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Use advanced record settings

When you schedule any type of recording, Media C enter uses the default recording setting unless you make specific selections by
selecting

Adv anced record

. You can also change the settings after you have scheduled a recording in Record Settings.

On the Record Settings page, use the

+/-

buttons on the screen to bring your selections into focus. Detailed information on each option

is listed below:

Option

Description

F requency

Select

Record single show

to record one show or

Record series

to record

multiple episodes of a TV series.

Show type

(Available only when recording a series or multiple episodes in a Keyword record)

Select

F irst run

to record the

shows that have an original air date of less than a week or that are not marked as reruns. Or, select

F irst run & rerun

to record all

shows that fit your setting selections. Select

Liv e

to record all shows in a series that are aired live.

Record On

(Available only when recording a series)

If you select

Any channel, anytime

, then Media C enter searches all

available channels and all available times for the shows in the series that you wish to record. You can also limit the series recording to a
single channel at any time. Or, you can limit the series recording to a specific channel and specific time.

Daily recording limit

(Available only when recording a series or multiple episodes in a Keyword record)

Select either

No limit

Once per day

to determine the number of recordings in a series that can be made each day.

Keep up to

(Available only when recording a series or multiple episodes in a Keyword record)

Select the number of shows in a

series that are stored in Recorded TV at one time. You can choose to store from one to ten episodes or

As many as possible

. The

recorder stores only up to the limit that you indicate.

Keep

Select how long to keep each recorded show on the hard disk:

Until space needed

Until I delete

Until I watch

, or

Latest recordings

. For more information on Keep, go to

Use the Keep setting

Quality

Select from the following options to indicate the desired image quality:

F air

Good

Better

, or

Best

. The image quality determines how large the file size is on the hard disk. For example, the default option of

Best

quality records TV with the clearest and most detailed image and creates the largest file size on your hard disk.

Start

You can choose to begin recording

On time

or five, ten, or fifteen minutes before

the scheduled start time of the show. If you have two recordings scheduled back to back and add to the start time of the second one,
then a recording conflict occurs.

Stop

You can choose to stop recording

On time

or five minutes to three hours after the

scheduled end time of the show. If you have two recordings scheduled back to back and add to the stop time of the first one, then a
recording conflict occurs.

Note

To record TV shows successfully to the hard disk, your computer must remain turned on, in standby mode, or in

hibernate mode.

Related topics

Use the Keep setting

Resolve recording conflicts manually

Use standby mode

C hange recording settings for a scheduled recording

C hange Recorder settings

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