TOPFIELD SBF-5400 User Guide Digital Satellite Receiver
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CONTENTS iii Contents Contents 1 2 3 Introduction 1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver . 1.2.1 Front panel . . . . . . . 1.2.2 Remote control . . . . . iii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 4 Setup 2.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Rear panel connections . . . . . . . . . . 2.
iv CONTENTS 4 5 6 7 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings . . . . . . . . . 4.1.1 Menu language . . . . . . 4.1.2 Subtitle language . . . . . 4.1.3 Audio language . . . . . . 4.2 Video and audio settings . . . . . 4.2.1 Television aspect ratio . . 4.2.2 Audio mode . . . . . . . . 4.3 Local time setting . . . . . . . . . 4.4 Parental control . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Chapter 1 Introduction The SBF-5400 digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency.
2 Introduction • Can store up to 5,000 television and radio services. • You can edit the services list. • Can create lists of your favourite services. • Can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver You can operate the digital receiver with the remote control or the buttons on the front panel.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 Front display shows the current time in standby mode, and displays the current service in active mode. STANDBY light lights up while the digital receiver is in standby mode. light blinks every time you press a button on the remote control. ca CHANNEL , buttons switch to the previous or next service. They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens.
4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control .. 1 . .. 2 . .. 3 . .. 4 . .. 5 .. 6 . . button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode. mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. Numeric buttons are used to enter a service number for service change or to specify values for menu options. switches over between the current service and the previously viewed one. FAV displays the favourite lists. MENU displays the main menu.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 .. 13 . .. 14 .. 15 . . switches over between television services and radio services. SAT displays the satellites list. V− , V+ buttons decrease or increase the volume. They are also used to change values for menu options. .. 16 P− , P+ buttons switch to the previous or next service. They are also used to navigate in menus and interactive screens. .. 17 These buttons have different functions per menu. They . .
6 Setup Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with the digital receiver. • Remote control • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • A copy of this user guide NOTE Accessories may vary according to your local area. 2.2 Safety precautions Please read carefully the following safety precautions. • The mains voltage must range between 90 and 250 volts. Check it before plugging the digital receiver to the wall socket.
2.3 Rear panel connections 7 • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it can be removed easily to disconnect the power. • When placed in a cabinet, make sure there is a minimum space of 10 centimetres around it. For the physical specification of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.2. • Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched. If the cord is damaged, do not use the digital receiver and get the cord replaced. • Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician.
8 Setup .. 1 LNB IN . .. 2 LNB OUT . .. 3 VIDEO . Satellite broadcasting signal input socket (Current: Max.500mA with overload protection) Satellite broadcasting signal output socket through the LNB IN socket for another digital receiver Composite video output socket for the television set (yellow) .. 4 AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio-video receiver (white/red) .. Digital audio output socket for the audio5 S/PDIF . . video receiver .. 6 RS-232 .
2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 9 2.4 2.4.1 Connecting up your digital receiver Connecting to the antenna Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to the antenna so that it can receive digital television broadcasts. Connect the antenna cable to the LNB IN connector.
10 Setup To make the audio connection You need to obtain an audio cable (RCA cable) to link the audio connectors. Plug one ends of the cable into the AUDIO L (white) and AUDIO R (red) sockets on the digital receiver, and plug the other ends into the matching sockets on your television or audio-video receiver. To enjoy Dolby Digital audio, your television or audio-video receiver must be able to decode Dolby Digital audio, and you need to obtain an S/PDIF cable.
2.5 Switching on for the first time 11 CAUTION If the digital receiver no longer reacts properly to the remote control commands, the batteries may be flat. Be sure to replace only with 1.5 V AAA size batteries, and observe the following precautions. • Do not mix different types of batteries, or new and old batteries. • Do not use rechargeable batteries. • Do not recharge the old batteries. • In order to avoid any risk of explosion, observe the polarities indicated inside the battery compartment.
12 Service Search Chapter 3 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to perform a service search. NOTE If there is no service stored, you will be not able to access all menus. A is another name for a . 3.1 Searching for broadcasting services This digital receiver can be operated with both fixed antenna and motorized antenna. You have to configure antenna settings according to your antenna system in the following order: 1. Configure LNB settings. Refer to §3.1.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 3.1.1 13 Configuring LNB settings There are two large frequency bands for satellite broadcasts. One is C band which ranges approximately from 4 to 6 GHz. The other is Ku 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 that is carried at a much lower frequency, which is called Intermediate Frequency (IF).
14 Service Search satellite position, frequency range, symbol rate, polarization and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range. So you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency option. However, 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 frequency and its LNB frequency must be within 950 to 2150 MHz.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 3.1.2 15 Configuring DiSEqC 1.2 settings Your motorized antenna will turn toward your desired satellites horizontally by DiSEqC 1.2. When you switch to a service, if it is not provided by the current satellite, it will take longer time than usual because the antenna has to turn to its position. To use the DiSEqC 1.2 protocol, select the Installation > Motorized DiSEqC 1.2 menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
16 Service Search (or Frequency) option. It will be helpful to your fine tuning. 5. Finally set the Motor Control option to Store to save the tuned position when the receiving quality is best. There are more motor control options for installers, but this guide does not describe them. If you are an installer, refer them to the manual about the STAB rotor. 3.1.3 Configuring USALS settings USALS (Universal Satellite Automatic Location System), also known as DiSEqC 1.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 17 3. Enter the position of your selected satellite to the Satellite Angle option if it is not correct. 4. Select the Goto the position option, then the antenna will turn toward your selected satellite as calculating its position. 5. If the receiving quality, which is displayed at the bottom right of the screen, is not good, then tune the antenna finely with the Move option. The changed position is automatically saved.
18 Service Search 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name option. 2. Set the Search Mode option to Auto. 3. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital receiver will check up the up-to-date channel information while searching services, but it takes a rather longer time. With the Auto mode, the digital receiver tries to search every service, relying on the transponder data which is stored at the time of manufacture.
3.1 Searching for broadcasting services 19 5. Set the Polarization option to match to that of your desired transponder. 6. If you set the Network Search option to On, the digital receiver will check up the up-to-date channel information as searching services, but it takes rather longer time. 7. Set the Modulation option to match to that of your desired transponder. If the transponder is of the DVB-S2 standard, you should set this option to DVB-S2 QPSK or DVB-S2 8PSK.
20 Service Search will become enabled. You also should set these options correctly. 7. At the PID option, specify the audio and video packet identification (PID) of your desired service with the numeric buttons. Searching every service of SMATV system To search every service of a SMATV system, if the digital receiver is connected to it, take the following steps: 1. Choose your desired satellite at the Satellite Name option. 2. Set the Search Mode option to SMATV. 3.
3.2 Editing the transponder list 3.2 21 Editing the transponder list You can add, delete or modify satellite or transponder information. Select the Installation > SAT/TP Edit menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. To add a satellite entry, select the Add Satellite option, then the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard.
22 3.3 Service Search Resetting to factory settings The digital receiver maintains the following data: • • • • • Satellite list Services list Favourite list Timer list Preference settings You can reset all data of the digital receiver. Select the Installation > Factory Setting menu, and then you get asked for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, the services list, favourite list and timer list will all be cleared, and preference options will be reset to the manufacturer’s factory settings.
23 Chapter 4 Preference Settings 4.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu will be displayed. In addition to that, you can select the language of audio track and of subtitle track. Select the System Setting > Language Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. 4.1.1 Menu language The digital receiver provides menus in several different languages. Set the Menu Language option to your desired language.
24 Preference Settings 4.1.2 Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Language option to your desired languages. When you watch a programme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the language that is specified for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be displayed. If the first language is not available but the second language is available, the subtitle of the second language will be displayed. If there is no available language, no subtitle will be displayed.
4.2 Video and audio settings 4.2.1 25 Television aspect ratio If you have a wide-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 16:9. You can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normalscreen programmes with your wide-screen television as the above figures show. To watch normal-screen programmes in full screen like the left figure, set the 16:9 Display Format option to Full. Normal-screen pictures then will be inflated to fit to the width of the wide screen.
26 Preference Settings width of the normal screen. 4.2.2 Audio mode Basically, there are two audio sources as you can find two audio sockets on the back panel of the digital receiver. You can enjoy only one source or both of them in either stereo or mono. Set the Sound Mode option as you desire. Apart from this setting, you can change the sound mode with the button. See §5.2.5 for a detailed description. 4.3 Local time setting You should set your local time for timer events.
4.3 Local time setting 27 CAS Only from transponders of pay services User Select from transponders specified by you If you set it to User Select, then the Satellite option and the Transponder option become enabled. Select your desired satellite and transponders at those options. With the above settings, the digital receiver will scan all specified transponders one by one until it gets the Greenwich Mean Time. 4. Make sure that your local time is correctly displayed on the Local Time item.
28 Preference Settings Table 4.1: Time offset table 4.
4.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display 29 Select the System Setting > Parental Control menu. You should see a screen like the left figure, and you will be asked your Personal Identification Number (PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’ as default. If you wish to block programmes for viewers aged 15 or above, 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.
30 Preference Settings Transparency option as you desire. Its available range is 0 to 50 percent. You can adjust the display time of the information box. For the information box, see §5.2.4. To adjust its display time, select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire. Its available range is 1 to 30 seconds. If you set this option to No Info Box, the information box will not be displayed when you switch services.
31 Chapter 5 Every Day Use 5.1 Volume control Use the V− and V+ buttons to alter the volume to a comfortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press the button. Press it again to restore the sound to previous level. 5.2 Watching television To change services, press the P− or P+ button. Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service.
32 Every Day Use On the services list, you can see the service information as follows: • Service number and name • Transmitting satellite • Multiplex information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. You cannot watch pay services with this receiver. To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the or button and press the OK button, then the selected service will be presented. a c b d Pressing the or button skips over 10 entries up or down.
5.2 Watching television 33 d right side. Move over to the right box with the button, and then select a service you want to view by putting the highlight bar on its entry, then the selected service will be presented. Pressing the F3 button performs an alphabetic browse. For instance, when the highlight bar is on an entry of which initial is B, pressing the F3 button puts the highlight bar on the first entry of which initial is C. Pressing the SAT button displays the satellite list.
34 Every Day Use To display the favourite lists, press the FAV button. You should see a screen like the left figure. As you move the highlight bar up or down on the favourite group list at the left box, favourite services belonging to the highlighted group are listed on the right box. As to how to edit the favourite lists, refer to §6.2. To select a favourite service, put the hightlight bar on a desired group and press the button; a highlight bar appears on its favourite services list.
5.2 Watching television 5.2.4 35 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box, on which you can see all of the following: • • • • • • • • • Service number and name Transmitting satellite Transponder information Signal level and quality Programme name Programme classification sign Programme summary Broadcasting time Current time In addition, you might see the following symbols: • Subtitle symbol ( ) if subtitle tracks are provided on the current programme.
36 Every Day Use 5.2.6 Selecting subtitle tracks Some programmes are provided with subtitle tracks in one or more languages. If the current programme provides subtitle tracks, the subtitle symbol ( ) will be marked on the information box. Pressing the button displays available subtitle tracks. Once you select a subtitle track, it will be displayed. 5.2.7 Viewing teletext On some services, such information as weather reports, news or stock quotations is provided by means of teletext.
5.4 Making timer events 37 To see detailed information of a desired programme, put the highlight bar on the programme with the or button and press the button. To switch to another service, press the or button. c a d b You can travel over previous days with the F2 button, and can travel over next days with the F3 button. To see the programme guide for radio broadcasts, press the button. To switch it back, press the button again.
38 Every Day Use Select the Timer Setting menu, then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press the F1 button, then an option box pops up. Take the following steps: 1. If you want a radio programme, set the Type option to Radio; otherwise, set it to TV. 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.
5.4 Making timer events 39 Set the Wakeup Time option to a desired time, at which the digital receiver will turn on. The time format is hour:minute. 6. Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the digital receiver will turn off. 7. To save with the above settings, select the OK item You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list.
40 Organising Services Chapter 6 Organising 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 Svc/Fav > Organizing Services menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. There are editing options on the left column and service entries on the right column.
6.1 Editing the services list 41 dio 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 and select a desired service; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard. Unlike analogue broadcasts, each service does not have a proper service number in digital broadcasts.
42 Organising Services Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services Provider by broadcaster Transponder by transponder 6.2 Editing the favourite lists You can make your own favourite service lists. In fact, you can define multiple favourite service lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services. Select the Organizing Svc/Fav > Organizing Favorites menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
6.2 Editing the favourite lists 43 You can add a favourite service to a group by taking the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired group entry in the group list and press the OK button to select it. The highlight bar then moves to the services list. 2. To add a service to the selected group, put the highlight bar on a desired service entry and press the OK button. The selected service entry gets added to the favourite list. Repeat this step to add more entries. 3.
44 6.3 Organising Services How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the and buttons and vertically with the and buttons. Pressing the OK button on a key enters its let ter in the input line. To type a space, select the Space key. To type lower case letters or numerals, select the Other key. b a d c To delete a letter, put the cursor to the right of the desired letter on the input line and then select the Del key.
6.4 Transferring receiver data 45 1. Plug one end of an RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver. 2. Turn on the source digital receiver. 3. Select the Installation > Transfer Firmware > Transfer Data to Other IRD menu, then you get asked for confirmation; select Yes. 4. To start the data transfer, turn on the target digital receiver. 5.
46 Firmware Update Chapter 7 Firmware Update The digital receiver has a stable and convenient firmware to use. However, once in a while a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and the firmware update tool, which runs on most versions of Windows, from the Topfield website, http: //www.i-topfield.com. 7.
7.2 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 47 1. Download a new firmware applicable to your digital receiver from the Topfield website. 2. Turn off the digital receiver. 3. Plug one end of an RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on your computer. 4. Run TFD-Down. The instructions on how to use TFD-Down are as follows: 1. Press the Find button to select the new firmware file. 2.
48 Firmware Update 1. Turn off the target digital receiver. 2. Plug one end of an RS-232 cable (9 pin D-sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver. 3. Turn on the source digital receiver if not already on. 4. Select the Installation > Transfer Firmware > Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu, then you get asked for confirmation; select Yes. 5. Turn on the target digital receiver to start the firmware transfer. 6.
7.3 Over the air Satellite Frequency Symbol Rate Polarisation PID Astra (19.2° E) 12603 MHz 22000 KS/s Horizontal 347 49 On the left table is presented the transponder information appointed by the manufacturer, Topfield, for firmware update. This transponder information can be changed. You can get the information from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. Selecting the Start command starts firmware update.
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