diff --git a/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md b/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md index 1cb13ba..6ab2c2d 100644 --- a/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md +++ b/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md @@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ possible, several keys have different meanings in the various modes: - Key Normal VDR Channels Timers Edit/New Recordings Replay Audio + Key Normal VDR Channels Timers Edit/New Recordings Replay Audio - Up Ch up Crsr up Crsr up Crsr up Crsr up Crsr up Play Sel. track - Down Ch down Crsr down Crsr down Crsr down Crsr down Crsr down Pause Sel. track - Left Prev group - Page up Page up Decrement Page up Search back Sel. channel - Right Next group - Page down Page down Increment Page down Search forward Sel. channel - Ok Ch display Select Switch Edit Accept Play Progress disp. Switch & Close - Menu Menu on Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off - Back - Menu off VDR menu VDR menu Discard VDR menu Recordings menu Close - Red - Record Edit On/Off ABC/abc Play/Commands(1) Jump - - Green - Audio New New Ins/Ovr Rewind Skip -60s - - Yellow - Pause live Delete Delete Delete Delete Skip +60s - - Blue - Stop/Resume Mark Info - Info Stop - - 0..9 Ch select - Sort(2) Day(3) Numeric inp. Sort/Exec cmd(1) Editing - + Up Ch up Crsr up Crsr up Crsr up Crsr up Crsr up Play Sel. track + Down Ch down Crsr down Crsr down Crsr down Crsr down Crsr down Pause Sel. track + Left Prev group - Page up Page up Decrement Page up Search back Sel. channel + Right Next group - Page down Page down Increment Page down Search forward Sel. channel + Ok Ch display Select Switch Edit Accept Play Progress disp. Switch & Close + Menu Menu on Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off Menu off + Back - Menu off VDR menu VDR menu Discard VDR menu Recordings menu Close + Red - Record Edit On/Off ABC/abc Play/Commands(1) Jump - + Green - Audio New New Ins/Ovr Rewind Skip -60s - + Yellow - Pause live Delete Delete Delete Delete Skip +60s - + Blue - Stop/Resume Mark Info - Info Stop - + 0..9 Ch select - Sort(2) Day(3) Numeric inp. Sort/Exec cmd(1) Editing - In a numerical input field (like the response to a CAM enquiry) the keys 0..9 are used to enter the data, and the Left key can be used to delete the last @@ -35,50 +35,50 @@ If your remote control provides additional keys, they can be used for the following functions: - Info display information on the currently viewed programme or recording, - or on the current item in a menu - Play/Pause combined key to resume or pause replay, or pause live video - Play resume normal replay - Pause pause replay or live video - Stop stop replay - Record instant recording - FastFwd fast forward - FastRew fast rewind + Info display information on the currently viewed programme or recording, + or on the current item in a menu + Play/Pause combined key to resume or pause replay, or pause live video + Play resume normal replay + Pause pause replay or live video + Stop stop replay + Record instant recording + FastFwd fast forward + FastRew fast rewind - Next Next/previous channel group (in live tv mode) - Prev or next/previous editing mark (in replay mode) + Next Next/previous channel group (in live tv mode) + Prev or next/previous editing mark (in replay mode) - Channel+ channel up - Channel- channel down - PrevChannel previous channel + Channel+ channel up + Channel- channel down + PrevChannel previous channel - Power shutdown + Power shutdown - Volume+ volume up - Volume- volume down - Mute mute + Volume+ volume up + Volume- volume down + Mute mute - Audio select audio track - Subtitles select subtitles + Audio select audio track + Subtitles select subtitles - Schedule \ - Channels | - Timers | directly access the VDR - Recordings | main menu functions - Setup | - Commands / + Schedule \ + Channels | + Timers | directly access the VDR + Recordings | main menu functions + Setup | + Commands / - User1...9 additional user defined keys for macro functions - (defined in 'keymacros.conf') + User1...9 additional user defined keys for macro functions + (defined in 'keymacros.conf') Note that in normal viewing mode (no OSD active) the color keys can have user defined functionality, as configured in 'keymacros.conf'. The default assignment is - Red Recordings menu - Green Schedule menu - Yellow Info - Blue Timers menu + Red Recordings menu + Green Schedule menu + Yellow Info + Blue Timers menu (1) See "Sort Recordings" and "Processing Recordings" below. (2) In the "Channels" menu the '0' key switches the sort mode through "by number", @@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ The following markers in these menus give additional information about the status of the events: - t there is a timer defined for this event which covers only part of the event - T there is a timer defined for this event which covers the entire event - V this event has a VPS time that's different than its start time - * this event is currently running (the validity of this marker depends on - whether there is currently a DVB card receiving the transponder this channel - is on). + t there is a timer defined for this event which covers only part of the event + T there is a timer defined for this event which covers the entire event + V this event has a VPS time that's different than its start time + * this event is currently running (the validity of this marker depends on + whether there is currently a DVB card receiving the transponder this channel + is on). Pressing '0' in the "Schedule" menu rotates through displaying "This event on this channel", "This event on all channels" and "All events on all channels". @@ -324,70 +324,70 @@ The following keys have the listed meaning in Replay mode: - - Up Resumes normal replay from any "pause", "forward" or "backward" - mode. - - Down Halts playback at the current position. Press again to continue - playback. - - Blue Stops playback and stores the current position, so that - playback can be resumed later at that point. - - Left - Right Runs playback forward or backward at a higher speed; press - again to resume normal speed. If in Pause mode, runs forward or - backward at a slower speed; press again to return to pause mode. - Pressing and holding down the key performs the function until - the key is released again. - If "Multi Speed Mode" has been enabled in the "Setup" menu, the - function of these keys changes in a way that gives you three - fast and slow speeds, through which you can switch by pressing - the respective key several times. - - Red Jump to a specific location. Enter the time you want to jump to - and then press "Left" or "Right" to jump relative to the current - position, "Up" to jump to an absolute position, and "Down" to - jump and pause at an absolute position. - - Green - Yellow Skips about 60 seconds back or forward. - Pressing and holding down the key performs the function until - the key is released again. - - Ok Brings up the replay progress display, which shows the date, - time and title of the recording, a progress bar and the - current and total time of the recording. - Press "Ok" again to turn off the progress display. - - Back Stops replaying and brings up the "Recordings" menu. This can be - used to easily delete a recording after watching it, or to switch - to a different recording. + - Up Resumes normal replay from any "pause", "forward" or "backward" + mode. + - Down Halts playback at the current position. Press again to continue + playback. + - Blue Stops playback and stores the current position, so that + playback can be resumed later at that point. + - Left + Right Runs playback forward or backward at a higher speed; press + again to resume normal speed. If in Pause mode, runs forward or + backward at a slower speed; press again to return to pause mode. + Pressing and holding down the key performs the function until + the key is released again. + If "Multi Speed Mode" has been enabled in the "Setup" menu, the + function of these keys changes in a way that gives you three + fast and slow speeds, through which you can switch by pressing + the respective key several times. + - Red Jump to a specific location. Enter the time you want to jump to + and then press "Left" or "Right" to jump relative to the current + position, "Up" to jump to an absolute position, and "Down" to + jump and pause at an absolute position. + - Green + Yellow Skips about 60 seconds back or forward. + Pressing and holding down the key performs the function until + the key is released again. + - Ok Brings up the replay progress display, which shows the date, + time and title of the recording, a progress bar and the + current and total time of the recording. + Press "Ok" again to turn off the progress display. + - Back Stops replaying and brings up the "Recordings" menu. This can be + used to easily delete a recording after watching it, or to switch + to a different recording. ## Editing a Recording While in Replay mode, the following keys can be used to manipulate editing marks: - - 0 Toggles an editing mark. If the mark indicator shows a red triangle, - the current mark is deleted. Otherwise a new mark is set at the - current position. - - 1, 3 Move an editing mark back and forward in "adaptive" mode. Pressing - either of these keys for the first time moves the mark 120 seconds - in the given direction (configurable via "Setup/Replay/Initial - duration for adaptive skipping"). Further presses of the same key - keep moving the mark by the same value. Once the other key is - pressed, the value is divided by 2 (hence the name "adaptive") with - every further press of either key. Pressing '1' and '3' - alternatingly divides the distance all the way down to a single - I-frame. That way a particular place in a recording (for instance - the beginning or end of a commercial break) can be found very - quickly. If none of these two keys is pressed for a while - (configurable via "Setup/Replay/Reset timeout for adaptive - skipping") the distance falls back to the initial value. - If replay is not in Pause mode, or if there is no mark at the - current position, the skip is performed without moving any mark. - - 4, 6 Move an editing mark back and forward by one I-frame. You need to - first jump to an editing mark for this to work. - - 7, 9 Jump back and forward between editing marks. Replay goes into still - mode after jumping to a mark. If the current position is at the - first or last mark, or if there are no marks at all, these keys - jump to the very beginning or end, respectively, of the recording. - - 8 Positions replay at a point 3 seconds before the current or next - "begin" mark and starts replay. - - 2 Starts the actual cutting process. + - 0 Toggles an editing mark. If the mark indicator shows a red triangle, + the current mark is deleted. Otherwise a new mark is set at the + current position. + - 1, 3 Move an editing mark back and forward in "adaptive" mode. Pressing + either of these keys for the first time moves the mark 120 seconds + in the given direction (configurable via "Setup/Replay/Initial + duration for adaptive skipping"). Further presses of the same key + keep moving the mark by the same value. Once the other key is + pressed, the value is divided by 2 (hence the name "adaptive") with + every further press of either key. Pressing '1' and '3' + alternatingly divides the distance all the way down to a single + I-frame. That way a particular place in a recording (for instance + the beginning or end of a commercial break) can be found very + quickly. If none of these two keys is pressed for a while + (configurable via "Setup/Replay/Reset timeout for adaptive + skipping") the distance falls back to the initial value. + If replay is not in Pause mode, or if there is no mark at the + current position, the skip is performed without moving any mark. + - 4, 6 Move an editing mark back and forward by one I-frame. You need to + first jump to an editing mark for this to work. + - 7, 9 Jump back and forward between editing marks. Replay goes into still + mode after jumping to a mark. If the current position is at the + first or last mark, or if there are no marks at all, these keys + jump to the very beginning or end, respectively, of the recording. + - 8 Positions replay at a point 3 seconds before the current or next + "begin" mark and starts replay. + - 2 Starts the actual cutting process. Editing marks are represented by black, vertical lines in the progress display. A small black triangle at the top of the mark means that this is a "begin" @@ -429,81 +429,81 @@ Use the "Timer" menu to maintain your list of timer controlled recordings. The parameters in the "Edit timer" menu have the following meanings: - Active: Defines whether the timer will be processed (set it to 'no' to - temporarily disable a timer). - Channel: The channel to be recorded (as defined in the "Channels" list). - Any changes made in the "Channels" list (like renaming or - reordering channels) will be automatically reflected in the - timers settings. - Day: The day on which this timer shall start. This can be a - date (like 2005-03-19), which allows programming a "single shot" - timer that hits once and is deleted after it ends. - Another option here are "repeating timers" which are defined - by listing the days of the week on which they shall record. - For example, a timer that shall record every Monday and Wednesday - would have a Day setting of "M-W----". - The '0' key toggles between a single shot and a repeating timer. - If "Day" indicates a repeating timer, the keys '1'...'7' can be - used to toggle the individual days ('1' is Monday). - You can also switch to a set of predefined repeating timer settings - by pressing the "Left" key when the day is the present day. To return - to the single shot mode just press "Right" until a date is displayed. - Start: The start time of the timer in hh:mm as 24 hour ("military") time. - Stop: The stop time of the timer. - VPS: Defines whether the timer shall use VPS (if available). If this - option is set to 'yes', the start time must exactly match the - programme's VPS time, otherwise nothing will be recorded. If VPS - is used, the stop time has no real meaning. However, it must be - different than the start time, and should correspond to the actual - stop time of the programme, just in case there is no real VPS data - available at the time of recording, so VDR has to fall back to - normal timer recording. - Priority: The Priority (0..99) is used to decide which timer shall be - started in case there are two or more timers with the exact same - start time. The first timer in the list with the highest Priority - will be used. This value is also stored with the recording and is - later used to decide which recording to remove from disk in order - to free space for a new recording. If the disk is full and a new - recording needs more space, an existing recording with the lowest - Priority (and which has exceeded its guaranteed Lifetime) will be - removed. If all available DVB cards are currently occupied, a - timer with a higher priority will interrupt the timer with the - lowest priority in order to start recording. - Lifetime: The number of days (0..99) a recording made through this timer is - guaranteed to remain on disk before it is automatically removed - to free up space for a new recording. Note that setting this - parameter to very high values for all recordings may soon fill up - the entire disk and cause new recordings to fail due to low disk - space. The special value 99 means that this recording will live - "forever", and a value of 0 means that this recording can be - deleted any time if a recording with a higher priority needs disk - space. - Pattern: The pattern to use for recordings matching events (only available - for pattern timers). See section "Pattern timers" below. - File: The name under which a recording created through this timer will - be stored on disk (the actual name will also contain the date and - time, so it is possible to have a "repeating timer" store all its - recordings under the same name; they will be distinguishable by - their date and time). - If the file name contains the special character '~', the recording - will be stored in a hierarchical directory structure. For instance, - a file name of "Sci-Fi~Star Trek~Voyager" will result in a directory - structure "/video/Sci-Fi/Star_Trek/Voyager". The '~' character has - been chosen for this since the file system's directory delimiter '/' - may be part of a regular programme name. - Repeating timers create recordings that contain the 'Episode name' - information from the EPG data in their file name. Typically (on tv - stations that care about their viewers) this contains the episode - title of a series. The episode name is appended to the timer's file name, - separated by a '~' character, so that it results in all recordings - of this timer being collected in a common subdirectory. - If this field is left blank, the channel name will be used to form - the name of the recording. - First day: The date of the first day when this timer shall start recording - (only available for repeating timers). - Record on: The name of the remote VDR this timer shall record on (only available - if there are any remote VDRs connected to this VDR). If this field - is empty, the timer will record on the local VDR. + Active: Defines whether the timer will be processed (set it to 'no' to + temporarily disable a timer). + Channel: The channel to be recorded (as defined in the "Channels" list). + Any changes made in the "Channels" list (like renaming or + reordering channels) will be automatically reflected in the + timers settings. + Day: The day on which this timer shall start. This can be a + date (like 2005-03-19), which allows programming a "single shot" + timer that hits once and is deleted after it ends. + Another option here are "repeating timers" which are defined + by listing the days of the week on which they shall record. + For example, a timer that shall record every Monday and Wednesday + would have a Day setting of "M-W----". + The '0' key toggles between a single shot and a repeating timer. + If "Day" indicates a repeating timer, the keys '1'...'7' can be + used to toggle the individual days ('1' is Monday). + You can also switch to a set of predefined repeating timer settings + by pressing the "Left" key when the day is the present day. To return + to the single shot mode just press "Right" until a date is displayed. + Start: The start time of the timer in hh:mm as 24 hour ("military") time. + Stop: The stop time of the timer. + VPS: Defines whether the timer shall use VPS (if available). If this + option is set to 'yes', the start time must exactly match the + programme's VPS time, otherwise nothing will be recorded. If VPS + is used, the stop time has no real meaning. However, it must be + different than the start time, and should correspond to the actual + stop time of the programme, just in case there is no real VPS data + available at the time of recording, so VDR has to fall back to + normal timer recording. + Priority: The Priority (0..99) is used to decide which timer shall be + started in case there are two or more timers with the exact same + start time. The first timer in the list with the highest Priority + will be used. This value is also stored with the recording and is + later used to decide which recording to remove from disk in order + to free space for a new recording. If the disk is full and a new + recording needs more space, an existing recording with the lowest + Priority (and which has exceeded its guaranteed Lifetime) will be + removed. If all available DVB cards are currently occupied, a + timer with a higher priority will interrupt the timer with the + lowest priority in order to start recording. + Lifetime: The number of days (0..99) a recording made through this timer is + guaranteed to remain on disk before it is automatically removed + to free up space for a new recording. Note that setting this + parameter to very high values for all recordings may soon fill up + the entire disk and cause new recordings to fail due to low disk + space. The special value 99 means that this recording will live + "forever", and a value of 0 means that this recording can be + deleted any time if a recording with a higher priority needs disk + space. + Pattern: The pattern to use for recordings matching events (only available + for pattern timers). See section "Pattern timers" below. + File: The name under which a recording created through this timer will + be stored on disk (the actual name will also contain the date and + time, so it is possible to have a "repeating timer" store all its + recordings under the same name; they will be distinguishable by + their date and time). + If the file name contains the special character '~', the recording + will be stored in a hierarchical directory structure. For instance, + a file name of "Sci-Fi~Star Trek~Voyager" will result in a directory + structure "/video/Sci-Fi/Star_Trek/Voyager". The '~' character has + been chosen for this since the file system's directory delimiter '/' + may be part of a regular programme name. + Repeating timers create recordings that contain the 'Episode name' + information from the EPG data in their file name. Typically (on tv + stations that care about their viewers) this contains the episode + title of a series. The episode name is appended to the timer's file name, + separated by a '~' character, so that it results in all recordings + of this timer being collected in a common subdirectory. + If this field is left blank, the channel name will be used to form + the name of the recording. + First day: The date of the first day when this timer shall start recording + (only available for repeating timers). + Record on: The name of the remote VDR this timer shall record on (only available + if there are any remote VDRs connected to this VDR). If this field + is empty, the timer will record on the local VDR. A timer can also be programmed by pressing the "Red" key on the "Schedule", "Now", "Next" or "Event" menus. @@ -603,24 +603,24 @@ in the file donerecs.data, so that multiple recordings of the same programme can avoided. When using this feature, special care must be taken regarding the recording's file name. For instance, with a combination of - pattern file name - @Columbo Movies~TITLE + pattern file name + @Columbo Movies~TITLE if the event's title is just "Columbo", this pattern timer would only record once, and ignore any future events with that title, even if the episode would be different. So you may want to use the episode name, as in - pattern file name - @Columbo Movies~TITLE - EPISODE + pattern file name + @Columbo Movies~TITLE - EPISODE to make the file name unique. If you have several pattern timers for the same show on different channels, chances are that the broadcasters handle title and episode differently, as for example in - TITLE EPISODE pattern file name - Columbo Blueprint for Murder @^Columbo$ TITLE - EPISODE - Columbo - Blueprint for Murder @^Columbo TITLE - Columbo: Blueprint for Murder @^Columbo:_ Columbo - {>} + TITLE EPISODE pattern file name + Columbo Blueprint for Murder @^Columbo$ TITLE - EPISODE + Columbo - Blueprint for Murder @^Columbo TITLE + Columbo: Blueprint for Murder @^Columbo:_ Columbo - {>} (note the '_' in the pattern of the third example; this is just used to visualize the blank at the end of the pattern) @@ -636,9 +636,9 @@ poses a problem, because everything is in the title, but with a different separa Here the special macro "{>}" can be used in the file name, which contains everything following the matching pattern. There are three macros that can be used here: - {<} everything before the matching pattern - {>} everything after the matching pattern - {=} the matching pattern itself (just for completeness) + {<} everything before the matching pattern + {>} everything after the matching pattern + {=} the matching pattern itself (just for completeness) As of VDR version 2.5.2, the characters ' ' (blank), ':' and '-' are ignored when checking whether a particular recording has already been made by a pattern @@ -700,34 +700,34 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. OSD: - Language = English Defines the language used to display the OSD texts. + Language = English Defines the language used to display the OSD texts. - Skin = ST:TNG Panels Defines the "skin" used to display the OSD menus. + Skin = ST:TNG Panels Defines the "skin" used to display the OSD menus. - Theme = Default Defines the "theme" to use with the current skin. + Theme = Default Defines the "theme" to use with the current skin. - Left = 8 The left and top offset of the OSD, in percent of the - Top = 8 total video display width and height, respectively. - The valid range is 0...50%. + Left = 8 The left and top offset of the OSD, in percent of the + Top = 8 total video display width and height, respectively. + The valid range is 0...50%. - Width = 87 The width and height of the OSD, in percent of the - Height = 84 total video display width and height, respectively. - The valid range is 50...100%. + Width = 87 The width and height of the OSD, in percent of the + Height = 84 total video display width and height, respectively. + The valid range is 50...100%. - Message time = 1 The time (in seconds) how long an informational - message shall be displayed on the OSD. The valid range - is 1...60. + Message time = 1 The time (in seconds) how long an informational + message shall be displayed on the OSD. The valid range + is 1...60. - Use small font = 1 Defines whether the small font shall be used. 0 means never - use the small font, 1 means use the small font wherever the - current skin wants to, and 2 means always use the small - font. + Use small font = 1 Defines whether the small font shall be used. 0 means never + use the small font, 1 means use the small font wherever the + current skin wants to, and 2 means always use the small + font. - Anti-alias = 1 Controls whether the OSD uses "anti-aliasing" to improve - font rendering. To make this work, the OSD must support - at least 256 colors, and the skin in use has to - utilize these. If either of these conditions is not met, - rendering will be done without anti-aliasing. + Anti-alias = 1 Controls whether the OSD uses "anti-aliasing" to improve + font rendering. To make this work, the OSD must support + at least 256 colors, and the skin in use has to + utilize these. If either of these conditions is not met, + rendering will be done without anti-aliasing. Default font = Sans Serif:Bold Small font = Sans Serif @@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. The position of the channel info window in the OSD (either 'bottom' or 'top'). - Channel info time = 5 The time (in seconds) after which the channel info display - is removed if no key has been pressed. + Channel info time = 5 The time (in seconds) after which the channel info display + is removed if no key has been pressed. Info on channel switch = yes Turns the display of the current/next information on @@ -758,20 +758,20 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. Turns the automatic timeout of the channel display (when invoked by a press of the "Ok" key) on or off. - Scroll pages = yes no = when pressing the "Down" ("Up") key while the cursor - is on the last (first) line of a list page, the - list is scrolled down (up) a single line and the cursor will - remain at the bottom (top) of that page - yes = the list is scrolled down (up) a full page and the cursor - will be at the top (bottom) of that page (this mode allows - for faster scrolling through long lists). + Scroll pages = yes no = when pressing the "Down" ("Up") key while the cursor + is on the last (first) line of a list page, the + list is scrolled down (up) a single line and the cursor will + remain at the bottom (top) of that page + yes = the list is scrolled down (up) a full page and the cursor + will be at the top (bottom) of that page (this mode allows + for faster scrolling through long lists). - Scroll wraps = no no = when the end (beginning) of a list is reached while - moving the cursor through it, the cursor stays at the - last (first) line of the list - yes = the cursor "wraps around" and moves from the last - (first) line of the list directly to the first (last) - one. + Scroll wraps = no no = when the end (beginning) of a list is reached while + moving the cursor through it, the cursor stays at the + last (first) line of the list + yes = the cursor "wraps around" and moves from the last + (first) line of the list directly to the first (last) + one. Menu key closes = no If set to "yes", pressing the "Menu" key while there is @@ -810,48 +810,48 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. characters in a text input field. You may want to set this to "no" if you are using an actual keyboard to control VDR. - Color key 0 = 0 By default, VDR assumes that the sequence of the color - Color key 1 = 1 keys on the remote control is red-green-yellow-blue. If - Color key 2 = 2 your remote control has these keys in a different sequence, - Color key 3 = 3 you can adjust these parameters to reorder the corresponding - color buttons in the menus accordingly. Note that this does - not change the functionality of the individual keys; it only - changes the sequence in which the color buttons are displayed. + Color key 0 = 0 By default, VDR assumes that the sequence of the color + Color key 1 = 1 keys on the remote control is red-green-yellow-blue. If + Color key 2 = 2 your remote control has these keys in a different sequence, + Color key 3 = 3 you can adjust these parameters to reorder the corresponding + color buttons in the menus accordingly. Note that this does + not change the functionality of the individual keys; it only + changes the sequence in which the color buttons are displayed. EPG: - EPG scan timeout = 5 The time (in hours) of user inactivity after which the - DVB card in a single card system starts scanning channels - to keep the EPG up-to-date. - A value of '0' completely turns off scanning on both single - and multiple card systems. + EPG scan timeout = 5 The time (in hours) of user inactivity after which the + DVB card in a single card system starts scanning channels + to keep the EPG up-to-date. + A value of '0' completely turns off scanning on both single + and multiple card systems. - EPG bugfix level = 3 Some tv stations transmit weirdly formatted EPG data. - VDR attempts to fix these bugs up to the given level: - 0 = no EPG fixing - 1 = basic fixing of text location (Title, Episode and - Extended Description) - 2 = removal of excess whitespace and hyphens, mapping of - wrongly used characters - 3 = fix stream component descriptions - Default is '3'. - Note that after changing the setting of this parameter - any EPG data that has already been received will remain - in its existing format - only newly received data will - be fixed accordingly. Restart VDR if you want to make sure - all data is fixed. + EPG bugfix level = 3 Some tv stations transmit weirdly formatted EPG data. + VDR attempts to fix these bugs up to the given level: + 0 = no EPG fixing + 1 = basic fixing of text location (Title, Episode and + Extended Description) + 2 = removal of excess whitespace and hyphens, mapping of + wrongly used characters + 3 = fix stream component descriptions + Default is '3'. + Note that after changing the setting of this parameter + any EPG data that has already been received will remain + in its existing format - only newly received data will + be fixed accordingly. Restart VDR if you want to make sure + all data is fixed. - EPG linger time = 0 The time (in minutes) within which old EPG information - shall still be displayed in the "Schedule" menu. + EPG linger time = 0 The time (in minutes) within which old EPG information + shall still be displayed in the "Schedule" menu. - Set system time = no Defines whether the system time will be set according to - the time received from the DVB data stream. - Note that this works only if VDR is running under a user - id that has permission to set the system time. You also - need to set the option "Use time from transponder" to a - channel that you trust to transmit a reliable time base - (not all channels seem to have access to a correct time - base...). + Set system time = no Defines whether the system time will be set according to + the time received from the DVB data stream. + Note that this works only if VDR is running under a user + id that has permission to set the system time. You also + need to set the option "Use time from transponder" to a + channel that you trust to transmit a reliable time base + (not all channels seem to have access to a correct time + base...). Use time from transponder = 0 The frequency of the transponder that shall be used to @@ -879,13 +879,13 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. different languages, the preferred languages are checked in the given order to decide which one to take. - Scan The "Red" key in the "Setup/EPG" menu can be used to - force an EPG scan on a single DVB card system. If pressed, - and the primary DVB device is currently not recording or - replaying, it will loop through the transponders once and - then switch back to the original channel. Any user activity - during the EPG scan will also stop the scan and bring back - the original channel. + Scan The "Red" key in the "Setup/EPG" menu can be used to + force an EPG scan on a single DVB card system. If pressed, + and the primary DVB device is currently not recording or + replaying, it will loop through the transponders once and + then switch back to the original channel. Any user activity + during the EPG scan will also stop the scan and bring back + the original channel. DVB: @@ -905,8 +905,8 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. 1 = ANSI/SCTE 2 = NORDIG - Video format = 4:3 The video format (or aspect ratio) of the tv set in use - (4:3 or 16:9). Applies only to SD output devices. + Video format = 4:3 The video format (or aspect ratio) of the tv set in use + (4:3 or 16:9). Applies only to SD output devices. Video display format = letterbox The display format to use for playing wide screen video on @@ -919,22 +919,22 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. menu. This is useful if you don't have the equipment to replay Dolby Digital audio. - Update channels = 5 Controls the automatic channel update function. '0' means - no update, '1' will only update channel names, '2' will - only update PIDs, '3' will update channel names and PIDs, - '4' will perform all updates and also add newly found channels, - and '5' will also add newly found transponders. - Note that adding new transponders only works if the "EPG scan" - is active. + Update channels = 5 Controls the automatic channel update function. '0' means + no update, '1' will only update channel names, '2' will + only update PIDs, '3' will update channel names and PIDs, + '4' will perform all updates and also add newly found channels, + and '5' will also add newly found transponders. + Note that adding new transponders only works if the "EPG scan" + is active. - Audio languages = 0 Some tv stations broadcast various audio tracks in different - languages. This option allows you to define which language(s) - you prefer in such cases. By default, or if none of the - preferred languages is broadcast, the first audio track will - be selected when switching to such a channel. If this option - is set to a non-zero value, the menu page will contain that - many "Audio language" options which allow you to select the - individual preferred languages. + Audio languages = 0 Some tv stations broadcast various audio tracks in different + languages. This option allows you to define which language(s) + you prefer in such cases. By default, or if none of the + preferred languages is broadcast, the first audio track will + be selected when switching to such a channel. If this option + is set to a non-zero value, the menu page will contain that + many "Audio language" options which allow you to select the + individual preferred languages. Display subtitles = no If set to 'yes', the first available subtitles in the list of preferred subtitle languages will be turned on when @@ -949,9 +949,9 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. many "Subtitle language" options which allow you to select the individual preferred languages. - Subtitle offset = 0 Allows you to shift the location of the subtitles in the - vertical direction. The valid range is -100...100. This option - is only available if "Display subtitles" is set to 'yes'. + Subtitle offset = 0 Allows you to shift the location of the subtitles in the + vertical direction. The valid range is -100...100. This option + is only available if "Display subtitles" is set to 'yes'. Subtitle foreground transparency = 0 Subtitle background transparency = 0 @@ -963,12 +963,12 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. LNB: - Use DiSEqC = no Generally turns DiSEqC support on or off. + Use DiSEqC = no Generally turns DiSEqC support on or off. - SLOF = 11700 The switching frequency (in MHz) between low and - high LOF - Low LNB frequency = 9750 The LNB's low and high local oscillator frequencies - High LNB frequency = 10600 (in MHz, these have no meaning for DVB-C receivers) + SLOF = 11700 The switching frequency (in MHz) between low and + high LOF + Low LNB frequency = 9750 The LNB's low and high local oscillator frequencies + High LNB frequency = 10600 (in MHz, these have no meaning for DVB-C receivers) Device n connected to sat cable = own Defines whether DVB-S device n has its own satellite cable, @@ -1000,41 +1000,41 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. CAM: - n CAM Name Shows the CAM slots that are present in this system, where - 'n' is the number of the slot, followed by the name of the - CAM. If a CAM slot is empty, '-' is displayed as name, and - if it is in the process of being reset, its current status - is displayed. The "Red" key can be pressed to enter the CAM - menu, and the "Green" key triggers a reset of the selected - slot. The "Ok" key also opens the CAM menu. The "Yellow" key - assigns the selected CAM to a device and switches it to the - current channel. The CAM/device combination remains tuned to - the current channel until the smart card in the CAM has been - activated and thus starts to descramble, or until a recording - needs this device. Pressing the "Yellow" key while a CAM is - in activation mode cancels the activation. The activation mode - remains in effect even if you switch to a different channel - (provided there is more than one device in the system) or - watch a recording. To activate your smart card simply switch - to the channel you want to watch, open the "Setup/CAM" menu, - select the CAM that contains the smart card (in case you - have more than one CAM) and press the "Yellow" key. + n CAM Name Shows the CAM slots that are present in this system, where + 'n' is the number of the slot, followed by the name of the + CAM. If a CAM slot is empty, '-' is displayed as name, and + if it is in the process of being reset, its current status + is displayed. The "Red" key can be pressed to enter the CAM + menu, and the "Green" key triggers a reset of the selected + slot. The "Ok" key also opens the CAM menu. The "Yellow" key + assigns the selected CAM to a device and switches it to the + current channel. The CAM/device combination remains tuned to + the current channel until the smart card in the CAM has been + activated and thus starts to descramble, or until a recording + needs this device. Pressing the "Yellow" key while a CAM is + in activation mode cancels the activation. The activation mode + remains in effect even if you switch to a different channel + (provided there is more than one device in the system) or + watch a recording. To activate your smart card simply switch + to the channel you want to watch, open the "Setup/CAM" menu, + select the CAM that contains the smart card (in case you + have more than one CAM) and press the "Yellow" key. Recording: - Margin at start = 2 Defines how many minutes before the official start time - Margin at stop = 10 of a broadcast VDR shall start recording, and how long - after the official end time it shall stop recording. - These margins are added automatically to timers that - are created from the EPG data. - Note that the actual margins used may be smaller than the - given values, if the event before and/or after the event - to be recorded is shorter than the respective margin. + Margin at start = 2 Defines how many minutes before the official start time + Margin at stop = 10 of a broadcast VDR shall start recording, and how long + after the official end time it shall stop recording. + These margins are added automatically to timers that + are created from the EPG data. + Note that the actual margins used may be smaller than the + given values, if the event before and/or after the event + to be recorded is shorter than the respective margin. - Default priority = 50 The default Priority and Lifetime values used when - Default lifetime = 99 creating a new timer event. A Lifetime value of 99 - means that this recording will never be deleted - automatically. + Default priority = 50 The default Priority and Lifetime values used when + Default lifetime = 99 creating a new timer event. A Lifetime value of 99 + means that this recording will never be deleted + automatically. Record key handling = 2 Defines what happens if the Record key on the remote control @@ -1051,8 +1051,8 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. 2 = pause live video The default is 2. - Pause priority = 10 The Priority and Lifetime values used when pausing live - Pause lifetime = 1 video. + Pause priority = 10 The Priority and Lifetime values used when pausing live + Pause lifetime = 1 video. Use episode name = yes Repeating timers use the EPG's 'Episode name' information to create recording file names in a hierarchical structure @@ -1062,16 +1062,16 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. no = don't use the 'Episode name' yes = use it (and create subdirectories) - Use VPS = 0 Defines whether a timer that is created from an EPG entry - (by pressing the "Record" (red) key in the "Schedules" - or "What's on now/next?" menu) will automatically use VPS - if the event it is created for has a VPS time. + Use VPS = 0 Defines whether a timer that is created from an EPG entry + (by pressing the "Record" (red) key in the "Schedules" + or "What's on now/next?" menu) will automatically use VPS + if the event it is created for has a VPS time. - VPS margin = 120 Defines how many seconds before a VPS controlled timer is - scheduled to start, VDR will make sure that one of the DVB - devices is tuned to the transponder that timer shall record - from. This is necessary for the "Running Status" information - that is broadcast in the EPG data to be seen by VDR. + VPS margin = 120 Defines how many seconds before a VPS controlled timer is + scheduled to start, VDR will make sure that one of the DVB + devices is tuned to the transponder that timer shall record + from. This is necessary for the "Running Status" information + that is broadcast in the EPG data to be seen by VDR. Mark instant recording = yes Defines whether an "instant recording" (started by @@ -1121,12 +1121,12 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. Replay: - Multi speed mode = no Defines the function of the "Left" and "Right" keys in - replay mode. If set to 'no', one speed will be used, while - if set to 'yes' there will be three speeds for fast and slow - search, respectively. + Multi speed mode = no Defines the function of the "Left" and "Right" keys in + replay mode. If set to 'no', one speed will be used, while + if set to 'yes' there will be three speeds for fast and slow + search, respectively. - Show replay mode = no Turns displaying the current replay mode on or off. + Show replay mode = no Turns displaying the current replay mode on or off. Show remaining time = no Defines whether the replay progress display shows the @@ -1205,11 +1205,11 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. respectively. The valid range is 5...600. - Resume ID = 0 Defines an additional ID that can be used in a multi user - environment, so that every user has his/her own resume - files for each recording. The valid range is 0...99, with - 0 resulting in a file named 'resume', and any other - value resulting in 'resume.n'. + Resume ID = 0 Defines an additional ID that can be used in a multi user + environment, so that every user has his/her own resume + files for each recording. The valid range is 0...99, with + 0 resulting in a file named 'resume', and any other + value resulting in 'resume.n'. Miscellaneous: @@ -1224,29 +1224,29 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. retaining the possibility to manually shutdown the computer. - SVDRP timeout = 300 The time (in seconds) of inactivity on an open SVDRP - connection after which the connection is automatically - closed. Default is 300, a value of 0 means no timeout. + SVDRP timeout = 300 The time (in seconds) of inactivity on an open SVDRP + connection after which the connection is automatically + closed. Default is 300, a value of 0 means no timeout. - SVDRP peering = off Activates automatic connections between VDRs in the same - network. If set to "any hosts" this VDR will establish - connections with any available hosts. If set to "only - default host" this VDR will only connect to the VDR with - the name defined in "SVDRP default host". If no default - host has been defined, the behavior is the same as with - "any hosts". To switch from "off" to "only default host", - you may need to select "any hosts" first and confirm the - dialog by pressing "Ok" in order to be able to select a - default host. + SVDRP peering = off Activates automatic connections between VDRs in the same + network. If set to "any hosts" this VDR will establish + connections with any available hosts. If set to "only + default host" this VDR will only connect to the VDR with + the name defined in "SVDRP default host". If no default + host has been defined, the behavior is the same as with + "any hosts". To switch from "off" to "only default host", + you may need to select "any hosts" first and confirm the + dialog by pressing "Ok" in order to be able to select a + default host. - SVDRP host name The name of this VDR, which is used when connecting VDRs - via SVDRP. By default, the machine's host name is used. + SVDRP host name The name of this VDR, which is used when connecting VDRs + via SVDRP. By default, the machine's host name is used. - SVDRP default host The name of the VDR to be used by default when creating a - new timer. + SVDRP default host The name of the VDR to be used by default when creating a + new timer. - Zap timeout = 3 The time (in seconds) until a channel counts as "previous" - for switching with '0' + Zap timeout = 3 The time (in seconds) until a channel counts as "previous" + for switching with '0' Channel entry timeout = 1000 The time (in milliseconds) after the last keypress until @@ -1273,26 +1273,26 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. VDR starts. Default is empty, which means that it will tune to the channel that was on before VDR was stopped. - Initial volume = -1 The volume that shall be set when VDR starts. Default - is -1, which means that the same volume as before - VDR was stopped will be used. The valid range is from - 0 (silent) to 255 (loudest). + Initial volume = -1 The volume that shall be set when VDR starts. Default + is -1, which means that the same volume as before + VDR was stopped will be used. The valid range is from + 0 (silent) to 255 (loudest). - Volume steps = 51 The number of steps the volume will use when moving from - the lowest to the highest value. The valid range is from - 5 to 255. + Volume steps = 51 The number of steps the volume will use when moving from + the lowest to the highest value. The valid range is from + 5 to 255. - Volume linearize = 0 How to linearize the volume control. The valid range is - from -20 to 20. A value of 0 results in no linearization. - The higher this value is, the more fine grained the control - of the volume is for low sound levels. Lower values do the - same for high sound levels. This allows you to adjust the - more or less linear volume control of your sound card. + Volume linearize = 0 How to linearize the volume control. The valid range is + from -20 to 20. A value of 0 results in no linearization. + The higher this value is, the more fine grained the control + of the volume is for low sound levels. Lower values do the + same for high sound levels. This allows you to adjust the + more or less linear volume control of your sound card. - Channels wrap = no During zapping with the "Up" and "Down" keys (or the - "Channel+" and "Channel-" keys) the current channel will - wrap around the beginning or end of the channel list if - this parameter is set to 'yes'. + Channels wrap = no During zapping with the "Up" and "Down" keys (or the + "Channel+" and "Channel-" keys) the current channel will + wrap around the beginning or end of the channel list if + this parameter is set to 'yes'. Show channel names with source = off If this option is turned on, channel names will be displayed @@ -1300,13 +1300,13 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. option is set to "type), or "ZDF (S19.2E)" (if it is set to "full"), where 'S' stands for "Satellite". - Emergency exit = yes If, for some reason, a recording fails because the video - data stream is broken, or the CAM doesn't decrypt etc., - VDR automatically exits in order to allow the surrounding - wrapper script to reload the DVB drivers. If this option - is set to 'no', the "emergency exit" will be ignored, - hoping that the problem will go away by itself (as, for - instance, with bad weather conditions). + Emergency exit = yes If, for some reason, a recording fails because the video + data stream is broken, or the CAM doesn't decrypt etc., + VDR automatically exits in order to allow the surrounding + wrapper script to reload the DVB drivers. If this option + is set to 'no', the "emergency exit" will be ignored, + hoping that the problem will go away by itself (as, for + instance, with bad weather conditions). ## Executing system commands