Topfield TF 5810 PVRt User manual

TOPFIELD

TF 5810 PVRt

User Guide

Digital Terrestrial Receiver

Personal Video Recorder

Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or

table speciﬁed by the manufacturer or sold with

the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution

when moving the cart/apparatus combination to

avoid injury from tip-over.

•

Changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

•

The mains plug, which is used as a disconnect device,

shall remain readily operable.

The lightning ﬂash with arrowhead symbol, within an

equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the

product’s enclosure that may be of sufﬁcient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person.

The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in

the literature accompanying the product.

iv CONTENTS

Contents

Contents iv

1 Introduction and getting started 1

1.1 Unpacking .............................. 2

1.2 Remote control buttons and their functions ........... 3

1.3 Rear panel connections ....................... 6

1.4 Connecting up your PVR ..................... 8

1.4.1 Connecting the aerial to your PVR ............ 9

1.4.2 Connecting the PVR to your TV using a HDMI . . . . 10

1.4.3 Connecting the PVR to your TV using a SCART . . . . 10

1.4.4 Connecting to your HiFi system ............. 10

1.5 Switching on for the ﬁrst time ................... 11

1.5.1 Searching for TV and radio channels .......... 11

1.5.2 Basic system settings .................... 12

1.5.3 Time and date options ................... 12

1.5.4 AV output settings ..................... 13

1.6 Pay TV ................................ 16

2 Watching TV 18

2.1 Starting to watch television .................... 19

2.1.1 Volume control ....................... 20

2.1.2 Changing channels ..................... 20

2.1.3 Radio channels ....................... 21

2.2 Electronic Programme Guide ................... 21

2.3 Time Shift television ........................ 24

CONTENTS v

2.3.1 Rewinding TV ....................... 24

2.3.2 Pausing TV ......................... 26

3 Recording and playing TV programmes 27

3.1 How your PVR records ....................... 27

3.2 Instant recording .......................... 29

3.3 Scheduled recordings ........................ 31

3.3.1 Scheduling a recording using the EPG .......... 31

3.3.2 Altering the details ..................... 33

3.3.3 Viewing your recording schedule ............ 35

3.3.4 Scheduling a recording without using the EPG . . . . 37

3.4 Things you should know about recording on your PVR . . . . 38

3.4.1 Dual recordings ...................... 38

3.4.2 Watching television while dual recording ........ 39

3.4.3 When recordings start or stop .............. 39

3.4.4 Leaving the PVR in standby ............... 40

3.4.5 Switching off while recording .............. 40

3.4.6 How recordings are named ................ 41

3.5 Playing back recordings ...................... 41

3.5.1 Playback features ...................... 42

3.5.2 Bookmarks and resume play ............... 43

3.5.3 After you’ve watched a recording ............ 44

4 Extra features 46

4.1 Make the most of digital TV .................... 46

4.1.1 Subtitles ........................... 47

4.1.2 Sound tracks ........................ 47

4.1.3 Picture in Picture ...................... 48

4.1.4 Digital teletext ....................... 49

4.1.5 Sleep timer ......................... 50

4.2 Adjusting the on-screen display .................. 51

4.3 Organizing channels ........................ 51

4.3.1 Favourite channels ..................... 52

4.3.2 Setting up favourite channels ............... 52

4.3.3 Managing lists of favourites ............... 53

4.3.4 Watching TV using favourites .............. 54

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4.4 Organising recordings ....................... 55

4.4.1 Renaming recordings ................... 56

4.4.2 Organising recordings ................... 56

4.4.3 Copying recordings .................... 57

4.4.4 Editing recordings ..................... 58

4.5 Additional playback and viewing features ........... 59

4.5.1 Playing back multiple recordings ............ 60

4.5.2 Slow motion playback ................... 60

4.5.3 Repeat playback ...................... 60

4.5.4 Parental lock ........................ 61

4.5.5 Restricting access to recorded programmes ....... 62

4.5.6 Restricting access to TV channels ............ 62

4.5.7 Organising the channel list ................ 63

5 The PC Connection 64

5.1 Installing the software and drivers ................ 65

5.2 Connecting the PVR to your PC .................. 65

5.2.1 Using Altair ......................... 66

5.2.2 How ﬁles are organised on your PVR .......... 68

5.2.3 Transferring ﬁles ...................... 68

6 Advanced features 70

6.1 MP3 playback ............................ 70

6.2 Formatting the hard disk ...................... 71

6.3 Firmware updates ......................... 72

6.3.1 Installing a ﬁrmware update via USB .......... 72

6.3.2 Installing a ﬁrmware update via a serial connection . . 74

6.3.3 Installing a ﬁrmware update over the air ........ 74

6.4 Copy Firmware and Settings to Another System ........ 75

6.4.1 Copy Firmware to Another System ........... 75

6.4.2 Copy Settings to Another System ............ 76

6.5 TAPs - Additional software for your PVR ............ 77

6.5.1 Installing TAPs ....................... 77

6.5.2 Starting TAPs ........................ 78

6.5.3 Starting TAPs automatically ............... 79

6.5.4 Troubleshooting TAPs ................... 79

CONTENTS vii

7 Troubleshooting and How to 81

7.1 Troubleshooting ........................... 81

7.1.1 Unexpected channel changes ............... 81

7.1.2 Failed recordings ...................... 82

7.1.3 PVR crashes ......................... 82

7.1.4 Incorrect channel numbers and duplicate channels . . 83

7.1.5 Unable to view Pay TV channels ............. 84

7.2 How to ................................ 85

7.2.1 Adding a new channel ................... 85

7.2.2 Moving home ........................ 86

7.3 Contacting support ......................... 86

A Technical Information 87

Index 89

Chapter 1

Introduction and getting

started

Congratulations on buying a Topﬁeld TF 5810 Personal Video

Recorder terrestrial(PVRt). The TF 5810 PVRt allows you to

view and record digital TV channels easily, via an ordinary

television aerial. You can receive all the Freeview channels

broadcast in your area, which includes a range of digital radio

stations too. In addition, with a small subscription module, you

can access some additional channels from pay TV broadcasters.

Your new PVR allows you to record two different programmes

simultaneously, and even to play back existing recordings

while you’re making new ones. With it’s large hard drive,

there’s plenty of space for all the shows you want to watch,

and the built in electronic programme guide (EPG) makes it

easy to ﬁnd programmes and schedule automatic recordings.

As well as recording and playback of TV programmes, it has

plenty of other features. You can pause TV when the phone

rings, for example, or rewind a sports match to watch someone

score a second time. Channels can be arranged into groups

of ‘favourites,’ and there are other useful features like picture

2 Introduction and getting started

in picture, interactive services and even a link to your home

computer.

We’ll cover all of those issues in this manual, starting from

basic installation and setup, then looking at everyday use, and

ﬁnally giving you an idea of some of the advanced features

that you can make use of when you’re comfortable with how

your PVR works.

1.1 Unpacking

Before going any further, check that you have received the

following items with your PVR.

• Remote control unit

• Two AAA batteries for the remote control

• One aerial cable, to link the PVR to your TV aerial

• One loop cable (a short aerial cable)

• One SCART cable, to link the PVR to your television set

• A copy of this user guide

These items may vary according to your local area.

Unpack the cables, and insert the batteries in the remote control;

make sure you insert them the correct way round, following

the symbols on the inside of the battery compartment.

Before going any further, you should familiarise yourself with

the remote control and with the connectors on the rear of the

PVR. Let’s look at the remote control ﬁrst. Dont worry if some

of the things we mention here seem a little unusual — all the

functions and features will be explained later on.

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