Topfield TF 5400 PVR Combo User manual

TOPFIELD
TF 5400 PVR Combo
User Guide
Digital Satellite & Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder

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Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction ............................. 1
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver .................. 2
1.2.1 The front panel ....................... 3
1.2.2 The remote control ..................... 5
1.3 What is common interface? .................... 8
2 Setup 9
2.1 Unpacking .............................. 9
2.2 Safety precautions ......................... 9
2.3 Rear panel connections ....................... 11
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver ............... 13
2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna ................ 13
2.4.2 Connecting to your television .............. 13
2.4.3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder ....... 16
2.5 Inserting batteries in the remote control ............. 16
3 Preference Settings 18
3.1 Language settings .......................... 18

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3.2 Video and audio settings ...................... 19
3.2.1 Television standard .................... 20
3.2.2 Color model ......................... 20
3.2.3 Video cassette recorder .................. 21
3.2.4 Television aspect ratio ................... 21
3.2.5 Sound mode ........................ 22
3.2.6 RF output .......................... 23
3.3 Local time setting .......................... 23
3.4 Parental control ........................... 25
3.5 Adjusting on-screen display .................... 27
3.6 To use the time shift feature .................... 27
3.7 Setting for MediaHighway EPG .................. 27
4 Service Search 29
4.1 Searching satellite broadcasting services ............. 29
4.1.1 Configuring LNB settings ................. 29
4.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings ............. 31
4.1.3 Configuring USALS settings ............... 33
4.1.4 Searching services ..................... 34
4.2 Searching terrestrial broadcasting services ............ 37
4.3 Copying services .......................... 38
4.4 Resetting to factory settings .................... 38
5 Daily Usage 39
5.1 Watching television ......................... 39
5.1.1 Watching favorite services ................ 41
5.1.2 Viewing program information .............. 42
5.1.3 Selecting audio track .................... 43

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5.1.4 Selecting subtitle track ................... 43
5.1.5 Viewing teletext ...................... 44
5.2 Viewing electronic program guide ................ 44
5.3 Watching multifeed program ................... 45
5.4 Watching by time shift ....................... 45
5.5 Watching by picture in picture .................. 47
6 Listing Services 49
6.1 Editing the service list ....................... 49
6.2 Editing the favorite list ....................... 51
6.3 Transferring receiver data ..................... 53
7 Recording and Playing 55
7.1 Recording a program ........................ 56
7.1.1 Immediate recording by the remote control ...... 56
7.1.2 Recording by the recording menu ............ 58
7.1.3 Making a timer recording ................. 59
7.1.4 Recording by electronic program guide ......... 61
7.1.5 Recording when using time shift ............. 61
7.1.6 To record a pay service .................. 62
7.2 File list ................................ 63
7.3 Playing back a recording ...................... 65
7.3.1 To play back in slow motion ............... 66
7.3.2 To play back in fast motion ................ 66
7.3.3 To play back recordings in sequence ........... 67
7.3.4 To make a bookmark .................... 67
7.3.5 To play back a recording repeatedly ........... 68
7.3.6 To play back a scrambled recording ........... 69

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7.4 Editing a recording ......................... 69
7.4.1 To erase a block from a recording ............ 69
7.4.2 To store a block from a recording ............. 70
7.5 Playing a MP3 ............................ 71
7.6 Formatting hard disk ........................ 72
7.7 Transferring recording files .................... 72
8 Topfield Application Program 74
9 Firmware Update 76
9.1 From a broadcaster ......................... 77
9.2 From your computer via USB port ................ 77
9.3 From your computer via RS-232 port ............... 78
9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port .......... 79
Index 81

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Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Introduction
The TF 5400 PVR Combo digital receiver is fully compliant 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. However,
unlike analog broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not all as-
signed to their own frequencies; instead, multiple television
and radio broadcasts are transmitted through a single fre-
quency. The frequency in digital broadcasting is usually called
transponder. To reduce confusion, the word service is prefer-
ably used than channel as the term indicating one television
or radio broadcast in this document.
The TF 5400 PVR Combo digital receiver has features as fol-
lows:
• It supports DiSEqC 1.0, DiSEqC 1.1, DiSEqC 1.2 and US-
ALS.

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• It is able to memorize up to 5000 television and radio
services.
• Electronic program guide provides an overview of pro-
gram schedules for next few hours.
• You can edit the service list.
• You can make your favorite list.
• You can view the information of the current television or
radio program.
• You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to
the latest, which will be provided by the manufacturer.
• The digital receiver features a digital video recorder with
two tuners, with which you can record your choice of
broadcasting services independently of ones you are cur-
rently watching.
• The large storage capacity of the built-in hard disk al-
lows you to record up to 40 hours of material—in case
of 80 gigabytes—in excellent picture and sound quality.
• Time shift is a special technical feature. You can pause
the program you are watching and resume it again at
a later time. You can quickly find whatever part of the
current program by backward or forward search.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver
You can control the digital receiver with the remote control
and the buttons on the front panel.
NOTE
When the digital receiver is off but plugged to a wall outlet,
we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand, when
it is on, it is in operation mode. You should keep the digital

1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3
receiver plugged to a wall outlet so as it can run timer events
at any time.
1.2.1 The front panel
The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to operate
the digital receiver, and lamps and a display to indicate its
status. Their usage is as follows:
TV/STB
OK
REMOTE
STANDBY
TV/STB lamp lights up while your video recorder operates
instead of the digital receiver. For more descriptions,
refer to § 3.2.3.
REMOTE lamp lights up whenever you press a button of
the remote control.
STANDBY lamp lights up while the digital receiver is in standby
mode.
Status display displays the current time in standby mode,
and displays the current status of the digital receiver
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 menus and in-
teractive screens.

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VOLUME
b
,
d
buttons increase and decrease the volume.
They are also used to change the options for a menu
item.
OK button displays the service list, It is also used to select
menu items.

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1.2.2 The remote control
1
button switches the digital
receiver between standby mode
and operation mode.
2
switches off the sound tem-
porarily. Press again to switch it
back on.
3




UHF button displays the RF set-
ting menu. See § 3.2.6.
4
button 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 detailed de-
scription.
5
button sets a sleep timer.
6
Numeric buttons are used to en-
ter service numbers and option
values
7
button switches between the
current service and the previ-
ously viewed one.
8
button displays more infor-
mation about the current pro-
gram or a program highlighted in
the electornic program guide.
9




GUIDE button displays the electronic program guide.
10
button switches between television services and ra-
dio services.

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



MENU button displays the main menu. It is also used to
return to the previous menu from a submenu.
12
button is used to select an audio track and sound
mode, or a multifeed service, if available
13




V+,



V−buttons increase and decrease the volume. They
are also used to change the options for a menu item.
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



P+,



P−buttons move to the next or previous service.
They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive
screens.
15




OK button displays the service list, It is also used to se-
lect menu items.
16




FAV button displays the favorite list.
17
button is used to select a subtitle track if available.
18




EXIT button is used to leave the current screen.
19
button displays teletext if available.
20
button does backward playback or scan. Subse-
quent presses change the speed of playback.
21
button plays a recorded program, or displays the
progress bar for navigation when playback has already
started.
22
button does fast playback or forward scan. Subse-
quent presses change the speed of playback.
23
button starts slow motion playback. Subsequent presses
change the speed of playback.
24
button is used to stop a playback, to stop a record-
ing, or to jump back to live television from time-shifted
television.
25
button starts a recording.

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26
button pauses live television and playback of a recorded
program.
27
button changes the position of picture-in-picture coun-
terclockwise, and jumps to the end of recording in play-
back.
28
button changes the position of picture-in-picture clock-
wise, and jumps to the beginning of recording in play-
back.
29




SAT button displays the satellite list with their service
list, and swaps the picture-in-picture with the main pic-
ture. See § 5.5.
30
button displays, resizes or hides the picture-in-picture.
31
button makes a bookmark during playback or time
shift.
32
button plays from the next bookmark position.
33
button is used to edit a recording.
34
button displays the list of recorded programs that
have been saved on the digital receiver’s hard disk. See
§7.4.
35
button displays the service list for picture-in-picture,
or specifies a block for repeated playback.
If you do not have wide-screen television but normal screen
television, pressing the 



0button changes, depending on broad-
casting conditions, the display format as follows:
When you are viewing a wide-screen television, pressing the




0button cycles through the display format options as follows:
4:3 Center Extract →4:3 Letter Box →16:9
, , , and buttons have additional different func-
tions per menu besides their own function. Their functions
will be guided in the on-screen help.

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1.3 What is common interface?
Some broadcasts are 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.
Common Interface (CI) is an interface for condi-
tional access modules. The front of the digital
receiver has two common interface slots.
To watch a pay service, you should take the following steps:
1. Purchase a conditional access module and a subscrip-
tion card for the pay service you want to watch.
2. Insert the subscription card into the conditional access
module.
3. insert the conditional access module to a common inter-
face slot on the front of the digital receiver.
To view the information about
the module and subscription
card inserted to the digital re-
ceiver, select the Common Inter-
face menu.

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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
• Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V)
• One Component AV cable, to link the digital receiver to
your television set
• One S-Video cable, to link the digital receiver to your
television set
• A copy of this user guide
2.2 Safety precautions
Please read and keep the following safety precautions care-
fully.
• The power must be 90 to 250 volt. Check it before con-
necting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For the

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power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Ta-
ble 2.1.
• The wall outlet shall be installed near the equipment and
shall be easily accessible.
• Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The
digital receiver is designed for use in dry rooms. If you
do use it outdoors, ensure that it is protected from mois-
ture, such as rain or splashing water. Use only dry cloth
when cleaning the digital receiver.
• Place the digital receiver on a hard and level surface.
• Do not place the digital receiver close to heating units
or in direct sunlight, as this will impair cooling. Do not
lay any objects such as magazines on the digital receiver.
When placed in a cabinet, make sure there is a minimum
space of 10 centimeter around it. For the physical speci-
fication of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.2.
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched.
• Never open the digital receiver casing under any cir-
cumstances. Warranty claims are excluded for the dam-
age resulting from improper handling.
• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Table 2.1: Power specification
Input voltage 90 to 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 40 W at maximum in operation
8 W in standby

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Table 2.2: Physical specification
Size 340×60×265 mm
Weight 3.4 kg
Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C
Storage temperature −40 to 80 °C
Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 %
2.3 Rear panel connections
The TF 5400 PVR Combo has a wide range of connections on
the back panel.
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13
4 13
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11
14
5
6
8
12
LNB IN
IF OUT RF LOOP OUT AUDIO
L
R
S-VIDEO VCR USB
RF IN
S/PDIF RS-232
VIDEO
TV
RF OUT
ANT
Check up what connections your television set has in compar-
ison with the digital receiver.
1
LNB IN Broadcasting signal input socket for the
first tuner.
2
IF OUT Broadcasting signal output socket from
the first tuner
3
ANT Broadcasting signal input socket for the
second tuner.
4
RF LOOP OUT Broadcasting signal output socket from
the second tuner.
5
VIDEO Composite video output socket for the
television set

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6
AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the tele-
vision set or audio system.
7
S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the televi-
sion set.
8
TV Audio and video output socket for the
television set.
9
VCR Audio and video input / output socket
for the video cassette recorder or such-
like.
10
RF IN Analog television input socket.
11
RF OUT Analog television output socket.
12
S/PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the au-
dio system.
13
USB USB port for firmware update and data
transfer.
14
RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data
transfer.
Table 2.3: Connectors specification
VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output
AUDIO Left & right audio output
S-VIDEO Super video (S-Video) output
TV CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video output
Left & right audio output
VCR CVBS video output
Left & right audio output
CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video input for bypass
Left & right audio input for bypass
S/PDIF Dolby digital audio output
RS-232 115.2 kbps at maximum
USB 2.0

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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver
There are several ways to set up the digital receiver. Set up
the digital receiver suitably to your television and other ap-
pliances. If you have any problem with your setup or need a
help, contact your dealer.
2.4.1 Connecting to the antenna
Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital re-
ceiver and the television, you need to connect the digital re-
ceiver to your television antenna so that it can receive digital
television services.
Connect a cable from your satellite antenna
to the LNB IN connector on the back panel of
the digital receiver, and connect a cable from
your terrestrial antenna to the ANT connec-
tor.
2.4.2 Connecting to your television
Among the following connectors on your digital receiver, you
should use the first connector to get best video quality. If your
television does not have the matching connector then use the
next connector.
1. SCART connector (TV)
2. S-Video connector (S-VIDEO)
3. Composite connector (VIDEO)
4. RF connector (RF OUT)
You should configure audio and video settings after connect-
ing. See § 3.2 for detailed description.

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To use the SCART connector
For best results with a standard television
set, you should use a SCART cable, plugging
one end into the TV socket on the digital re-
ceiver and the other end into a free SCART
socket on your television.
Some televisions have inputs via Component or S-Video con-
nectors rather than SCART. If you have such a television, use
an appropriate conversion cable to link the TV socket on the
digital receiver to the matching socket on your television.
If you connect with a standard SCART cable, you do not have
to make audio connections because the SCART connector can
output stereo audio. But if you do with a conversion cable,
such as SCART-to-Component, you have to make audio con-
nections.
To use the S-Video connector
You should prepare a S-Video cable to use
the S-Video 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.