Using This Guide; Getting Started - TiVo Premiere Manual

Using this guide

Thank you for choosing a high-definition TiVo
Premiere XL.
Throughout this guide, we'll use the term "TiVo Premiere" to mean
both the TiVo Premiere and TiVo Premiere XL. Features that are
available only on the TiVo Premiere XL will be so noted.

Getting started:

1. Activate the TiVo Service. The TiVo Service is what makes
your TiVo Premiere smart. It includes everything from your
show listings to Season Pass
searches. If you haven't yet activated your TiVo Service, visit
tivo.com/activate or call 1-877-367-8486.
TiVo Service is required and is sold separately. No functionality
is represented or should be expected without a paid subscription
to the TiVo Service.
2. Connect your TiVo Premiere. If the TiVo Service is the brains, the
TiVo Premiere is the body. Use the Start Here poster to connect
the TiVo Premiere to your TV programming source and your
television.
3. Complete Guided Setup. After connecting your TiVo Premiere,
follow the steps in on-screen Guided Setup. This configures the
TiVo Premiere for your home, and ensures you have the latest
product updates.
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4. Take a tour! Once you're done with Guided Setup, the Quick
tours in Chapter 1 of this guide will introduce you to the TiVo
Service, available in both HD and standard definition. And don't
forget to watch the helpful tutorial video in your My Shows list,
and to keep checking My Shows for additional videos.
5. Optimize THX Your TiVo Premiere XL includes a video in the
My Shows list that helps you optimize THX sound and video. If
your TV screen exceeds 50", THX recommends playing the
THX Optimizer.
6. Visit tivo.com/howto From time to time you'll get updates to the
TiVo Service. For the latest information on how to use new
features as they become available on your TiVo Premiere, visit
tivo.com/howto.
Basic terms
When we talk about the TiVo Service, here are some terms you
should know:
Live TV. If you're watching a show as it's being broadcast,
you're watching live TV. You can pause live TV for up to 30
minutes. When you resume watching, you're "behind" live TV.
(You can always get to live TV by pressing the Live TV button
on your remote).