Recording Problems on DirecTV DVRs with TiVo Service

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I thought I was the only one with Season Pass problems on the HR10-250 until I found this forum.
How do I force a phone call to reset the the guides?
Thanks,
Martin

 

welcome to the forum!

forcing a call won't reset the guides...are you sure you're asking the right question?

the best advice for SP problems right now is to set your recordings manually (go to the guide, select the show you want, and tell it to record)...this seems to work...

this has proven to be the least unreliable way to get things to work...heck, DirecTV says they fixed it and the reports of problems seem to be coming at a slower pace...not sure if people just stopped complaining or if the problem is going away...

 

Thanks Anubys & Drew,
My problems started a few weeks ago and I was still experiencing problems today. I had been canceling Season Passes and then re-entering them and also filling in with manual recordings right up until this afternoon.
I will try and reset the DVR overnight tonight.
Martin

 

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My problem seems to have gone away. My To Do List for the next 10 days or so is fully populated. My only RH entries now are for 3-way conflicts, 28-day rule, etc. My work-around was pretty simple, I was just able to add the missing recordings from the Recording History "won't record" entries. I am almost certain, from double-checking the guide, that none of my missed recordings didn't at least have an RH entry. Also, fortunately only one of my HD-TiVos was affected, and my DirecTV DVR wasn't either, of course.

 

This bit me last night on my HR10-250...

I missed Earl, The Office, OC, etc... in history, they all said "Someone in your household modified the season pass"

Luckily the series one picked them all up fine, but in standard def, of course..

I think this is a conspiratorial plot by DTV to get us to warm up to the HR20

 

I first noticed these missing programs on our HR10 right after I had just stuffed two new 400Gb drives in it. My first assumption was it was something I'd done wrong??? But I'd backed up my Season Passes on our DSR704 during that HR10 upgrade, so when I checked, some of the very same shows were missing on it, as well!

After reading most of these sad stories and various how-to advice, I've finally settled on the process of Every single night before shows are scheduled to record, I go through the "View Recording History" looking for any that say "Won't Record." If they say the "Someone in your household modified . . . " I fix it with the "More Recording Options" selection and tell it to "Record this episode." I know that's a Pain-in-the you know what - BUT so far it's solved my missing show problem!

Days have gone by before I've had to correct another "Won't Record," but I continue to check. Just now, as I was going through the process to make sure I had the correct Menu wording to explain the method, I found another one for tonight!

I've also had at least one occasion when a Season Pass has just plain vanished and I've had to recreate it. So I've now made a paper-listing of my Passes which I review from time-to-time. So far it's only 'lost' just that one, 'Pass' but I'm still very leery!

 

shoot...I don't touch my TV except on friday and saturday nights...I count on Tivo to record everything I want during the week...this is a PITA

thanks for the warning...

 

As I said earlier, "Days have gone by before I've had to correct another "Won't Record," but I continue to check." But it is STILL occasionally happening, so if you have any shows during the week that you simply cannot miss, I'd suggest you continue to check.

I used to count on TiVo and I hope to be able to, again - BUT this is NOT like the TiVo of old, now that DTV is minding the store!

Good Luck, Bert

 

Obviously, DirecTV is sabotaging the TiVos so's to force people with their service to adopt DireTV DVRs.

They're corrupt and evil and likely agents of a foreign power trying to destroy the way of life we know and love.

It's so clear.

Can't any of you see this?

 

Well, now I'm getting upset...

I have an HR10-250 that has started to randomly reboot showing me the "Welcome. Powering up..." screen. The system reboots back to normal operation, but what gives?.

This started with the latest SW update, and happens while I'm using the machine. I was navigating the menus just now and whoops, restart.

Grrr!!!!!!

 

Has anyone noticed that there are GAPS in the Guide's listings? Example: Many listing times would jump from one time to one 8-10 hours later.

Just like it would if the channel went off the air at times, and then back on again hours later.