Topfield TF4000Fe, User Manual

Page 1: ...TOPFIELD TF4000Fe TF5000Fe User Manual Digital Satellite Receiver ...

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Page 3: ...2 2 Remote Control Unit 9 3 Installation 11 3 1 Connecting to TV VCR and Hi Fi 12 3 1 1 Connecting to TV with SCART Cable 12 3 1 2 Connecting to TV with CINCH Cable 12 3 1 3 Connecting to TV using RF cable 12 3 2 Connecting to the other Satellite Receiver 13 4 Operation 15 4 1 Getting Started 15 4 2 System Setting 17 ...

Page 4: ...ing Services 24 4 4 Organizing Favorites 26 4 5 Installation 27 4 5 1 LNB Setting 27 4 5 2 Service Search 30 4 5 3 Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 32 4 5 4 USALS Setting 34 4 5 5 SAT TP Edit 36 4 5 6 Factory Setting 39 4 5 7 System Recovery 39 4 5 8 Transfer Program to Other IRD 40 4 5 9 Transfer Data to Other IRD 40 4 5 10 Firmware Upgrade 40 4 6 Information 41 4 6 1 IRD Status 41 4 6 2 Calendar 41 4 7 Game...

Page 5: ...v 5 2 Information Box 46 5 3 Electronic Program Guide 47 5 3 1 Subtitle 47 5 3 2 Teletext 47 5 3 3 Sound Track 48 5 3 4 Multifeed 48 6 Software Upgrade And PC Interface 49 A Specifications 51 Index 53 ...

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Page 7: ...hock or personal injury Warning To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Please do not insert metal or alien substance into the slots for the Modules and Cards In doing so can cause damage to the digital receiver and reduce its life span Please read the following safety precautions carefully for your safety Main Supply 90 to 250V AC 50 60 Hz ...

Page 8: ... wall socket before cleaning it Use a dry cloth lightly dampened no solvents to clean the exterior of the digital receiver Ventilation Do not block the digital receiver s ventilation slots Ensure that a proper airflow is maintained around the digital receiver Never stand the digital receiver on soft furnishings or carpets Do not use or store the digital receiver where it is exposed to direct sunlig...

Page 9: ...vice Disconnect the antenna cable from digital receiver dur ing lighting storms Earthing The antenna cable must be earthed Location Locate the digital receiver indoors properly to pre vent it form lightening raining and direct sunlight Do not allow the digital receiver to be exposed to hot cold or humid conditions ...

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Page 11: ...STB In the Service Search section both the automatic chan nel search method and the manual search mode are provided Also it supports DiSEqC 1 0 1 1 1 2 and USALS DiSEqC 1 3 enabling you to move your antenna in order to focus preferred satellite You can save up to 3500 TV and 1500 Radio channels and work around with the Favorite Lock Delete Move and Sort functions The menu is very modern and suppor...

Page 12: ...atures Fully Compliant with DVB MPEG 2 Digital and fully DVB compliant 22KHz On Off Automatic FEC detection Automatic Service Search DiSEqC 1 0 1 1 1 2 and USALS DiSEqC 1 3 5000 services TV and Radio programmable Service switching time less than 1 second Service list editing Favorite service list editing 30 favorite service groups support Automatic and Manual PAL NTSC selection Multilingual Audio ...

Page 13: ...ded RF modulator output S PDIF for digital audio or Dolby AC 3 bitstream out put SCART and RCA A V output CVBS RGB YUV and S VIDEO output via SCART con nector VCR Timer function 2 1 Panel 2 1 1 Front Panel Display During the STANDBY mode the current time is dis played When the power is ON the current status is displayed TV Radio Menu Power The power button of STB ON Stand by Channel Change the cha...

Page 14: ...e it to connect to another STB 3 Video Output Video output Yellow 4 Right Audio Output Audio output Red 5 Left Audio Output Audio output White 6 RF In Connect the TV antenna 7 RF Out Connect the TV RF IN 8 RS232 Upgrade the STB data firmware 9 SCART Connect the TV or VCR 10 S PDIF Optical output for Digital Audio ...

Page 15: ...r return to previous menu from submenu 5 Guide button Display the EPG on screen when available Remove EPG when EPG is displayed 6 V V buttons Adjust the volume Increase Decrease Change the value of the selected item in Menu 7 P P buttons Service up or down through the available services Move the selection bar in Menu 8 OK button Display Service List on screen Select an item in the menu 9 Exit butt...

Page 16: ... button Activate the subtitle selection window Se lect the subtitle language in the list 17 Favorite button Display the favorite service list 18 Function buttons F1 Red F2 Button Green F3 Button Yellow F4 Button Blue These buttons are function key So the function in each OSD Screen can be referred in each instruction message in help window 19 UHF button Display and alter the RF modulator setting i...

Page 17: ...e are some of the most common ways to connect the equipment in this manual 3 There are several ways of connecting the STB to the ex isting Audio TV system 4 We recommend one of the following setup 5 If you have problems with your connections and need help contact your dealer or service provider ...

Page 18: ...CINCH cable to the right AUDIO output red the left AUDIO output white and the VIDEO output yellow socket on the STB Connect the other end 3 connectors to the right AUDIO in put red the left AUDIO input white and the VIDEO input yellow socket on the TV or Hi Fi 3 1 3 Connecting to TV using RF cable Connect an aerial antenna or RF Loop Out to RF In socket on the STB Connect one end of the RF cable t...

Page 19: ...te Receiver 13 3 2 Connecting to the other Satellite Receiver Connect the terrestrial antenna cable to the Antenna socket on the STB With other connector connect the RF Out socket on the STB and the LNB In socket of the other STB or STB ...

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Page 21: ...he screen The display time of the Information Box is adjustable in the Sys tem Setting menu of the Main menu Note Before taking charge of your new STB some important technical settings are essential 1 First press the MENU button on the RCU to make the Main Menu appear 2 Go to the LNB Setting item in the Installation menu and press OK button 3 Choose the right parameters for Satellite Name LNB Freq...

Page 22: ...re will take a while Press OK button when the searching process is finished to confirm and save the new service list 9 For further information please refer to Section 4 5 1 on page 27 Now this chapter assumes that the STB system has been in stalled correctly meaning The satellite dish for the STB has been installed con nected to the STB and correctly adjusted to the proper satellite The STB is conne...

Page 23: ...etting 17 Figure 4 1 Main Menu Screen 4 2 System Setting Figure 4 2 System Setting Screen 4 2 1 Local Time Setting The exact local current time can be adjusted by using the GMT the Time Offset and the Mode submenus ...

Page 24: ... when the Mode is in the Manual mode Adjust the current time if necessary by using the numeric buttons and V V buttons GMT GMT is referred to the standard time of Greenwich It cannot be changed Time Offset The current time of the local area can be inserted In another words insert the time difference of the local time zone from the GMT For example if the local area is Seoul the time dif ference fro...

Page 25: ...mer Setting press F1 button Press OK button to edit the entry and press F2 button to delete the selected entry Type Select TV or Radio by pressing V V button Satellite Press OK button to display the satellite list Select a satellite that includes the service to be played Service Select the service to be reserved for recording by press ing OK button Mode By using V V buttons select one among One Ti...

Page 26: ...ed recording press OK button 4 2 3 Parental Control Password to various menus can be configured The PIN Code box will automatically appear when this menu is selected The default PIN Code is 0000 Censorship The Censorship item blocks programs according to each spe cific setting Use V V buttons to select the items below No Block Access to everyone Total Block Access to no one without PIN code If the s...

Page 27: ...figure new PIN Code Press OK button then a box will appear on the screen Enter the PIN code by using the numeric buttons on your RCU Access Control The Access Control menu controls access to following items Time Setting Language Setting A V Output Setting Organiz ing Services Organizing Favorites Installation and IRD Lock Press V V buttons to Locked Unlocked the access Locked means controlling the ...

Page 28: ...ices support it the subtitle language is changeable by pressing the subtitle button on your RCU Audio Language It is an item for changing the language of the Audio If more than one audio language is transmitted you may select one language among the languages transmitted by pressing the sound button 4 2 5 A V Output Setting The STB has many A V Outputs Control this menu properly according to extern...

Page 29: ... Box or Center extract by using V V buttons Sound Mode It allows you to configure the sound mode Select the Stereo Mono Left and Right mode by using V V buttons The Sound mode is configurable later on by using the sound but ton on your remote controller RF Output When the STB is connected to the TV by an RF cable you may need to select the correct TV standard system Select the PAL G PAL I PAL K NTSC...

Page 30: ...ime out of the Info Box Set the period of time that the Info Box is displayed on screen The adjustable time is 0 to 30 seconds No info box and Never Hide 4 2 8 Info Box Position Adjust the position of the Info Box It allows you to change the position by using V V buttons 4 3 Organizing Services This mode can be used to rename reorder lock hide and delete TV Services ...

Page 31: ... the service After renaming it be sure to save it by pressing OK button at Save item Move You can reorder and move the service to the preferred posi tion Mark the desired service to move and press OK button Use V P buttons to choose the Move mode Lock You can restrain and lock the services From here locking and later unlocking services in any of the lists is possible e g in order to prevent childr...

Page 32: ...e function dif fers from the skip function as it deletes the service completely Whereas the skip function just makes the service invisible Note Deleted services are permanently deleted The only way to recover them is to perform a new service search Sort You can sort and rearrange the service list 4 4 Organizing Favorites This mode is helpful in adding and deleting services to and from the favorite...

Page 33: ...s and press OK button 4 5 Installation 4 5 1 LNB Setting The Low Noise Block down 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 STB For the LNB Setting move the cursor to Installation item and press OK button Then move the cursor to the LNB Setting item and press OK button Sat...

Page 34: ...o be DiSEqC 1 1 compatible This allows multiple antennas to be connected to the STB at the same time If you are using two or more fixed antennas or LNBs then it is recommended to use a DiSEqC 1 1 switch If you use a DiSEqC 1 1 switch only it is possible to connect up to 4 antennas Set the DiSEqC 1 0 to Disable and select an item in DiSEqC1 1 If you use a DiSEqC1 1 switch and DiSEqC1 0 switches it i...

Page 35: ...TB at the same time If you are using two or more fixed antennas or LNBs then it is recommended to use a DiSEqC 1 0 switch Select one of 1 of DiSEqC to 4 of DiSEqC Mini A Mini B or Disable according to the option or the configuration of DiSEqC switch box or antenna Service Search To go to Service Search menu directly from LNB Setting menu press OK button at this item ...

Page 36: ...h Mode There are 4 search modes There are 4 search modes Auto Manual Advanced and SMATV The Auto mode enables you to search using the information the STB has On the other hand you may need to know in advance the frequencies and the symbol rates before using the Manual mode On the Advanced mode enter the Audio PID Video PID or the PCR PID The SMATV mode is used to special purposes on satellite mast...

Page 37: ... available the Transponder s information can be found PID This item is valid when the Search Mode is set to Advanced only Press OK button to enter Video Audio and PCR PID s Video PID Insert the Video PID by using the numeric buttons on your RCU Audio PID Insert the Audio PID by using the numeric buttons on your RCU PCR PID Insert the PCR PID by using the numeric buttons on your RCU SAVE To ensure ...

Page 38: ...th TV services in one column and Radio services in the other Please note that the search procedure may take a few minutes When the search procedure is completed the screen will show how many TV and Radio services have been found Press OK button to save the services LNB Setting To go to LNB Setting menu directly from Service Search menu press OK button at this item 4 5 3 Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 Servic...

Page 39: ... If you are using DiSEqC 1 2 antenna set to Enable DiSEqC Command Mode Change the current mode between User and Installer modes User This mode is used to fine tune the position of the motor for better reception Installer This mode is used to search for the position of a satellite manually Movement In case of User mode the movement is adjustable by fine tuning In case of Installer mode the movement i...

Page 40: ...ive to the 0 position Service Search After saving the DiSEqC configuration at the highest signal quality press OK button to start service searching of the se lected satellite 4 5 4 USALS Setting USALS is very convenient motorized DiSEqC system that sup ports DiSEqC 1 3 command and also can get the satellite po sition automatically if you know your geographical location Basically the listed satellit...

Page 41: ...ude of the selected satellite and it can be set au tomatically in case of selecting a satellite name You can use numeric keys of RCU to enter the angle East or West will be selected by V V button My Longitude It means the longitude of your location You can select the angle East and West by V V or numeric button My Latitude It means the latitude of your location You can select the angle South or No...

Page 42: ...by this item V V button moves the antenna to anti clockwise and clockwise respectively Frequency Selects the Transponder to catch the strong signal Goto the position After setting the Longitude Latitude and the longitude of the selected satellite this menu is used when you want to move the desired direction position of the dish saved before Its moving limit is 65 4 5 5 SAT TP Edit ...

Page 43: ...l rate of specified satellite on the right side of the menu Polarization You can select the polarization from Horizontal and Vertical modes SAT Name Edit You can change the name of the satellite name by this menu Press OK button to display a keyboard There are several items such as Other Save and Space in the keyboard By se lecting Other item you can see a new alphabet character sets The Space item...

Page 44: ...information you should confirm the new information by pressing OK button at OK item Delete TP By selecting this item you can delete the selected TP Transpon der information Add Satellite Using this menu you can add new satellite name by keyboard then it will be added in the Satellite Name menu Delete Satellite By selecting this item you can delete the selected satellite in formation Service Search ...

Page 45: ...rized DiSEqC 1 2 4 5 7 System Recovery All the data and system setting can be stored and restored Recover It recovers all the stored data and system setting The factory default setting will be reloaded unless the installer stores the data and system setting by Store function Store It stores all the data and system setting as current setting The stored data and seting will be restored by Recover fu...

Page 46: ...fer Data to Other IRD It is used to transfer STB Data such as service information to other STB for upgrading the STB Note Please proceed this menu with connecting the STB of same model and same specification 4 5 10 Firmware Upgrade 12603 MHz 22000 KS s At this menu you can download the latest STB software from Satellite The TP details of Astra are as bellows Frequency 12603 MHz S R 22000 KS s Polar...

Page 47: ...lite and TP can be added or changed You can get the information at http www i topfield com 4 6 Information You can check the IRD STB version and refer the calendar 4 6 1 IRD Status Check the STB s system information here It shows the System ID Loader Version Device Version and Application Version 4 6 2 Calendar Press V or V button to select the year Press V or P button to select the month ...

Page 48: ...42 Operation 4 7 Game ExBlock Bomb Hexa ...

Page 49: ...4 7 Game 43 Note The games can be changed without any notice ...

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Page 51: ...the Service List and Help window will be displayed Select one of the services you want to enjoy By pressing the 0 button instead of OK button satellite selection window will appear You can select a there Sorting alpha betic search and selecting a service by is possible ...

Page 52: ...e Information Box by pressing info button Service Name Frequency Signal Strength Service Event Name Time CAS Parental Number Information Subtitle Lock Teletext Mark Event Description Start Time End Time Dolby Multifeed You can see the current or next event by pressing V V button in the information box To control the volume in the in formation box you have to press V V button two times without inte...

Page 53: ... for the next program button shows extended information of the event TV Radio button will change the contents of EPG be tween TV and Radio services F1 button switches the EPG from Single Service to Multi Ser vice and in opposition 5 3 1 Subtitle You can choose a language of subtitle using the subtitle button on the RCU If the broadcaster provides subtitles you can see the subtitle symbol in the In...

Page 54: ...n when a broadcaster supports various languages of soundtrack Also it is possible to choose a mode among Stereo Mono Left and Right using V V buttons The sound button is used for multifeed function too If the multifeed is avail able in current service Multifeed Track will be displayed first You can change the display to Sound Track selection menu by pressing the sound button once more 5 3 4 Multife...

Page 55: ...e software in the STB has to be upgraded to en joy better function The latest news software utility driver product and manual will be found at Topfield website http www i topfield com STB to STB download via RS232C It is possible to download the firmware or service data from STB to another STB PC to STB download via RS232C You need the TFD down exe to download the software To start download start do...

Page 56: ...0 Software Upgrade And PC Interface OTA You can download the latest STB software from Satellite by OTA The satellite and TP can be added or changed You can get the information at http www i topfield com ...

Page 57: ...VDC Horizontal 18 VDC Current Max 500mA with Overload Protection 22 KHz Tone Frequency 22 1 KHz Amplitude 0 65 0 2 V Demodulation QPSK Input Symbol Rate 1 to 45 MS s Code Rate 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 Table A 2 Specifications of MPEG Transport Stream AV Decoding Transport Stream ISO IEC 13818 1 MPEG 2 Transport stream Specification Profile Level MPEG 2 MP ML Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 Video Resolution 720 ...

Page 58: ...75 Ω IEC 169 2 Female Male Output Service CH21 69 PAL CH14 83 NTSC TV standard PAL G I K NTSC M Table A 5 Specifications of Power Supply Input Voltage 90 250VAC 50 60Hz Type SMPS Power Consumption Running Max 24W Standby 9W Protection Separate internal fuse The input shall have lightning protection Table A 6 Physical Specifications Size W H D 260 54 185 mm Weight Net 1 8 Kg Note Specifications and fu...

Page 59: ...31 Audio PID 31 Auto 16 18 30 31 Auto Manual 18 B Button 9 0 45 EXIT 32 48 F1 19 F2 19 GUIDE 47 MENU 15 16 32 OK 19 20 V 18 V 18 C CAS only 31 Censorship 20 Change PIN Code 21 Channel 7 CVBS 23 D Date 20 Disable 28 29 33 35 DiSEqC 1 0 15 Display 7 Duration 20 E East 35 Enable 33 35 Every Weekday 19 Every Weekend 19 Everyday 19 EXIT 32 48 Exit button 9 ...

Page 60: ...t 23 Left Audio Output 8 Limit E Limit W 34 Limit Off 34 LNB Frequency 15 28 LNB In 8 LNB Out 8 LNB Power 15 LNB Setting 15 27 32 Longitude 36 M Main 15 Manual 16 18 30 31 MENU 15 16 32 Menu button 9 Mini A 29 Mini B 29 Mode 17 19 Mono 23 Motorized DiSEqC 1 2 16 Move 25 Movie 27 Multi 23 Music 27 Mute button 9 N Network Search 31 Never Hide 24 News 27 No Block 20 No info box 24 North 35 NTSC M 23 ...

Page 61: ...tellite Name 15 SAVE 31 Save 25 37 SCART 8 Search Mode 16 Search mode 31 Service 19 Service List 27 45 Service Search 16 32 Sleep button 10 SMATV 30 SMATV Search 16 Sound button 10 South 35 Space 37 Sports 27 Start Search 16 Stereo 23 Store 34 39 Subtitle button 10 System Setting 15 T Teletext button 10 Time Offset 17 Total Block 20 TV Service List 27 TV Radio button 10 TV STB button 10 Type 19 U ...

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