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MTV5000
Owner's Guide
Magic TV™ Support Hotline: 2655 6778
Email Support: support@magictv.com
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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. The lightning flash with arrow-head symbol, The exclamation point within a triangle is within an equilateral triangle, is intended to intended to alert the user to the presence alert the user to t
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Table of Contents Safety Information 3 6.3 Recording from the EPG 37 Additional Safety Instructions Additional Safety Instructions 6.4 Timer Recording38 Additional Safety Instructions 4 • To ensure maximum performance, please read this manual carefully. • To prevent lightning damage, disconnect the AC power plug when 6.5 Viewing and amending Scheduled Keep it in a safe place for future reference there is an electrical storm 1. Welcome 7 Recordings using the To Do List 38 • Install this unit in a
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English 1 Welcome 1.1 Package Contents 8 1.2 Basic Definitions 9 6 7
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AAA AAA AAA AAA Start here Welcome Welcome 1 1 Thank you for purchasing Magic TV™. An exciting new world of digital • On-screen programme guide channel with today's 1 2 Basic Definitions and high definition television is now at your fingertips. programme information TV If you are new to Digital Television Broadcasts there are a few terms you • Multi-camera views and enhancements during This Owner’s Guide helps you learn about the correct operation and should know: selected programmes features
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English Welcome 1 Aspect Ratio. A TV’s aspect ratio is the comparison of the screen’s width to its height. This is typically 4:3 for analogue and standard definition broadcasts and 16:9 for HD broadcasts. Aspect Ratio Correction. This is required when the shape of the broadcast picture and the TV don’t match. The Aspect button on your remote control lets you quickly change the shape of the broadcast picture. See section 5.3 for further information. Firmware Upgrade. From time to time Magic TV™ w
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Tour of Magic TV™ Tour of Magic TV™ LED Indicator 2 2 Learning buttons Power On/Off TV Power & TV Input Backlight Programming the Remote Control Magic TV™ button (access 2.1 Remote Control TV to all menus) Step 1. Place the Magic TV™ Remote Control and the TV remote control The Magic TV™ Remote Control is equipped with a light sensor, The Magic TV™ Remote Control is used to Interactive Television Services on a flat surface, 3cm apart and with the emitters facing each other. and will automatical
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Tour of Magic TV™ Tour of Magic TV™ 2 2 2.2 Rear Panel 1 10 Power On/Off Switch. Turn Magic TV™ on using this switch. Analogue Stereo Audio. (Connects to a TV, VCR or DVD Magic TV™ consumes very little power on Standby. It is therefore recorder.) Connect the left/right audio cables (included) for unnecessary to turn Magic TV™ off with this switch during normal analogue stereo sound. operation. 11 USB x2. Magic TV™ can be updated with new software via USB. 2 DC Power In. The included 100-240V AC
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English Tour of Magic TV™ 2 Magic TV™ button Power on/Standby 2.3 Front Panel Display (access to all menus) (hold for 4 seconds or more to reboot) Infra Red receiving area. Keep unobstructed Navigation of and in sight of the remote control onscreen menus Output Format Indicator, This display Alpha-numeric Display which can 3 shows 1080i/p, 720p, 576i/p, 480i/p, show TV channel information, OSD 50Hz, 60Hz as chosen in Settings > mode and clock (in standby) with Video > Video Output Format am/
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Cabling Cabling 3 3 3.1 Power and Aerial/Antenna Connections 3.2 Direct Connection to a TV Power + Antenna 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. wiring work has been completed. Then connect Magic TV™ to your antenna
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Cabling Cabling 3 3 Audio - for HDTVs without HDMI 3.3 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™ directly to one of your TV's Stereo Audio inputs. HDMI is the highest quality output from Magic TV™. It can also carry multi-channel audio, which conveniently reduces cab
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Cabling Cabling 3 3 Video - for receivers or HDTVs without HDMI 3.4 Other Setup Options If your receiver or television don't have HDMI, you can still get a very high quality High Definition image using Component (YPbPr). Simply connect the Network connection for Interactive Services YPbPr output from Magic TV™ to one of your receiver's Component or YPbPr inputs and connect one of your receiver's Component or YPbPr outputs to one of your TV's Component or YPbPr inputs. Component doesn't carry aud
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English 4 Guided Setup 4.1 Getting a Picture 26 4.2 Welcome to Magic TV™ Guided Setup 26 24 25
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Guided Setup Guided Setup 4 4 Step 2: 4.1 Getting a Picture Please select the best Video Output Format for your TV • Turn Magic TV™ on Choose the most appropriate option from the list. • Turn your TV on • Change input on your TV to the one used by Magic TV™ To ensure that you can always see a picture, Magic TV™ will automatically revert back to the • If this is the first time Magic TV™ has been switched on, the Guided Setup will be shown previous format after 15 seconds if you haven’t responded
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English Guided Setup 4 Step 4: Scan for channels automatically This step will scan through all the available frequencies looking for channels. Once complete, Magic TV™ will display a list of the channels found. Guided 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 found under Settings Guided Setup. 5 Viewing Live TV 5.1 Simple Operations 30 5
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Viewing Live TV Viewing Live TV 5 5 Interactive Services The Info Banner - current program information 5.1 Simple Operations During some programmes, Interactive Services The info banner will show every time the channel is changed; however you can also Changing Channels will be available. view it while you’re watching a programme by pressing i . You can change channels in four different ways. Enter Interactive Services by pressing the TEXT button. TEXT Change channel quickly CH Programme name u
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Viewing Live TV Viewing Live TV 5 5 EPG Shortcuts: 5.2 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). The EPG provides an easily understandable guide to what’s showing on Magic TV™ over the next few days. Use the Channel Up/Down button to page up and page down the Use the Skip Back/Forward buttons to move back and forward CH channels and programmes. 6 hours (in Horizontal EPG only). RED There are 2 alternative EPG views: Vertical and Horizontal. Press to toggle between the views. Vertical EPG: Horizontal EPG
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English Viewing Live TV 5 Original broadcast Aspect Ratio Result 5.3 Aspect Ratio (and also how the image will look if Correction on 16:9 TV 'Full' is selected) mode used Correction Hong Kong DTT channels are always broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format. The broadcast fills the screen Full 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
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Recording and Playback Recording and Playback 6 6 There are many easy ways to record programmes with Magic TV™. Disk Space. Magic TV™ uses a Hard Disk Drive to store Recorded OK 6.3 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 Programmes. When this disk is full, no more recordings can be made. the following options are provided: programme to record from the EPG, set a traditional timer
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Recording and Playback Recording and Playback 6 6 OK 6.4 Timer Recording 6.5 Viewing and amending 6.6 Recording Priorities and If you highlight a Scheduled Recording and press you will be presented with the following options: By navigating to Main Menu Recording Timer Recording, you can Scheduled Recordings using Conflicts set Magic TV™ to record a particular channel at a particular time. Cancel this As Magic TV™ MTV5000 can only tune to one channel at a time, it will the To Do List. Schedu
