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Midsomer Murders today failed to start despite still being in the schedule. Looks like the event ID problem, After 17:00 it should create a failed recording entry in the media list outside of the series folder and the schedule list will update to the next one (On Sunday I think). Watch this space
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As expected, Schedule updated and failed recording in the media list.
Workaround 1 Set each one as one off event and manually edit the start and end times to add padding (disables AR). or 2 Enable auto padding which lets series record continue but disables AR but affects all recordings. Thirdly compose a snotty e-mail to ITV telling them to stop B******ing about with the event id's. ![]() I don't watch Midsomer just set the recording to find out what's going on. |
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I don't watch it either ![]() Anyway Meridian recording "Failed - Reason Unknown" but the manual recording on my Mother's one worked ok so she is happy. Cut in half Frost episodes also used to fail a lot so perhaps they had the same kind of ITV data error. Automan. Quote:
As expected, Schedule updated and failed recording in the media list.
Workaround 1 Set each one as one off event and manually edit the start and end times to add padding (disables AR). or 2 Enable auto padding which lets series record continue but disables AR but affects all recordings. Thirdly compose a snotty e-mail to ITV telling them to stop B******ing about with the event id's. ![]() I don't watch Midsomer just set the recording to find out what's going on. |
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Yesterday's epsisode of Midsomer Murders failed as usual...
I had a Current Cost IAM (Individual Appliance Monitor) on the box and was graphing the energy consumption on a PC using some graph software via a ENVI display unit. In standby the IAM showed the box using 8 watts (they are not very accurate, figure should be 1 or less) then at 15:45 this went up to 40 watts until 17:45 when it returned to 8 watts. Later of course when I checked the box I got the usual "Failed, Unknown Reason" and wasted some more electricity... Automan. |
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Yesterday's epsisode of Midsomer Murders failed as usual...
I had a Current Cost IAM (Individual Appliance Monitor) on the box and was graphing the energy consumption on a PC using some graph software via a ENVI display unit. In standby the IAM showed the box using 8 watts (they are not very accurate, figure should be 1 or less) then at 15:45 this went up to 40 watts until 17:45 when it returned to 8 watts. Later of course when I checked the box I got the usual "Failed, Unknown Reason" and wasted some more electricity... Automan. The box is powered and waiting for a event change that never arrives. Send ITV the bill
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The reason your consumption meter is inaccurate is mainly because they no concept of power factor only using a current measurement and voltage measurement (if you are lucky)
The box is powered and waiting for a event change that never arrives. Send ITV the bill ![]() Why they did not include it in the first version I will never know... When my Panasonic 46" Plasma is switched off a IAM reports it is using over 25 watts ![]() Automan. |
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Indeed, Current Cost say the next generation "IAM" will also measure power factor.
Why they did not include it in the first version I will never know... When my Panasonic 46" Plasma is switched off a IAM reports it is using over 25 watts ![]() Automan. |
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Midsomer Murders failed for me today, the first time since my last post. Fortunately we were there so a few seconds into the programme I pressed 'record'. Went off to prepare the veg for dinner & returned to watch it from hd. There was 41 seconds of MMs, called David Dickinsons Real Deal. I told you the box was out to get me!!!
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It's not easy to measure the phase angle between voltage and current. Even the fancy ones that the power companies provide only have a clip on Ammeter. However given enough patience and an accurate stopwatch you can time the revolutions of your meter disc to get a very accurate reading of power.
http://www.currentcost.com/product-iams.html But all they have done is as you say put a clamp amp meter in a plastic box. I would be interested to know if the ones EDF offer with their Eco Manager are any better? I have some of these http://www.efergy.com/Products/eferg...id-184327.aspx And they can read the load of a device to within a fraction of a watt. Automan. |
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