Topfield TF 4100 PVRc User manual
TOPFIELD
TF 4100 PVRc
User Guide
Digital Cable Receiver
Personal Video Recorder
Conax
Contents iii
Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Features ............................... 1
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver .................. 2
1.2.1 The front panel ....................... 3
1.2.2 The remote control ..................... 4
1.3 What is common interface? .................... 6
2 Setup 8
2.1 Unpacking .............................. 8
2.2 Safety precautions ......................... 8
2.3 Rear panel connections ....................... 10
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver ............... 11
2.4.1 Connecting to the broadcasting cable .......... 12
2.4.2 Connecting to your television .............. 12
2.4.3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder ....... 14
2.5 Switching on for the first time ................... 14
2.5.1 Inserting batteries in the remote control ......... 14
2.5.2 Powering on and checking picture ............ 15
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3 Preference Settings 16
3.1 Language settings .......................... 16
3.2 Video and audio settings ...................... 18
3.2.1 Television standard .................... 18
3.2.2 Colour model ........................ 18
3.2.3 Video cassette recorder .................. 19
3.2.4 Television aspect ratio ................... 19
3.2.5 Sound mode ........................ 20
3.3 Local time setting .......................... 20
3.4 Parental control ........................... 21
3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display .................. 24
3.6 To turn on the time shift feature .................. 24
4 Service Search 25
4.1 Searching broadcasting services .................. 25
4.2 Resetting to factory settings .................... 26
5 Daily Usage 28
5.1 Volume control ........................... 28
5.2 Watching television ......................... 28
5.2.1 The services list ....................... 28
5.2.2 The favourite services list ................. 30
5.2.3 Viewing programme information ............ 31
5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks ................... 32
5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks .................. 32
5.2.6 Viewing teletext ...................... 32
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide .............. 33
5.4 Watching multifeed programme ................. 33
5.5 Using time shift ........................... 34
5.6 Using picture in picture ...................... 35
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6 Listing Services 37
6.1 Editing the favourite list ...................... 37
6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard .................. 39
6.3 Transferring receiver data ..................... 39
7 Recording and Playing 41
7.1 Recording a programme ...................... 42
7.1.1 Instant recording ...................... 42
7.1.2 Current programme recording .............. 44
7.1.3 Timer recording ...................... 45
7.1.4 Scheduling a recording using the programme guide . 48
7.1.5 Recording a time-shifted programme .......... 48
7.1.6 Recording a pay service programme ........... 49
7.2 File archive ............................. 50
7.2.1 To delete a recording .................... 50
7.2.2 To sort recordings ..................... 50
7.2.3 To lock a recording ..................... 51
7.2.4 To rename a recording ................... 51
7.2.5 To make a new folder ................... 51
7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder .......... 51
7.3 Playing back a recording ...................... 52
7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar ............ 52
7.3.2 To play in slow motion .................. 53
7.3.3 To play in fast motion ................... 53
7.3.4 To make a bookmark .................... 54
7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly ........... 54
7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence ........... 55
7.3.7 To play back a scrambled recording ........... 55
7.4 Editing a recording ......................... 56
7.5 Copying a recording ........................ 56
7.6 Formatting the hard disk ...................... 57
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8 Firmware Update 58
8.1 Checking the firmware information ............... 58
8.2 From your computer via RS-232 port ............... 60
8.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port .......... 61
8.4 Over the air ............................. 62
Index 63
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Chapter 1
Introduction
The TF 4100 PVRc digital receiver is fully compliant with the
international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and
can receive digital broadcasts.
NOTE
In general we equate a channel with a frequency. Unlike ana-
logue broadcasts, however, digital broadcasts are not all as-
signed to their own frequencies; instead, multiple television
broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency. The fre-
quency in digital broadcasting is usually called transponder. To
reduce confusion in this manual, the word
service
is preferably
used than
channel
as a term to indicate one television or radio
broadcast.
1.1 Features
The TF 4100 PVRc digital receiver has the following features:
• Can store up to 2000 television and radio services.
• You can create favourite lists of your favourite services.
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•
You can view information about the current television or
radio programme.
•
Has an electronic programme guide that provides an
overview of scheduled programmes.
•
You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the
latest version, provided by the manufacturer.
•
You can record one broadcasting service while you are
currently watching another.
•
The large storage capacity of the built-in hard disk drive
allows you to record up to about 60 hours of television
—in case of 250 gigabytes— in excellent picture and sound
quality.
•
Time shift is a special technical feature available on the TF
4100 PVRc. You can pause the programme you are watch-
ing and resume it again at a later time. Then you can
quickly go to whatever part of the current programme by
fast foward and rewind search.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver
The digital receiver can be operated with the remote control
and the buttons on the front panel.
NOTE
When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall outlet,
we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand, when it is
on, it is in operation mode. Even when you are not using the
digital receiver, you should keep it plugged into a wall outlet
to be in standby mode so that it can run timer events at any
time.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3
1.2.1 The front panel
The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the
digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indicate its
status. The following indicates what they mean.
STANDBY
button switches the digital receiver between
standby mode and operation mode.
CH
c
,
a
buttons switch to previous or next service. They
are also used to navigate in menus and interactive
screens.
VOL
c
,
a
buttons decrease or increase the volume. They
are also used to change values for menu options.
TV/STB
lamp lights up while your video recorder operates
instead of the digital receiver. See
§
3.2.3 for more
details.
REMOTE
lamp lights up whenever you press a button on
the remote control.
STANDBY
lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in
standby mode.
Front display
displays the current time in standby mode,
and displays the current service in operation mode.
Pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap. You have
to insert your subscription card into the front slot to watch pay
services.
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1.2.2 The remote control
1
button switches the digital re-
ceiver between standby mode and
operation mode.
2
mutes the sound. Press again to
switch it back on.
3
UHF is not used in this model.
4
switches the output of the TV
SCART socket between the digital
receiver and the device connected to
the VCR SCART socket. See
§
3.2.3
for more details.
5
is used to set a sleep timer.
6
Numeric buttons are used to enter a
service number for service change or
to specify values for menu options.
7
switches between the current
service and the previously viewed
one.
8
displays the service information
box. It is also used to display more
information about a programme.
9
GUIDE displays the electronic programme guide.
10
switches between television services and radio ser-
vices.
11
MENU
displays the main menu. It is also used to return
to the previous menu from a submenu.
12
is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or
a video track of multifeed programme.
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