I've been searching the forums and haven't really found an answer, so I apologize if this has been asked before.
I recently got this box. I actually have Time Warner cable, but they gave me a Comcast box, as there was a recent shift from C-TW. Anyway, my question is about the DVR. When I schedule recordings in advance, I have no problems recording 2 shows at once. But I have problems when I'm watching live tv and want to record a show and change channels. For instance, I'm watching bowl games right now. I had the unit scheduled to record 2 bowls that were on at the same time. When I turned the tv on, it was in the middle of recording the 2 games and the tv just happened to be on ESPNHD which was one of the channels I was recording. When I try to change the channel to watch another game, it tells me that I have to cancel the recording. Why can't I record shows and watch another channel?
Another way this happens is that, say I'm watching espn and as I'm scrolling through the guide, I realize that there's a game on FSW I want to record. If I hit the 'record' button when I have the fsw channel highlighted, it'll record the show, but it will also take me to that channel and when I try to leave it to go back to ESPN, it will cancel the recording.
So ultimately, my question is, how do I record 'on the fly' while watching a different channel than the one that's being recorded?
Also, edited to ask, how does one use the PIP function I see on the remote? The manual that came with the box is ridiculous.
I recently got this box. I actually have Time Warner cable, but they gave me a Comcast box, as there was a recent shift from C-TW. Anyway, my question is about the DVR. When I schedule recordings in advance, I have no problems recording 2 shows at once. But I have problems when I'm watching live tv and want to record a show and change channels. For instance, I'm watching bowl games right now. I had the unit scheduled to record 2 bowls that were on at the same time. When I turned the tv on, it was in the middle of recording the 2 games and the tv just happened to be on ESPNHD which was one of the channels I was recording. When I try to change the channel to watch another game, it tells me that I have to cancel the recording. Why can't I record shows and watch another channel?
Another way this happens is that, say I'm watching espn and as I'm scrolling through the guide, I realize that there's a game on FSW I want to record. If I hit the 'record' button when I have the fsw channel highlighted, it'll record the show, but it will also take me to that channel and when I try to leave it to go back to ESPN, it will cancel the recording.
So ultimately, my question is, how do I record 'on the fly' while watching a different channel than the one that's being recorded?
Also, edited to ask, how does one use the PIP function I see on the remote? The manual that came with the box is ridiculous.
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