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TOPFIELD
TF7700HSCI
User Guide
High Definition
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2.2 The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3 What is common interface? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Setup 7 2.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.2 Safety p
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iv Contents 3.2.2 Video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3.2.3 Television aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3.2.4 High definition television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3.2.5 Sound mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3.3 Local time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3.4 Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents v 6 Listing Services 44 6.1 Editing the services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 6.2 Editing the favourite list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 6.4 Transferring receiver data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 7 Firmware Update 50 7.1 From a USB storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 7.2 From your computer via RS-232 port . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 7700 HSCI 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. How- ever, unlike analogue broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies; instead, multiple tele- vision broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequen
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2 Introduction • Can store up to 5000 television and radio services. • You can edit the services list. • You can make a favourite list with your favourite ser- vices. • You can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of programme schedules for next few hours. • You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version, which will be provided by the manu- facturer. 1.2 Controlling the digital re
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1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode. CHANNEL , buttons move to the next or previous ser- a c vice. They are also used to navigate in the menus and interactive screens. VOLUME , buttons increase and decrease the volume. b d They are also used to change options for a menu item. Front display displays the current time in standby mode, and displays the current service in operation mode.
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4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control
1 button switches the digital receiver between standby mode 1 14 2 15 and operation mode. 3 16
2 button pauses live television. 4
3 V.Format button changes video res- olution. See § 3.2.4 for more de- tails. 5 17 18 6
4 Numeric buttons are used to en- 19 7 ter service numbers and menu op- 20 tions. 8 21 9
5 button switches between the 10 10 current service and the previously viewed one. 22 11
6 button displays teletext. 20 12
7 button
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1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5
12 These buttons have different functions per menu. They will be guided by on-screen help.
13 SAT button displays the satellite list.
14 button mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on.
15 A/R button changes aspect ratio. See § 3.2.3 for more details. 16
button switches between television services and ra- dio services.
17 FAV button displays the favourite list.
18 button is used to select a subtitle track.
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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 ser- vices can only be viewed with a Conditional Ac- cess Module (CAM) and a subscription card be- longing 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 mo
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7 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 cable • One HDMI cable (optional) • A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area. 2.2 Safety precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully. • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volt. Check it before connecting the digi
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8 Setup the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1. • The wall outlet should be near the equipment. Do not run an extention 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 receiver. • Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface. • Do not place the digital receiver close to heat emitting units or in direct sunlight, as this will impair cooling. Do
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2.3 Rear panel connections 9 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 7700 HSCI has some connections on the back panel. 1 5 8 VIDEO LNB IN Y TV L Pb R Pr YPbPr SCART LNB OUT HDMI AUDIO S/PDIF RS-232 USB VCR 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 Check what connections your television set has in comparison with the digital receiver.
1 LNB IN Satellite broadcasting signal input socket.
2 LNB OUT Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the LNB IN socket for another digital re- ceiver.
3 YPbPr$ SCART Video
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10 Setup
10 S/PDIF Dolby digital output socket for the audio sys- tem.
11 RS-232 Serial port for firmware update and data trans- fer.
12 USB USB port for firmware update and data transfer. Table 2.3: Connectors specification HDMI High definition video output Left & right audio output Dolby digital audio output VIDEO composite video (CVBS) output AUDIO Left & right audio output YPbPr Component video (YUV) output TV CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video output Left & right audio output VCR CVBS video outpu
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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN socket. If you have another digital receiver, link it from the LNB OUT connector. 2.4.2 Connecting to your television Between all the following connectors of your digital receiver, we recommend you use the first connector to get best picture quality. If your television does not have the matching connec- tor then use the next connector in the following order for best picture quality. 1. HDMI connector (HDMI) 2. SCAR
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12 Setup 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 Com- ponent or S-Video connectors 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 match- ing socket on your television. If you connect w
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2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 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 re- ceiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television. NOTE You cannot view high definition video with the composite video connector. To connect the audio connectors You will need to obtain an audio cable (RCA cable) to connect the
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14 Setup You will need to obtain a SCART cable to use the auxiliary SCART connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike. 2.4.4 Inserting batteries in the remote control To insert the batteries, open the battery compartment by re- moving the lid, and then insert the batteries observing the po- larity, which is marked on the base of the battery compart- ment. If the digital re
