Live TV

Live TV

The Live TV screen lets you watch live television directly. You can also reach Live TV from the TV Guide by selecting a currently-broadcasting show and clicking Watch.

Changing Channels

Method	How
Channel Up / Down	Page Up / Page Down, or + / − keys, or Channel Up/Down remote buttons
Channel by number	Type digits 0–9 then Enter (remote: digits + 🆗)
Previous channel	Ctrl-W / Previous Channel remote button
Up/Down popup (Now & Next)	↑ / ↓ while watching

Playback Controls

Live TV can be paused and time-shifted if your system supports it.

Action	Keyboard	Remote	Roku	Android
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 + ⏭️
Record current show	Ctrl-K	⏺️	Long ↩️	N/A
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
Subtitles (Closed Captions)	Ctrl-X		✳️	Long 🔼
Audio track	Ctrl-Y		✳️	Long 🔼

Skip sizes and FF/RW behaviour are configurable in config.xml under the Playback section.

Note: The UI Client does not support Live TV seek/navigation. Brief pauses may occur on Roku.

Hotkeys

You can jump to Live TV directly from anywhere in the player using F2 (keyboard) or the TV button on your remote.

See the Keyboard Reference for the complete list of shortcuts.