Hi gzink,
The "Recording Conflict" symbol will appear in the Guide and Upcoming Air Dates menu for conflicted recordings - the record symbol plus an "!" over it. (I can see how it might look like a pause sign, too!)
If you're concerned about Recording Conflicts, both the PVR Options or PVR Upcoming menus can be used to verify upcoming scheduled recordings. If you see that the next scheduled recording for Entourage is next Sunday when it should be recording this Sunday, you know some adjustment needs to be made.
I should point out that by using the "Channels" selection to customize your Recording Events, conflicts can be greatly minimized. I'll use an example:
- Entourage airs at 10:30pm ET on HBO East HD. If you setup a Recording Event for New Episodes of Entourage on "HBO East HD only", the HDPVR can only ever record on this channel. In the event of a conflict (e.g. two higher priority recording events), Entourage will not be recorded.
- If you setup the Recording Event to record New Episodes of Entourage on "HD only", the HDPVR will automatically reschedule Entourage for 12:30am ET on HBO West HD in the event of a conflict. That way, everything gets recorded!
Priority should also be tweaked to reflect the relative importance of each Recording Event - if you always want Entourage to be recorded, keep it near the top of the list.
Finally, when scheduling one-time recordings, don't forget about the "View upcoming air dates" menu option. If that 8:00pm airing of The Pink Panther 2 is going to interfere with primetime recordings, use "View upcoming air dates" to see when else its on and schedule the recording for a different time.
While the new behaviour is a shift from the way the HDPVR 530 works, give it a try. In my experience, I don't think we've ever had an unresolved recording conflict in my house!
TheSphinx You understand perfectly!
630 Support Thanks for your reply.
I have tweaked priority so we will probably succeed in getting the most important programs. A second exchange 630 for a 530 would have helped! No such luck with CR.
I avoid HDwest channels, at least some networks because for at least a year if not years there have been "glitches"(little skips of frames on the west(even though I am in the west) and analogue would be better than that digital annoyance. It hasn't changed with the new PVR and Sd has done nothing about those complaints (in explanation, aiming tuning, tweaking, etc. etc. etc. has been done, to no avail)
So I pick East HD channels whenever possible. I will look at the HD only choice.
I am a retired systems analyst and consultant and absolutes are all that count with me. Programming where I have to review lists is honestly ridiculous when the data is there.
If I were developing financial systems and missing the odd cheque or deposit I would have been rich by now. Same programming concept.
When you look at the options list and there is a conflict, it is missing, as you stated, so I get to keep my printed spreadsheet and have to eyeball things(my wife does anyway). I don't think she should have to do that job! The 530 was annoying when pointing out a conflict but it was 100% accurate.
Anyway, enough on that, except it is a major down regarding an otherwise fairly impressive system. It looks like "good enough!" is still alive and well in some programming circles. I have a niece that could help you out.
Point number 2 regarding your solution..I cannot trust your schedule, as yet, so we are recording "all episodes" on a channel to be as sure as possible. (As you get older, some of the "old" episodes are new anyway! Get my drift?
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Thanks again for the efforts.
