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==General==
[[File:PVR_Playback_1.jpg|600px|right]]
=== Fallback framerate ===


= General =
<gallery mode="packed" widths="600px" heights="337px">
File:Settings-PVR-Playback-01.jpg
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== Switch to fullscreen ==
{|
{|
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}  
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}  
| Basic
| Standard
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| '''Description:'''
| '''Description:'''
| If enabled, this framerate is used for streams we were not able to detect fps.
| Switch to full screen playback when switching channels or starting playback.<br>Options are - ''Never, TV Channels, Radio channels'' and ''TV and radio channels''
|}
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=== Start playback minimised ===
== Preselect playing channel in lists ==
{|
|- valign="top"
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}
| Advanced
|- valign="top"
| '''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.
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== Show channel information when switching channels ==
{|
{|
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}  
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}  
| Standard
| Advanced
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| '''Description:'''
| '''Description:'''
| Display stream of selected channel in a small box instead of fullscreen (Defaults: yes)
| Display programming information when changing channels, such as the current TV show.
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== Close channel OSD after switching channels ==
{|
|- valign="top"
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}
| Advanced
|- valign="top"
| '''Description:'''
| Close the on screen display controls after switching channels.
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=== Continue last channel on startup ===


== Confirm channel switches by pressing OK ==
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| '''Description:'''
| '''Description:'''
| Shows the last seen channel if switching to live tv (Defaults: no)
| When flipping through channels using channel up/down buttons, channel switches must be confirmed using the OK button.
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=== Show signal quality ===
== Delay channel switch ==
 
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| '''Description:'''
| '''Description:'''
| True to display signal quality information in the codec information window (if supported by the add-on and backend)
| When pressing channel up or down, the actual channel switch is delayed, allowing the user to flip to a channel number without waiting for each channel switch.
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=== Timeout when starting playback ===  
== Delay mark last watched ==
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| '''Description:'''
| '''Description:'''
| Return to the previous window and stop playback if the channel stream doesn't start within this timeout. Defaults to 15 seconds.
| If set to a value greater than zero, the last watched time of channels will be stored the selected amount of time after start of channel playback. Otherwise the last watched time will be stored immediately at start of channel playback.
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=== Confirm channel switches by pressing OK ===
== Show signal quality ==
{|
|- valign="top"
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}
| Advanced
|- valign="top"
| '''Description:'''
| Where supported by the add-on and backend, will display signal quality information in the codec information window.
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== Fallback framerate ==
{|
{|
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}  
| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}  
| Standard
| Basic
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| '''Description:'''
| '''Description:'''
| When this option is enabled, pressing a number button in full screen mode will automatically switch to the channel number that was entered after 1 second. When disabled, you need to confirm the switch by pressing ok.
| If {{Kodi}} or the backend is unable to determine the framerate of the program, the nominated fallback framerate will be used.
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=== Deplay channel switch ===


= Catchup / Video On Demand =
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== Play next programme automatically ==
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| '''Description:'''
| '''Description:'''
| When pressing channel up or down, the actual channel switch is delayed. Defaults to 0 milliseconds.
| Enable automatic playback of the next programme when playing past programmes (catchup) or for Video On Demand (VOD) channels. Please note that catchup and VOD only work if supported by the channel provider.<ref>https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24528</ref>
 
There are also context menu options that can be used to commence playback.
* '''Play programme''' - Relies on this setting whether to stop or continue playback at the end of the selected title
*''' Play programmes from here''' or '''Play only this programme''' - Which option is displayed depends upon the status of this setting. Essentially these context menu items provide the opposite option so it can be used to ad-hoc override this setting.
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==RDS Radio==
[[File:PVR_Playback_2.jpg|600px|right]]
=== Enable RDS for radio channels ===


= RDS Radio =
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== Enable RDS for radio channels ==
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=== Mesage traffic advisory ===
== Mesage traffic advisory ==
{|
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| width=120px | {{nowrap|'''Settings level:'''}}
| Standard
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| '''Description:'''
| RDS inform you about traffic advisory messages.
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== Increase volume on traffic advisory ==
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| RDS inform you about traffic advisory messages.
| When the previous setting is enabled, you are able to increase the volume of any traffic advisory.
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= References =
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 1 May 2024

Home icon grey.png   ▶ Settings ▶ PVR & Live TV ▶ Playback


General

  • Settings-PVR-Playback-01.jpg


Switch to fullscreen

Settings level: Standard
Description: Switch to full screen playback when switching channels or starting playback.
Options are - Never, TV Channels, Radio channels and TV and radio channels


Preselect playing channel in lists

Settings level: Advanced
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.


Show channel information when switching channels

Settings level: Advanced
Description: Display programming information when changing channels, such as the current TV show.


Close channel OSD after switching channels

Settings level: Advanced
Description: Close the on screen display controls after switching channels.


Confirm channel switches by pressing OK

Settings level: Standard
Description: When flipping through channels using channel up/down buttons, channel switches must be confirmed using the OK button.


Delay channel switch

Settings level: Advanced
Description: When pressing channel up or down, the actual channel switch is delayed, allowing the user to flip to a channel number without waiting for each channel switch.


Delay mark last watched

Settings level: Expert
Description: If set to a value greater than zero, the last watched time of channels will be stored the selected amount of time after start of channel playback. Otherwise the last watched time will be stored immediately at start of channel playback.


Show signal quality

Settings level: Advanced
Description: Where supported by the add-on and backend, will display signal quality information in the codec information window.


Fallback framerate

Settings level: Basic
Description: If Kodi or the backend is unable to determine the framerate of the program, the nominated fallback framerate will be used.


Catchup / Video On Demand

  • Settings-PVR-Playback-03.jpg


Play next programme automatically

Settings level: Advanced
Description: Enable automatic playback of the next programme when playing past programmes (catchup) or for Video On Demand (VOD) channels. Please note that catchup and VOD only work if supported by the channel provider.[1]

There are also context menu options that can be used to commence playback.

  • Play programme - Relies on this setting whether to stop or continue playback at the end of the selected title
  • Play programmes from here or Play only this programme - Which option is displayed depends upon the status of this setting. Essentially these context menu items provide the opposite option so it can be used to ad-hoc override this setting.


RDS Radio

  • Settings-PVR-Playback-02.jpg


Enable RDS for radio channels

Settings level: Standard
Description: RDS data can be used if present.


Mesage traffic advisory

Settings level: Standard
Description: RDS inform you about traffic advisory messages.


Increase volume on traffic advisory

Settings level: Standard
Description: When the previous setting is enabled, you are able to increase the volume of any traffic advisory.


References

  1. ↑ https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24528



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