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Chapter 1
Introduction and getting
started
Congratulations on buying a Topfield TF5800 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. Channelscan be arranged into groups
of ‘favourites,’ and there are other useful features like picture