Question: "flags" in satellite.xml

What is the meaning of flags="0" in the start of the satellite.xml file:


As I remember from the original sattelite.xml embedded in the image, the flags value was 1. When downloading
from xxx.satellite-xml.eu, the flags value is 0....

yngvekl said:

What is the meaning of flags="0" in the start of the satellite.xml file:

Code:

<sat name="Thor 5/6/Intelsat 10-02 (0.8W Ku-band)" flags="0" position="-8">

As I remember from the original sattelite.xml embedded in the image, the flags value was 1. When downloading
from xxx.satellite-xml.eu, the flags value is 0....

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I think its like this. (find it with Google)

1: Network Scan
2: use BAT
4: use ONIT
8: skip NITs of known networks

And here you have the rest in the satellites.xml

<transponder frequency="3977000" symbol_rate="17777000" polarization="0" fec_inner="3" system="0" modulation="1" />

polarization:
0 = H
1 = V
2 = L
3 = R

fec_inner:
0 = Auto
1 = 1/2
2 = 2/3
3 = 3/4
4 = 5/6
5 = 7/8
6 = 8/9
7 = 3/5
8 = 4/5
9 = 9/10
15 = None

system:
0 = DVB-S
1 = DVB-S2

modulation:
0 = Auto
1 = QPSK
2 = 8PSK

From ‎28.03.2010 format of satellites.xml file: default value of "flags" in <satellite>-tags changed from 1 to 0, aka "Network scan" is off by default.

Thanks! What is actally "Network Scan"?

If you do a scan on one Viasat transponder it will find the rest of the Viasat transponders by automatic, not 100% but the most. I never use this function, you can also choose this in the menu .

Ahh, thanks! That explains that sometimes when I wanted to scan only 1 transponder, it scanned the whole satellite. Network scan was enabled in the menu!