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Safety Information

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN
EXTENSION LEAD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY
INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.
The lightning flash with arrow-head symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
1.
Read these instructions.
2.
Keep these instructions.
3.
Heed all warnings.
4.
Follow all instructions.
5.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
6.
Clean only with a dry cloth.
7.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
8.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) which produce heat.
9.
Do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing water and
no object filled with liquids (such as a vase) should be placed on
this appliance.
RAIN OR MOISTURE.
The exclamation point within a triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence
of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the product.
10. Do not interfere with the safety aspects of the polarized or grounding-type
plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the
provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
11. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at
plugs and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
12. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long
periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required
when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as if the power-
supply cord or plug has been damaged, liquid has been spilled, objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain
or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
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  • Page 1: Safety Information

    Safety Information TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION LEAD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    • Do not attempt to clean the unit with chemical solvents; this might damage Magic TV™ Gadgets the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth 4.2 Welcome to Magic TV™ Guided Setup 7.1 News • Be sure to read section 10: Troubleshooting regarding common operating Viewing Live TV 7.2 Weather...
  • Page 3: Welcome

    Magic TV™ Settings 8.1 Info Format 8.2 Video 8.3 Audio 8.4 Recording 8.5 Playback Setup 8.6 Channel Setup 8.7 Guided Setup 8.8 Parental Control 8.9 System System Operations 9.1 Network Setup 9.2 Firmware Upgrade Welcome 10. Troubleshooting 10.1 Common Problems 10.2 Setting the Output Format...
  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Basic Definitions Interactive Services. Digital TV has the potential to include interactive Thank you for purchasing Magic TV™. An exciting new world of digital and high definition television is now at your fingertips. programmes, alternative camera angles, selected Internet services, home If you are new to Digital Television Broadcasts there are a few terms you may shopping, computer games and more.
  • Page 5 Welcome Firmware Upgrade. From time to time Magic TV™ will receive updates for the software that controls it. Normally these updates will occur automatically Over-The-Air (OTA). Firmware update can also be achieved via USB and over the internet. These updates may provide features not covered in this guide.
  • Page 6: Remote Control

    Navigation of on-screen • Push in the ridged area of the battery Step 1. Place the Magic TV™ Remote Control and the TV remote control on a flat surface, 3cm apart and with the emitters facing each other. menus cover and slide the cover down Learning buttons Vol+ &...
  • Page 7 Most of the Xbox and MCE remote control buttons match those on the Magic TV™ remote. Up to three Magic TV™ units can be used in the same room without remote control conflicts by using Xbox 360 and Windows MCE remote controls.
  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    Magic TV™ consumes very little power on Standby. It is therefore system.) If you are not using the audio over HDMI, then this connection unnecessary to turn Magic TV™ off with this switch during normal operation. will provide multi-channel digital audio to your surround sound system.
  • Page 9: Front Panel Display

    HDMI output is active Scheduled Recording indicator. Play has been chosen (e.g. pausing Live TV) Lights when Magic TV™ has been Power and Aerial/Antenna Connections set to record a future programme Online Indicator. Lights if the Direct Connection to a TV...
  • Page 10 Ant. Insert the power cord into a suitable power outlet and the 12v DC plug into Magic TV™. Leave the power outlet switched off or unplugged until all the wiring HDMI is the highest quality video output from Magic TV™. It can also carry multi-channel audio, which conveniently reduces cabling.
  • Page 11 Connection Via an AV Receiver Audio: For HDTVs without HDMI Not many televisions can accept a digital audio signal, in which case you may be limited to using the Stereo audio outputs of Magic TV™. Video + Audio: For HDMI equipped receivers and HDTVs Simply connect the Stereo Audio output from Magic TV™...
  • Page 12: Other Setup Options

    Video YPbPr YPbPr Network INPUTS YPbPr You will need to have an existing Ethernet Network present in your home. Simply use a CAT-5 cable to connect the Network port of Magic TV™ to your network (component) (component) HDMI Loop Ant.
  • Page 13 PC taken not to delete or change files on the disk as this could prevent Magic TV™ • Use a drive with an “Auto Power On/Off” function to allow Magic TV™...
  • Page 14: Guided Setup

    Guided Setup Getting a Picture Welcome to Magic TV™ Guided Setup...
  • Page 15: Getting A Picture

    To ensure that you can always see a picture, Magic TV™ will automatically revert back • If this is the first time Magic TV™ has been switched on, the Guided Setup will be shown to the previous format after 15 seconds if you haven’t responded to the on-screen prompt.
  • Page 16 Please select the Aspect Ratio of your TV Choose the most appropriate option from the list. To ensure that you can always see a picture, Magic TV™ will automatically revert back to the previous format after 15 seconds if you haven’t responded to the on-screen prompt.
  • Page 17 Viewing Live TV Simple Operations Channel List The i-Plate The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Aspect Ratio Correction...
  • Page 18: Viewing Live Tv

    During Live TV press OK to show a Channel List. using the buttons during Live TV. and Channel names all of the Magic TV™ features and options. Use Up/Down arrows to select a channel and OK to confirm. Interactive Services During some programmes, Interactive Services will be available.
  • Page 19: The I-Plate

    Viewing Live TV The i-Plate Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) The EPG provides an easily understandable guide to what’s showing on Magic TV™ over the next few days. Current programme information There are 2 alternative EPG views: Horizontal and Vertical. Press to toggle between the views.
  • Page 20: Aspect Ratio Correction

    Use the button of the Magic TV™ Remote Programme is either Control to cycle through the available modes. scheduled for recording or Magic TV™ zooms in on the...
  • Page 21: Recording And Playback

    Recording and Playback Basic Magic TV™ Recording Terms Managing Recorded Programmes Instant Recording Playback of Recorded Recording from the EPG Programmes Timer Recording 6.10 TimeShifting, Pausing Live TV and Viewing and amending Scheduled Instant Rewind Recordings using the To Do List 6.11...
  • Page 22: Basic Magic Tv™ Recording Terms

    Recording and Playback Recording and Playback Disk Space. Magic TV™ uses a Hard Disk Drive to store Recorded Recording from the EPG There are many easy ways to record programmes with Magic TV™. If the button is pressed on a programme already scheduled to record the You can record the programme you’re watching instantly, choose a...
  • Page 23: Timer Recording

    2 different frequencies simultaneously. Start Time for this particular programme Once a task has been completed, it will be removed from this list. If Magic TV™ detects an overlap or conflict when making or amending Extend Stop Time You can set the Stop Time later than the EPG...
  • Page 24: Browsing Recorded Programmes

    HDD Selection See section 6.8 about managing folder contents. A programme can only Programmes If there are multiple Hard Disk Drives attached to Magic TV™ you can appear in one folder at once. browse Recorded Programmes on individual disks by pressing whilst in the left-hand column.
  • Page 25: Managing Recorded Programmes

    Keeping Files on all the files you wish to select and then press By default, Magic TV™ will keep all files until the Hard Disk Drive is full. Press on a highlighted recording and Magic TV™ will begin playing the Depending on the Parental Control settings in section 6.12,...
  • Page 26: Playback Of Recorded Programmes

    The table opposite shows the functions of remote control buttons pause for slow motion. After the keep period has passed, Magic TV™ will move the file to Trash and during playback: the space will be made available for new recordings.
  • Page 27: Timeshifting, Pausing Live Tv And Instant Rewind

    Magic TV™ can add the full programme to the Recorded Programmes List. This This mode is called Timeshifting and is available because Magic TV™...
  • Page 28: Editing Recordings

    Magic TV™ allow you to edit recordings by choosing which parts of recordings are shown and which are hidden. The Magic TV™ Parental Control system works in tandem with the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, which is governed by the Australian The original recording is always kept intact and edit points can be removed at any time.
  • Page 29: Magic Tv™ Gadgets

    Levels above this will also be blocked. The default PIN is 0000 and you can change this in Settings Parental Control Change PIN Code. Please make a note of your number as the only way to reset the PIN is to do a full factory reset of Magic TV™, which will lose your personal setup options. Magic TV™ Gadgets News Weather...
  • Page 30: News

    The files found are presented in alphabetical order of folder name, then file name. Magic TV™ can keep you updated on local and global news stories by displaying News bulletins from popular and trusted sources. Simply choose Magic TV™ can also display Australia weather information.
  • Page 31: Magic Tv™ Settings

    Magic TV™ Settings Info Format Channel Setup Video Guided Setup Audio Parental Control Recording System Playback Setup...
  • Page 32: Info Format

    A good choice if your TV accepts a 1080p HDMI input 24-hour When Magic TV™ is initially turned on, it will display a message telling you if This option can help boost contrast in channels if they appear flat 720p (50Hz) A good choice if your ‘HD Ready’...
  • Page 33: Video

    This menu allows you to select whether or not to do this. In Auto mode, Subtitle Preference Magic TV™ will send audio if it detects that the TV/receiver can accept it. Test Pattern You may want to turn HDMI audio off if you are sending audio separately...
  • Page 34: Recording

    Channel Setup Extend Stop Times Auto Standby Here you can choose a preferred Hard Disk Drive for recording. Magic TV™ will use that when possible. If you select ‘Auto’, Magic TV™ will record on the Off * None * Channel List disk with the most available space at the time of recording each programme.
  • Page 35: Guided Setup

    Magic TV™, which will lose your personal setup options. current channel frequency. Moving your aerial/antenna will change this Here you can block programmes that you don’t wish some Magic TV™ users to value. For the best viewing quality, please tune the antenna for a signal see.
  • Page 36: System

    See section 2.1 for full details. and resetting all options to the factory defaults. After this has been performed, Magic TV™ will start as if for the first time and you will be taken through the System HDD Idle Standby Guided Setup process.
  • Page 37: System Operations

    • Download the new firmware zip file from www.magictv.com Support The most common way to get Magic TV™ on your network is to get the IP next switch Magic TV™ on. You will be asked if you want to upgrade...
  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    • Select ‘Start upgrade’ and Magic TV™ will begin the upgrade process and show progress bars for any downloading or installing process • Caution: it is important that the power to Magic TV™ is not interrupted during the upgrade process Finish: Once the firmware has been upgraded, Magic TV™...
  • Page 39 Problem Possible causes Solution No picture Magic TV™ is not plugged in and switched on Check the front panel. If nothing has illuminated, Remote control is not working No batteries or batteries incorrectly inserted. Insert the supplied 4x AAA batteries as described in section 2.1.
  • Page 40: Setting The Output Format From The Front Panel

    8. If you can now see a correct image on the TV, press If you can’t see a picture when you first connect Magic TV™ to your television, 9. If the image still hasn’t appeared, wait a few seconds until the front panel it might be because the default 1080i 50Hz format isn’t recognised.
  • Page 41: Support & Warranty

    Support & Warranty...
  • Page 42 GPL v2 and/or LGPL v2 team using the following details: given by Magic TV or its dealer in relation to equipment other than as contained in For the software categorized as (3) and (4), please refer to the terms and conditions of this warranty.

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