MetrixHD – InfoBar and other options
For simple/second Infobar, timeouts and automatic display, open the main menu → press MENU again → OSD Settings. The Infobar guide illustrates the views and explains their contents. Menu options and OSD also covers vertical/horizontal menus. MyMetrixLite adds the skin’s visual choices to these core functions.
Menu → Plugin Browser → MyMetrixLite → Other settings
This is a long section. Below skin resolution are information bars, lists and appearance groups. Scroll further if the intended group is not initially visible.
InfoBar, picons and reception information
Section titled “InfoBar, picons and reception information”
| Group / option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Receiver information | Spacing of indicators; free RAM and CPU load |
| Extended information | Additional information area and its style |
| Picon type, size and offsets | Format, position and size of existing channel logos |
| Clock, channel name and number | Enable individual basic InfoBar details |
| Service icons and record state | Channel characteristics and recording status |
| Screen resolution / extended resolution | Display video signal information; does not change skin resolution |
| Orbital position, SNR and tuner information | Reception indicators, where applicable |
| STB information | Additional system information in the relevant view |
| Running text | Scroll long text within its field |
| Channel name/number font size | Adjust these InfoBar text elements specifically |
An indicator does not change tuner configuration. Enabling picon display does not download missing logos.
Mini TV, movies and lists
Section titled “Mini TV, movies and lists”| Section | Typical options |
|---|---|
| Mini TV | Live picture in channel selection, Movie Center or EMC, depending on the selected screen |
| EMC | Covers, descriptions, picons, row count and widths of date, size and progress fields |
| EMC/MovieList | List style, scrollbar and running text; some options apply only to the standard movie list |
| EMC/MoviePlayer | PVR status and position, Moviebar style, clock, filename, playback time and system details |
| ChannelSelection and graphical EPG | Classic MetrixHD style, field spacing and EPG layout |
The four classic and all new variants are shown in the channel list gallery. Open a channel list and press MENU → Settings to find the newer Channel Selection Screen and Channel Selection List choices.
Skin design, buttons and menus
Section titled “Skin design, buttons and menus”- Skin Design: presets, areas, frames, positions and spacing. These can affect many screens.
- Scrollbar: slider and border widths; the bar indicates position within a longer list.
- Menu Buttons and Scrollinfo: show colour buttons and indications of additional entries.
- Large text at the bottom: enable or hide the large background heading.
- Skin Design Buttons: background, transparency, borders, font, text position and glossy effects for button graphics.
- Menu entry description: display explanatory text when available.
Change one related group at a time, save and apply. This makes it easier to identify the responsible option if the result is unexpected.