User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
126 Chapter 14: Organize Videos and Record TV Programs with Video Station
Note ：
 If the lock status of the selected video's video info is locked, updating the video info will switch its status to Unlock,
which means that the metadata of the video will be updated over the Internet.
 For more information about editing, updating, and correcting video info, click the Help button (with a question
mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to Video Station > Video Metadata.
View Media Info
You can view media info by selecting any video, clicking the Action drop-down menu and clicking View media
info.
Record TV Programs
You can record digital TV programs with a USB DTV dongle (sold separately) plugged into your DiskStation. For
the complete list of supported DTV dongles, please visit Synology's website.
Channel Scan
A complete channel scan is required before you start to record TV programs.
To perform a channel scan:
1 Go to the TV Recording tab, and click Channel Scan.
2 In the window that appears, select both your country and region (if applicable), and click Scan to start.
Note: You cannot scan channels for a place where you are not located.
3 A progress bar will appear in the middle of the window indicating the percentage of completion of the scan. It
may take a while for the scan to finish.
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 at Schedule > Program Guide according to your preference.
Programs of different modes are indicated by the following icons/colors:
 Blue: Programs highlighted in blue have been scheduled to be recorded but the recording has not started yet.
 Red: Programs with a red circular icon are being recorded now.
 Green: Programs with a green play icon are being streamed and watched.
 Gray: Programs grayed out have stopped being broadcast and cannot be selected to stream or record.
To record programs:
1 Click the TV Recording tab, and go to Schedule > Program Guide.
2 Select a channel from the channel list on the left panel, and scroll down or up in the main area to browse
through available programs of the selected channel.
3 Select the program(s) you want to record, and do either of the following:
 Click Record > Add to recording schedule. Press and hold Ctrl or Shift for multiple selections. The
selected programs will appear under the Recording Schedule tab.
 Click Record > Set up repeat schedule. In the window that appears, tailor the repetitive recording
schedule for the program to your needs.
4 Click OK to apply your settings.
Note: A program whose broadcast time conflicts with another cannot be selected for recording. Only one program
can be scheduled for recording during a time slot.