Topfield TF 5800 PVR user manual Starting TAPs automatically, Troubleshooting TAPs

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6.3.3 Starting TAPs automatically

You may find that there are some TAPs that you particularly like using, and you’d like to start them each time you turn your PVR on. That’s very easy to do; after you’ve first run TAPs, you’ll see that an additional folder is created within the ProgramFiles folder, called Auto Start.

Any TAPs that you place in this folder will be started automat- ically each time your PVR is turned on. You can move TAPs in just the same way as you organise recorded programmes; highlight the TAP that you would like to start automatically, and then press the Yellow button on the remote control to move it.

You’ll see a list of folders appear on the screen, and you should select Auto Start. If you decide that you no longer want a TAP to start automatically when the PVR is turned on, simply stop it —most TAPs provide an option to stop them running, just like choosing Exit in a computer program —and then move it from the Auto Start folder back to the main ProgramFiles folder.

6.3.4 Troubleshooting TAPs

Although we can’t provide advice for individual TAPs, there are some general tips that you may find useful if you have difficulty with your PVR after installing them.

You can prevent TAPs that are in the Auto Start folder from running when you turn your PVR on by holding down the 0 button on the remote control. Hold the button down immedi- ately after turning the PVR on, and continue to hold it down until you see the screen ratio start to change. Then, press 0 to return the screen to your preferred settings. Your PVR will now be running without any TAPs loaded.

TAPs are able to tell whether or not the PVR is playing a record-