[vdr] Re: Questions regarding EPG scan

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Juri Haberland wrote:
> 
> Hi Klaus and others,
> 
> I have some questions regarding the EPG scan. I know the source code
> would answer them all, but unfortunately I'm not very skilled in reading
> C++.
> 
> After the EPG scan kicks in, does it switch to every channel in
> channels.conf or does it switch to a couple channels to cover all
> transponders/frequencies only? To make it more clear:
> Suppose I have 5 frequencies (DVB-T) with 4 programs each. Would the EPG
> scan switch to 5 or 20 different channels?

It switches only to the various transponders, not individual channels.

> Second question:
> Does the EPG scan a single scan or does it do the scan continously until
> the next timer/ user action?

Continuously.

> Third:
> Is there a fixed delay between channel switches or does it depend on the
> EPG content of the currently choosen channel (or other things)?

It switches every 20 seconds (cEITScanner::ScanTimeout, see eitscan.h).

Klaus


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