Series Recording
The default settings are AROUND XX:XX AM/PM, FIRST RUN & RERUN.
The "around time" option allows a 2 hour window on either side, so if the network shuffles the schedule slightly the program will still be recorded. Specialty channels often schedule programs to repeat 3 hours later for the western time zone. This feature will prevent them from being recorded again.
For example, a program scheduled for "around" 9 pm will record if it is scheduled to start between 7 pm and 11 pm.
Conflict Resolution
When you record a series and there is a conflict anytime in the available schedule (10+ days), you will get a message which allows you to:
All conflicts will be shown in the list of scheduled programs with an "X" in a red circle, so they are easy to spot by paging through the list. I periodically scan the list and make sure any programs I want will be recorded, usually using time-shifting.
I don't think Mediaroom optimizes the schedule to avoid conflicts using the "anytime" option. I've seen it schedule shows with a conflict even when there are better alternative time slots.
If you only have 1 HD stream and conflicts are a problem, I would suggest using the "around time" option and schedule programs for off-peak times where possible.
I'm using Mediaroom with MTS and we recently upgraded to a newer version of Mediaroom which includes "Series Priority" control. The series are shown in a list and you can move a series up, down or to the top of the list.
The default settings are AROUND XX:XX AM/PM, FIRST RUN & RERUN.
The "around time" option allows a 2 hour window on either side, so if the network shuffles the schedule slightly the program will still be recorded. Specialty channels often schedule programs to repeat 3 hours later for the western time zone. This feature will prevent them from being recorded again.
For example, a program scheduled for "around" 9 pm will record if it is scheduled to start between 7 pm and 11 pm.
Conflict Resolution
When you record a series and there is a conflict anytime in the available schedule (10+ days), you will get a message which allows you to:
- Record all episodes of this series
- Record this series only when no conflict occurs
- Choose which shows to record
All conflicts will be shown in the list of scheduled programs with an "X" in a red circle, so they are easy to spot by paging through the list. I periodically scan the list and make sure any programs I want will be recorded, usually using time-shifting.
I don't think Mediaroom optimizes the schedule to avoid conflicts using the "anytime" option. I've seen it schedule shows with a conflict even when there are better alternative time slots.
If you only have 1 HD stream and conflicts are a problem, I would suggest using the "around time" option and schedule programs for off-peak times where possible.
I'm using Mediaroom with MTS and we recently upgraded to a newer version of Mediaroom which includes "Series Priority" control. The series are shown in a list and you can move a series up, down or to the top of the list.
