Keyboard Reference

Keyboard Reference

Keyboard shortcuts, remote control mappings, and Roku/Android equivalents for all NextPVR Player screens.

Common (All Screens)

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Menu navigation	↑ ↓ ← → Enter	🔼 🔽 ◀️ ▶️ 🆗
Scroll screen	Page Up / Page Down	⏪ ⏩
Show hidden menu bar	Home	Info/Menu	Long 🔼	Long ↩️
Exit screen	Escape, BackTab	🔙 Exit
Toggle Full Screen / Windowed	Alt-Enter
Volume Up		Vol +
Volume Down		Vol -
Subtitles (Closed Captions)	Ctrl-X		✳️	Long 🔼
Audio track	Ctrl-Y		✳️	Long 🔼

Hotkeys

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Android
TV Guide	F1	Guide	Long 3️⃣
Live TV	F2	TV
Video	F3	Videos	Long 6️⃣
Music	F4	Music	Long 9️⃣
Pictures	F5	Pictures
Radio	F6	Radio
Recordings	F8		Long 1️⃣

TV Guide

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Play selected show	Ctrl-P	⏯️
Record / cancel recording	Ctrl-K	⏺️	Long ↩️
Show Groups popup	Alt-G	Green	Long 🔼	Long 5️⃣
Skip forward by day	Ctrl-→	⏭️	Long ⏩	Long ⏩
Skip back by day	Ctrl-←	⏮️	Long ⏪	Long ⏪
Skip forward by screen	Ctrl-F	⏩	Long ▶️	N/A
Skip back by screen	Ctrl-R	⏪	Long ◀️	N/A

Live TV

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Channel Up	Page Up, +	Channel Up	⏩
Channel Down	Page Down, −	Channel Down	⏪
Channel by number	0–9 + Enter	0–9 + 🆗	Number Menu
Up channel popup (Now & Next)	↑	🔼
Down channel popup (Now & Next)	↓	🔽
Watch channel from popup	Enter	🆗
Previous channel	Ctrl-W	Previous Channel	↩️	N/A
Record current show	Ctrl-K	⏺️	Long ↩️	N/A
Pause	Space, Ctrl-Q, Ctrl-O	⏸️	⏯️
Resume	Space, Ctrl-P, Ctrl-O	⏯️	⏯️
Stop and return to menu	S, Ctrl-S	⏹️	🔙
Fast-forward (paused)	F, Ctrl-F	⏩	N/A
Rewind (paused)	R, Ctrl-R	⏪	N/A
Skip forward (60 s default)	Ctrl-→	⏭️
Skip back (30 s default)	Ctrl-←	⏮️
Short skip forward (10 s)	→	▶️
Short skip back (10 s)	←	◀️
Skip forward xx min/sec	number + Ctrl-→	number + ⏭️
Show info bar and timeline	Ctrl-B	Info/Menu	🆗	🆗 or Info/Menu
Show EPG Overlay	F1			Long 1️⃣
Toggle aspect ratio	F7		Not available	Not available

The FF/RW behaviour setting in Advanced Setup affects which operation is performed for FF/RW/Left/Right keys. The UI Client does not support Live TV seek; brief pauses may occur on Roku.

Recordings — In the List

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Play selected recording	Ctrl-P	⏯️
Toggle sort mode	Ctrl-S	⏹️	Long ⏯️
Jump to 0–90% of list	0–9	0–9
Toggle red flag	Alt-R	Red	Long 🆗 🔽 🆗	Long 2️⃣
Toggle green flag	Alt-G	Green	Long 🆗 🔽 ▶️ 🆗	Long 5️⃣
Toggle yellow flag	Alt-Y	Yellow	Long 🆗 🔽 ▶️▶️ 🆗	Long 8️⃣
Toggle blue flag	Alt-B	Blue	Long 🆗 🔽 ◀️ 🆗	Long 0️⃣

Play on a series resumes the series; play on a single recording resumes that recording.

Recording Schedule — In the List

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Show hidden menu bar (Man-Rec)	Home	Info/Menu

Recordings — While Playing

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Play / Resume	Space, Ctrl-P	⏯️
Pause	Space, Ctrl-Q	⏸️	⏯️	⏯️
Stop and return to menu	S, Ctrl-S	⏹️	🔙
Fast-forward	F, Ctrl-F	⏩	Long ▶️ (TS only)	N/A
Rewind	R, Ctrl-R	⏪	N/A
Skip forward (60 s default)	Ctrl-→	⏭️	▶️	▶️
Skip back (30 s default)	Ctrl-←	⏮️	◀️	◀️
Short skip forward (10 s)	→	⏩	Long ▶️	Long ▶️
Short skip back (10 s)	←	⏪	Long ◀️	Long ◀️
Skip xx min/sec	number + Ctrl-←	number + ⏭️	Number menu + skip	Number +
Show info bar and timeline	Ctrl-B	Info/Menu	🆗	🆗 or ℹ️
Show EPG Overlay	F1		N/A	Long 1️⃣
Toggle aspect ratio	F7		N/A	N/A

Skip sizes and units are configurable in config.xml under the Playback section.

Search

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control
Navigate between panels	← →	◀️ ▶️

Music

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Play selected item	Ctrl-P	⏯️
Stop music	Ctrl-S	⏹️	🔙	Long ⏯️
Next track	Ctrl-→	⏭️	N/A
Previous track	Ctrl-←	⏮️	N/A
Remove track from playlist	Delete		N/A	N/A
Jump to 0–90% of list	0–9	0–9	Number Menu
Jump to first item starting with letter	A–Z

Pictures

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Start slideshow	Ctrl-P	⏯️
Jump to 0–90% of list	0–9	0–9	Number Menu
Jump to first item starting with letter	A–Z

Video

Action	Keyboard	Remote Control	Roku	Android
Play selected video	Ctrl-P	⏯️
Jump to 0–90% of list	0–9		Number Menu
Jump to first item starting with letter	A–Z

Roku Number Menu

Function	Remote
Activate	Long 🆗
Number +/−	◀️ ▶️
×10 number	⏪ ⏩
Select	🆗
Select and skip forward	⏯️