Setting up DVR storage on a Mac computer

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HDHomeRun DVR subscription ($35 per year with 2 free month trial)
Compatible HDHomeRun device: SCRIBE Duo/Quatro, SERVIO, CONNECT Duo/Quatro, EXTEND, CONNECT(4th gen), PRIME, PRIME 6
Mac running El Capitan (10.11) or newer
Sufficient disk space to hold recordings. HD content typically runs around 6GB per hour, so a 500 GB hard drive for recordings is a good minimum to have.
The Mac must be on at all times in order to make recordings or access previously recorded content. Sleep mode should be disabled.

Download the HDHomeRun Mac software here: LINK GOES HERE
If it hasn't already opened automatically, open the HDHomeRun installer disk image so that a “virtual” disk with the HDHomeRun set up software installer opens up. You can do this by double clicking on the .img file that is downloaded, normally in your downloads folder.
Double click on the installer and enter your Mac's administrator password when prompted. If you've never set up an administrator password, simply press enter.
The installer will ask which parts of the software to install. You will want at least the DVR storage recording software, but you can also install the viewer app, so that you can view live TV and recordings on the same Mac.
Go to http://my.hdhomerun.com/ and verify that HDHomeRun RECORD shows at the top of the page.

By default, recordings are stored in /Users/HDHomeRun/

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