--- name: "scan" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "dvb-apps" version: "1.1.1+rev1500-2" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/scan" --- # scan(1) a program to produce channel.conf files. ## NAME scan - a program to produce channel.conf files. ## SYNOPSIS **scan** \[*options*\]\ ## DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the **scan** commands. **scan** is a program to produce channels.conf files. ## OPTIONS - **-c \[initial-tuning-data-file\]** scan on currently tuned transponder only - **-v** verbose (repeat for more) - **-q** quiet (repeat for less) - **-a N** use DVB /dev/dvb/adapterN/ - **-f N** use DVB /dev/dvb/adapter?/frontendN - **-d N** use DVB /dev/dvb/adapter?/demuxN - **-s N** use DiSEqC switch position N (DVB-S only) - **-i N** spectral inversion setting (0: off, 1: on, 2: auto \[default\]) - **-n** evaluate NIT-other for full network scan (slow!) - **-5** multiply all filter timeouts by factor 5 for non-DVB-compliant section repitition rates - **-o fmt** output format: 'zap' (default), 'vdr' or 'pids' (default with -c) - **-x N** Conditional Access, (default -1)\ N=0 gets only FTA channels\ N=-1 gets all channels\ N=xxx sets ca field in vdr output to :xxx: - **-t N** Service select, Combined bitfield parameter. 1 = TV, 2 = Radio, 4 = Other, (default 7) - **-p** for vdr output format: dump provider name - **-e N** VDR version, default 3 for VDR-1.3.x and newer value 2 sets NIT and TID to zero\ Vdr version 1.3.x and up implies -p. - **-l** lnb-type (DVB-S Only) (use -l help to print types) or - **-l** low\[,high\[,switch\]\] in Mhz - **-u** UK DVB-T Freeview channel numbering for VDR - **-P** do not use ATSC PSIP tables for scanning (but only PAT and PMT) (applies for ATSC only) - **-A N** check for ATSC 1=Terrestrial \[default\], 2=Cable or 3=both - **-U** Uniquely name unknown services\ This manual page was written by Uwe Bugla \.