How To Re-format a Storage Device on the Stream+ (CM-7600)

If you want to reformat the storage device that is installed/connected to your Stream+, please see the following instruction or, you can perform a Factory Data Reset

  • Press the Home button on your remote.
  • Navigate down to Settings and select it.
  • Navigate down to Storage and Reset and select it.
  • Highlight your [name of your storage device] and select it.
  • Highlight and select Eject, then again Eject. 
  • The next screen is [name of your storage device] drive removed and select ok.
  • Physically remove the storage device.
  • Press the Home button on your remote.
  • Select Storage and reset.
  • Select the [name of your storage device].
  • Select Forget this device storage.
  • Select Forget.
  • Select Home button on remote.
  • Re-install/connect your storage device.
  • Choose Setup as OTA Storage.
  • Select Format.
  • While it completes the Formatting USB Drive, you'll see a brief message saying USB drive Reconnected.
  • Next screen is Moving data to [your storage device name] drive.
    • You will briefly see a message "USB drive is formatted."
    • You will briefly see a message, "Migrated data to [storage device name] USB drive."
  • You can now operate normally. 

If there were programs/recordings on the storage device that was replaced, those recordings will still appear to be available.

  • If you select those recordings, you will just see a black screen.
  • You will need to delete those old recording titles.

Deleting Previous Recordings/Programs

  • Press the DVR button on your remote.
  • Press the left arrow to see the Blue Category Banner.
  • Navigate down, past Series.
    • You can now see rows of the previous recordings. 
  • Select the first program to delete, and a blue message appears.
  • Navigate right to Delete Recordings and select it.
  • On the next screen, highlight Select all episodes and press the OK button.
  • You'll now see a √check mark next to all episodes listed there. 
  • Navigate right, and select Delete. 
  • That Program Title tile will no longer be in the row.
  • Repeat this for all other Title tiles for previous recordings. 
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