From 8c5aabbeb94826ce9e038e5de89eeafda54794fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manuel Reimer Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:25:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated VDR manual (MANUAL) (asciidoc => markdown) --- ...MANUAL).asciidoc => VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md | 44 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) rename VDR-manual-(MANUAL).asciidoc => VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md (99%) diff --git a/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).asciidoc b/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md similarity index 99% rename from VDR-manual-(MANUAL).asciidoc rename to VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md index 52cf140..1cb13ba 100644 --- a/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).asciidoc +++ b/VDR-manual-(MANUAL).md @@ -1,10 +1,8 @@ -Video Disk Recorder User's Manual ---------------------------------- +# Video Disk Recorder User's Manual -Version 2.6 ------------ +# Version 2.6 -* Remote Control Keys +## Remote Control Keys The following remote control keys are used to control the VDR operation. To keep the number of different keys as small as @@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ Version 2.6 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). -* Navigating through the On Screen Menus +## Navigating through the On Screen Menus The "VDR" menu can be called up with the "Menu" key of your remote control unit. The "Up" and "Down" keys are used to select a specific @@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ Version 2.6 At any point in the menu system, pressing the "Menu" key again will immediately leave the menu system (discarding any pending changes). -* The "Schedule" Menu +## The "Schedule" Menu The "Schedule" menu implements VDR's "Electronic Program Guide" (EPG). @@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ Version 2.6 Note that if there are many channels in your channels.conf, displaying the "All events on all channels" page may take a while. -* Selecting a Channel +## Selecting a Channel There are four ways to select a channel: @@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ Version 2.6 To bring up the channel display without switching channels you can press the "Ok" key. -* Selecting audio tracks +## Selecting audio tracks If the current channel or recording provides different audio tracks (for different languages or Dolby Digital), the "Green" key in the "VDR" menu can @@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ Version 2.6 be selected. Note that this only works if the broadcasters use actual language codes in their PID data, not things like "dd" or "2ch". -* Switching through channel groups +## Switching through channel groups If the 'channels.conf' file contains "group separators" you can switch through these groups by pressing the "Left" and "Right" key while no @@ -252,7 +250,7 @@ Version 2.6 group your channels by "Bouquet", by language, genre or whatever your preferences may be. -* Instant Recording +## Instant Recording You can start recording the current channel by pressing the "Red" key in the "VDR" menu. This will create a timer event named "@channelname" that @@ -262,7 +260,7 @@ Version 2.6 "Stop Recording", or by disabling the timer. The default priority, lifetime and recording time can be defined in the "Setup/Recording" menu. -* Pausing live video +## Pausing live video If you want to pause the live programme you are just watching, simply press "Menu/Yellow" or "Pause" on your remote control. VDR will start an instant @@ -280,7 +278,7 @@ Version 2.6 always record on the local VDR, even if an "SVDRP default host" has been set for normal timer recordings. -* Replaying a Recording +## Replaying a Recording All recordings are listed in the "Recordings" menu. Browse through the list with the "Up" and "Down" key and press "Ok" (or the "Red" key) @@ -305,7 +303,7 @@ Version 2.6 A previously stopped playback session can be resumed by pressing the "Blue" key in the "VDR" menu. -* Sort Recordings +## Sort Recordings Within the "Recordings" menu, pressing the '0' key toggles sorting between "by time" and "by name". The selected sort mode is stored separately for each @@ -313,7 +311,7 @@ Version 2.6 If a folder is newly created by a repeating timer, the sort mode for that folder is initially set to "by time". -* Processing Recordings +## Processing Recordings The configuration file 'reccmds.conf' can be used to define system commands that can be applied to the recording that is currently highlighted in the @@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ Version 2.6 one of the keys '1'..'9' in the "Recordings" menu executes the corresponding command from 'reccmds.conf' (see also "Executing system commands" below). -* Replay Control +## Replay Control The following keys have the listed meaning in Replay mode: @@ -358,7 +356,7 @@ Version 2.6 used to easily delete a recording after watching it, or to switch to a different recording. -* Editing a Recording +## Editing a Recording While in Replay mode, the following keys can be used to manipulate editing marks: @@ -426,7 +424,7 @@ Version 2.6 An edited recording (indicated by the '%' character) will never be deleted automatically in case the disk runs full (no matter what "lifetime" it has). -* Programming the Timer +## Programming the Timer Use the "Timer" menu to maintain your list of timer controlled recordings. The parameters in the "Edit timer" menu have the following meanings: @@ -519,7 +517,7 @@ Version 2.6 When editing the "File" field, the "Blue" key in can be used to insert useful macros. -* Pattern timers +## Pattern timers There are cases where it would make sense to have a more flexible kind of recording timer. For instance, some channels that provide VPS don't always @@ -646,7 +644,7 @@ 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 timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. -* Managing folders +## Managing folders The "Select folder" menu, which can be accessed by pressing the "Red" key in the "Edit timer" menu, offers a list of folders that can be used for storing @@ -693,7 +691,7 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. will not be applied. Once you are finished with editing the recording properties, press Ok to confirm the changes. -* Parameters in the "Setup" menu +## Parameters in the "Setup" menu Select "Setup" from the "VDR" menu to enter the setup menu. From there you can modify the following system parameters (note that "boolean" values will be @@ -1310,7 +1308,7 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. hoping that the problem will go away by itself (as, for instance, with bad weather conditions). -* Executing system commands +## Executing system commands The "VDR" menu option "Commands" allows you to execute any system commands defined in the configuration file 'commands.conf' (see vdr(5) for details). @@ -1333,3 +1331,5 @@ timer, making "TITLE - EPISODE" and "TITLE: EPISODE" the same. DEFINING THESE COMMANDS AND MAKE SURE THEY DON'T HARM YOUR SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE RUNNING VDR UNDER A HIGH PRIVILEGED USER ID (LIKE 'root'). + +