus: News , Sports , Movie and Music .
MENU OPERATIONS 42 Check the PVR’s system information here. It sho ws the System ID, Loader Version, Device Version, Application Version and Las t Update. Calendar Press V- or V+ button to select the year. Press P+ or P- button to select the month. Common Interface The menu differs according to each inserted CAM.
FUNCTION GUIDE 43 FUNCTION GUIDE Service List Press ok button to see the Service List. The Service List displays as follows. • Service provider. (It can be displayed by pressing chk button.) • Service List by T1 (Tuner 1) or T2 (Tuner 2). • Scrambled Mark by $ .
FUNCTION GUIDE 44 Information Box Press info button on the RCU to see the program information. The Information box displays as follows: . Service Number . Service Name . Detailed Program Information . Signal Level and Qualit y . Tuner Information . Information of subtitle and / or teletext .
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FUNCTION GUIDE 45 jUG twZ G EPG (Electronic Program Guide) To display the information about currently being broadcas ted as well as those that will be broadcasted next, press guide button on the remote control unit. If EPG is available on programs, you will se e the detailed description of the programs, start/end time and programs schedules etc.
FUNCTION GUIDE 46 In the software emulation mode, you can watch the teletext even though your T V does not support teletext. You can watch the teletext using the R CU of PVR. Press Teletext ( ) button to watch the teletext with software emulation mode.
FUNCTION GUIDE 47 1. To use Time Shifting function, the Time Shifting option should be ena bled. To find the Time Shifting option menu, follow the steps below. Main Menu System Setting Time Shifting Enable 2. Press ply button to display Time Shifting progress bar.
FUNCTION GUIDE 48 Recording, Checking and Editing the reserved delayed recording To record services, refer to the following steps. There are four kinds of recording references. Caution : If the recording time is less than about 1 minute, the recorded file w ill not be saved.
FUNCTION GUIDE 49 4-2. Record continue To restart recording, select Record continue. Note : If you would like to continue recording in pause, press rec button i n order to see End of recording Windo w .
FUNCTION GUIDE 50 B. Checking and modification Press guide button to display EPG. The reserved services for delayed recording will be marked with a Recording mark ( ) or Reserved Event mark ( ). Pressing the rec button once more at the service can modif y the parameters of delayed recording.
FUNCTION GUIDE 51 - Lock D. Delete File : Press intvl button to delete the recorded service. E. Event Info : Press info button to display extended event information. 3. Select a recorded service at the list. 4. Press OK button to start playback. 5. Press ply button to display Time Shifting pr ogress bar.
FUNCTION GUIDE 52 1. Pause from live video If the PAUSE is kept more than 10 seconds with enabled T ime Shifting mode, the live picture is changed to time-shifted playback. The video continues from the paus ed image when resumed from PAUSE. 2.Pause from Time Shifting The video continues from the paus ed image when resumed from PAUSE.
FUNCTION GUIDE 53 Reverse Playback 1. If there is a Time Shifting or Playback progress bar, remove the progress bar by pressing play button. 2. Press revers button for reverse playback. To change the playback speed, press revers button repeatedly. 3. There are 3 steps (1,2,3) in reverse playback.
FUNCTION GUIDE 54 3. Delete a bookmark To remove a bookmark, you have to dis play the progress bar by pressing ply button. Select the bookmarked position by GO TO BOOKMARK ( ) button and press BOOKMARK ( ) button. 4. 30 seconds forward If there is no preset bookmark, the PVR plays every 30 seconds for ward by pressing GO TO BOOKMA RK ( ) button.
FUNCTION GUIDE 55 Caution : If the descrambling time is less than about 1 minute, the recorded file will no t be saved. Repeated Playback mode The repeated Playback mode works only in pl ayback mode. It does not work in time shifting mode. There are two repeated Playback modes.
FUNCTION GUIDE 56 1. Select and playback a service to copy. 2. Press ply button to display Playback progress bar. 3. To go to the desired position, press revs button or FWD button. 4. Start playback the recorded video you want to copy. The fast/slow motion copying is possible by fast/slow motion playback.
FUNCTION GUIDE 57 Time Shifting while Recording During single recording, Time Shifting is pos sible. But, if you are recording 2 services at the same time, Time Shifting is possible only in the recorded service. Zapping while Recording For the tuner being recorded with, all the services in the same Service can be selected.
FUNCTION GUIDE 58 Dual Recording 1. Press rec button to start Recording. 2. You can use the Time-shifting function while recording another servic e. It is possible to record two services at the same time, too. 3. To record the 2nd service, press rec button at the service you want to record.
SOFTWARE UPGRA DE AND PC INTERFACE 59 SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND PC INTERFACE Software Upgrade The PVR has stable and convenience soft ware to use. But, to improve the PVR the new software of the PVR may be released. Whenever a problem is found or functions are added or modifie d, the software in the PVR has to be upgraded to enjoy better function.
SOFTWARE UPGRA DE AND PC INTERFACE 60 File download and upload via USB You can upload or downloa d the TA P (Topfield Applicati on Program), MP3 and the recorded services to or from your PC. You need to the Altair.exe to enjoy it. You can download the TFD-down.
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SPECIFICATIONS 63 SPECIFICATIONS Tuner & Service Decoder Item Specification 2 Tuners Decoding & recordi ng(or decoding) Input/Loop through Connector 75 : ,IEC 169-24, Female Frequency Range 950 ~ 2150MHz Signal Level Input -65 ~ -25dBm Vertical:+13.
SPECIFICATIONS 64 A/V & Data In/Out Item Specification Video CVBS/S-VIDEO/RGB /YUV output TV-SCART Audio L/R outp ut Video CVBS output Audio L/R outp ut Video CVBS/S-VIDEO/RGB /YUV input bypass VC.
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