AB IPBox 910HD - TELE-satellite International Magazine
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Software update via PC using a USB or serial<br />
connection<br />
presses recordings in way that allows<br />
you to use a single disc when the sheer<br />
file size otherwise would not fit into a<br />
single DVD.<br />
Editing the channel list<br />
Thanks to flawless implementation of<br />
DiSEqC 1.2 and 1.3 (USALS) Topfield<br />
receivers are not only able to receive<br />
Vega channel list editor<br />
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signals of a single <strong>satellite</strong>, but virtually<br />
thousands of channels from several<br />
orbital positions.<br />
This implies that the channel memory<br />
will sooner or later be at capacity and<br />
also that it simply isn’t fun looking for a<br />
specific channel in a list that ultimately<br />
can hold 5000 entries.<br />
A range of easy-to-use editing, sorting<br />
and changing options are available right<br />
through the receiver’s on-screen menu,<br />
but with the huge number of channels<br />
at hand most users run out of patience<br />
pretty soon.<br />
Luckily, there is an alternative. It’s<br />
called Vega and is a PC tool that is compatible<br />
with all Topfield receivers and<br />
which makes organising the channel,<br />
favourites, <strong>satellite</strong> and transponder lists<br />
so much easier because you can do it all<br />
on the PC. The application is available for<br />
download from www.i-topfield.com.<br />
In a first step you need to make sure<br />
all data are transferred to the PC, which<br />
takes place either via a USB 2.0 connection<br />
or a serial connection. While a standard<br />
USB 2.0 cable is required for the<br />
USB set-up, you need a 9-pin null modem<br />
cable to establish a working serial connection.<br />
For security reasons Topfield receivers<br />
allow reading and writing the channel<br />
list only before the operating system<br />
has loaded, and this means you need to<br />
activate the download mode in the Vega<br />
application first and then reboot the<br />
receiver for data transfer to be initiated.<br />
As soon as all data is available on the<br />
PC you can go about editing, sorting,<br />
deleting, locking or renaming entries<br />
in the channel, favourites, <strong>satellite</strong> or<br />
transponder lists. You will soon come to<br />
appreciate the fact that several entries<br />
can be moved, deleted or PIN-locked at<br />
once.<br />
At the same time, DiSEqC settings or<br />
transponder details can be adjusted with