Magic TV™ Owner's Guide

Recording and Playback

Playback of Recorded Programmes

Once a recording has been selected from the Recorded Programmes List, playback will begin. During playback you get all the features you would expect from a video recorder such as pause, fast forward and rewind, with some other features too.

Remote control buttons during playback

Stop Button Stops playback and returns to the Recorded Programme List. Magic TV™ will remember this point and you can choose to resume playback from this point later
Play Button If already playing, this button can be used to display the Timebar for 30 seconds. Pressing Back Button will hide it again
Pause Button Pauses Playback.
Rewind Button Rewind. The programme will rewind at double the normal speed. Press the button again to increase Rewind speed to 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and 64x
Fast Forward Button Fast Forward. The programme will move forward at double the normal speed. Press the button again to increase Fast Forward speed to 1.5x (with audio), 2x (with audio) 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and 64x
Skip Back Button Skips backwards 8 seconds
Skip Forward Button Skips forward 30 seconds
Left Button Skips backwards to the previous bookmark or 5 minutes if no bookmark exists
Right Button Skips forward to the next bookmark or 5 minutes if no bookmark exists
Subtitle Button Cycles through the available subtitles (if any)
Audio Button Cycles through the available audio tracks (if any)
Enter Button Creates a bookmark at the current playback time. You can use the Left ButtonRight Button buttons to skip between bookmarks. Pressing the button again within 10 seconds of a bookmark will remove it
Cancel Button Creates a cut-mark at the current playback time. Magic TV™ will now miss out the section between a cut-mark and bookmark pair during playback (see Editing Recordings). Pressing the button again within 10 seconds of a cut-mark will remove it
Info Button Shows an Info Banner about the recorded programme
1 Button-0 Button Quickly skip forward by the corresponding number of minutes. For example, pressing 6 will skip forward 6 minutes

The Playback Timebar

Playback Timebar