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Live TV

The Live TV screen lets you watch live television directly. You can also reach Live TV from the TV Guide by selecting a currently-broadcasting show and clicking Watch.

Changing Channels

Method How
Channel Up / Down Page Up / Page Down, or + / − keys, or Channel Up/Down remote buttons
Channel by number Type digits 0–9 then Enter (remote: digits + 🆗)
Previous channel Ctrl-W / Previous Channel remote button
Up/Down popup (Now & Next) ↑ / ↓ while watching

Playback Controls

Live TV can be paused and time-shifted if your system supports it.

Action Keyboard Remote Roku Android
Pause Space, Ctrl-Q, Ctrl-O â¸ī¸ â¯ī¸
Resume Space, Ctrl-P, Ctrl-O â¯ī¸ â¯ī¸
Stop and return to menu S, Ctrl-S âšī¸ 🔙
Fast-forward (paused) F, Ctrl-F ⏊ N/A
Rewind (paused) R, Ctrl-R âĒ N/A
Skip forward (60 s default) Ctrl-→ â­ī¸
Skip back (30 s default) Ctrl-← âŽī¸
Short skip forward (10 s) → â–ļī¸
Short skip back (10 s) ← â—€ī¸
Skip forward xx min/sec number + Ctrl-→ number + â­ī¸
Record current show Ctrl-K âēī¸ Long â†Šī¸ N/A
Show info bar and timeline Ctrl-B Info/Menu 🆗 🆗 or Info/Menu
Show EPG Overlay F1 Long 1ī¸âƒŖ
Toggle aspect ratio F7 Not available Not available
Subtitles (Closed Captions) Ctrl-X âœŗī¸ Long đŸ”ŧ
Audio track Ctrl-Y âœŗī¸ Long đŸ”ŧ

Skip sizes and FF/RW behaviour are configurable in config.xml under the Playback section.

Note: The UI Client does not support Live TV seek/navigation. Brief pauses may occur on Roku.

Hotkeys

You can jump to Live TV directly from anywhere in the player using F2 (keyboard) or the TV button on your remote.

See the Keyboard Reference for the complete list of shortcuts.