Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox User Guide

Overview
Configuring Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox
Recording Live Streams
Scheduling a Recording
Settings

Legal notes: Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox is not affiliated with Sling Media Inc. Slingbox is a trademark of Sling Media Inc.

Overview

Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox™ makes it easy to record TV streamed from a Slingbox to your PC. Once you configure Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox, you can record live, or schedule a recording to happen automatically. Once a recording has finished, you can have it automatically converted to the video or audio format of your choice.

In demo mode, Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox will record up to one minute of video. One you purchase an activation code, you'll have unlimited recording capabilities.

 

Configuring Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox

When you first open Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox, you'll be presented with the main remote screen, which asks for your Slingbox ID and password.

You'll need to enter this information to record. Here's how to locate your Slingbox ID:

• Log in to your account on the Slingbox support site. All of the information about your Slingboxes will be displayed once you log in.
• Copy the Slingbox ID to the clipboard.
• Paste that ID into Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox. The password is the same password that you selected when setting up your Slingbox.
• Be sure to disconnect your session on slingbox.com before you attempt to connect with Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox. The two cannot be connected at the same time.
• Note: The IP/Slingbox ID field can also accept the IP address of your Slingbox. We recommend connecting with your Slingbox ID, but if you'd like to use the Private IP address and port of your slingbox, you can do so. Separate the IP and Port with a colon like this (192.168.1.5:5001). Here are some detailed instructions on locating the IP address of your slingbox along with some other helpful connection tips.

Recording Live Streams

Once you've configured Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox, try recording live TV in one of these ways:

• Click the Start button to record the current channel.
• Enter a channel number, then click Start. Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox will change the remote TV to the channel number you specified.

Once recording starts, the Start button turns into a Stop button like this:

Click Stop to end the recording.

Conversion Settings

By default, Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox will create an .asf format Windows Media file from your recorded video. Turn this into a different format automatically by choosing the format of your choice from Conversion Settings list.

Scheduling a Recording

Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox also comes with a scheduler. This handy feature lets you record from a specific Slingbox, at a specific time, on a specific channel.

Here's how to set up a scheduled recording:

1. Click Schedule in the left pane. The list of scheduled programs appears.
   
   
   
   
2. Click Add to add a new show to schedule.
3. Enter a description of the show, and the channel to change to. (Use -1 as the channel number if you don't need to change channels.)
   
   
   
   
4. Click Schedule, and enter the time/days to record automatically.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to add the program to the scheduled recordings list.

Please note: Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox needs to be running for a scheduled recording to occur. If you close or exit Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox, no scheduled recordings will occur.

Settings

Here's a reference on the various settings you can use in Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox. Click Tools, Settings from the menu to access this:

Storage Folder: This is where your original recordings will be saved.

Conversions Folder: This is where converted recordings are saved. (This is usually the same as Storage Folder.)

Hide from task bar when minimized: Removes Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox from the task bar when you click the minimize button.

Enable sound effects: Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox makes sounds when a recording starts and stops. Uncheck this if you'd prefer Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox to operate silently.

Display final size in status: This makes the file size (after conversion) appear in the recording status display.

Change these settings if you'd like a different size or quality to be recorded. Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox uses the best possible recording quality by default.

If you have trouble changing channels, you may need to use different key mappings. Since channel changing is not always controlled by the Slingbox, some configurations may require different codes here.

Media Inc. Slingbox is a trademark of Sling Media Inc.

Overview

Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox™ makes it easy to record TV streamed from a Slingbox to your PC. Once you configure Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox, you can record live, or schedule a recording to happen automatically. Once a recording has finished, you can have it automatically converted to the video or audio format of your choice.

In demo mode, Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox will record up to one minute of video. One you purchase an activation code, you'll have unlimited recording capabilities.

 

Configuring Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox

When you first open Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox, you'll be presented with the main remote screen, which asks for your Slingbox ID and password.

You'll need to enter this information to record. (This is the same information you entered to play TV from your Slingbox.)

Recording Live Streams

Once you've configured Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox, try recording live TV in one of these ways:

• Click the Start button to record the current channel.
• Enter a channel number, then click Start. Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox will change the remote TV to the channel number you specified.

Once recording starts, the Start button turns into a Stop button like this:

Click Stop to end the recording.

Conversion Settings

By default, Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox will create an .asf format Windows Media file from your recorded video. Turn this into a different format automatically by choosing the format of your choice from Conversion Settings list.

Scheduling a Recording

Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox also comes with a scheduler. This handy feature lets you record from a specific Slingbox, at a specific time, on a specific channel.

Here's how to set up a scheduled recording:

1. Click Schedule in the left pane. The list of scheduled programs appears.
   
   
   
   
2. Click Add to add a new show to schedule.
3. Enter a description of the show, and the channel to change to. (Use -1 as the channel number if you don't need to change channels.)
   
   
   
   
4. Click Schedule, and enter the time/days to record automatically.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to add the program to the scheduled recordings list.

Please note: Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox needs to be running for a scheduled recording to occur. If you close or exit Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox, no scheduled recordings will occur.

Settings

Here's a reference on the various settings you can use in Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox. Click Tools, Settings from the menu to access this:

Storage Folder: This is where your original recordings will be saved.

Conversions Folder: This is where converted recordings are saved. (This is usually the same as Storage Folder.)

Hide from task bar when minimized: Removes Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox from the task bar when you click the minimize button.

Enable sound effects: Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox makes sounds when a recording starts and stops. Uncheck this if you'd prefer Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox to operate silently.

Display final size in status: This makes the file size (after conversion) appear in the recording status display.

Change these settings if you'd like a different size or quality to be recorded. Jaksta Recorder for SlingBox uses the best possible recording quality by default.

If you have trouble changing channels, you may need to use different key mappings. Since channel changing is not always controlled by the Slingbox, some configurations may require different codes here. First make sure that your devices are set up properly in Slingplayer or on Slingbox.com. Although Slingplayer is slowly being phased out by Slingmedia, it is a great tool to see your Slingbox information. You can download Slingplayer here. Once Slingplayer is installed, here's how you can find your keymaps and enter them into Jaksta's keymaps settings:

1. In Jaksta Recorder for Slingbox, click Tools-Settings then expand the section Remote Control Keypad Map
2. Open Slingplayer
3. Go to your Slingbox Directory. Select your Slingbox then the edit button.
4. Select the Information tab. Now place Jaksta's settings window and your Slingbox information windows side by side like this:
   
5. In Jaksta's keymap settings, the field One maps to the fourth character in the Key Codes string. The field Two maps to the fifth character, and so on. Use three digits when entering the numbers into the settings. For example, if the fourth Key Code says 9 enter 009 into the first field.