Topfield TF 5510 PVR User manual
TOPFIELD
TF 5010 PVR
TF 5510 PVR
User Guide
Digital Satellite 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? .................... 7
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 the antenna .................. 12
2.4.2 Connecting to your television .............. 13
2.4.3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder ....... 15
2.4.4 Inserting batteries in the remote control ......... 15
3 Preference Settings 17
3.1 Language settings .......................... 17
3.2 Video and audio settings ...................... 18
3.2.1 Television standard .................... 19
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3.2.2 Colour model ........................ 19
3.2.3 Video cassette recorder .................. 20
3.2.4 Television aspect ratio ................... 20
3.2.5 Sound mode ........................ 21
3.2.6 Radio frequency output .................. 21
3.3 Local time setting .......................... 22
3.4 Parental control ........................... 24
3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display .................. 25
3.6 To turn on the time shift feature .................. 26
4 Service Search 27
4.1 Searching broadcasting services .................. 27
4.1.1 Configuring LNB settings ................. 27
4.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings ............. 30
4.1.3 Configuring USALS settings ............... 31
4.1.4 Searching services ..................... 33
4.2 Copying services .......................... 35
4.3 Resetting to factory settings .................... 35
5 Daily Usage 37
5.1 Volume control ........................... 37
5.2 Watching television ......................... 37
5.2.1 The services list ....................... 37
5.2.2 The favourite services list ................. 40
5.2.3 Viewing programme information ............ 41
5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks ................... 42
5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks .................. 42
5.2.6 Viewing teletext ...................... 42
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide .............. 43
5.4 Watching multifeed programme ................. 43
5.5 Using time shift ........................... 44
5.6 Using picture in picture ...................... 45
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6 Listing Services 47
6.1 Editing the services list ....................... 47
6.2 Editing the favourite list ...................... 49
6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard .................. 51
6.4 Transferring receiver data ..................... 51
6.5 Editing channel data on your computer ............. 52
6.5.1 Editing satellite and transponder list .......... 54
6.5.2 Editing television and radio services list ........ 55
6.5.3 Editing favourite list .................... 56
7 Recording and Playing 59
7.1 Recording a programme ...................... 60
7.1.1 Instant recording ...................... 60
7.1.2 Current programme recording .............. 62
7.1.3 Timer recording ...................... 63
7.1.4 Scheduling a recording using the programme guide . 66
7.1.5 Recording a time-shifted programme .......... 67
7.1.6 Recording a pay service programme ........... 67
7.2 File archive ............................. 68
7.2.1 To delete a recording .................... 68
7.2.2 To sort recordings ..................... 69
7.2.3 To lock a recording file ................... 69
7.2.4 To rename a recording ................... 69
7.2.5 To make a new folder ................... 70
7.2.6 To move a recording to another folder .......... 70
7.3 Playing back a recording ...................... 70
7.3.1 To navigate using the progress bar ............ 71
7.3.2 To play in slow motion .................. 71
7.3.3 To play in fast motion ................... 72
7.3.4 To make a bookmark .................... 72
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7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly ........... 73
7.3.6 To play back recordings in sequence ........... 73
7.3.7 To play back a scrambled recording ........... 74
7.4 Editing a recording ......................... 74
7.5 Copying a recording ........................ 75
7.6 MP3 playback ............................ 75
7.7 Transferring recording files .................... 76
7.8 Formatting the hard disk ...................... 77
8 Topfield Application Program 79
9 Firmware Update 81
9.1 From your computer via USB port ................ 82
9.2 From your computer via RS-232 port ............... 83
9.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port .......... 84
9.4 Over the air ............................. 84
Index 86
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Chapter 1
Introduction
The TF 5010 PVR/TF 5510 PVR digital receiver is fully compli-
ant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation,
you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately.
NOTE
In general we equate a channel with a frequency. How-
ever, unlike analogue broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not
all assigned to their own frequencies; instead, multiple tele-
vision broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency.
The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called trans-
ponder. To reduce confusion in this manual, the word service
is preferably used than channel as a term to indicate one tele-
vision or radio broadcast.
1.1 Features
The TF 5010 PVR/TF 5510 PVR digital receiver has the follow-
ing features:
• Supports DiSEqC 1.0, DiSEqC 1.1, DiSEqC 1.2 and US-
ALS.
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• Can store up to 5000 television and radio services.
• You can edit the services list.
• You can make a favourite list with your favourite ser-
vices.
• You can view information about the current television
or radio programme.
• Has an electronic programme guide that provides an
overview of programme schedules for next few hours.
• You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to
the latest version, which will be provided by the manu-
facturer.
• 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 80 hours of programme —in
case of 160 gigabytes— in excellent picture and sound
quality.
• Time shift is a special technical feature available on
the TF 5010 PVR/TF 5510 PVR. You can pause the pro-
gramme you are watching 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
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3
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.
1.2.1 The front panel
The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control
the digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indi-
cate its status. The following indicates what they mean.
TV/STB
OK
REMOTE
STANDBY
TV/STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates
instead of the digital receiver. See § 3.2.3 for more de-
tails.
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.
STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between
standby mode and operation mode.
MENU button displays the main menu. It is also used to
return to the previous menu from a submenu.
CHANNEL
a
,
c
buttons move to the next or previous ser-
vice. They are also used to navigate in the menus and
interactive screens.
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VOLUME
b
,
d
buttons increase and decrease the volume.
They are also used to change options for a menu item.
OK button displays the services list. It is also used to select
menu items.
Pull the right edge of the front panel to open the flap. You
have to insert your subscription card into the slot to watch
pay services.
1.2.2 The remote control
1
button switches the digital re-
ceiver between standby mode and
operation mode.
2
button mutes the sound. Press
again to switch it back on.
3
UHF button displays the RF setting
menu. See § 3.2.6 for more details.
4
button switches the output of
the TV SCART socket between the
digital receiver and the device con-
nected to the VCR SCART socket.
See § 3.2.3 for more details.
5
button sets a sleep timer.
6
Numeric buttons are used to enter
service numbers and menu options.
7
button switches between the
current service and the previously
viewed one.
8
button displays more informa-
tion about the current programme
or a programme highlighted in the
electronic programme guide.
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