TOPFIELD TF 5100 CI User Manual

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TOPFIELD TF 5000 CI TF 5100 CI User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver Common Interface ...

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Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2.1 The front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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iv Contents 3 Preference Settings 15 3.1 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3.2 Video and audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3.2.1 Television standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Contents v 5.2.5 Selecting subtitle tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 5.2.6 Viewing teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 5.4 Watching multifeed progr...

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1 Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 5000 CI/TF 5100 CI digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) stan- dard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be instal...

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2 Introduction • Can store up to 5000 television and radio services. • You can edit the services list. • You can create favourite lists of your favourite services. • You can view information about the current television or radio programme. �...

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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. STAND...

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4 Introduction 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. 1.2.2 The remote control SAT N/P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ...

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1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 10  is used to select an audio track and a sound mode, or a video track of multifeed programme. 11      M1 is not used in this model. 12  These buttons have different functions per menu. The...

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6 Introduction 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 belong- ing with the scrambl...

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7 Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • User manual NOTE Accessories may v...

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8 Setup • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extension lead to the unit. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The digital receiver is designed for use indoors only. Use dry cloth when cleaning the digital...

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2.3 Rear panel connections 9 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 5000 CI/TF 5100 CI has some connections on the back panel. RS-232S/PDIF RF OUT RF IN VCR TV LNB OUT LNB 1 IN VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO R L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Check what connections your ...

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10 Setup 9  RF OUT Analogue television output socket. 10  RF IN Analogue television input socket. 11  RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data transfer. Table 2.3: Connectors specifications VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output AUDIO ...

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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 2.4.2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of the digital receiver, we recommend you to use the first connector to get best picture quality. If your television does not have th...

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12 Setup To use the composite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into t...

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2.5 Switching on for the first time 13 2.4.3 Connecting to your video cassette recorder The digital receiver can also output video to another appliance such as a video cassette recorder or video receiver through an auxiliary SCART connector. You wil...

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14 Setup 2.5.2 Powering on and checking picture Now, press the button in top left corner on the remote con- trol. If the picture is good, you can skip to § 4.1.4 to search for the available television and radio services. Otherwise, you may need to t...

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15 Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu would be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select which language of au- dio track and of subtitle track should be output. Select the System S...

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16 Preference Settings Subtitle language Set the Subtitle Language option to your desired language. When you watch a programme, the subtitle track of the selected language will be displayed if available. Apart from this setting, you can select a subt...

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3.2 Video and audio settings 17 If you have a PAL television, you have to set the TV Type option to PAL. In that case, if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard, the digital receiver will presents the pictures converting into the PAL standard. ...

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18 Preference Settings playback. But if the option is set to External A/V, the digital receiver will not pass the video automatically. To pass it, you have to press the button. 3.2.4 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide-screen television, set t...

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3.3 Local time setting 19 3.2.6 Radio frequency output If you have connected your television to the RF OUT socket, you should configure the radio frequency output. The digital receiver can make analogue television from digital television and output ...

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20 Preference Settings Select the System Setting > Time Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Green- wich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broa...

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3.4 Parental control 21 Table 3.2: Time offset table Time offset City GMT − 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein GMT − 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa GMT − 10:00 Hawaii GMT − 09:00 Alaska GMT − 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada GMT − 07:00 Mountain Time US...

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22 Preference Settings If you wish to block 15 or above rated programmes, set the Censorship option to 15 (age). Setting it to No block blocks no programme; on the other hand, setting it to Total block blocks every programme. NOTE If a programme does...

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3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 23 In addition, you can raise or lower the position of the informa- tion box. Select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Position option as you desire. Its available range is from − 10 to + 3 lines. The ...

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24 Service Search Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna...

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4.1 Searching broadcasting services 25 The other is K u band which ranges approximately from 12 to 18 GHz. The LNB (Low Noise Block converter) is used to take a wide band of relatively high frequencies, amplify and convert them to similar signals tha...

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26 Service Search ever, if you have selected the Other entry at the Satellite Name option to specify a satellite that is not in the satellite list, you might have to fill in the correct LNB frequency. The absolute difference between a broadcasting f...

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4.1 Searching broadcasting services 27 4.1.2 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satellites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When you switch to an service, if the service is provided by a satellite other t...

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28 Service Search you had better check the receiving quality of every trans- ponder and choose the best one at the Transponder (or Frequency) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning. 5. Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save th...

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4.1 Searching broadcasting services 29 2. Enter your location to the My Longitude option and the My Latitude option with the     V− ,     V+ and numeric but- tons. 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Sate...

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30 Service Search • Searching every service of a SMATV (Satellite Master Antenna Television) system. Searching every service of a satellite To search every service of a satellite, perform the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the...

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4.1 Searching broadcasting services 31 NOTE You may get transponder information from a satellite magazine or website such as http://www.satcodx.com or http://www. lyngsat.com. Searching one service of a transponder To search one service of a transpon...

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32 Service Search 5. Set the Polarization option to the polarization of your desired transponder. You can search pay services as well as free services as follows: • To search only free services, set the FTA/Scrambled option to FTA only. • To sear...

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4.3 Resetting to factory settings 33 Then the on-screen keyboard appears. Change the name as you desire and save it. To delete a satellite entry, select your desired entry at the Satel- lite Name option and select the Delete Satellite option; then yo...

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34 Service Search • Services list • Favourite list • Preference settings Also you can restore them at any time. To store your data, select the Installation > System Recovery menu and select the Store option; then you get asked for the preson...

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35 Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Volume control Use the     V− and     V+ buttons to alter the volume to a com- fortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, p...

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36 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Transponder information A dollar sign ( $ ) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay servi...

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5.2 Watching television 37 5.2.2 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list. To display the favourite lists, press the     FAV button. You should see a screen like the...

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38 Daily Usage delete a group or a service, press the     F3 button; then you get asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. 5.2.3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box, on whi...

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5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 39 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available au- dio tracks. Once you select an audio track, it will be sounded. ...

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40 Daily Usage Pressing the     GUIDE button dis- plays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following: • Scheduled programmes • programme summary • Broadcasting date • Broadcasting time To see detailed informa...

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5.4 Watching multifeed programme 41 5.4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at a same time. We call it a multifeed programme. You can select and watch a perspective...

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42 Daily Usage 2. Set the Satellite option to the satellite which transmits the service you want. Pressing the     OK button on this option displays a satellite list, from which you can select your desired satellite. 3. Set the Service op...

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43 Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the services list You would have got the services list after service search. You can rename, move, lock or delete service entries on the services list. Select the Organizing Services menu. You should see a sc...

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44 Listing Services To edit the radio services list, press the button; then radio service entries will be listed on the right column. To switch back to the television services list, press it again. To change the name of a service, select the Rename a...

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6.2 Editing the favourite list 45 Sort Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite ser- vices. Sort Sat Name by satellite 6.2 Editing the favourite list You can make your own favourite services list. In fact, you can define multiple favourite...

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46 Listing Services You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the follow- ing steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the     OK button to select it. The high- light bar then moves t...

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6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard 47 6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the     V− and     V+ buttons and vertically with the     P+ and     P− button...

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48 Listing Services 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the dig- ital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver. 2. Turn on the source digital receiver. 3. Select the I...

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49 Chapter 7 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. However, a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and an update utility which runs on most versio...

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50 Firmware Update NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi- cation is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update. ...

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7.2 From your computer via RS-232 port 51 7.2 From your computer via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer uti...

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52 Firmware Update 7.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS- 232 cable. To update the firmware with this method...

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53 Index 16:9, 18 16:9 Display Format, 18 22 kHz, 26 4:3, 18 A/V Output Setting, 16 Access Control, 22 Add new TP, 33 Add Satellite, 32 Advanced, 31 AUDIO L, 12 AUDIO L/R, 9 Audio Language, 16 AUDIO R, 12 Auto, 30 Button, 4 C band, 24 CAM, 6 CAS only...

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54 INDEX Letter Box, 18 LNB, 25 LNB Frequency, 25, 26 LNB IN, 9 LNB IN, 10 LNB OUT, 9 LNB OUT, 10 LNB Power, 26 LNB Setting, 25 Local Time, 20 Lock, 44 Manual, 30 Menu Language, 15 Mini A, 26 Mode, 20, 42 mono, 18 Motor Control, 27, 28 Motorized DiSE...

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55 teletext, 39 television services list, 44 TFD-Down, 51 time format, 20 Time Offset, 20 Time Setting, 20, 22 timer list, 41 Timer Setting, 41 Total block, 22 Transfer Data to Other IRD, 48 Transfer Firmware to Other IRD, 52 Transponder, 28, 29 tran...

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Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from...