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<p>Tvheadend has a built-in Electronic Program Guide. The EPG is an in-memory
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database populated with all the information about events received from
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the DVB networks over-the-air or from external grabbers such as XMLTV.</p>
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<p></p>
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<p>The EPG tab displays a filterable grid containing all events,
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sorted based on start time.</p>
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<img src="docresources/epg.png">
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<p></p>
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<hr>
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<b>Filtering (or searching)</b>
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<p>In the EPG top tool bar you can access five input fields.
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These are used to filter/search for events. The form uses implicit AND
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between the input fields. This means that all filters must match
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for an event to be displayed.</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>[Search title...]
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<dd>
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Only display events that match the given title. The filter uses case-insensitive
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regular expressions. If you don't know what a regular expression is, this simply
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means that you can type just parts of the title and filter on that - there's no need
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for full, exact matching.</dd>
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<dt>[Filter channel...]</dt>
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<dd>
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Only display events from the selected channel. Channels in the drop down are
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ordered by channel number and can be filtered (by name) by typing in the box.</dd>
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<dt>[Filter tag...]</dt>
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<dd>
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Only display events from channels which are included in the selected tag.
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Tags are used for grouping channels together - such as 'Radio' or 'HDTV' - and are
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configured by the administrator. You can start typing a tag name to filter the list.</dd>
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<dt>[Filter content type...]</dt>
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<dd>
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Only display events that match the given content type tag. Most DVB networks
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classify their events into content groups. This field allows you to filter based
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on content type (e.g. "Sports" or "Game Show"). Supported tags are determined by
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your broadcaster. Again, simply start typing to filter the entries if you have a
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long list to choose from.</dd>
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<dt>[Filter duration...]</dt>
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<dd>
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Only display events that fall between the given minimum and maximum durations.
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This allows you to filter for or against, say, a daily broadcast and a weekly omnibus
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edition of a programme, or only look for short news bulletins and not the 24-hour
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rolling broadcasts.</dd>
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<dd> </dd>
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<dd>Options are:</dd>
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<table class="hts-doc-text" border="0">
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<tr><td>00:00:01 to 00:15:00 - for very short news bulletins, children's programmes, etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>00:15:01 to 00:30:00 - for short programmes, e.g. daily soap operas</td></tr>
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<tr><td>00:30:01 to 01:30:00 - for medium-length programmes, e.g. documentaries</td></tr>
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<tr><td>01:30:01 to 03:00:00 - for longer programmes, e.g. films</td></tr>
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<tr><td>03:00:00 to no maximum - for very long programmes, e.g. major sporting events</td></tr>
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</table>
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<p>So, if you only want to see Movies from your available HD channels, you
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would select 'HDTV' in the <i>[Filter tag...]</i> field, and select
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'Movie / Drama' in the <i>[Filter content type...]</i> field. If you wish, you
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could then further limit the search to programmes of between 90 minutes and 3 hours by
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selecting '01:30:01 to 03:00:00' in the <i>[Filter duration...]</i> field.</p>
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<p></p>
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<p>Note that you don't have to press a 'Search' button: the grid immediately
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updates itself as you change the filters.</p>
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<p></p>
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<p>You can clear an individual filter by simply deleting its contents, or by selecting
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<i>'(Clear filter)'</i> as appropriate on all except the title filter. If you want to
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clear all filters, just press the <i>[Reset All]</i> button.</p>
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<br> </br>
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<hr>
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<b>Event details and recording</b>
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<p>If you click on a single event, a popup will display detailed information
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about the event. It also allows you to schedule the event for recording
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by clicking on the <i>[Record program]</i> button.</p>
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<p>
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For EPG providers that supply series link information there will also be a
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<i>[Record series]</i> button that will record all entries in the series.</p>
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<p>
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For events without any series link information, an <i>[Autorec]</i> button will be
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provided to create a pseudo-series link using the autorec feature.</p>
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<p></p>
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<img src="docresources/epg2.png"> <img src="docresources/epg3.png">
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<p></p>
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<p>If you schedule any kind of recording from this point, you can choose a specific
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DVR profile that will apply to the recording or autorec rule. This will normally show
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as <i>(default)</i>, but you can define different profiles in the <b>Configuration ->
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Recording -> Digital Video Recorder</b> tab. This allows you to set, for example, more post-
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broadcast padding for a channel that always runs late, or perhaps define a different
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post-processing command to strip adverts out on a commercial channel.</p>
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<p>You will also see a <i>Search IMDB</i> link to look for the programme by name on
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imdb.com, and a <i>Play</i> link to watch a programme that's already in progress. This
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second link downloads a playlist file (XSPF or M3U depending on your startup options);
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if your system is configured for it, this will automatically launch an appropriate
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player, otherwise you will need to manually open the playlist to start watching (normally a
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double-click on the downloaded file).</p>
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<p></p>
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<p>To close the popup, just click on the [X] window button.
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The popup isn't modal, so you don't have to close it before doing something else,
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and you can open as many detailed information popups as you want.</p>
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<br> </br>
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<hr>
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<b>Autorecordings</b>
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<p>Should you wish to record all events matching a specific query (to record
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your favourite show every week, for example) you can press the <i>[Create AutoRec]</i>
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button in the top toolbar.</p>
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<p></p>
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<p>A popup with details about the to-be-created autorecording rule needs to
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be confirmed before the rule takes effect.</p>
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<p></p>
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<img src="docresources/autorecpopup.png">
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<p></p>
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<p>You can change or delete the autorec rules in the
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<b>Digital Video Recorder</b> tab. Use that editor if you temporarily want
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to disable an autorecording or make adjustments to the channel, tag, or similar.</p>
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<br> </br>
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<hr>
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<b>Watch TV</b>
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<hr>
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<p>If you want to watch live TV in the web UI, the <i>[Watch TV]</i> button will pop up
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a VLC plugin window (if you don't have the plugin installed a direct URL should be
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provided to load into your preferred media player).</p>
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</div>
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