36 Messages
Unwanted Scheduled Recordings
There is a weekly TV show that I have scheduled to record. Recently a different channel started to show old episodes of that show in syndication. All of a sudden my “Upcoming Recordings” list was flooded with many dozens of unwanted recordings. It took me a half hour to cancel them. The DirecTV scheduling system desperately needs a way to restrict recording requests to a particular channel.
By the way, the ability to add tags to posts is broken.
DIRECTVhelp
Community Support
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255.1K Messages
8 days ago
You can stop these unwanted recording requests for certain channels, @whboyd. Please follow the steps outlined below:
1. Start by opening your "List".
2. Then select "Upcoming Recordings".
3. Find the program linked to the unwanted recording request and click on it.
4. When you reach the program details page, choose the option to "Cancel Recording".
5. Click on "Cancel Series", which will terminate all future recording requests for that particular program.
Charles, DIRECTV Community Team
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whboyd
36 Messages
8 days ago
I don’t want to “terminate all future recording requests for that particular program,” just recordings of that program on that particular channel. I want to continue to record episodes on the original channel.
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DIRECTVhelp
Community Support
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255.1K Messages
8 days ago
Sorry for the confusion. To clarify, if you choose "Cancel series" for a program, it will only stop future recordings for that specific show, not for other shows on the same channel. Charles, DIRECTV Community Team
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whboyd
36 Messages
8 days ago
That’s the problem. DirecTV doesn’t distinguish between episodes broadcast on different channels. I wish it did.
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