Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto TF 5100 PVR del fabbricante Topfield
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T OPFIELD TF 5100 PVR User Guide Digital T errestrial Receiver P ersonal Video Recorder CONAX.
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iii Contents Contents iii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Features ............................... 1 1.2 Controlling the digital r eceiver .................. 2 1.2.1 The front panel ....................... 2 1.2.2 The remote contr ol ..................... 4 1.3 What is common interface? .
iv CONTENTS 3.2.1 T elevision standard .................... 1 9 3.2.2 Color model ......................... 1 9 3.2.3 V ideo cassette recor der .................. 2 0 3.2.4 T elevision aspect ratio ................... 2 0 3.2.5 Sound mode ............
v 7 Recording and Playing 42 7.1 Recording a pr ogram ........................ 4 3 7.1.1 Instant recor ding ...................... 4 3 7.1.2 Current pr ogram recording ................ 4 5 7.1.3 T imer recor ding ...................... 4 6 7.1.4 Scheduling a recor ding using the program guide .
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1 Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5100 PVR digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital V ideo Broadcasting (DVB) standar d, and can receive digital br oadcasts. For its operation, you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately .
2 Introduction • Y ou can make a favorite list with your favorite channels. • Y ou can view the information of the current television or radio program. • Y ou can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version, which will be provided by the manu- facturer .
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 TV/STB OK REM OTE STA NDB Y TV/STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates instead of the digital receiver . See § 3.2.3 for more description. REMO TE lamp lights up whenever you press a button of the remote contr ol.
4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control 1 button switches the digital re- ceiver between standby mode and operation mode. (On/Off) 2 button mutes the sound. Pr ess again to switch it back on. 3 UHF button displays the RF setting menu.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 12 button is used to select an audio track and sound mode, or a video track of multifeed program. 13 V + , V − buttons increase and decr ease the volume. They are also used to change options for a menu item.
6 Introduction 27 button changes the position of the sub-screen coun- terclockwise. 28 button changes the position of the sub-screen clock- wise. 29 SA T button swaps the sub-picture with the main pic- ture. See § 5.6 fore mor e description.
1.3 What is common interface? 7 1.3 What is common interface? Some broadcasts ar e scrambled so that only paid subscribers can enjoy them. Scrambled services can only be viewed with a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a subscription card belonging with the scrambling system.
8 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further , check that you have received the fol- lowing items with your digital receiver . • Remote control unit • T wo batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.
2.2 Safety precautions 9 • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For the power consumption of the digital receiver , refer to T a- ble 2.1 . • The wall outlet should be near the equipment.
10 Setup T able 2.2: Physical specification Size 340 × 60 × 265 mm Weight 3.4 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relativ e humidity 5 to 95 % 2.
2.3 Rear panel connections 11 7 S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the television set. 8 TV Audio and video output socket for the tele- vision set. 9 VCR Audio and video input / output socket for the video cassette recor der or suchlike.
12 Setup 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver There ar e several ways to set up the digital receiver . Set up the digital receiver suitably to your television and other appli- ances. If you have any problem with your setup or need help, contact your dealer .
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 quality . If your television does not have the matching connec- tor then use the next connector in the following order for best picture quality . 1. SCART connector ( TV ) 2. S-V ideo connector ( S-VIDEO ) 3.
14 Setup T o use the S-V ideo connector Y ou will need to obtain a S-V ideo cable to use the S-V ideo connector . Plug one ends of the cable into the S-VIDEO socket on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching socket on your television.
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 15 T o use the RF connector If your television does not have any video and audio input, you will need to use the radio frequency output fr om the dig- ital receiver . In this case, you will need to connect a ca- ble from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television.
16 Setup NOTE Batteries, including those which contain no heavy metals, may not be disposed of with household waste. Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally sound manner .
17 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings Y ou can designate languages for menus, audio tracks and sub- title tracks. Select the System Setting > Language Setting menu. Menu language The digital receiver supports a lot of menu languages: Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Russian, T urkish and so forth.
18 Preference Settings lect a language, the menu will be immediately displayed in the selected language. Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language and the 2nd Subtitle Language options to your choices.
3.2 V ideo and audio settings 19 T o configure the video and au- dio settings, select the System Setting > A/V Output Setting menu. 3.2.1 T elevision standard The digital receiver supports two types of television standar d. One is the P AL standard, and the other is the NTSC stan- dard.
20 Preference Settings should set the Video Output option to your desired color model. If you have connected them by RCA connector at which VIDEO reads on the back panel of the digital r eceiver , you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through RCA connector independent of SCAR T connec- tor .
3.2 V ideo and audio settings 21 Y ou can enjoy well both wide-screen pr ograms and normal- screen pr ograms with your wide-screen television as the above figures show . The left figure shows a wide pictur e displayed in the wide screen, and the right figure shows a normal pictur e displayed in the wide screen.
22 Preference Settings enjoy only one source or both of them in either ster eo or mono. Set the Sound Mode option as you desir e. Apart from this setting, you can change the sound mode with the button.
3.3 Local time setting 23 Select the System Setting > Lo- cal Time Setting menu. Y ou can set the local time either as Manual or A uto using Green- wich Mean T ime (GMT). However , it is r ecommended to use the auto setting. T o set the local time using the auto setting, follow these steps: 1.
24 Preference Settings T able 3.2: T ime offset table Time offset City GMT − 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein GMT − 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa GMT − 10:00 Haw aii GMT − 09:00 Alaska GMT − 08:00 Pac.
3.4 Parental control 25 T o specify a basis rating, select the System Setting > P arental Control menu; then you will be asked the Personal Identifica- tion Number (PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’. If you wish to restrict 15 or above rated pr ograms, set the Cen- sorship option to 15 (age) .
26 Preference Settings 3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display Y ou can adjust the transparency level of the on-scr een display . Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD T ransparency option as you desire. Its available range is from 0 to 50 percent.
27 Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver , you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services T o perform service search, se- lect the Installation > Ser vice Search menu. If you have an antenna booster , you should set the Antenna Supply 5V option to On to supply power to it.
28 Service Search Y ou can search only services of a specific transponder because more than one service ar e provided via one transponder . T o do that, set the Search Mode option to Manual , and then se- lect your desired transponder at the Channel option.
29 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 V olume control Use the V − and V + buttons to alter the volume to a comfort- able level. Y ou may need to adjust the volume on your tele- vision set too. T o temporarily switch off the sound, press the button.
30 Daily Usage On the service list, you can view the service information as fol- lows: • Service number • Service name • T ransponder information A dollar sign ( $ ) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. T o watch pay services, you need the subscription card.
5.2 W atching television 31 • T o add the highlighted service into a favorite group, se- lect the Add to F av option; then the favorite groups will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired gr oup and press the OK button. 5.2.
32 Daily Usage press the button. T o add a group, press the button. T o delete a group or a service, press the button. For how to edit the favorite list, refer to § 6.
5.3 V iewing electronic program guide 33 5.2.3 Selecting audio tracks Some programs ar e provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available audio tracks. Once you select a audio track, it will be sounded. In addition, you could enjoy audio tracks in four sound modes: Stereo , Mono , Left or Right .
34 Daily Usage Pressing the GUIDE button dis- plays the electronic pr ogram guide, on which you can see the followings: • Scheduled programs • Program summary • Broadcasting date.
5.5 Using time shift 35 Order Star ting time 1 13:00 PM 2 13:15 PM 3 13:30 PM 4 13:45 PM 5 14:00 PM For example, assume a movie is broadcasted at five steps like on the left table. Even if you have missed the movie of the first step, you can watch one of the subsequent steps.
36 Daily Usage 3. Y ou can move backward 10 seconds at a time by press- ing the button. 4. T o hide the progress bar , press the button again. 5. T o end time shift, display the progress bar with the button and press the button. 5.6 Using picture in picture Y ou can watch two services at the same time; one of them is presented in the sub-scr een.
5.6 Using picture in picture 37 5. T o display the service list for the sub-screen, press the button. 6. If both pictures are pay services all, only the main-picture will be presented.
38 Listing Services Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the favorite list Y ou can make your own favorite service list. T o edit your favorite list, select the Organizing Fa vorites menu; then an ed- itable favorite list appears.
6.1 Editing the favorite list 39 2. Then the highlight bar of the service list becomes mov- able. Put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the OK button. 3. Then the selected service entry is added in the favorite list.
40 Listing Services Similarly , you can delete a favorite entry with the OK button in the favorite list. Besides, you can rearrange a gr oup’s fa- vorites by moving a favorite entry . T o move a favorite entry , put the highlight bar on a desired entry to move and pr ess the button; then the selected entry becomes dark.
6.2 T ransferring receiver data 41 NOTE Y ou had better memorize some important data such as video settings before starting transfer to avoid r esetting them.
42 Recording and Playing Chapter 7 Recording and Playing W ith one tuner of the digital receiver , you can recor d a service and at the same time watch another service if the two services are pr ovided through a same transponder .
7.1 Recording a program 43 7.1 Recording a program Once recor ding has started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displayed on the top right of the scr een for a few seconds.
44 Recording and Playing program options would be available. Once the After this pro- gram option is selected, the current r ecording will stop the mo- ment the current pr ogram ends. Likewise, once the After ne xt program option is selected, the curr ent recording will stop the moment the next program ends.
7.1 Recording a program 45 7.1.2 Current program recording Y ou can recor d the current pro- gram including the bits that you have already watched as long as you have not changed ser- vices at all. T o do so, select the Recording menu. Y ou can recor d two services at the same time.
46 Recording and Playing 7.1.3 T imer recording Y ou can input a program to be r ecorded at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is of f, it will turn on and start recor d- ing at the specified time. The digital receiver will turn of f again as the recor ding is finished.
7.1 Recording a program 47 Every Week end means ‘Saturday and Sunday per week’. W eekly means ‘one day per week’. Every Weekda y means ‘from Monday to Friday per week’. If your favorite program is br oadcasted at weekends and you wish to recor d every episode of the program, set the Mode option to Every Week end .
48 Recording and Playing 7.1.4 Scheduling a recording using the program guide If the electronic pr ogram guide is properly pr ovided, you can make timer events on it by tak- ing the following steps: 1. Press the GUIDE button to display the electronic pr o- gram guide.
7.1 Recording a program 49 2. T o move to a desired scene, hold down the or button until it is reached. 3. Press the button to start recor ding. 4. Press the button to stop time shift. 5. Press the button once more to stop r ecording. See § 5.5 for detailed description about the time shift feature.
50 Recording and Playing 7.2 File archive When a program is r ecorded, it is stored as a file on the built- in hard disk of the digital r eceiver . Y ou can select a recording to play back on the recor ding list. T o see the recor ding list, pr ess the button.
7.2 File archive 51 3. Press the EXIT button. 4. They are sorted by the specified option. T o lock a recording file T o lock a recor ding so that other people cannot play it, per- form the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recor ding.
52 Recording and Playing T o move a recording to other folder T o move a recor ding to other folder , put the highlight bar on a desired r ecording and press the button; then the folders are listed. Once you choose a folder , the recor ding is moved to it.
7.3 Playing back a recording 53 7.3.1 T o play in slow motion T o watch in slow motion during a playback, press the but- ton. If you press it r epeatedly , the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 times. T o resume normal speed, press the button.
54 Recording and Playing 3. T o jump to a bookmark, press the button. 4. T o delete a bookmark, jump to it and then press the button. When there is no pr eset bookmark, pressing the button makes to jump forward 30 seconds at a time. 7.3.4 T o play back a recording repeatedly Y ou can play a recor ding repeatedly both in whole and in part.
7.4 Editing a recording 55 2. Select your desired recor dings with the button. When a recor ding is selected, it is numbered. 3. Press the OK button to start playback. 4. The selected recordings ar e played in the sequence that they are number ed.
56 Recording and Playing 7. If you choose the Sav e option, it will be saved in a new file which is named after the original recor ding with a suffix of ‘CUT’ and a number . 7.5 Copying a recording Y ou can copy a recor ding file in whole or in part during a play- back by performing the following steps: 1.
7.7 T ransferring recording files 57 3. Press the OK button to start playback. 4. T o stop playback, press the button. T o play all MP3 files in a subfolder , put the highlight bar on a desired folder , and press the button.
58 Recording and Playing The instruction on how to use Altair is as follows: 1. Select files to transfer . The left panel shows files and folders that are on the digital r eceiver , while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer .
7.8 Formatting the hard disk 59 V isit http://www.videolan.org or http://www.elecard.com where you can find a MPEG player being able to play back them. If you wish to author DVDs with them, visit http: //www.haenlein- software.com where you can find a DVD authoring program being able to pr ocess them.
60 T opfield Application Program Chapter 8 T opfield Application Program If you are good at pr ogramming with C++ language, you can make a program executable in the digital r eceiver .
61 2. Place the highlight bar on a file entry you want to run. 3. Press the OK button to start the program. 4. T o exit the program, press the EXIT button. The figure on the left is a run- ning screen of a T AP , Image V iewer , which displays image files of BMP , GIF and JPG for- mat.
62 Firmware Update Chapter 9 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmwar e to use. However , a new firmware may be released to impr ove the digital receiver . Y ou can get a latest firmware and an update utility from the T opfield web site, http://www.
9.1 From your computer via USB port 63 9.1 From your computer via USB port Y ou can transfer a new firmware to the digital r eceiver from your computer connecting them with a USB cable. Y ou need TFDN USB , a firmware transfer utility for this, which is avail- able at the T opfield web site, http://www.
64 Firmware Update need TFD-Down , a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available at the T opfield web site, http://www.i- topfield. com . T o update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1. Download a new firmware applicable to the digital receiver fr om the T opfield web site.
9.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 65 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver , and the other end into the matching port on the other digital re- ceiver . 2. T urn on both of them.
66 INDEX Index 16:9 , 20 16:9 Display F ormat , 21 1st Audio Language , 18 1st Subtitle Language , 18 2nd Audio Language , 18 2nd Subtitle Language , 18 4:3 , 21 A/V Output Setting , 19 Access Control.
67 GMT , 23 Info Bo x Display Time , 26 Info Bo x P osition , 26 information box, 32 IRD Status , 62 Language Setting , 17 Letter Box , 21 Local Time , 23 Local Time Setting , 23 Lock , 30 , 51 Lock e.
68 INDEX T AP , 60 tap , 60 teletext, 33 television service list, 40 TFD-Down , 64 TFDN USB , 63 Time , 50 time format, 23 Time Offset , 23 Time Setting , 25 time shift, 35 Time Shifting , 26 , 35 tim.
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