I'm thinking about getting started on using the recording capability of this receiver.
I have a new in box 1TB hard drive that I will dedicate to recordings. Since info is spread throughout this thread, please summarize some things for me, like:
- Use rear or front USB port or it doesn't matter which port?
- Will NTFS formatted drive work or does it have to be FAT32?
- Any other "watch for..." or "do this..."?
Thanks.
Please use any port.
Please use NTFS or FAT32. We recommend FAT32 only for system drive when connecting internally due to the way the operating system boots.
Please make sure you are scheduling an event that is not immediately coming up, because if it's in very short time from the time you are scheduling it can cause the logic failure.
If your receiver is on the local network, you can connect to it from Windows by simply typing into address field of the windows explorer \\192.168.0.xxx\share - basically your \\yourIPaddress\share format and it will show your drives in the windows. Make sure rename both the .TS file and .IDX to identical name (except extension) - because IDX means index that points to actual file.
You are ready to enjoy. let me know if you run into any issues, your reports are extremely valuable to making this receiver better.
The default "recording time" is set to 2 hours, if you want to change that, please go to Menu > Settings > Recording Option and change it to 15min, 30min 1h or switch to manual, so you can set the recording length every time when hitting Record button.
Thank you,
Eugene