Re: Help Using Scheduled Recording Feature

From: Bob [MVP] (bob_at_nospam.org)
Date: 03/22/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:39:10 -0500

Is MCE able to change the channels on your TV receiver
when you're watching Live TV? 

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-Bob
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Windows XP Media Center Edition
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"richard" <richard@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FBB1B654-693A-4281-9401-59FF9FC09FC8@microsoft.com...
> I'm having trouble scheduling recordings (i.e., the Tivo-like feature) using 
> Media Center 2005, and would appreciate any and all help!
> 
> I can manually record, but scheduled recordings don't work.  I've downloaded 
> the correct TV schedule, but when I select a show to record -- the only thing 
> my computer records is the channel which I last left the actual TV on!  
> 
> It seems like my computer isn't properly instructing my TV to change 
> channels at the right time so that it can record the scheduled program at the 
> scheduled time.  Does anyone have any ideas how I can get this thing to work 
> properly?
> 
> [FYI:  I have a HP Pavillion laptop, and a Samsung TV receiver -- if that 
> matters.]
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Richard

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