TUTV2500 Digital TV Recorder USER MANUAL
Turn on/off sound (on the TV). Turns the DTR (or TV) on or off. Sets the remote control to DTR mode. Sets the remote control to TV mode. “Quick” key to the Top Up TV services. Displays the recorded programmes screen. Displays the TV listings screen. Controls the TV sound level. Navigation in menus and programmes (Up/Down for channels,Left/Right for time). Takes you from delayed TV in memory to live TV. Rewind and -24Hr in the TV listings. Stop recording or playback. Current programme information.
Contents Getting Started 4 Introduction 5 Quick Start Guide 11 Basic Functions Using Your DTR 12 Basic Operation 13 Using the Quick TV Guide 14 Using the Menus 15 Using the Programme Guide 17 Top Up TV Anytime 19 Using your Programme Library 21 How to make Recordings 23 Additional DTR Functions Setting Up 24 25 26 27 28 29 Scan For Channels Customise your DTR Customising Top Up TV Anytime Recording Preferences, Messages Child Lock, Channel Lock, Favourites Languages, Help
Introduction Congratulations on your choice of this state-of-the-art Digital Television Recorder (DTR). We hope you will enjoy all the new features this technology brings to your home for many years. Your DTR is going to revolutionise the way you watch TV. You can pause live TV, for example while you answer the phone and then resume watching where you left off. You can also record two different channels at the same time.
Getting Started Quick Start Guide A Quick Start Guide to setting up your Top Up TV+ Digital TV Recorder First things first Be sure you can receive Digital Terrestrial TV (Freeview) services in your area. If you are not sure, you should ask your retailer to check your postcode for you or try one of the following: • Text your postcode to 83331 (standard rates apply) • Visit www.freeview.co.uk or www.digitaluk.co.
quick and easy steps to get you up and running Step 1 – Unpack your DTR Unpack your DTR and check you have all the following accessories: • Remote control • Mains lead • Remote control TV set-up codes (loose sheet) • 2 x AA batteries to place in your remote control (refer to page 37) Please record the CAN number from the label on your DTR below Please write your viewing card number below Step 2 – A typical installation VCR TV Aerial DO NOT REMOVE AUX SCART 35024495 LEFT ANTENNA 1 IN ANTENNA 2 IN
Getting Started A Unplug the aerial cable from your VCR (or TV) and plug it into the Aerial In socket of your DTR. B Using the scart lead, connect the TV SCART socket on your DTR to the AV1/EXT1/AUX1 scart socket at the back of your TV. C And lastly, connect the mains lead to the Mains Input socket on your DTR and switch on at the mains. Reconnect the power to all your existing equipment and turn your TV on.
Step 4 – Channel Scan You will see this screen showing that your DTR is now searching for all available channels. In the event that your DTR does not find any channels, or has missed some, see the section on what to do if your Installation fails, on page 10. When your DTR has successfully found all channels, your DTR will search for and install the extended 14 day Programme Guide software.
Getting Started Step 6 – Top Up TV Anytime set up With Top Up TV Anytime you’ll get up to 600 carefully selected programmes downloaded to your Top Up TV+ DTR every month. That’s up to 150 extra programmes available at any one time on top of your normal Freeview channels. You can also upgrade to PictureBox which gives you an additional 30 movies a month or take Setanta Sports, a must-have for sports fans. Press OK Using your DTR remote control, now switch to channel 5 and check you are getting a picture.
To ensure the best operation of your DTR, we recommend that you leave your DTR in STANDBY whenever it is not in use. Note that turning the power off at the mains will prevent your DTR from receiving Top Up TV programmes. If the installation fails, check the points below and try to rescan for channels again. • C heck that all the connections have been made as shown in the diagram on page 6 and the power is switched on to all of the equipment.
Getting Started Basic Functions Using your DTR remote control The next few pages of this manual will help you to get the most out of your DTR. It is worth keeping this manual to hand for a few days whilst you get to know how it works. For reference, a few of the basic functions are shown below. Note they are all described in more detail later on in this manual. Turning your DTR on Press the button. Changing channels Press the CH+ or CH- buttons.
Basic Operation Turning On and Off To turn on your DTR, press the indicator light will go green. button. The red standby To turn off your DTR, press the button. The standby indicator light will turn red again. The message ‘OAD’ will indicate the box is updating and that you should wait before pressing any further buttons. The DTR must be on or left in standby if you want to keep the Programme Guide and Top Up TV programmes updated. Changing channels To change channel press the CH+ or CH- buttons.
Using Your DTR Using the Quick TV Guide Shows the current date and time Shows the channel name Now Shows theprogramme name and start time Next Shows theprogramme name and start time Shows short details of the programme (synopsis) When you are watching TV you can find out what’s on other channels without interrupting your viewing using the Quick TV Guide. This is the small banner that appears at the bottom of the screen during channel changes or when you press an arrow button.
Using the Menus Throughout this manual, we will use BOLD text when referring to remote control button presses, and ITALIC text when referring to a particular menu level. You will be using the remote control buttons highlighted and the coloured buttons, take a moment to find them now. Please refer to the inside front cover for a full colour image of your remote control and its primary functions. To use these menus, you must first press the MENU button which will then display the main menu.
Using the Programme Guide Using Your DTR Your DTR has access to two programme guides. Initially your DTR will provide the standard Freeview 7 day Programme Guide, but as soon as your DTR has acquired the Top Up TV on-screen programming guide, you will have access to 14 day listings. The Programme Guide screen gives you a fast way of planning your viewing and recording. To access this guide, press the GUIDE button. The guide shows the next three periods of 30 minutes, for each channel.
Across the bottom of the screen are a number of functions activated by pressing the coloured buttons on your remote control. Go to day Pressing the GREEN button will bring up an overlay box (pop-up). This is the GO TO DAY menu. Using the UP and DOWN arrows you will move the highlighter to a day in the future. Pressing OK will take you back to the Programme Guide, but now the guide is showing programmes on the day you selected. From here you can set up recordings or reminders.
Record Using Your DTR Pressing the button will take you to the PLANNED RECORDINGS screen. Press the button again to add the recording to the planned recordings list. When you go back to the TV Guide, you will see next to the planned recording. For more information on planned recordings, please refer to ‘How to make Recordings’ on page 21. Top Up TV Anytime In addition to the standard Freeview channels, your DTR can also give you access to a wider range of programmes on Top Up TV Anytime.
Programme Search The powerful search facility allows for searching the entire Programme Guide and Programme Library. Note: To select the search facility use the RED button in the Guide, to record programmes from the Guide use the RECORD button. Use the NUMBERED buttons on your remote control to enter text. Enter either as much of the channel name or the programme title as you know and a list of programmes matching your search request will appear allowing you to watch or record the programmes.
Using your Programme Library Your Programme Library is where all of your recorded and Top Up TV Anytime programmes are stored. To access it, press the Library button or Option 2 from the Main Menu. Using Your DTR Your Programme Library will be empty at first, but as you start to record programmes and Top Up TV Anytime programmes are downloaded to your DTR, it will fill up. Note that it will take 7 days from set up for your Top Up TV Anytime programmes to be fully downloaded.
Folders Programmes on y our DTR are automatically placed in folders to help organise your library and make them easy to find later. Each recording can reside in more than one folder, the ALL category and typically one other genre folder, for example, Movies, Sport, Kids etc. To move between folders use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow buttons. To highlight a programme use the UP and DOWN buttons. To view the programme, press the OK button.
How to make Recordings Your DTR will allow you to customise the way your record a programme. Using Your DTR In this section, we will show you just what options are available to you. Typically you will have pressed the button in the Programme Guide which will have automatically taken you to this screen, but you may also wish to set a recording manually.
Space for recordings When you add a recording to the Planned Recordings, your DTR will check to see if there is enough space to complete all the scheduled recordings. If there is a risk that there is not enough space, you will see this pop-up. You have the option to cancel the recording or continue with the event. If you continue with the recording, you should go to the Programme Library menu and try to clear space by deleting programmes that you have already watched and no longer wish to keep.
Additional DTR Functions Tuner swap Using Your DTR Your DTR has two tuners which means it can receive two different channels at the same time. You can switch between these two channels by pressing 0 on your remote control. If that channel is paused, it will automatically switch to play to allow you to watch the programme. Furthermore, if you are watching a recorded programme, your DTR will pause that programme and switch to the programme currently being received by one of the tuners.
Setting Up From the MAIN MENU, press 4 or select Set-Up. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to highlight the sub-menu you wish to enter and press the OK button, or press the number button that is associated with the sub-menu. If you have trouble scanning for channels or with any aspect of the installation, refer to page 10 for more information or check the Troubleshooting guide in this manual.
Throughout the set-up menus, we will list the available settings within an option. Please note that the DTR factory default will be UNDERLINED. If at anytime your are not sure what setting to make, refer to the relevant page and look for the setting that is underlined. Customise your DTR Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to select an option and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow buttons to cycle around the available settings.
Customising Top Up TV Anytime One of the great things about Top Up TV Anytime is that you don’t have to download all the programmes available. You can choose to record and download only those programmes from channels you watch. So for example, if you don’t have kids, you can save space on your hard drive by de-selecting the kids channels, giving you more space to download those you do want to watch.
Recording Preferences There are two options available to change, the guard time and the rewind buffer size. Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to move between the two options and the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to scroll through the available values for that option. Recording guard time A guard time is a small amount of time added to the start and end of a recording to help protect against programmes starting slightly ahead of schedule or more typically over-running their scheduled finishing time.
Child Lock This menu option enables you to set-up Parental Control levels and to determine the access you and your family have to programmes. As soon as you select this option, you will be prompted to enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN). The default number for this is 0000. It is highly recommended that you change this number as soon as possible. Once you have entered a valid PIN you are given the option to change the PIN by pressing the RED button and following the simple steps on-screen.
To set up your Favourites, use the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight a channel that you would like to make a favourite. Press OK to add it to your Favourites. Your Favourites are identified by a . You can remove it from your list by pressing the OK button again. Also use the RED button to select all, or the GREEN button to delete all. To exit this menu press the BACK button. Languages Preferred audio language Setting Up This option sets the Preferred Audio Language output.
Troubleshooting Reception problems When you purchased your DTR, your dealer should have checked your postcode to ensure that you can receive digital terrestrial TV. If you wish to check this yourself, please look on the internet websites:- www.freeview.co.uk or www.digitaluk.co.uk Once you have established that your area should be able to receive digital terrestrial TV, there are a few reasons why you may be experiencing problems.
Problems after installation Not every picture or sound problem is caused by a defect in your DTR. Leads having been accidentally pulled out or worn out batteries in the remote control can also cause impairment. If your unit does something unexpected while you are using it, please unplug it, wait a few seconds, plug it in again, then wait for the lights on your DTR to change to solid red or green.
Tuner conflict resolution In some cases there may not be enough tuners for all the functions your DTR is trying to perform, for example if two recordings are taking place and you try to change channels, you will see this pop-up menu. If you really wish to change channels, go to the Planned Recordings menu and cancel the recording. Pressing the RED button will take you to the Planned Recordings menu.
If your DTR fails to respond In very exceptional circumstances, your DTR may not respond as expected when switching it on. If this does happen, it is most likely to have been caused by corruption of programmes stored on your disk. This can occasionally cause the DTR to remain in standby mode or fail to respond to the remote control while not displaying any picture. However, normal DTR operation can usually be restored, by performing a reset as noted below.
Accessories Remote Control User Manual Quick Guide Remote control TV set-up codes Mains Lead 2 x AA Batteries SCART Lead 34
Product Details Rear panel connections 1. AERIAL 2 IN 2. AERIAL 2 OUT 3. AERIAL 1 OUT 4. AERIAL 1 IN 5. TV SCART 6. AUX SCART 7. ANALOGUE AUDIO LEFT/RIGHT 8. OPTICAL AUDIO 9. RS232 10. POWER SUPPLY : Loop through : To watch analogue channels on the TV : Loop through : Aerial input : TV SCART connection : Output for other equipment such as DVD, VCR etc.
Further Connections The scart lead allows rapid connection to your TV, in order to get you going as quickly and easily as possible. If you should wish to adopt the more advanced connections please purchase additional leads as explained below. Archiving off the DTR onto a VCR or other recorder Add a second scart lead to link the VCR SCART socket on your DTR to the AV1/EXT1/AUX1 socket of your VCR. This connection will allow you to archive to a permanent media.
Remote Control Inserting the batteries Insert the batteries into the handset as shown. Point the remote control at the DTR and press the DTR button. The DTR button will flash once to confirm that the remote control is working correctly. Important information regarding the batteries Do not mix different types of batteries or new and old batteries. Do not use re-chargeable batteries. Do not throw batteries into a fire, do not recharge them.
Safety Information Power cord (mains lead) Do not place the product where a piece of furniture or other heavy object could trap the power cord (mains lead). Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed in such a way that they are not likely to be stepped on.
How to replace the fuse Open the fuse compartment with a blade screwdriver and replace the fuse. When replacing the fuse in the plug, use an ASTA or BSI approved 5 Amp fuse and be sure to re-fit the fuse cover. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact an electrical goods retailer.
Don’t continue to use this equipment if you have spilt liquids on it, if it is damaged in any way or if it does not work normally. Immediately unplug the equipment and get expert advice. Pull the mains plug out of the wall socket during thunderstorms and disconnect the aerial lead. This product is only designed for household or similar general use. Any other use may invalidate the guarantee and might be dangerous.
Functions OTE: This product can be upgraded from software updates broadcast over the air to your DTR. N Top Up TV reserves the right to transmit software updates that it would consider appropriate in order to improve the functionality of the product, without degrading the quality level. 1. Menu Language: English. 2. Channel lock, Menu lock. 3. Channel list sorted by D-book logical channel numbers. 4. BBC UK Compliant Over Air Download. 5. Time shift – pause live TV. 6.
Technical Specifications GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Supply Voltage Input Frequency 220 - 240V AC ~ 50Hz 470Mhz – 862Mhz Maximum Power Consumption Standby Power Consumption 21W 19W Operating Temperature 5oC to +40oC Storage Temperature Humidity -15oC to +55oC 25 to 75% rel Physical Dimensions Weight HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Main Processor 360x280x48 mm 2820g Flash Memory DDRRAM DIGITAL CAPABILITIES Transmission Standards DVB, MPEG2 DEMODULATION COFDM FEC with 2K/8K FFT mode f
Wide Dynamic Range REMOTE CONTROL Operating Distance Batteries 16-bit resolution 10m max. 2x1.
DTR Terms & Conditions ThisdocumentsetsoutthebasisofyourAgreementwithTopUpTVEuropeLimitedinrespectoftheDTR(asdefinedbelow).InthisAgreementwerefertoTopUpTVEurope Limited as “us” or “we” and we refer to you as “you”. 1.0 THE TERMS WE USE 1.1 We have used words with capital letters where those words have particular meanings.
7.0 VIEWING CARD 7.1 What is a Viewing Card? A Viewing Card is an electronic device that, when activated, acts like a key to enable you to view those parts of the Top Up TV Service to which you are entitled. We,or a thirdparty wewill appoint,mayprovideyouwithasingle ViewingCard.Anadditionalcharge willapplytofurtherViewingCardsthatyourequest andto replacement Viewing Cards as set out in this clause 7. We may activate or deactivate Viewing Cards in accordance with the Top Up TV Services Agreement. 7.
Digital Switchover IMPORTANT NOTICE: DIGITAL SWITCHOVER AND YOUR TV EQUIPMENT What you need to do to enjoy watching TV during and following Digital Switchover Starting in 2008 and ending in 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. To continue using this digital TV equipment during and following digital switchover, you will need to “reset” your digital TV channels.
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