Scheduled recordings are failing on some occasions, resulting in a 1 second recording being generated. Logs show that the program is scheduled to record at the correct time but noting starts recording at that point. The logs show that the recording process actually starts hours later at which point …

Recordings fail (1 sec in duration) logs suggest they start after program has finished

pl_5309 August 4, 2025, 8:31pm 9

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