This is a legacy article. To see how to set recordings on 4th Generation Tablo DVRs, go here.
Legacy Tablo's recording scheduling relies on the TV Guide Data it downloads during its nightly maintenance routine. Those with 30-day free trials or active Tablo TV Guide Data Service subscriptions always have a 14-day rolling window of guide data. Those without subscriptions will have 24 hours of guide data.
Those who don’t choose to subscribe to our TV Guide service can still set manual recordings for any date and time and are not limited to recordings within that 24-hour window.
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One-Time Recordings (With an Active TV Guide Data Subscription)
To set a single episode of a TV series to record, select an airing from either the Live TV Grid or via the episode lists in the Guide screens.
Select RECORD EPISODE.
If needed, you can also apply advanced recording options to a single airing once it is set to record.
One-Touch Series Recordings (With an Active TV Guide Data Subscription)
Select a show: either via the Live TV Grid guide or one of the filtered Guide screens.
Select RECORD.
You will be presented with an option to RECORD ALL episodes or RECORD NEW episodes.
Looking to avoid recording reruns? Choose RECORD NEW. Trying to amass a back catalog of a whole show? Choose RECORD ALL.
The series will now show an indicator that it is set to record.
Manual Recordings (All Tablo Users With Legacy Devices)
For those without active TV Guide Data Service subscriptions, manual recordings is the only recording option available.
Manual recordings with Tablo can be set for a single airing or on a repeating schedule.
- Go to the SCHEDUELED screen on your Tablo menu.
- Select the plus sign (+) OR +ADD NEW button in the top right corner.
- Enter the date/time/channel you want to record.
- When you have finished entering the details of your manual recording, select DONE/ CONTINUE / CREATE.
- The scheduled recording will then be created and added to the SCHEDULED view. The purple flag indicates that it is a manual recording.
- Once recorded, manual recordings will appear in the RECORDINGS view for playback.
These steps remain the same whether you own a network-connected or TV-connected Tablo, however, the layout may vary slightly. To read more about setting manual recordings for your type of Tablo please follow the links below.
- How to create a manual recording for TV-connected Tablo DVRs.
- How to create a manual recording for network-connected Tablo DVRs.
Advanced Recording Features (Available Only With an Active TV Guide Data Service Subscription)
Once you’ve set a TV series to record, you can personalize its schedule even more with advanced recording options including:
KEEP X RECORDINGS: Keeps only a defined number of episodes to prevent TV series with frequent airings (such as news and talk shows) from piling up on your hard drive. You have to option to keep only the most recent 20, 10, 5, 3, or single airings (plus any protected recordings).
RECORDING CHANNEL SELECTOR: Allows you to record from a preferred channel when the TV series airs on more than one local network. This flexibility helps resolve recording conflicts and allows you to override Tablo’s smart scheduling, (which automatically chooses the channel with the best signal quality) so you can specify the source broadcaster for each of your shows.
ADJUST START/STOP TIMES: Allows you to start recording early and/or end it late. You can set recordings on episodes or full series to start up to 10 minutes early and end as much as 3 hours after the scheduled program end-time. This is especially useful for shows scheduled after events that typically run long like sports or when certain broadcasts regularly begin a minute or two early.
Advanced recording options are available within most Tablo apps including those for:
- Roku
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android TV
- Apple TV
- LG webOS
- Samsung TIZEN
- iOS & Android Mobile Devices
- PC/MAC
- Tablo DUAL HDMI & Tablo QUAD HDMI Interface