============================ MythTV 32 keyboard shortcuts ============================ First published at 8/3/2022 on https://defkey.com/mythtv-32-shortcuts MythTV is a free and open-source home entertainment software. The project was started in April 2002 by Isaac Richards. MythTV 32 has 142 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Front end --------- Arrow keys Used to move the highlight point around Alt + F4 Exit the application Space Take action on the item under the highlight point Enter Take action on the item under the highlight point P Play in both "Watch a Recording" and "Delete a Recording" D Delete in both "Watch a Recording" and "Delete a Recording" I Edit recording options from the EPG, "Program Finder", "Program Recording Priorities", or "Fix Scheduling Conflicts" screens. From the Playback and Delete screens, 'I' presents options for recorded shows such as Auto Expire or Stop Recording. Pressing 'I' while on the Recording Options screen will take you to the Advanced Recording Options screen. Watching TV and recording ------------------------- Up arrow / Down arrow Change the channel [Num 1 - 9] Type a number to enter a channel number or jump amount (HHMM format) P Pause / Play C Change inputs on TV Tuner card Esc Quit I Puts the On-screen Display up again. During playback, 'I' toggles between position and show description info. If a jump amount is entered, jump to that position (e.g., '75I' or '115I' will jump to one hour and 15 minutes after the start). M Brings up the menu. While in LiveTV the first item is the EPG, while watching a recording, the first item is Edit Recording S Brings up Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Page Up Jump back the configured number of minutes (default is 10) Page Down Jump ahead the configured number of minutes (default is 10) End Skip to next commercial break marker Z Skip to next commercial break marker Home Skip back to previous commercial break marker Q Skip back to previous commercial break marker T Toggle close caption support F Rotate between the various Picture Adjustments (Colour, Hue, etc.) While Picture Adjustment is on-screen, use Left and Right arrows to adjust. These settings adjust the look of the video playback, and are independent of the G-key settings used at record-time. The Xv picture controls must be enabled in the Playback settings. [ Decrease volume F10 Decrease volume ] Increase volume F11 Increase volume | Toggle mute F9 Toggle mute / Jump to the next "favorite" channel ? Mark/unmark the current channel as a "favorite" U Increase the play speed J Decrease the play speed W Cycle through 4:3 aspect ratio, 16:9, 4:3 Zoom (like Pan and Scan), 16:9 Zoom, and 16:9 Stretch (eliminates black sidebars in TV signal) Left arrow (if a jump amount is entered) jump back that amount Right arrow (if a jump amount is entered) jump ahead that amount Without the stickykeys option selected -------------------------------------- Left arrow Rewind the configured number of seconds (default is 5) Right arrow Fast forward the configured number of seconds (default is 30) < Starts rewind mode as if stickykeys are selected > Starts fast forward mode as if stickykeys are selected With Stickykeys option selected ------------------------------- Right arrow Starts fast forward mode Left arrow Starts rewind mode In fast forward or rewind mode ------------------------------ Left arrow / Right arrow Increases the ff/rew speed 0 Plays at normal speed, but leaves the time indicator on screen 1 Plays back more slowly than normal ff/rew speed (1 is slowest) 2 Plays back more slowly than normal ff/rew speed (1 is slowest) 3 Plays back at normal ff/rew speed 4 Plays back faster than normal ff/rew speed (9 is fastest) Space Exits fast forward or rewind mode While video is paused --------------------- Left arrow Rewind 1 frame < Rewind 1 second Right arrow Advance 1 frame > Advance 1 second Watching TV only ---------------- G Rotate between the various Picture Adjustments (Colour, Hue, etc.) for recording. These values affect the look of the resulting .nuv file, and are independent of the playback picture settings. While Picture Adjustment is on-screen, use Left and Right arrows to adjust. H Channel history. Each repeat steps back through the previous channels. O Turns on 'Browse' mode, allowing user to browse channels and program info while watching current show Full Screen. Alt + F7 Bring up the signal meter F8 Toggle the sleep timer 30m->1hr->1hr30m->2hr->Off Y Switch between multiple capture cards. NOTE: you lose your LiveTV buffer on your current card. Useful for different-sourced cards (such as Dish Network on one, HDTV over-the-air on another card.) Watching a recording only ------------------------- Space Set a bookmark Enter Set a bookmark X Queues the current recording for transcoding O Brings up menu to allow toggling settings such as Commercial Auto-Skip, Auto-Expire, etc. E or M  Enters/exits edit mode. In edit mode ------------ Left arrow / Right arrow Move forward and backward Up arrow / Down arrow Alter the amount of time you jump forward and backward. Increments are: nearest cutpoint, nearest video keyframe, 1 frame, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 20 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes. Page Up / Down Move forward and backward to the nearest cut point < Move forward or backward by 10 times the normal jump amount > Move forward or backward by 10 times the normal jump amount Space Allows you to set or delete a cut point Enter Allows you to set or delete a cut point Z Loads the commercial skip list (if one exists) into the cutlist C Clear all cut points in the cutlist Q Clear all cut points in the cutlist LiveTV Browse Mode ------------------ Left arrow Browse program prior to current listed program Right arrow Browse program following current listed program Up arrow Browse program on channel above current listed channel/program Down arrow Browse program on channel below current listed channel/program / Browse program on next favorite channel [0 - 9] Enter a channel number to browse Space Change channel to channel of current listed program Enter Change channel to channel of current listed program R Toggle recording of current program (cycles through types) Esc Exit Browse mode O Exit Browse mode Playback Recording Zoom Mode ---------------------------- Left arrow Move video to Left Right arrow Move video to Right Up arrow Move video Up Down arrow Move video Down Page Up Zoom In Page Down Zoom Out Space Exit Zoom mode leaving picture at current size and position Enter Exit Zoom mode leaving picture at current size and position Esc Exit Zoom mode and return to original size If you have two or more tuner cards ----------------------------------- V Toggle Picture-in-picture on or off B Toggles the window focus (lets you change channels on the PiP window) N Swaps the two channels by changing channels on both cards Electronic Program Guide ------------------------ Arrow keys Move the highlighted program point around W/A/S/D Move the highlighted program point around Page Up / Down Move the channel list up or down a page Home Move the highlight left or right by one day End Move the highlight left or right by one day Ctrl + Left arrow Move the highlight left by one page < Move the highlight left by one page Ctrl + Right arrow Move the highlight right by one page > Move the highlight right by one page 9 (like a numeric keypad) Perform the same as Page Up, Page Down, Home and End 3 (like a numeric keypad) Perform the same as Page Up, Page Down, Home and End 7 (like a numeric keypad) Perform the same as Page Up, Page Down, Home and End 1 (like a numeric keypad) Perform the same as Page Up, Page Down, Home and End I Bring up more information about a show, and allow you to schedule a recording. If you select "Record this showing" while watching Live TV you can "Instant Record" a program. Space Allow you resolve conflicts or change overrides. If the program is not already scheduled to record, it will instead act like pressing 'I'. Enter Allow you resolve conflicts or change overrides. If the program is not already scheduled to record, it will instead act like pressing 'I'. M When on a channel, will change to that channel Esc Exits without changing the channel C Exits without changing the channel R Change the current item from Recording/Not-Recording. Successive keypresses cycle through the scheduled recording type list. X Change the channel to the currently selected channel without leaving the EPG (Most useful in the alternate EPG) ? Mark/unmark the current channel as a "favorite" / Cycle the guide listing between all channels and channel groups Setting Program or Channel Recording Priorities ----------------------------------------------- Right arrow Increases priority value Left arrow Decreases priority value 1 Sorts by title 2 Sorts by priority Home Toggle sort priority End Toggle sort priority I Edit recording options Esc Commits changes and exits Viewing Scheduled Recordings/Resolving Conflicts ------------------------------------------------ 1 Show all recordings 2 Show only important recordings Home Toggle show showing all/important End Toggle show showing all/important I Edit recording options Space Resolve conflict or override Enter Resolve conflict or override Viewing Search Listings ----------------------- Home Change to the previous view if applicable End Change to the next view if applicable M Select another view if applicable. In the title and description search popup, press M again to edit or delete the selected view. Recording Profiles Setup Screen ------------------------------- D On a custom profile group displays a popup to delete the group M On a custom profile group displays a menu popup to delete the group Recording Groups ---------------- In the Watch Recordings screen, Recording Groups allow you to separate programs into user-defined categories, such as "Kids", "Alice", "Bob", etc. This can be used to reduce clutter, or to segregate content if you use the PIN function. M Change the view or to set a group password I Move a program from one Recording Group to another Source: mythtv.org Last modified on (UTC): Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.