Online Help

Transponder operations

How to edit and create transponders, edit and move transponders.

Move, modify, delete transponders.
Move, edit, delete positions [XML only].

Import, export settings.

First you could read Quick Start page of online help for a quick introduction, with basic notions: context menu, Drag and Drop, multiple selection.

Transponders

Transponder lists are managed on separate tabs from the main view.

From main menu, click on menu Editor > Edit transponders or Edit (file).xml

[XML only] The [XML] tranponders list is handled side by side.

There is a side bar containing the area "Positions", the item pressed on this area will be displayed in the adjacent area "Transponders", in the prominent side.

For further information, open and save channel lists, see Channel lists page of online help.

Transponders tabs are always shown in the tab switcher.

Sort by column

The transponder list tree can be visually sorted according to the column name (eg. sorted by Frequency 0-9 or Frequency 9-0) in ascending and descending order.

To use the sort click on column name in the tree view, inside the Transponders area.

Move transponders

The transponders move with Drag and Drop, or alternatively with the Cut - Copy - Paste functionality.

Select transponders then drag them with the mouse cursor to the desired position.

For multiple selection press Ctrl on keyboard, or ⌘ command on a Mac keyboard, for continuous selection press ⇧ Shift on keyboard, and select transponders with the mouse or touchpad, then drag them into transponder item.

[XML only] Note: It is not possible to move transponders to other positions (satellites).

Sort transponders

Sort transponders by their properties, eg. TSID, in ascending or descending order.

Select transponders, then press Sort… from context menu or Tools.

For multiple selection press Ctrl on keyboard, or ⌘ command on a Mac keyboard, for continuous selection press ⇧ Shift on keyboard, and select transponders with the mouse or touchpad.

From transponders you want to sort, open the context menu and click on "Sort…"

From main menu, click menu Tools, then click on menu Sort > Sort transponders…

From bottom toolbar, click on "Tools", then click on menu Sort > Sort transponders…

Repeat last Sort

To quickly repeat the last sort options when calling "Sort…" from the context menu, check the option "Recall this set when Sort from context menu" from the Sort menu.

[XML only] Note: It is not possible to sort positions and transponders.

Note: Sort transponders available since software version 1.7

Create transponder

To create a transponder, click on "+ Transponder".

In dialog, enter the transponder parameters, then press "Save".

[XML only] The transponder will be added at the current position.

For further information, see Edit Transponders page of online help.

Edit transponder

Select the transponder to edit, open the context menu and click on "Edit Transponder".

In dialog, edit the transponder parameters, then press "Save".

For further information, see Edit Transponders page of online help.

Transponder can be quickly changed by double-clicking on selected service channel.

Note: Transponder parameters will be changed for any service associated with the transponder.

Delete transponder

To delete a transponder, select the transponders, open the context menu and click on "Delete".

[XML only] The transponder will be deleted from the current position.

Transponder can also be deleted with keyboard by pressing on ⇤ Backspace, Del, Delete, depending on system and keyboard used.

Note: The services associated with the transponder will be orphaned.

Tools

There are serveral utils Tools to perform batch operations on channel list.

From main menu, click menu Tools, select the desired operation

From bottom toolbar, click on "Tools", select the desired operation

A related list of available operations:

  • Clean

    • Remove orphaned services — without transponder reference
    • Fix (remove) references with errors

  • Params

    • Recalculate DVBNS for services

  • Duplicates

    • Remove duplicate transponders
    • Remove all duplicates

  • Transform

    • Transform transponders to XML settings
    • Transform XML settings to transponders

  • Sort

    • Sort transponders
  • Error Checker — checks channel list for errors, see Error Checker chapter, on this page.
  • Autofix — automatic fixes channel list, see Autofix chapter, on this page.
  • Import — imports from list formats or CSV, M3U files, see also File interoperability page.
  • Export — exports to list formats or CSV, M3U, HTML files, see also File interoperability page.
  • Log Inspector — inspects logs, see View software logs chapter, on Troubleshooting page.

Note: Tools "Utils" available since software version 1.7

Error Checker

Error Checker is an util to analyze the channel list for errors.

From main menu, click menu Tools > Error Checker

From bottom toolbar, click "Inspect"

From bottom toolbar, click on "Tools" > Error Checker

Note: Error Checker available since software version 1.8

Autofix

Autofix is an util to automatic fix the channel list.

This macro does the following operations:

  • remove all duplicates
  • fix bouquets
  • fix and remove references with errors
  • recalculate DVBNS for services

From main menu, click menu Tools > Autofix

From bottom toolbar, click "Autofix"

From bottom toolbar, click on "Tools" > Autofix

Note: Autofix available since software version 1.7

Edit settings [XML only]

To edit the settings, click on icon in the Positions area.

In dialog, modify the settings properties, then press "Save".

Move positions [XML only]

Positions move with Drag and Drop.

Select the position then drag it with the mouse cursor to the desired position.

Note: Multiple selection is not available to move positions.

Edit position [XML only]

Select the position to edit, open the context menu and click on "Edit Position".

In dialog, edit the position properties, then press "Save".

The position can be quickly changed by double-clicking on selected position.

Create position [XML only]

To create a position, click on "+ Position".

In dialog, enter the position properties, then press "Save".

Import and Export [XML only]

To import and export settings.

Import

From quick menu, press "Import"

From main menu, click menu File > Import menu

In File dialog select the settings file to import

Export

From quick menu, press "Export"

From main menu, click menu File > Export menu

In File dialog select the location where you want to export settings