Instructions for Couch Potato's Video Add On for IPTV/VOD utilizing PVR Simple Client

[kens]

These Instructions are Outdated - (but left up for misc information) - See Post #2

Thanks go out to Couch Potato for this Excellent compilation.
Instructions for Couch Potato's Video Add On for IPTV/VOD utilizing PVR Simple Client in KODI 16/ 17
Note: Instruction steps are derived from KODI's Confluence Skin layout. Users with other Skins will have to adapt.

Download -> repository.sick.potatoTV-1.0.0.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/n7h6dy1r8wht11p/repository.sick-potato-1.0.0.zip

Start Kodi.
*> For Kodi 16: If you already have Stalker PVR Client Enabled, go to System Settings/TV - and Disable TV, then go to System Settings/ Add Ons/ My Add Ons/ PVR Clients/ Stalker Client - and Disable.
*> For Kodi 17: If you already have Stalker PVR Client Enabled, go to System Settings/ Add Ons/ My Add Ons/ PVR Clients/ Stalker Client - and Disable.

- Then go to System Settings/ Add Ons/ Install from Zip File. Find the Plugin file you downloaded and Install.

***Now you must do an IPTV Reset on your Service's user access site. *(Write down your Donation# & MAC#).

- Back to Kodi, go to Video/ Add Ons/ PotatoTV - Rightclick or Long Leftclick(Android) then click Information.
- Click Disable to enable the Add on, then click Configure.

*General tab
- Stalker Portal has 3 choices plus a Custom URL. Select 1 of the 3 services you use.
- Time Zone - Select your Continent and then your closest City (ie; America/ New York).
- Mac Prefix - Select the prefix according to your platform. (00:1A:78 - Kodi &Emu).
- Mac Last 3 - Enter your Mac last 3 Hex numbers in the following format (1A:2B:3C).
- Donation - Enter your 12 digit Donation #.

*Filter tab
Highlight the Language and Genre fields.
Adult Content - If you want Adult Channels in your list, click each field 1 at a time and select Change.
(Adult password - couch potato)

*PVR Client tab
- EPG Source - I use Viper, but you may use something else. Select or enter here. (Viper is the Yahyabell EPG).
- Playlist Reference - for now leave at Dynamic Links.

*SELECT OK to SAVE.

- Exit out to the Home Screen.

*> For Kodi 16: Go to System Settings/ Add Ons/ My Add Ons/ PVR Clients - and Enable "PVR Simple Client".
- Go to Video/ Add Ons - and select PotatoTV
- Click on "Settings PVR Simple Client" (This will auto load your info into the PVR Simple Client).
Then Exit out and go to System Settings/TV - Clear Data then Enable TV

*> For Kodi 17: Go to System Settings/TV - Clear Data.
Then go to System Settings/ Add Ons/ My Add Ons/ PVR Clients - and Enable "PVR Simple Client".
- Go to Video/ Add Ons - and select PotatoTV.
- Click on "Settings PVR Simple Client" (This will auto load your info into the PVR Simple Client).

Shutdown and restart Kodi.
You should see similar Channel and Guide load messages as PVR Stalker Client.
To access VOD, go to Video/ Add On - click PotatoTV. Click on VOD. Select your language choice.
You should see a list of over 2000 movies.
Note: To find certain movies, access the context menu on the left of the screen. Select Filter, and Enter a search word or phrase.

Enjoy.
/kens

[kens]

The Instructions in Post #1 are outdated due to the Addon updates.

* Please check the Video Tutorial below for complete setup instructions and features description.

*Note: For selection of guide source, Viper is no longer updating, but you can select it anyway and change the EPG Guide URL address after the setup is complete by following this procedure;

If your EPG Guide source is no longer updating.
Use;

hxxps://raw.githubusercontent.com/kens13/epg/master/guide_kens.xml
*(Change hxxps to https )
-or-
hxxps://raw.githubusercontent.com/acidjesuz/epg/master/guide.xml
*(Change hxxps to https )

* PotatoTV Users
To change the guide source URL address;
- Go to System Settings/ Add-ons/ My Add-ons/ PVR Clients/ PVR IPTV Simple Client
- Click "Disable", then click "Configure"
- Click "EPG Settings" button
- Click in the "XMLTV URL" edit window
- Change the URL to the new URL, then click "OK" to save the settings
- "DO NOT ENABLE YET"
- Go to System Settings/ PVR&LiveTV/
-Guide Tab - click "Clear Data" and confirm by clicking "Yes"
-General Tab - click "Clear Data" and confirm by clicking "Yes"
- Go back to System Settings/ Add-ons/ My Add-ons/ PVR Clients/ PVR IPTV Simple Client
- Click "Enable"

Channels and Guide will reload

/kens
/kens