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Change the recording default settings
When you change the default recorder settings, you change the settings that Media C enter uses for every scheduled recording.
Note If you just want to change the settings for a single scheduled recording, then use Advanced Record or Record Settings.
1. Press the START
2. Select TV.
3.
Select Recorder.
4. Select Recording defaults.
5. Use the +/- buttons on the screen to bring your selections into focus. Detailed information on each option is listed below:
Option
Keep
needed, Until I delete, Until I watch, or Latest recordings. For more information on the Keep setting, go to
setting.
Quality
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 when possible
time of the show. Media C enter adds this additional start time to every recording provided it does not conflict with another
scheduled recording. If you change the Start time for a specific recording in Advanced Record, then this default selection is
overridden.
Stop when possible
after the scheduled end time of the show. Media C enter adds this additional stop time to every recording provided it does not
conflict with another scheduled recording. If you change the Stop time for a specific recording in Advanced Record, then this
default selection is overridden.
Show Type (Available only when you record a series.)
less than a week or that are not marked as reruns. 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 air live.
Record On (Available only when you record a series.)
available channels at any scheduled time for the series that you wish to record. Select One channel, anytime to limit the series
recording to one channel but all scheduled times. Select One channel only to limit the series recording to a specific channel
within a 4-hour window.
Daily recording limit (Available only when you record a series.)
number of recordings in a series that can be made each day.
Keep up to (Available only when you record a series.)
TV. You can choose to keep from one to five episodes or All episodes.
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6. Once you have completed your selections, select OK to apply the settings and return to the TV Settings menu.
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button on the remote, and then select Settings.
Description
Select how long to keep each recorded show on the hard disk: Until space
Select from the following options to indicate the desired image quality: F air,
Select On time or one, two, three, or four minutes before the scheduled start
You can choose to stop recording On time or one, two, three, or four minutes
Select F irst run to record the shows that have an original air date of
Select Any channel, anytime and Media C enter searches on all
Select either No limit or Once per day to determine the
Select the number of shows in a series that are stored in Recorded
Use the Keep
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