6 Recording and Playback

There are many easy ways to record programmes with Magic TV™. You can 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.

6.1Basic Magic TV™ recording terms

Instant Recording. Recording the programme currently being viewed.

Scheduled Recording. Recording a future programme.

Repeat Recording. Recording a future timeslot at the same time each day or week.

Timer Recording. Manually setting a time for Magic TV™ to record.

To Do List. This is where you can view and amend Scheduled Recording tasks for the next 7 days.

TimeShifting. You are in TimeShifting mode when you are watching a delayed version of Live TV. For example when you pause Live TV because of an interruption, you are now in TimeShifting Mode (see section 6.10).

Keep. This term refers to how long Recorded Programmes will be kept before being deleted.

Trash. Once Recorded Programmes are deleted, they are placed in Trash. When a programme is in Trash, it will no longer appear in any other list, until it is either restored, overwritten or permanently deleted (see section 6.8)

Conflict. When 2 or more recordings are scheduled to overlap.

Disk Space. Magic TV™ uses a Hard Disk Drive to store Recorded Programmes. When this disk is full, no more recordings can be made. See section 6.8 on how to manage recordings so that you can free up disk space and keep important recordings.

Remaining Recording Time: This is displayed on many screens and is labelled in hours for HD (High Definition) and SD (Standard Definition) programmes. All programmes broadcast in HD will be recorded in HD.

6.2Instant Recording

Recording the programme you’re watching is easy – just press R on your remote control. A menu will be shown with the following options:

Record immediately

Magic TV™ will begin recording from the

 

current time and will continue recording for

 

3 hours (adjustable once recording starts)

 

 

Record the

Magic TV™ will automatically record the

current programme

current programme only

 

 

Repeat Record the

As above, and Magic TV™ will also

current programme

provide the option to record at the same

 

time daily, Monday to Friday, or weekly

 

 

Exit

No recording will be made

 

 

During Instant Recording, you can press to end the recording or

Rto bring up a menu of recording options including changing the stop time.

6.3Recording from the EPG

The easiest way to record future programmes is to find them on the Electronic Programme Guides, highlight them and press R 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 programme and

press on your remote control.

CLEAR

Pressing the OK button when a programme is highlighted will provide further recording options.

Record this

Magic TV™ will record the currently

programme

highlighted programme

 

 

Repeat Record

Choosing this will provide options for

this programme

recording at the same time daily, Monday

 

to Friday, or weekly

 

 

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If the OK button is pressed on a programme already scheduled to record the following options are provided:

Cancel this

 

Scheduled Recording

 

 

 

Extend Start Time

You can set the Start Time earlier 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

 

Start Time for this particular programme

 

 

Extend Stop Time

You can set the Stop Time later than the

 

EPG stop time by none, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15

 

or 30 minutes, or 1, 2 or 3 hours.

 

Note: This value will be used instead of the

 

global value set in Main Menu Settings

 

Recording Extend Stop Time for this

 

particular programme

 

 

Move recorded

Once the programme has been recorded

programme to folder

it will be moved to the selected folder

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

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Pixel Magic Systems MTV5000 specifications Basic Magic TV recording terms, Instant Recording, Recording from the EPG

MTV5000 specifications

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