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.. _AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT:
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AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT
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Name
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AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT
Synopsis
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.. cpp:function:: int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT, audio_channel_select_t)
Arguments
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- int fd
- File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
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- int request
- Equals AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT for this command.
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- audio_channel_select_t ch
- Select the output format of the audio (mono left/right, stereo).
Description
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This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the
V4L2 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_PLAYBACK`` control instead.
This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to select the requested channel if
possible.
Return Value
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On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.