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Support & Warranty

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Support & Warranty

Product Support

Magic TV™ is designed to provide you with many years of viewing pleasure.  

If for any reason you encounter a problem with your unit, please follow  

these steps:
1. Carefully follow the instructions shown in this manual.
2.  Refer to section 10: Troubleshooting to try and rectify the problem.
3.  If you still cannot get the information you need, please contact our support 

team using the following details:

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07 825 5254
Caution: Under NO circumstances should you attempt to repair or modify  

Magic TV™ as this could expose you to electrical shock and/or severely  

damage Magic TV™.

Warranty Conditions

1.  Where required by Magic TV only the original invoice/receipt issued by the dealer  

will be accepted as proof of purchase.

2.  Magic TV may reject warranty claims on equipment which it believes to be illegally 

acquired or when the “owner” is unable to provide proof of purchase or where security 

labels or serial numbers have been tampered with or removed.

3.  The warranty covers only defects in the material and workmanship of the product for  

a period of 12 months from the date of original purchase.

4.  This warranty is on “Return to Base” basis. The owner is responsible for the delivery 

of the equipment to the point of purchase and for collecting the repaired or replaced 

equipment from the same location.

5.  The warranty is void if failures arise as a result of any of the following. i) Abuse, 

misuse, physical impact, normal wear and tear. ii) Alteration or repairs carried out with 

out written authorization from Magic TV. iii) Upgrades that are not registered by Magic 

TV iv) Operating or maintained other than in accordance with the manual supplied.

6.  This equipment will not be considered defective as a result to incompatibility  

with other equipment or accessories other than the ones supplied with the unit  

at the time of purchase.

7.  This unit should be returned in its original carton and protective packaging or 

alternatively in a packing suitable to prevent damage. Magic TV will not accept any 

responsibility for goods damaged whilst the they are in transit.

8.  Repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty does not give the right to 

extension or a beginning of a new warranty period. Repairs or replacements may be 

carried out with functionally equivalent reconditioned parts or equivalent part. Parts that 

have been replaced become the property of Magic TV.

9.  The customer acknowledges that no promise representation or undertaking has been 

given by Magic TV or its dealer in relation to equipment other than as contained in  

this warranty.

10.  A service charge will apply if the fault is not covered within the conditions of this 

warranty or if there is no fault found. The charge will be based on the current  

market rate.

11.  Magic TV is not liable for any other loss other than the unit itself.
12.  Nothing contained in this warranty shall be read or applied so as to affect the right of 

the consumer in relation to the provisions of the trade practices act or other statutory 

rights provided by legislation of the state or territory. In the absence of applicable 

legislation this warranty will be purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy and neither 

Magic TV nor its distributors or agents shall be liable for any incidental or consequential 

damages for breach of any express or implied warranty of this equipment.

For further warranty information or to make a claim please contact Hook Technologies Ltd. 

by phone on 07 825 5254 or via email [email protected] 

Limitation of Liability (for all customers)

BOTH YOURS AND PIXEL MAGIC SYSTEMS’ LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PRICE PAID FOR 
PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER YOU OR PIXEL MAGIC SYSTEMS LTD. BE LIABLE TO THE 
OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING 
FROM PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE TO PERFORM UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, OR USE OF ANY 
GOODS OR SERVICE SOLD PURSUANT HERETO, WHETHER DUE TO A BREACH OF CONTRACT, 
BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE. NEITHER YOU NOR PIXEL MAGIC SYSTEMS 
LTD. SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER FOR INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR 
ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN.

Software License 

This product incorporates the following software: 
(1) the software developed independently by or for Pixel Magic Systems Ltd., 
(2)  the software owned by third party and licensed to Pixel Magic Systems Ltd., 
(3)  the software licensed under the GNU General Public License,  

Version 2 (GPL v2), 

(4)  the software licensed under the GNU LESSER General Public License,  

Version 2 (LGPL v2) and/or, 

(5)  open sourced software other than the software licensed under the  

GPL v2 and/or LGPL v2 

For the software categorized as (3) and (4), please refer to the terms and conditions of 

GPL v2 and LGPL v2, as the case may be at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/

gpl-2.0.html and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.0.html
Please refer to this link for the detail software and package used. 
http://www.magictv.com/downloads/magictv_opensource.txt 
The GPL/LGPL software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY 

WARRANTY, without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A 

PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
At least three (3) years from delivery of products, Pixel Magic Systems will give to any 

third party who contact us at the contact information provided below, for a charge no 

more than our cost of physically performing source code distribution, a complete machine-

readable copy of the corresponding source code covered under GPL v2/LGPL v2. 
Contact Information: [email protected]

Dolby Digital: 

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.  

Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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Support & Warranty

Summary of Contents for HDTV Receiver

Page 1: ...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...

Page 2: ...ansformers motors To prevent fire or electrical shock do not expose the unit to rain or water Do not force connection wires When moving the unit first disconnect the power plug and the wires connected...

Page 3: ...Setup 69 8 7 Guided Setup 70 8 8 Parental Control 71 8 9 System 71 9 System Operations 73 9 1 Network Setup 74 9 2 Firmware Upgrade 75 10 Troubleshooting 77 10 1 Common Problems 78 10 2 Setting the Ou...

Page 4: ...benefits include Ghost free reception Widescreen 16 9 pictures Standard Definition television SDTV and HDTV programmes High quality audio and surround sound Multi channel programming Closed captioning...

Page 5: ...eceive 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 p...

Page 6: ...s Press either for Samsung for Hitachi for Sharp for Panasonic for Sony for LG for Philips for Toshiba for Pioneer for JVC Then go to step 6 For other TVs Step 3 Press the button you want programmed f...

Page 7: ...gic 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 then each unit w...

Page 8: ...al Digital Audio Connects to an AV receiver or home cinema system If you are not using the audio over HDMI then this connection will provide multi channel digital audio to your surround sound system O...

Page 9: ...ndicator Lights if Magic TV is currently recording Scheduled Recording indicator Lights when Magic TV has been set to record a future programme Playback Indicator Lights when a Recorded Programme is b...

Page 10: ...Tuner Ant In Loop Out Network USB HDMI YPbPr Audio Digital Audio L R Composite Video Pb Pr Y 12V DC ON OFF S Video HDTV Tuner Ant In Loop Out Network USB HDMI YPbPr Audio Digital Audio L R Composite...

Page 11: ...o L R Composite Video Pb Pr Y 12V DC ON OFF S Video HDTV Tuner Ant In Loop Out Network USB HDMI YPbPr Audio Digital Audio L R Composite Video Pb Pr Y 12V DC ON OFF 3 Cabling Audio For HDTVs without HD...

Page 12: ...ideo Antenna HDMI INPUTS HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI YPbPr component Television AV Amp Receiver YPbPr component YPbPr component in YPbPr component out Audio Video Antenna HDMI INPUTS AV Amp Receiver Coax or O...

Page 13: ...a on the disk will be lost and that the file system will be EXT2 which may not be readable on a PC without third party software If you prefer to format your drive using Windows there are several third...

Page 14: ...29 28 4 1 Getting a Picture 30 4 2 Welcome to Magic TV Guided Setup 30 4 Guided Setup...

Page 15: ...e the Video Output Format using the front panel display 4 2 Welcome to Magic TV Guided Setup Do you want to continue Choose yes to be taken through Magic TV setup Step 1 Please select the best Video O...

Page 16: ...ided setup is now complete You can now view Live TV view the Electronic Programme Guide or take a look at some of the other setup options If you wish to return to Guided Setup at any time it can be fo...

Page 17: ...mme so that you can catch up later see section 6 10 Jumps to the Recorded Programmes List Cycles through the available Audio languages Cycles through the available Subtitle languages Magic TV Menu Pre...

Page 18: ...eview Guide Channel logo and date for the listings shown below Button hints Press these buttons for extra features Programme times and names Scroll through the programmes Synopsis for the currently hi...

Page 19: ...l shape Magic TV removes the sides and evenly stretches the image to fill the screen If a programme appears stretched in Full mode this mode could correct it by adding black bars to the sides or top a...

Page 20: ...eries option see section 6 3 These are shown on the EPG as an S instead of an R for single recordings Timer Recording Manually setting a time for Magic TV to record To Do List This is where you can vi...

Page 21: ...ight hand list All programmes Not yet viewed Trash 6 Recording and Playback 43 6 5 Viewing and Amending Scheduled Recordings Using the To Do List The To Do List can be found under Main Menu Recording...

Page 22: ...Main Folder View Repeat Recordings HDD Selection If there are multiple Hard Disk Drives attached to Magic TV you can browse Recorded Programmes on individual disks by pressing whilst in the left hand...

Page 23: ...ed Programme List there is a Filter called Trash When a programme is highlighted and is pressed you will have the following options Undelete this This will restore the programme and it will programme...

Page 24: ...ed Programmes Once a recording has been selected from the Recorded Programmes List playback will begin During playback you get all the features you would expect from a video recorder such as pause fas...

Page 25: ...ll Instant Rewind may not be available When Magic TV is recording two channels concurrently Instant Rewind is only available on the two channels being recorded The recording buffer is automatically re...

Page 26: ...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 52 6 Recording and Playback 6 Recording and Playback...

Page 27: ...go to Settings Parental Control Level Setting and select the level you want blocked Levels above this will also be blocked The default PIN is 0000 and you can change this in Settings Parental Control...

Page 28: ...l more News and Weather information is obtained from the Internet Pixel Magic does not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of any information 7 3 HD Camcorder Movies Magic TV can browse copy and pla...

Page 29: ...59 58 8 1 Info Format 64 8 2 Video 65 8 3 Audio 66 8 4 Recording 67 8 5 Playback Setup 69 8 6 Channel Setup 69 8 7 Guided Setup 70 8 8 Parental Control 71 8 9 System 71 8 Magic TV Settings...

Page 30: ...ack of recorded programmes Magic TV will display a logo for 3 seconds at 10 second intervals This setting allows you to turn the logo off Timeshift OSD Logo Off On During Live Pause and Instant Rewind...

Page 31: ...Magic TV Settings 63 default setting 8 3 Audio HDMI Audio Out Off On Auto HDMI is unique in that it can transmit both video and audio along the same cable This menu allows you to select whether or not...

Page 32: ...ing is changed You can also set this time for individual recordings See section 6 8 for further information on Keeping Recordings Auto Standby Off On If Auto Standby is switched on Magic TV will autom...

Page 33: ...s 66 8 Magic TV Settings be stopped at any time and any found channels will be available to view When the scan has finished Magic TV will jump to Live TV Manual Channel Scan Magic TV can be made to sc...

Page 34: ...the Guided Setup process Firmware upgrade From time to time Magic TV will receive updates for the software that controls it It is important that your firmware is up to date as new features bug fixes...

Page 35: ...automatically download and install firmware updates You can turn this feature off here User Prompt to Upgrade Yes No If Auto Firmware Upgrade is On Magic TV will by default ask permission to start do...

Page 36: ...working firmware will only be overwritten if the upgrade firmware is successfully loaded This process safeguards against power cuts and similar interruptions Automatic Upgrade over the Internet If Mag...

Page 37: ...during the upgrade process Finish Once the firmware has been upgraded Magic TV will restart automatically If Magic TV finds new firmware online it will always upgrade to that instead of any USB firmw...

Page 38: ...m Possible causes Solution 76 Remote control is not working No batteries or batteries incorrectly inserted Batteries are flat Infrared receiver on Magic TV is obstructed Insert the supplied 4x AAA bat...

Page 39: ...the front panel display to change the format to one supported by your TV 1 Press 2 The front panel should read Live TV 3 Press until the display reads Settings Press 4 The front panel should now read...

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Page 41: ...e current market rate 11 Magic TV is not liable for any other loss other than the unit itself 12 Nothing contained in this warranty shall be read or applied so as to affect the right of the consumer i...

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