It will timer-record other channels just fine, but not those channels. Back in the days when Toshiba still made DVD recorders, I called them and they said it's a bug with no solution and they offered me a refund, but I declined. Does anyone know of a solution to this problem?
If Toshiba offered you a refund due to the alleged bug, I doubt that there is a work around to the problem. If it had been a regular tuner I would have suggested that you scan all the channels to commit them to memory.
The problem basically is that those channels re not in the recorder's tuner memory. You can enter them manually but when you try to use the programming the unit will not do it since channels are not in memory. Check your manual to see if there is a provision for getting channels into the memory of the unit. Don't hold your breath.
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To richie46: I checked the manual. It has a chapter on "Channel Setting", which has a procedure on "Auto Channel Scan", and I did follow those procedures to do an auto channel scan before I posted my question. Also, it has some procedures for "Adding/Deleting Channels", however it says that "adding channels is only available for the analog TV channels". Is this "adding channels" what you were referring to when you recommended that I "see if there is a provision for getting channels into the memory"? If so, then it appears that there is no way to add a digital channel into the memory, because it says you can only add analog channels. But it seems like there would be no reason to add the Channels 5-2 and 9-2 that I mentioned, because the automatic scan that I did already picked up those two channels. So I can view Channels 5-2 and 9-2, and I can manually record Channels 5-2 and 9-2. But I can't timer-record those two channels, using the "timer recording" feature, even though I can timer-record other channels just fine. So I'm not sure I understand your response to my question, because it seems like Channels 5-2 and 9-2 are in memory due to the automatic scan, and due to the fact that I'm able to view those channels, but I just can't timer-record them. Do you have any further thoughts or ideas, now that I've provided these further details? In any event, thank you for your response and I will appreciate any further thoughts you may have.
Bummer. You were correct with what I was referring to but it appears that due to some internal glitch you cannot timer record those two channels even though they are in the memory. This is the first I have ever heard of such a thing but with electronics and computers I guess I have never really seen everything - every day is a learning experience!
Toshiba makes a good product and I would stay with it and deal with this minor inconvenience, unless they are two of your main viewing channels. Then ...............
Thanks for your response. I agree that it's a good product, and that's why I turned down Toshiba's offer for a refund. And I've used it a lot over the years I've owned it and have put up with not being able to timer-record some channels, but they're not my main viewing channels so it's only been a minor inconvenience. The reason I posted the question is that this season, some of the programs I watch are switching over to the channels in question (5-2 and 9-2), so I guess what I'll do is record those shows on another VCR that I have.
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