What's so special about 1am for my 9200?

vadekvadek Posts: 204
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I'm having a problem with Breaking Bad on Five US. I first set my 9200 via the EPG to record midnight to 1am. I use padding of 2m prior and 5m post. Despite this, I was barely getting the end of the programme as it stopped recording at 1am dead.

So I decided it must be something to do with the midnight start. I reset the timing for 23:58 to 1:05, still with the padding. It STILL stops recording at 1am! The recording should have totalled 72 minutes, but it was 64! It started 4 minutes early, as programmed, then stopped 10 minutes too soon.

Ideas, anyone?

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  • Big-lesBig-les Posts: 2,695
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    Have you got the Auto Switch-OFF enabled and set for 1am? I'm not sure if this will override a recording though because you can manually switch off while recording and the recording continues to the end.
  • vadekvadek Posts: 204
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    Big-les wrote: »
    Have you got the Auto Switch-OFF enabled and set for 1am? I'm not sure if this will override a recording though because you can manually switch off while recording and the recording continues to the end.

    That was the first thing I checked. No auto on or off is set. I've just disabled auto software update as well, even though it's set for 5am. You never know.

    I might have to sit up till 1am tonight to watch it for clues as to why it stops.
  • Big-lesBig-les Posts: 2,695
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    vadek wrote: »
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    I might have to sit up till 1am tonight to watch it for clues as to why it stops.

    Make sure you're in bed before Santa comes. :)
  • nvingonvingo Posts: 8,619
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    vadek wrote: »
    I'm having a problem with Breaking Bad on Five US. I first set my 9200 via the EPG to record midnight to 1am...
    Ideas, anyone?
    Yes. Despite the programmes listed in the EPG, Five US shuts down at 1am to make way for other timeshare channels. Although the PVR may record until the set time, from 1am until then there is no data, so the effective end of recording is 1am.
  • vadekvadek Posts: 204
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    nvingo wrote: »
    Yes. Despite the programmes listed in the EPG, Five US shuts down at 1am to make way for other timeshare channels. Although the PVR may record until the set time, from 1am until then there is no data, so the effective end of recording is 1am.

    I looked at the EPG to see if Five US handed over to another digital channel at 1am, but there are casino and other gambling programmes in the schedule. However, I just checked tvguide.co.uk and there's nothing after 1am. You've confirmed my suspicion. Thanks, nvingo. Problem solved (not often that happens!) :)
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