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Keys and Buttons
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The list screen is fully described by the help screen of Enigma2: press HELP inside MovieCockpit to see the current keys. This page is the same information in one place.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| UP / DOWN | Cursor up / down |
| LEFT / RIGHT | Cursor one page up / down |
| CHANNEL+ / CHANNEL- (bouquet) | Jump to the top / to the bottom of the list |
| OK | Play the recording, or open the folder |
| 0 | Directory up. In the top directory of a bookmark: go to the home directory |
| 0 (long) | Go to the home directory |
| FAST FORWARD | Next list content (see User Guide) |
| REWIND | Previous list content |
| EXIT, POWER, HOME, TV | Leave MovieCockpit |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| VIDEO / PVR | Mark or unmark the entry, then move down |
| VIDEO / PVR (long) | Unmark everything |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| INFO | EPG info of the entry |
| INFO (long) | TMDB info (needs TMDBCockpit) |
| MENU | Function menu |
| MENU (long) | Plugins menu (plugins registered for the movie list) |
| 5 | Recording info (technical details) |
| 8 | File operations progress |
| STOP | Stop the selected running recording(s). Asks first |
Four colour buttons, four levels. The current level is shown bottom left as <1> to <4>, and the
button labels at the bottom always show what the buttons do at that level.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| NEXT | Next level (wraps from 4 to 1) |
| PREVIOUS | Previous level |
Pressing any colour button runs its function and then returns to level 1.
| Level | Red | Green | Yellow | Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delete | Sort mode | Move (Restore inside the trashcan) | Trashcan (Home inside the trashcan) |
| 2 | Empty trashcan | Sort order | Copy | Home |
| 3 | Reload cache | - | Archive (only with Enable archive on) | Bookmarks |
| 4 | Reset progress | Date / Mount | Timer list | Open setup |
What the buttons do:
- Delete moves the entries to the trashcan. Inside the trashcan it deletes them for good, after asking.
- Sort mode switches between date and alphabetical sorting for the current folder. Sort order reverses it.
- Move, Copy ask for a target folder. Restore moves entries out of the trashcan.
- Trashcan opens the trashcan of the home bookmark. Empty trashcan deletes everything in it, after asking.
- Home goes to the home directory.
- Reload cache rescans all mounted bookmarks (after a confirmation).
- Archive moves finished recordings to the archive disk (see Managing Recordings).
- Bookmarks edits the list of directories MovieCockpit scans.
- Reset progress sets the watched position of the marked entries back to the start.
- Date / Mount switches the date column between the programme date and the name of the disk the file is on.
- Timer list opens the Enigma2 timer list.
- Open setup opens the settings.
MENU opens a choice list. Number keys are not used there; select with the cursor and OK.
| Entry | Does |
|---|---|
| Home, Directory up | Change directory (only shown when you are not in a bookmark root) |
| Delete, Move, Copy | As the colour buttons |
| Create series directory | Creates a folder named after the entry (see Managing Recordings) |
| Move to series directory | Moves the entries into the matching series folder |
| Empty trashcan | As the red button on level 2 |
| Delete cover | Removes the cover file and cache entry of the entries |
| Bookmarks | Edit the scanned directories |
| Archive | Only shown when Enable archive is on |
| Reload cache | Rescan |
| Remove all marks | Deletes the cut-list marks of the entries (not the resume position) |
| Setup | Settings |
| About | Version and licence |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| OK | Show or hide the info bar; while paused, resume |
| PLAY | Play / pause |
| STOP, EXIT, POWER | Stop playback and return to the list (the position is saved) |
| CHANNEL+ | Skip forward (smart jump) |
| CHANNEL- | Skip backward (smart jump) |
| INFO | EPG info of the recording |
| FAST FORWARD, REWIND, pause, slow motion | Standard Enigma2 trick play |
| Audio and subtitle keys | Standard Enigma2 audio and subtitle selection |
Smart jump is explained in Playback.
MovieCockpit
Using it
- User Guide
- Keys and Buttons
- Playback
- Managing Recordings
- Covers and Metadata
- Storage and Network
- Settings
- Troubleshooting
Under the hood