Passport DVR Series Recording Question?

[Jack 1000]

Hi All,

I have not used series recording, but understand that you can use the Series Manager in several ways to schedule DVR series recordings.  My question is about the series manager:

Suppose that I want to record Price is Right everyday for the 5 day week.  After setting it and recording the show, let's say I go under Series Recording Options and under "Episodes to Keep" I select 5.  (So as not to clutter up the hard drive.)  What happens to the series AFTER those 5 episodes have recorded?

1.) Does the sixth show not record and therefore not show up as scheduled to record in the Guide?  OR.

2) Do you have to go to the Series Manager and remove the series from recording more episodes?

3.) Under this system for ANY SERIES, does Passport know what is a first-run or new epside EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT PROGRAMMED THIS?  Or do you have to go further into the Series Recording Options tier and under my example, adjust Episodes to Keep #, and than New Episodes or first-run only?

Jack

[zoothorn]

My experience is that it will record the 6th episode and automatically delete the oldest such that it only 'keeps' 5 at any one time.

It's just a way to force the older ones to delete after you've gather x number.

[zoothorn]

Oh, and it knows what's a 'new' vs. a 'repeat' without you having to code anything. If you go to an episode of the Simpsons for instance and get the detailed description by hitting the info button twice you'll see at the end of the description it will say 'new' or 'repeat'. If you'd selected a series option of 'record new only' it will go by that flag.

Just my experience of course.

Zoot