Fire TV Recast

Fire TV Recast can connect wirelessly, but I connected to my home LAN using an ethernet cable.

Follow the directions that come with the device. I get 33 broadcast channels, but I cut that down to just the 7 my family watches.

Fire TV has a menu item called Live. On the Live tab, scroll to the bottom to see the guide.

• • You may need to go to Amazon

  • Click on the Three Bar menu

    • • Scroll down to Your Account

      • Click on Manage Content and Devices

        • • I have 7 TVs/Projectors with either Fire TV built-in or with an external FireTV Cube. I renamed them by the room they are in

Troubleshooting:

• • If gateway loses power, the Fire TV Recast needs to be power cycled.

  • As of FEB2025, Recast cannot be set up with FireTV app. Need to add Amazon Fire TV Recast & Blaster app from AppStore.

Bug: Cannot Record Series on Fire TV Recast

• • On or about 13FEB2025, many people's recast lost the ability to record series. Most preeviously recorded series stopped working. Currently playing episodes can be recorded. 

  • I saw many isues on the FireTV Forum. The forum asked people to contact Amazon support, which I did. I started a chat with an Amazon rep. After a while of dead ends with various support personnel, Amazon support told me to factory reset the Recast. I don't know if this fix works without a Factory Reset, but I am guessing it will.

  • The actual issue seems to be caused by a bug in the Amazon Fire TV Code code that added the top menu. The Recast doesn't know how to record a program set using All, Recents or Favorites in the Fire TV.

  • The Fix:

    • If you scroll all the way up on Guide, you will see a menu like this: All, Recents, Favorites, Fire TV Recast, etc.

    • If you scroll over and select Fire TV Recast, then go down and record a series, it will work.

      • Please note you cannot press on the episode, you must use the 3 line hamburger menu to record the series

      • Recording a series that is currently live may not prove it is working. Please pick one that is upcoming.

    • If it is working, a little red dot will appear in the guide next to the program. If it is not working, then no red dot. 

      • Also, in the DVR menus, you can see future episodes are being recorded.

    • I have not  had enough time to see if this works for future episodes (next day or next week).