TOPFIELD The User’s Manual Personal Video Recorder TF4000PVR - Personal Video Recorder TF4000PVR CoCI - Personal Video Recorder - Embedded Conax Please read this User s Manual carefully. The menu structure and specification can be changed without notice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 CONTENTS 5 FEATURES 5 FRONT/ REAR PANELS 1) FRONT PANEL 7 2) REAR PANEL 7 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT(RCU) 8 GETTING STARTED 14 FUNCTION GUIDE 15 MENU OPERATIONS 1) SYSTEM SETTING 18 2) ORGANIZING CHANNEL 28 3) ORGANIZING FAVORITES 30 4) RECORDING 31 5) HDD SERVICE 34 6) INSTALLATION 35 7) INFORMATION 44 8) COMMON INTERFACE 45 9) GAME 46 HOW TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK THE PVR 1) TIME SHIFTING 48 2) RECORDING WHILE TIME SHIFTING 48 3) RECORDING, CHEC
WARNING Warning WARNING Warning WARNING 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. LIQUIDS : Keep liquids away from the PVR. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
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 satellite. Now you can comfortably see and receive digitally transmitted music, news, movie and sports satellite broadcasts in your office or at your home. The PVR records and playback satellite broadcasts. You can enjoy interesting games embedded in PVR.
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 selection - Multi-lingual Audio support - Automatic channel search OSD (On Screen Display) support - 256 color support. - Multi-lingual menu text support.
FRONT / REAR PANELS 1) Front Panel DISPLAY LED During the STANDBY mode, the current time is displayed. When the power is on, the current status is displayed (TV/ Radio/ Menu). TV / SAT REMOTE STANDBY MENU OK CHANNEL The channel buttons are to change channels. VOLUME POWER ON /STANDBY The volume buttons are to change volume. 2)Rear Panel LNB 2 IN RF IN Connects the satellite antenna cable. Connects the satellite antenna cable. LNB 1 IN Connects the TV.
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. EXIT Button (EXIT) Returns to the previous menu and the screen. GUIDE Button (GUIDE) Displays the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) on screen only when available. V+/V- Buttons (V+/V-) Adjusts the volume (Increase/Decrease).
TV/SAT Button ( ) Changes the terrestrial TV and Satellite mode. FAV Button (FAV) Displays the favorite channel list. Button Display the progress bar of time shifting or playback when no progress bar is displayed. Fast rewind when the progress bar is displayed. SOUND Button ( ) Selects LEFT/RIGHT/MONO/STEREO sound function. Button Playback with normal speed. SUBTITLE Button ( ) Selects the subtitle language list for the current service. TELETEXT Button ( SLEEP Button ( ) Displays sleep time.
INSTALLATION (Connection) 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 existing Audio/TV system. We recommend one of the following setups. If you have problems with your connections and need help, contact your dealer or service provider. 1.
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-RIGHT (red), AUDIO-LEFT (white) and the VIDEO input (yellow) socket on the TV or Hi-Fi. 1-4) Connection to the TV using the RF cable. Connect a terrestrial antenna to RF IN socket on the PVR. Connect one end of the RF cable to the RF OUT socket on the PVR.
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 menu should be set to Loop Through. Tuner 1 and 2 can receive the RF signal of the same polarity and the same band. 2-3) Installing the PVR with one dual LNB Antenna. The Connection Type in LNB setting menu should be set to Separated.
2-4) Installing the PVR with two separated dual LNB Antennas and DiSEqC switches. The Connection Type in LNB setting menu should be set to Separated. 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.
GETTING STARTED Press the P o w e r 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 Info Box is adjustable under the I n s t a l l a t i o n menu of the M a i n menu. If the current broadcast has EPG (Electronic Program Guide) with it, press the button to see not only the current channel’s but also other channel’s EPG without any time constraints.
Function Guide Information Box 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 and / or teletext By using , buttons, you can see the EPG of next event. To change volume level in this mode, press , buttons without no interval. Press button once more, you can see the extended infomation of the current program.
Subtitle You can choose a language of subtitle using on the RCU. button If a broadcaster provides subtitles, you can see symbol in the Information Box. Teletext If a broadcaster supports teletext, you can see symbol in the Information Box. There are VBI insertion mode and software emulation mode in teletext. In the VBI insertion mode, which is always on, you can watch the teletext with your TV using the RCU of your TV. To watch teletext with VBI insertion, your TV must support teletext.
MENU OPERATIONS 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 RCU has batteries and ready to control the PVR. If the PVR has not been installed or connected properly, please refer to the I N S T A L L A T I O N (connection) menu on this manual.
I. SYSTEM SETTING I-1 TIME 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 G M T, the T i m e O f f s e t and the M o d e sub menus. PLEASE NOTE: Configure the L o c a l T i m e before adjusting the W a k e u p T i m e,P o w e r O f f T i m e or the S l e e p T i m e.
A. Local Time Setting Press button at L o c a l T i m e S e t t i n g item in the T i m e S e t t i n g menu to open the L o c a l T i m e S e t t i n g menu. Inside the L o c a l T i m e S e t t i n g menu, there are 4 sub menus: M o d e, L o c a l T i m e, G M T and T i m e O f f s e t. Mode By using the , buttons,you can control the A u t o / M a n u a l mode.
B. Timer Use the , buttons to select the On/Off mode. If the T i m e r item is set to O n, the W a k e u p T i m e item, the W a k e u p C h a n n e l item and the P o w e r O f f T i m e item becomes adjustable. C. Wakeup Time The W a k e u p T i m e item sets up the time the PVR automatically turns on. Insert the preferable W a k e u p T i m e by using the numeric buttons and the , buttons on the RCU. To disable the wakeup funtion, make the T i m e r item O f f. D.
E. Power Off Time The P o w e r O f f T i m e menu sets the time of the PVR automatically turns off. F. Sleep Time The S l e e p T i m e item is similar to the P o w e r O f f menu. The S l e e p T i m e function turns off after the adjusted sleep time.
I-2. PARENTAL CONTROL 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 0 0 0 0. A. Censorship The C e n s o r s h i p item blocks programs according to each specific setting. Use the , buttons to select the items below. N o B l o c k: Access to everyone. 4 ~ 1 8 ( a g e ): Inaccessible for viewers within each minimum age limit.
C. Access Control The A c c e s s C o n t r o l menu controls access to 6 items: T i m e S e t t i n g, L a n g u a g e S e t t i n g, A / V O u t p u t S e t t i n g, O r g a n i z i n g C h a n n e l s, O r g a n i z i n g F a v o r i t e s and I n s t a l l a t i o n. Press the , buttons to L o c k/U n l o c k the access. L o c k i n g means controlling the access to specific menus with the PIN Code system. The default PIN Code is 0 0 0 0.
I-3. LANGUAGE SETTING 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 M a i n menu. Select the language which the menus will be shown in. [English / French / German / Italian / Spanish / Arabic / Greek / Turkish / Danish / Swedish / Norwegian] B. Subtitle Language It is an item for changing the language of the subtitle.
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 button. [English / French / German / Italian / Spanish / Arabic / Greek / Turkish / Danish / Swedish / Norwegian] I-4. A/V OUTPUT SETTING The PVR has many A/V Outputs. Control this menu properly according to external components connected to the PVR.
C. Display Format Enables the setting of the screen format of the TV. Select the L e t t e r B o x or C e n t e r e x t r a c t mode of 16:9 pictures by using , buttons. D. Sound Mode Allows you to configure the sound mode. Select the S t e r e o, M o n o, L e f t and R i g h t modes by using the , buttons. The Sound mode is configurable later on by using the button on your RCU. E. UHF Type Allows you to change the UHF Type. Select the PAL G, P A L I, P A L K modes by using the , buttons. F.
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 change the position by using the , buttons.
II. ORGANIZING CHANNELS This mode can be used to rename, reorder, lock, hide and delete TV Services. A. Browse Press button. Now, browsing through the O r g a n i z i n g C h a n n e l s is possible. Press assigned buttons on the help message. B. Rename Use , buttons to select R e n a m e item and press the button to move the cursor to the Channel List. Press button to display keyboard, and rename the channel. After renaming it, be sure to save it by pressing the button at S a v e item. C.
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 function differs from the skip function as it deletes the channel completely. Whereas, the skip function just makes the channel invisible. NOTE: Deleted channels are permanently deleted. The only way to reobtain is to perform a new channel search. G.
III. ORGANIZING FAVORITES This mode is helpful in adding and deleting services to and from the favorite group. Under the menu O r g a n i z i n g F a v o r i t e s, there are three different modes: F a v L i s t , F a v C H s and C h L i s t. On the F a v L i s t mode, four standard lists are selected as the default menus: N e w s, S p o r t s, M o v i e and M u s i c. Up to 10 lists including these lists can be added and renamed.
IV. Recording This menu shows some options for recording. IV-1. Satellite Press button to display the satellite list. Select a satellite that includes the channel to be recorded. IV-2. Channel Press button to display the channel list. Select a channel to be recorded. IV-3 Mode There are two recording modes. To record the selected service immediately, select the Q u i c k mode. To record current event including the data of the time shifting buffer, select C u r r e n t E v e n t mode.
IV-5. File Name To change the file name of the service to be recorded, press button at this item. IV-6. Start To start recording, press button at this item. IV-7. Stop To stop recording, press button at this item. IV-8. Delayed Recording In this menu you can reserve delayed recording. A. Satellite Press button to display the satellite list. Select a satellite that includes the channel to be recorded. B. Channel Press button to display the channel list. Select a channel to be recorded. C.
D. Date To change the recording start date, press or button. E. Start Time To change the recording start time, press numeric buttons or button or enter the time using the F. Duration To change the recording duration, press or button. G. OK To confirm the setting for the delayed recording, press button. Be sure to confirm it if you want to register the current setting for delayed recording. IV-9 Edit Reservation In this menu you can check, edit and cancel the delayed recordings. A.
D. Mode There are 3 or 4 different modes. Select O n e T i m e to record the channel only once. Select E v e r y D a y to record the same channel at the same time of every day. Select W e e k l y to record the same channel at the same time on the same weekday. Select E v e r y W e e k e n d to record the same channel at the same time on every weekend. This menu is enabled when the D a t e menu is set to Saturday or Sunday. E. Start Time This item displays the recording start time. F.
V-1. Delayed Recording Refer to IV-8. Delayed Recording. V-2. Edit Reservation Refer to IV-9. Edit Reservation. V-3. Format Hard Disk To format the HDD in PVR, press button at this item. F o r m a t H a r d D i s k will delete all the data and the files in HDD permanently. If a new HDD is installed, it should be formatted by this PVR. The file structure of the PVR is different from that of PC. You cannot use the Time shifting, Recording and Playback functions with an unformatted HDD. V-4.
VI-1. LNB Setting 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. For the LNB Settings, move the cursor to I n s t a l l a t i o n item and press button. Then, move the cursor to the L N B S e t t i n g item and press button. A. Satellite Name Press the button to display the Satellite List. The Satellite name list is put in alphabetical order.
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 you are using a 22 KHz tone switch box, make 22 KHz tone switch enable or disable to select LNB or antenna. G. 12V Use it if the switch box is controlled by 12V DC. H. DiSEqC 1.0 The PVR is designed to be DiSEqC 1.0 compatible.
A. Satellite Name 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, then select O t h e r s. B. Search Mode There are 4 search modes, A u t o, M a n u a l, A d v a n c e d and S M A T V. The A u t o mode enables to search using the information the PVR has.
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. H. FTA/ Scrambled Choose your favorable channels among F T A o n l y, CAS only and FTA+CAS. I. Tuner Select Select a tuner for channel searching from the selected satellite. J. Start Search... Searches for digital channels after the configuration of the LNB is over. To stop the searching process on the way, press either the button or the button.
VI-3 . Service Copy This item enables you to copy the service list of one tuner to that of the other. A. Tuner 1 to Tuner 2 Copy the service list of Tuner 1 to that of Tuner 2. B. Tuner 2 to Tuner 1 Copy the service list of Tuner 2 to that of Tuner 1. C. All Add the service list of Tuner 1 and Tuner 2 and save it to that of Tuner 1 and Tuner 2. VI-4 . Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 If you have DiSEqC 1.2 motorized system, then you can use the DiSEqC 1.2 functions. .
. Motor Control - G o t o : Moves the motor to the stored position of the selected satellite. - S t o r e : Stores the current position of the motor for the selected satellite. - R e s e t : Resets all stored position of the motor relative to the “0” position (I n s t a l l e r mode only). - R e c a l c u l a t e : Recalculates the position of the Stab Rotor motor. - L i m i t E , L i m i t W: Limits east and west position. - L i m i t O f f : Removes the limitation. - G o t o R e f : Goes to reference. .
D. Polarization You can select the polarization from H o r i z o n t a l and V e r t i c a l. 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 O t h e r, S a v e and S p a c e in the keyboard. By selecting O t h e r item, you can see a new alphabet character sets. The S p a c e item means a space between two characters. And the S a v e item is used to confirm the new name of the satellite.
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 PVR of same model and same specification. VI-8.Transfer Data to Other PVR It is used to transfer PVR Data such as satellite/TP information to other PVR for upgrading the PVR.
VII. INFORAMTION You can check the PVR version and refer the calendar. VII-1. PVR STATUS Check the PVR’s system information.
VII-2. CALENDAR Press the or the month. button to select the year. Press the or button to select VIII. COMMON INTERFACE The menu differs according to each inserted CAM. If the module has not been installed yet, the phrase ‘Not Installed’ will be accordingly indicated.
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HOW TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK THE PVR Time Shifting 1. To enable Time Shifting, the T i m e S h i f t i n g option should be enabled. To find the T i m e S h i f t i n g option menu, follow the steps below. M a i n Menu 2. Press HDD Service Time Shifting button to display T i m e S h i f t i n g progress bar. 3. To go to the desired playback position, press button or is valid while the Time Shifting progress bar is displayed. 4. To remove the Time Shifting progress bar at once, press 5.
6. Press STOP ( ) button again to stop recording. Caution : If the recording time is less than about 1 minute, recording will not be done successfully. Recording, Checking and Editing reserving To record services, refer to the following steps. There are four kinds of recording references. Caution : If the recording time is less than about 1 minute, recording will not be done successfully. 1.Immediate Recording by RECORDING ( ) button a.
2.Immediate Recording by Menu Selection a. Recording To go to R e c o r d i n g menu, press button and select R e c o r d i n g item by pressing button. Select the options that you want to record with. Select S t a r t item and press button. For detailed information, refer to the explanation of R e c o r d i n g menu in M e n u o p e r a t i o n s. g references. done item. ce more. b.
4. Recording by EPG a. Recording Press GUIDE( ) button to display EPG. Select a service that you want to record, and press RECORDING ( ) button. Instead of RECORDING ( ) button, two times pressing of The Recording mark ( button is valid for delayed recording. ) will be displayed. b. Checking Press GUIDE( ) button to display EPG. The reserved services for delayed recording will be marked with a Recording mark( ). c. Canceling Press GUIDE( ) button to display EPG.
Pausing To pause the picture or playback, press PAUSE( ) button. Press PAUSE( ) button or P L A Y( ) button to quit pausing. 1. Pausing from live video If the PAUSING is kept more than 5 seconds with enabled T i m e S h i f t i n g mode, the play mode is changed to time-shifted playback. The video continues from the paused image when resumed from PAUSING. 2.Pausing from Time Shifting The video continues from the paused image when resumed from PAUSING. 3.
Fast Motion Playback 1. If there is a T i m e S h i f t i n g or P l a y b a c k progress bar, remove the progress bar by pressing P L A Y( ) button. 2. Press button for fast motion playback. To change the playback speed, press button repeatedly. 3. There are 4 steps in fast motion playback. 4. Press P L A Y( ) button to resume playback with normal speed. 5. The slow motion function is available for the playback and the time-shifted playback. Fast Forwarding and Rewinding 1.
Bookmark 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 B O O K M A R K ( add it. ) button at the position you want to 2. Going to a bookmark Press GO TO B O O K M A R K ( ) button to jump to the previous bookmark. Then, the PVR plays from the book marked position. 3.
Descrambling Services 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 P l a y b a c k progress bar. 3. To go to the desired position, press button or button. 4. Start playback. The video should be descrambled with a proper CAM and smart card. The fast/slow motion descrambling is possible by fast/slow motion playback. 5.
4. Start playback the recorded video you want to copy. The fast/slow motion copying is possible by fast/slow motion playback. 5. Start copying by RECORDING ( ) Button. 6. The video displayed on TV will be copied. 7. Press STOP ( ) button to stop copying. 8. Press STOP ( ) button again to stop playback Caution : If the copying time is less than about 1 minute, copying will not be done successfully. Cut Out Selected Region 1. Start playback a recorded service. 2.
Zapping while Recording 1. With S e p a r a t e d mode in L N B s e t t i n g menu. For the tuner being recorded with, all the channels in the same TP can be selected. For the other tuner, all the scanned channels can be selected. 2. With L o o p T h r o u g h mode in L N B s e t t i n g menu. For the tuner being recorded with, all the channels in the same TP can be selected. For the other tuner, all the channels of the same polarity and the same band as being recorded channel can be selected.
TROUBLESHOOTING (Q & A) Problem Nothing appears on the Front Panel. Possible Causes The main power cable is not connected. What to do Check that the main power cable is plugged into the power socket. No sound or picture, but the front panel shows the time or -- : -- PVR is in standby mode. No Picture, No Sound. The satellite dish is not pointing at the satellite. No Signal or Weak Signal. LNB is faulty. The UHF Button is pushed down . Adjust the dish.
SPECIFICATIONS I. PVR SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Power Input Frequency DATA Service SCART A/V OUT Digital Audio Out LNB Power 90 - 250VAC, 50 / 60Hz 950 - 2150 MHz 1 RS - 232C, 115kbps 2 SCARTs : 1 VCR, 1 TV 1Video / 2 Audio (left and right) SPDIF Convertible 13.5/18V (500mA max) QPSK / Multiple convolution coding (DVB Compliant) Modulation / FEC Type DiSEqC Tone Switching RF Modulator Specification Video Compression Aspect Ratio On-Screen Display EPG DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.2 compatible 22 KHz UHF Ch.
III. MPEG AUDIO Item Specification Operation Mode Sampling Rates Resolution Mono , Left , Right and Stereo 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz 18 bit digital to analogue Converters . VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Specification TV System Video Decoding Video Resolution Meets ETR 154 amended in ALM-95-021 PAL I ,G,K ISO / IEC 13818-2, MP@ML 720 pixels 576 lines 25 frames per sec. . RF MODULATOR Item Specification Features Connector Channel Range Input RF bypass Supported. IEC Coaxial female 9.5 mm.
