Recommended Shows - TiVo BOLT Series Viewer's Manual

RECOMMENDED SHOWS

With all the programming available to your TiVo
TiVo service is here to help: the Discovery Bar and TiVo Suggestions put a variety of recommendations at your
fingertips.
THE DISCOVERY BAR
The Discovery Bar appears at the top of most TiVo screens. What you'll see in the Discovery Bar depends on
you! Often, the Discovery Bar displays ideas for show you might like based on what shows you record and mark
as your favorites. For example, if you record the show "The Voice," the Discovery Bar might display thumbnails
for other reality show competitions, like "So You Think You Can Dance." It all depends on what you're
interested in and what's available to you.
The Discovery Bar is also displays lots of other great viewing options: popular shows or sports events that are
playing on live TV, items from your My Shows list, TiVo Suggestions, new video on demand shows, and more!
On TiVo DVRs, you can customize what appears in the Discovery Bar:
1. Press the TiVo button - at the top of your remote control - to go the TiVo Central screen.
2. On a TiVo BOLT, do the following:
• Move to 'Settings & Messages' and press SELECT.
• From the menu options, choose 'User Preferences' and then choose 'Customize Discovery Bar.'
3. On a TiVo Roamio, do the following:
• Move to 'Settings & Messages' and press SELECT.
• Move to 'Settings' and press SELECT.
• From the menu options, choose 'Displays' and then choose 'Customize Discovery Bar.'
TIVO SUGGESTIONS
You can rate any show — whether it's live, recorded, or listed in the program guide — by pressing the THUMBS
UP or THUMBS DOWN button on your remote. THUMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN are the right and left-most
buttons, respectively, below the GUIDE button and above the Pause Circle You can give a show up to three
Thumbs Up (great!) or three Thumbs Down (terrible!). You can also use the THUMBS UP button to mark any
video provider (like Amazon), category (like sports or cooking), or collection (like award-winning movies or
holiday shows) as a favorite.
TiVo Suggestions uses these ratings to create a list of shows you might like. The more shows you rate over time,
the better TiVo Suggestions will get at finding interesting shows for you.
AUTO-RECORDING TIVO SUGGESTIONS
When your TiVo box has available space, it automatically records TiVo Suggestions. But you don't ever need to
worry about recorded Suggestions taking up space — here's why:
• TiVo Suggestions never replace shows you record, or prevent your shows from being recorded.
• TiVo Suggestions are always the first shows deleted to make room for your recordings.
If you'd prefer not to record TiVo Suggestions automatically, you can turn them off. From the TiVo Central
screen, choose 'Settings & Messages,' then 'User Preferences,' then 'TiVo Suggestions.'
On the TiVo Suggestions screen, choose 'No, don't record TiVo Suggestions.' You can still see the TiVo
Suggestions list and choose to record individual shows.
WATCHING TIVO SUGGESTIONS
Want to see what TiVo Suggestions are ready to watch? Here's how to find them:
• TiVo Suggestions appears as a category in the left column of the categorized My Shows list. Move to it for a
list all of your recorded Suggestions.
® box, sometimes you might want some recommendations. The