Quick Start Guide Getting Started Introduction A Quick Start Guideto setting up your Top Up TV+ Digital TV Recorder DEVICE PICTURE HERE DEVICE PICTURE HERE 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.
A Unplug the aerial cable from your VCR (or TV) and plug it into the Aerial In socket of 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) 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.
Getting Started Step 6 – Top Up TV Anytime set up 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. With Top Up TV Anytime you’ll get up to 600 carefully selected programmes downloaded to your Top Up TV+ DTR every month.
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. • Check 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.
Basic Operation Using the Quick TV Guide Turning On and Off To turn on your DTR, press the light will go green. button. The red standby indicator Using Your DTR 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.
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. Using the Programme Guide Your DTR has access to two programme guides.
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. Favourites The Favourites feature allows you to create a personalised guide for the channels you normally like to watch.
Using your Programme Library 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.
Folders Your DTR will allow you to customise the way your record a programme. Programmes on your 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. In this section, we will show you just what options are available to you.
Space for recordings Tuner swap 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.
Setting Up From the MAIN MENU, press 4 or select Set-Up. 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 Recording Preferences 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.
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.
Troubleshooting Reception problems Problems after installation 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 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 DTR fails to respond 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.
Accessories Product Details Remote Control User Manual Quick Guide Rear panel connections Remote control TV set-up codes Mains Lead 2 x AA Batteries 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. AERIAL 2 IN AERIAL 2 OUT AERIAL 1 OUT AERIAL 1 IN TV SCART AUX SCART ANALOGUE AUDIO LEFT/RIGHT OPTICAL AUDIO RS232 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 Remote Control 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. 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.
Safety Information Power cord (mains lead) How to replace the fuse 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.
Functions Pull the mains plug out of the wall socket during thunderstorms and disconnect the aerial lead. NOTE: This product can be upgraded from software updates broadcast over the air to your DTR. 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.
Technical Specifications AUDIO MPEG1 Layer 1 and 2 Sampling frequencies supported Output can be programmed as STEREO, LEFT only or RIGHT only (on both outputs). This is useful for dual mono channels in order to select the correct sound track, which is stored for every channel.
DTR Terms & Conditions 1.0 1.1 THE TERMS WE USE We have used words with capital letters where those words have particular meanings.
Your statutory rights remain unaffected. Index Digital Switchover Adding Favourite Channels ..............................................................11, 16, 28 Reminders ............................................................................................11, 16 Accessories ............................................................................................................
