- This tab is used to manipulate with the Digital Video Recorder entries -
- the automatic recording.
-
- 
-
-
+This tab is used to create and maintain Digital Video Recorder rules. These can be EPG-driven (such as those created from the initial EPG tab) through the DVR AutoRec Entries tab , or can be timer-based through the Time Schedules tab.
+
+
+This tab controls EPG-driven recording rules.
+
+
+
+
Buttons
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Buttons have the following functions:
- - Add
-
-
- ?
-
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- Delete
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-
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-
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- Edit
-
-
- ?
-
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- Save
-
-
- ?
-
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- Undo
-
-
- ?
-
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-
+
Add
+
+Add and configure a recording rule - define the channel, schedule, DVR configuration, priority, etc.
+
+
Delete
+
+Delete an existing recording rule.
+
+
Edit
+
+Manually edit an existing recording rule. This uses the same fields as Add, but they're pre-populated with their current values.
+
+
Save
+
+Saves any changes made to the recording rule list.
+
+
Undo
+
+Undoes any changes made to the recording rules list (any changed fields will be marked with a small red triangle).
+
+
+
Columns
The columns have the following functions:
-
- - Checkbox
-
-
- ?
-
+
+- Enabled
+
-
+Check or clear this box to enable or disable this rule.
+
- Name
-
-
- ?
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-
- Title (Regexp)
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Channel
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-
- ?
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- Channel Tag
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-
- ?
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- Content Type
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-
- ?
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- Minimal Duration
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-
- ?
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-
- Maximal Duration
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-
- ?
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-
- Week Days
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-
- ?
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-
- Starting Around
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Priority
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-
- ?
-
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- DVR Configuration
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-
- ?
-
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- Creator
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-
- ?
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- Comment
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-
- ?
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+
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+The name you've given to the rule, e.g. 'Stuff involving Jeremy Clarkson'.
+
+
- Title (Regexp)
+
-
+The title of the programme to look for. Note that this accepts case-insensitive regular expressions, so you can use pattern matching as Tvheadend scans the EPG for programmes to record.
+
+
- Channel
+
-
+The channel on which this rule applies, i.e. the channel you're aiming to record.
+
+
- Channel Tag
+
-
+A channel tag (e.g. a group of channels) on which this rule applies.
+
+
- Content Type
+
-
+The content type (Movie/Drama, Sports...) to be used to filter matching events/programmes.
+
+
- Minimal Duration
+
-
+The minimal duration of a matching event - in other words, only match programmes that are no shorter than this duration.
+
+
- Maximal Duration
+
-
+The maximal duration of a matching event - in other words, only match programmes that are no longer than this duration.
+
+
- Week Days
+
-
+On which specific days of the week to find matching programmes.
+
+
- Starting Around
+
-
+An approximate starting time for matching programmes.
+
+
+I'd need to check the code to see how this works to expand on this any further. It used to be:
+
+
+Only record events if they are scheduled +-15 minutes from this given time.
+
+
- Priority
+
-
+The priority of any recordings set because of this rule: important, high, normal, low, unimportant.
+
+
- DVR Configuration
+
-
+The DVR configuration (e.g. extra start/stop time, post-processing rules) to be used for any recordings set because of this rule.
+
+
- Creator
+
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+The creator of the rule. Automatically set.
+
+
- Comment
+
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+A free-text comment. Not used otherwise.
+
- This tab is used to manipulate with the Digital Video Recorder entries -
- the time-based automatic recording.
+This tab is used to create and maintain Digital Video Recorder rules. These can be EPG-driven (such as those created from the initial EPG tab) through the DVR AutoRec Entries tab , or can be timer-based through the Time Schedules tab.
+
+
+This tab controls timer-driven recording rules.
-
+
Buttons
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Buttons have the following functions:
- - Add
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Delete
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Edit
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Save
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Undo
-
-
- ?
-
-
-
+
Add
+
+Add and configure a recording rule - define the channel, schedule, DVR configuration, priority, etc.
+
+
Delete
+
+Delete an existing recording rule.
+
+
Edit
+
+Manually edit an existing recording rule. This uses the same fields as Add, but they're pre-populated with their current values.
+
+
Save
+
+Saves any changes made to the recording rule list.
+
+
Undo
+
+Undoes any changes made to the recording rules list (any changed fields will be marked with a small red triangle).
+
+
+
Columns
The columns have the following functions:
-
- - Enabled
-
-
- ?
-
+
+- Enabled
+
-
+Check or clear this box to enable or disable this rule.
+
- Name
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Title
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Channel
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Week Days
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Start
-
-
- ?
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- Stop
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Priority
-
-
- ?
-
-
- DVR Configuration
-
-
- ?
-
-
- Comment
-
-
- ?
-
+
-
+The name you've given to the rule, e.g. 'Evening cartoons for the children'.
+
+
- Title
+
-
+Not sure how this differs from **Name* *
+
+
+The default format string suggests Time-[date]-[time]:
+
+
+%x The local date, formatted according to your locale settings
+%R The time in HH;MM format
+
+
- Channel
+
-
+The channel on which this rule applies, i.e. the channel you're aiming to record.
+
+
- Week Days
+
-
+On which specific days of the week you wish this rule to be active (e.g. only record channel XXX at xx:yy on Saturdays and Sundays).
+
+
- Start
+
-
+Start recording at this time.
+
+
- Stop
+
-
+Stop recording at this time.
+
+
- Priority
+
-
+The priority of any recordings set because of this rule: important, high, normal, low, unimportant.
+
+
- DVR Configuration
+
-
+The DVR configuration (e.g. extra start/stop time, post-processing rules) to be used for any recordings set because of this rule.
+
+
- Comment
+
-
+A free-text comment. Not used otherwise.
+