Highlight the network(s) you would like to force scan and then press
the "Force Scan" button.
- Tip: You may select more than one network by holding ctrl and
- clicking on additional networks.
-
- * Force scanning can take some time, you may continue to
+ Force scanning can take some time, you may continue to
use Tvheadend while a scan is in-progress but doing so will increase
the time needed for it to complete - the time needed can vary depending
on a number of factors, the number of available tuners and how many muxes
you have etc.
+
+ **Tip**: You may select more than one network by holding ctrl and
+ clicking on additional networks.
### 6. Map Services to Channels
Once scanning for services is complete, you need to map the services to
channels so your client can actually request them (i.e. so you can watch
-or record). You can do this in two places:
+or record).
**Tvheadend web interface: _Configuration -> DVB Inputs -> Services_**
-**Tvheadend web interface: _Configuration -> Channel/EPG -> Channels_**
#### 6.1. Mapping All
- Press the "Map services" button and then "Map all services" from the drop-down.
- Note the resultant dialog box that allows you to exclude some services
- from the mapping: this is covered in more detail later in this guide.
+ Press the "Map services" button and then "Map all services".
+
+ A dialog will then appear with the list of available services and various
+ other mapping options. The ticked check boxes [✓] indicate which
+ services will be mapped, when you're happy with the selection press
+ the "Map services" button. You will then be taken to the Service
+ Mapper tab which will begin mapping services to channels.
#### 6.2. Mapping Selected
While holding ctrl (single selection) or shift (to select a range),
- Click on the services you would like to map as channels..
-
- Once you're done selecting, press the "Map services" button and then
+ click on the services you would like to map as channels. Once you're
+ done selecting, press the "Map services" button and then
"Map selected services" - **be careful not to click on the grid or
you'll lose your selection!**
A dialog will then appear with the list of available services and
- various other mapping options.
-
- The ticked check boxes [✓] indicate which services will be mapped,
- when you're happy with the selection press the "Map services"
- button. You will then be taken to the Service Mapper tab which
- will begin mapping services to channels.
+ various other mapping options. The ticked check boxes [✓] indicate
+ which services will be mapped, when you're happy with the selection
+ press the "Map services" button. You will then be taken to the
+ Service Mapper tab which will begin mapping services to channels.
**Tip**: By default Tvheadend will only show a small selection of
available services - you can increase this by using the paging