[mythtv-users] Dish Network, MythTV & USA Network will not record

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/21/2008 08:11 AM, Rodney Myers wrote:
> On Jul 21, 2008, at 3:04 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> On 07/20/2008 09:06 PM, Rodney Myers wrote:
>>> I'm attempting to schedule a USA show, In Plain Site.
>>>
>>> I can schedule it, BUT in the status section it states;
>>>
>> ...
>>> MythTV Status:        (Never Record)
>>>
>> ...
>>> you'll notice the MythTV Status section -> (Never Record). I have had
>>> no success in getting this field to change so it will record.
>>
>> Parenthesized text in the MythTV Status section does /not/ say what will
>> happen, but provides a list of commands you can use to change what will
>> happen.  So, since the status says nothing outside the parens, it means
>> the show has never been recorded by your system.  If you were to click
>> the "(Never Record)" link, it would tell your system to never record the
>> episode, even if (/though) it matches an active recording rule.
>>
>> That means "(Never Record)" is how you tell Myth that you've already
>> seen all those Simpsons episodes that aired before you built your Myth
>> box so you don't end up recording a bunch of shows you won't watch.
>
> Thanks.. In the past, these events did not record. I just checked, and
> it did record last night. Very strange. 

Perhaps in the confusion you clicked the Never Record link on previous
attempts.

Mike