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Channel Selection Settings

Practical guide: Usage & GUI – Channel Selection Settings.

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Channel Selection Screen

Select the screen layout, from the options provided by the skin, to be used for the ChannelSelection screen.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.screenStyle

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Channel Selection List

Select the layout of the information in the services list, from the options provided by the skin, displayed within the ChannelSelection screen.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.widgetStyle

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Include CI assignment

Set CI assignment for detection of available services.

Reference & notes

config.misc.use_ci_assignment

Setup level: Simple.

Numbering mode

Select 'Unique numbering' to assign unique numbers for every service in every bouquet. Use 'Bouquets start at 1' to start numbering each bouquet from 1. Use 'LCN numbering' to use consistent service LCNs where ever that service is used.

Reference & notes

config.usage.numberMode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Always show bouquets

Select 'Yes' to always show the bouquet screen first when opening the channel list. Select 'No' to open the channel list using the current bouquet.

Reference & notes

config.usage.show_bouquetalways

Setup level: Intermediate.

Change bouquets in quickzap

When enabled, continue to the next bouquet when the last channel of the current bouquet is reached while changing channels.

Reference & notes

config.usage.quickzap_bouquet_change

Setup level: Intermediate.

Channel list preview

Select 'Yes' to enable preview of channels while in the EPG list. Press 'OK' to preview the currently selected channel. Press 'OK' again to exit the EPG and zap to the selected channel. Press 'EXIT' to exit the EPG and return to the previously selected channel.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelistpreview_mode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Channel list show MiniTV*

Channel list show MiniTV when Skin use.

Reference & notes

config.usage.use_pig

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Channel list service mode*

This option allows you to choose from the two channel lists that are available.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_mode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Channel list on mode change

Select 'Yes' to show the channel list after switching between Radio and TV modes.

Reference & notes

config.usage.show_servicelist

Setup level: Intermediate.

Channel list cursor behavior

Configure the cursor behavior in the channel selection list. When opening the channel selection list you can remain on the current service or already select up/down and you are able to revert the B+/B- buttons.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_cursor_behavior

Setup level: Intermediate.

Enable multiple bouquets

Services may be grouped in bouquets. When enabled, you can use more than one bouquet.

Reference & notes

config.usage.multibouquet

Setup level: Intermediate.

Load unlinked user bouquets

Select 'Yes' to enable the loading of unlinked user bouquets. That is, user bouquets that are not included in the bouquets.tv or bouquets.radio files will be loaded. This allows you to, for example, create bouquets that do not conflict with, or get replaced by, bouquets that came from settings packages.

Reference & notes

config.misc.load_unlinked_userbouquets

Setup level: Expert.

Hide number markers

When enabled, number markers will be hidden.

Reference & notes

config.usage.hide_number_markers

Setup level: Intermediate.

Enable panic button

When enabled, pressing '0' will zap you to the first channel in your first bouquet and delete your zap-history.

Reference & notes

config.usage.panicbutton

Setup level: Intermediate.

Panic channel

Pressing the panic button will zap you to this channel number in your first bouquet.

Reference & notes

config.usage.panicchannel

Setup level: Intermediate.

Show picons in quickzap

Configure if service picons will be shown in quickzap.

Reference & notes

config.usage.numzappicon

Setup level: Expert.

Jump first press in channel selection

This option allows you to choose what the first button press jumps to in channel list screen, (so pressing '2' jumps to 'A' or '2' first), when 'Quick Actions' preset actions are performed.

Reference & notes

config.usage.show_channel_jump_in_servicelist

Setup level: Intermediate.

Show channel numbers in channel selection

When enabled, show channel numbers in the channel selection screen.

Reference & notes

config.usage.show_channel_numbers_in_servicelist

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show picons in service list

Configure if service picons will be shown in the service list.

Reference & notes

config.usage.service_icon_enable

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Service picons aspect ratio

Set the aspect ratio of the service picons.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_picon_ratio

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Service picons downsize

Reduce the size of the service picons for more line spacing between them.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_picon_downsize

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show service type icons

Configure if and how service type icons will be shown.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicetype_icon_mode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show crypto icons

Configure if and how crypto icons will be shown in the channel selection list.

Reference & notes

config.usage.crypto_icon_mode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show record indicator

Configure if and how the record indicator will be shown in the channel selection list.

Reference & notes

config.usage.record_indicator_mode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show two lines per entry

Show service name and event description among each other instead of side by side. After a change, an adjustment of the number of lines is required.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_twolines

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Alignment channel number

Vertical alignment for the service number.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_servicenumber_valign

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Alignment event-progress

Vertical alignment for the event-progress.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_eventprogress_valign

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show event-progress in channel selection

Set the type of the progress indication in the channel selection screen.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_eventprogress_view_mode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show event-progress in channel selection

Set the type of the progress indication in the channel selection screen.

Reference & notes

config.usage.show_event_progress_in_servicelist

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show columns

Configure if and how wide the service name column will be shown in the channel selection list.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_column

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Number of rows

This allows you to change the number of rows shown.

Reference & notes

config.usage.serviceitems_per_page_twolines

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Number of rows

This allows you to change the number of rows shown.

Reference & notes

config.usage.serviceitems_per_page

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Service number font size

This allows you to change the font size relative to skin size, so 1 increases by 1 point size, and -1 decreases by 1 point size.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicenum_fontsize

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Service name font size

This allows you to change the font size relative to skin size, so 1 increases by 1 point size, and -1 decreases by 1 point size.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicename_fontsize

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Service info font size

This allows you to change the font size relative to skin size, so 1 increases by 1 point size, and -1 decreases by 1 point size.

Reference & notes

config.usage.serviceinfo_fontsize

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Progress info font size

This allows you to change the font size relative to skin size, so 1 increases by 1 point size, and -1 decreases by 1 point size.

Reference & notes

config.usage.progressinfo_fontsize

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show channel numbers in channel selection

When enabled, show channel numbers in the channel selection screen.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.showNumber

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show picons in service list

Configure if service picons will be shown in the service list.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.showPicon

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Service picons aspect ratio

Set the aspect ratio of the service picons.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.piconRatio

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show service type icons

Configure if service type icons will be shown.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.showServiceTypeIcon

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show crypto icons

Configure if crypto icons will be shown in the channel selection list.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.showCryptoIcon

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Show record indicator

Configure if and how the record indicator will be shown in the channel selection list.

Reference & notes

config.channelSelection.recordIndicatorMode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Zap mode

Setup how to control the channel changing.

Reference & notes

config.misc.zapmode

Setup level: Intermediate.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Number of digits in service number

This allows you to set the maximum number of digits in a service number, up to 6.

Reference & notes

config.usage.numberZapDigits

Setup level: Expert.

Service zap screen contents

Select the preferred service information to display, in addition to the service number, for the service selection pop up screen.

Reference & notes

config.usage.numberZapDisplay

Setup level: Expert.

Service zap delay mode

Select if data entry timeouts are to be applied when entering digits into the service selection pop up screen. When a timeout is exceeded the currently entered number will be used for the service selection. The default timeouts are first digit 3 seconds, other digits 1 second.

Reference & notes

config.usage.numberZapTimeouts

Setup level: Expert.

Service zap first button delay

Select the delay to wait after pressing the first digit button to select a new service.

Reference & notes

config.usage.numberZapTimeoutFirst

Setup level: Expert.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Service zap other button delay

Select the delay to wait after pressing more digit buttons to select a new service.

Reference & notes

config.usage.numberZapTimeoutOther

Setup level: Expert.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Set action for 'Info' key

Here you can set what is called when pressing the 'Info' key.

Reference & notes

config.usage.servicelist_infokey

Setup level: Simple.

Source: OpenATV setup.xml · fdc9347241.