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Old 23-08-2009, 22:21
richard_g_uk
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Apologies if it's just me that didn't realise this.

Just discovered that pressing Guide so the EPG is refreshed also gives the chance for the HDR to sort out any clashing recordings that may occur with long running series links.

For example, next Sundays EPG showed the HDR attempting to record the following 3 programs (all via series link):-

BTTC (ITV 4) 11:00 => 17:30
F1 (BBC 1) 12:10 => 15:05
BBLB (E4) 15:00 => 16:00

Now we all know the HDR can be unpredictable in this situation i.e. will it report a clash (and flash a message up), will it attempt all 3 and miss parts of the F1 or BBLB, will it not record anything at all, etc.

However I discovered that pressing the Guide button and allowing the EPG to refresh has now automatically adjusted next Sundays schedule to record an alternative showing with no other user intervention:-

BTTC (ITV 4) 11:00 => 17:30
F1 (BBC 1) 12:10 => 15:05
BBLB (E4+1) 16:00 => 17:00

What I am wondering is if I had not refreshed the EPG but relied on the Humax to do it in the background (i.e. if I was away the whole week) would it have adjusted itself over the next few days in the same way (i.e. move the clash to E4+1) before next Sunday?
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