AVC761 - Timer Mode Wakeup?

[todd2 0]

I'm trying to test the timer mode on my Avtech 761. I set it to record fixed hours

each day. I turned the unit off and came back the next day to check it and nothing

was recorded. "Timer Recording" is turned on in the menus.

 

Can I assume it has to be on to do timer recording? Consumer DVD recorders

for broadcast TV (like Panasonic's) will wake up when turned off to do timer

recording of your favorite show. Kind of sad that the AVC761 won't.

 

I guess I could use a light timer to shut it off and on, since it should wake up and power

on if it was on when it lost power.

[scorpion 0]

I'm trying to test the timer mode on my Avtech 761. I set it to record fixed hours

each day. I turned the unit off and came back the next day to check it and nothing

was recorded. "Timer Recording" is turned on in the menus.

 

Can I assume it has to be on to do timer recording? Consumer DVD recorders

for broadcast TV (like Panasonic's) will wake up when turned off to do timer

recording of your favorite show. Kind of sad that the AVC761 won't.

 

I guess I could use a light timer to shut it off and on, since it should wake up and power

on if it was on when it lost power.

 

Describe the complete sequence that you used to set up your timer recording.

 

Menu>

Record>

Timer Record Enable>

...

....

 

 

Menu>

Timer>

Daily 8:00 - 16:00

 

Did you set it for Mon - Fri ???

[scorpion 0]

Page 11 of Manual

 

 

The DVR offers three recording modes, manual record, event record and timer record. If power is off accidentally, recorded video files will still be still stored in the HDD. DVR will return to the original recording status after power is on again.

 

1) MANUAL RECORDING (continuous recording) :

Recording is initiated by manually pressing the “RECâ€

[Daryl733 0]

I'm trying to test the timer mode on my Avtech 761. I set it to record fixed hours

each day. I turned the unit off and came back the next day to check it and nothing

was recorded. "Timer Recording" is turned on in the menus.

 

Can I assume it has to be on to do timer recording? Consumer DVD recorders

for broadcast TV (like Panasonic's) will wake up when turned off to do timer

recording of your favorite show. Kind of sad that the AVC761 won't.

 

I guess I could use a light timer to shut it off and on, since it should wake up and power

on if it was on when it lost power.

 

The timer is not use to turn on/off the machine by time. It's use to for specifying the period to record. The machine has to be ON for it to function.

[Kiwi 0]

The timer record is only one parallel means by which it can record. It needs to be ON for motion and alarm recording to be possible. It also needs to be ON for remote viewing and download, functions that are expected to be present all the time.

Kind of sad that the AVC761 won't.

Learn about it rather than jump to conclusions!

[todd2 0]

The timer is not use to turn on/off the machine by time. It's use to for specifying the period to record. The machine has to be ON for it to function.

 

On home DVD recorders designed for taping commercial broadcasts, the

"timer" function typically does both. It powers up the machine and then

starts recording. So I guess I'm disappointed that the 761 lacks this.

 

However, what you're saying does confirm my experiment.

[todd2 0]

The timer record is only one parallel means by which it can record. It needs to be ON for motion and alarm recording to be possible. It also needs to be ON for remote viewing and download, functions that are expected to be present all the time.

Kind of sad that the AVC761 won't.

Learn about it rather than jump to conclusions!

 

The other posters seem to have confirmed the 761's shortcomings.

What am I jumping to conclusions about? I was right.