Series Link on one V6 box but not the other

[John_Co]

I have two V6 boxes: one in the Living Room and one in a Bedroom.

I tried to record the forthcoming series (Series 2) of Vintage Voltage, which begins at 21:00 on Thursday January 27 on Quest HD, but I did not get the Recording symbol in the Guide, and when I check My Planned Recordings, nothing shows up for January 27. If I look in Manage Series Link+ I see the item as the last in the list but it is dim as if there are no matching instances coming up, which is clearly not the case.

If I record it on the Bedroom box everything works fine, so unless the two boxes have different guides, it does not look like a guide issue.

I have tried rebooting the Living Room box and then adding the recording again, but it still does not work.

[japitts]

The episode you've listed was first aimed 28/12/2021, so any V6 or TiVo that's only set to record "new only" won't pick this up.

"New & re-runs" or "record everything" will schedule this.

[John_Co]

That makes sense but does not explain why the initial attempt to record did not work as I was not aware of this setting until after the first attempt failed.

I deleted the recording and tried again the following day and got a different outcome: this time the recording in the list of all Series Link recordings was not dim but it was starting with episode 2. I could not see episode 2 in the guide as the guide only went up to the day before, so I don't know if the box just assumed it was new.

I edited this Series Link and changed the setting to include re-reuns and now it is starting with episode 1 so I think I have finally got what I originally intended.

[japitts]

If you manually cancel a scheduled recording, then the SL will remember that and not schedule that episode again. Equally if you alter the SL settings after the first showing of a programme, then those amended settings will take effect for any repeats.

With a series like that's not technically new, then using "new & reruns" is a good option. In TiVo-software recording logic, the "first-aired-date" is fundamental.

[Ashleigh_C]

Hi there @John_Co

Thank you so much for your post and welcome back to the Community Forums! 

A big thank you to @japitts for their help and guidance here, have you been able to sort the issue with your recording now? 

Thank you.

[John_Co]

I have got this particular recording sorted out now but I don't understand why the original recording did not work.

[japitts]

Check under Home > My Shows > Recording Hiccups for the reason.

[John_Co]

Recording Hiccups is not relevant as it only shows recordings that (should) have happened. It does not show future recordings.

[japitts]

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@John_Co wrote:

Recording Hiccups is not relevant as it only shows recordings that (should) have happened. It does not show future recordings.

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Indeed so. From your post-6 above... " I don't understand why the original recording did not work" - the original recording should be listed in Recording Hiccups.

[John_Co]

If you read my original post again, you will see that the original recording is this coming Thursday.