This category contains the electronic programming guide (EPG) settings.
General
Days to display
Settings level:
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Advanced
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Description:
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Number of days to show in the guide and import data for from backends.
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Default select action
Settings level:
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Standard
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Description:
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Select what will happen when an item is selected in the guide:
"Show context menu": Will trigger the context menu from where you can choose further actions
"Switch to channel": Will instantly tune to the related channel
"Show information": Will display a detailed information with plot and further options
"Record": Woll create a recording timer for the selected item
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Hide 'no information available' labels
Settings level:
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Advanced
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Description:
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Hides "no information available" labels when no EPG data could be retrieved for a channel.
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Updates
Update interval
Settings level:
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Advanced
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Description:
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Time between guide data imports from backends. Defaults to 120 minutes.
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Prevent updates during playback
Settings level:
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Advanced
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Description:
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Do not import Guide data while playing TV, to minimise CPU usage.
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Don't cache in local database
Settings level:
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Advanced
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Description:
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Guide data is stored in a local database by default, to speed up EPG importing when Kodi is restarted. Enabling this option will prevent that.
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Clear data
Settings level:
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Standard
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Description:
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Delete the cached guide data and reimport it from the backend.
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