TOPFIELD CBC-5150 User Guide Digital Cable Receiver IRDETO Embedded
ii CONTENTS Contents Contents 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 4 6 Setup 2.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Rear panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver . . . . . 2.4.1 Connecting to the broadcasting cable 2.4.2 Connecting to your television set . . 2.5 Switching on for the first time . . . .
CONTENTS iii . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 23 . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 24 24 26 27 28 29 29 29 31 6 Organising Services 6.1 Editing the services list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 Editing the favourite lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 35 37 7 Firmware Update 38 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5 4.1.2 Subtitle language . . . . . 4.1.3 Audio language . . . . . . Video and audio settings .
1 Chapter 1 Introduction The CBC-5150 digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and thus is able to receive digital broadcasts of that standard. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency. However, unlike analogue broadcasts, digital broadcasts are not all assigned to their own frequencies; instead, multiple television broadcasts are transmitted through a single frequency.
2 Introduction • 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. NOTE When the digital receiver is off but plugged into a wall socket, we say that it is in standby mode; on the other hand, when it is on, it is in active mode.
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 lightblinks every time you press a button on the remote control. CHANNEL vice. c, a buttons switch to the previous or next serYou have to insert your subscription card into the front slot to watch pay services. When you insert the subscription card, the side on which the chip is mounted must face downward.
4 Introduction 1.2.2 Remote control .. 1 . .. 2 . button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and active mode. INPUT selects an input to your television. .. 3 . TV switches the remote control to television mode to operate your television. .. 4 . VCR switches the remote con- trol to VCR mode to operate your video recorder. .. 5 . DVD switches the remote con- trol to DVD mode to operate your DVD player. .. 6 .
1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 .. 14 Navigation buttons are used to navigate in menus or to change values for menu options. .. 15 OK displays the services list. See §5.2.1 for more details. . . It is also used to select a menu item. .. 16 MENU displays the main menu. It is also used to return to the previous menu from a submenu. .. 17 EXIT is used to exit a menu or to hide on-screen informa. . tion. .. 18 .. 19 . . GUIDE displays the electronic programme guide.
6 Introduction .. is not used in this model. 37 .. 38 SAT is not used in this model. . . NOTE When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel of the digital receiver. 1.3 Subscription card information With this digital receiver, you can view pay services scrambled with the IRDETO conditional access system. Probably you have a subscription card. If you would like to view information in detail about your subscription card, select the Conditional Access menu.
7 Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with the digital receiver. • Remote control unit • 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.
8 Setup • The mains plug shall remain readily operable so that it can be removed easily to disconnect the power. • The digital receiver shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing water, and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it. • Do not expose the digital receiver to any moisture. The digital receiver is designed for indoor use only. Use dry cloth to clean the digital receiver. • Place the digital receiver on a firm and level surface.
2.3 Rear panel connections 2.3 9 Rear panel connections The CBC-5150 has the following connections on the back: .. 1 CABLE IN Cable broadcasting signal input socket .. 2 CABLE OUT Cable broadcasting signal output socket . . through the CABLE IN socket for another digital receiver .. 3 VIDEO . 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) ..
10 Setup 2.4 2.4.1 Connecting up your digital receiver Connecting to the broadcasting cable Whatever sort of connection you have between the digital receiver and the television, you need to connect the digital receiver to the broadcasting cable so that it can receive digital television broadcasts. Connect the broadcasting cable to the CABLE IN connector. If you have another digital receiver, you may link it from the CABLE OUT connector. 2.4.
2.5 Switching on for the first time 11 To use the RF output If your television does not have any video and audio input, you will need to use the radio frequency output from the digital receiver. In this case, you will need to connect a cable from the RF OUT socket to the antenna connector on your television. To ensure your television can also pick up existing analogue channels as well, you will need to connect a cable from your television antenna to the RF IN connector.
12 Setup place 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. • Do not subject to excessive heat such as the sun and fire. • If you are not using the remote control for a long period of time, remove the batteries.
13 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 To perform service search, select the Installation > Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
14 Service Search You should set the Search Mode option to Auto at the first service search after installing the digital receiver. The digital receiver will search all available services with the automatic search mode within the frequency range from the frequency of the Start Frequency option to the frequency of the End Frequency option. Symbol Rate stands for data transfer rate, and QAM is a form of modulation used in digital broadcasting.
3.2 Resetting to factory settings 15 • 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.
16 Preference Settings 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.
4.2 Video and audio settings 4.1.2 17 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 subtitle track with the button. See §5.2.5 for a detailed description. 4.1.3 Audio language Set the Audio Language option to your desired language. When you watch a programme, the audio track of the selected language will be output if available.
18 Preference Settings If you have a PAL television, you have to set the TV Type option to PAL. In this case, if you switch to a service of the NTSC standard, though it is unlikely to happen, the digital receiver will display the pictures converted into the PAL standard. However, it is inevitable to lose a little picture quality. Likewise, the contrary case brings about the same result. The best thing is to watch PAL services with a PAL television and to watch NTSC services with a NTSC television.
4.2 Video and audio settings 19 You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes with your normal-screen television as the above figures show. The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen. To watch wide-screen programmes in the shape like the centre figure, set the Display Format option to Letter Box. Widescreen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the normal screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the shape like the right figure, set it to Center extract.
20 Preference Settings Signal type Country PAL G Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Yugoslavia Hong Kong, Macao, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, Guam, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru,
4.4 Parental control 21 hour:minute. To change the time format to 12-hour format, set the Time Format option to 12-hour. Table 4.2: Time offset table 4.
22 Preference Settings from watching specific programmes by specifying a maximum permissible level. 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).
4.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display 23 4.5 Adjusting the On-Screen Display You can adjust the transparency level of the On-Screen Display (OSD). Select the System Setting menu and set the OSD 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 §5.2.3. To adjust its display time, select the System Setting menu and set the Info Box Display Time option as you desire.
24 Every Day Use Chapter 5 Every Day Use 5.1 Volume control Use the and 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 or button. Pressing the button switches to the previously viewed service.
5.2 Watching television 25 On the services list, you can see the service information as follows: • Service number and name • Multiplex information A dollar sign ($) may be marked on some entries, indicating pay service. To watch pay services, you need a subscription card. 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 Pressing the b or d button skips over 10 entries up or down.
26 Every Day Use appears, with which you can enter a new name. See §6.3 as to how to use the on-screen keyboard. • You can prevent other family members from watching the highlighted service by setting the Lock option to Locked. You have to enter your personal identification number to watch or unlock it. • To add the highlighted service into a favourite group, select the Add to Fav option, then the favourite groups will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the OK button.
5.2 Watching television 27 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.
28 Every Day Use • • • • • • • • Service number and name 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. • Teletext symbol ( ) if teletext pages are provided on the current service. • Lock symbol ( ) if the current service is locked.
5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide 5.2.5 29 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.
30 Every Day Use Pressing the GUIDE button displays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following: • • • • Scheduled programmes programme summary Broadcasting date Broadcasting time 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.
5.4 Making timer events 31 5.4 Making timer events You can make your desired service to be presented at a specific time. Even if the digital receiver is in standby mode, it will switch into active mode at a specified time. And it will switch back into standby mode again after the specified duration. Select the Timer Setting menu, then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press the x (red) button, then an option box pops up.
32 Every Day Use 4 Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/year—day of the week. Set the Start Time option to a desired time, at which the digital receiver will turn on. The time format is hour:minute. 5 Set the Duration option to a desired time, in which the digital receiver will turn off. 6 To save with the above settings, select the OK item You can also edit or delete timer events in the timer list.
33 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.
34 Organising Services 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. Service numbers are just assigned to services in the order that they were found in service search.
6.2 Editing the favourite lists 35 Default by service number Alphabetic by service name FTA–CAS from free services to pay services CAS–FTA from pay services to free services Fav–NoFav from favourite services to unfavourite services 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.
36 Organising Services box appears, asking you for confirmation. With the choice of Yes, it will be deleted. 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.
6.3 How to use on-screen keyboard 37 6.3 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.
38 Firmware Update Chapter 7 Firmware Update It is possible to update the firmware to the latest version over the air. If a new version is available at any time, then a message box pops up, asking you whether to start firmware update. With the choice of Yes, you will be moved to the System Software Upgrade menu, and the firmware update will be started.
39 Appendix A Universal Remote Control The universal remote control allows you to operate the most important functions such as power on/off and volume control on your television, video recorder, or DVD player. To be able to control the device, you must adapt the remote control to the device first. Take the following steps: 1 Turn on the device you want to operate. 2 Point the remote control at the remote sensor on the device. 3 Hold down the device button you want to control until its light flashes on.
40 Universal Remote Control 4 Press the button until the device turns off. a 5 Press the OK button to save it, then the light blinks three times.
A.1 TV A.1 41 TV . . A .
42 Universal Remote Control DUMONT 016 051 125 GRUNDY 030 056 282 DURABRAND 121 168 198 239 244 264 344 GUESTVISION . . 349 HAIER 229 239 244 283 HALLMARK 016 018 051 HARSPER 184 185 HARVARD 030 HISENSE 229 303 314 HITACHI 000 005 006 007 016 018 051 067 068 069 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 119 123 124 130 143 161 166 171 179 245 261 263 271 285 295 DYNASTY 030 DYNATECH 016 . . E .
A.1 TV KAYPANI 140 KEC 000 030 KENWOOD 002 016 018 051 KLH 181 KLOSS NOVABEAM 030 049 065 195 KMC 000 KONKA 030 217 222 234 279 317 352 KTV KURAZAI 43 MGA 002 003 016 017 018 051 052 053 059 130 204 275 282 285 MIDLAND 008 125 130 189 237 347 MIKEI 030 MINUTZ 293 MITSUBISHI 002 003 016 017 018 051 052 053 054 059 115 198 204 275 282 285 286 030 066 139 142 187 280 MONIVISION 219 166 MONTGOMERY WARD 013 166 266 347 . . L MOTEVA 042 MOTOROLA 015 131 268 311 .
44 Universal Remote Control PHILCO 000 002 005 010 012 015 016 017 018 043 044 046 049 050 051 065 204 285 294 311 349 PHILIPS 000 002 044 046 079 196 285 294 005 049 214 311 010 051 231 335 012 065 235 338 015 070 243 344 016 077 264 345 043 078 276 349 PHILIPS-MAGNAVOX 230 243 294 335 338 349 RCA REALISTIC RHAPSODY RUNCO . . S .
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46 Universal Remote Control A.2 VCR . . J . . A . . AIWA 049 JCL 028 AKAI 061 063 JCPENNY 000 006 028 045 054 AMPRO 044 000 028 055 070 078 ANAM 025 026 027 028 JVC . . AUDIO DYNAMICS 000 KENWOOD . . 048 055 055 . . C K . L . . CANON 028 LG 000 001 002 003 004 045 CAPEHART 018 001 003 010 045 CRAIG 006 064 LXI . .
A.2 VCR 47 . . Q . QUASAR 028 074 . . R TANDY 075 TECHNICS 027 028 TEKNIKA 003 028 TMK 062 . RCA 001 002 006 008 009 028 045 071 TOSHIBA 010 013 041 042 043 045 048 REALISTIC 003 006 028 053 075 TOTEVISION 003 006 RICO 035 RUNCO 044 . . S . UNITECH . SAMSUNG . . U 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 032 041 061 006 . . V .
48 Universal Remote Control A.3 DVD . . A . . E . . AFREEY 068 ELTA 106 119 AIWA 000 019 EMERSON 030 034 038 039 126 AKAI 117 119 133 ALLEGRO 099 100 ESA . . ALPINE 001 AMES 023 FISHER 020 040 AMW 139 034 039 126 APEX 004 006 125 008 009 084 105 FUNAI . . GE 002 041 048 084 GO VIDEO 018 023 141 094 097 100 107 . . B . F . G . BLAUPUNKT 003 041 084 GOLDSTAR 030 BODYSONIC 068 GPX 049 111 132 BOSE 093 GRADIENTE 056 BROKSONIC 007 101 104 144 GREENHILL . .
A.3 DVD 49 KLH KONKA KOSS KXD . . 084 129 024 017 056 147 108 LENOXX LG . . 119 030 MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MEDION MEMOREX MERIDIAN MICROSOFT MINTEK MITSUBISHI MUSTEK MYRON & DAVIS . . 013 026 034 126 013 030 035 128 035 013 002 044 084 015 023 010 NAD NAKAMICHI NESA NEXXTECH NORCENT . . O 030 038 086 045 010 084 010 110 112 133 046 047 131 140 ONKYO ORION ORITRON . . 052 123 104 056 081 . . R . RCA ROTEL . .
50 INDEX Index 4:3, 18 12-hour, 21 16:9, 18 A A/V Output Setting, 17 Access Control, 22 Add to Fav, 26 Alphabetic, 26, 35 AUDIO L, 10 AUDIO L/R, 9 Audio Language, 17 AUDIO R, 10 Auto, 14 B Button, 4 C CABLE IN, 9, 10 CABLE OUT, 9, 10 CAS–FTA, 26, 35 Censorship, 22 Center, 18 Center extract, 19 Change PIN Code, 22 Conditional Access, 6 D Date, 32 Default, 26, 35 Delete, 26, 34 Display Format, 18, 19 Duration, 32 DVB, 1 E Electronic Programme Guide, 29 End Frequency, 14 EPG, 29 Every Day, 31 Every Weekday,
INDEX I Info Box Display Time, 23 Info Box Position, 23 information box, 27 IRDETO, 6 K keyboard, 37 L Language Setting, 16 Letter Box, 19 Local Time, 20 Lock, 26, 34 M Manual, 14 Menu Language, 16 Mode, 20, 31 mono, 19 Move, 34 multiplex, 1 N Network, 14 Network Search, 14 NEW, 35 No block, 22 normal-screen television, 18 NTSC, 17 O One Time, 31 Organizing Favorites, 35 Organizing Services, 33 OSD Transparency, 23 P PAL, 17 51 Parental Control, 22 PIN, 22 Q QAM, 14 QAM Mode, 14 R Radio, 31 radio service
52 INDEX Time Format, 21 Time Offset, 20 Time Setting, 20, 22 timer list, 31 Timer Setting, 31 Total block, 22 transponder, 1 TV, 31 TV Aspect Ratio, 18 TV Type, 18 Type, 31 V VIDEO, 9, 10 W Weekly, 31 wide-screen television, 18
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