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NAME

xdtv_cmd -- sends commands to xdtv

SYNOPSIS

xdtv_cmd "cmd_1; cmd_2; ... cmd_n"

DESCRIPTION

xdtv_cmd sends commands to xdtv

COMMANDS

They are the same than the ones of ~/.lircrc for IR remote control or for the "-e" option of xdtv(1).
setstation [ <name> | <nr> | next | prev | back ]

Set the TV station. This selects on of the TV stations which are configured in the xdtvrc config file. The argument can be the station name or a number (the first one listed in the config file is 0, ...). next/prev jumps to the next/previous station in the list, back to the previously selected one.

setchannel [ <name> | next | prev ]

Tune in some channel.

deinterlace

Select a deinterlace filter

zap | zap fast

Channel Hopping Slow / Fast / Off

setinput [ <nr> | next | prev ]

Set the source input (Television/Composite1/..)

volume mute

mute / unmute audio by mixer

blackborders [ inc | dec | 16:9 | 4:3 | 20:9 | 1.33:1 |

1.78:1 | 2.35:1 | 1.66:1 | 1.85:1 | 2.20:1 | 2.40:1 | 2.55:1 | 2.65:1 | 2.76:1 | value ] Set the BlackBorders

volume tvmute

mute / unmute audio by mixer and the TV-card. (useful when the sound has been lost because of too bad reception)

volume inc

increment the audio volume by one.

volume dec

decrement the audio volume by one.

volume number

increment the audio volume by number. (decrement if negative)

fullscreen

Toggle fullscreen mode.

showtime

Display time

setosd myownsentence

Display your own sentence on the screen

mouse

Mouse Pointer visible / hidden

title

Call the last nxtvepg title info again

stayontop

Stay on Top Yes / No

decoration

Window Decoration Yes / No

save

Save all parameters in RC file

run

Run an external command from xdTV (eg. shutdown -h now)

quit

quit xdtv

keypad n

enter digit ’n’. That’s the two-digit channel selection, entering two digits within 5 seconds switches to the selected station. Useful for lirc.

setres color|constrast|bright|hue|capture|audio value

set ressource value

record

starts/stops recording

teletext

Start/Stop builtin AleVT Videotext/Teletext decoder/browser

vtx line 1|line 2|line 3|...|line n

Display subtitles, with no argument clear previous subtitles.

xosd

toggles xosd use for osd display.

togglesub

Toggles Subtitles: Activate or unactivate subtitles

subpageno

Display Subtitles: Choose your Subtitles page number

unsubpageno

Go back on a subtitle page. Work with subpageno and togglesub commands

snap [ jpeg|ppm ] [ full|win ]

Capture an image from currently tunned station. First argument it the file format wether jpeg or ppm, second is wether to capture image in [full] screen mode or [win] to capture picture same as the size of xdtv window.

resmode

switch between brightness, contract, hue and color

resource +|-value

change the value of the current property (which is selected by resmode). example: resource +640 or resource -640

SEE ALSO

xdtv(1), xawtv-remote(1)

COPYRIGHT

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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