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Pixel Magic MAGIC TV Owner's Manual

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Magic TV™ Support Hotline: (852) 2655 6700
Email Support: support@magictv.com
www.magictv.com
© 2010 Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. Magic TV
and Pixel Magic are Trademarks of Pixel Magic Systems Ltd.
All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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  • Page 1 Magic TV™ Support Hotline: (852) 2655 6700 Email Support: support@magictv.com www.magictv.com © 2010 Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. Magic TV and Pixel Magic are Trademarks of Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
  • Page 2 (internet connection required) LED Indicator Series Learning buttons Power On/Off TV Power & TV Input Movie Electronic Programme Magic TV™ button (access Music Guide (EPG) to all menus) POWER Entertainment Audio track selection Subtitle language selection GUIDE TEXT MENU Documentary...

  • Page 3: 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 4: Table Of Contents

    4.1 Getting a Picture operating errors before concluding that the unit is faulty and Instant Rewind 4.2 Welcome to Magic TV™ Guided Setup • When planning not to use this unit for long periods of time, 6.11 Editing Recordings disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet 6.12 Recording Quality and Compression...

  • Page 5: Welcome

    8.9 Now TV Setup / Cable TV Setup 8.10 Input Name 8.11 System System Operations Package Contents 9.1 Network Setup Basic Definitions 9.2 Firmware Upgrade Magic TV™ Model Differences 10. Troubleshooting 10.1 Common Problems 10.2 Setting the Output Format from the Front Panel 11. Support & Warranty...
  • Page 6 BACK INFO Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). Digital TV is a far more efficient and sizes. Magic TV™ can cleanly scale the broadcasts to suit your TV. Component video cable (two are included with MTV7000D, 2 Included with MTV7000D and flexible transmission system than the current analogue system. It See section 8.2 for further information.
  • Page 7 For example, single tuner models can record channel 82 and 83 • Compact case simultaneously, and then you can also watch channel 85 at the • Add external USB Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) to enable full Magic TV™ same time. recording ability Tour of Magic TV™...

  • Page 8: Tour Of Magic Tv

    Learning buttons Vol+ & Vol- 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. cover and slide the cover down Channel Up/Down or Step 2.
  • Page 9 Each Magic TV™ unit needs to be told which remote to listen to in Settings   System   Advanced Settings   Remote Control Selection. For example, if you wish to use two Magic TV™ units in the same room, LIVE then each unit will have to have a different option 'Enabled' and all other options disabled.

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    EPG (iEPG) features (see section recorder.) Connect the left and right audio cables (included) for Loop Ant. 5.5) and Magic TV™ Gadgets (see section 7). This may also be analogue stereo sound. needed for some TV channels’ Interactive Services. ON/OFF...

  • Page 11: Front Panel Display

    Magic Link (MTV7000D Only) Scheduled Recording indicator. playback when Loop HDMI Output Indicator. Lights Lights when Magic TV™ has been (e.g. pausing Live TV) Play has been chosen when the HDMI output is active Attaching External Video Devices (MTV7000D Only)

  • Page 12: Power And Aerial/Antenna Connections

    Video + Audio: For HDMI equipped HDTVs 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 HDMI is the highest quality video output from Magic TV™. It can also carry multi-channel audio, which conveniently reduces cabling.

  • Page 13: Connection Via An Av Receiver

    Connection Via an AV Receiver 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™. Simply Video + Audio: For HDMI equipped receivers and HDTVs connect the Stereo Audio output from Magic TV™...

  • Page 14: Network Connection

    Video Wired: (component) AV Amp/ Antenna Receiver 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 OUTPUTS INPUTS ANTENNA Video Audio...

  • Page 15: Magic Link (Mtv7000D Only)

    (Order of quality is Component then S-Video then Composite Video). Simply attach your Now TV or Cable TV set-top-box to seamlessly view and record all the exclusive Now TV and Cable TV channels on Magic TV™. • Now TV and Cable TV programmes appear on the Magic TV™ Electronic Programme Guides...

  • Page 16: Attaching External Video Devices (Mtv7000D Only)

    Attaching External When a Preferred Recording HDD is set and it runs out of space, Ensure that Magic TV™ is connected to the internet via your home network (see previous section and section 9.1). Hard Disk Drives Magic TV™ will record to the connected HDD with the most available space.
  • Page 17 • Use a 3.5” HDD with its own separate power supply • Format the drive with the EXT2 file system. Magic TV™ can format the disk for you or you can format the disk using third party software on a PC Guided Setup •...

  • Page 18: Getting A Picture

    15 seconds if you haven’t responded to the on-screen prompt. • Change input on your TV to the one used by Magic TV™ • If this is the first time Magic TV™ has been switched on, the Guided Setup will be shown 1080i (50Hz) * The default setting –...

  • Page 19: Viewing Live Tv

    Step 5 (MTV7000D Only): Now TV and Cable TV Detection Magic TV™ will send infrared power on/off commands and monitor the input ports to see whether Now TV or Cable TV are connected. This process takes approx 30 seconds. Viewing Live TV If Now TV and Cable TV are connected, but not detected by Guided Setup, then re-check your connections as shown in section 3.5 (especially the infrared emitter placement).

  • Page 20: Simple Operations

    Main Menu. From here you can and Channel names OK to confirm. access all of the Magic TV™ features and options. Interactive Services During some programmes, Interactive Services will be available. Navigate the Interactive screens and menus using the arrow/OK buttons and also the coloured buttons according to onscreen instructions.

  • Page 21: The Info Banner

    The Info Banner 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 The info banner will show every time the channel is changed; however you can also There are 2 alternative EPG views: Vertical and Horizontal.

  • Page 22: Iepg (Internet Enabled Epg)

    Use the Channel Up/Down button to page up and page down the Use the Skip Back/Forward buttons to move back and forward If Magic TV™ is connected to the internet via your home network (see sections 3.4 and 9.1), additional EPG features are activated: channels and programmes.

  • Page 23: Magic Link Iepg (Mtv7000D Only)

    If a programme changes timeslot, Magic TV™ can automatically adjust recording time to match.* Cable TV (if connected) *Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of iEPG data, however Pixel Magic does not Input 1 guarantee the accuracy or reliability of information supplied by broadcasters.

  • Page 24: Aspect Ratio Correction

    If the programme is 4:3, then black bars will be included in the broadcasted image on the sides of the programme. Magic TV™ removes the sides and Aspect Ratio Correction can be used to non-linearly stretches the image remove these black bars and stretch the...

  • Page 25: Basic Magic Tv™ Recording Terms

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

  • Page 26: Timer Recording

    Scheduled Recordings Using By navigating to Main Menu   Recording   Timer Recording, you can Magic TV™ will constantly check to see whether any new recordings or set Magic TV™ to record a particular channel at a particular time. changes to a Scheduled Recording cause an overlap.

  • Page 27: Browsing Recorded Programmes

    HDD Selection The left-hand column displays a list of Series Recordings and the right- If there are multiple Hard Disk Drives attached to Magic TV™ you can hand column displays the episodes within the selected series. browse Recorded Programmes on individual disks by pressing whilst in the left-hand column.

  • Page 28: Managing Recorded Programmes

    Play from the beginning The programme will begin playing from the beginning of the recording Magic TV™ then marks these files as ‘deleted’ and removes them from the listings. The HDD space is now available for further recordings. Remove all Bookmarks Deletes all the previously set bookmarks and cut-marks from the recording (if any).See sections 6.9 and 6.11...

  • Page 29: Playback Of Recorded Programmes

    1 year, ‘Until Disk Full’ and ‘Forever’. Playback of Recorded Skips backwards 8 seconds After the keep period has passed, Magic TV™ will move the file to Trash Skips forward 30 seconds Programmes and the space will be made available for new recordings.

  • Page 30: Timeshifting, Pausing Live Tv And Instant Rewind

    If you want to watch something again, you can also rewind and skip Timeshifted TV behaves like a Recorded Programme (see previous want to record it, Magic TV™ can add the full programme to the backwards during Live TV. section) and you can rewind, fast forward, pause and skip in exactly the The recording buffer is automatically reset after using certain system Recorded Programmes List.

  • Page 31: Editing Recordings

    Editing Recordings Normally, Magic TV™ records Terrestrial Digital TV broadcasts losslessly, preserving every bit of data to ensure maximum viewing quality. Magic TV™ allows you to edit recordings by choosing which parts of recordings are shown and which are hidden.
  • Page 32 Magic TV™ Gadgets on.cc Realtime News with Photos News Weather HD Camcorder Movies...
  • Page 33 Service Provider (ISP). *on.cc realtime news is provided by ON.CC (BVI) LTD. Pixel Magic does not guarantee the *News and Weather information is obtained from the Internet. Pixel Magic does not guarantee HD Camcorder Movies on.cc Realtime News with Photos...
  • Page 34 Due to the different ways in which camcorder manufacturers encode video, there may be some minor playback issues. Sometimes these ‘problem’ files can be fixed with third party computer applications. Pixel Magic cannot guarantee playback quality of non-broadcast videos. Info Format...
  • Page 35 Black Enhancer From here, you can select a reduced brightness setting for If your TV overscans the image from Magic TV™ so that the menus spill Video the front panel. off the edge of the screen, you can shrink the On-Screen Display (OSD) by -1% to -5% here.
  • Page 36 HDMI is unique in that it can transmit both video and audio along the 16:10 (computer monitors) Here you can set the length of time before Magic TV™ will move a start at exactly the time shown. However, if programmes are delayed or same cable.
  • Page 37 Live TV. Here you can choose a preferred Hard Disk Drive for recording. Magic 1-9 Key Minute Jump TV™ will use that when possible. If you select ‘Auto’, Magic TV™ will Remaining Disk Space Simply press on any channel to add or remove a tick. Only ticked record on the disk with the most available space at the time of recording channels will appear throughout the Magic TV™...
  • Page 38 (for MTV7000D Magic Link users) 16:9 * If either Now TV or Cable TV are connected to Magic TV™, you will be presented with a submenu of television systems to choose from. Then you will see the Channel List and be able to choose your favourites.
  • Page 39 Choosing ‘Yes’ to this option will result in Magic TV™ deleting all Transparency channels and resetting all options to the factory defaults. After this has Solid * been performed, Magic TV™ will start as if for the first time and you will be taken through the Guided Setup process. 8.11 System...
  • Page 40 MCE Remote Enable/Disable* Up to three Magic TV™ units can be used simultaneously in the same Magic TV™ will automatically power up to make a scheduled recording room. This menu is where you tell each unit which remote controls to in all three modes.
  • Page 41 • DNS Address – (often the IP Address of your router) The most common way to get Magic TV™ on your network is to get • If Magic TV™ is connected to the internet skip to step 3.
  • Page 42 Setting the Output Format from the Front Panel If Magic TV™ finds new firmware online it will always upgrade to that instead of any USB firmware. If you want to force Magic TV™ to ignore online firmware you must temporarily disconnect if from the internet.
  • Page 43 Possible causes Solution No picture Remote control is not working Magic TV™ is not plugged in and switched on Check the front panel. If nothing has illuminated, No batteries or batteries incorrectly inserted. Insert the supplied 4x AAA batteries as at the back.
  • Page 44 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 9. If the image still hasn’t appeared, wait a few seconds until the front television, it might be because the default 1080i 50Hz format isn’t...
  • Page 45 Support & Warranty...
  • Page 46 LGPL v2 merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose on this product is limited in duration to the duration of this warranty. If you need to have your Pixel Magic 3. Contact your dealer for advice. For the software categorized as (3) and (4), please refer to the terms Systems’...

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