User guide

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21.2 TIME BASED RECORDING WON’T SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF
INVALID VALUES
21.2.1 Please check that the date you have entered is in YYYY-MM-DD format, and the
time/duration is in the HH:MM format.
21.2.2 Please check that the date and time are not in the past.
21.2.3 The maximum recording duration for Time based recordings is 24 hours, please
ensure that the duration is shorter than “24:00”
21.3 MY CHAIN RECORDING DOESN’T RECORD
21.3.1 If a chain recording didn’t record then there were probably already 2 recordings
in progress. To make sure a program records, set up the recording as a normal
single recording.
22 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
22.1 HOW MANY HOURS CAN I RECORD?
22.1.1 The PVR Info screen shows the approximate number of hours of recording space
remaining on the connected hard drive.
22.1.2 These estimates are not exact. The actual recording time will depend on the
broadcast quality of the programs being recorded.
22.2 HOW DO I ERASE ALL THE PROGRAMS IN THE PLAYLIST?
22.2.1 It is possible to erase all programs by formatting the hard drive.
22.2.2 Launch the PVR Setup menu and press OK on Hard drive format.
22.2.3 Press OK to confirm the format.
22.2.4 The format will take a few minutes to complete.
22.2.5 When the format is complete, the HDD status on the screen should say
“Connected and working”, and the Playlist will be empty.