Playback Settings
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Where do I find it?
Section titled “Where do I find it?”Main Menu → Setup → Playback, Recording & Time Shift → Playback Settings
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Default movie selection location
Set the default movie selection location for your media files. Press 'OK' to add new locations, press 'LEFT'/'RIGHT' to select from previously defined locations.
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config.usage.default_path
Setup level: Simple.
Show movie lengths in movie list
When enabled, the length of each recording will be shown in the movie list (this might cause some additional loading time).
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config.usage.load_length_of_movies_in_moviellist
Setup level: Expert.
Show watch status
Configure the type of status indication icons shown in the movie list.
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config.usage.show_icons_in_movielist
Setup level: Expert.
Allow quit movie player with exit
When enabled, it is possible to leave the movie player with exit.
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config.usage.leave_movieplayer_onExit
Setup level: Expert.
Behavior when a movie is started
Configure the behavior when movie playback is started.
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config.usage.on_movie_start
Setup level: Expert.
Behavior when a movie is stopped
Configure the behavior when movie playback is manually stopped.
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config.usage.on_movie_stop
Setup level: Expert.
Action at end of media
Configure the behavior when reaching the end of a movie, during movie playback.
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config.usage.on_movie_eof
Setup level: Expert.
Display message before playing next movie
When enabled, a pop up message will be shown when a movie has finished and the next one will start.
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config.usage.next_movie_msg
Setup level: Expert.
Disable ServiceHiSilicon
Select 'Yes' to disable the ServiceHiSilicon plugin to allow use of the default internal media player code.
After changing: GUI restart required.
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config.misc.disableServiceHiSilicon
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Show InfoBar on skip forward/backward
Select 'Yes, to display the InfoBar when fast forwarding or rewinding during media playback.
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config.usage.show_infobar_on_skip
Setup level: Intermediate.
Show PVR status in MoviePlayer InfoBar
This option moves the PVR status display from a separate window into the MoviePlayer InfoBar.
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config.usage.movieplayer_pvrstate
Setup level: Intermediate.
Behavior of 'pause' when paused
Configure the behavior of the 'pause' key when movie playback is already paused.
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config.seek.on_pause
Setup level: Expert.
Show persistent InfoBar while paused
Select 'Yes' the keep the InfoBar displayed, with no timeout, while media playback is paused.
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config.usage.show_infobar_locked_on_pause
Setup level: Intermediate.
SeekBar activation
Select SeekBar to be activated by arrow LEFT/RIGHT (long) or << >> (long).
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config.seek.baractivation
Setup level: Expert.
Arrow skip mode
Select how the arrow buttons 'UP', 'DOWN', 'LEFT' or 'RIGHT' will act during seek actions.
After changing: GUI restart required.
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config.seek.arrowSkipMode
Setup level: Expert.
Skip sensibility for '%s' button
Set the skip percentage for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.sensibilities["UP"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip sensibility for '%s' button
Set the skip percentage for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.sensibilities["LEFT"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip sensibility for '%s' button
Set the skip percentage for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.sensibilities["RIGHT"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip sensibility for '%s' button
Set the skip percentage for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.sensibilities["DOWN"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined["UP"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined["LEFT"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined["RIGHT"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined["DOWN"]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Numeric skip mode
Select how the number buttons will act during seek actions.
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config.seek.numberSkipMode
Setup level: Expert.
Skip time for '%s'/'%s' buttons
Set the skip time interval for the '%s'/'%s' buttons.
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config.seek.defined[13]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s'/'%s' buttons
Set the skip time interval for the '%s'/'%s' buttons.
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config.seek.defined[46]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s'/'%s' buttons
Set the skip time interval for the '%s'/'%s' buttons.
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config.seek.defined[79]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[1]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[2]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[3]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[4]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[5]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[6]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[7]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[8]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[9]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
Skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button. Positive numbers skip forward, negative numbers skip backward.
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config.seek.defined[0]
Setup level: Expert.
Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.
CutList skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button.
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config.seek.defined["CUT_UP"]
Setup level: Expert.
CutList skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button.
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config.seek.defined["CUT_LEFT"]
Setup level: Expert.
CutList skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button.
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config.seek.defined["CUT_RIGHT"]
Setup level: Expert.
CutList skip time for '%s' button
Set the skip time interval for the '%s' button.
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config.seek.defined["CUT_DOWN"]
Setup level: Expert.
CutList skip time for '%s'/'%s' buttons
Set the CutList Editor skip time interval for the '%s'/'%s' buttons.
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config.seek.defined["CUT_13"]
Setup level: Expert.
CutList skip time for '%s'/'%s' buttons
Set the CutList Editor skip time interval for the '%s'/'%s' buttons.
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config.seek.defined["CUT_46"]
Setup level: Expert.
CutList skip time for '%s'/'%s' buttons
Set the CutList Editor skip time interval for the '%s'/'%s' buttons.
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config.seek.defined["CUT_79"]
Setup level: Expert.
SeekBar sensibility
Set the jump-size of the SeekBar.
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config.seek.sensibility
Setup level: Expert.
Custom skip time for '1'/'3' buttons
Configure the skip time interval for the '1'/'3' buttons.
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config.seek.selfdefined_13
Setup level: Expert.
Custom skip time for '4'/'6' buttons
Configure the skip time interval for the '4'/'6' buttons.
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config.seek.selfdefined_46
Setup level: Expert.
Custom skip time for '7'/'9' buttons
Configure the skip time interval for the '7'/'9' buttons.
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config.seek.selfdefined_79
Setup level: Expert.
Fast forward speeds
Configure the possible fast forward speeds.
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config.seek.speeds_forward
Setup level: Expert.
Rewind speeds
Configure the possible rewind speeds.
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config.seek.speeds_backward
Setup level: Expert.
Slow motion speeds
Configure the slow motion speeds.
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config.seek.speeds_slowmotion
Setup level: Expert.
Initial fast forward speed
Configure the initial fast forward speed. When you press the fast forward button, winding will start at this speed.
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config.seek.enter_forward
Setup level: Expert.
Initial rewind speed
Configure the initial rewind speed. When you press the rewind button, winding will start at this speed.
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config.seek.enter_backward
Setup level: Expert.
Use time jumps for fast forward/backward
This will go fast forward/backward with time frames of x secs.
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config.seek.withjumps
Setup level: Expert.
Time jump: Use normal fast forward for speeds
Defines which fast forward speeds are using normal cueing. All other forward speeds and all rewind speeds use time jumps.
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config.seek.withjumps_after_ff_speed
Setup level: Expert.
Time jump multiplier for fast forward
Defines the jump distance for forward jumps. The value is multiplied by the wind speed, e.g. 4x. Values significantly lower than 4s may not work with all media files.
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config.seek.withjumps_forwards_ms
Setup level: Expert.
Time jump multiplier for fast backward
Defines the jump distance for backward jumps. The value is multiplied by the rewind speed, e.g. -4x. Values significantly lower than 2s may not work with all media files.
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config.seek.withjumps_backwards_ms
Setup level: Expert.
Time jump repeat interval for fast forward/backward
Defines how fast the time jumps are repeated. Values lower than 500ms may be problematic with NAS.
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config.seek.withjumps_repeat_ms
Setup level: Expert.
Time jump avoid zero step size
Avoid getting stuck (at the expense of some stuttering) when the jump time is smaller than the time between I-frames.
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config.seek.withjumps_avoid_zero
Setup level: Expert.
Use 'Trash' in movie list
When enabled, deleted recordings are moved to the trashcan, instead of being deleted immediately.
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config.usage.movielist_trashcan
Setup level: Intermediate.
Purge 'Trash' after
Configure the number of days after which items are automatically removed from the trashcan.
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config.usage.movielist_trashcan_days
Setup level: Intermediate.
Clean network 'Trash'
When enabled, network trashcans are probed for cleaning.
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config.usage.movielist_trashcan_network_clean
Setup level: Intermediate.
Space to reserve for recordings (GB)
Configure the minimum amount of disk space to be available for recordings. When the amount of space drops below this value, deleted items will be removed from the trashcan.
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config.usage.movielist_trashcan_reserve
Setup level: Intermediate.
Background delete option
Configure on which devices the background delete option should be used.
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config.misc.erase_flags
Setup level: Expert.
Background delete speed
Configure the speed of the background deletion process. Lower speed will consume less hard disk drive performance.
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config.misc.erase_speed
Setup level: Expert.
Source: OpenATV setup.xml · fdc9347241.