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  • Page 1 TiVo Premiere Q ® from Quick Guide...
  • Page 2 Folder with Suggestions icon – contains all shows recorded as TiVo (Yellow triangle) In less than three days, this show will be deleted due to Suggestions.
  • Page 3 Welcome...
  • Page 4 TiVo ® Premiere Q digital video recorder. or disassembly is prohibited. © 2012 TiVo Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written MICROSOFT permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. This product contains technology subject to certain intellectual Suddenlink and the Suddenlink logo are the registered trademarks of property rights of Microsoft.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Using this guide Quick tour - The TiVo Central ® screen Quick tour - My Shows Quick tour - Finding & recording shows Quick tour - Watching live TV Quick tour - Streaming or transferring shows Quick tour - Watching Video on Demand...

  • Page 6: Using This Guide

    DVR is a client. Live TV. If you’re watching a show as it’s being broadcast, TiVo with HD menus and TiVo with SD menus. If you have an HD you’re watching live TV. You can pause live TV for up to 30 minutes.
  • Page 7 Decoder. Your TiVo Premiere Q DVR from Suddenlink comes with a CableCARD that authorizes your TiVo to receive digital programming from Suddenlink. Your TiVo Premiere Q DVR comes with the CableCARD already installed. You should not remove the CableCARD at any time.

  • Page 8: Quick Tour - The Tivo Central Screen

    The TiVo Central screen is the starting point for just about everything you do with your TiVo Premiere Q DVR from Suddenlink. From the TiVo Central screen, you can see a list of all the shows you’ve recorded, find new shows to watch, explore great Suddenlink Video on Demand choices, and more.
  • Page 9 THUMBS UP button on your remote control. It’s a great way to find new shows based on what your TiVo Premiere Q DVR knows you already like! And it doesn’t contain only shows: you’ll also find thumbnails for actors, collections of related shows, video on-demand providers, and more.

  • Page 10: Quick Tour - My Shows

    TiVo Premiere Q DVR. If you don’t want to see the amount of space used, press the yellow button on your TiVo remote while viewing the My Shows screen to hide the bar.
  • Page 11 Press it again to turn Groups back on. • In TiVo with SD menus, press ENTER on your TiVo remote while viewing the My Shows list to see ‘My Shows Options.’ Select Groups, then press the RIGHT arrow to choose ‘Off.’...
  • Page 12 • • Keep until... (TiVo with SD menus and certain recordings in TiVo with HD menus) By default, recordings are saved until space is needed for new shows. But you always have the option to keep a show for as long as you want. Just select ‘Keep until...’ and on the next screen, choose ‘Keep until I delete’...

  • Page 13: Quick Tour - Finding & Recording Shows

    Your options for finding shows to record will depend on whether you’re using TiVo with HD menus or TiVo with SD menus. Either way, you’re sure to find just what you’re looking for. Finding & recording shows using TiVo with HD menus If you’re using TiVo with HD menus, you can search by show title, episode title, show...
  • Page 14 If you’re using TiVo with SD menus, you can search by title: 1. From the TiVo Central screen, select ‘Find Shows’, then ‘Search by Title.’ 2. Choose whether to narrow the search to a particular category and sub-category, or select ‘All shows.’...

  • Page 15: Quick Tour - Watching Live Tv

    The green segment shows the portion of the hour that has been saved by your TiVo Premiere Q DVR. The white line marks your current point in time. When the white line is back in the green segment, you’re “behind”...

  • Page 16: Changing Channels

    Watching multiple shows at once Your TiVo Premiere Q DVR can watch (and record!) four different live TV channels at the same time — one on each tuner. Go ahead, try it: 1. First, press PAUSE to pause the live TV show you’re watching.
  • Page 17 Up to 30 minutes of the current channel’s broadcast is always being saved, even when you’re not recording. When you change channels, the TiVo Premiere Q DVR clears the saved portion on the tuner you’re watching and starts saving again on the new channel. So, if the saved portion is important to you, either record the program or don’t change the channel.

  • Page 18: Stopping A Recording

    Quick Guide Stopping a recording You can stop any recording in either of two ways: select the title in your My Shows list, then select ‘Stop recording;’ or, press the RECORD button in live TV, then choose ‘Stop the current recording.’...

  • Page 19: Quick Tour - Streaming Or Transferring Shows

    1. From the TiVo Central screen, select ‘My Shows.’ *Not all programming may be transferred using the 2. At the bottom of the My Shows list, highlight the TiVo DVR you want to stream or transfer Multi-Room Viewing or TiVoToGo™ features due to shows from.

  • Page 20: Quick Tour - Watching Video On Demand

    ® Your TiVo Premiere Q DVR has access to tons of movies, TV shows, and videos on demand. Here’s how to get the most out of the Suddenlink Video on Demand service: 1. Press the ON DEMAND button on your remote control. This will take you to the main screen of available content.
  • Page 21 Quick Guide Controlling a video Stopping the video. Once you’ve started watching your video, you can stop it at any time by pressing the LEFT arrow on your remote control. Partially watched videos are stored in the ‘My Rentals folder. See “Watching a saved video” on page 14 for information on watching a video saved in the ‘My Rentals’...

  • Page 22: Getting More Info

    Suddenlink. There you’ll not only find more detail about the topics covered in the Quick Guide, but also information on DVR settings and troubleshooting. 2. Use the help screens on your TiVo Premiere Q DVR. For general troubleshooting, go to the ®...
  • Page 23 Program your TiVo remote to control your TV or A/V receiver. See Press GUIDE to see the TiVo program guide, then press ENTER or INFO (while Customize Your TiVo Remote to the right. the guide is visible) for Guide Options that let you change the way channels display or show only certain types of shows.
  • Page 24 TV or A/V receiver) Two Types of On-Screen Arrows To program your TiVo Premiere Q remote, Highlight Bar press the TiVo button to go to the TiVo The arrows that appear beside or near ® Central screen and select ‘Settings &...
  • Page 25 Suggestions. You can give up to three Thumbs Up (great!) or three Thumbs Down (terrible!). In TiVo with HD menus, you can also use the THUMBS UP button to Play starts playing a show from the My Shows list. When you are using mark any video provider, category, or collection as a favorite.

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