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		<id>https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3114</id>
		<title>Prevue Emulation:Configuration File</title>
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		<updated>2020-11-25T16:33:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Themreinhart: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The configuration file (Config.dat) is the cached version of the [https://prevueguide.com/Documentation/f_Command.pdf F-command] of the [[Prevue (ESQ)|ESQ]] software, which carries configurations to the software via serial.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These are the internal settings found in the Config.dat file on Prevue's disk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 2C010808GNAE01NNNNNNL2906YYY233606015100YNYCŽ8NNNNN1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;;&lt;br /&gt;
!Variables From ESQ&lt;br /&gt;
!Character&lt;br /&gt;
!Effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|2     &lt;br /&gt;
|The hold-time for the grid to stop before continuing. It ranges from 0 to 4 seconds.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|c&lt;br /&gt;
|Grid source channel order. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means it will use the six-letter channel name, while &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; used the source ID of the channel.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|(MR Review in F Setting - 0 for No, 1 for Yes)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1	   &lt;br /&gt;
|The frequency on how many times the SBS (SumBySource ['''Sum'''mary '''By''' '''Source''']) will be displayed after every listing cycle. In the config.dat on the 9.0.4, the frequency is set to &amp;quot;1&amp;quot;, which means the movie summary (known as &amp;quot;Summary for [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;) will appear after one listing cycle. The frequency can be ranged from &amp;quot;0&amp;quot; (means after every listing cycle) to &amp;quot;9&amp;quot; (after nine listing cycles).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08    &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08 &lt;br /&gt;
|   &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|G     &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for grid, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for scroll. The 7.8.3 supports both &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;S&amp;quot;, while the 9.0.2 supports only &amp;quot;G&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N&lt;br /&gt;
|Insertion for Advue. It is still unknown what &amp;quot;Advue&amp;quot; functions for.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|A     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|E     &lt;br /&gt;
|Language for the guide. &amp;quot;E&amp;quot; is English by default. There are other languages used for the guide include &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; for French (mostly for the Quebec [Canada] Prevue), &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for Spanish (for Prevue Latino/Canal TV Guide in Latin America) and &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for German.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary. Titled as &amp;quot;Sports on [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|SumBySource &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Stops on every synopsis on each channel labeled using &amp;quot;SumBySource&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Movie recap &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Disabling this continues the scroll, while changing it to &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; stops it every three listings.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|VideoVue insertion. Maybe local insertions for cable providers to insert local video ads.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|L     &lt;br /&gt;
|Laserdisc insertion type.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|29    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime starting slot. &amp;quot;29&amp;quot; represents 7:00 p.m., which is the start of primetime TV in the United States. &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; begins at 5:00 a.m.; the numbering is similar to the timeslots used in the curday.dat using the Central Time fornat (Tulsa).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime Look Ahead. &amp;quot;06&amp;quot; represents 3 hours, while &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; represent 1 1/2 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cycle summary info.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid synopsis. Used to show movie synopsis, including the actors (mostly two) and a short summary of the film and the length. Disabling it to &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; cuts off the synopsis, and only shows the title of the movie and the ratings, similar to the ones used in the real Prevue from 1993 to 1995.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Locks the listing for an estimated 2 seconds when a grid listing shows a synopsis of a film. Disabling it will continue the scroll even the listing contains a film.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|23    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot start. &amp;quot;23&amp;quot; represents 4 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot end. &amp;quot;36&amp;quot; represents 10 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06&lt;br /&gt;
|The length of the &amp;quot;look ahead&amp;quot; of the sports summary. Similar to the primetime look ahead.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%03ld &lt;br /&gt;
|015   &lt;br /&gt;
|Displays how many minutes PPV information can be displayed after the start of a movie or program. &amp;quot;015&amp;quot; represents 15 minutes. This one ranges from &amp;quot;000&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;999&amp;quot; (16.65 hours after the film has begun).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Frequency of a summary cycle. &amp;quot;1&amp;quot; represents summary after one cycle listing. Similar to the frequency of SBSSource, but ranges to other summaries like sports etc.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%2.2s &lt;br /&gt;
|00&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Weather &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Used on the &amp;quot;Prevue Weather&amp;quot; segments from 1993 to 1998, when Prevue rebranded and introduced weather forecasts as a segment on &amp;quot;Prevue News and Weather&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Military time. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; mean 12-hours, &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; means 24-hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cleans up unused logos.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|C&lt;br /&gt;
|Display length setting. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means custom in the 9.0.2, which means the grid can shrink using the 110-baud CTRL data during the sports segments (when they would decrease it from 3 to 2 listings, before returing back to 3 once the segment ends.) &amp;quot;H&amp;quot; is half-screen, while &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; is full-screen, which is used during the EPG years.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|Ž     &lt;br /&gt;
|[HEX CODE = 8E , Decimal 142]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01d  &lt;br /&gt;
|8 &lt;br /&gt;
|Number of color palettes.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Text ad source. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; means none, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; means satellite/serial, &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; means local (will enable localized ad editing using keyboard), and &amp;quot;R&amp;quot; for remote.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|PC disk support.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Unlocks the Scroll Bar: + to move up the screen and - to move down the screen (Default is Y, but our |listings has N)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|(ClockCmd in F Setting) (can't be 0 or can't exceed 2, will default to 1)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prevue Emulation]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Themreinhart</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3113</id>
		<title>Prevue Emulation:Configuration File</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3113"/>
		<updated>2020-11-25T16:26:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Themreinhart: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The configuration file (Config.dat) is the cached version of the [https://prevueguide.com/Documentation/f_Command.pdf F-command] of the [[Prevue (ESQ)|ESQ]] software, which carries configurations to the software via serial.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These are the internal settings found in the Config.dat file on Prevue's disk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 2C010808GNAE01NNNNNNL2906YYY233606015100YNYCŽ8NNNNN1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;;&lt;br /&gt;
!Variables From ESQ&lt;br /&gt;
!Character&lt;br /&gt;
!Effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|2     &lt;br /&gt;
|The hold-time for the grid to stop before continuing. It ranges from 0 to 4 seconds.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|c&lt;br /&gt;
|Grid source channel order. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means it will use the six-letter channel name, while &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; used the source ID of the channel.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|(MR Review in F Setting - 0 for No, 1 for Yes)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1	   &lt;br /&gt;
|The frequency on how many time the SBS (SumBySource ['''Sum'''mary '''By''' '''Source'''] will be displayed after every listing cycle. In the config.dat on the 9.0.4, the frequency is set to &amp;quot;1&amp;quot;, which means the movie summary (known as &amp;quot;Summary for [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;) will appear after one listing cycle. The frequency can be ranged from &amp;quot;0&amp;quot; (means after every listing cycle) to &amp;quot;9&amp;quot; (after nine listing cycles). &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08    &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08 &lt;br /&gt;
|   &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|G     &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for grid, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for scroll. The 7.8.3 supports both &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;S&amp;quot;, while the 9.0.2 supports only &amp;quot;G&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N&lt;br /&gt;
|Insertion for Advue. It is still unknown what &amp;quot;Advue&amp;quot; functions for.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|A     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|E     &lt;br /&gt;
|Language for the guide. &amp;quot;E&amp;quot; is English by default. There are other languages used for the guide include &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; for French (mostly for the Quebec [Canada] Prevue), &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for Spanish (for Prevue Latino/Canal TV Guide in Latin America) and &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for German.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary. Titled as &amp;quot;Sports on [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|SumBySource &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Stops on every synopsis on each channel labeled using &amp;quot;SumBySource&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Movie recap &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Disabling this continues the scroll, while changing it to &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; stops it every three listings.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|VideoVue insertion. Maybe local insertions for cable providers to insert local video ads.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|L     &lt;br /&gt;
|Laserdisc insertion type.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|29    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime starting slot. &amp;quot;29&amp;quot; represents 7:00 p.m., which is the start of primetime TV in the United States. &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; begins at 5:00 a.m.; the numbering is similar to the timeslots used in the curday.dat using the Central Time fornat (Tulsa).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime Look Ahead. &amp;quot;06&amp;quot; represents 3 hours, while &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; represent 1 1/2 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cycle summary info.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid synopsis. Used to show movie synopsis, including the actors (mostly two) and a short summary of the film and the length. Disabling it to &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; cuts off the synopsis, and only shows the title of the movie and the ratings, similar to the ones used in the real Prevue from 1993 to 1995.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Locks the listing for an estimated 2 seconds when a grid listing shows a synopsis of a film. Disabling it will continue the scroll even the listing contains a film.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|23    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot start. &amp;quot;23&amp;quot; represents 4 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot end. &amp;quot;36&amp;quot; represents 10 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06&lt;br /&gt;
|The length of the &amp;quot;look ahead&amp;quot; of the sports summary. Similar to the primetime look ahead.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%03ld &lt;br /&gt;
|015   &lt;br /&gt;
|Displays how many minutes PPV information can be displayed after the start of a movie or program. &amp;quot;015&amp;quot; represents 15 minutes. This one ranges from &amp;quot;000&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;999&amp;quot; (16.65 hours after the film has begun).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Frequency of a summary cycle. &amp;quot;1&amp;quot; represents summary after one cycle listing. Similar to the frequency of SBSSource, but ranges to other summaries like sports etc.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%2.2s &lt;br /&gt;
|00&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Weather &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Used on the &amp;quot;Prevue Weather&amp;quot; segments from 1993 to 1998, when Prevue rebranded and introduced weather forecasts as a segment on &amp;quot;Prevue News and Weather&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Military time. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; mean 12-hours, &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; means 24-hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cleans up unused logos.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|C&lt;br /&gt;
|Display length setting. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means custom in the 9.0.2, which means the grid can shrink using the 110-baud CTRL data during the sports segments (when they would decrease it from 3 to 2 listings, before returing back to 3 once the segment ends.) &amp;quot;H&amp;quot; is half-screen, while &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; is full-screen, which is used during the EPG years.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|Ž     &lt;br /&gt;
|[HEX CODE = 8E , Decimal 142]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01d  &lt;br /&gt;
|8 &lt;br /&gt;
|Number of color palettes.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Text ad source. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; means none, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; means satellite/serial, &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; means local (will enable localized ad editing using keyboard), and &amp;quot;R&amp;quot; for remote.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|PC disk support.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Unlocks the Scroll Bar: + to move up the screen and - to move down the screen (Default is Y, but our |listings has N)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|(ClockCmd in F Setting) (can't be 0 or can't exceed 2, will default to 1)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prevue Emulation]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Themreinhart</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3112</id>
		<title>Prevue Emulation:Configuration File</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3112"/>
		<updated>2020-11-25T16:24:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Themreinhart: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The configuration file (Config.dat) is the cached version of the [https://prevueguide.com/Documentation/f_Command.pdf F-command] of the [[Prevue (ESQ)|ESQ]] software, which carries configurations to the software via serial.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These are the internal settings found in the Config.dat file on Prevue's disk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 2C010808GNAE01NNNNNNL2906YYY233606015100YNYCŽ8NNNNN1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;;&lt;br /&gt;
!Variables From ESQ&lt;br /&gt;
!Character&lt;br /&gt;
!Effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|2     &lt;br /&gt;
|The hold-time for the grid to stop before continuing. It ranges from 0 to 4 seconds.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|c&lt;br /&gt;
|Grid source channel order. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means it will use the six-letter channel name, while &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; used the source ID of the channel.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|(MR Review in F Setting - 0 for No, 1 for Yes)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1	   &lt;br /&gt;
|The frequency on how many time the SBS (SumBySource ['''Sum'''mary '''By''' '''Source'''] will be displayed after every listing cycle. In the config.dat on the 9.0.4, the frequency is set to &amp;quot;1&amp;quot;, which means the movie summary (known as &amp;quot;Summary for [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;) will appear after one listing cycle. The frequency can be ranged from &amp;quot;0&amp;quot; (means after every listing cycle) to &amp;quot;9&amp;quot; (after nine listing cycles). &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08    &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08 &lt;br /&gt;
|   &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|G     &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for grid, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for scroll. The 7.8.3 supports both &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;S&amp;quot;, while the 9.0.2 supports only &amp;quot;G&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N&lt;br /&gt;
|Insertion for Advue. It is still unknown what &amp;quot;Advue&amp;quot; functions for.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|A     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|E     &lt;br /&gt;
|Language for the guide. &amp;quot;E&amp;quot; is English by default. There are other languages used for the guide include &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; for French (mostly for the Quebec [Canada] Prevue), &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for Spanish (for Prevue Latino/Canal TV Guide in Latin America) and &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for German.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary. Titled as &amp;quot;Sports on [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|SumBySource &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Stops on every synopsis on each channel labeled using &amp;quot;SumBySource&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Movie recap &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Disabling this continues the scroll, while changing it to &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; stops it every three listings.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|VideoVue insertion. Maybe local insertions for cable providers to insert local video ads.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|L     &lt;br /&gt;
|Laserdisc insertion type.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|29    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime starting slot. &amp;quot;29&amp;quot; represents 7:00 p.m., which is the start of primetime TV in the United States. &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; begins at 5:00 a.m.; the numbering is similar to the timeslots used in the curday.dat using the Central Time fornat (Tulsa).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime Look Ahead. &amp;quot;06&amp;quot; represents 3 hours, while &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; represent 1 1/2 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cycle summary info.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid synopsis. Used to show movie synopsis, including the actors (mostly two) and a short summary of the film and the length. Disabling it to &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; cuts off the synopsis, and only shows the title of the movie and the ratings, similar to the ones used in the real Prevue from 1993 to 1995.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Locks the listing for an estimated 2 seconds when a grid listing shows a synopsis of a film. Disabling it will continue the scroll even the listing contains a film.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|23    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot start. &amp;quot;23&amp;quot; represents 4 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot end. &amp;quot;36&amp;quot; represents 10 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06&lt;br /&gt;
|The length of the &amp;quot;look ahead&amp;quot; of the sports summary. Similar to the primetime look ahead.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%03ld &lt;br /&gt;
|015   &lt;br /&gt;
|Displays how many minutes PPV information can be displayed after the start of a movie or program. &amp;quot;015&amp;quot; represents 15 minutes. This one ranges from &amp;quot;000&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;999&amp;quot; (16.65 hours after the film has begun).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Frequency of a summary cycle. &amp;quot;1&amp;quot; represents summary after one cycle listing. Similar to the frequency of SBSSource, but ranges to other summaries like sports etc.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%2.2s &lt;br /&gt;
|00&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Weather &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Used on the &amp;quot;Prevue Weather&amp;quot; segments from 1993 to 1998, when they Prevue rebranded and introduced weather forecasts as a segment on &amp;quot;Prevue News and Weather&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Military time. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; mean 12-hours, &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; means 24-hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cleans up unused logos.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|C&lt;br /&gt;
|Display length setting. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means custom in the 9.0.2, which means the grid can shrink using the 110-baud CTRL data during the sports segments (when they would decrease it from 3 to 2 listings, before returing back to 3 once the segment ends.) &amp;quot;H&amp;quot; is half-screen, while &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; is full-screen, which is used during the EPG years.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|Ž     &lt;br /&gt;
|[HEX CODE = 8E , Decimal 142]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01d  &lt;br /&gt;
|8 &lt;br /&gt;
|Number of color palettes.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Text ad source. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; means none, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; means satellite/serial, &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; means local (will enable localized ad editing using keyboard), and &amp;quot;R&amp;quot; for remote.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|PC disk support.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Unlocks the Scroll Bar: + to move up the screen and - to move down the screen (Default is Y, but our |listings has N)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|(ClockCmd in F Setting) (can't be 0 or can't exceed 2, will default to 1)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prevue Emulation]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Themreinhart</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3111</id>
		<title>Prevue Emulation:Configuration File</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3111"/>
		<updated>2020-11-25T16:23:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Themreinhart: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The configuration file (Config.dat) is the cached version of the [https://prevueguide.com/Documentation/f_Command.pdf F-command] of the [[Prevue (ESQ)|ESQ]] software, which carries configurations to the software via serial.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These are the internal settings found in the Config.dat file on Prevue's disk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 2C010808GNAE01NNNNNNL2906YYY233606015100YNYCŽ8NNNNN1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;;&lt;br /&gt;
!Variables From ESQ&lt;br /&gt;
!Character&lt;br /&gt;
!Effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|2     &lt;br /&gt;
|The hold-time for the grid to stop before continuing. It ranges from 0 to 4 seconds.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|c&lt;br /&gt;
|Grid source channel order. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means it will use the six-letter channel name, while &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; used the source ID of the channel.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|(MR Review in F Setting - 0 for No, 1 for Yes)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1	   &lt;br /&gt;
|The frequency on how many time the SBS (SumBySource ['''Sum'''mary '''By''' '''Source'''] will be displayed after every listing cycle. In the config.dat on the 9.0.4, the frequency is set to &amp;quot;1&amp;quot;, which means the movie summary (known as &amp;quot;Summary for [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;) will appear after one listing cycle. The frequency can be ranged from &amp;quot;0&amp;quot; (means after every listing cycle) to &amp;quot;9&amp;quot; (after nine listing cycles). &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08    &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08 &lt;br /&gt;
|   &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|G     &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for grid, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for scroll. The 7.8.3 supports both &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;S&amp;quot;, while the 9.0.2 supports only &amp;quot;G&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N&lt;br /&gt;
|Insertion for Advue. It is still unknown what &amp;quot;Advue&amp;quot; functions for.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|A     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|E     &lt;br /&gt;
|Language for the guide. &amp;quot;E&amp;quot; is English by default. There are other languages used for the guide include &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; for French (mostly for the Quebec [Canada] Prevue), &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for Spanish (for Prevue Latino/Canal TV Guide in Latin America) and &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for German.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary. Titled as &amp;quot;Sports on [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|SumBySource &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Stops on every synopsis on each channel labeled using &amp;quot;SumBySource&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Movie recap &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Disabling this continues the scroll, while changing it to &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; stops it every three listings.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|VideoVue insertion. Maybe local insertions for cable providers to insert local video ads.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|L     &lt;br /&gt;
|Laserdisc insertion type.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|29    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime starting slot. &amp;quot;29&amp;quot; represents 7:00 p.m., which is the start of primetime TV in the United States. &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; begins at 5:00 a.m.; the numbering is similar to the timeslots used in the curday.dat using the Central Time fornat (Tulsa).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime Look Ahead. &amp;quot;06&amp;quot; represents 3 hours, while &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; represent 1 1/2 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cycle summary info.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid synopsis. Used to show movie synopsis, including the actors (mostly two) and a short summary of the film and the length. Disabling it to &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; cuts off the synopsis, and only shows the title of the movie and the ratings, similar to the ones used in the real Prevue from 1993 to 1995.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Locks the listing for a estimated 2 seconds when a grid listing shows a synopsis of a film. Disabling it will continue the scroll even the listing contains a film.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|23    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot start. &amp;quot;23&amp;quot; represents 4 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot end. &amp;quot;36&amp;quot; represents 10 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06&lt;br /&gt;
|The length of the &amp;quot;look ahead&amp;quot; of the sports summary. Similar to the primetime look ahead.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%03ld &lt;br /&gt;
|015   &lt;br /&gt;
|Displays how many minutes PPV information can be displayed after the start of a movie or program. &amp;quot;015&amp;quot; represents 15 minutes. This one ranges from &amp;quot;000&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;999&amp;quot; (16.65 hours after the film has begun).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Frequency of a summary cycle. &amp;quot;1&amp;quot; represents summary after one cycle listing. Similar to the frequency of SBSSource, but ranges to other summaries like sports etc.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%2.2s &lt;br /&gt;
|00&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Weather &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Used on the &amp;quot;Prevue Weather&amp;quot; segments from 1993 to 1998, when they Prevue rebranded and introduced weather forecasts as a segment on &amp;quot;Prevue News and Weather&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Military time. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; mean 12-hours, &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; means 24-hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cleans up unused logos.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|C&lt;br /&gt;
|Display length setting. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means custom in the 9.0.2, which means the grid can shrink using the 110-baud CTRL data during the sports segments (when they would decrease it from 3 to 2 listings, before returing back to 3 once the segment ends.) &amp;quot;H&amp;quot; is half-screen, while &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; is full-screen, which is used during the EPG years.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|Ž     &lt;br /&gt;
|[HEX CODE = 8E , Decimal 142]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01d  &lt;br /&gt;
|8 &lt;br /&gt;
|Number of color palettes.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Text ad source. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; means none, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; means satellite/serial, &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; means local (will enable localized ad editing using keyboard), and &amp;quot;R&amp;quot; for remote.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|PC disk support.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Unlocks the Scroll Bar: + to move up the screen and - to move down the screen (Default is Y, but our |listings has N)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|(ClockCmd in F Setting) (can't be 0 or can't exceed 2, will default to 1)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Prevue Emulation]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Themreinhart</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://prevueguide.com/index.php?title=Prevue_Emulation:Configuration_File&amp;diff=3110</id>
		<title>Prevue Emulation:Configuration File</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Themreinhart: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The configuration file (Config.dat) is the cached version of the [https://prevueguide.com/Documentation/f_Command.pdf F-command] of the [[Prevue (ESQ)|ESQ]] software, which carries configurations to the software via serial.&lt;br /&gt;
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These are the internal settings found in the Config.dat file on Prevue's disk.&lt;br /&gt;
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 2C010808GNAE01NNNNNNL2906YYY233606015100YNYCŽ8NNNNN1&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;;&lt;br /&gt;
!Variables From ESQ&lt;br /&gt;
!Character&lt;br /&gt;
!Effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|2     &lt;br /&gt;
|The hold-time for the grid to stop before continuing. It ranges from 0 to 4 seconds.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|c&lt;br /&gt;
|Grid source channel order. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means it will use the six-letter channel name, while &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; used the source ID of the channel.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|(MR Review in F Setting - 0 for No, 1 for Yes)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1	   &lt;br /&gt;
|The frequency on how many time the SBS (SumBySource ['''Sum'''mary '''By''' '''Source'''] will be displayed after every listing cycle. In the config.dat on the 9.0.4, the frequency is set to &amp;quot;1&amp;quot;, which means the movie summary (known as &amp;quot;Summary for [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;) will appear after one listing cycle. The frequency can be ranged from &amp;quot;0&amp;quot; (means after every listing cycle) to &amp;quot;9&amp;quot; (after nine listing cycles). &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08    &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|08 &lt;br /&gt;
|   &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|G     &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for grid, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for scroll. The 7.8.3 supports both &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;S&amp;quot;, while the 9.0.2 supports only &amp;quot;G&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N&lt;br /&gt;
|Insertion for Advue. It is still unknown what &amp;quot;Advue&amp;quot; functions for.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|A     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|E     &lt;br /&gt;
|Language for the guide. &amp;quot;E&amp;quot; is English by default. There are other languages used for the guide include &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; for French (mostly for the Quebec [Canada] Prevue), &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; for Spanish (for Prevue Latino/Canal TV Guide in Latin America) and &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; for German.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|0     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary. Titled as &amp;quot;Sports on [channel name] channel [channel number]&amp;quot;. Same as the frequency on SBS (SumBySource).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|SumBySource &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Stops on every synopis on each channel labeled using &amp;quot;SumBySource&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Movie recap &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Sports summary &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Disabling this continues the scroll, while changing it to &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; stops it every three listings.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|VideoVue insertion. Maybe local insertions for cable providers to insert local video ads.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|L     &lt;br /&gt;
|Laserdisc insertion type.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|29    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime starting slot. &amp;quot;29&amp;quot; represents 7:00 p.m., which is the start of primetime TV in the United States. &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; begins at 5:00 a.m.; the numbering is similar to the timeslots used in the curday.dat using the Central Time fornat (Tulsa).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime Look Ahead. &amp;quot;06&amp;quot; represents 3 hours, while &amp;quot;01&amp;quot; represent 1 1/2 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cycle summary info.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Grid synopsis. Used to show movie synopsis, including the actors (mostly two) and a short summary of the film and the length. Disabling it to &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; cuts off the synopsis, and only shows the title of the movie and the ratings, similar to the ones used in the real Prevue from 1993 to 1995.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Locks the listing for a estimated 2 seconds when a grid listing shows a synopsis of a film. Disabling it will continue the scroll even the listing contains a film.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|23    &lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot start. &amp;quot;23&amp;quot; represents 4 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
|Primetime promotion timeslot end. &amp;quot;36&amp;quot; represents 10 p.m.; similar to the primetime starting slot.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%02ld &lt;br /&gt;
|06&lt;br /&gt;
|The length of the &amp;quot;look ahead&amp;quot; of the sports summary. Similar to the primetime look ahead.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%03ld &lt;br /&gt;
|015   &lt;br /&gt;
|Displays how many minutes PPV information can be displayed after the start of a movie or program. &amp;quot;015&amp;quot; represents 15 minutes. This one ranges from &amp;quot;000&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;999&amp;quot; (16.65 hours after the film has begun).&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01ld &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|Frequency of a summary cycle. &amp;quot;1&amp;quot; represents summary after one cycle listing. Similar to the frequency of SBSSource, but ranges to other summaries like sports etc.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%2.2s &lt;br /&gt;
|00&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Weather &amp;quot;roll and hold&amp;quot;. Used on the &amp;quot;Prevue Weather&amp;quot; segments from 1993 to 1998, when they Prevue rebranded and introduced weather forecasts as a segment on &amp;quot;Prevue News and Weather&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Military time. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; mean 12-hours, &amp;quot;Y&amp;quot; means 24-hours.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01lc &lt;br /&gt;
|Y     &lt;br /&gt;
|Cleans up unused logos.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|C&lt;br /&gt;
|Display length setting. &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; means custom in the 9.0.2, which means the grid can shrink using the 110-baud CTRL data during the sports segments (when they would decrease it from 3 to 2 listings, before returing back to 3 once the segment ends.) &amp;quot;H&amp;quot; is half-screen, while &amp;quot;F&amp;quot; is full-screen, which is used during the EPG years.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|Ž     &lt;br /&gt;
|[HEX CODE = 8E , Decimal 142]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01d  &lt;br /&gt;
|8 &lt;br /&gt;
|Number of color palettes.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Text ad source. &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; means none, &amp;quot;S&amp;quot; means satellite/serial, &amp;quot;L&amp;quot; means local (will enable localized ad editing using keyboard), and &amp;quot;R&amp;quot; for remote.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|PC disk support.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|Unlocks the Scroll Bar: + to move up the screen and - to move down the screen (Default is Y, but our |listings has N)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|N     &lt;br /&gt;
|(Unknown Effect)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|%01c  &lt;br /&gt;
|1     &lt;br /&gt;
|(ClockCmd in F Setting) (can't be 0 or can't exceed 2, will default to 1)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Prevue Emulation]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Themreinhart</name></author>
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