Live TV Extras

Enigma2 sources — a real set-top box on your own network — unlock a set of extras beyond ordinary playback: Zap Mode, a full remote control, and bouquet management. (See Recording & Downloads for recordings and timers, or Box Maintenance for administering the box itself.)

Zap Mode

With Zap Mode on, tapping a channel in Cordbox changes what's playing on the box's own TV output instead of starting playback in the app — handy for using your phone or tablet as a remote rather than watching through Cordbox itself. Turn it on from the toggle at the top of the channel list or guide for that source.

Remote control

A full virtual remote for the box, reachable from the channel list or guide once Zap Mode is on: power, volume, channel up/down, a directional pad with OK, a number pad, menu/exit/info/EPG, audio/ subtitle/text, a TV/Radio toggle, and favorites. It also shows the box's live status — what's playing, standby, or recording.

For two specific models — the Vu+ Duo4K SE and the Pulse4K — the remote is laid out to match the real physical remote that ships with the box, button-for-button, based on actual photos of each. Any other Enigma2 box gets a generic layout with the same functions, just not matched to a specific physical remote's exact positions.

Managing bouquets

A box with a lot of auto-generated bouquets (many satellite/cable setups have dozens) can make Cordbox's own channel list unwieldy. From that source's settings, Manage Bouquets lets you disable specific bouquets so Cordbox skips them entirely — the box itself and its other apps/remotes are unaffected, this only changes what Cordbox shows.