diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 0b27c3a043..b6b576ddf4 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -1187,6 +1187,9 @@ Specifies using card number 1\-4 (default: 1).
 Instructs MPlayer to read the channels list from <filename>.
 Default is ~/.mplayer/\:channels.conf.{sat,ter,cbl,atsc} (based on your card type)
 or ~/.mplayer/\:channels.conf as a last resort.
+.IPs timeout=<seconds>
+Maximum number of seconds to wait when trying to tune a transponder before giving up.
+Default is 3.
 .RE
 .PD 1
 .