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6.3 TAPs - Additional software for your PVR 77
ing, making a new recording, showing live TV or in the sys-
tem menus. Not all TAPs are designed to work at all times,
so check the documentation for a TAP if it doesn’t do what
you expect—it may be designed only to work when the PVR
is doing certain tasks.
The Exit key is often used by TAPs to provide access to a menu
which may allow you to change options or stop the TAP, so
you should try it and see if it provides extra information.
Sometimes, you may find that two TAPs interfere with each
other, just as can happen on your computer. You should try
TAPs individually, rather than running several at a time, un-
til you are sure which combinations provide the features that
you like; if you experience problems, the authors of the TAPs
involved are the people who can help you.
Although the Topfield TF 5800 can run many of the TAPs cre-
ated for other similar models in the TF5000 range, some TAPs
are designed for specific models, or to take advantage of fea-
tures of the digital TV system in certain countries, and there
are a few differences between the remote control on the TF5800
and that on other models. Always check to ensure that a TAP
is designed or suitable for use on the TF 5800.
You will not be able to damage your PVR by installing TAPs,
but it is possible for a TAP to cause the PVR torestart itself, just
as a badly written program can make your computer crash.
When this happens, any recordings that are in progress will
be terminated and may be unplayable.
Remember that Topfield is not responsible for TAPs, and
cannot offer any support on using them, beyond the infor-
mation in this manual. If you experience problems with
your PVR, you should always try running it without TAPs
before calling for technical support.