Similar schedule tonight, timings slightly different but 3 programmes on BBC2, 3, 4.

Try and set an SD series timer on BBC2 programme and get an almost blank page where I think it should be listing the conflicts, no lock up though.

Good spot by OP as this scenario would not occur often.

I’ll pass details onto Humax Towers soonest.

bobbundy – 13 hours ago  » 

hi,

Found this forum after a long search on-line for an explanation for why I recorded BBC3 rather than the intended BBC2 at 22.30 on Saturday. Barry, you seem to have provided the reason; many thanks. If I hadn’t chosen ‘record the whole series’ I might now have a recording of the Stones. This may also explain why some of the Spring Watch recordings went strange on me.

Is there a way I can find out the CRID data in advance so I can avoid this in future?

Thanks,

Bob

Hi Bob welcome to the forum. As to CRID code display need to know which actual box you are using.

deej78 – 5 minutes ago  » 

bobbundy – 13 hours ago  » 

hi,

Found this forum after a long search on-line for an explanation for why I recorded BBC3 rather than the intended BBC2 at 22.30 on Saturday. Barry, you seem to have provided the reason; many thanks. If I hadn’t chosen ‘record the whole series’ I might now have a recording of the Stones. This may also explain why some of the Spring Watch recordings went strange on me.

Is there a way I can find out the CRID data in advance so I can avoid this in future?

Thanks,

Bob

No forgetting to mention the OP as well. : )

Mine is the HDR 1000.

Open the information page

Settings/System Information. With General Info displayed press Red Green Blue Yellow Green Yellow Blue in sucession. Ignore the screen.

In the hidden settings screen Display Crid – Enable and Debug Mode Enable.

The above key combination accesses hidden menus on pretty well all the newer Humax boxes.

bobbundy – 11 minutes ago  » 

hi

Thanks deej78 for asking about this. My apologies for missing you out. I put it down to old age.

I’d simply not thought that a BBC3/BBC2 clash would occur. No offence to ‘Chase and Status’ but after 43 years of waiting, it was the Stones I wanted. Apart from the Beeb choosing to duplicate the CRID, what is also bizarre is them thinking no one would be interested in the opening number, ‘Jumping Jack Flash’

Anyway, enough on the performances and down to business.

Graham: My PVR is a 9300T. I’ll try the colour code sequence and see what happens; thanks a lot.

Bob …steep learning curve … yesterday I had never heard of a CRID … and now I’m learning there are secret backdoors into the machine.

Not sure if it’s possible on the 9150 9200 or 9300 models. Hopefully a reader with a 9300 will say if it is.

hi Barry and Graham,

Thanks for the replies. That may be the end of the road then for finding this out … unless CRIDs are published on-line somewhere. What I was hoping is this: if a similar situation occurs again and I could look up the CRID, I could make an intelligent guess about whether I might end up with the wrong recording. I’ve tried googling but no luck just the Wiki entry explaining what a CRID is and several posts on forums.

Cheers,

Bob

hi Graham,

Thanks for the offer. I’m hoping to work the 9300 for a little while yet.

Bob