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1.Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the dig- ital receiver, and the other end into the

matching port on the other digital receiver.

2. Turn on the source digital receiver.

3. Select the Installation > Transfer Firmware > Transfer Data to Other IRD menu, then you get asked for confirmation; select Yes.

4.To start the data transfer, turn on the target digital receiver.

5.A progress bar appears showing the progress of the data transfer.

6.Restart the target digital receiver when the data transfer is complete.

6.5Editing channel data on your computer

You can edit the channel data on your computer by using a channel editor programme, Vega. With Vega you can do the following:

Adding, deleting or modifying satellite entries

Adding, deleting or modifying transponder entries

Deleting or modifying service entries

Adding, deleting or modifying favourite groups

You can not only transfer your channel data to the digital receiver but also save it as a file, the extension name of which is std. Vega is available from the Topfield web site, http://www.i-topfield.com.

To use Vega, you have to prepare either a USB cable or a RS-232 cable to link the digital receiver with your computer.

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