Remote cheat sheet: what each button does in Virumo

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Notes on this sheet.

Remotes label keys differently, and some keys exist only on some remotes. A Fire TV remote has no captions, audio or info key, so every navigation and playback action on this sheet can also be reached with the arrow keys, OK and BACK.
Premium is planned as a one-off unlock code for your device. Until it opens, every build behaves as the free tier. Where a row differs between free and Premium, the marker says so.
Live rewind and catch-up depend on the stream and on your provider. When a press has nothing to do, Virumo shows the controls instead of ignoring you.
This web page is the accessible version of the printable sheet. The PDF carries the same rows.

Not installed yet? See the install page. Stuck? The support page has answers.

01 · Moving around

Moving around

These work on every list and page.

Moving around: what each button does.
Button	What it does
LEFT, from a list	Steps out to the group column, then to the navigation rail. Each press goes one step.
UP / DOWN, on the rail	Moves between the pages on the rail. It stops at the top and the bottom.
OK, on the rail	Opens the highlighted page. Exit, at the foot of the rail, closes the app. Multiview appears on the rail only when your playlist has live channels.
RIGHT, on the rail	Moves into the page, to its first column. On Live TV, Films and Series that is the group list.
BACK	Goes back one step: from a list to the groups, then to the rail, then to Live TV.

02 · Live TV list

Live TV list

The channel list, with its groups beside it.

Live TV list: what each button does.
Button	What it does
UP / DOWN	Moves through the channels.
OK	Plays the highlighted channel.
Hold OK	Adds the channel to Favourites, or takes it off. Inside the Favourites group, holding OK picks the row up so UP and DOWN move it, and OK puts it down. Free keeps up to 5 favourites with no reordering. Free and Premium
Number keys	Type a channel number, up to four digits. Virumo goes to it after about two seconds, or straight away if you press OK.
SEARCH, if your remote has one	Opens Search.

03 · Guide

Guide

The programme grid.

Guide: what each button does.
Button	What it does
How to open it	Choose Guide on the rail, or press MENU or GUIDE while a live channel is playing. MENU is the one a Fire TV remote has.
Rest on a channel	After a moment the channel starts playing in a corner, so you can read the listings without losing the picture. OK watches it full screen.
LEFT / RIGHT	Move through time, half an hour at a time.
REWIND / FAST FORWARD	Jump two hours. Only on remotes that have these keys.
UP / DOWN	Change channel and keep the same time. UP from the top row moves to the group chips, and DOWN from the chips returns to the grid.
OK	Plays the channel. On a past programme, starts catch-up where your provider keeps an archive. Premium
LEFT / RIGHT, at the edge of the free guide	The free guide runs from now to six hours ahead. Pressing against its edge lights a padlock, and OK on the padlock opens the Premium page. Free and Premium
BACK	Leaves the guide.

04 · Watching live TV

Watching live TV

The player, including live rewind.

Watching live TV: what each button does.
Button	What it does
OK, controls hidden	Shows the controls and puts the cursor on the progress bar. OK does not pause.
UP / DOWN, controls hidden	Change channel. UP goes to the previous channel in your list and DOWN to the next.
CHANNEL UP / CHANNEL DOWN	Next and previous channel, on remotes that have these keys. They work even with the controls showing.
Number keys	Type a channel number. Virumo goes to it after about two seconds, or straight away with OK.
LEFT / RIGHT, controls hidden	Rewind and wind forward live TV by your Skip step, 30 seconds unless you change it. Free goes back up to 30 seconds. Premium goes back through the whole recording Virumo keeps on the device. On a channel that cannot be rewound, the press just shows the controls. Free and Premium
REWIND / FAST FORWARD	The same as LEFT and RIGHT, in every mode. Only on remotes that have these keys.
Getting back to live	On a live channel, FAST FORWARD or RIGHT, or the Jump to live button on the controls, returns you to live. In a catch-up programme the button skips forward 60 seconds. It does nothing when you are already live. Virumo prints the FAST FORWARD hint while you are behind live.
LEFT, at the oldest point kept	If your provider keeps an archive, one more press restarts the programme from its start. Premium
LEFT / RIGHT, catch-up programme	Skip back and forward 60 seconds. Skipping forward past the live edge returns you to live. Premium
PLAY/PAUSE	Pauses and resumes, on live TV, films and catch-up alike. On a Fire TV remote it is one button.
DOWN, controls showing	Moves the cursor from the progress bar down to the button row. UP goes back up. While the controls are up, UP and DOWN do not change channel.
OK, on the progress bar	Confirms the position you scrubbed to with LEFT and RIGHT.
LEFT / RIGHT / OK, on the button row	LEFT and RIGHT move between Subtitles and Audio (when the stream offers them), Rewind, Play/Pause and Forward, plus Jump to live where it applies. The cursor starts on Play/Pause. OK presses the button.
CAPTIONS / AUDIO / INFO, if your remote has them	CAPTIONS opens the subtitle choice and AUDIO the audio track choice. INFO opens both. Without these keys, use the Subtitles and Audio buttons on the controls.
MENU or GUIDE	Opens the guide over the picture. Live TV only.
BACK	With the controls showing, puts them away and stays on the channel. With them hidden, leaves the channel. While you are typing a channel number, cancels the number.

05 · Films, series and Continue Watching

Films, series and Continue Watching

Poster grids, and the player for on-demand video.

Films, series and Continue Watching: what each button does.
Button	What it does
Arrow keys	Move through the poster grid. LEFT from the first column steps out to the groups, or to the rail on Continue Watching.
OK	Opens the title, or plays it.
Hold OK, on a poster	Adds the title to Favourites, or takes it off. Free and Premium
Hold OK, on Continue Watching	Removes the title from Continue Watching. Virumo prints this hint on the page. Free and Premium
OK, while playing	Shows the controls with the cursor on the progress bar. OK does not pause. Use PLAY/PAUSE, or the Play/Pause button.
LEFT / RIGHT, while playing	Skip back and forward by your Skip step, 30 seconds unless you change it.
UP / DOWN, while playing	Show the controls. They never change channel on a film. DOWN again, with the controls showing, moves to the progress bar, and DOWN once more moves to the button row, where Subtitles and Audio are when the stream offers them.

06 · Search

Search

The on-screen keyboard and the results.

Search: what each button does.
Button	What it does
Arrow keys and OK	Arrow keys move across the on-screen letters, and OK types one.
RIGHT, at the keyboard's edge	Moves to the results. The screen says so: RIGHT for results, BACK to leave.
OK, on a result	Opens the result, or plays it.
BACK	From the results, returns to the keyboard. From the keyboard, leaves Search.

07 · Settings

Settings

Categories on the left, options beside them.

Settings: what each button does.
Button	What it does
UP / DOWN / OK	Move through the categories or the options, and OK opens or changes the highlighted row.
LEFT / RIGHT	RIGHT moves from the categories into the options. LEFT moves back to the categories, and from there to the rail.
BACK	Leaves Settings.
A locked option	Shows a padlock. OK takes you to the Premium page.
Skip step (Settings > Playback)	Sets how far LEFT, RIGHT, REWIND and FAST FORWARD move in the player: 10, 30, 60 or 120 seconds. 30 is the default.
Show the tutorial again	Replays the first-run walk-through for your device.

08 · Multiview (Premium)

Multiview (Premium)

Up to four channels on one screen. Multiview is Premium.

Multiview (Premium): what each button does.
Button	What it does
Opening it	Choose Multiview on the rail, between Search and Settings. It appears when your playlist has live channels. Premium
Arrow keys	Move from tile to tile. The cursor stops at the edges of the grid.
OK, on a tile	Opens that tile's panel: Full screen, Make main and Clear, with a channel list below for Change channel.
In the panel	Arrow keys move through the actions and the channels. OK does the action or picks the channel. BACK closes the panel.
BACK, on the grid	Leaves Multiview.

09 · Phones and tablets

Phones and tablets

The touch layout has no remote. These are the gestures.

Phones and tablets: what each button does.
Button	What it does
Tabs	Live, Guide, Films, Series, Continue Watching, Search and Settings sit along the bottom (or in More) on a phone and down the side on a tablet. Multiview is in More on a phone and on the tablet rail. BACK always returns to Live. Premium
Tap the picture	Shows the controls. Drag the bar to move through a film, or through the live recording Virumo keeps on the device.
Double tap	The right half of the picture skips forward and the left half skips back, by your Skip step.
Swipe in from the edge, or the Back button	Leaves the player, whether the controls are showing or not. The back arrow on the controls does the same.
Press Home while playing	Shrinks the picture into a corner of the screen. Tap it to come back. Premium
Padlock, on the controls	Stops the screen answering taps. Press and hold anywhere to get the controls back.
Guide: tap a programme	Opens what it is and when it is on. Tapping the channel name plays that channel.
Drag the scroll bar	Jumps through a long channel list or poster grid. A letter bubble shows where you are. It can be turned off in Settings > General.

Remote cheat sheet.