Recording and Time Shift on Mag 254

[hondo1]

Mag recognizes my Seagate external USB HDD but can't get it to record or time shift on TV channels. Can they be done somehow?

[sicario64]

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?938-harddrive

[K00lKatT]

The Mag has no probs with any HDD thrown at it...timeshift, diff story, I believe you need a live broadcast to use it. Should be no prob recording in real time..

[hondo1]

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?938-harddrive

Well, Koolkat says yes and iptv says no. Not much help that link. Now which is it?

[hondo1]

The Mag has no probs with any HDD thrown at it...timeshift, diff story, I believe you need a live broadcast to use it. Should be no prob recording in real time..

I've tried and I get an error message and the recording stops. I once got time shift to pause but never again. Can you give more specific instructions how you are able to record a live TV channel? Thanks in advance.

[K00lKatT]

Have you tried recording a VOD while watching??

[jimmyboscom]

I've tried and I get an error message and the recording stops. I once got time shift to pause but never again. Can you give more specific instructions how you are able to record a live TV channel? Thanks in advance.

I have tried recording too and I get a url error message. I am using a paid IPTV as well as this trial service and same error message.

[hondo1]

Have you tried recording a VOD while watching??

No I haven't. What's the point of that? They're always there to see from any point. The question is how do you record and play back live TV on the Mag 254? You said you've done it.

[hondo1]

I have tried recording too and I get a url error message. I am using a paid IPTV as well as this trial service and same error message.

Yes, that's the error message. Looks like maybe you can't record on the Mag 254 but let's wait to see what Koolkat has to say. He's the Android IPTV expert.

[K00lKatT]

sorry to say I can't find any info on recording with the 254, it simply may not have that feature. I will continue to check further, thks
this tutorial may help you..
http://www.tvandsatellite.com/UsingTheSystem.html

[hondo1]

sorry to say I can't find any info on recording with the 254, it simply may not have that feature. I will continue to check further, thks
this tutorial may help you..
http://www.tvandsatellite.com/UsingTheSystem.html

Oh it indeed does have this feature in the menus as well as time shifting but neither are working on the outer portal even though a connected USB drive is recognized. Looks like a Mag software glitch that hopefully will be fixed in future updates.

[dreamscape]

It has to be enabled in the middleware, I.e. The servers software running the backend channels etc

[hondo1]

It has to be enabled in the middleware, I.e. The servers software running the backend channels etc

Nice. Turn it on.

[Bkman2020]

If they do will hammer the servers as its uploading content.

[Digitaldan]

You go to settings in the stalker middleware.... then to "local Timeshift".... Then you activate it there but you need a usb or hdd to do it.
Then when they turn it on your good to go. If turned on in the inner portal, you should be able to time shift if you have a channel list loaded.

[1932ford]

It is in testing mode and its turned off right now untill they get everything right ....now thats what i have been told many times over and over again.....

[zhong]

Has anybody find out how you record live stream using Mag. 254 to usb flash drive or external hard drive ?

If so, could you please tell me the instructions how to do it ?

Anybody knows what file format is the video file saved under ? Is it Ts ?
Is it saved to root directory or can be saved to subdirectory on usb drive storage?

Thanks

[soldertech24]

Service provider has to enable that feature on stalker server.

[zhong]

You go to settings in the stalker middleware.... then to "local Timeshift".... Then you activate it there but you need a usb or hdd to do it.
Then when they turn it on your good to go. If turned on in the inner portal, you should be able to time shift if you have a channel list loaded.

Is it here? How to activate here after I plugin usb drive ? -

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So what settings you put in local time shift here to enable recording?

How do you start recording from live stream from the screen ?

Thanks

[xbmcbg]

You already have permission from NFPS to record 10 hours, according to your choice.

[jjjackson]

You already have permission from NFPS to record 10 hours, according to your choice.

Your saying we can time shift or record now?

[philhu]

I don't see how allowing record would clobber the servers.

From the server end, it is just like someone is watching tv.

The only difference is the mag/etc will change the channel, and record what it receives. Should be nothing to the server.

[xbmcbg]

Your saying we can time shift or record now?

I said that already NFPS allow you to record up to 10 hours (total) , then this (10 hours) recording you can watch your in which timeshift area you want. I do not see for now any timeshift icons activated.