Hi again all,
PID Search
Doh...!! I can't believe that it's taken me so long to realise exactly what the 'PID Search' could do... I've been using Technomate (non-linux) receivers ever since they first came onto the market... and I really thought I knew virtually everything about their functions... I already knew that the 'PID Search' enabled you to search for individual channels on transponders/frequencies by entering the specific Video PID/Audio PID/PCR PID values... but what I didn't realise until last night was that this feature has another function...
Over the last couple of days I've been re-scanning transponders/updating channels on various satellites using the 'Advanced Search' function... I then go through all of the newly downloaded channels on each transponder and delete/clean up all of the empty (test) channels... the ones that have no associated PIDs... this is something I've always done... and I assume others would also have done likewise... however this procedure can be very time consuming...
So I tried scanning transponders/downloading channels using the 'PID Search' instead of the 'Advanced Search'... I left the Video PID/Audio PID/PCR PID values set to AUTO ...and low-and-behold when I looked at the downloaded channels there were now NO empty (test) channels present on any transponder frequency... the only downside is there's no 'Search Type' filter (All channels/FTA Only/TV Only) in the 'PID Search' menu... perhaps Technomate/Phantom Team could add the 'Search Type' filter (if possible) to this function...?
I'm guessing that most of you will already know all about this other function... however I thought I would post the information anyway... just in-case there's someone out there who didn't know...
Best Wishes,
Zorch
PID Search
Doh...!! I can't believe that it's taken me so long to realise exactly what the 'PID Search' could do... I've been using Technomate (non-linux) receivers ever since they first came onto the market... and I really thought I knew virtually everything about their functions... I already knew that the 'PID Search' enabled you to search for individual channels on transponders/frequencies by entering the specific Video PID/Audio PID/PCR PID values... but what I didn't realise until last night was that this feature has another function...
Over the last couple of days I've been re-scanning transponders/updating channels on various satellites using the 'Advanced Search' function... I then go through all of the newly downloaded channels on each transponder and delete/clean up all of the empty (test) channels... the ones that have no associated PIDs... this is something I've always done... and I assume others would also have done likewise... however this procedure can be very time consuming...
So I tried scanning transponders/downloading channels using the 'PID Search' instead of the 'Advanced Search'... I left the Video PID/Audio PID/PCR PID values set to AUTO ...and low-and-behold when I looked at the downloaded channels there were now NO empty (test) channels present on any transponder frequency... the only downside is there's no 'Search Type' filter (All channels/FTA Only/TV Only) in the 'PID Search' menu... perhaps Technomate/Phantom Team could add the 'Search Type' filter (if possible) to this function...?
I'm guessing that most of you will already know all about this other function... however I thought I would post the information anyway... just in-case there's someone out there who didn't know...
Best Wishes,
Zorch
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