It is possible to assign various actions to pressing different keys on a USB keyboard connected to the Android device or on remote control (if the Android device has one).
Shortcuts can be modified via the web interface – menu Settings
– Key mapping
. You can backup and restore the modified shortcuts using XML configuration backup.
If you want to disable these keyboard shortcuts altogether, click on menu Setting
– Device settings
and check “Disable keyboard”.
Default keyboard shortcuts
Key | Function |
A | Show software settings Can be also opened from on-screen menu – Basic settings |
B | Beep (test for speakers) |
D | Show display settings (Android settings) |
F | Toggle fullscreen layout (switches main panel to whole screen), works only if there is more than one panel on the current screen layout |
H F SPACE | Show help Can be also opened from on-screen menu – Help |
I | Show information about the device Can be also opened from on-screen menu – Device information |
L | Swap screen layout horizontally or vertically, works only if there is more than one panel in the current screen layout |
R | Reload the application (close & reopen) |
S | Show WiFi settings (Android settings) |
W | Show advanced settings, which is basically the same as web interface Can be also opened from on-screen menu – Advanced settings |
Arrow right BACKSPACE FORWARD | Show next item / file |
Arrow left BACKWARDS | Show previous item / file (works only if displaying files sorted alphabetically) |
Arrow up | Press and hold: pause the playlist (or video) on the main panel for the duration of hold |
PAUSE PLAY | Pause or resume the playlist (or video) on the main panel |
PAGE UP | Change the length of currently shown item to 1 second longer |
PAGE DOWN | Change the length of currently shown item to 1 second shorter |
DELETE | Delete currently shown file (use carefully) |
ENTER MENU | Open the on-screen menu Can be also opened by swiping from the left side of the screen |
Numbers 0 – 9 F10, F11, F12 | Changes current main panel playlist to the one with this number, valid for numbers 0 to 12 (playlist number can be set through web interface – menu Playlists – Edit playlist ) |
Volume keys | Works as expected – volume up, volume down, mute |