Xref: utzoo rec.video:14162 sci.electronics:13655 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!uc!cs.umn.edu!kanefsky From: kanefsky@cs.umn.edu (Steve Kanefsky) Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics Subject: Re: A simple (?) problem. Message-ID: <1990Aug20.191608.22585@cs.umn.edu> Date: 20 Aug 90 19:16:08 GMT References: Distribution: na Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - CSCI Dept. Lines: 28 In article neeraj@learning.siemens.com writes: > >This arrangement works fine but suppose in addition to the above I have to >record cable channel 25 (say) at 11:30 AM on the same day. For this I have to >program my VCR to record > >1. Channel 3 at 10 AM for 1/2 an hour. >2. Channel 3 at 11:30 AM for what ever time I want. > >But the problem is that between 10:30 (when the first recording ends) and 11:30 >AM (when the next recording is supposed to start) I have to PHYSICALLY go to >my cable box to reset it to channel 25. This is always inconvenient and some >times impossible. > >MY QUESTION IS THAT CAN I RECORD PROGRAMS FROM TWO DIFFERENT CABLE CHANNELS ON TWO >DIFFERENT TIMES WITHOUT TOUCHING TO THE CABLE BOX IN BETWEEN. > >My VCR (Panasonic VHS PV-4800), to the best of my knowledge, is NOT "cable >ready" so I can not get rid of the cable box. There are some universal remote controls which have clocks and timer settings built in. If your cable box is remote-controllable, you could program the remote to change the channels on your cable box at the appropriate time. -- Steve Kanefsky kanefsky@cs.umn.edu