Settings/Live TV/General
This category contains the general settings for the PVR & Live TV.
Channels
Preselect playing channel in lists
| Settings level: | Standard |
| Description: | Preselect the playing channel in windows and dialogs containing channel lists. If enabled and there is a playing channel, the playing channel will be selected when opening a window or dialog containing a channel list. If disabled, the channel previously selected in a window or dialog will be selected when opening a window containing a channel list. |
Synchronise channel groups with backends
| Settings level: | Standard |
| Description: | Imports channel groups from the backend (if supported). Will delete user created groups if they're not found on the backend. |
Use channel order from the backend(s)
| Settings level: | Advanced |
| Description: | Sorts the channels by channel number on the server, but uses Kodi's own numbering for channels. |
Use channels number from backend
| Settings level: | Advanced |
| Description: | Use the channel numbering from the backend, instead of configuring them manually in the channel manager. Only works with one enabled OVR add-on! |
Channel manager
| Settings level: | Standard |
| Description: | Opens the channel manager, which allows modifying the channel order, channel name, icon, etc. |
Group manager
| Settings level: | Standard |
| Description: | Opens the group manager, which allows modification of groups and their respective channels. |
Search for channels
| Settings level: | Standard |
| Description: | Instruct the backend to search for channels (if supported by the add-on and backend) |
Clear data
| Settings level: | Standard |
| Description: | Delete the databases for channels and guide and reimport the data from the backend afterwards. |