Magic TV MTV3700TD Owner's Manual

Summary of MTV3700TD

  • Page 1

    3 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...

  • Page 2

    4 table of contents safety information 3 additional safety instructions 4 1. Welcome 7 1.1 package contents 8 1.2 basic definitions 9 2. Tour of magic tv™ 11 2.1 remote control 12 2.2 rear panel 16 2.3 front panel display 18 3. Cabling 19 3.1 power and aerial/antenna connections 20 3.2 direct connec...

  • Page 3

    8. Magic tv™ settings 63 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 9. System operations 73 9.1 network setup 74 9.2 firmware upgrade 75 10. Troubleshooting 77 10.1 common problems...

  • Page 4

    1 welcome 9 thank you for purchasing magic tv™. An exciting new world of digital and high definition television is now at your fingertips. This owner’s guide helps you learn about the correct operation and features of magic tv™. Please read it carefully. 1.1 package contents before starting, please ...

  • Page 5

    2 tour of magic tv™ 2.1 remote control 12 2.2 rear panel 16 2.3 front panel display 18 11 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...

  • Page 6

    R live i ok ch pg vol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 guide aspect audio menu subtitle back info replay source skip tv abc def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz clear enter text power power on/off led indicator magic tv™ button (access to all menus) aspect ratio correction mode selection back learning buttons tv power ...

  • Page 7

    2 tour of magic tv™ 15 14 2 tour of magic tv™ controlling multiple magic tv™ units 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. Each magic tv™ unit needs to be told which remote to listen to in settings s...

  • Page 8

    2 tour of magic tv™ 17 2 tour of magic tv™ 16 power on/off switch. Turn magic tv™ on using this switch. Magic tv™ consumes very little power on standby. It is therefore unnecessary to turn magic tv™ off with this switch during normal operation. Dc power in. The included 100-240v ac auto-ranging powe...

  • Page 9

    19 18 3.1 power and aerial/antenna connections 20 3.2 direct connection to a tv 21 3.3 connection via an av receiver 23 3.4 other setup options 25 3.5 attaching external hard disk drives 26 2 tour of magic tv™ 2.3 front panel display hard disk drive (hdd) space meter. When ‘full’ lights, the hdd is ...

  • Page 10

    21 20 3.2 direct connection to a tv video + audio: for hdmi equipped hdtvs hdmi is the highest quality video output from magic tv™. It can also carry multi-channel audio, which conveniently reduces cabling. Simply connect the hdmi output from magic tv™ directly to one of your tv’s hdmi inputs. 12v d...

  • Page 11

    23 22 3.3 connection via an av receiver video + audio: for hdmi equipped receivers and hdtvs hdmi is the highest quality output from magic tv™. It can also carry multi-channel audio, which conveniently reduces cabling. Simply connect the hdmi output from magic tv™ to one of your receiver’s hdmi inpu...

  • Page 12

    25 24 3.4 other setup options network connection for magic tv™ gadgets and interactive services an internet connection is required to unlock the full potential of magic tv™. Magic tv™ gadgets can access news and weather bulletins from popular and trusted sources (see section 7) and some features pre...

  • Page 13

    27 26 3.5 attaching external hard disk drives external hdds can be used to seamlessly expand storage space or to export recordings for other magic tv™ users to view. You can choose a preferred hdd for recording in settings recording setup preferred recording hdd and magic tv™ will use that when poss...

  • Page 14

    29 28 4.1 getting a picture 30 4.2 welcome to magic tv™ guided setup 30 4 guided setup.

  • Page 15

    31 30 step 2: please select the best video output format for 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. 1080i...

  • Page 16

    4 guided setup 32 33 step 3: 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. Ste...

  • 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

    37 36 5 viewing live tv 5.2 channel list whilst watching live tv, pressing opens a list of channels. Use up/down arrows to select a channel and to confirm. The order of the channels can be customised. This can help make your favourite channels easier to find. Set the order by going to settings chann...

  • Page 19

    39 38 5 viewing live tv 5 viewing live tv programme start and finish times channel number and name programme description programme name current time title of the next programme on on this channel press these remote control buttons for extra functions icons to show information about the current progr...

  • Page 20

    41 40 5 viewing live tv 5 viewing live tv epg shortcuts: use the channel up/down button to page up and page down the channels and programmes. Use the skip back/forward buttons to move back and forward 6 hours (in horizontal epg only). 5.5 aspect ratio correction digital hd channels are always broadc...

  • Page 21

    43 42 6.1 basic magic tv™ recording terms 44 6.2 instant recording 44 6.3 recording from the epg 45 6.4 timer recording 46 6.5 viewing and 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 program...

  • Page 22

    6.3 recording from the epg the easiest way to record future programmes is to find them on the electronic programme guides, highlight them and press on your remote control. An icon will be shown next to any programme scheduled for recording. If you wish to cancel a recording, simply highlight the pro...

  • Page 23

    \ cancel this scheduled recording extend/delay you can set the start time earlier or later start time than the epg start time by none, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 or 15 minutes. Note: this value will be used instead of the global value set in main menu settings recording extend/delay start time for this particul...

  • Page 24

    6 recording and playback 49 6.7 browsing recorded programmes a full list of the recorded programmes can be found under main menu recorded programmes. The recorded programmes list can also be accessed by pressing whilst watching live tv. As the number of recorded programmes can run into the hundreds,...

  • Page 25

    You can also perform these operations on multiple files at once. Simply press on all the files you wish to select and then press . Press on a highlighted recording and magic tv™ will begin playing the programme (from the last stop point if one exists). You can play multiple recordings without interr...

  • Page 26

    53 keep settings can also be set for individual recordings by highlighting them in the recorded programmes list, pressing and choosing the required time period. ‘forever’ will not overwrite recordings unless they have been manually deleted. If you keep programmes ‘forever’, it is possible that magic...

  • Page 27

    55 6 recording and playback 54 6 recording and playback icon to show the current play/pause/rewind/forward status time when the current watch point was broadcast current actual time buffer start time. This example shows that the buffer is set to 1 hour instant rewind timebar instant rewind timebar t...

  • Page 28

    57 6.12 parental control the magic tv™ parental control system works in tandem with the commercial television industry code of practice, which is governed by the australian communications and media authority. This helps you to effectively control what your family views. Every programme on australian...

  • Page 29

    59 58 7 magic tv™ gadgets 7.1 news 60 7.2 weather 60 7.3 hd camcorder movies 61 you can control which rating level of programmes can be viewed freely and which require the input of your pin. Simply go to settings parental control level setting and select the level you want blocked. Levels above this...

  • Page 30

    7 magic tv™ gadgets 61 7 magic tv™ gadgets 60 for live news and weather updates, an internet connection and local network is required. Please connect magic tv™ to your broadband router or network (connection instructions are in sections 3.4 and 9.1 ). For other network and internet related support i...

  • 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

    8 magic tv™ settings 65 64 off on * off on * off on * normal*, -1%, -2%, -3%, -4% and 5% solid low * medium high am/pm * 24-hour off normal * dim 8.1 info format front panel brightness from here, you can select a reduced brightness setting for the front panel. Front panel clock normally, when magic ...

  • Page 33

    66 tv aspect ratio use this menu to set the shape of your display. This option is also included as part of the guided setup process. 16:9 is the shape of most modern digital plasma and lcd tvs. 4:3 is the traditional shape of analogue displays. 16:10 is the shape of modern widescreen computer monito...

  • Page 34

    68 extend stop times when a scheduled recording is made from the epg, magic tv™ will stop recording at exactly the time shown. However, if programmes are delayed or don’t match with the epg data, the end of the programme may be missed. Here you can tell magic tv™ to stop recording all programmes lat...

  • Page 35

    Manual channel scan magic tv™ can be made to scan certain frequencies for channels. Use the slider to select the desired frequency channel. The presence and quality of a broadcast signal can be seen below. After selecting ‘start scan’, magic tv™ will report the number of channels found (if any). Aft...

  • Page 36

    Factory reset choosing ‘yes’ to this option will result in magic tv™ deleting all channels 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 guided setup process. Firmware upgrade from tim...

  • Page 37

    9 system operations 75 9 system operations 74 9.1 network setup get ip address from dhcp server the most common way to get magic tv™ on your network is to get the ip information from a dhcp server (usually on a network router). After selecting this option, magic tv™ will start searching for the ip i...

  • Page 38

    (if connected to the internet) and then look on any connected usb drives. If the correct files are found it will say either “new internet firmware found!” or “new usb firmware found!” • select ‘start upgrade’ and magic tv™ will begin the upgrade process and show progress bars for any downloading or ...

  • Page 39

    10 troubleshooting 79 10 troubleshooting no picture magic tv™ is not plugged in and switched on at the back. Magic tv™ is still in standby mode. Video cable isn’t correctly attached. Your display is unable to display the current output format (the current output format is displayed on the front pane...

  • Page 40

    10 troubleshooting 81 picture not stable when using hdmi to dvi hdmi audio is switched on, causing instability. Please check that settings audio hdmi audio out is turned off when using a dvi connection to your tv. Problem possible causes solution 10 troubleshooting 10.2 setting the output format fro...

  • Page 41

    83 82 11 support & warranty.

  • Page 42

    11 support & warranty 84 85 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...