Display Settings
Practical guide: Usage & GUI – Display Settings.
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Clone TV screen to LCD
Shows live TV or informations on LCD.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.fblcddisplay
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Brightness (Normal)
Configure the brightness level of the front panel display for normal operation.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.bright
Setup level: Simple.
Brightness (Dimmed)
Configure the brightness level of the front panel display for dimmed operation.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.dimbright
Setup level: Simple.
Dim delay
Dim the LCD to the level from 'Brightness (Dimmed)' after specified time.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.dimdelay
Setup level: Simple.
Brightness (Standby)
Configure the brightness level of the front panel display for Standby.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.standby
Setup level: Simple.
Contrast
Configure the contrast level of the front panel display.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.contrast
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
LED Normal
LED brightness during normal operations.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.ledbrightness
Setup level: Simple.
LED Standby
LED brightness during Standby.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.ledbrightnessstandby
Setup level: Simple.
LED Deep Standby
LED brightness during Deep Standby.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.ledbrightnessdeepstandby
Setup level: Simple.
Turn on the power LED
Power LED can be turned on or off here.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_powerled
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Turn on the control LED
Control LED can be turned on or off here.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_powerled2
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Power LED State in Standby
Power LED state during Standby.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_standbypowerled
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Power LED State in Deep Standby
Power LED state during Deep Standby.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_deepstandbypowerled
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Operating LED status while running
With this option you can switch the LED color or deactivate the LED.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_ledpowercolor
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Operating LED status in Standby
With this option you can switch the LED color or deactivate the LED.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_ledstandbycolor
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Operating LED status in Deep Standby
With this option you can switch the LED color or deactivate the LED.
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config.usage.lcd_ledsuspendcolor
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Status of the display during operation
With this option you can switch off the display during operation.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_power4x7on
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Status of the display in Standby
With this option you can switch off the display in Standby.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_power4x7standby
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Status of the display in Deep Standby
With this option you can switch off the display in Deep Standby.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_power4x7suspend
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show in Standby
This option allows you to choose if the display shows the time or nothing in Standby.
Reference & notes
config.usage.show_in_standby
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show during operation
This option allows you to choose if the display shows the time, channel number or nothing during operation.
Reference & notes
config.usage.show_in_operation
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Initial scroll delay
Delay in milliseconds before start of scrolling text on display.
Reference & notes
config.usage.vfd_initial_scroll_delay
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Final scroll delay
Delay in milliseconds after finish scrolling text on display.
Reference & notes
config.usage.vfd_final_scroll_delay
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Repeat Display Message
If the text is too long to be displayed on the front panel, it will be repeated (number of times).
Reference & notes
config.usage.vfd_scroll_repeats
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Scrolling Speed
Set the scrolling speed of text on the front display.
Reference & notes
config.usage.vfd_scroll_delay
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
LCD scroll speed
Set the scrolling speed of text on the front display.
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_scroll_speed
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Time for next LCD scrolling
If the text is too long to be displayed on the front panel, it will be repeated (number of times).
Reference & notes
config.usage.lcd_scroll_delay
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show MiniTV in the Front Display
You can Display MiniTV with or without OSD Menu.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.modeminitv
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show PiP in the Front Display
You can Display PiP with or without OSD Menu.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.modepip
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Set Framerate for MiniTV
Lower Framerate saves CPU Time.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.fpsminitv
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
REC Symbol in use
Enable blinking rec symbol on the LCD Display.
Reference & notes
config.usage.blinking_rec_symbol_during_recording
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
REC Symbol in Standby
Enable blinking rec symbol on the LCD Display in Standby.
Reference & notes
config.usage.blinking_display_clock_during_recording
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
switch 12 to 8 character display mode
12, show Latin-1 characters except for greek and cyrillic, switch to 8 if needed.
Reference & notes
config.usage.vfd_xcorevfd
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show Display Icons
Allows you to enable/disable displaying icons on the front panel.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.mode
Setup level: Intermediate.
Show time remaining/elapsed
This option allows you to choose how to display the remaining time, the elapsed time, or both.
Reference & notes
config.usage.swap_time_remaining_on_vfd
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show transponder remaining/elapsed as
This option allows you to choose how to display the remaining/elapsed time for live TV.
Reference & notes
config.usage.swap_time_display_on_vfd
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show Media playback remaining/elapsed as
This option allows you to choose how to display the remaining/elapsed time for media playback.
Reference & notes
config.usage.swap_media_time_display_on_vfd
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show time elapsed as positive
This option allows you to choose how to display elapsed time, as + or -.
Reference & notes
config.usage.elapsed_time_positive_vfd
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Power On Display
This option allows you to Power Off the display.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.power
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show HDMI-Output Res
Show HDMI Output Resolution.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.showoutputresolution
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show HDD progress
Disable the HDD Process on VFD.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.hdd
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Scrolling speed (software renderer)
Set the scrolling speed of text on the front display, this is used by software renderer in some skins.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.scrollSpeed
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Scrolling delay (software renderer)
Set the delay time between repeated loops, this is used by software renderer in some skins.
Reference & notes
config.lcd.scrollDelay
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Date style
Choose the front panel display formatting style for dates. 'D'/'DD' is the date and 'M'/'MM' is the month in digits. ('DD' and 'MM' have leading zeros for single digit values.) The screen display will be based on your choice but can be influenced by the skin.
Reference & notes
config.usage.date.display
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Time style
Choose the front panel display formatting style for times. 'H'/'HH' is the hour for a 24 hour clock, 'h'/'hh' is the hour for a 12 hour clock, 'mm' is the minutes. ('HH' and 'hh' have leading zeros for single digit values.) The front panel display will be based on your choice but can be influenced any applicable skin.
Reference & notes
config.usage.time.display
Setup level: Simple.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Source: OpenATV setup.xml · fdc9347241.