There are 2 different type of timers to consider as well. NWflyboy was referring to timers he set up on specific channels, or through the guide I presume, which gives him the option to select the tuner to record from, and that will be specific to that timer only, and always for that timer. If he sets up a Dish Pass timer, and then opts to only look at one particular channel for that timer, it will choose the timer that is available and follow the Record Plus setting. I try not to mix my timer types, and tend to only use Dish Pass timers exclusively, which gives me more of a "self-managed" solution. Then the only issue there is if I have a bunch of overlapping recordings that need to be prioritized.