DirecTV DIRECT TV Manual page 66

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The TiVo Service tries to make sure there is always something interesting on for you to
watch. When you aren't using it, your Receiver is hard at work, sifting through
upcoming programs to find things you might like. How does it know what you will
like? It tries to predict your preferences based on Thumb ratings you have given other
programs, and on the single THUMBS UP given to programs you choose to record.
You can check
The list of programs is ranked, so shows you are more likely to enjoy are near the top.
TiVo's Suggestions improve over time as you record and rate programs. The more you
use the THUMBS buttons, the better TiVo's Suggestions become. You can use the
THUMBS buttons while you are browsing
watching live TV or browsing through the Program Guide
viewing a
looking through a
When there is empty space in
suggestions for you. Suggestions are marked in
The Receiver never deletes a program you requested to make room for a suggestion.
Instead, suggestions are deleted to make room for recordings you schedule. (A
preference that prevents
described on page 83.)
record again for at least 28 days.
         
occasionally to see what TiVo has found for you.
screen (for example, to schedule a recording)
or
the TiVo Service may record one of TiVo's
with a TiVo icon (
from recording automatically is
that have been recorded once will not
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or whenever you are:
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