1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5

 

a video track of multifeed programme.

12

 

is used to select a subtitle track.

 

13

 

displays teletext.

 

14

V.Format

changes video resolution. See § 3.2.5 for more



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

details.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

15

A/R

 

changes aspect ratio. See § 3.2.4 for more details.



 

 

16



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switches between television services and radio ser-

 

vices.

 

 

 

17

GUIDE

displays the electronic programme guide.



 

 

 

 

 

18

AUX

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

switches the output of the TV SCART socket be-

 

tween the digital receiver and the device connected to

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

the VCR SCART socket. See § 3.2.3 for more details.

19

SAT

 

 

swaps the sub-picture with the main picture. See



 

 

 

 

§ 5.6 for more details.

 



 

 



 

 

 

20

MENU

 

displays the main menu. It is also used to return



 

 

 

 

 

 

to the previous menu from a submenu.

 



 

 

 

 



 

21

EXIT

is used to exit the current screen.



 

 

 

22



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is used to start recording.

23

 

 

 

 

is used to stop playback, to stop recording, or to

 

 

 

 

 

jump back to live television from time-shifted television.

24

 

 

 

 

is used to display the list of recorded programmes

 

 

 

 

 

that are stored on the internal hard disk drive. See § 7.2

 

for more details.

25

 

 

 

 

resumes normal playback speed, or displayes the

 

 

 

 

 

progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift. To

 

play a recorded programme, see button 24.

26

 

 

 

 

pauses live television or playback of a recorded pro-

 

 

 

 

gramme.

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Topfield TF 500 PVRC manual Video track of multifeed programme

TF 500 PVRC specifications

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