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Chapter 1
Introduction and getting
started
Congratulations on buying a Topfield TF 5800 Personal Video Recorder (PVR). The TF 5800 allows you to view and record digital TV channels easily, via an ordinary television aerial. You can receive all the Freeview channels broadcast in your area, which includes a range of digital radio stations too. In addition, with a small subscription module, you can access some additional channels from pay TV broadcasters.
Your new PVR allows you to record two different programmes simultaneously, and even to play back existing recordings while you’re making new ones. With it’s large hard drive, there’s plenty of space for all the shows you want to watch, and the built in electronic programme guide (EPG) makes it easy to find programmes and schedule automatic recordings.
As well as recording and playback of TV programmes, it has plenty of other features. You can pause TV when the phone rings, for example, or rewind a sports match to watch some- one score a second time. Channels can be arranged into groups of ‘favourites,’ and there are other useful features like picture