Online Help
Channel List operations
How to edit and create channel lists, edit and move services and bouquets.
Create, edit, import, export, convert, channel lists.
Move, edit, delete and lock channels.
Move, modify, delete bouquets (group of channels).
First you could read Quick Start page of online help for a quick introduction, with basic notions: context menu, Drag and Drop, multiple selection.
Create channel lists
To create a new list of channels, open a new tab by clicking on "+ New Tab" at top window.
From main menu, click menu File > New.
Edit channel lists
Open the channel list.
From main menu, click menu File > Open.
From quick menu, click on "Open".
Save channel lists
From main menu, click menu File > Save, or to save with another name or to another location, click menu File > Save as.
From quick menu, click "Save".
You may see a message about overwriting of existing files, choose "Save" or "Cancel".
Convert channel lists
Channel lists can be converted between formats, from Enigma 2 to Neutrino and from Neutrino to Enigma 2.
From the "Services" side list above All services, click on icon .
Then from the drop-down menu, press Convert menu item, select the option responding to the desired conversion.
Available from / to conversion options are:
- Lamedb 2.4 [Enigma 2]
- Lamedb 2.5 [Enigma 2]
- Lamedb 2.3 [Enigma 1]
- Lamedb 2.2 [Enigma 1]
- Zapit api-v4 [Neutrino]
- Zapit api-v3 [Neutrino]
- Zapit api-v2 [Neutrino]
- Zapit api-v1 [Neutrino]
Import and Export
To selectively import and export parts of channel lists and merge with the opened channel list, use Import and Export features.
Import
From quick menu, click on "Import".
From main menu, click menu File > Import.
In File dialog, select file or directory to import. In dialog you can select the type of file to import from File type selector.
Export
The current selected service channel list or bouquet will be exported.
From quick menu, click on "Export".
From main menu, click menu File > Export.
From bouquet you want to export, open the context menu and click on "Export".
In File dialog, select the location where you want to export. In dialog you can select the type of file to export from the File type selector.
Channel sorting
Channels can be sorted according to the column name (e.g. sorted by Name A-Z or Name Z-A) in ascending and descending order.
To use the sort click on column name in the tree view, inside the Channels area.
When using channel sort, Drag and Drop is not available, to quickly re-enable Drag and Drop click on "Drag&Drop" button.
Move channels
Channels move with Drag and Drop, or alternatively with the Cut - Copy - Paste functionality.
Select services, channels, markers, then drag them onto the Bouquets area with the mouse cursor, into the bouquet item.
For multiple selection press Ctrl on keyboard, or ⌘ command on a Mac keyboard, for continuous selection press ⇧ Shift on keyboard, and select services, channels, markers with the mouse or touchpad, then drag them into channel item or bouquet item onto the Bouquets area.
When using channel sort, Drag and Drop is not available, to quickly re-enable Drag and Drop click on "Drag&Drop" button.
View channel details [Reference]
Further channel details are available by pressing the "Reference" button.
The details of the selected service channel will be shown in a box:
- Reference ID, reference identifier
- Service ID, service identifier
- Transponder, transponder information, associated with the service
- Userbouquets, the channel group where the service is
- Bouquets, the parent group of channels, TV or Radio, where the service is
- Tuner, tuning information, eg. satellite, position
Lot of details can be found in "Edit Service" dialog, which can be reached from the contextual menu by double-clicking on selected service.
- When editing Service, these parameters will be shown: PID, Card ID, Flag, Service Number, Src ID.
- When editing Transponder, all the transponder parameters associated with the service will be shown.
Add channels
To add channels click on "+ Channel".
The channel selector, with filters, will be shown in the pop-up window.
Select the channels to add and press "Add".
When you done, close the pop-up window.
Note: Channels cannot be added to the Services lists: All services, TV, Radio, Data.
Make sure you have selected a bouquet in the Bouquets area or have created one and select it.
Edit channel
Select the service channel to edit, open the context menu and click on "Edit Service".
In dialog, edit the service parameters, then press "Save".
The service will be modified in every position where found.
For further information, see Edit Services page of online help.
Service can be quickly edited by double-clicking on selected service channel.
Delete channel
To delete a channel, select the channels, open the context menu and click "Delete".
The service channel will be deleted in the current bouquet.
Channel can also be deleted with keyboard by clicking on ⇤ Backspace, Del, Delete, depending on system and keyboard used.
Create favourite
To create a favourite, click "+ Favourite".
In dialog, enter parameters for favourite, then press "Save".
The favourite will be created in the current bouquet.
Note: Favourites cannot be created in the Services lists: All services, TV, Radio, Data.
Make sure you have selected a bouquet in the Bouquets area or have created one and select it.
For further information, see Edit Favourites page of online help.
Edit favourites
Select a favourite to edit, open the context menu and click on "Edit Favourite".
In dialog, change the parameters of the favourite, then press "Save".
The favourite will be changed in the current bouquet.
Favourite can be quickly edited by double-clicking on selected marker.
Delete favourite
To delete favourite, select favourites, open the context menu and click "Delete".
Favourites will be deleted from the current bouquet.
Favourite can also be deleted with keyboard by pressing on ⇤ Backspace, Del, Delete, depending on system and keyboard used.
Create marker
To create a marker, click "+ Marker".
In dialog, enter a name for marker, then press "Save".
The marker will be created in the current bouquet.
Note: Markers cannot be created in the Services lists: All services, TV, Radio, Data.
Make sure you have selected a bouquet in the Bouquets area or have created one and select it.
Edit marker
Select a marker to edit, open the context menu and click on "Edit Marker".
In dialog, change the name of the marker, then press "Save".
The marker will be changed in the current bouquet.
Marker can be quickly edited by double-clicking on selected marker.
Delete marker
To delete marker, select markers, open the context menu and click "Delete".
Markers will be deleted from the current bouquet.
Marker can also be deleted with keyboard by pressing on ⇤ Backspace, Del, Delete, depending on system and keyboard used.
Move bouquets
The bouquets move with Drag and Drop.
Select bouquets then drag them with the mouse cursor to the desired position.
Note: Multiple selection is not available for moving bouquets.
Create bouquet
To create a bouquet, click on "+ Bouquet".
In dialog, enter a name for bouquet, then press "Save".
The bouquet will be created below the current parent group of channels, TV or Radio.
Edit bouquet
Select the bouquet to edit, open the context menu and click on "Edit Userbouquet".
In dialog, change the name of the bouquet, then press "Save".
Bouquet can be quickly edited by double-clicking on selected bouquet.
Delete bouquet
To delete a bouquet, select the bouquet, open the context menu and click "Delete".
The bouquet will be deleted with all the contained channels.
Lock channels [Parental]
The Parental lock feature is available with both blacklist and whitelist, this preference is found in "Settings" > Preferences.
Single channel lock
To lock a channel, select the channel, open the context menu and click on "Set Parental lock".
To unlock a previously locked channel, select the channel, open the contextual menu and click on "Unset Parental lock".
Note: Multiple selection is not available to lock channels.
Channel group lock
Bouquets can be created with channels to lock [blacklist] or unlock [whitelist].
Create a bouquet with the channels to lock/unlock.
Select the bouquet in the Bouquets area, open the context menu and click on "Set Parental lock".
To restore service channels to their previous state, open the context menu and click on "Unset Parental lock".