How Can I Save A Recording To My Vcr; Now Playing List Is Filled With Tivo ® Suggestions; Can I Skip Over Channels I Don't Watch - DirecTV Digital Satellite Recorder Troubleshooting Manual

How can I save a recording to my VCR?

If you have your VCR connected between your DIRECTV ® Digital Satellite Recorder and your
television set, you can save programs from the recorder to your VCR. See your installation guide
for hookup illustrations if you are not sure if you have your equipment connected correctly.
To save programs to your VCR follow these steps:
1. On the "Now Playing List" screen, highlight the program you want to save.
2. Press the RIGHT arrow to go to the Program Information screen.
3. Select "Save To VCR."
4. Select "Start saving from beginning."
5. Press the RECORD button on your VCR.
6. You will see a black screen with information about the program and then the program will play.
Now Playing List is filled with TiVo ® Suggestions
TiVo Suggestions is a personalized list of shows selected to match your preferences. How is this
magic possible? Any time you watch programs, live or recorded, or browse programs with the TiVo
Live Guide, you can rate them by pressing the THUMBS UP and THUMBS DOWN buttons. You
can give a program up to three thumbs.
Over time, the more shows you rate with your THUMBS buttons, the better TiVo's Suggestions will
be at finding programs you like. The suggestions are listed under TiVo's Suggestions in order of
how closely they match your preferences.
As an added bonus, when the recorder has empty space, it may automatically record some of
TiVo's suggestions. You will find them at the bottom of the Now Playing List, below programs you
requested. They will have a TiVo icon next to them. The Suggestions never replace shows you
request or prevent them from being recorded. TiVo's suggestions are always the first programs
deleted to make room for recordings you request. If you prefer to turn off the automatic recording
of suggestions, you can do so by going to DIRECTV Central > Messages and Setup > TiVo's
Suggestions.

Can I skip over channels I don't watch?

If you want to remove a particular channel from the Live TiVo guide, you can remove if from the
"Channels you Receive" screen. Once removed from this screen, it will no longer show in the TiVo
Live Guide. You will still be able to tune to the channel by using the numbers on your remote
control.
Go to DIRECTV Menu > Customize Channels > Channels You Receive
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