dtcarson
07-22-03, 11:16 AM
My understanding of the PVR units is that there are a couple of ways to tell it you want to record something.
1. Manually-select channel, type indate/time, duration, frequency. Least useful.
2. Search--search for something, then hit Record on the search results page, confirm duration/frequency, etc.
3. Current--hit Record when the program you want to record is on.
4. Guide--find something in the guide, and hit Record, at which point it should ask you to confirm frequency, etc. Does hitting Select also work? I thought it used to.
Sometimes when using the Guide or even the Search method, when I hit either Record or Select on a future program, it will black the screen out, then kick me back to the channel I was watching live, and it didn't take the timer. I first noticed this when I wanted to record something that was on in a week. So I tried recording something, same channel, same time, 6 days from now, then 5, then 4, etc, until it stopped kicking me out, and actually took the timer. I could then choose the original thing I wanted to record. Obviously that's a pain. Has anyone else run into this, or know of a cause/solution?
Also: sometimes my receiver will get 'stuck' on Record. it did this last Fri, in fact. I was PVRing something on at 0900-0930. When I got home @ 1730, the Record light was still on. Turning the TV on, I saw what was currently being broadcast, but going to PVR menu, it said 'Clifford 0900-0930 REC' like it was still recording that. None of the other PVR controls would work, the screen just said 'Recording is in progress, do you wish to cancel?' and nothing I chose would cancel it. I eventually had to power button reset about three times to clear it out, and needless to say, nothing I had set to PVR after 0900 was recorded. Again, is this a known issue, and does anyone have any info about it?
1. Manually-select channel, type indate/time, duration, frequency. Least useful.
2. Search--search for something, then hit Record on the search results page, confirm duration/frequency, etc.
3. Current--hit Record when the program you want to record is on.
4. Guide--find something in the guide, and hit Record, at which point it should ask you to confirm frequency, etc. Does hitting Select also work? I thought it used to.
Sometimes when using the Guide or even the Search method, when I hit either Record or Select on a future program, it will black the screen out, then kick me back to the channel I was watching live, and it didn't take the timer. I first noticed this when I wanted to record something that was on in a week. So I tried recording something, same channel, same time, 6 days from now, then 5, then 4, etc, until it stopped kicking me out, and actually took the timer. I could then choose the original thing I wanted to record. Obviously that's a pain. Has anyone else run into this, or know of a cause/solution?
Also: sometimes my receiver will get 'stuck' on Record. it did this last Fri, in fact. I was PVRing something on at 0900-0930. When I got home @ 1730, the Record light was still on. Turning the TV on, I saw what was currently being broadcast, but going to PVR menu, it said 'Clifford 0900-0930 REC' like it was still recording that. None of the other PVR controls would work, the screen just said 'Recording is in progress, do you wish to cancel?' and nothing I chose would cancel it. I eventually had to power button reset about three times to clear it out, and needless to say, nothing I had set to PVR after 0900 was recorded. Again, is this a known issue, and does anyone have any info about it?