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HDHomeRun app
Using the app
LIVE tab
Usage
Basic controls:
- Launch the HDHomeRun app to start watching TV
- Pressing the up or down arrows on remote or keyboard, or hover mouse over the right hand side to bring up the channel selector.
- Click or tap on the screen (or press the select button on a remote) to bring up the user interface
- Channel Slice – select a channel on the channel list, use the left/right arrows or drag the channel to the left to enable Channel Slice. Non-DVR subscribers will have access to 24 hours of guide data. DVR subscribers will have access to 14 days.
- DVR subscribers – click the DVR Menu icon on the far right of the on-screen-display (or press Back/Escape) to get to the DVR main menu.
Playback controls and action bar buttons:
- Volume - control volume (on action bar depending on platform)
- Rewind - 10 second rewind. Left arrow/key.
- Big step backward : Down arrow/key will rewind 10 mins (not on action bar, recording playback only)
- Play / Pause - Enter/Select on a remote, Spacebar on a keyboard
- Fast-forward - 30 second seek forward. Right arrow/key.
- Big step forward : Up arrow/key will seek forward 10 mins (not on action bar, recording playback only)
- SAP - Secondary audio programming (action bar only)
- CC - Closed caption (subtitles) (action bar only)
- Android and Fire TV will default to captions being on by default if the option is set int he Android/Fire TV system settings. To change the default, you must change it in the Android/Fire TV system settings.
- Zoom - zooms picture to fill screen, such as for programs that are a different aspect ratio (action bar only)
- Record - Records current program.
- Search - Jump to slice search for program, network, or channel-based search. For keyboards or remotes with number pads, just start typing to trigger search.
- DVR menu - action bar button, back button on the remote, or escape
- If your keyboard has dedicated multimedia keys, those will also work.
Search:
Typing numbers or letters while on live TV will open the search option. You can use this to switch to a specific channel number, channel name, or even show title. For example, using a remote with a keypad, you can enter “1004” + ENTER and it will switch to channel 1004.
RECORDED tab
Usage
App: Recorded tab
In the RECORDED tab you can find all recordings made by all of your connected HDHomeRun DVR storage devices on your local network, if you have an HDHomeRun DVR subscription. Recordings are organized by “All recordings”, “Shows”, and “Movies”.
The DVR system remembers where you stopped watching and will let you resume on another device. For example, if you were watching a recorded movie on your TV via your Xbox One, you could stop the video, go into another room, and resume watching on your iPad.
Program information:
Selecting a program will open up info about that program. If a selected program is a TV show, you will see a list of recorded episodes.
- Play - Selecting a row will play the video.
- Start from beginning - Pressing to the left of a row and pressing select (selecting the icon) will start the recording from the beginning (in the case the the program was already being watched).
- Delete recording - Pressing to the right of a row and pressing select (selecting the icon) will delete that specific recording from the DVR storage device.
Deleting a recording:
Pressing to the right of a row and pressing select (selecting the icon) will delete that specific recording from the DVR storage device. This will present the user with three options:
- Delete - will confirm the deletion and permanently delete the recording from your DVR storage.
- Re-record - will re-record a specific movie or episode at a later time if you still have a recording task for that program. Useful in case a given recording had an issue, such as if a programming error occurred or a storm had caused reception issues.
- Cancel - will back out of the deletion process.
If you delete the actual file off of your DVR storage, instead of deleting the recording through the HDHomeRun app, it will behave like the “Re-record” option.
Setting recordings
DISCOVER tab
Usage
App: Discover tab
DISCOVER:
The DISCOVER tab breaks down into four views/filters:
- NOW - Shows programs that are currently live on TV. Scrolling down will view more programs that are live. Scrolling to the right will bring up additional programs (24 hours for normal users, 14 days for DVR subscribers).
- Shows - Filters to just TV shows.
- Movies - Filters to just movies.
- Sports - Filters to just sporting events.
Users can also use the search box to look for specific programs.
Selecting a program will bring up information for that program, where they can switch to that program (if live) or set a recording.
Scrolling to the right in the NOW view will bring up additional programs (24 hours for normal users, 14 days for DVR subscribers). Scrolling down will show more programs for that time slot.
Program details:
After selecting a program, details about it will show up, as well as options to:
- Watch now (if the program is currently live)
- Hide the program from DISCOVER and searches.
If the selected program is a TV show, you will also see a list of upcoming episodes that are in the guide.
Hiding a program in one app will hide it on all apps that connect to your HDHomeRun tuner. See further down for information on how to un-hide shows
Sorting episodes:
When viewing the program details of a TV show, you can change the sorting of episodes. When scrolling between the “watch/record/hide” buttons and the list of episodes, you will notice that the TITLE header will be selected. Pressing to the left or right will select other options, such as CHANNEL, EPISODE, and AIRDATE.
In the example to the right, the episode list is sorted by EPISODE number.
Search:
Content in the DISCOVER tab can be searched, which is useful for finding currently airing programming, as well as future programs for setting recordings.
Unhiding shows:
If you've previously hidden a show from the DISCOVER tab, you can unhide it by searching for
.hidden
Be sure to include the period before “hidden”.
You will then see all programs that have been previously hidden.
Selecting a show from the .hidden search results will give you an option to “unhide”.
Recording status marks:
If you have a DVR subscription and are using the recording features, the following marks will appear on upcoming programming details:
- Red dot - will record
- Gray dot - second showing of something scheduled to record. If the red dot channel fails at the time of recording, a gray dot channel can be used as a “backup”.
- Green tick - already recorded and exists on the DVR
- Gray tick - recorded and deleted, which tells the DVR to not re-record, unless the individual episode is selected for recording. This “don't re-record” history can be reset by asking the support team: Support ticket
TASKS tab
Usage
App: Tasks tab
The TASKS tab will show you all upcoming DVR recording tasks, if you have a DVR subscription, including series recordings and one-shot recordings. You can cancel upcoming recordings by deleting the task (this won't delete any existing recordings for that timer), as well as change the priority order of series recordings.
- Info - Selecting a program row while the whole row is highlighted will show details about that program, the recording settings, and have options for deleting the upcoming task.
- Change priority - While a row is highlighted and pressing left, then select, will allow you to change the priority of series recordings. Press arrow up to move up, press arrow down to move down, and press select when done. The higher in the list, the higher priority. Single-shot programs will always have highest priority.
- Delete upcoming task - While a row is highlighted and pressing right, then select, will delete the upcoming recording task. It will not delete any recordings for that program, if any had already been made (this can be done from the RECORDED tab).
Recording status marks:
The following marks will appear on upcoming programming details and tasks:
- Red dot - will record
- Gray dot - second showing of something scheduled to record. If the red dot channel fails at the time of recording, a gray dot channel can be used as a “backup”.
- Green tick - already recorded and exists on the DVR
- Gray tick - recorded and deleted, which tells the DVR to not re-record, unless the individual episode is selected for recording. This “don't re-record” history can be reset by asking the support team: Support ticket
Download
- Windows:
- Android:
- iOS:
- App for iPhone/iPad (opens iTunes Store)
- Mac:
Additional platforms are supported by using the official HDHomeRun add-on for the Kodi media player.
Want more options? HDHomeRun devices are supported by a number of third party applications.