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I searched for timer failure or malfunction here without success. If this has already been reported in some other thread I'd appreciate a pointer to it.
Not infrequently I've noticed recurring (daily or weekly) timers disappearing apparently at random, but today I think I figured out what triggers such losses, and it may not be entirely random. I have 2 2160As and one 515, and all have done this.
I have no idea whether input selection has any bearing on this. On all of my machines I can record off any of tuner, L1 or L2, as each has all three enabled. Two tuners are currently on QAM, one on OTA.
I program multiple timers at a time, sometimes several pages of them. At times I decide to alter an existing one for any of several reasons, but most commonly because I'm trying to "edit" something and there remains less than an hour until a timer is set to start, locking out the edit function required. So, I hit the timer button, and select program change on the upcoming timer, then delay its start time (usually 30 or 60 minutes). That allows me to finish the editing function(s) I wish (e.g. finalize a DVD), and then when done, I edit the timer back to what it was to start with.
On occasion, editing an existing program results in a duplication of the original program being edited, so that on exit of the edit, it reports timer overlap, upon which I find showing two nearly identical programs, the difference being whichever bit (usually start time, but sometimes not) that I changed while editing.
I think what has happened multiple times is that this duplication has dumped the content of either the next/following scheduled program, or a random one, replacing it with the edited version of the just edited program, and this is how timers are disappearing.
So now I guess I'm going to have to keep a separate DB of my recurring timers to refer to after each timer edit to ensure I don't lose any not yet recorded programs.
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Does wajo or any other regular here work for or have frequent or close contact with Funai or Magnavox? Since all three machines do this, it needs to be reported to Funai/Magnavox if it hasn't already been.
Not infrequently I've noticed recurring (daily or weekly) timers disappearing apparently at random, but today I think I figured out what triggers such losses, and it may not be entirely random. I have 2 2160As and one 515, and all have done this.
I have no idea whether input selection has any bearing on this. On all of my machines I can record off any of tuner, L1 or L2, as each has all three enabled. Two tuners are currently on QAM, one on OTA.
I program multiple timers at a time, sometimes several pages of them. At times I decide to alter an existing one for any of several reasons, but most commonly because I'm trying to "edit" something and there remains less than an hour until a timer is set to start, locking out the edit function required. So, I hit the timer button, and select program change on the upcoming timer, then delay its start time (usually 30 or 60 minutes). That allows me to finish the editing function(s) I wish (e.g. finalize a DVD), and then when done, I edit the timer back to what it was to start with.
On occasion, editing an existing program results in a duplication of the original program being edited, so that on exit of the edit, it reports timer overlap, upon which I find showing two nearly identical programs, the difference being whichever bit (usually start time, but sometimes not) that I changed while editing.
I think what has happened multiple times is that this duplication has dumped the content of either the next/following scheduled program, or a random one, replacing it with the edited version of the just edited program, and this is how timers are disappearing.
So now I guess I'm going to have to keep a separate DB of my recurring timers to refer to after each timer edit to ensure I don't lose any not yet recorded programs.
Does wajo or any other regular here work for or have frequent or close contact with Funai or Magnavox? Since all three machines do this, it needs to be reported to Funai/Magnavox if it hasn't already been.
