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T OPFIELD SBP-2000 User Guide High Definition Digital Sat ellite R eceiv er USB PVR-Ready Common Interf ace.
ii CONTENTS Contents Contents ii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Controlling the digital receiv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2.1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTENTS iii 3.2 Editing the tr ansponder list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3.3 Resetting t o fact or y settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3.4 Resetting t o user settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4 Preference Settings 30 4.
iv CONTENTS 6 Organising Services 52 6.1 Editing the services lis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 6.2 Editing the fa v ourite lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 6.3 How t o use on-screen ke yboard . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Chapter 1 Introduction The SBP -2000 digital receiv er is fully compliant wit h the inter - national Digital V ideo Broadcasting (D VB) standard, and thus is able to receiv e digital broadcasts of that standard. For its operation y ou need an antenna, which mus t be installed ap- propriately .
2 Introduction • Can store up to 10 , 000 tele vision and radio services. • Y ou can edit the services lis t. • Can create lists of y our f av ourite services. • Can view information about t he current tele vision or ra- dio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an ov erview of scheduled programmes.
1.2 Controlling t he digital receiver 3 1.2.1 Front panel The front panel of the digital receiv er has buttons to control the digital receiv er , specific lights and a displa y to indicate its status. The follo wing indicates what they mean. button switches the digital receiv er betw een standb y mode and activ e mode.
4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control 14 1 4 18 16 9 12 2 17 3 5 10 35 25 28 29 24 19 31 15 7 6 11 13 20 3 8 21 27 26 22 23 36 30 32 34 33 5 . . . 1 button switches the digital receiv er betw een standby mode and activ e mode. . . . 2 is used to set a sleep timer in 10 minute increments.
1.2 Controlling t he digital receiver 5 . . . 11 is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. . . . 12 is used to select a subtitle track. . . . 13 displa ys teletext. . . . 14 V .Format changes video resolution.
6 Introduction . . . 28 is used to start fast forwar d playback. Subsequent presses increase the pla yback speed. . . . 29 is used to start slow motion playback. Subsequent presses change t he pla yback speed. . . . 30 is used t o jum p back to the beginning of the recording on pla yback.
1.3 Common Inter face 7 3. Insert the CAM into a common interface on the front of the digital receiver . T o view the information about the module and subscription card which is inserted into t he digital receiver , select t he In- formation > Common Interface menu.
8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Un packing Before going an y further , check that you hav e received the fol- lowing items with the digital receiver . • Remo te control unit • T w o batteries for t he remote control (AAA 1.
2.2 Saf ety precautions 9 • The w all socket should be near t he equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit. • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so t hat it can be remov ed easily to disconnect the po w er .
10 Setup T able 2.2: Physical specifications Size 260 × 46 × 190 mm Weight 1.2 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 ◦ C Storage relativ e humidity 5 to 90 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The SBP -2000 has the f ollowing connections on the back: Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiv er .
2.4 Connecting up y our digital receiv er 11 . . . 6 A UDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for t he televi- sion set or the audio-video receiver (white/red) . . . 7 VIDEO Composite video output socket for t he tele- vision set (y ellow) . . . 8 S/PDIF Digital audio output socket for the audio- video receiv er .
12 Setup 2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna Whatev er sort of connection you ha ve betw een the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect t he digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital television broadcasts. Connect t he antenna cable to the LNB IN con- nector .
2.4 Connecting up y our digital receiv er 13 T o use t he HDMI output If you ha v e a high definition television set, y ou should use an HDMI cable for best re- sults. Plug one end of the cable into t he HDMI socket on the digital receiv er , and plug t he other end into the matching socket on y our television.
14 Setup NOTE When connecting with t he Component video cable, remem- ber to also plug in the additional white and red audio cables from the digital receiver to the back of y our tele vision. T o use t he Com posite video output Y ou need to obtain a Composite video cable (R CA cable) to use the Com posite video out- put.
2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 T o enjoy Dolb y Digital audio, y our television or audio-video receiver must be able to de- code Dolby Digital audio, and y ou need to obtain an S/PDIF cable.
16 Setup check that t he television is set to t he correct in put. If the picture is good, you can skip to § 3.1 to search for av ailable television and radio services.
17 Chapter 3 Ser vice Search After connecting up the digital receiv er , y ou will need to per - form a service search. NOTE If t here is no ser vice stored, you will be not able t o access all menus. A is another name for a .
18 Ser vice Search 3.1.1 Configuring LNB settings There are tw o large frequency bands for satellite broadcasts. One is C band which ranges appro ximately from 4 to 6 GHz.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 19 satellite position, frequency rang e, symbol rate, polarization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency rang e.
20 Ser vice Search 3.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Y our motorized antenna will tur n to ward your desired satel- lites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When y ou switch to a ser vice, if it is not provided b y t he current satellite, it will take longer time than usual because t he antenna has to tur n t o its position.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 21 ponder and choose the best one at the T ransponder (or F requency ) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning. 5. Finall y set the Motor Control option to Store to sav e the tuned position when the receiving quality is best.
22 Ser vice Search 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellit e Angle option if it is not correct. 4. Select the Goto the position option, t hen the antenna will turn tow ard y our selected satellite as calculating its po- sition.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 23 1. Choose your desired satellite at t he Satellite Name op- tion. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Auto . 3. If y ou set t he Network Search option to On , the digital receiv er will check up the up-to-date channel informa- tion while searching services, but it takes a rather longer time.
24 Ser vice Search 4. Enter the symbol rate of y our desired transponder to the Symbol Rat e op tion with the numeric buttons. 5. Set the P olarization option to match to that of your de- sired transponder .
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 25 6. Set the Modulation op tion to match to that of your de- sired transponder . If the transponder is of the D VB-S2 standar d, you should set this option to D VB-S2 QPSK or D VB-S2 8PSK . Then the FEC op tion and the Pilot option will become enabled.
26 Ser vice Search 3.2 Editing t he transponder list If you failed to receive ser vices of a transponder because it consists of wrong data, y ou can solv e it b y correcting the data. Select the Installation > SA T/TP Edit menu. T o change the data of a trans- ponder , tak e the follo wing steps: 1.
3.3 R esetting to factory settings 27 3.3 Resetting to factor y settings The digital receiv er maintains t he follo wing data: • Satellite list • Services list • F av ourite list • Timer list • Preference settings Y ou can reset all data of the digital receiv er .
28 Ser vice Search Y ou can also st ore y our data to an external storag e. T o store y our data t o an external s torag e, select the Installation > Sys- tem Recov er y > Expor t System Data menu, then you get asked for confirmation. W it h the choice of Y es , y our data will be stored.
3.4 R esetting to user settings 29 • A dding, deleting or modifying transponder entries • Deleting or modifying service entries • A dding, deleting or modifying fa v ourite groups As to how to use V ega, refer to its user guide, which is accom- panied b y the softw are.
30 Preference Settings Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings Y ou can select the language in which t he menu will be dis- pla yed. In addition to t hat, you can select t he language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the Settings > Language menu.
4.1 Languag e settings 31 4.1.2 Subtitle language Set t he 1st Subtitle Language op tion and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages. When y ou w atch a programme, if t he prog ramme has a subtitle track of t he lan- guage t hat is specified for the 1st Subtitle Language , it will be displa yed.
32 Preference Settings 4.2 Video and audio settings Y ou hav e to configure the video and audio settings appropriately for y our television set and other devices. Select the Settings > A/V Output menu. Y ou should see a screen like t he left figure.
4.2 Video and audio settings 33 V .Format button. Whenev er you press it, t he video resolution is changed in turn. NOTE Y ou can enjoy only standard definition video with t he fol- lowing video outputs: • Composite video output ( VIDEO ) • SCAR T output ( TV ) 4.
34 Preference Settings Y ou cannot fully enjo y wide-screen prog rammes with your normal-screen television as the abo v e figures show . The left figure shows a normal picture display ed in the nor mal screen. T o watch wide-screen prog rammes in the shape like the cen- tre figure, set t he Display Format option to Letter Box .
4.3 Local time setting 35 device since the digital receiv er is just a bypass for t he video recorder . 4.2.5 A udio mode Basically , there are two audio sources as y ou can find tw o audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver . Y ou can enjoy only one source or bo th of t hem in either stereo or mono.
36 Preference Settings Select the Settings > Time menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left figure. Y ou can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast. T o use Green wich Mean Time, take t he f ollowing steps: 1.
4.3 Local time setting 37 If day light sa ving time is observ ed in your state at the moment, set the Da ylight Saving Time option to On . NOTE Da ylight sa ving time adds one hour to t he time when the op- tion is set to On .
38 Preference Settings 4.4 P arental control In general, television prog rammes are classified according to the lev el of violence, nudity and language of t heir content. When y ou are watching a programme, you can check its pro- gramme classification on the information box.
4.5 Options for recording 39 Time item is set t o Locked , y ou ha v e to enter the PIN when accessing t he Time menu. If you enter a wrong number , y ou cannot use the menu. T o release a locked item, set it to Un- locked . 4.5 Options for recording T o set the options for recording, select t he Settings > Recording menu.
40 Preference Settings 4.6 Options for playback T o set the options for playback , select the Settings > Playback menu. Y ou should see a screen like the left fig- ure. If y ou w ant to pla y back a recorded file from beginning, set Starting Position option to Beginning .
4.7 Options for on-screen display 41 video, t hen you can synchronise them by adjusting the value of the Sync option. In addition, you can change the colour and size of subtitle by setting t he Font Color and Font Size options to one y ou pref er . 4.
42 Preference Settings With the choice of F ull Scroll , it will be fully scrolled until its end disappears; wit h the choice of Part Scroll , it will be scrolled only to its end. 4.8 Options for st andby mode Y ou can hav e t he current time displa yed on t he front displa y in standb y mode.
43 Chapter 5 Ev er y Day Use 5.1 V olume control Use the V − and V + buttons to alter the v olume to a comfort- able lev el. Y ou ma y need to adjus t the v olume on y our televi- sion set too. T o tem poraril y switch off t he sound, press the button.
44 Every Da y Use On t he ser vices list, you can see the service information as fol- low s: • Service number and name • T r ansmitting satellite • Multiplex information A dollar sign ( $ ) may be marked on some entries, indicating pa y ser vice.
5.2 W atching television 45 In t he box on t he left side, select a desired initial group by putting the highlight bar on its entry , t hen all t he ser vices ha v- ing t he selected initial will be display ed in t he box on the right side.
46 Every Da y Use Alphabetic by ser vice name Satellit e by satellite FT A–C AS from free ser vices to pay ser vices C AS–FT A from pa y ser vices t o free ser vices Provider by broadcaster F av–NoF av from fav ourite services to unfa v ourite ser- vices.
5.2 W atching television 47 T o add the service y ou are currentl y w atching int o a fa v ourite group, press t he button to displa y additional op tions, and then select Add this ser vice item.
48 Every Da y Use If the electronic prog ramme guide is provided on the current service, y ou can see t he information about the current and next programmes with the V − or V + button. Y ou can also see the information about other ser vices wit h the P + or P − .
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 49 button, and adjust its transparency le vel with the button. T o clear the teletext screen, press t he EXIT button.
50 Every Da y Use 5.4 W atching multif eed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can pro vide a variety of perspectiv es on a prog ramme at the same time. W e call it a multifeed programme. Y ou can select and watch a perspectiv e y ou pref er .
5.5 Using time-shif t 51 The time-shif t will be reset each time y ou chang e t o another service. With the time-shift, the f ollowing oper ations are pos- sible: • T o go back in time, hold down the butt on; to go for - w ard, hold do wn t he button.
52 Organising Services Chapter 6 Organising Ser vices 6.1 Editing t he ser vices list Y ou w ould hav e got the ser vices list after ser vice search. Y ou can rename, mov e, lock or delete ser vice entries on the services list. Select the Edit Services > Edit Ser vice List menu.
6.1 Editing t he services list 53 service entries will be lis ted on t he right column. T o switch back to t he tele vision services lis t, press it again. T o change the name of a service, select the Rename and select a desired service; then t he on-screen ke yboard appears.
54 Organising Services F av–NoF av from fa v ourite services to unfav ourite ser vices Provider by broadcaster T ransponder by transponder 6.2 Editing t he fav our ite lists Y ou can make your o wn fa v ourite ser vice lists. In fact, you can define multiple fa v ourite ser vice lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services.
6.2 Editing t he f avourite lists 55 Y ou can add a fa v ourite ser vice to a group by taking t he fol- lowing steps: 1. Put t he highlight bar on a desired g roup entr y in the group list and press t he OK button to select it. The high- light bar then mo v es to t he services list.
56 Organising Services 6.3 How to use on-screen k eyboard Y ou can mov e t he highlight key horizontally with t he V − and V + buttons and v ertically with the P + and P − buttons. Press- ing t he OK button on a key en- ters its letter in the in put line.
57 Chapter 7 Recording and Playback If you w ant to record TV programmes, you ha ve to link an exter nal hard driv e to t he USB port of t he digital receiv er .
58 Recording and Pla yback 7.1.1 Instant recording T o instantl y recor d a programme y ou are w atching at present, press the button. Pressing the button will not pause the current recording like it does wit h a video recorder .
7.1 R ecording a programme 59 T o stop recording, press the button; then a box like t he left figure appears, which shows the prog ramme currently being recorded. Select recording b y using navig ation buttons then press OK button to stop the recording.
60 Recording and Pla yback T o add a timer recor ding, select the R eser vation menu, then the timer list will be displa y ed. T o add a new timer ev ent, press t he button, and a box like t he lef t figure appears. T ake t he follow - ing steps: 1. Set the Record op tion to On to make a recording.
7.1 R ecording a programme 61 If y our fa v ourite programme is broadcast at w eekends and you wish to record ev ery episode of t he prog ramme, set the Mode option to Every W eekend . 6. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which t he digital receiv er will turn on.
62 Recording and Pla yback 7.1.3 Scheduling recordings using t he programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properl y provided, y ou can make timer ev ents on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the electronic programme guide are as follo ws: 1.
7.2 File archive 63 2. Make sure that the subscrip tion card is inserted in the slot on the front of the digital receiv er . 3. Start recording. 4. Do not switch to other service nor use time-shift until recording is finished.
64 Recording and Pla yback 7.2.1 T o delete a recording T o delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press the button, t hen you get asked for confirmation. With t he choice of Y es , it will be deleted. 7.2.2 T o sor t recordings T o sort the recor dings, take the follo wing s teps: 1.
7.3 Pla ying back a recording 65 7.2.5 T o make a new folder T o make a new folder , press t he button, t hen a new folder named GROUP # is created. Y ou can change its name in the same manner as renaming a recording.
66 Recording and Pla yback • T o pause pla yback, press the button. T o resume it, press the button. • T o view t he progress bar , press the button; to hide it, press the button again. • When the progress bar is hidden, y ou can mo v e to a de- sired scene b y entering a progress percentage with the numeric buttons.
7.3 Pla ying back a recording 67 repeatedly , the pla yback speed changes. T o resume normal speed, press the button. Y ou can change the pla yback speed in 3 steps (4, 16 and 64 times) or in 6 steps (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times).
68 Recording and Pla yback 2. Mov e to the beginning scene of the part y ou want to pla y repeatedly by holding do wn the V − or V + button. 3. Press the button, t hen the pointer starts to blink. 4. Mov e to the end scene; t he selected part is mar ked in black.
7.4 Pla ying back a video file 69 y ellowish green $ indicates it has been partially descrambled, and a purely y ellow $ indicates it has not been descrambled at all. There are tw o w ays to fully descramble a scrambled recording so that you can pla y it back without t he subscription card later on.
70 Recording and Pla yback NOTE This digital receiver supports onl y version 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x of the Divx format. 7.5 Formatting the hard disk If a new hard drive is installed, it must be formatted because y ou can neither record nor use time-shift wit h an unformatted hard disk.
71 Chapter 8 Fir m ware U pdate The digital receiv er has a stable and conv enient firm ware to use. How ev er , once in a while a new firm ware may be re- leased to improv e the digital receiv er .
72 Firmware U pdate 5. Place the highlight bar on the right firmw are file and press the OK button, and a countdown will be display ed on the front display of the digital receiv er . 6. When t he message of ‘END’ appears, restart t he digital receiv er .
Manufactured under license from Dolb y Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are tr ademarks of Dolb y Labor atories. DivX R ⃝ is a digital video f ormat created b y DivX,Inc. This is an official DivX Certified device that pla ys DivX video.
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