perdiéndose el otro

Question

The full sentence is:

Con un equipo grabador hoy usted tiene que elegir uno de los dos y dejarlo programado para grabar, perdiéndose el otro(a menos que tenga dos grabadoras y dos televisores, claro)

how to understand 'perdiéndose'

The sentence ' y dejarlo programado para grabar', my translation is: "and let it programmed to record"

Is the translation correct?

and how to understand 'a menos'

Answer 1

Literally:

...getting lost/losing the other (one)

Answer 2

I think " perdiéndose el otro" means "missing the other one." "Perderse" can mean "to miss," and that translation seems to fit the context.

Correct. - chileno, Oct 27, 2013