How to setup your Vu+ for recording on USB

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Jules

Vu+ Newbie
Thanks for this very informative guide.
Just a note. It seems to freeze a lttle on HD recordings. Is there any way to solve this please?

Thanks.
Regards,
Jules.



Mito said:
How to setup your Vu+ box for recording on an usb stick or on another device connected to an usb port.




Mount your usb stick by Devices Manager as /media/usb
Blue Panel > Black Hole Settings > Devices Manager > Mountpoints ...


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By a software FTP or by telnet
create a folder named movie on your usb stick: /media/usb/movie




Enable Expert mode in Customize menu:
Menu > Setup > System > Customize > Setup Mode: Expert


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Change the default paths for recondings:
open theRecordings Pathspanel
Menu > Setup > Sytem > Recording Path


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Select the item Default movie location and press the OK button
then press the Menu button and select the item Switch to filelist
now you will be able to navigate through the directories and to select the path
/media/usb/movie by pressing the green button


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After you pressed the green button and returned to the Recordings Paths panel
select the item Timer record location by pressing the OK button
and select the path /media/usb/movie by pressing the arrow down button
then press the OK button to save and to return to Recordings Paths panel


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Select the item Instant record location by pressing the OK button
and select the path /media/usb/movie by pressing the arrow down button
then press the OK button to save and to return to Recordings Paths panel


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select the item Timeshift location and press the OK button
then press the Menu button and select the item Switch to filelist
navigate through the directories and select the path /media/usb/movie by pressing the green button


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Now you will return to the Recordings Paths panel and you have to press the green button to save all the setting and to exit from the panel.
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Enjoy your Vu+​
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Yazz

Yazz

Vu+ Newbie
It's so beautiful, my good man...! So neat and so user-friendly and so jargon-free. Many thanks
 
Yazz

Yazz

Vu+ Newbie
Now that I have set it all up and ready, I would like assistance with the following please:
- Which button to press to start the recording?
- Are we able to record both satellite and iptv channels or only satellite ones

I tried to record an iptv channel but failed to figure out which button to press. I have Vu+ Solo2, BH 2.0.9.1

Please assist if you can and thank you in advance
 
Yazz

Yazz

Vu+ Newbie
Now that I have set it all up and ready, I would like assistance with the following please:
- Which button to press to start the recording?
- Are we able to record both satellite and iptv channels or only satellite ones

I tried to record an iptv channel but failed to figure out which button to press. I have Vu+ Solo2, BH 2.0.9.1

Please assist if you can and thank you in advance
 
sat2020

sat2020

Vu+ User
how can i run wmv format in vu plus?
i have many wmv file in my flash but i cant run it
thank in advance
please give me plugin too run it
 
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Mony

Vu+ Newbie
Hi, I have searched in this post and maybe i missed the answer.
I have a VU+ Solo2 with a 1TB HDD internal but I would like to add another recording path.
i.e I want to have two separated disks to be used by my recordings one on the HDD and one on an external disk connected through a USB.
when I set the timer for a specific program I see there is a field in which i can indicate where to i want to record . Lets say i want to record all episodes of a specific TV series to the disk connected to the USB so if i want i can disconnect it from my VU+ and watch it on a different device (PC for example)
Is such a thing possible ?? Thanks Mony
 
Mito

Mito

Administrator
Mony said:
Hi, I have searched in this post and maybe i missed the answer.
I have a VU+ Solo2 with a 1TB HDD internal but I would like to add another recording path.
i.e I want to have two separated disks to be used by my recordings one on the HDD and one on an external disk connected through a USB.
when I set the timer for a specific program I see there is a field in which i can indicate where to i want to record . Lets say i want to record all episodes of a specific TV series to the disk connected to the USB so if i want i can disconnect it from my VU+ and watch it on a different device (PC for example)
Is such a thing possible ?? Thanks Mony
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In timer menu, if you select the "path" item and then you press the ok button you should be able to change the device for recording.
Obviously, your external HDD has to be mounted by BH Devices Manager.
 
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Jules

Vu+ Newbie
I have tried to set my solo up with external hdd. I have a problem mounting it properly.
Time shift is working and I can play recordings from it, but it will not record. It just goes to green screen and resets box.
Can someone help me with this please?

Thanks.
Regards,
Jules.
 
Mito

Mito

Administrator
Jules said:
I have tried to set my solo up with external hdd. I have a problem mounting it properly.
Time shift is working and I can play recordings from it, but it will not record. It just goes to green screen and resets box.
Can someone help me with this please?

Thanks.
Regards,
Jules.
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Have you created the movie folder on your HDD?
 
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Jules

Vu+ Newbie
Thanks for a great tutorial. Works fine except will not "instant record" If you press instant record you get green screen and box resets.
It will record with timer and timeshift functions though. Weird. Any suggestions please?
Thanks.
Regards,
Jules.
 
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