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Others who have developed their own ways to deal with this issue want to pop in. Recording is generally all set by my wife now and she grumbles when her show doesn't record, and my response, "don't get me started on that one!!".
Hope someone has a solution that sort of works for you and hopefully works consistently. I haven't found one to date, but others seem to have some excellent strategies.
Scheduling and recordings with ever changing IPG menu items, the never ending story!!
Bruce