Important - Check your HD Series Recordings

GlenR · **12th February 2008, 07:04 AM**

If you have any series records set up, you may want to check them NOW.

As you all probably know, the ABC changed it's channel allocations yesterday and IceTV updated the channel name and number information in the guide because of this.

I found that I neither had to rescan nor reorder my channels (ABC was still on the same MC "channel" as was ABC2 and ABCHD) but I did had to reassociate the channels with the guide. And not just for the three ABC channels - all the HD channels were also listed as "No Data Available" and had to be reassociated with the guide. Not a major task, BUT reassociating them with the guide broke the link to any series recordings set up for these channels. I missed one show last night as a result

and had to go through my HD series recordings this morning, delete them and recreate them from the guide so the would work.

I have no idea why IceTV would play around with the guide aside from the three ABC channels, but they did. Worse, their official notice anly mentioned changes to the ABC stuff, so we weren't even aware of the possibility of problems with the commercial HD channels. Shame IceTV, shame.

In summary:

Check you have guide information on all your HD channels
If not, reassociate the channels to the correct guide information
Then check your HD series records are actually finding their shows. If not delete and set them up again.

test7875 · **13th February 2008, 09:59 AM**

Spot on .. I got home last night to find the same thing had happened.

I had to reassociate all the HD channels with the guide.

epgStream · **13th February 2008, 10:36 AM**

Just out of interest, did the HD channel names seem to change at all?

Maz78 · **13th February 2008, 02:03 PM**

Yep I've got to fix mine as well. I've noticed that ABC3 has appeared and others have no data available. I'm starting to find Ice Guide rather annoying...

danielicetv · **13th February 2008, 03:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by epgStream

Just out of interest, did the HD channel names seem to change at all?

The HD channel names did not change.

Tommy · **13th February 2008, 04:00 PM**

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The HD channel names did not change.

Maybe not, but something has mucked up the guide. I had the same issue as the others here.

Mysteron · **14th February 2008, 01:56 PM**

Thanks, I'll have to check the series recordings when I get home.
Unfortunately I seem to have been affected a bit more as I lost ABC2 somewhere along the way. I ended up having to rescan which was a pain as I'm using a 2x dual tuner setup and scan didn't seem to like this and took forever and only found a few stations. Removed one dual card and scan sped through and found all channels (inc ABC3). I replaced the 2nd dual card and MCE still recognised 4 tuners without any further action. Glad it's all up again as WAF was being threatened

AshW · **15th February 2008, 07:50 AM**

Yep - same problems that everyone mentioned - luckily I caught on just as one of my recordings was scheduled to start or I would have missed it.

What's ABC3?

philzgr8 · **15th February 2008, 08:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by AshW

Yep - same problems that everyone mentioned - luckily I caught on just as one of my recordings was scheduled to start or I would have missed it.

What's ABC3?

I believe its been set up for childrens TV to be introduced later (subject to govt funding).

GlenR · **15th February 2008, 08:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by philzgr8

I believe its been set up for childrens TV to be introduced later (subject to govt funding).

Is this to compete with the childish TV the commercial networks show?

philzgr8 · **15th February 2008, 08:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by GlenR

Is this to compete with the childish TV the commercial networks show?

Of course! What else?

fieldzy · **15th February 2008, 08:35 AM**

What is ABC3?

ABC3 will be our new children’s channel. The additional funding for the channel as been approved by the government yet, so it still may not happen. But it was setup as part of the other rebranding to minimise further disruption

Your man on the inside at the ABC

logifuse · **15th February 2008, 01:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by fieldzy

What is ABC3?

ABC3 will be our new children’s channel. The additional funding for the channel as been approved by the government yet, so it still may not happen. But it was setup as part of the other rebranding to minimise further disruption

Your man on the inside at the ABC

And where is the bandwidth for ABC3 coming from Man on the inside? The existing channels can't afford to be cannabilized any more than they currently are.

Justin