---
name: "tvtime-scanner"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tvtime"
version: "1.0.11-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tvtime-scanner"
---

# tvtime-scanner(1)

an all-band scanner for tvtime to help users of European cable providers that do not use standard frequencies

## NAME

tvtime-scanner - an all-band scanner for **tvtime** to help users of European cable providers that do not use standard frequencies

## SYNOPSIS

**tvtime-scanner** \[ *OPTION* \] ...

## DESCRIPTION

**tvtime-scanner** allows a user to scan all frequencies for stations.  This is useful for European cable provides such as **UPC** or **Casema** which do not use standard frequency tables for their channels. **tvtime-scanner** checks for frequencies across the full band and writes it to your stationlist.xml file in a table called "Custom".  This can be selected by running "tvtime --frequencies=custom" or by selecting the Custom frequency table within the OSD menu inside **tvtime.**

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Show usage information.

- **-F, --configfile=FILE**

  Additional config file to load settings from.

- **-d, --device=NAME**

  video4linux device to use (defaults to */dev/video0*).

- **-i, --input=INPUTNUM**

  video4linux input number (defaults to *0*). Cards commonly have a bunch of sources, for example, on my WinTV card, *source 0* is my tuner and *source 1* is the composite input.  The scanner requires using an input that has a tuner.

- **-n, --norm=NORM**

  The mode to set the tuner to (defaults to *NTSC*). Valid modes are:

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | • | NTSC |
  | • | PAL |
  | • | SECAM |
  | • | PAL-NC |
  | • | PAL-M |
  | • | PAL-N |
  | • | NTSC-JP |

## AUTHORS

Billy Biggs.

## SEE ALSO

[**tvtime**(1)](/tvtime/1.md), [**tvtime-configure**(1)](/tvtime-configure/1.md), [*tvtime.xml*(5)](/tvtime.xml/5.md),