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jmooremcc edited this page Mar 27, 2019 · 4 revisions

The Settings Dialog lets you set operating parameters for the addon.

There are three sections:

  1. General
  2. Set Activation Key
  3. Daily Stop Command

General Section

This section sets the following properties:

  1. Playlist Autoclean Mode: The Addon searches for and corrects stale playlist entries.
    A stale playlist entry occurs when a TV show in the playlist is not present in the EPG (TV Guide) because of scheduling changes.
    This cleaning operation takes place at startup and daily at 12:01 AM each morning.
  2. Vacation Mode: Disables/Enables the Playlist Addon.
    Activate this mode when you're away from Kodi on vacation or away on business.
  3. Debug Mode: Causes the Addon to prints debugging information to the Kodi system log.
  4. Countdown Dialog Duration: Default value 15 seconds.
    a. The Countdown Dialog informs the user that a channel change is about to occur.

    The timer in the dialog displays the amount of time you have to cancel the event which is done by hitting select on your remote.
  5. Preroll Time: Default value 5 seconds.
    a. The Preroll Time determines how many seconds before the program starts begore the addon changes the channel.
    The default value of 5 seconds means that the command to change the channel will occur 5 seconds before the program starts.

Set Activation Key Section

This section sets the button on your remote that will activate the Playlist Addon. The following procedure will set the button on your remote:

  1. Click the “Set Addon Activation Key” button
  2. You will have 5 seconds to press the button on your remote that will be assigned.
    The key number of the remote button will be stored in the “Activation Key” field.
  3. You can also manually enter a button number by clicking on the “Activation Key” field and entering the value.

Daily Stop Command

This section is used to activate a daily stop command in the Playlist.
This command will stop the player at the designated time each day. Activating the Daily Stop Command:

  1. Click the Activate button
  2. Enter the time (24 hour time) you want the event to fire.
  3. Example: Entering 23:59 will cause the Daily Stop Command to run at 11;59 PM each evening.

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