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EXPERIENCE
HD RECEIVER
QUICK GUIDE

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  • Page 1 HD RECEIVER QUICK GUIDE TIVO EXPERIENCE...
  • Page 2 ©2019 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved. Your use of this product is subject to of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Rovi the TiVo User Agreement (available at ww.tivo.com/legal/terms) and the Corporation, and is intended solely for home and other limited TiVo Privacy Policy (available at www.tivo.com/legal/privacy).
  • Page 3 Each additional television set requires the subscription to the Ability to view shows in or out of the home, where content rights rental of a TiVo Mini receiver. The TiVo service from Cogeco can permit, on iOS 10.0 or greater platform or Android 5.0 or support up to 6 connected television sets.
  • Page 4 HD RECEIVER WELCOME...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ONEPASS™ SEARCHES ......6 THE COGECO TIVO APP ......24 OnePass options .

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    BASIC TERMS ® experience instantly gives you total control of the TV programming When we talk about the TiVo service, here are some terms you you love, and much more! The TiVo HD Receiver connects to the should know: Internet and gives you access to Cogeco On Demand as well as movies and TV shows from a variety of streaming apps.

  • Page 7: The Home Screen

    QUICK GUIDE THE HOME SCREEN The Home screen is the starting point for just about everything you do with your TiVo box. From the Home screen, you can easily access popular destinations in the TiVo experience; get personalised recommendations from the SmartBar and What to Watch, and watch the currently-playing show.

  • Page 8: Settings Menu

    QUICK GUIDE SETTINGS MENU To manage your OnePass searches and to control your settings, move to the Menu icon and press Select . Here, you’ll be able to customise your options, including Select OnePass priorities, Parental Controls settings, and User Preferences. THE SMARTBAR The SmartBar predicts shows to watch based on what your household usually watches at a particular time or day.

  • Page 9: Video Window & Background

    By default, the video you were watching when you entered the Home screen continues to play in the background. Similarly, on most other TiVo menu screens, a video window located in the upper right corner plays the current video as well.

  • Page 10: My Shows

    You can also choose to sort My Shows by name (alphabetically). Press to change the sorting method. And no matter where you are in the My Shows list when you leave it, your TiVo box will remember the location and bring you right back there when you return. FILTERS Filters in the left column of My Shows let you narrow your choices instantly.

  • Page 11: My Shows Options

    QUICK GUIDE Season 5 will appear in your Watchlist.Highlight an episode and press Select or Play to start Episode Screen watching Season/Episode number To learn more about the selected episode, move to the right and select the Info icon . This will take you to the Episode screen, where you can get viewing options and more.

  • Page 12: Onepass™ Searches

    A OnePass search gathers every available episode of a series (whether streaming or from Cogeco On Demand), every game or match from a specific team, or every sporting event in a league and adds them right to your My Shows list to watch instantly.

  • Page 13: Streaming Videos

    QUICK GUIDE STREAMING VIDEOS When you search or browse for movies or individual episodes of a series, your results include videos available to stream from your selected video apps — no need to switch to a different input. Available video apps are shown in the right column of the search screen or on the Series, Movie, or Episode screen.

  • Page 14: Guide

    Time Show description button — the button on your TiVo remote. When you’re viewing the guide, press Guide display Guide Options (see below). The mini guide is a smaller version of the program guide. Press Up while watching TV to view it.
  • Page 15 QUICK GUIDE -- Favourites Display only the channels you chose as your favourites. To set favourite channels from within the Guide, select a channel cell (not a show title), then select Add to Favourite Channels. -- All Display all channels available from your service provider, even channels you don’t receive.

  • Page 16: Search

    HOW, you might see matches for the TV show “How I Met Your Mother,” the Cogeco On Demand movie “How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days,” and the director Ron Howard. Results are sorted by popularity, with better matches higher in the list.
  • Page 17 QUICK GUIDE 3. Note the letters associated with each number key displayed on the screen. Press the number buttons on the remote the correspond to the letters you want to enter. For example, if you want to search for NCIS, enter 6-2-4-7. 4.

  • Page 18: What To Watch

    QUICK GUIDE WHAT TO WATCH What to Watch lets you browse shows available to stream, bookmark, or watch live. From the Home screen, select What to Watch.’ Top-level categories include On TV Today, Sports, Movies, and more. Each category also includes more specific sub-categories to help you find exactly what you’re looking for.

  • Page 19: Scores & Ratings

    QUICK GUIDE SCORES & RATINGS With all of the movies and sporting events available, TiVo helps you zero in on just the items Rating (shown when event is highlighted) worth your time. THUUZ EXCITEMENT RATINGS huuz “excitement ratings” can tell you if a game is going to be worth watching -- before you start watching it.

  • Page 20: Metacritic Ratings For Movies

    Movies are rated on a scale of 0-100 and colour coded; look for the green scores for the best bets. You’ll find Metacritic scores for movies throughout the TiVo experience: What to Watch, Search, My Shows, Guide, and more.

  • Page 21: Live Tv

    Live TV from any TiVo screen. As you change channels, you’ll see a status bar at the bottom of the screen. This bar contains useful information, like the show title, time of airing, channel, whether the show is in HD, what’s up next.

  • Page 22: Quickview

    QUICK GUIDE QUICKVIEW Up: Mini guide Want to take a quick look at what else is on? Simple. While you’re watching live TV, QuickView lets you see what else is playing now or coming up without missing the action on the show you’re watching QuickView panels appear over the video you’re watching, with just a click of your remote control:...

  • Page 23: The Info Banner

    QUICK GUIDE THE INFO BANNER The info banner displays the show’s title, description, ratings, and other information. To view the info banner while watching a show, press INFO . Icons in the info banner are shortcuts to corresponding features. Use the Up/Down arrows to highlight an icon, then press Select Select From the info banner, you can: •...

  • Page 24: Manage

    QUICK GUIDE MANAGE ONEPASS MANAGER OnePass searches are listed and prioritised by the order in which you set them up: the first is at the top of the list and has highest priority, and so on. To view the OnePass Manager, choose the Menu icon >...

  • Page 25: Parental & Purchase Controls

    When this setting is on, adult shows do not appear in search results, and titles/descriptions of adult shows are hidden in the program guide, My Shows, and Cogeco On Demand. You will need to enter the Parental Controls PIN to watch any adult content.

  • Page 26: Lock Channels

    QUICK GUIDE LOCK CHANNELS When a channel is locked, the Parental Controls PIN must be entered to view the channel. You can lock specific channels, or all channels. CHANGE PIN Enter a new PIN, then re-enter the new PIN to confirm. PURCHASE CONTROLS When Purchase Controls are turned on, a pin number is required before TV shows or movies may be purchased.

  • Page 27: Cogeco On Demand

    QUICK GUIDE COGECO ON DEMAND Your TiVo box has access to thousands of the latest hit shows and movies — most of them free! Whenever you search for a show, available Cogeco On Demand shows are included in the results. It’s just that easy to find the shows you want. But if you’d rather browse the available...

  • Page 28: Controlling A Video

    WATCHING A SAVED VIDEO Partially and completely viewed on demand videos are saved in the My Rentals folder for as long as they are available from the Cogeco On Demand library. You can watch them again at any time during the rental period.

  • Page 29: Apps

    QUICK GUIDE APPS Your TiVo box has access to an impressive array of your favourite apps. From the Home screen, just choose Apps.’ App categories include favourites, video, music, sports, and kids. Move Left or Right on the filter strip to cycle through categories.

  • Page 30: The Cogeco Tivo App

    .With the Cogeco TiVo app, you can search, browse, and manage your OnePass searches with your smart phone or tablet, whether you’re home or on the go! Just make sure your TiVo box and your mobile device are connected to the same home network, download the free Cogeco TiVo app from the App Store or Google Play, and you’re ready to get started!

  • Page 31: Help & Troubleshooting

    TIVO SERVICE FROM COGECO What is the TiVo Service from Cogeco? • Think of TiVo Service from Cogeco as the brains behind your TiVo box. Your TiVo box uses the program information provided by the TiVo Service from Cogeco to power the program guide, allow you to search for shows, and more.
  • Page 32 My remote doesn’t work with my TiVo box. • Your TiVo remote can work in RF (radio frequency) mode in order to control a TiVo box that is not within line-of-sight. Make sure the TiVo remote is paired with the TiVo box. You’ll...
  • Page 33 QUICK GUIDE know if the TiVo remote is in RF mode if when you press a button you see a yellow light at the top of the TiVo remote. If the light is red, that means the TiVo remote is in IR mode.
  • Page 34 I can’t search for shows. The TiVo box says it is organizing program information. • Your TiVo box may not have all its program information yet. After initial installation, the TiVo box downloads some program information from the TiVo Service from Cogeco. More program information becomes available after the next time the TiVo box connects to the TiVo Service from Cogeco.
  • Page 35 • Your video cable may have come loose. Make sure all the cable connections on the back of your TiVo box are secure. • The cables you are using to connect your TiVo box to your TV or other equipment may be damaged or defective. Try exchanging the cables connected to the TiVo box with other...
  • Page 36 Menu icon > Settings > Parental & Purchase Controls), or by putting your TiVo box in Standby mode and then taking it out of Standby. (Put your TiVo box in Standby mode by selecting the Menu icon , and then selecting the power icon Standby.To return to normal mode, press either the TiVo button...
  • Page 37 REMOTE CONTROL QUICK REFERENCE THE TIVO REMOTE Activity light The TiVo button takes you to the Home screen. Live TV takes you to live TV. If programmed, TV Pwr turns your TV on or off. Info shows the info card while watching a show;...
  • Page 38 REMOTE CONTROL SETUP PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS PAIRING Programmable To control your TiVo box even if the box is not in direct When programmed, the POWER, INPUT, VOLUME, and buttons line of sight with the remote (for instance, if it is behind...

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