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@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ of the LinuxTV project (http://linuxtv.org). For details about the "Video Disk Recorder" project please refer to http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr. +There is also a remote control unit described on those +Web pages, which can be used within this program. + +Please see the INSTALL file for details on how to install +this program on your computer. + The author can be contacted at kls@cadsoft.de. Yet another "set-top-box"? @@ -25,112 +31,6 @@ of commercial set-top-boxes usually are a lot more fancy than the ones in this system, but here we have the full source code and can modify the menus in whatever way desired. -Compiling and running the program: ----------------------------------- - -Make sure the files from this package are located in a -directory that is "parallel" to the DVB directory of the -driver source for the Siemens DVB-S PCI card (refer to -http://linuxtv.org/dvb/siemens_dvb.html for more information -about that driver). For example, if the DVB driver was -extracted into the directory /home/kls/vdr/DVB, then this -package should be extracted into /home/kls/vdr/VDR. - -This program requires the card driver version 0.04 or higher -to work properly. - -After extracting the package, change into the VDR directory -and type 'make'. This should produce an executable file -named 'vdr', which can be run after the DVB driver has been -installed. - -There are two macros you can use to customize the 'vdr' program -at compile time. Adding "DEBUG_REMOTE=1" to the 'make' call -will use the PC's keyboard as input device instead of the "Remote -Control Unit" (see http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr/remote.htm). -Adding "DEBUG_OSD=1" will use the PC screen (or current window) -to display texts instead of the DVB card's on-screen display -interface. These modes are useful when testing new menus if you -only have a remote connection to the VDR (which, in my case, is -located in the living room and has neither a monitor nor a keyboard). - -Configuration files: --------------------- - -There are three configuration files that hold information about -channels, remote control keys and timers. These files are currrently -assumed to be located in the directory from which the 'vdr' program -was started (this will become configurable later). The configuration -files can be edited with any text editor, or will be written by the -'vdr' program if any changes are made inside the on-screen menus. -The meaning of the data entries may still vary in future releases, -so for the moment please look at the source code (config.c) to see -the meaning of the various fields. - -Learning the remote control keys: ---------------------------------- - -There is no default 'keys.conf' file, so if you compile the program -without 'DEBUG_REMOTE=1' you will have to go through a "teach-in" -session that allows the program to learn your remote control codes. -It will first attempt to determine the basic data transfer mode and -timing of your remote control unit, and then will ask you to press one -key after the other so that it can learn the various key codes. You will -at least need to provide an "Up" and a "Down" key, so that you can switch -channels. The rest of the key definitions is optional, but the more keys -you define, the more you will be able to navigate through the menus and -control recording/replaying. -If the program has been built with "DEBUG_REMOTE=1", it will use the -key configuration file 'keys-pc.conf', so that you won't loose data -when switching between normal and debug mode. - -The default PC key assignments are: - - Up, Down, Left, Right Crsr keys in numeric block - Menu '5' in numeric block - Ok Enter - Back Backspace - 0..9 '0'..'9' in top row - Red, Green, Yellow, Blue 'F1'..'F4' - Record 'r' - Pause 'p' - Stop 's' - Begin 'B' - SearchForward 'f' - SearchBack 'b' - SkipForward 'PgDn' in numeric block - SkipBack 'PgUp' in numeric block - -If you prefer different key assignments, simply delete the file -'keys-pc.conf' and restart 'vdr' to get into learning mode. - -Navigating through the On Screen Menus: ---------------------------------------- - -The "Main" menu can be called up with the "Menu" key of your remote -control unit. The "Up" and "Down" keys are used to select a specific -item. The "Left" and "Right" keys can be used to change options, and -the numeric keys allow direct input of numeric data. The "Ok" key -confirms any changes (or switches to a channel in the "Channels" menu). -The "Back" key goes back one level in the menu structure, discarding -any changes that might have been made in the current menu. - -In the "Timers" menu, the current timer can be enabled or disabled with -the "Right" or "Left" key, respectively (enabled timers are marked with ">"). -"Ok" here opens the "Edit timer" menu. - -Textual options, like channel names or recording file names, can be edited -by pressing the "Right" button (which puts brackets around the current -character as in "[R]TL"), selecting the desired character position with -"Left" and "Right", and changing the character with the "Up" and "Down" -keys. "Ok" then confirms the changes. - -The "Red", "Green", "Yellow" and "Blue" buttons have special meanings -in the various menus and are listed at the bottom of the on-screen-display. - -At any point in the menu system, pressing the "Menu" key again will -immediately leave the menu system. - What do you think? ------------------ |