Default Remote Settings
Guide:
- Select – Plays Channel (Record on a future show)
- Outer Ring
a. Up – Moves channel selection up (hold for scroll) if on channel 1 goes to last channel.
b. Down – Moves channel selection down (hold for scroll) if on last channel goes to first.
c. Left – Goes backward in time (w/ Catch up ONLY) or to current time if it was advanced.
d. Right – Advances time.
- Back Button – Shows Groups (Right outer ring to full guide without group selection)
- RW/FF – Page Up/Down in the guide.
Live TV (Watching a channel):
- Select – Previous 10 channels (up to pause or record current show “far right dot”, down for options)
- Outer Ring
a. Up – Goes up one to next channel (Channel #1 to Channel #2)
b. Down – Goes down one to previous channel (Cannel #2 to Channel #1)
c. Left – Shows side guide (No preview) (Use back button or select to stay on channel)
d. Right – Goes to previous channel.
- Back Button – Goes to guide
- RW/FF – Info box up/down one channel (select to change)
- Menu – Options Menu
Settings (Main Settings Menu – Gear)
General:
- Auto start app on boot – Opens TiviMate when device is turned on.
- Auto start on wake up from sleep – Opens TiviMate when device wakes.
- Turn on last channel on app start – Goes straight to live stream.
- Confirm exit by second press back – Won’t exit w/ 1 back button push w/ groups showing.
- Backup data – Choose (and remember) which folder (allow permissions)
- Restore data
a. Enter URL (Can be used when multiple devices in home but requires extra steps)
b. Paste from clipboard – Needs air mouse (a way to copy from link)
c. Select local backup – From wherever you stored in Step 5.
Playlists: Clicking on one “Already Created”
- Show Playlist – On or Off
- Update playlist on app start – On = Auto Update
- Playlist Name – Click to edit name (follow onscreen directions)
- Playlist URL – Click to edit (follow onscreen directions)
- Main TV Guide Source – Click to edit (Follow onscreen directions)
- Additional Guide Source – (If you have one)
- Logos Priority – Leave as (Prefer logos from playlist)
- Catch Up – Based on your provider
- Manage Groups
a. Groups sorting – By Name (Alphabetical), By order in playlist (provider sorted), Manual (You decide)
b. Reorder groups – Only used with Manual (Sort however you like)
c. Show all groups – Self explanatory
d. Hide all groups – Self explanatory
****List of group names – Turn on/off to view/hide groups
- Update playlist – Use this mainly for sporting events and PPV (Service directed)
- Delete playlist – If you no longer have that service or just want to start over.
Add playlist – If you have more than one service.
Playlist sorting – By name (alphabetical), Manual (You decide)
Reorder playlists – Only used if Manual is selected above
TV guide:
- TV guide Sources – Allows Editing (Add, Change URL, Delete, etc.)
- Past days to keep – More days = longer load time – Mainly for catch up
- Update Interval – How many hours before update if TiviMate is always on.
- Update on app start – On/Off (Best to have on)
- Update on playlist change – On/Off (Best to have on if more than one provider)
- Update TV guide – Basically a refresh of the guide (Manual Update)
- Clear TV guide – Basically a “Clear Cache” of TV guide only.
- Latest update status – This should read “Successfully Update” if not, the status will indicate which guide is having a problem.
Appearance:
- Logos – Best to leave this as default.
- Groups:
a. Sorting – Leave as “By order in playlist” if you edited in Playlist Settings.
- Show all playlists category – Must be on if using “Show favorites category”
c. Show favorites category – Will show favorites you have saved from each playlist.
d. Show “All Channels” category – will show every channel from every playlist.
e. Highlight current group in color – Refers to current group selected under current playlist
TVguide:
a. Preview – (This affects both the full guide and side guide)
1. On – Gives preview window
2. Animated transition (If on)
3. Autoplay Channels – If on plays channel highlighted without selecting.
4. Stay on TV Guide – If on requires second click to bring channel full screen.
b. Channels Sorting –
1. By order in playlist – Settings that were done in “Playlists/Sorting/…(Best to use this)
2. By Name – Alphabetical
3. By Watch Time – Will put “Most Watched” channels up top.
c. Channel Name Editor – Used to remove prefix (U.S., U.K., etc.) Suffix (FHD, HD, etc.)
d. Preview – If on it plays channel selected in upper left (full guide) upper right (side guide)
e. Show channel numbers – On/Off
f. Show catch-up icon in channel list – If any of your providers offer it turn this on.
g. Highlight current channel in color – Changes highlighted channel name/# color to blue.
h. Enlarge logos – Makes the channel logo of highlighted channel larger.
i. Show current time indicator at full hight – Blue vertical line showing time left in shows.
j. Highlight progress only – Different option for showing same as “i”
k. Two line program tiles – Refers to show description when channel is highlighted.
l. Animated channels scrolling – Not sure what this does.
m. Stay on TV guide when switching channels – If turned on, the guide overlays the current
channel playing & requires a 2nd select to change channel then exit guide.
- Use back to quickly return to current programs – Turn on if you have catch up.
- Player:
- Channel List – This refers to the side guide.
1. Show programs – Shows previous, current, future shows for channel highlighted.
2. Show program description – Provides info box in upper right for channel highlighted.
3. Stay on list when switching channel – Select channel twice (or back) for full screen.
4. Animated transitions – Unknown
5. Auto play channels – Only works if “Preview” is turned on.
b. Info Panel – (Show description, FPS, Video quality, etc) box when changing channels.
1. Card Style – Shows info in a light gray box (If off, info shows at bottom of screen)
2. Show info panel at the bottom – If off info is at top when “Card Style” is on.
3. Show clock – Puts current time in info panel.
4. Show playlist group and name – Useful if switching channels in favorites group.
5. Show program description – Refers to info panel “NOT GUIDE”
6. Show media properties – FPS, Stereo Sound, UHD, etc.
7. Show video resolution – Explanation provided
c. Recent Channels –
1. Recent channel count (choose how many to display)
2. Delay before adding to recent channels, seconds (refers to how long channel must
play)
d. Menu – Turn on/off options that will appear when using menu button during live channel.
e. Clock – Puts a clock on live TV (allows for placement, size, transparency, etc.)
f. Panel timeout seconds – Refers to how long “Info Panel” stays on screen.
g. Skip step for time bar – Refers to catch up
h. Skip step for RW/FF – Refers to catch up.
i. Show black screen when switching channels – Very brief black screen.
- Language – Refers to app text “NOT” broadcast language of channel(s).
- Font size – Refers to text in entire app (guides, CC, etc.)
- User interface transparency % – Higher number = More background visibility.
Playback:
- Buffer size – To adjust slower connection (device or provider)
- Audio decoder – used if no sound on all channels.
- Video decoder – used if no video on all channels.
- AFR – Used if TV does not have Auto Frame Rate (mainly used for sports)
- Audio Pass Through – Turn on if using stereo receiver.
- Use external player – If turned on here it will apply to “ALL” channels and preview will not work.
Remote Control: Mapping of buttons on remote.
Parental Controls: Self explanatory.
About: See what version you’re on, set auto update, check for new version.
