"Zapette 2 for Tvheadend" quick guide

 Installation

 Get the app on the Play Store.

 Configuration

• Open main menu and select "Settings", "Tvheadend" and tap the "+" icon in the menu to add a new server. Clic on an existing server to modify it. Type the name of the server (used only to recognize the server), the server ip address or DSN name (192.168.0.8 or myserver.myisp.com), HTSP port (9982) to exchange data, and HTTP port (9981) to view live TV and recordings.
• Fill in the login and password of a regular user. You have the possibility to leave the login and password fields blank if you have properly configured your server to give access to everyone (with IP filter of course !).
• Clic the "Test" button and wait for the test to complete. It will try to connect to the HTSP server and then to verify your login and password. Only if the test succeeds, you will be able to click the "OK" button to save the new server.

 The EPG Grid

Go in the main menu, and tap the "The Grid" menu. You will find a fully scrollable and zoomable grid view of all the EPG data.

• Programmed recordings have an orange background.
• Timerecs are shown by a red ribbon on top of a show.
• Swipe the grid to move the shows up/down/left/right.
• Pinch in/out to zoom vertically and horizontally.
• Tap a TV show to display its properties dialog.
• Long tap a programmed recording (with orange background) to display its recording properties dialog.
• Pictures are only shown in prime time shows (if enabled in the settings).
• Change day by swiping left and right the date at the top of the screen.
• Go directly to current time by tapping the blue down arrow button.
• Go directly to prime time by tapping the moon button.
• The round red button in the top menu indicates that a recording is in progress. Tap it to show/hide the recordings list in the bottom of the screen.

 Managing Recordings

You will find all the finished, current and upcoming recordings in this section, plus all the rules to automatically record programs based on their name (autorec), or based on their airing time (timerec). Go in the main menu, and tap the "Recordings" menu.

• Swipe left and right to gain access to the finished / upcoming / autorec and timerec tabs. You can also tap the buttons on top to achieve the same goal.
• Tap a recording to edit it.
• You can sort by name / file size / date.
• Group recordings by name. You are still able to sort groups.
• Delete multiple recordings by long tapping a recording. Then select other recordings and tap "DELETE" on top of the screen.

To create a new recording, position the view according to the type of recording you want to create. For instance, if you want to create a new timerec, display the timerecs list and then press the "+" button to show the creation dialog.

Information is shown as widgets to gain readability.

• Priority is shown as a column of five red or green bricks on the far right. The more important the recording is, the more high and green the pile becomes.
• Days of week are shown as a line of seven filled or empty squares, each one with a different color. If the square is full, the recording will happen on the corresponding day.
• The hourglass / green tick show how many recordings are scheduled / finished using that autorec or timerec.

 Editing a recording

If you want to have more information about a recording, or if you want to modify it, just tap it.

• Change date / time by tapping the date or the time buttons.
• Change priority or retention by selecting a new value in the predefined list.
• You can play the recording on your device by tapping the play button (blue triangle). The best is to use the MXPlayer app.
• Delete this recording and the files associated by long-clicking the delete button (red cross).
• Stop this recording by tapping the stop button (black square). It will be kept as a successful.

When you are done editing the recording, tap "OK" to actually modify the recording, or hit "Cancel" to dismiss all changes and close the dialog.

If the recording was created automatically by a timerec or autorec rule, you will notice a new icon on the right or . Just tap it to edit the autorec or timerec rule directly !

 Search for shows

If you want to find tv shows by their name, go in the main menu, and tap the "Search" menu.

• Type your search string in the dedicated text field.
• Choose a channel from the list or leave "Any channel" if you prefer to search in all channels.
• You can check the "FT" checkbox to make a "Full Text" search. It will search not only in the title, but also in the subtitle and description.
• Tap an item to open its properties dialog.