Newbie help: I want to record Monday Night Football but ....

[blb2397]

The guide has it set as 9 - 12 but we know the game never ends before 12:30.
Question: Am I forced to do a timed record or is there something I'm missing.
Just curious, thanks. Of course this would be the same problem for most sports events

[Opus4]

You can pad the recording to add extra time -- check the manual: if it is a Favorite, see pages 52-53; if it is a Manual Recording, see pages 38-39.

- Andy

[blb2397]

Thanks

[abasu2003]

hmm. I think padding has a cap at 15 minutes, or at the most 30. Problem is MNF can go past that. I think you are better off setting a timed recording in this instance. MNF has only been cancelled once in its history I believe so there's no real danger in getting a porgram that isn't there.

[jbuszkie]

I also just set sage to record whatever is listed for after the game.

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by abasu2003

I think padding has a cap at 15 minutes, or at the most 30.

I think you misread the instructions for changing the padding time -- there are buttons to change the time by 15 minute increments; it doesn't say 15 (or even 30) minutes is the max. Set the padding time to whatever you want & let us know if there are problems.

- Andy

[Freegoo]

I pad 1 hour to the end of MNF and it works well. Also, we all know the game doesn't start till 10-15 minutes after 9, so I have it start recording late, no point in recording all those commercials and Madden babbling.

Sage.Rocks.