Pixel Magic Systems MTV5000 manual

Magic TV™ Support Hotline: 2655 6778 Email Support: support@magictv .com © 2008 Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. Magic TV and Pixel Magic are T rademarks of Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Specifications subject to change without notice. w w w .magictv .com Owner's Guide [...]

3 2 1 . Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use t his apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dr y clot h. 7 . Do not bloc k an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with t he manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiat[...]

4 T able of Contents Safety Information 3 Additional Safety Instructions 4 1. W elcome 7 1.1 P ackage Co n te n ts 8 1.2 Basic Defi n itio n s9 2. T our of Magic TV™ 1 1 2.1 Re m ote Co n trol 1 2 2.2 Rear P a n el 1 4 2.3 Fro n t P a n el Display 1 6 3. Cabling 1 7 3.1 P ower a n d Aerial/A n te nn a Co nn ectio n s1 8 3.2 Direct Co nn ectio n t[...]

6 E n glish 1 W elcome 1.1 Pack age Contents 8 1.2 Basic Definitions 9 7[...]

1 W elcome 9 Thank you for purchasing Magic T V™. An ex citing new w orld of digital and high definition television is now at your finger tips. This Owner’s Guide helps you learn about the correct operation and features of Magic T V™. Please read it carefully . P ack age Contents Before star ting, please chec k the following items were includ[...]

E n glish 2 T our of Magic TV™ 2.1 Remote Control 1 2 2.2 Rear P anel 1 4 2.3 Front Panel Display 1 6 11 Aspect Ratio. A T V ’s aspect ratio is the compar ison of the screen’s width to its height. This is typically 4:3 for analogue and st andard definition broadcasts and 1 6:9 for HD broadcasts. Aspect Ratio Correction. This is required when [...]

13 12 Programming the Remote Control Step 1. Place the Magic T V™ Remote Control and the T V remote control on a flat sur face, 3cm apar t and with t he emitters facing eac h other . Step 2. Press and hold both t he and buttons for 2 seconds until the LED Indicator f lashes slowly . The Magic T V™ Remote Control is no w in "learning mode&q[...]

2 T our of Magic TV™ 15 14 Power On/Off Switch. T ur n Magic TV™ on using t his switch. Magic T V™ consumes very little power on Standby . It is t herefore unnecessar y to turn Magic T V™ of f with this switc h during normal operation. DC Power In. The included 1 00-240V A C auto-ranging pow er adapter should be attac hed here. Please see ?[...]

17 16 3.1 Power and Aerial/Antenna Connections 18 3.2 Direct Connection to a TV 19 3.3 Connection Via an AV R eceiver 21 3.4 Other Setup Options 23 2 T our of Magic TV™ 2.3 Front P anel Display Hard Disk Drive (HDD) space meter . When the top (red) segment is lit, the HDD is full Output Format Indicator , This display shows 1080i/p, 720p, 576i/p,[...]

19 18 3.2 Direct Connection to a TV Video + Audio - for HDMI equipped HDTVs HDMI is the highest quality video output from Magic T V™. It can also carr y multi-c hannel audio, which conveniently reduces cabl ing. Simply connect t he HDMI output from Magic TV™ directly t o one of y our T V's HDMI inputs . Video - for HDTVs without HDMI In or[...]

21 20 3.3 Connection Via an AV R eceiver Video + Audio - for HDMI equipped receivers and HDTVs HDMI is the highest quality output from Magic T V™. It can also carr y multi-c hannel audio, which conveniently reduces cabling. Simply connect the HDMI output from Magic TV™ to one of your receiver's HDMI inputs and connect one of y our receiver[...]

23 22 3.4 Other Setup Options Network connection for Interactive Services Some of the f eatures present in the new MHEG-5 Interactiv e Ser vices broadcasts require an internet connection (competition entr ies, voting, subscribing and purchasing, for example). Y ou will need to ha v e an existing Ethernet N etwork present in y our home. Simply use a[...]

25 24 4.1 Getting a Picture 26 4.2 W elcome to Magic TV™ Guided Setup 26 E n glish 4 Guided Setup[...]

27 26 Step 2: Please select the best Video Output Format for your TV Choose the most appropriat e option from the list. T o ensure that you can always see a picture, Magic TV™ will automaticall y re vert bac k to the previous format af ter 1 5 seconds if you haven’t r esponded to the on-screen prompt. Step 3: Please select the Aspect Ratio of y[...]

4 Guided Setup 28 29 5.1 Simple Operations 30 5.2 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) 32 5.3 Aspect Ratio Correction 34 Step 4: Scan for channels automatically This step will scan through all t he available frequencies looking for channels. Once com plete, Magic T V™ will display a list of the c hannels found. Guided setup is now complete Y ou can n[...]

31 30 Programme start and finish times Channel number and name Programme description Programme name Title of the next programme on on this channel Press these remote control buttons for extra functions during Live TV Icons to show information about the current programme Current time Programme is High Definition Broadcast is encoded with higher qual[...]

EPG Shortcuts: Use the Channel Up/Down button to page up and page down the channels and programmes. Use the Skip Bac k/Forward buttons to move back and for ward 6 hours (in Horizontal EPG onl y). 33 32 5 Viewing Live TV Horizontal EPG: Date and time of the programmes shown Channel numbers and names Currently highlighted programme Programme informat[...]

35 34 5 Viewing Live TV 5.3 Aspect Ratio Correction Hong K ong DTT channels are always broadcast in 1 6:9 widescreen format. If the programme is 4:3, then blac k bars will be included in the broadcasted image on the sides of t he programme. Aspect Ratio Correction can be used to remov e these blac k bars and stretch t he image in dif ferent ways to[...]

6.3 R ecording from the EPG The easiest way to record future progr ammes is to find t hem on the Electronic Programme Guides, highlight them and press on y our remote control. An icon will be shown ne xt to any programme scheduled for recording. If you wish to cancel a recording, simply highlight the programme and press on your remote control. Pres[...]

If you highlight a Scheduled Recording and press you will be presented with t he following options: T asks can also be cancelled by pressing the button on your remote control and answering yes to the confir mation. 6.6 R ecording Priorities and Conflicts As Magic T V™ MT V5000 can only tune to one channel at a time, it will constantly c heck to s[...]

Programme list On the r ight of the screen is a list of programmes. Once y our highlight bar is in the r ight-hand column, the list can be sor ted in many w ays by pressing one of the coloured buttons. Pressing the butt on again will toggle between an ascending or descending list. Press on a highlighted recording and you will be given the following[...]

This default setting can be c hanged in Main Menu  Settings  Recording  Keep R ecorded Programme F or , and options include numbers of weeks, months, 1 year and ‘Fore ver’. Af ter the keep period has passed, Magic T V™ will mov e the f ile to T rash and the space will be made available for new recordings. Individual recordings can be[...]

45 The Playback Timebar 6. 1 0 TimeShifting & P ausing Live TV If your Liv e T V viewing gets interrup ted and you don’t w ant to miss anything, you can press to freeze the action. Magic T V™ will ask if you w ant to enter TimeShif ting mode. If yes, it will remain paused and immediately begin recording the cur rent pr ogramme. Y ou can pre[...]

47 46 7.2 Video Video Output Format 50/60Hz As Hong K ong DTT pr ogrammes will normally be broadcast in 50Hz, selection of a 50Hz format from the list below is recommended. How ev er , some T Vs (perhaps from Japan or America where broadcasts are in 60Hz) may not happily accept a 50Hz signal. In this case c hoose from the list of 60Hz for mats pro [...]

49 48 Extend Stop Times • None* • 1/2/3/5/1 0/1 5 minutes • 1/2/3 hours When a Scheduled Recording is made from the EPG, Magic T V™ will stop recording at ex actly the time shown. Howe ver , if programmes are delayed or don’t match wit h the EPG data, t he end of the programme may be missed. Here you can tell Magic T V™ to stop recordin[...]

7 Magic TV™ Settings 51 7.7 System System Info This selection will display a system infor mation panel. This information is mainly for diagnostic pur poses in the event of a pr oblem. Network Some of the f eatures pr esent in the new MHEG-5 Interactive Ser vices broadcasts require an internet connection (com petition entries, voting, subscribing [...]

53 52 8.1 Network Setup 54 8.2 Firmware Upgrade 55 E n glish 8 System Operations[...]

8.2 Firmware Upgrade It is possible that t hese updates will pro vide features not cov ered in this guide. Details of new features will be a v ailable at www .magictv.com/en/support.html Firmware upgrade via USB Step 1: Firmware V ersion Check • On Magic TV™, go t o Settings  System  System Info. The installed fir mw are version and date [...]

57 56 9.1 Common Problems 58 9.2 Setting the Output Format from the Front Panel 60 9.3 Rescue Procedure 61 E n glish 9 T roubleshooting[...]

9 T roubleshooting 59 58 Remote control is not working No batteries or batt eries incorrectly inser ted. Batteries are flat. Infrared receiv er on Magic T V™ is obstructed. Inser t the supplied 4x AAA batteries as described in section 2.1 . Inser t fresh batteries as described in section 2.1 . Check t hat there is clear ‘line of sight’ from t[...]

9.3 Rescue Procedure (from firmware corruption) If pow er has been interr upted during a f irmwar e upgrade, or for some other reason, t he Magic T V™ firmware has become corrupt. Y ou can restore Magic T V™ using the following steps: 1 . V isit www .magictv .com/en/support.html and f ind the newest v ersion of the f irmwar e (MT V5000_XXX.zip [...]

63 62 E n glish 10 Support & W arranty[...]

10 Support & W arranty 64 Support & W arranty Product Support Magic T V™ MT V5000 is designed to pro vide you with many y ears of viewing pleasure. If for any r eason you encounter a problem with your unit, please follow these steps: 1 . Carefully f ollo w the instr uctions sho wn in this manual. 2. Refer to section 9 : T roubleshooting t[...]