AutoTimer – all global settings

These 24 entries belong to AutoTimer overview → MENU → Setup and apply to every rule. Match text, services, weekdays, recording margins and per-rule duplicate filters are covered in the AutoTimer guide.

This reference follows the actual AutoTimerSettings.py dialog. The shipped setup.xml has only 23 entries in this revision and does not fully represent the separate polling unit. Older instructions can therefore differ about units.

Polling was temporarily disabled for the capture series to avoid creating real recording timers. The original value was restored afterwards. 240 minutes equals four hours; screenshot values are not universal recommendations. Open original image ↗

Options and searchable keys

Use the keys to find settings through the website search. Normally change values through the interface, rather than editing settings while Enigma2 is running.

Setting / search key	Explanation
Poll automatically config.plugins.autotimer.autopoll	Enables periodic searches. Manual calls and calls from EPGRefresh/EPGImport remain possible when disabled.
Only poll while in standby config.plugins.autotimer.onlyinstandby	Run periodic searches only in ordinary standby. Enigma2 is not running in deep standby.
Startup delay (in min) config.plugins.autotimer.delay	Minutes to wait when the poller starts, for example after a GUI restart or returning from the overview. Does not delay an explicitly requested search.
Poll unit config.plugins.autotimer.unit	Select minutes or hours for the polling interval. Check the numeric value when changing units: 240 minutes and 240 hours differ substantially.
Poll Interval (in minutes/hours) config.plugins.autotimer.interval	Time between periodic queries in the selected unit. The image shows 240 minutes, or four hours. Startup delay is a separate setting.
Only add timer for next x days config.plugins.autotimer.maxdaysinfuture	Limit how far ahead timers are created. 0 removes this limit; available EPG data still limits the horizon.
Allow double timer for different services config.plugins.autotimer.enable_multiple_timer	Exceptions allowing simultaneous recordings of the same programme on different services: none, explicit services, bouquets, or either. Can permit both SD and HD deliberately; adds no tuners.
Show in plugin browser config.plugins.autotimer.show_in_plugins	Also show AutoTimer in the plugin browser. Its Timers menu entry is a separate route.
Show in extension menu config.plugins.autotimer.show_in_extensionsmenu	Also show AutoTimer in the extensions menu. This does not enable polling.
Modify existing timers config.plugins.autotimer.refresh	Choose no updates, AutoTimer-associated timers, or all non-repeating timers. The middle choice is labelled as AutoTimers created during this session; the logic checks the AutoTimer marker. The broadest choice can also change manual timer times.
Guess existing timer based on begin/end config.plugins.autotimer.try_guessing	Also identify existing timers by a time similarity greater than 80 percent when the event ID does not suffice. This is a heuristic, not guaranteed identification.
Add similar timer on conflict config.plugins.autotimer.addsimilar_on_conflict	Look for a similar EPG event after a real conflict. It can be outside the original timespan. Check the resulting time and service.
Add timer as disabled on conflict config.plugins.autotimer.disabled_on_conflict	Keep an unschedulable match as a disabled timer. It is visible but will not record until the conflict is resolved and it is enabled.
Include “AutoTimer” in tags config.plugins.autotimer.add_autotimer_to_tags	Add the AutoTimer tag to generated timers/recordings. Does not change the rule.
Include AutoTimer name in tags config.plugins.autotimer.add_name_to_tags	Add the rule name as a tag, useful for identifying its recordings in supporting lists.
Show notification on conflicts config.plugins.autotimer.notifconflict	Notify about conflicts found by automatic polling. An unresolved conflict can be reported repeatedly.
Show notification on similars config.plugins.autotimer.notifsimilar	Notify when automatic polling schedules a similar alternative event.
Editor for new AutoTimers config.plugins.autotimer.editor	Default for Blue/Add: classic editor, wizard or EPG import. MENU also offers direct routes.
Support “Fast Scan”? config.plugins.autotimer.fastscan	Accommodates Fast Scan service-reference behaviour. Do not enable routinely for a conventional channel scan.
Skip poll during records config.plugins.autotimer.skip_during_records	Skip periodic searches during recordings. Does not stop a recording; the next query follows the interval.
Skip poll during epg refresh config.plugins.autotimer.skip_during_epgrefresh	Skip periodic searches while the detected EPGRefresh is running. Search after data collection; this is not a universal lock against all import paths.
Popup timeout in seconds config.plugins.autotimer.popup_timeout	Result/conflict notification duration in seconds. 0 leaves the popup open.
Remove not existing events config.plugins.autotimer.check_eit_and_remove	Visible option whose associated removal block is commented out in this revision. Do not rely on automatic removal when EPG events disappear.
Always write config config.plugins.autotimer.always_write_config	Write rule configuration after edits completed by saving. Not a backup; the native plugin has other write points, including Enigma2 shutdown.

Handle existing timers and conflicts deliberately

The selected option seeks another broadcast when a conflict occurs. This capture did not trigger a conflict or create/change a timer. The long native window title can be shortened by the skin. Open original image ↗

For a new rule, inspect preview first and the normal timer list after the real search. In particular, Modify existing timers and Allow double timer for different services affect other timers or tuner demand. Tags help identify entries but do not resolve conflicts.

Remove not existing events illustrates that a visible option does not necessarily prove an active feature. In the checked revision, removal code in populateTimerdict is disabled. This guide therefore does not claim a successful cleanup run.

Original images retain native labels and help text. This table uses editorial explanations tied to the checked revision. Recheck with new versions, particularly units and existing-timer updates.

Sources: 24 dialog definitions, choices and defaults, polling, timer matching and disabled removal block.