Index: channels/timer.py
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--- channels/timer.py
+++ channels/timer.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # title: Recording timer
 # description: Schedules play/record events for bookmarked radio stations.
 # type: feature
 # category: hook
 # depends: kronos, action >= 1.1.1
-# version: 0.7.5
+# version: 0.7.6
 # config: 
 #   { name: timer_duration, type: select, select: "auto|streamripper|fpls", value: none, description: "Support for time ranges" }
 #   { name: timer_crontab, type: bool, value: 0, description: "Utilize cron instead of runtime scheduler. (not implemented yet)" }
 # priority: optional
 # support: basic
@@ -112,10 +112,14 @@
         row["listformat"] = "href" #self.parent.channel().listformat
         if row.get(self.timefield):
             row["title"] = row["title"] + " -- " + row[self.timefield]
         row[self.timefield] = self.parent.timer_value.get_text()
         
+        # basic check for consistency
+        if not re.match("^(\w{2,3}|\*|,)+\s+(\d+:\d+[-.\d+:]*)\s+(record|play)", row[self.timefield]):
+            self.parent.status("⛔ Danger, Will Robinson! → The given timer date/action is likely invalid. This won't work.", timeout=22)
+        
         # store
         self.save_timer(row)
     
     
     # store row in timer database