Hikari TV is a service that delivers movies, dramas, and animations to your home TV via the Internet. From now on, in addition to viewing on your TV, you will also be able to watch on devices such as smartphones, tablets, and PCs. By the way, how can I record and save my favorite programs, dramas, and movies on Hikari TV? Here we explain how to record Hikari TV videos from three angles: TV, computer, and smartphone.
Recording Hikari TV on TV
To record Hikari TV on your TV, you will need a USB hard disk (sold separately). The hard disk should be connected to USB 3.0 on the back of the DOCOMO TV device, as it may not work properly when connected to USB 2.0.
Method I. Format the USB hard disk
(1) After launching the Hikari TV for docomo application, connect the USB hard disk to the docomo TV Terminal.
2) When the formatting guide screen appears, press the "Format" button.
(3) When the erase warning screen appears, press the "Format" button.
When the format guide screen changes automatically, formatting is complete.
Method 2, Recording a program being watched
(1) Press the "Channel -" button on the remote control during viewing.
(2) Press the "Record" button on the program information display.
(3) When the "Recording completed" icon appears as shown below, the recording setting is complete.
Recording Hikari TV on a PC
If you wish to record Hikari TV on your PC, we recommend BBFly.
BBFly Downloader" has the following features
- Built-in browser detects streaming video to play.
BBFly Downloader has a built-in browser that automatically presents viewers with videos available for download.
- You can choose the quality of the downloaded videos yourself.
Normal video distribution sites and streaming services usually determine the quality of streaming video based on the viewer's Internet connection speed and device specifications. With this software, however, as long as the original video quality is high enough, users can choose 2160p, 1080p, 720p, or 480p download quality according to their own needs, such as smartphones or home theaters.
- Ads can also be removed from the original video.
Usually, free video streaming sites insert advertisements at the beginning or in the middle of the video viewing. Those who can tolerate advertisements for online viewing, but feel that they are indeed disturbing when they want to enjoy downloaded videos slowly, will appreciate having the ads removed.
- A large number of videos can be downloaded in batches at high speed.
Users who use multiple video distribution sites tend to subscribe to the services of each site for a short period of time and download content intensively. To meet these needs, it is important to download many videos at once, and BBFly software provides the ability to download videos all at once in batch download mode.
Easy to use: You can download the software for free and install it.
- Download the software for free and install it.
(2) On the "Home" screen of BBFly, enter "https://www.hikaritv.net/" in the URL bar, and the built-in browser will display the contents of the Hikari TV website. Then register and login to Hikari TV.
The M3U8 Downloader installation screen will appear automatically. Select the picture quality, sound quality, and subtitle settings, and click the "Download Now" button to begin downloading.
④Check the progress on the download.
⑤Check the completed downloaded video.
You can open the downloaded file in the destination folder to check the video and audio effects.
Recording Hikari TV on your smartphone
To watch Hikari TV on your smartphone device, you must download the "Hikari TV Anywhere" application. This app offers the ability to download videos, which is super convenient.
Step 1
Launch the "Hikari TV Anywhere" app and tap "Menu" from the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 2
Select "Recommended Videos" or "Video Genres," then select the video you wish to watch and select the "Download" button.
Step 3
Select the desired video quality and tap "Start Download" to begin downloading Hikari TV. Downloaded programs can be viewed from "Menu" -> "My Page" -> "Saved Contents".
Conclusion
This is a summary of how to record Hikari TV. From now on, if you want to record and save your favorite Hikari TV programs and animations, you can easily save Hikari TV on your computer or smartphone using the above methods. If you want to record and save screenshots of other things besides Hikari TV, such as live broadcast videos or gameplay, please refer to BBFly's blog.
