Topfield TF4000PVR CoCI User's Manual

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The User’s Manual Personal Video Recorder TF4000PVR TF4000PVR CoCI Please read this User s Manual carefully. The menu structure and specification can be changed without notice. TOPFIELD - Embedded Conax - Personal Video Recorder - Personal Video ...

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3 This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product. CA UT IO N RISK ELECTRIC SHOCK Do NOT OPEN CAUTION: ...

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4 Please read the following recommended safety precautions carefully for your safety. MAINS SUPPLY : 90-250V AC 50/60 Hz. OVERLOADING : Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords or adapters as these can result in fire or electrical shock. L...

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55 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Personal Video Recorder (PVR). This PVR is fully compliant with the international DVB standard and thus transmits digital images, sounds, information guides and teletext directly to your TV through the sa...

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66 Antenna/LNB control - 22KHz mode On/Off - 0/12V mode selection - Automatic FEC Detection - DiSEqC 1.0 & 1.2 compatible Satellite/Channel support - 3500 TV channels, 1500 Radio channels storable Video/Audio - Automatic PAL/NTSC selec...

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7 1) Front Panel 2)Rear Panel FRONT / REAR PANELS DISPLAY During the STANDBY mode, the current time is displayed. When the power is on, the current status is displayed (TV/ Radio/ Menu). LED TV / SAT REMOTE STANDBY VIDEO OUTPUT Video output (YELLOW)...

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8 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (RCU) MUTE Button ( ) Enables/ Disables the Audio. POWER Button ( ) Switches the PVR between Operation and Standby mode. MENU Button (MENU) Displays the Menu on screen or returns to previous menu from submenu. EXI...

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9 SLEEP Button ( ) Displays sleep time. When sleep time, the power automatically turns to the OFF mode and the PVR to the STANDBY mode. Button Display the progress bar of time shifting or playback when no progress bar is displayed. Fast rewind...

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10 First, connect both the satellite antenna and the TV line to the PVR and switch the power on. In this manual there are some of the most common ways to connect the equipment: TV, VCR and PVR. There are several ways of connecting the PVR to the exis...

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11 1-3) Connection to the TV with the CINCH Cable. Connect one end (3 connectors) of the CINCH cable to the AUDIO-RIGHT (red), AUDIO-LEFT (white) and the VIDEO output (yellow) socket on the PVR. Connect the other end (3 connectors) to the AUDIO-RIGH...

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12 2-1) Installing the PVR with two separated Antennas. Installing the PVR with two separated Antennas. The Connection Type in LNB setting menu should be set to Separated. 2-2) Installing the PVR with one Antenna. The Connection Type in LNB setting m...

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13 3.Connection to the other Satellite Receiver. Connect the satellite cable to the LNB IN socket on the PVR. With other connector, connect the LNB OUT socket on the PVR and the LNB IN socket of the other PVR or STB. 2-4) Installing the PVR with two ...

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14 GETTING STARTED Press the Power button to operate the PVR from the STANDBY mode. Now, the Info Box will appear for a given time and disappear. By pressing the button, the Info Box will remain on the screen. The display time of the Inf...

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15 Press button on the RCU to see the program information. The Information box displays as follows: . Channel Number . Channel Name . Detailed Program Information . Signal Level & Quality . Satellite Information . Information of subtitle ...

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16 You can choose a language of subtitle using button on the RCU. If a broadcaster provides subtitles, you can see symbol in the Information Box. Subtitle You can choose a language of soundtrack using button on the RCU when a broadcaster ...

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17 Now this chapter assumes that the PVR system has been installed correctly, meaning: * The satellite dish for the PVR has been installed, connected to the PVR and correctly adjusted to the proper satellite. * The PVR is connected to the TV. * The...

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18 I. SYSTEM SETTING Various time modes can be set, such as the current local time, the Power On/Off time and the Sleep Time. The exact local present time can be adjusted by using the GMT, the Time Offsetand the Modesub menus. PLEASE NOTE: Configure...

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19 Press button at Local Time Setting item in the Time Settingmenu to open the Local Time Settingmenu. Inside the Local Time Settingmenu, there are 4 sub menus: Mode, Local Time, GMT and Time Offset. Mode By using the , buttons,you can cont...

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20 Use the , buttons to select the On/Offmode. If the Timeritem is set to On, the Wakeup Timeitem, the Wakeup Channelitem and the Power Off Timeitem becomes adjustable. The Wakeup Timeitem sets up the time the PVR automatically turns on. Insert...

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21 The Power Off Timemenu sets the time of the PVR automatically turns off. The Sleep Timeitem is similar to the Power Offmenu. The Sleep Timefunction turns off after the adjusted sleep time. E. Power Off Time F. Sleep Time ...

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22 The age rating control, the PIN(Personal Identification Number) Code and the passwords to various menus can be configured. The PIN Code box will automatically appear when this menu is selected. The default PIN Code is 0000. The Censorshipitem bl...

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23 The Access Controlmenu controls access to 6 items: Time Setting, Language Setting, A/V Output Setting, Organizing Channels, Organizing Favoritesand Installation. Press the , buttons to Lock/Unlockthe access. Lockingmeans controlling the access t...

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24 There are many languages available for the menu. The default language is English. A. Menu Language It is an item for changing the language of the Mainmenu. Select the language which the menus will be shown in. [English / French / German / Italian...

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25 C. Audio Language It is an item for changing the language of the Audio. The first audio language is set to English. If more than one audio language is transmitted, you may select one language among several languages transmitted by pressing ...

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26 I-5. OSD Transparency C. Display Format Enables the setting of the screen format of the TV. Select the Letter Box or Center extractmode of 16:9 pictures by using , buttons. D. Sound Mode Allows you to configure the sound mode. Select th...

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27 I-6. Info Box Display Time Adjusts the time-out of the Info Box. Sets the period of time the Info Box is displayed on screen. The adjustable time is from 0 to 30 seconds. I-7. Info Box Position Adjusts the position of the Info Box. Allows you to c...

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28 This mode can be used to rename, reorder, lock, hide and delete TV Services. A. Browse Press button. Now, browsing through the Organizing Channelsis possible. Press assigned buttons on the help message. B. Rename Use , buttons to select Renameitem...

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29 E. Skip You can hide and skip the services. In order to unlock the skip function, press button on the skipped channel. The skipped channels will not be visible on channel list. F. Delete Press button to delete channels. The delete f...

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30 This mode is helpful in adding and deleting services to and from the favorite group. Under the menu Organizing Favorites, there are three different modes: Fav List , Fav CHsand Ch List. On the Fav Listmode, four standard lists are selected as t...

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31 IV. Recording This menu shows some options for recording. Press button to display the satellite list. Select a satellite that includes the channel to be recorded. IV-1. Satellite Press button to display the channel list. Select a channel ...

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32 To change the file name of the service to be recorded, press button at this item. IV-5. File Name To start recording, press button at this item. IV-6. Start To stop recording, press button at this item. IV-7. Stop In this menu you can reserve ...

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33 D. Date To change the recording start date, press or button. E. Start Time To change the recording start time, press or button or enter the time using the numeric buttons F. Duration To change the recording duration, press ...

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34 D. Mode There are 3 or 4 different modes. Select One Timeto record the channel only once. Select Every Dayto record the same channel at the same time of every day. Select Weeklyto record the same channel at the same time on the same weekday. Sele...

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35 Refer to IV-9. Edit Reservation. V-2. Edit Reservation Refer to IV-8. Delayed Recording. V-1. Delayed Recording To format the HDD in PVR, press button at this item. Format Hard Diskwill delete all the data and the files in HDD permanently. If a n...

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36 The Low Noise Blockdown Converter (LNB) amplifies the signal received by the satellite dish and lowers the frequency of the signal. The signal is then fed from the LNB at the dish via cable to the PVR. VI-1. LNB Setting For the LNB Settings, mo...

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37 NOTE: If the Universal LNB is selected, both 9750 and 10600 MHz are supported at the same time, and therefore the 22 KHz tone setting is not required. E. LNB Power Select LNB power ‘ On’ for internal and ‘ Off ’ for external. F. 22 KHz If...

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38 Press the button to display the Satellite List Box. The Satellite name list is put in alphabetical order. Select one of the preprogrammed satellites that correspond to the value of the antenna. If the desired satellite name is not in the list, t...

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J. Start Search... 39 3) PCR PID Insert the PCR PID by using the numeric buttons on your RCU. 4) SAVE To ensure the above Video,Audio and PCR PID change, press button at this item. Choose your favorable channels among FTA only, CAS only and FTA...

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40 VI-4 . Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 VI-3 . Service Copy If you have DiSEqC 1.2 motorized system, then you can use the DiSEqC 1.2 functions. . Satellite Name A selection of satellite names that will be used to identify a motor position. . Tuner Select: Sel...

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41 VI-5. SAT/Tp Edit By pressing button, you can see the listed satellite names. Then, using , , or buttons, you can select satellite. By pressing button, you can see the all frequencies of transponders of a satellite, a...

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42 You can select the polarization from Horizontal and Vertical. D. Polarization E. SAT Name Edit You can change the name of the satellite by this menu. Press button to display a keyboard. There are several items such as Other, Save and Spac...

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43 VI-6. Factory Setting All the stored data can be reset just like it was manufactured. VI-7.Transfer Program to Other PVR It is used to transfer PVR program to other PVR for upgrading the PVR. Notes: Please proceed this menu with connecting the P...

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44 Check the PVR’s system information. It shows the PVR’s: v System ID v Loader Version v Device Version v Application Version v Last Update VII-1. PVR STATUS You can check the PVR version and refer the calendar. VII. INFORAMTION ...

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45 Press the or button to select the year. Press the or button to select the month. VII-2. CALENDAR The menu differs according to each inserted CAM. If the module has not been installed yet, the phrase ‘Not Installed�...

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46 IX-1. ExBlock IX.GAME IX-2. Poker ...

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47 IX-3. Bricks Lay IX-4. Bomb Hexa ...

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48 HOW TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK THE PVR Time Shifting 1. To enable Time Shifting, the Time Shiftingoption should be enabled. To find the Time Shiftingoption menu, follow the steps below. MainMenu HDD Service Time Shifting Enable 2. Press ...

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49 b. Checking A Recording Icon ( ) will be displayed on the upper rightmost of the TV screen if the recording is in progress. For more information, press CHECK( ) button or INFORMATION ( ) button. c. Stop Press STOP( ...

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For detailed information, refer to the explanation of Recording menu in Menu operations. b. Checking To check the reserved recordings, go to Edit Reservationmenu of Recording menu. c. Canceling To cancel the reserved recording, go to Edit Reservation...

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51 1.Press the red button( ) to display the recorded service list. 2.Select a recorded service at the list. 3.Press button to start playback. Playback a Recorded Service 1.To stop playback, press STOP( ) button. 2.This f...

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52 1. To playback in slow motion(without sound), press the SLOW ( ) button. 2. Slow motion speed can be adjusted by pressing the SLOW ( ) button repeatedly. 3. There are 7 steps in slow motion playback. 4. Press PLAY( ...

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53 1. Press button to display Time Shifting or Playback progress bar. 2. To go to the desired playback position, press button or button. This function is valid while the progress bar is displayed. 3. To remove the ...

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54 You can jump to a position directly by bookmark function in playback and time-shifted playback. To search positions very quickly and easily, use bookmarks. 1. Adding a bookmark To add a bookmark, press BOOKMARK ( ) button at the positio...

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55 1. Select and play back a service you want to descramble. Descramble the service with a proper CAM and smart card. The live service should play well with the proper CAM and smart card. 2. Press button to display Playbackprogress bar....

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1. Start playback a recorded service. 2. Press button to display Playback progress bar. 3. To specify one end of region, press the button with the progress bar. 4. Move the cursor by pressing (or ) o...

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57 Repeat mode The repeat mode works only in playback mode. It does not work in time shifting mode. There are two repeat modes. 1. Repeating the whole selected service. a. Start playback a recorded service. b. Press button without the pro...

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58 TROUBLESHOOTING (Q & A) Problem Possible Causes What to do Nothing appears on the Front Panel. No sound or picture, but the front panel shows the time or -- : -- No Picture, No Sound. The Remote Control Unit (RCU) is not working. Time Setting...

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59 I. PVR SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Power 90 - 250VAC, 50 / 60Hz Input Frequency 950 - 2150 MHz 1 RS - 232C, 115kbpsDATA Service SCART A/V OUT 2 SCARTs : 1 VCR, 1 TV 1Video / 2 Audio (left and right) SPDIF Digital Audio Out Con...

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60 III. MPEG AUDIO Item Specification Operation Mode Mono , Left , Right and Stereo Sampling Rates 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz Resolution 18 bit digital to analogue Converters . VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Specification Meets ETR 154 amended in ...