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w_scan_cpp is a channel scanner for digital TV and successor of w_scan.

Table of Contents Official Download more details How to build Usage what hardware to use for -ft, -fc, -fa, specify your Country for -fs, specify the Satellite and choose a output format for the data

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How to build

tar xf w_scan_cpp-YYYYMMDD
cd w_scan_cpp-YYYYMMDD
make download
make -j8
make install

Usage

combine at the command line switches for

what hardware to use

• -fc - Cable DVB (DVB-C)
• -fs - Satellite DVB (DVB-S/S2)
• -ft - Terrestrial DVB (DVB-T/T2)
• -fa - ATSC
• --satip - if you are using a SAT>IP device, combine this with -fc, -ft or -fs
• sometimes, there are more things to define, in such cases use the commandline help (-h and -H)
  • diseqc switches
  • diseqc rotors
  • usals rotors
  • SCR config (Unicable or Jess)
  • non-standard LNBs
  • special DVB-C Symbolrates
  • which frontend to use, if more than one

for -ft, -fc, -fa, specify your Country

-c ID - the two letter country ID (use -c? for list)

for -fs, specify the Satellite

-s ID - the satellite ID (use -s? for list)

and choose a output format for the data

This program may generate one of

• -I, --output-ini = generate transponder ini
• -L, --output-VLC = VLC xspf playlist
• -V, --output-VLC-satip = generate VLC xspf playlist for SAT>IP
• -M, --output-mplayer = mplayer format, similar to X
• -X, --output-xine = czap/tzap/xine channels.conf
• -x, --output-initial = "initial tuning data" for dvbv5-scan
• -Y FILENAME, --output-dat FILENAME = generate channels.dat for SAT>IP DvbViewer Lite

If nothing was specified, a VDR channel list will be generated.

There's also an option to output the channels in a sorted way.