wrote: Recieved a new cable box, 8742HDC. Trying to record the series Jeopardy! I select the series to record, but the box will sometimes not automatically schedule episodes when the show name changes, e.g., "Daytime Jeopardy". Sometimes it does. Any ideas on how to make it schedule all episodes within the series? I can select the missed shows to record manually but would prefer not to have to do so each week.
This is a know issue when the Gracenote listing database on the ODN Guide.
If ANY listing changes, between the entry to record a show, individual or serie,s and the database updates the listing, it is VERY likely that the show will NOT record.
For example, if you set to record a show called "The Mystery of Life" and the listing database updates, now calling the show, "Mystery of Life" there is a very strong chance that the show will not record IF the listing was not updated in DVR Manager, and still shows, "The Mystery of Life."
Using your example, for "Jeopardy" and "Daytime Jeopardy" the only workaround for the ODN guide is set up two series to record when you search for each name. One for "Jeopardy" and the other for "Daytime Jeopardy"
Two things to do that might help prevent repeat recordings:
1.) Under Series Options Select "Record New Episodes Only"
2.) Under Series options, arrow down to "All Showings" and select Only the specific time filter that you want episodes to record. Do this by recording BOTH Jeopardy and Daytime Jeopardy in your DVR Series Manager with the selected time filter.
TiP-I have found that Gracenote listing data marks listings as new for at least 48 hours in the listings grid. This means that any episodes flagged as "New" will still be recorded, even if the original new show was already recorded. To prevent this, I set the channel filter to record only at a specific time for "New" episodes. The guides still have not been smart enough to only flag an episode as "New" during it's first appearance in the Time Grid only.
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