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Diffstat (limited to 'vdr.5')
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1 files changed, 103 insertions, 12 deletions
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ .\" License as specified in the file COPYING that comes with the .\" vdr distribution. .\" -.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.5 2002/09/29 13:06:40 kls Exp $ +.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.6 2002/10/06 08:56:01 kls Exp $ .\" .TH vdr 5 "7 Sep 2002" "1.2.0" "Video Disk Recorder Files" .SH NAME @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ character, followed by arbitrary text. Example: A \fBchannel definition\fR is a line with channel data, where the fields are separated by ':' characters. Example: -\fBRTL:12188:h:1:27500:163:104:105:0:12003\fR +\fBRTL:12188:h:S19.2E:27500:163:104:105:0:12003\fR The line number of a channel definition (not counting group separators!) defines the channel's number in OSD menus and the \fItimers.conf\fR file. @@ -44,16 +44,44 @@ it has to be replaced by '|'). .B Frequency The transponder frequency in MHz for DVB-S and DVB-C, kHz for DVB-T (as an integer). .TP -.B Polarization -The polarization of the satellite signal. 'h' or 'H' for horizontal, 'v' or 'V' -for vertical (DVB-S only). +.B Parameters +Various parameters, depending on whether this is a DVB-S, DVB-C or DVB-T channel. +Each parameter consist of a key character, followed by an integer number that +represents the actual setting of that parameter. The valid key characters, their +meaning (and allowed values) are +.TS +tab (@); +l l. +\fBB\fR@Bandwidth (6, 7, 8) +\fBC\fR@Code rate high priority (0, 12, 23, 34, 45, 56, 67, 78, 89) +\fBD\fR@Code rate low priority (0, 12, 23, 34, 45, 56, 67, 78, 89) +\fBG\fR@Guard interval (4, 8, 16, 32) +\fBH\fR@Horizontal polarization +\fBI\fR@Inversion (0, 1) +\fBM\fR@Modulation (0, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256) +\fBT\fR@Transmission mode (2, 8) +\fBV\fR@Vertical polarization +\fBY\fR@Hierarchy (0, 1, 2, 4) +.TE +The polarization parameters have no integer numbers following them. This is for +compatibility with files from older versions and also to keep the DVB-S entries +as simple as possible. + +The special value \fB999\fR is used for "automatic", which means the driver +will automatically determine the proper value (if possible). + +An example of a parameter field for a DVB-T channel might look like this: + +\fBB8C23D12M64T2G32Y0\fR .TP -.B -DiSEqC -The DiSEqC code to use for this channel (integer, DVB-S only). +.B Source +The signal source of this channel, as defined in the file \fIsources.conf\fR. +For compatibility with files from older versions numeric values will be accepted +and also written back correctly, but they will have no meaning for the \fBDiSEqC\fR +settings. You should replace the numerical values with the proper source identifiers +defined in \fIsources.conf\fR. .TP -.B -Srate +.B Srate The symbol rate of this channel (DVB-S and DVB-C only). .TP .B VPID @@ -78,8 +106,8 @@ l l. \fB>=100\fR@requires a specific decryption method defined in \fIca.conf\fR .TE .TP -.B PNR -The program number (aka service ID) of this channel. +.B SID +The service ID of this channel. .SS TIMERS The file \fItimers.conf\fR contains the timer setup. Each line contains one timer definition, with individual fields @@ -191,6 +219,69 @@ Arbitrary text that describes the recording made by this timer. Any newline characters in the summary have to be replaced by '|', and the summary may contain ':' characters. If this field is not empty, its contents will be written into the \fIsummary.vdr\fR file of the recording. +.SS SOURCES +The file \fIsources.conf\fR defines the codes to be used in the \fBSource\fR field +of channels in \fIchannels.conf\fR and assigns descriptive texts to them. +Example: + +\fBS19.2E Astra 1\fR + +Anything after (and including) a '#' character is comment. + +The first character of the \fBcode\fR must be one of +.TS +tab (@); +l l. +\fBS\fR@Satellite +\fBC\fR@Cable +\fBT\fR@Terrestrial +.TE +and is followed by further data pertaining to that particular source. In case of +\fBS\fRatellite this is the orbital position in degrees, followed by \fBE\fR for +east or \fBW\fR for west. +.SS DISEQC +The file \fIdiseqc.conf\fR defines the \fBDiSEqC\fR control sequences to be sent +to the DVB-S card in order to access a given satellite position and/or band. +Example: + +\fBS19.2E 11700 V 9750 t v W15 [E0 10 38 F0] W15 A W15 t\fR + +Anything after (and including) a '#' character is comment. + +The first word in a parameter line must be one of the codes defined in the +file \fIsources.conf\fR and tells which satellite this line applies to. + +Following is the "switch frequency" of the LNB (slof), which is the transponder +frequency up to which this entry shall be used; the first entry with an slof greater +than the actual transponder frequency will be used. Typically there is only one slof +per LNB, but the syntax allows any number of frequency ranges to be defined. +Note that there should be a last entry with the value \fB99999\fR for each satellite, +which covers the upper frequency range. + +The third parameter defines the polarization to which this entry applies. It can +be either \fBH\fR for horizontal or \fBV\fR for vertical. + +The fourth parameter specifies the "local oscillator frequency" (lof) of the LNB +to use for the given frequency range. This number will be subtracted from the +actual transponder frequency when tuning to the channel. + +The rest of the line holds the actual sequence of DiSEqC actions to be taken. +The code letters used here are +.TS +tab (@); +l l. +\fBt\fR@22kHz tone off +\fBT\fR@22kHz tone on +\fBv\fR@voltage low (13V) +\fBV\fR@voltage high (18V) +\fBA\fR@mini A +\fBB\fR@mini B +\fBWnn\fR@wait nn milliseconds (nn may be any positive integer number) +\fB[xx ...]\fR@hex code sequence (max. 6) +.TE +There can be any number of actions in a line, including none at all - in which case +the entry would be used only to set the LOF to use for the given frequency range +and polarization. .SS CONDITIONAL ACCESS The file \fIca.conf\fR defines the numbers to be used in the \fBConditional access\fR field of channels in \fIchannels.conf\fR and assigns descriptive texts to them. |