Magic TV MTV3700TD Owner'S Manual Download

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Support & Warranty

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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 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 ...

Page 2: ...nsformers 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 to other equipment Never pull on the wires themselves The openings on the unit cover assure proper ventilation of the unit If these openings are obstructed the temperature inside the unit will rise ra...

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 Output Format from the Front Panel 80 11 Support Warranty 83 6 1 Welcome 1 1 Package Contents 8 1 2 Basic Definitions 9 7 ...

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 of programmes for the hearing impaired Electronic Programme Guides EPGs On screen programme guide channel with today s programme information Multi camera views and enhancements during selected progr...

Page 5: ...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 Details of new features will be available at www magictv com Support See section 9 2 1 Welcome 10 ...

Page 6: ...ess 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 for example The LED Indicator will light Step 4 Press and hold the Power button on your TV remote control until the LED Indicator turns off on the Magic TV remote Step 5 After 2 seconds the LED Indicator w...

Page 7: ...agic 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 will have to have a different option Enabled and all other options disabled Most of the Xbox and MCE remote control buttons match those on the Magic TV remote This diagram shows the less obvious corre...

Page 8: ...ial 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 Optical 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 sys...

Page 9: ...indicator 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 being played Timeshift Indicator Lights when timeshifting e g pausing Live TV Online Indicator Lights if the network connection is active Loop Play indicator Lights during playback when Loop Play has ...

Page 10: ...V 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 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 3 1 Power and Aerial Antenna Connections ...

Page 11: ...io 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 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 Simply connect the Stereo Audio output from Magic TV directly ...

Page 12: ...Video 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 Optical Coax or Optical in Ethernet Network Ethernet Network Network Hub Router 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 ...

Page 13: ...d party applications available that will format to EXT2 The recordings stored by Magic TV on the disk may be readable and playable via other devices a Windows PC for example but care must be taken not to delete or change files on the disk as this could prevent Magic TV from reading the disk correctly when re attached If the attached HDD supports the Auto Power On Off function then Magic TV will be...

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

Page 15: ... Setup 4 1 Getting a Picture Turn Magic TV on Turn your TV on 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 The default video output is 1080i 50Hz If you can t see the Welcome Screen please check that your TV supports this format If not please read section 10 2 to change the Video Output Format using the f...

Page 16: ...aditionally shaped TV 16 10 Choose this if you are using a widescreen computer computer monitor as your display monitors 4 Guided Setup If you choose anything above No block then you will be prompted to input a 4 digit PIN number Once stored that number will be required to view any live or recorded programme with a protected rating See section 6 12 for further Parental Control Information Step 5 S...

Page 17: ...35 34 5 1 Simple Operations 36 5 2 Channel List 37 5 3 The i Plate 38 5 4 The Electronic Programme Guide EPG 39 5 5 Aspect Ratio Correction 41 5 Viewing Live TV ...

Page 18: ... Down quickly In menus scroll Page Up Down Enter the channel number directly if known Use the Electronic Programme Guide EPG to browse and select a channel During Live TV press OK to show a Channel List Use Up Down arrows to select a channel and OK to confirm Interactive Services During some programmes Interactive Services will be available Navigate the Interactive screens and menus using the arro...

Page 19: ...nderstandable guide to what s showing on Magic TV over the next few days There are 2 alternative EPG views Horizontal and Vertical Press to toggle between the views Horizontal EPG Date and time of the programmes shown Channel numbers and Channel names Changes the number of hours shown across the width of this screen Options are 1 2 or 3 hours Currently highlighted programme Programme information i...

Page 20: ...f the screen retaining the original 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 and bottom Original broadcast and also how the image will look if Full is selected Aspect Ratio Correction mode used Full WideZoom Zoom 1 Zoom 2 Letterbox Pillarbox Re...

Page 21: ...amending Scheduled Recordings using the To Do List 46 6 6 Recording Priorities and Conflicts 47 6 7 Browsing Recorded Programmes 48 6 8 Managing Recorded Programmes 51 6 9 Playback of Recorded Programmes 52 6 10 TimeShifting Pausing Live TV and Instant Rewind 54 6 11 Editing Recordings 56 6 12 Parental Control 57 6 Recording and Playback ...

Page 22: ...an record the programme you re watching instantly choose a programme to record from the EPG set a traditional timer or record at the same time every day 6 1 Basic Magic TV Recording Terms Instant Recording Recording the programme currently being viewed Scheduled Recording Recording a future programme Timer Recording Manually setting a time for Magic TV to record To Do List This is where you can vi...

Page 23: ...nflicts by allowing programmes to be viewed and recorded on 2 different frequencies simultaneously If Magic TV detects an overlap or conflict when making or amending a Scheduled Recording a message will appear asking you to set the priority for that programme Higher This programme will be recorded instead of lower priority Scheduled Recordings Lower If a higher priority scheduled recording conflic...

Page 24: ...e left hand list individual recordings will be shown on the right Trash Here you can view programmes that have been deleted See section 6 8 for further details Once you ve entered a list you can still swap between the Browsing Categories by using the coloured buttons Filter View Main Folder View Repeat Recordings 6 Recording and Playback 48 Programme list Sort by date Sort by programme length Sort...

Page 25: ...ogramme and it will programme behave exactly like it did before deletion Permanently remove Once this has been selected the file cannot this programme be restored Exit Pressing on a programme in Trash will permanently remove it after confirmation Keeping Files By default Magic TV will keep all files until the Hard Disk Drive is full At this time if another recording is made Magic TV may delete the...

Page 26: ...ould expect from a video recorder such as pause fast forward and rewind but there are some other features too The table opposite shows the functions of remote control buttons during playback Press during playback to see programme information 6 Recording and Playback 52 6 Recording and Playback Stops playback and returns to the Recorded Programme List Magic TV will remember this point and you can c...

Page 27: ...ull 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 reset after using certain system operations such as RF Signal Monitor Manual Scan and Guided Setup Beginning of the recording Length of the recorded programme Current playback time from beginning of re...

Page 28: ...ry the less explicit or less intense material will be included in the M classification and the more explicit or more intense material especially violent material will be included in the MA15 classification MA15 Mature Audience not suitable for people under 15 years Material classified MA15 deals with issues or contains depictions which require a more mature perspective This is because the impact o...

Page 29: ...y 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 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 6 Recording and Playback ...

Page 30: ...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 play AVCHD and HDV camcorder files from many of the latest HD camcorders When you select this option Magic TV will automatically search all folders named AVCHD or VIDEO for movies with the m2t HDV or mts...

Page 31: ...63 62 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 32: ...g 8 2 Video Video Output Format 50 60Hz As Australian DTT programmes will normally be broadcast in 50Hz selection of a 50Hz format from the list below is recommended However some TVs perhaps from Japan or America where broadcasts are in 60Hz may not happily accept a 50Hz signal In this case choose from the list of 60Hz formats provided Standard Definition analogue outputs will output PAL if a 50Hz...

Page 33: ...rtup Mode Fast Normal Adjust Video Size 5 to 5 Use this setting to shrink for each side or enlarge the image This setting is saved separately for each TV channel 8 Magic TV Settings 67 default setting Audio Preference When a programme has an audio language track that matches your preference it will be selected automatically Subtitle Preference When a programme has a subtitle language that matches ...

Page 34: ...g default setting 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 disk with the most available space at the time of recording each programme See section 3 5 for further information Advanced Settings Format USB Harddisk Check and Repair System HDD Check and Repair USB HDD Please see section 3 5 for dis...

Page 35: ...e initial setup sequence outlined in section 4 8 Magic TV Settings 70 8 Magic TV Settings 8 8 Parental Control Level Setting Here you can block programmes that you don t wish some Magic TV users to see Your PIN must now be entered before you can view programmes rated at and above the level chosen below No block Block all programmes G M M15 AV15 This option PIN protects all programmes rated G and a...

Page 36: ... Enable Disable Xbox 360 Remote Enable Disable MCE Remote Enable Disable Up to three Magic TV units can be used simultaneously in the same room This menu is where you tell each unit which remote controls to listen to See section 2 1 for full details System HDD Idle Standby On Off When this option is enabled the system Hard Disk Drive will spin down reducing noise and power consumption after 15 min...

Page 37: ...are upgrade process The previously 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 Air OTA Normally Magic TV firmware upgrades will happen automatically Over The Air When new firmware is available a message will be shown when you next switch Magic TV on You will ...

Page 38: ... 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 will restart automatically 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 9 System Operatio...

Page 39: ...munal Aerial Broadcast Distribution CABD Problem Possible causes Solution 78 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 batteries as described in section 2 1 Insert fresh batteries as described in section 2 1 Check that there is clear line of sight from the remote control to ...

Page 40: ...e 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 Info Format Press until the display reads Video Press 5 The front panel should read TV Aspect Press until the display reads V Format Press 6 Use arrows to select a suitable Output Format E g 1080i 6...

Page 41: ...83 82 11 Support Warranty ...

Page 42: ...arket 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...

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