I have problems in setting specific recordings (in this case Formula 1)

Server Version#: 1.22.3.4392
Player Version#: Plex Web 4.56.4
Tuner Make/Model: HD Homerun EXPAND
Guide/Lineup name: Yousee
Using XMLTV?: Yes
Channel number/Name: TV3+

I’m not sure how to narrow the problem down.
As you can see here, the quali for Formula 1 can be programmed for recoding:
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But the race itself will not be programmed:

If I press ‘Optag’ (record here), it pops up the requester:

Asking for ‘this event’, but as you can see the title is generic, the season is 1, e1
The recording does not show up in the ‘series’ recording list:

If go into the show itself:


And press the ‘*** record’
It changes to this:

Which marks that it’s recording the series, and I can modify it, but please note that the episode shown below, is NOT marked as being recorded.
And looking in the planned recordings it shows:

Which says that for ‘Formel 1’ there are no planned recordings?

What to do, log files, xml list, or???
The TV guide I use is the xml download that Tommy has made ( @dane22 )
It usually works, so what gives?
Should I attach the xml file itself?

Are all the F1 programmes showing as new in the guide? I would delete the “Formula 1” scheduled recording and also the qualifying recording then create it again. select the race, choose record series and then select new episodes only. mine used to do this but works fine if all sections are showing as New in the guide

Just noticed that your guide is marking it as season 1 episode 1 for spanish GP. That means it is seeing each segment (ie qualifying, race, grid, chequered flag) as an individual series/episode so from that there will only ever be 1 recording. it should be showing it as Season 2021 and then a date and description

I have a problem regarding Formula 1 in the UK on Channel 4. When modifying advanced recording settings to change the resolution to HD only and to limit channel to Channel 4HD, Plex does not recognise any upcoming recordings.

Only if I change to “prefer HD” it schedules recordings but only ever records in standard definition on channel 4 which is channel number 004 and never channel 4 HD which is channel number 104.

This has occurred for every programme so far this season.

set it to prefer HD and then specify channel to 104 and it should work

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Well, I did all that with HD etc., and it somehow gets confused about the fact that the title is the same. So in the ‘scheduled recordings’ it said ‘cant record in the past’ but it still recorded the race for me!
So there is definetely a problem with selecting specific ‘shows’ with the same title / season etc. the guide apparently doesn’t have the season info in it.

yeah looks like a guide issue

what lineup are you using? Freeview? Local? I’m using BT YouView and the guide info is correct

I’m using the xml tv guide that Tommy made for Denmark, as the other ones doesn’t have all our channels.

ah ok, might be worth checking with him as to where he is sourcing the xml data for the Formula 1. its not in the right format should look like this

Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing > Season 2021 > Spanish Grand Prix: 1st Practice
Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing > Season 2021 > Spanish Grand Prix: 2nd Practice
Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing > Season 2021 > Spanish Grand Prix: 3rd Practice
Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing > Season 2021 > Spanish Grand Prix: Qualifying
Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing > Season 2021 > Spanish Grand Prix: On The Grid
Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing > Season 2021 > Spanish Grand Prix: Race
Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing > Season 2021 > Spanish Grand Prix: Chequered Flag

This is the actual file name for Qualifying

  • E:\TV\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011)\Season 2021\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011) - 2021-05-08 13 00 00 - Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying.ts

The other episode filenames are as follows:

  • E:\TV\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011)\Season 2021\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011) - 2021-05-08 13 00 00 - Spanish Grand Prix 3rd Practice.ts
  • E:\TV\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011)\Season 2021\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011) - 2021-05-09 13 00 00 - Spanish Grand Prix On the Grid.ts
  • E:\TV\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011)\Season 2021\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011) - 2021-05-09 13 00 00 - Spanish Grand Prix Race.ts
  • E:\TV\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011)\Season 2021\Live Formula 1 Motor Racing (2011) - 2021-05-09 13 00 00 - Spanish Grand Prix Chequered Flag.ts

Hope that info helps towards solving the issue

Yup, I made an issue on the github: GitHub - ukdtom/epg-dk.bundle: YouSee EPG for Plex

I also tried the included tv guide for Denmark, and that is useless.
I have 10 channels out of 21 I’ve chosen in the tuner that is unencrypted that it knows, the rest is unknown :frowning:

Heh…

That explains why my F1 recording also failed :smiley:

Thanks @Grooverider2016 for the insights

And reason why it goes in as S01E01 is that the endpoint I use sadly don’t provide this, so I always just filled in that, which worked perfectly so far :wink:

@KFribert I’ll look into this asap, since the VIP user (me) is also impacted :smiley:

LOL Thanks Tommy

And beta testing has started by @KFribert just in time before next race :wink:

Thank you @Grooverider2016

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have you managed to get it all working? Wasnt much worth recording last weekend lol

Yep, I’ll make sure a new version is released before next weekend

Yes I have @Grooverider2016, works fine now :slightly_smiling_face: