Controls and navigation

Controls and navigation

How to use E2iPlayer with the remote control: the start screen, the lists inside a host, favourites, search and the coloured markers.

Tip: inside a host, BLUE → Help shows a short key overview on the TV.

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Starting E2iPlayer

• Plugin browser → E2iPlayer, or
• BLUE while watching TV (extension list) → E2iPlayer, or
• Main menu → E2iPlayer (if switched on).

Which of these entries exist is set in Settings → Basic configuration. See Settings explained.

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The start screen (hosts and groups)

E2iPlayer calls the sites it supports hosts (or services). By default they are sorted into groups (Movies and series, Live, German, English, Music, …) and shown as icons. The layout depends on Settings → Skin → Hosts list type:

• Graphic services selector (icon grid, default)
• List view (list with icons)
• Simple list (text only, fastest; no reordering or group editing)

With Enable hosts groups switched off, you get one list of all hosts instead of groups.

Some groups worth knowing:

• Worldwide: hosts that work in every country and language, e.g. YouTube, Dailymotion, Twitch, Vimeo, TED, SHOUTcast, Mixcloud. They stay in their language/topic groups as well.
• IPTV Portals: your own IPTV accounts, Xtream IPTV and Stalker Portal (MAG).
• Torrent: the torrent hosts. Only shown while torrent playback is switched on, see Torrents with TorrServer.

The group icons carry the group's name. In the icon grid the tile size is Settings → Skin → Service icon size (135x135 by default on FHD/WQHD skins, 100x100 on HD).

Below the icons (or the list) an info line shows the selected host's name and the date of its last change, e.g. Host: youtube, Last Modified: 05.10.2026 (for the XXX host its version). Useful when you report a problem.

Keys

Key	Function
OK	Open the group or host. A PIN-protected host asks for the PIN first (see Settings → Security).
EXIT	Back from a group to the group list. On the group list: close E2iPlayer.
MENU	Open the E2iPlayer settings.
RED	Enable reordering / Disable reordering (see below).
GREEN	Disable/Enable groups: choose which groups are shown.
YELLOW	Open the Download manager.
BLUE	More menu (see below).
INFO / EPG / HELP	Open the Info screen (About, System information, debug log).

On images other than openATV, Egami and Pure2, the icon grid looks slightly different: only BLUE (More) and MENU are shown, and the tiles All and Configuration are at the end of the list. Everything else is in the BLUE menu.

BLUE "More" menu on the start screen

Depending on where you are, it offers:

Option	What it does
Add host … to group	Adds the selected host to another group.
Enable / Disable reordering mode	Same as RED.
Sort by name	Sorts the current list alphabetically.
Search	Find a host by name in the current list. Several matches open a list.
Download manager	Opens the download manager.
Disable/Enable services	Switch hosts on or off (on the host list and in All).
Disable/Enable groups	Choose which groups are shown (on the group list).
Reset to defaults	Resets the order and hidden entries of this list to the default. Only shown when you changed something.
Hide "…" group	Hides the selected group.
Remove "…" item	Removes the selected host from this group (it stays available in All).
Settings	Same as MENU.
Info	Opens the Info screen (About, System information, debug log).

Arranging hosts and groups

• Change the order: RED (or BLUE → Enable reordering mode), select an entry, OK to pick it up (MOVE: …), move it with the arrow keys, OK to drop it. RED again to finish. The order is saved automatically.
• Hide a group: BLUE → Hide "…" group, or untick it with GREEN (Disable/Enable groups). To show it again, tick it with GREEN.
• Your own group: the group User defined is empty at first. Add hosts to it with BLUE → Add host … to group.
• All hosts: the group All always contains every enabled host.
• Switch a host off completely: BLUE → Disable/Enable services, or Settings → Service configuration → Services configuration.
• Undo everything in a list: BLUE → Reset to defaults.

Favorites and LocalMedia (files on your HDD/USB) are also shown as hosts.

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Inside a host

A host shows lists of categories, videos, search entries and so on. The footer only shows keys that do something for the selected item.

Keys

Key	Function
OK	Open the category / play the video. A locked folder asks for the PIN.
EXIT	One level back. While a list is loading: cancel loading.
RED	Close: back to the host/group selection.
GREEN / RECORD	Download the selected video (only for items that can be downloaded). See Download manager.
YELLOW	Refresh the current list.
BLUE / OPTION	More menu (see below).
MENU	Item actions: favourites, watched status, host-specific actions (see below).
INFO / EPG	Show details (description, cover, extra info) of the selected item.
PLAY	Autoplay: plays the list from the selected item on, one after another. A short countdown runs between items (Autoplay start delay). EXIT or STOP in the player, or EXIT during the countdown, stops it. See Playlists and selection.
CH+	Back to the previous category.
CH−	Next page, if the list ends with a "next page" entry.
1–9	T9 letter jump: jumps to the next entry starting with that letter (2 = A B C, 3 = D E F, …).
0	Play with automatic player selection.

Number keys with T9 switched off (T9 letter jump in lists = No), or when no entry matches the letter:

Key	Function
1	Play with the first player, with buffering
2	Play with the second player, with buffering
3	Play with the first player, without buffering
4	Play with the second player, without buffering
8	Start autoplay

Keys 1–4 also remember that player for this host.

Selection mode (BLUE → Select): OK marks or unmarks the row instead of opening it, EXIT ends the selection mode. See Playlists and selection.

BLUE "More" menu inside a host

Option	When	What it does
Add to User Links / Edit User Links	YouTube, URL list, XXX	Save a link (e.g. a YouTube channel) in your own link list, or edit that list (see below).
Add item to favorites / Edit favorites	Items that can be saved	Save the item in a favourites group / open the favourites manager.
Set active movie player / Change active movie player	Always	Choose which player this host uses: Auto selection based on the settings, or a player with/without buffering. Stored per host.
Play all from here / Select / Select all	Lists with at least two video, audio or picture rows	Start autoplay at the selected row, or switch on the selection mode (OK marks rows).
Play / Download / Add … to favourites / Remove … from favourites marked items (n), Unselect all	Selection mode	What can be done with the marked rows.
Randomize a playlist / Undo shuffle, Reverse a playlist / Undo reverse	Lists with more than one playable item	Shuffle or reverse the playable items of the list (toggles, the header shows shuffled / reversed).
Download all items of this page	Lists with at least two video/audio rows that can be saved as favourites (not in the XXX host)	Batch download of the page.
Configure host	Hosts with settings	The host's own settings (logins, quality, proxy, …).
Edit search history	Hosts with search	Rename, sort or delete previous searches.
Download manager	Always	Opens the download manager.
Find item	Lists with more than one entry	Type part of a title. One match jumps to it, several matches open a list.
Help	Always	Short key overview.
Exit	Always	Close E2iPlayer.

The list functions (autoplay, selection, shuffle/reverse, batch download) are explained on Playlists and selection.

MENU "Select action" inside a host

Option	What it does
Add item to favorites	Save the item in a favourites group (you choose the group or create a new one).
Remove from favorites (…)	Shown when the item is already a favourite: removes it from all groups.
Set watched / Unset watched	Mark the item as watched or not watched (for hosts with watched support, e.g. the mediathek hosts and favourites).
Host-specific actions	Some hosts add their own entries, e.g. in favourites groups with YouTube channels: YouTube channels: sort by newest upload / original order.

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Searching

Hosts with a search function show these entries:

• Search: opens the keyboard. The last search is already filled in (Remember last search entry). Suggestions appear while typing, if enabled.
• Search history: your previous searches. OK searches again.
• Edit search history: rename, sort and delete entries.
• Delete search history: deletes all entries of this host.

In the search history list, the number keys always jump to the entry starting with that letter.

Search history editor

Key	Function
OK / BLUE	Rename the entry
RED	Delete the entry
GREEN	Enable/disable reordering (OK picks up and drops, UP/DOWN moves)
YELLOW	Save
MENU	Options: Add new entry, Sort A-Z, Sort Z-A, Reset to saved order, Enable reordering, Fix/Unfix jump target
INFO	Help
1–9	T9 letter jump

There is no search across all hosts on the TV. The web interface has one (Search in all active hosts).

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Selecting a link

Many videos are available from several hosters (mirrors):

• With one link, playback starts right away.
• With several links, the Select link list opens. Choose one.
• If a link fails, you get "No valid links available." and the list opens again. The failed link is shown in red, so you can pick another one.
• A link you already chose while the host is open gets a tick and grey text. The marks are forgotten when you leave the host.

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Favourites

Adding

In a host: MENU (or BLUE) → Add item to favorites → choose a group, or Add new group of favorites (with name and description).

Watching

Open the host Favorites on the start screen. Your groups are listed there, and in each group the saved items.

A group with more than one YouTube channel also shows Newest videos (all YouTube channels): the latest uploads of these channels, newest first (switch it off in the Favorites host settings: Show "Newest videos" of all YouTube channels in a group). INFO on one of these videos shows its full description from YouTube. The age of the video is only in the description, not in the title, so it doesn't end up in the file name of a download.

Several items at once

In a host list or inside a favourites group: BLUE → Select, mark the rows with OK, then BLUE → Add marked items to favourites (n) or Remove marked items from favourites (n). See Playlists and selection.

Favourite sites of the XXX host

The XXX host keeps its own list of favourite sites: MENU on a site in its main menu → Add item to favorites / Remove from favorites. Favourite sites get the favourite star at the end of the row, and the folder +++ Favorites +++ (n) at the top of the XXX main menu lists them, grouped like the main menu, with a search over these sites only. The list is stored in the config folder (hostxxx/xxxfavorites.txt).

Favorites manager

Open it with BLUE → Edit favorites.

Group view:

Key	Function
OK	Open the group
RED	Remove group
GREEN	Add new group
YELLOW	Enable/disable reordering (UP/DOWN moves, LEFT/RIGHT moves a page, OK ends)
BLUE	Edit name and description
MENU	Sort A-Z / Z-A
1–9	T9 letter jump
EXIT	Close (asks "Save changes?" if something changed)

Inside a group: RED remove item, GREEN copy the item to another group, BLUE rename, EXIT back to the groups.

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User Links (link list editor)

Some hosts use your own link lists:

• URL list: Videos, Live streams, User files
• XXX
• YouTube: channels you saved with Add to User Links

Open it with BLUE → Edit User Links.

Key	Function
OK	Edit the line
RED	Delete the line
GREEN	Enable/disable reordering (UP/DOWN moves the row, OK saves, EXIT cancels)
YELLOW	Move the link to another group (or a new group)
BLUE	Sort A-Z / Z-A
EXIT	Close

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Coloured titles and markers

Items in the lists can be coloured and marked:

Marking	Meaning	Default colour
Title grey + badge on the icon	Watched	grey
Title yellow + badge on the icon	Started, not finished	yellow
Title green + download symbol at the end of the row	Downloaded (file still exists)	green
Download symbol (in progress) at the end of the row	In the download queue / downloading	—
Title cyan + star at the end of the row	In your favourites	cyan
Tick on the item icon	Marked in the selection mode	—

• Started is set automatically when playback starts.
• Watched is set automatically when you stop after more than 95 % of the video (with the external players).
• Seasons and series are marked from the state of their episodes.
• Set or remove it manually with MENU → Set watched / Unset watched.
• A recording of a live stream (GREEN on a live row) gets no downloaded marker; the next broadcast is a new one.

Colours and switches are in Settings → Service configuration (Allow watched flag to be set, Mark downloaded items, Mark favourite items). Watched status and favourites can be deleted in Settings → Storage → Detail/expert mode.

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Info screen

Start screen INFO (or BLUE → Info), or INFO in the settings.

Key	Function
LEFT / RIGHT	Switch page: About, System, Log
UP / DOWN	Scroll
GREEN	Save the page to /tmp (for bug reports)
YELLOW	Log page: auto refresh on/off
BLUE	Log page: clear the debug log
OK / EXIT	Close

See How to create debug logs for details.