TV Recording

You can watch and record digital TV programs by connecting HDHomeRun devices with DVB-T standard (sold separately) to the same local area network as your Synology NAS.

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Channel Scan

Before clicking DTV on the control bar, you as DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group must perform a complete channel scan before proceeding to record TV programs and manage the streaming service.

To perform a channel scan:

  1. Go to the DTV section on the left panel, click the HDHomeRun name, and do the following to finish the setup.
  2. Click Scan to start. A progress bar will display in the middle of the window indicating the percentage of completion of the scan. It may take a while for the scan to finish.

DTV Function

With DTV function enabled, you can record and livestream digital TV programs by connecting HDHomeRun devices to the same local area network as your Synology NAS.

However, under certain circumstances in which conflicts occur between Video Station and third-party packages that come with DTV features, you may be asked to disable the DTV function of Video Station to allow that of other packages to run properly. Please note the streaming service and all ongoing recording tasks will be stopped if you disable the DTV function.

To disable the DTV function:

Go to Settings > DTV > Advanced, tick Disable the DTV function, and click OK. If you want to enable or resume the function, please go to Package Center to stop the concerned packages first and untick the checkbox.

User Privileges

DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group can set permissions for users to access the DTV and AirPlay/DLNA streaming functions.

Users with the following privileges can do the following:

To grant users access privileges:

  1. Go to Settings > Privileges. Users with access rights to Video Station will appear on the list.
  2. Tick the checkboxes to grant users access to the corresponding operation.
  3. Click OK.

Note:

Only users with access rights to Video Station can be granted the privileges here. To allow users to access Video Station, please go to Control Panel > Application Privileges and edit the access settings for the type of users you wish to grant privileges to.

TV Programs

Once the channel scan is complete, you can choose to stream or record channels available on the channel list on the left panel according to your preference.

Programs of different modes are indicated by the following icons/colors:

To record programs:

  1. Click the HDHomeRun name under the DTV section on the left panel.
  2. Select a channel from the channel list on the left panel, and scroll down or up in the main area to browse through programs available for the selected channel. Click the forward/backward arrow to view other programs of the selected channel broadcast on other dates. Programs aired before today are not available for selection. You can click a corresponding button to do the following:
  3. Depending on the programs or the programs of a specific channel you want to record, do either of the following:
  4. Click OK to apply your settings.

Note:

You cannot record more than one program in the same time period. One time slot can only be scheduled for one recording.

To manage recording tasks:

  1. Click the TV Recording under the DTV section on the left panel. Scheduled programs can be managed here.
  2. Do either of the following:

Recording Settings

Recording settings can be configured with the option to enable or disable priority of TV program recording over live streaming. You can also specify how much time you want to extend the recording before/after the program starts/ends.

To manage recording settings:

  1. Go to Settings > DTV.
  2. In the Recording Settings section, do either of the following:
  3. Specify how much time the recording will extend backwards and forwards when the program starts/ends in the fields.
  4. Click OK.

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