DIRECTV HR24 System Manual - Page 71

Record Defaults - receiver manual

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Record Defaults The Record Defaults screen lets you set the recording options you want the receiver to use every time it does a recording. The receiver's default settings work best in the vast majority of cases, but you may want to change them to your personal preferences. When recording a series, the Episode Type gives you the option to record first run only, repeats only, or both. The Keep at Most option lets you decide how many episodes you want to keep: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or All. If you select "All Episodes" for a show that appears many times in the guide, you may find it uses disk space rapidly. The Keep Until option lets you keep a recording until you delete it or until the disk is full, in which case the DVR can delete it automatically if the disk fills up. A recording that is labeled "Keep Until I Delete" will never be deleted until you do it manually; if all of your recordings are labeled that way and the disk fills up, no new recordings will occur until you manually delete some of your "Keep Until I Delete" recordings. Finally, the Start and Stop options let you adjust the times of your recordings to ensure you don't miss a thing. Keep in mind that starting early and ending late on all of your recordings may create more recording conflicts than if you started and stopped on-time (according to the program guide schedule). If you find a particular series runs habitually late or early, it is better to adjust that series using the program's Info screen rather than set the recording defaults, which would affect all of your DVR recordings. Press MENU, select "Manage Recordings," then select "Series Manager" (or Prioritizer). Select the program you want to adjust, then select "Series Options" (or Rec. Series). Manage Recordings CHAPTER 4 - Recordings 71 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter

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CHAPTER 4 -
Recordings
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The Record Defaults screen lets you set the recording options you want the
receiver to use every time it does a recording. The receiver’s default settings
work best in the vast majority of cases, but you may want to change them to your
personal preferences.
Record Defaults
When recording a series, the
Episode Type
gives you the option to record
first run only, repeats only, or both.
The
Keep at Most
option lets you decide how many episodes you want to
keep: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or All. If you select “All Episodes” for a show that
appears many times in the guide, you may find it uses disk space rapidly.
The
Keep Until
option lets you keep a recording until you delete it or until
the disk is full, in which case the DVR can delete it automatically if the
disk fills up. A recording that is labeled “Keep Until I Delete” will never be
deleted until you do it manually; if all of your recordings are labeled that
way and the disk fills up, no new recordings will occur until you manually
delete some of your “Keep Until I Delete” recordings.
Finally, the
Start
and
Stop
options let you adjust the times of your
recordings to ensure you don’t miss a thing. Keep in mind that starting
early and ending late on all of your recordings may create more recording
conflicts than if you started and stopped on-time (according to the
program guide schedule). If you find a particular series runs habitually late
or early, it is better to adjust that series using the program’s Info screen
rather than set the recording defaults, which would affect all of your DVR
recordings. Press MENU, select “Manage Recordings,” then select “Series
Manager” (or Prioritizer). Select the program you want to adjust, then
select “Series Options” (or Rec. Series).
Manage Recordings