a2call / chansort

TV channel list editor for Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Toshiba and VDR

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About ChanSort

ChanSort is a PC/Windows application that allows you to reorder your TV's channel list.
Most modern TVs can transfer channel lists via USB stick, which you can plug into your PC.
ChanSort supports various models from Hisense (NEW), LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba and the Linux VDR project.

Features

• Reorder channels (change numbers directly, move up/down, drag&drop, double-click)
• Use another channel list as a reference to apply the same ordering
• Multi-selection for editing multiple channels at once
• Side-by-side view of new/sorted list and original/complete list (similar to playlist and library)
• Rename or delete channels
• Manage favorites, parental lock, channel skipping (when zapping), channel hiding
• User interface in English, German and partially in Turkish and Portuguese
• Unicode character support for channel names (Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, ...)

Some features may not be available on all TV models and channel types (analog, digital, sat, cable, ...)

! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK !

Most of this software was written without support from TV manufacturers or access to any official documentation about the file formats. It is solely based on analysing existing data files, trial and error. There is a chance of unwanted side-effects or even damage to your TV, as reported in 2 cases.

Hisense is the only manufacturer who provided both information and a test device.

System requirements

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (Full): included in Win8, required for Win7, Vista and XP SP3
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86): required to edit SQLite lists (Hisense, Panasonic, Toshiba and Samsung J-series)
• USB stick/SD-card to transfer the channel list between your TV and PC (FAT32 file system recommended)
• Some LG models require a special service remote control to access the import/export functions (see Wiki for details)

Supported TV models

Hisense
Smart models (2016) with a channel.db format, i.e. H65M5500
Special thanks to Hisense for supporting ChanSort with technical information and a test device!

Samsung
Series: B (2009)*, B (2013), C, D, E, F, H, J
Lists: Air analog, Air digital, Cable analog, Cable digital, Cable Prime, Sat digital, Astra HD+, Freesat, TivuSat, Canal Digital Sat, Digital+, Cyfra+

*: The "clone.bin" format is not supported. In the "*.scm" format the "Air Analog"-list of the 2009 B-series doesn't support all editing features due to a lack of test files. If you have such a file, please send it to me.

Instructions for transferring the channel list can be found on: http://www.ullrich.es/job/sendersortierung/senderlisten-samsung-tv-exportieren-importieren/

LG
Series: CS, DM, LA, LB*, LD, LE, LF, LH, LK, LM+, LN, LP#, LS, LT, LV, LW, LX, PM, PN, PT, UB*
Lists: Analog TV, DTV (DVB-C, DVB-T), Radio (DVB-C/T), Sat-DTV (DVB-S2), Sat-Radio (DVB-S2)

*: Some devices behave erroneously due to firmware issues.
+: See system requirements for LM-series. xxLM640T is not supported due to firmware limitations.
#: Only satellite channels supported.

Other models might also work, but have not been tested. If you have a .TLL file of a series not listed here, please send it to me.

Instructions on how to access the hidden service-menu for transferring the channel list from/to USB can be found in the Wiki.

Panasonic
Viera models with an svl.bin or svl.db channel list (most models since 2011)

Toshiba
Models that export a .zip file containing chmgt.db, dvbSysData.db and dvbMainData.db files.
(e.g. RL, SL, TL, UL, VL, WL, XL, YL models of series 8xx/9xx)

VDR (Linux Video Disk Recorder)
Supports the channels.conf file format.
Implementation for this was provided by TCr82 from the VDR project.

License (GPLv3)

GNU General Public Licence, Version 3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
Source code is available on https://github.com/PredatH0r/ChanSort

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.