VCR recording

[shodobe]

I have a cheap model 300 hooked up to my VCR at work. I can record programs without a problem so long as I have the D* reciever on and tuned to the station I want to record. Is there a way to have the reciever come on at the same time as my VCR to record unattended channels? Or is this reciever the bottom of the barrel for this. Thanks

 

[iwc5893]

I'm not aware of any D* receiver that will "turn on" at a specified time. What you can do is schedule autotunes from the guide and leave the receiver on, then set your VCR to record at the appropriate times.

 

[shodobe]

Will the autotune automatically switch to the appropriate channel when needed?

 

[iwc5893]

Yes, it will.

 

[bjf]

The old Hughes box (non Tivo) has the ability to switch the channel using the
program guide grid of upcoming tv shows.

And I think it will control a VCR too.

There were several different models in the Hughes line.
the later 90's and early 2000's.

There on ebay nowadays.

bjf