DIrectv tivo 2 channel buffers not working? Help!

Long time since I've posted on a ng... and the first time in this
one... be gentle!

Just got Directv+Tivo, and LOVE it. LOVE it. Had it, oh, 48 hours,
and it's already changed my life.

But, I've got one minor gripe; I hope someone can help.

I've google'd on it, looking high and low, and haven't found
anything... if there's a pre-existing answer, a pointer would be
great!

Anyway, here goes:

New Hughes DVR40, 2-tuner, dual LNB with both cables attached... lemme
know where to get more info, if needed, and I'll post it.

On page 34 of my manual, I read: "You can pause live TV for up to 30
minutes! With Dual Tuner, you can switch between two channels in live
TV without losing the saved portion of either one."

Maybe I'm stoopid, but it ain't working for me.

I believe the dual-tuner is working, as I can record two programs at
once, and can record one program while watching and recording another.
BUT, when I switch channels, when nothing is recording (either by
entering a specific channel number, using the guide, or the up-channel
button), then hit the "recall/enter" button... I've lost the buffer
of the previous channel.

Is it just me? Anybody else? Maybe I'm doing something dumb? If it's
working for you, can you tell me what you do, specifically? Is it
coming in a software update? Or?

Help?

Thanks!
Jim
google -at- sonoma3-zero- dot org

JPearson wrote:

On page 34 of my manual, I read: "You can pause live TV for up to 30
minutes! With Dual Tuner, you can switch between two channels in live
TV without losing the saved portion of either one."

Poor wording there. "With Dual Tuner, you can switch between two
tuners in live TV without losing the saved portion of either one."

Note: You must change tuners, not change channels, for that to work.
-Joe

"Joe Smith" wrote in message news:[email protected]_s52...
JPearson wrote:

On page 34 of my manual, I read: "You can pause live TV for up to 30
minutes! With Dual Tuner, you can switch between two channels in live
TV without losing the saved portion of either one."

Poor wording there. "With Dual Tuner, you can switch between two
tuners in live TV without losing the saved portion of either one."

Note: You must change tuners, not change channels, for that to work.
-Joe

Yeah, but the live buffers contain channel content, not tuner content.
If the tuner content was buffered you wouldn't lose it on a channel change.
; = )

Is it just me? Anybody else? Maybe I'm doing something dumb? If it's
working for you, can you tell me what you do, specifically?

.... And the winner is: "You're doing something dumb. Reread the manual
and try a few more, somewhat-obscure, things."

The veil lifts! Thanks for the info, and precise, idiot-proof
instructive responses. Now I Get It.

'course, the pedantic, user-oriented, customer-service-freak side of
me screams: "Why isn't the manual more clear? Better yet, why doesn't
it do what I expect??"

Then, the project manager side of me kicks in: "Hah. Right. Try
getting docs and marketing to downgrade the manual, or the developers
to debug it in time."

Anyway. 't'is All Clear Now. Thanks to y'all.

So far, this magic box has been the best thing to happen to my
hopeless, jobless butt this year. Thanks, Tivo!

Jim
tivo -at- sonoma-three-zero dot not-com-but-oh-are-gee

p.s.... if anyone tried to email me at [email protected], I apologize. I
had to /dev/null it thanks to spam within hours. Thought I'd have at
least a few days.

We have a winner!

-Larry

"Jack Ak" wrote in message
m...


The secret is to switch *tuners*, not channels. Press Info then down
arrow
to see what is buffering on the other tuner.

The shortcut is to press down arrow on the gray pad to switch tuners.
The progress bar will display briefly to show the amount of buffered
content
when you switch tuners. You should press Pause before switching tuners.
This will allow alternate watching of two programs.

In part, Jack Ak wrote:

The gray pad down arrow switches tuners on any TiVo remote regardless
of the Live TV button function. The Live TV button won't switch tuners
on a first generation DVR unless a second generation TiVo remote is used.

That's what *I* said. :-)

"Jack Ak" wrote in message
m...
The secret is to switch *tuners*, not channels. Press Info then down
arrow
to see what is buffering on the other tuner.

The shortcut is to press down arrow on the gray pad to switch tuners.
The progress bar will display briefly to show the amount of buffered
content
when you switch tuners. You should press Pause before switching tuners.
This will allow alternate watching of two programs.


Thats a cool trick. What other shortcuts are there for the Hughes
DirecTivo?

* Von Fourche Wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo, on Sat, 22 Nov 2003 17:35:41 GMT:

"Jack Ak" wrote in message
m...
The secret is to switch *tuners*, not channels. Press Info then down
arrow
to see what is buffering on the other tuner.

The shortcut is to press down arrow on the gray pad to switch tuners.
The progress bar will display briefly to show the amount of buffered
content
when you switch tuners. You should press Pause before switching tuners.
This will allow alternate watching of two programs.


Thats a cool trick. What other shortcuts are there for the Hughes
DirecTivo?

When the show on one tuner goes into commercial, pause it and switch
tuners, when this tuner goes into commercial, pause it and switch back,
this way you can watch 2 'live' shows at once, avoid commercials, and
not miss a beat

Not very useful once you switch over from watching live TV but still a
neat trick.
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"Von Fourche" wrote in message ink.net...

"Jack Ak" wrote in message
m...
The secret is to switch *tuners*, not channels. Press Info then down
arrow
to see what is buffering on the other tuner.

The shortcut is to press down arrow on the gray pad to switch tuners.
The progress bar will display briefly to show the amount of buffered
content
when you switch tuners. You should press Pause before switching tuners.
This will allow alternate watching of two programs.


Thats a cool trick. What other shortcuts are there for the Hughes
DirecTivo?


TiVo/DirecTV button plus a number button. Try them all to find out
what each does... DirecTV button + 1, DirecTV button + 2 ...