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This TAP is a replacement Reservations / Timers display for TMS machines.
It is based on the AutoScheduler TMS code, and shares a look and feel. It is intended to integrate the two at some point, but it was felt this would be a useful TAP by itself.
In use, it simply displays all the timers, but it is able to sort them by time, name and service, and to filter them to show all, record only, or play/watch only. It also improves on the default reservation listing by giving you one key access to the timer list, and by showing files with the program names always (the default reservation list often shows timers with service names instead).
It defaults to activation by the Recall key (looks like a curved arrow), but this can be reconfigured. It is also fully integrated into TMSCommander, allowing TMSCommander to both activate and stop it.
It will also delete timers, manually create new ones, edit existing ones, and export and import them.
Another useful feature is the ability to turn on a feature which auto-fixes timer names to make the resulting recording files PC friendly - eg strips * : / etc from the names.
Supports Australian TRF7160, 7100+, 2400 and 2460 and SRP2100
Download current version v2.13.
Download source code for 2.06 (I'll post new code once I tidy it up).
v2.13 4 September 2010
- added display of offsets to the left and right border configuration to make it easier
- added a choice of brightness for the on-screen time (updatelistclock) - dull grey, mid grey, bright grey, white
- added a setting to change the aspect ratio of the logos. Allows you to make logos look squarer on wide screens
- added an option to the logos setting - can now select to show logos and lcn - works at all sizes (previously if you selected "logos if available" the display would auto add LCN on smaller logo sizes but not large (10 line mode)- now you can control this)
- added a choice of display for the timer mode - Red R or Green P on black (as it has been) or Black R or P on coloured background - makes it easier to see record mode
- added support for TRF-7160 with Sys ID of 32027 - now maps remote correctly for these machines
- added a choice of date formats - replaces the previous control over the display of the year.
Timers can now be displayed as DD MM, DD MM YY, DD MMM, or DD MMM YY where MMM is the 3 char alpha of the month and with a choice of space, . - and / as separators
- fixed the issue where the screen don't show correctly on the config menu if the margins had been changed
- fixed an issue where the screen margin values were corrupted when entering the config menu
- Red button now works the same as record to save the changes when editing the timer
v2.12 21 August 2010: Bug fix - fixes issue with 2.11 where it wasn't responding to the remote.
- Added logging capability
- Added a menu option to default all settings
- Added configurable left and right borders to allow for display to be made wider or thinner
- Added a centre offset to enable the display to be centred on screen if required
- Fixed display of 12 hour time on top of the screen to always fit properly
- Fixed bug which was creating an empty logs directory inside /ProgramFiles/Settings/TMSTimer
v2.11 14 August 2010:
- Now supports SRP machines properly - TAP background is no longer transparent on SRP machines
v2.10 13 August 2010:
- Added TAP Transparency settings - can set the TAP Transparency to same as PVR or your choice from 0% to 50% in 5% steps
- Made the colours more TMS like - brighter than they were - helps readability
- Added the ability for the user to select the style of the menu bar - TMS style blue, TMS Style Green, or old TMSTimer green
View the Logos page to download the logos.
Please contact the author at
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View the discussion thread at the Australian Topfield Forum.
Here it is in 15 line mode with the TMS style blue menu bar
Here it is in 10 line mode with the standard menu bar
Here is an alternate view with logos that fit with the background colour scheme - also available in the logo pack.
And here is a shot with the new 20 line mode on and logos showing and years off
v2.09 7 August 2010:
- New display options - 15 lines per screen medium and small font and 20 lines per screen small font
- New config option to turn on or off the year on the date - show it never, always, or only with small fonts
- Spacing of the screen layout now adjusts to suit fonts in use including if LCN is selected for display to maximise screen space
- Service Name display is now in the TMS Font rather than the old TAP font
- Added Channel up and channel down keys (P+/P- for 7160 or 7100+) to the timer edit screen - this lets you press these buttons to change the channel of the timer while the cursor is anywhere on the screen
- Press Slow button |> to create a copy of a timer. If you save it without changing anything you will get a conflict error of course, but this will let you copy and modify a timer quickly - good for example to create a timer for the same show and time on Monday and Tuesday but no other days - create it for Monday, copy it and change it to Tuesday and save
- Will now pass through volume up and volume down keys to enable volume control while tap is displayed
- Fixed: Problem where Make PC Safe File Names was not working properly - all names should now be PC safe including : and other chars if you have this option set to on
v2.08 1 August 2010:
- Fixes a bug that prevented keys being selected correctly when setting the keys in the config menu
v2.07 31 July 2010:
- Info button will now exit the credits screen as well as the exit button
- Added ability to create a new timer with either rec or red from the timer screen
- Fixed bug on 7100+ and 7160 machines which prevented the colour keys from being used to activate the tap
- Known Issue: the key assignment routines are playing up - if you can't find the key you want by going in one direction, try going in the other. I will fix this soon.
v2.06 24 July 2010:
- Use of new TMS style fonts throughout
- Changed the font choices on the main display to suit the new fonts
- Added an auto fix to PC safe file name option - strips the various non-PC friendly chars out
- Added menu item to show credits as well as using the info button
- Fix: Fixed display of 12 hour times which was not displaying 12 am or 12 pm times correctly
- Fix: Added Up and Down arrow graphics on config menu to make it clear there are other options
- Fix: Fixed bug with corruption of the display when showing the credits in some circumstances
v2.05 15 July 2010:
- Added German and Finnish keyboards for our European friends
- Time on top of each screen is now 12 hour if 12 hour mode set (but still 24 hour in edit screen)
- Add ability to export, import and delete all timers. Can export, do a factory reset, then import and all the timers will be there. If you are brave you could attempt to manually edit the timer file (tab delimited text)
- Add option to display timers in sentence case even if they are actually in all CAPS or similar
- Source code now available from above link
v2.04 13 July 2010:
- Added display of time in 12 hour mode (but not edit).
- Added the ability to change the name of Play only timers so you can remember why you set them.
- Years are now shown YY not CCYY to save space.
- Keyboard now reflects shift mode when in sentence case (i.e. it changes Caps and lower as required.) Shift will change case for one keypress and is reflected in the keyboard shown.
v2.03 10 July 2010: Bugfix of v2.02 - fixes keyboard window floating on display after tap exit
v2.02 9 July 2010:
- Adds the ability to display logos for services (see notes below)
- Services can now be scrolled within the timer edit window without going to the extra selection screen
- Additional help icons and text
- Added support for TMS Commander 1.0 and higher UserEvent control - directly activates the Config Menu
v2.01 7 July 2010: Minor bug fixes
v2.00 6 July 2010: Major update
- Adds the ability to create new timers and edit existing ones.
- Can now be called from within the File List (user configurable key)
- Supports 4 user configurable exit keys - allows simple integration with other TAPs and functions
v1.03 1 July 2010:
- Fixed bug where not correctly recognising the TRF7160.
- Minor cleanups to screens
- Added passthrough of Mute button - can now mute and unmute while tap is up
- Added the ability to call the TAP up from within the Topfield Guide - key to do this can be configured. Default is recall.
v1.02 26 June 2010: Added auto-select first line of the timer list, recognition of SRP-2100 and SRP-2400 models, more keys as choices for the activation key, RED now saves the configuration as well as Record, SBS EPG Character fix.
Notes: The SBS EPG Character fix will scan all timers everytime the timer screen is displayed, and if it finds a timer with an unprintable character in the first position of the name (which is common on SBS shows in Australia), it will automatically remove this character and fix the timer name. If you leave this option set to OFF, a small red # will be displayed for timers with this bad character, but the timer will not be touched.
v1.01 20 June 2010: Added option to show service number instead of logo/service name.
v1.00 12 June 2010: Initial Release
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