How do I adjust Groups Settings? Print

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You may want to change some of your group settings or add custom groups.

 

Enable/Disable Groups

Go to Settings/Playlists, click on a playlist then scroll down to Manage Groups.  Here you can decide what groups you want showing and what groups you want hidden.  You will have to do it for each set of groups, TV, Movies, and Shows.  For the live TV, this can also be done from the TV Guide.  Just select the playlist and long press the select button, when the menu on the right appears, scroll to the bottom to Manage Groups.

Another thing to consider while your here, you have the option to Show Newly Added Groups.  What this does is display any new groups the provider may add at a later date, they are generally other countries so you'll have to go back to Settings and hide them if you don't want them.  But, you may be surprised, groups such as "Olympics", when the Olympics are playing, may get added and your wouldn't know if this option is turned off.

 

Group Options

For the TV Guide, scroll left, and click on a playlist group then long press the select.  From the menu on the right you will see several options to customize your group.

Group Name; edit or change the name of the group.

Restore Group Name; return to the original group name.

Channels Sorting; choose how you want the channels sorted in the group, by order in playlist, by name, by date added, by watch time, or manual.  If you choose manual, you must then click on Reorder Channels, then you can drag and drop where you want them.

Show Favorites Only; if you toggle this on, the group will only show the channels you selected as a favorites.

Use External Player; choose if you want to use an external player for that group.  You must have an external player such as VLC or MX Player installed on your device.  You will have the choice of yes, no, or VOD only.  This only sets the external player for the group, to set this globally (all playlists and groups), go to Settings/Playback/Use External Player and set it there.

EPG Time Offset; change this in increments of 1 hour up or down until your EPG matches the right time.  This only changes the group, to change it globally (the EPG source), go to Settings/EPG/EPG Sources, click on the EPG you want to change and scroll down to Time Offset.

Block Group; you will have to use your Parental Controls PIN to block or unblock the group.  To unblock the group, just go back and select Unblock Group.

Hide Group; this is where you can hide the Group from being shown.  To unhide it, scroll to Manage Groups and enable it.

Delete Group; this is only for groups that you have created, be careful of this one, if you delete the groups there's no getting it back, you'll have to re-create the group and set it all up again.

Manage Groups; what groups will be show on the playlist, this is the same as if you did it from the playlist settings. This can also be done in the main settings, go to Settings/Playlists, click on the playlist, then scroll down to Manage Groups to disable/enable the groups.

 

Creating Custom Groups

You can add custom groups to any playlist, they can be added under All playlists rather than an individual playlist, that is your choice.  Once you create a group, you can move or copy channels from any playlists and put them in that group.  Full instructions on creating custom groups are covered HERE. After your custom group is set up, you can manage it the same way as any other group.

 

Remember to always run a backup after doing customizations


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