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Custom CFG File Format Specification


General Info

The .cfg file is used to load settings from a plain text file. A .cfg file may reside anywhere on the hard disk. The only restriction is that the filename must end in .cfg. Rockbox theme files (for setting up a WPS etc.) also adhere to this format, and end in .cfg.


Default CFG Values

Rockbox employs special processing if a CFG file named "fixed.cfg" is present in the /.rockbox directory. At power-on, the settings from config.cfg are applied, and then any settings present in fixed.cfg override those already set. This behaviour is particularly useful for values that you may change frequently while you listen, but that you'd like to revert to a fixed starting point between use.

Limiting the volume of the player on startup is a typical example; if you add:

        volume: -30

or your chosen value to fixed.cfg, this will ensure the the volume is always reset to a safe and comfortable level whenever the player is powered-on.


Format Rules

  • Format:
        setting: value
  • Each setting must be on a separate line.
  • Lines starting with # are ignored.


General Settings

Setting allowed values unit
volume 0 to 100 %
bass -15 to +15 dB
treble -15 to +15 dB
balance -100 to +100 %
channels stereo, stereo narrow, stereo wide, mono, mono left, mono right, karaoke N/A
shuffle on, off N/A
repeat off, all, one N/A
play selected on, off N/A
resume off, ask, ask once, on N/A
scan min step 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60 seconds
scan accel 0 to 15 double scan speed every X seconds
antiskip 0 to 7 seconds
volume fade on, off N/A
id3 tag priority v2-v1, v1-v2 N/A
sort case on, off N/A
show files all, supported, music, playlists N/A
follow playlist on, off N/A
playlist viewer icons off,on N/A
playlist viewer indices off,on N/A
playlist viewer track display track name,full path N/A
recursive directory insert off,on,ask N/A
scroll speed 1 to 25 Hz
scroll delay 0 to 250 1/10s
scroll step 1 to 112 pixels
bidir limit 0 to 200 % of screen width
contrast 0 to 63 N/A
backlight timeout off, on, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, 90 seconds
backlight when plugged on, off N/A
disk spindown 3 to 254 seconds
battery capacity 1500 - 3200 mAh
idle poweroff off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes
lang /path/filename.lng N/A
wps /path/filename.wps N/A
autocreate bookmarks off,on N/A
autoload bookmarks off,on N/A
use most-recent-bookmarks off,on N/A
talk dir off,number,spell,enter.hover N/A
talk file off,number,spell N/A
talk menu off,on N/A
loudness 0 to 17 N/A
super bass on,off N/A
auto volume off, 20ms, 2s, 4s, 8s seconds
MDB enable on,off N/A
MDB strength 0 to 127 dB
MDB harmonics 0 to 100 %
MDB center frequency 20 to 300 Hz
MDB shape 50 to 300 Hz
peak meter release 1 to 126 ?
peak meter hold off, 200ms, 300ms, 500ms, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 30, 1min) N/A
peak meter clip hold on, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, 90, 2min, 3min, 5min, 10min, 20min, 45min, 90min N/A
peak meter busy on, off N/A
peak meter dbfs on, off on = dbfs, off = linear
peak meter min 0 to 89 (dB) or 0 to 100 (%) dB or %, depending on the "peak meter dbfs" settings
peak meter max 0 to 89 /dB) or 0 to 100 (%) dB or %, depending on the "peak meter dbfs" settings
statusbar on, off N/A
scrollbar on, off, right, left N/A
volume display graphic, numeric N/A
battery display graphic, numeric N/A
time format 12hour, 24hour N/A
font /path/filename.fnt N/A
invert on, off N/A
deep discharge on, off N/A
trickle charge on, off N/A
disk poweroff on, off N/A
rec quality 0 to 7 0=smallest size, 7=highest quality
rec frequency 48, 44, 32, 24, 22, 16 kHz
rec source mic, line, spdif N/A
rec channels mono, stereo N/A
rec mic gain 0 to 15 N/A
rec left gain 0 to 15 N/A
rec right gain 0 to 15 N/A
editable recordings off,on N/A
rec timesplit off, 0:05, 0:10, 0:15, 0:30, 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 16:00, 24:00 h:mm
pre-recording time off, 1 to 30 s
rec directory /recordings,current n/a
Force FM mono off,on n/a
dircache on, off n/a


Example File

volume: 70
bass: 11
treble: 12
balance: 0
time format: 12hour
volume display: numeric
show files: supported
wps: /.rockbox/car.wps
lang: /.rockbox/afrikaans.lng

r13 - 02 Apr 2021 - 20:46:06 - UnknownUser


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