EndPadPlus
From TivoZA
EndPadPlus is used to set how long before and after all shows you would like your TiVo record, this is known as padding. Padding can be very useful for when shows start slightly early or finish a bit late. It does not interfere with shows that run back-to-back as the padding will be automatically cut short to prevent problems.
The default padding on the TivoZA image is set to record 2 minutes before the show and 5 minutes after. You can adjust this to whatever you prefer as described below. Note it is also possible to specify how much time before or after a particular show the TiVo should record, this is done on a per show basis by selecting "Change recording options" on the TiVo's menu once a show has been set to record.
Adjusting EndPadPlus
From your TiVo's telnet prompt, type:
rw joe /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit.author
You can make adjustments to endpapplus parameters on the following line:
/hack/bin/endpadplus.tcl 2 5 -auto
The first value (2) indicates how long before each show starts the TiVo will begin recording, the second value (5) indicates how long after each show the TiVo will continue recording. If you would like to start recording 5 minutes before the show and stop 10 minutes after the show then your line would read as follows:
/hack/bin/endpadplus.tcl 5 10 -auto
If you wish to disable EndPadPlus, you can do so by commenting out the line as follows:
#/hack/bin/endpadplus.tcl 2 5 -auto
Once you are finished making the above changes you need to save the file, this is done as follows:
Press: Ctrl K (This enables the command menu mode) Press: X (This will save the file)
The above changes will not take effect until your TiVo has rebooted, you can choose to reboot at a later stage if your TiVo is busy recording something or you are busy watching but you should at least put your TiVo back into "read-only" mode. So still at the telnet prompt, to set your TiVo to "read-only" mode as well as reboot it, type:
ro reboot
Your changes will now look similar to the following:
