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 ====== Recording in the HDHomeRun app ======
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+<lead>You can use the official HDHomeRun [[:app]] to set and watch recordings. </lead>
-===== Usage =====
+===== Recording tasks ====
-If you have an HDHomeRun [[:DVR]] subscription, you can use the app to set and watch recordings.
+<WRAP indent>
+[[:App:Recording|App: How to record programs]]\\
+\\
+When you set a recording you make a "task" for the DVR to do. When a user selects something to record, two main options for recording "tasks" are normally given:
+----
+**1. Record this airing** - Free to all customers
+  * Sets a specific program to record at a specific date and time.
+  * You can do this through the interface using the examples further below on this page.
+  * Free customers can set recordings up to 3 days in advance. (Full guide subscribers can set this up to 14 days in advance.)
+  * Account creation not required - If no account is associated with your HDHomeRun unit, an automatic email-less account is auto-generated for your HDHomeRun unit to keep track of DVR tasks. You can also log in to an expired DVR account so that your tasks stay with you if you move between paid and free tiers.
+  * For example, you can record the TV show //Bob's Burgers// on //Friday February 13th at 5 PM on channel 5.2//. Only one episode of //Bob's Burgers// will record, but you can keep setting additional recording tasks as they happen, up to 3 days into the future.
+----
+**2. Auto-record** - [[:dvr:activation#full_guide_dvr|Requires a full guide subscription]]
+  * Records a series of programs.
+  * For example, if you wanted to record every episode of "Bob's Burgers" you would use the "Auto-record" option. Then you can set additional options such as only recent/new episodes, or all episodes including repeats.
+  * This also works with news programs, sporting events (you can select which sports teams you want to record), and so on.
+  * A full paid guide subscription allows customers to set recordings 14 days in advance.
+</WRAP>
+==== Usage ====
+<WRAP indent>
 **Recordings can be set from:**
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-{{ :app:live_tv_recording.png?direct&500|}}
+{{ :app:live_tv_recording_2.png?direct&500|}}
   * **LIVE** tab/view's action bar or future entries in the slice guide
     - Selecting a future entry on the slice guide will open the information screen for that program, where you will have recording options for that specific episode or movie.
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-{{ :app:discover_normal.png?direct&500|}}
+{{ :app:discover_normal_2.png?direct&500|}}
   * **DISCOVER** tab by selecting or searching for a program
     * Selecting a show form the DISCOVER tab will show you all episodes for that show. You can set up a series recording or choose specific episodes to record.
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+{{ :app:grid_guide.png?direct&501|}}
-{{ :app:discover_program.png?direct&500|}}
+  * **Grid guide** by selecting a program
-**Program information:**
-After selecting a program from a future the DISCOVER tab or from a future-slice-guide entry, you will be presented with the program information. You can select a single "one-shot" entry to record, or set up a series recording.
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+{{ :app:recording_rules_2.png?direct&500|}}
-{{ :app:recording_padding.png?direct&500|}}
 **Adding padding:**
-In this example, a series recording has been selected, and this options window will pop open.
+Padding sets a "safe" zone of extra time to record the program at the start and end of a program. The default padding is to add an extra 30 seconds at the start and end of a program. This can be especially useful for sporting events that may run long, or a channel is off in its timing and you want to prevent the end or start from being cut off.
-The first option is for the recording "padding". This sets a "safe" zone of extra time to record the program at the start and end of a program. The default padding is to add an extra 30 seconds at the start and end of a program. This can be especially useful for sporting events that may run long, or a channel is off in its timing.
 Padding can also be changed for a series in the program information area, as you will see two new padding options show up in the window after a recording has been set for that show or series.
-<WRAP info>If you have a limited number of tuners and programs back-to-back, but on **different channels**, you may want to set the padding to zero/"on time" padding, to ensure that the HDHomeRun's tuners are free to record multiple channels. If the programs that are back-to-to-back are on the **same channel** then you can keep the padding, as the DVR software doesn't have to change channels for each program.</WRAP>
+<WRAP info>If you have a lot of back-to-back recordings that are on different channels, but only have a limited number of tuners, the extra padding can prevent the tuner from switching to the correct channel. The DVR software thinks that all tuners are "busy", even though it's just 30 seconds late. If you know you have a lot of shows on around the same time, you may want to set their padding to 0 to prevent this.</WRAP>
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-{{ :app:recording_all_episodes.png?direct&500|}}
 **Recording option - All episodes:**
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-{{ :app:recording_current_season.png?direct&500|}}
 **Recording option - Current season:**
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+**Recording status marks:**
-{{ :app:discover_program_3.png?direct&500|}}
+The following marks will appear on upcoming programming details and tasks:
-**Recording has been set - Series recording:**
-When you've set a new series recording, you will see a recording symbol next to each entry. From this screen you can also cancel the series recording by selecting **"Delete task"**.
+  * Red dot - will record
+  * Gray dot - second showing of something scheduled to record
+  * Green tick - already recorded
+  * Gray tick - recorded and deleted (don't re-record)
-You will also see the program information area change to include the all/current episode options, and padding options.
+<nodisp>
+**EDITOR NOTE (only people who can edit the wiki will see this message):**\\
-<WRAP info>When a series recording is set, you will see the recording symbol on every instance of that show in the interface. However, this does not mean that every entry will be recorded, as the HDHomeRun DVR service will prevent duplicate recordings and recording an episode that has previously been recorded.</WRAP>
+The recording status marks are documented on multiple pages, please update all of them when making changes: app:tasks, app:discover, app:recording
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+</nodisp>
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-{{ :app:one-shot_recordings.png?direct&500|}}
-**Single "one-shot" recordings:**
-If you just want to record a specific episode, you can press select/return on a specific episode/program row, which will trigger the recording symbol. The record padding on the series list will be used. To cancel a series recording, select that episode/program row again.
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+</WRAP>
 ===== Watching recordings =====
 <btn type="success" size="lg" icon="fa fa-chevron-right">[[:app:recorded|See: HDHomeRun app: RECORDED tab]]</btn>
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+{{tag>DVR}}

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